AP Top 25
Georgia is No. 1 in the AP Top 25 Week 11, released Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026, with 53 of 70 first-place votes. Utah, Notre Dame and UCLA round out the top four. Tennessee made the biggest jump, up 7 to No. 9. Ohio State fell the furthest, down 10 to No. 21.
AP Top 25, Week 11 (Nov. 8, 2026)
| Rank | Team | Record | Last week | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | GeorgiaSEC | 8-1 | 2 | 1,729 (53) |
| 21 | UtahBig 12 | 9-0 | 3 | 1,675 (12) |
| 31 | Notre DameIndependent | 8-1 | 4 | 1,597 (5) |
| 41 | UCLABig Ten | 9-0 | 5 | 1,542 |
| 54 | Miami (FL)ACC | 8-1 | 1 | 1,430 |
| 6No change– | IndianaBig Ten | 8-1 | 6 | 1,376 |
| 72 | AlabamaSEC | 7-2 | 9 | 1,334 |
| 82 | TexasSEC | 7-2 | 10 | 1,253 |
| 97 | TennesseeSEC | 7-2 | 16 | 1,177 |
| 103 | Texas TechBig 12 | 8-1 | 13 | 1,082 |
| 113 | Wake ForestACC | 8-1 | 14 | 1,067 |
| 125 | BYUBig 12 | 7-2 | 7 | 1,041 |
| 135 | KentuckySEC | 7-2 | 8 | 897 |
| 143 | HoustonBig 12 | 7-2 | 17 | 803 |
| 153 | USCBig Ten | 7-2 | 18 | 679 |
| 165 | IowaBig Ten | 7-2 | 21 | 659 |
| 173 | Boise StatePac-12 | 8-1 | 20 | 563 |
| 18New | OregonBig Ten | 6-3 | NR | 517 |
| 197 | Ole MissSEC | 6-3 | 12 | 415 |
| 203 | South CarolinaSEC | 6-3 | 23 | 399 |
| 2110 | Ohio StateBig Ten | 6-3 | 11 | 349 |
| 222 | ArizonaBig 12 | 7-2 | 24 | 324 |
| 231 | New MexicoMountain West | 8-1 | 22 | 301 |
| 249 | LSUSEC | 6-3 | 15 | 277 |
| 25New | SMUACC | 7-2 | NR | 118 |
Dropped out: Missouri, Florida
Points in the voting, with first-place votes in parentheses. Source: The Associated Press poll, via ESPN.
How the AP Top 25 works
The AP Top 25 is voted on each week by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. Each voter ranks 25 teams; a first-place vote is worth 25 points, second place 24, and so on down to one point for 25th. The poll is released on Sunday afternoons during the season, and this page updates automatically after each release.
AP poll vs. CFP rankings
The AP poll does not decide the playoff. The 12-team field is set by the College Football Playoff selection committee, whose own Top 25 comes out on Tuesday nights from early November. See the latest CFP rankings to compare the two.