College Football Rankings 2025-26 - Playoff Rankings

Rank	Team	Trend	Next Game
1	Oregon 13-1	—	Sat, Aug 30 @ 4:00 pm	vs Montana St.
2	Georgia 11-3	3	Sat, Aug 30 @ 3:30 pm	vs Marshall
3	Texas 13-3	1	Sat, Aug 30 @ 12:00 pm	@ Ohio State
4	Penn State 13-3	1	Sat, Aug 30 @ 3:30 pm	vs Nevada
5	Notre Dame 14-2	1	Sun, Aug 31 @ 7:30 pm	@ Miami (Fla.)
6	Ohio State 14-2	—	Sat, Aug 30 @ 12:00 pm	vs Texas
7	Tennessee 10-3	—	Sat, Aug 30 @ 12:00 pm	vs Syracuse
8	Indiana 11-2	1	Sat, Aug 30 @ 2:30 pm	vs Old Dominion
9	Boise St. 12-2	1	Thu, Aug 28 @ 5:30 pm	@ South Florida
10	SMU 11-3	2	Sat, Aug 30 @ 9:00 pm	vs East Texas A&M
11	Alabama 9-4	—	Sat, Aug 30 @ 3:30 pm	@ Florida State
12	Arizona St. 11-3	3	Sat, Aug 30 @ 10:00 pm	vs N. Arizona
13	Miami (Fla.) 10-3	1	Sun, Aug 31 @ 7:30 pm	vs Notre Dame
14	Ole Miss 10-3	1	Sat, Aug 30 @ 7:45 pm	vs Georgia St.
15	South Carolina 9-4	1	Sun, Aug 31 @ 3:00 pm	vs Virginia Tech
16	Clemson 10-4	1	Sat, Aug 30 @ 7:30 pm	vs LSU
17	BYU 11-2	1	Sat, Aug 30 @ 8:00 pm	vs Portland St.
18	Iowa St. 11-3	2	Sat, Aug 23 @ 12:00 pm	@ Kansas State
19	Missouri 10-3	—	Thu, Aug 28 @ 7:30 pm	vs Cent. Ark.
20	Illinois 10-3	1	Fri, Aug 29 @ 7:30 pm	vs W. Illinois
21	Syracuse 10-3	1	Sat, Aug 30 @ 12:00 pm	@ Tennessee
22	Army 12-2	2	Fri, Aug 29 @ 6:00 pm	vs Tarleton St.
23	Colorado 9-4	—	Fri, Aug 29 @ 8:00 pm	vs Georgia Tech
24	UNLV 11-3	4	Fri, Aug 29 @ 9:30 pm	@ Sam Houston
25	Memphis 11-2	—	Sat, Aug 30 @ 4:30 pm	vs Chattanooga