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- calendar_today October 11, 2026
Boise State Retains No. 23 Amid AP Top 25 Poll Shifts
Boise State remains ranked No. 23 in the Associated Press Top 25 college football poll following their 38-31 win over Fresno State on Saturday, October 10, 2026, in Fresno, California. The Broncos’ offensive lineman Roger Carreon was seen raising the Milk Can trophy in celebration after the victory.
Georgia Ascends to No. 1 in the AP Poll
The most notable change in this week’s AP Top 25 comes at the very top, where Georgia climbed to No. 1 following a narrow 20-17 road win over Alabama. The Bulldogs secured 66 first-place votes out of 70 from the AP polling panel. This is their first time topping the poll since September 8, 2024, following five straight decisive victories.
Major Movements: Notre Dame, Texas, and Oregon
Notre Dame advanced one spot to No. 2 after a dominant 58-7 win over Stanford, earning one first-place vote and achieving its highest poll position since the end of the 2024 season. Miami rose to No. 3 with two first-place votes, followed by Ohio State at No. 4 and Indiana at No. 5, with Indiana moving up two spots after a narrow win at Nebraska.
Significantly, Texas dropped six spots to No. 7 after losing to Oklahoma, while Oregon, previously ranked as high as No. 2 in the preseason, fell out of the rankings entirely after its 17-15 home loss to UCLA. This marks the first time in four years the Ducks are not listed among the top 25 teams.
Key Additions and Departures in the College Football Rankings
Kentucky re-enters the AP poll at No. 15, marking its highest ranking since early October 2022 after a dramatic 35-34 overtime win against LSU. Wake Forest at No. 21, now 5-1, and Northwestern at No. 25, with a 4-1 record, also joined the rankings. Departing from the poll this week are Oregon, Florida, and Pittsburgh, each following recent losses.
Poll Trends and Conference Representation
This poll marks the second time in three years with three or more different No. 1 teams in the first six polls of a season—a trend last seen in 2024. Notre Dame and Miami appear together in the top three for the first time since November 1993. Texas’ plunge from No. 1 to No. 7 matches its drop after the first game last season.
The Southeastern Conference (SEC) leads with nine ranked teams, including Georgia, Alabama, and Texas. The Big Ten follows with six, while the Big 12 has five, the ACC three, and the Pac-12 is represented solely by Boise State. Notre Dame stands as the single Independent team listed.
Upcoming Ranked Matchups to Watch
Several high-profile games are slated for the coming week, including:
- No. 4 Ohio State at No. 5 Indiana: Ohio State faces its second top-five matchup this season, with Indiana coming off a previous victory in their 2025 Big Ten championship meeting.
- No. 2 Notre Dame at No. 8 BYU: This event marks the first-ever top-10 contest at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo.
- No. 16 Mississippi State at No. 22 LSU: Their first face-off as ranked opponents since 2018.
- No. 6 Alabama at No. 14 Tennessee: The Crimson Tide have lost the last two trips to Knoxville, with quarterback decisions looming for the Volunteers.
- No. 13 Missouri at No. 9 Mississippi, and No. 18 Oklahoma State at No. 20 Houston also headline this week’s top matchups.
Boise State's Position in the Landscape
As the lone representative from the Pac-12 in the college football top 25 rankings, Boise State’s latest win over Fresno State has helped maintain its position among the nation’s leading college football programs, reflecting consistency amid significant movement elsewhere in the AP poll rankings.
Source: kivitv.com.
