TEAM	POINTS	FIRST-PLACE VOTES	LAST WEEK'S RANK
1.	Texas (2-0)	848	33	3
2.	Georgia (2-0)	750	8	4
3.	Notre Dame (2-0)	748	5	2
4.	Miami (FL) (2-0)	704	4	5
5.	Indiana (2-0)	679	5	6
6.	Ohio State (1-1)	671		1
7.	LSU (2-0)	607	1	8
8.	Ole Miss (2-0)	450		9
9.	Texas A&M (2-0)	405		11
10.	Alabama (2-0)	395		12
11.	USC (3-0)	275		13
12.	Texas Tech (2-0)	243		14
13.	BYU (2-0)	221		15
14.	Tennessee (2-0)	120		N/A
15.	Penn State (2-0)	108		16
16.	Oregon (1-1)	101		7

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: SMU (92), Utah (42), Michigan (42), Oklahoma (26), Virginia (21), Louisville (13), Missouri (13), Washington (10), Kansas State (6), Florida (6), Mississippi State (6), Houston (5), UCLA (4), Boise State (2), South Carolina (2), Virginia Tech (1).

NOTES:
Texas claimed 33 of 56 first-place votes to take the No. 1 spot for the first time since the 2025 preseason poll, following a 24-23 win over previously top-ranked Ohio State.

Georgia jumped two spots to No. 2 after a 50-point rout of Western Kentucky, marking the first time since September 29, 2024 that SEC teams held both of the poll's top two slots.

Notre Dame and Miami took Nos. 3 and 4 after decisive home wins in Week 2.

Ohio State dropped five spots to No. 6 following the loss in Austin — its lowest ranking since claiming the No. 7 ranking on December 1, 2024. The Buckeyes held the poll's top spot in 16 of the previous 17 weeks.

Oregon, which ranked No. 7 last week, fell nine spots to No. 16 after a 39-31 loss at Oklahoma State. Oklahoma dropped out of the poll entirely following a 10-17 loss at Michigan and was replaced by Tennessee, which moved up to No. 14 after a 45-24 victory at Georgia Tech.

The SEC leads all conferences with seven ranked teams, followed by the Big Ten with five, the Big 12 with two, and the ACC and FBS Independents with one each.

NEXT WEEK'S SCHEDULE:

UTSA at No. 1 Texas
No. 2 Georgia at Arkansas
Michigan State at No. 3 Notre Dame
No. 4 Miami (FL) at Wake Forest (Friday)
Western Kentucky at No. 5 Indiana
Kent State at No. 6 Ohio State
No. 7 LSU at No. 8 Ole Miss
Kentucky at No. 9 Texas A&M
Florida State at No. 10 Alabama
No. 11 USC at Rutgers
Houston at No. 12 Texas Tech (Friday)
No. 13 BYU at Colorado State
Kennesaw State at No. 14 Tennessee
Buffalo at No. 15 Penn State
Portland State at No. 16 Oregon (Friday)

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