AP Top 25 rankings

1) Ohio State
2) Oregon
3) Georgia
4) Notre Dame
5) Texas
6) Indiana
7) Miami
8) Texas A&M
9) Mississippi
10) Oklahoma
11) LSU
12) Texas Tech
13) Alabama
14) BYU
15) USC
16) Michigan
17) Washington
18) Penn State
19) SMU
20) Tennessee
21) Utah
22) Iowa
23) Houston
24) Louisville
25) Missouri

POLLPALOOZA

Others Receiving Votes:
26. Clemson
27. Florida
28. Boise State
29. Arizona
30. TCU
T31. Navy
T31. S. Carolina
33. Illinois
T34. Oklahoma St
T34. Vanderbilt
36. Pittsburgh
37. Virginia Tech
38. Minnesota
39. UNLV
T40. New Mexico
T40. Georgia Tech
T40. Louisiana
T43. James Madison
T43. Auburn
T45. Memphis
T45. California
T47. Liberty
T47. W. Michigan
T47. Tulane
T47. Virginia

COMMENTS:
Six more ACC teams received votes, for a total of nine - that's good.
Clemson almost made the Top 25 (just 5 votes less than Missouri)
Pitt, Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, and Cal can work their way into the Top 25 with some P4 wins.
UVa snuck in with one vote - the Cavs had their work cut out for them.

COMMENTS:
They ranked 3 ACC Football teams - Miami, SMU, and Louisville - plus Notre Dame. That's okay.
They put Notre Dame and Miami in the Top 10 - that's good, too.
The Top 25 breakdown by conference is:
SEC: 9
B1G: 8
XII: 4
ACC: 3
That's not great, but considering only two ACC teams finished in the Top 25 last season, it's understandable.

https://accfootballrx.blogspot.com/2026/...op-25.html

(08-17-2026 12:33 PM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  COMMENTS:
They ranked 3 ACC Football teams - Miami, SMU, and Louisville - plus Notre Dame. That's okay.
They put Notre Dame and Miami in the Top 10 - that's good, too.
The Top 25 breakdown by conference is:
SEC: 9
B1G: 8
XII: 4
ACC: 3
That's not great, but considering only two ACC teams finished in the Top 25 last season, it's understandable.

https://accfootballrx.blogspot.com/2026/...op-25.html

My homer gut feeling is that at the end of the season Syracuse will be ranked.That is if they dont end up with devastaing injuries like last season. They have all the peices:

A very good qb who lead the nation in passing and TDs before getting injured in the 4th game last season and a couple of good experienced backups,

the team got a nice surprise last week with A very good wide reciever coming back for his fifth season to go with what was already a decent recieving core.

They still have the same OC that fielded a top 10 offense in 2024.

The team has hired Toledos DC, who has fielded a top 5 to 10 defense at Toledo the last several years. Coach Fran has struggled with a porous defense since he was hired. That seems to have been corrected.

SU has a few defensive players who performed well coming back along with some great adds through the portal.

It is my hope that SU has all the peices that will end up being a serious ACC contender this season.

(08-17-2026 01:04 PM)cuseroc Wrote:  

(08-17-2026 12:33 PM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  COMMENTS:
They ranked 3 ACC Football teams - Miami, SMU, and Louisville - plus Notre Dame. That's okay.
They put Notre Dame and Miami in the Top 10 - that's good, too.
The Top 25 breakdown by conference is:
SEC: 9
B1G: 8
XII: 4
ACC: 3
That's not great, but considering only two ACC teams finished in the Top 25 last season, it's understandable.

https://accfootballrx.blogspot.com/2026/...op-25.html

My homer gut feeling is that at the end of the season Syracuse will be ranked.That is if they dont end up with devastaing injuries like last season. They have all the peices:

A very good qb who lead the nation in passing and TDs before getting injured in the 4th game last season and a couple of good experienced backups,

the team got a nice surprise last week with A very good wide reciever coming back for his fifth season to go with what was already a decent recieving core.

They still have the same OC that fielded a top 10 offense in 2024.

The team has hired Toledos DC, who has fielded a top 5 to 10 defense at Toledo the last several years. Coach Fran has struggled with a porous defense since he was hired. That seems to have been corrected.

SU has a few defensive players who performed well coming back along with some great adds through the portal.

It is my hope that SU has all the peices that will end up being a serious ACC contender this season.

Any shot at winning the season finale' in the dome?
ND at SU

(08-17-2026 01:48 PM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  

(08-17-2026 01:04 PM)cuseroc Wrote:  

(08-17-2026 12:33 PM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  COMMENTS:
They ranked 3 ACC Football teams - Miami, SMU, and Louisville - plus Notre Dame. That's okay.
They put Notre Dame and Miami in the Top 10 - that's good, too.
The Top 25 breakdown by conference is:
SEC: 9
B1G: 8
XII: 4
ACC: 3
That's not great, but considering only two ACC teams finished in the Top 25 last season, it's understandable.

https://accfootballrx.blogspot.com/2026/...op-25.html

My homer gut feeling is that at the end of the season Syracuse will be ranked.That is if they dont end up with devastaing injuries like last season. They have all the peices:

A very good qb who lead the nation in passing and TDs before getting injured in the 4th game last season and a couple of good experienced backups,

the team got a nice surprise last week with A very good wide reciever coming back for his fifth season to go with what was already a decent recieving core.

They still have the same OC that fielded a top 10 offense in 2024.

The team has hired Toledos DC, who has fielded a top 5 to 10 defense at Toledo the last several years. Coach Fran has struggled with a porous defense since he was hired. That seems to have been corrected.

SU has a few defensive players who performed well coming back along with some great adds through the portal.

It is my hope that SU has all the peices that will end up being a serious ACC contender this season.

Any shot at winning the season finale' in the dome?
ND at SU

We will see, lol. It should be a lot closer than the last game.

AP Top 25 rankings (9/13/26)

Texas
Georgia
Notre Dame
Indiana
5. Miami
Ohio State
LSU
Ole Miss
Texas A&M
Alabama
BYU
USC
Texas Tech
Penn State
Tennessee
16. SMU
Utah
Iowa
Michigan
Missouri
Oregon
Houston
23. Louisville
Oklahoma
25. Virginia

Should at least flip Louisville & Oregon.


Go Cards!

October 11, 2026

1. Georgia
2. Notre Dame
3. Miami
4. Ohio State
5. Indiana
6. Alabama
7. Texas
8. BYU
9. Ole Miss
10. Texas Tech
11. Utah
12. UCLA
13. Missouri
14. Tennessee
15. Kentucky
16. Mississippi State
17. Iowa
18. Oklahoma State
19. USC
20. Houston
21. Wake Forest
22. LSU
23. Boise State
24. SMU
25. Northwestern

https://x.com/GeoMilian/status/2108928464786960699

IN THE KNOW

(10-11-2026 01:13 PM)green Wrote:  October 11, 2026

1. Georgia
2. Notre Dame
3. Miami
4. Ohio State
5. Indiana
6. Alabama
7. Texas
8. BYU
9. Ole Miss
10. Texas Tech
11. Utah
12. UCLA
13. Missouri
14. Tennessee
15. Kentucky
16. Mississippi State
17. Iowa
18. Oklahoma State
19. USC
20. Houston
21. Wake Forest
22. LSU
23. Boise State
24. SMU
25. Northwestern

https://x.com/GeoMilian/status/2108928464786960699

IN THE KNOW

I think Notre Dame and Indiana are the best two teams this year. Hope they are not on the same side of bracket and meet in the championship game.

(07-05-2022 07:42 PM)JRsec Wrote:  Miami doesn't bring enough.

AP Top 25 rankings 10/18/26

1. Miami
2. BYU
3. Ohio State
4. Notre Dame
5. Georgia
6. Indiana
7. Mississippi
8. Texas Tech
9. UCLA
10. Utah
11. Tennessee
12 .Kentucky
13. Alabama
14. Houston
15. Iowa
16. USC
17. Wake Forest
18. LSU
19. Texas
20. Florida
21. Boise State
22. Missouri
23. SMU
24. Northwestern
25. Arizona
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WE'RE #1 DAMNIT

(10-18-2026 01:15 PM)green Wrote:  

(07-05-2022 07:42 PM)JRsec Wrote:  Miami doesn't bring enough.

AP Top 25 rankings 10/18/26

1. Miami
2. BYU
3. Ohio State
4. Notre Dame
5. Georgia
6. Indiana
7. Mississippi
8. Texas Tech
9. UCLA
10. Utah
11. Tennessee
12 .Kentucky
13. Alabama
14. Houston
15. Iowa
16. USC
17. Wake Forest
18. LSU
19. Texas
20. Florida
21. Boise State
22. Missouri
23. SMU
24. Northwestern
25. Arizona
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WE'RE #1 DAMNIT

Miami is deserving of the #1 spot, even if we did beat FSU 44-20. Isn’t a rule that at least 3 SEC teams HAVE to be in the top 5 no matter what? Something’s wrong here!

What kills me is we played the #7 team to a last second field goal. We played the #17 team to a last second field goal. We beat the #23 team by 10. Our only bad loss was at NC State and that's not a horrible loss...again by 3 lousy points. We have done more to beat ourselves than what any of our opponents have done.

(10-19-2026 11:36 AM)LaBradfordsTWill Wrote:  What kills me is we played the #7 team to a last second field goal. We played the #17 team to a last second field goal. We beat the #23 team by 10. Our only bad loss was at NC State and that's not a horrible loss...again by 3 lousy points. We have done more to beat ourselves than what any of our opponents have done.

The problem for the Cardinals is having 3 losses early in the season when most good teams have 0, 1, or 2 losses. If you keep winning (and don't lose any more), they'll rejoin the Top 25 eventually.

(10-31-2026 09:46 PM)Hallcity Wrote:  Miami is the best team in the country?

AP Top 25 Rankings (Week 10)

1. Miami
2. Georgia
3. Utah
4. Notre Dame
5. UCLA
6. Indiana
7. BYU
8. Kentucky
9. Alabama
10. Texas
11. Ohio State
12. Ole Miss
13. Texas Tech
14. Wake Forest
15. LSU
16. Tennessee
17. Houston
18. USC
19. Missouri
20. Boise State
21. Iowa
22. New Mexico
23. South Carolina
24. Arizona
25. Florida

THOUGHT EXERCISE

There’s a top 10 list in the weekly thread that I think is more accurate.

(11-01-2026 02:38 PM)green Wrote:  ...
23. South Carolina
24. Arizona
25. Florida

Florida lost to Georgia by 19 points. That's after aleady losing by 19 to South Carolina (another 3-loss team) and to Missouri by 28! So, I ask you, HOW IN THE WORLD ARE THE GATORS STILL RANKED WITH THOSE 3 LOSSES?

Seriously, any ideas?

It's amazing how little regarded the ACC is in the polls. You have 7-1 BSU and UNM ranked, but two 6-2 teams in the ACC with much better wins and each with 2 very close losses on the road get no respect. I thought a tougher schedule will get you more respect? Turns out it is a lie.

(11-01-2026 06:47 PM)Garrettabc Wrote:  It's amazing how little regarded the ACC is in the polls. You have 7-1 BSU and UNM ranked, but two 6-2 teams in the ACC with much better wins and each with 2 very close losses on the road get no respect. I thought a tougher schedule will get you more respect? Turns out it is a lie.

I think AP voters are regionalized. That results in most of the Southeastern writers voting for SEC teams, the Northern voters go Big Ten, and the Western voters go for the Big XII. Who's voting for ACC teams? IDK if it's that simple, but I'll guarantee you that's one aspect of it.

Rank Team Record First-Place Votes

1 Georgia 8-1 53
2 Utah 9-0 12
3 Notre Dame 8-1 5
4 UCLA 9-0
5 Miami 8-1
6 Indiana 9-0
7 Alabama 7-2
8 Texas 7-2
9 Tennessee 7-2
10 Texas Tech 8-1
11 Wake Forest 8-1
12 BYU 7-2
13 Kentucky 7-2
14 Houston 7-2
15 USC 7-2
16 Iowa 7-2
17 Boise State 7-1
18 Oregon 6-3
19 Ole Miss 6-3
20 South Carolina 6-3
21 Ohio State 6-3
22 Arizona 6-2
23 New Mexico 7-1
24 LSU 6-3
25 SMU 7-2

IN FLUX