Rankings Comparison
Poll Comparison
Our scientific rankings side-by-side with every major poll for the top 25.
CFB Rank — Live
External polls updated: ~September 08, 2026
AP · Coaches · ESPN FPI · Sagarin · CFP
| # | CFB Rank | AP | Coaches | ESPN FPI | Sagarin | CFP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Miami
|
Ohio State
|
Ohio State
|
Texas
|
Notre Dame
|
— |
| 2 |
USC
|
Oregon
|
Oregon
|
Ohio State
|
Texas
|
— |
| 3 |
SMU
|
Georgia
|
Georgia
|
Notre Dame
|
Ohio State
|
— |
| 4 |
Memphis
|
Notre Dame
|
Texas
|
Miami
|
LSU
|
— |
| 5 |
UMass
|
Texas
|
Notre Dame
|
Georgia
|
Indiana
|
— |
| 6 |
UCLA
|
Indiana
|
Indiana
|
Indiana
|
Miami
|
— |
| 7 |
Notre Dame
|
Miami
|
Miami
|
LSU
|
Georgia
|
— |
| 8 |
LSU
|
Texas A&M
|
Texas A&M
|
Oregon
|
Oregon
|
— |
| 9 |
Virginia
|
Ole Miss
|
Oklahoma
|
Alabama
|
Texas A&M
|
— |
| 10 |
Cincinnati
|
Oklahoma
|
Ole Miss
|
Texas A&M
|
Oklahoma
|
— |
| 11 |
Tulsa
|
LSU
|
Alabama
|
Oklahoma
|
Alabama
|
— |
| 12 |
Colorado
|
Texas Tech
|
Texas Tech
|
Texas Tech
|
Ole Miss
|
— |
| 13 |
North Dakota State
|
Alabama
|
LSU
|
USC
|
Florida
|
— |
| 14 |
North Carolina
|
USC
|
USC
|
Penn State
|
Penn State
|
— |
| 15 |
Auburn
|
BYU
|
BYU
|
South Carolina
|
Tennessee
|
— |
| 16 |
Ole Miss
|
Michigan
|
Michigan
|
Ole Miss
|
South Carolina
|
— |
| 17 |
Colorado State
|
Washington
|
Penn State
|
Florida
|
Iowa
|
— |
| 18 |
Alabama
|
Penn State
|
Tennessee
|
Tennessee
|
Utah
|
— |
| 19 |
Florida
|
SMU
|
Washington
|
BYU
|
USC
|
— |
| 20 |
Indiana
|
Tennessee
|
SMU
|
SMU
|
Washington
|
— |
| 21 |
Iowa
|
Utah
|
Utah
|
Michigan
|
UCLA
|
— |
| 22 |
Mississippi State
|
Iowa
|
Iowa
|
Pittsburgh
|
Kansas State
|
— |
| 23 |
Nebraska
|
Houston
|
Clemson
|
Nebraska
|
Louisville
|
— |
| 24 |
Nevada
|
Louisville
|
Houston
|
Utah
|
Auburn
|
— |
| 25 |
New Mexico
|
Missouri
|
Missouri
|
Virginia
|
Virginia
|
— |