2026 Week 6

RkTeamNextRecordPts Ballots Prev

1

Texas(3)

4-2 (1-2) · SEC · Nxt vs MISS

vs Ole Miss (5-1)

4-2 (1-2)

118Up2

53Up2

2

Miami

6-0 (4-0) · ACC · Nxt vs PITT

vs Pitt (5-2)

6-0 (4-0)

117No change

52No change

3

Georgia(1)

6-1 (4-1) · SEC · Nxt Bye

Bye · then vs Florida (5-2)

6-1 (4-1)

112Up1

54Up1

4

Notre Dame

6-1 (0-0) · FBS Independents · Nxt Bye

Bye · then vs Navy (2-4)

6-1 (0-0)

106Up3

57Up3

5

Indiana(1)

6-1 (3-1) · Big Ten · Nxt @MICH

@ Michigan (4-2)

6-1 (3-1)

105Down4

51Down4

6

Alabama

5-2 (3-2) · SEC · Nxt vs TA&M

vs Texas A&M (4-3)

5-2 (3-2)

94Up6

512Up6

7

BYU

6-0 (3-0) · Big 12 · Nxt @UCF

@ UCF (3-3)

6-0 (3-0)

83Down1

56Down1

8

Utah

6-0 (3-0) · Big 12 · Nxt vs HOU

vs Houston (6-1)

6-0 (3-0)

81Up1

59Up1

9

Ohio State

6-1 (4-0) · Big Ten · Nxt Bye

Bye · then @ USC (6-1)

6-1 (4-0)

78Down4

45Down4

10

Texas Tech

6-0 (3-0) · Big 12 · Nxt @CIN

@ Cincinnati (4-2)

6-0 (3-0)

74Up1

511Up1

11

Pitt

5-2 (2-2) · ACC · Nxt @MIA

@ Miami (6-0)

5-2 (2-2)

55Up4

515Up4

12

Oregon

4-2 (2-1) · Big Ten · Nxt @ILL

@ Illinois (3-3)

4-2 (2-1)

50Up9

421Up9

13

UCLA

6-0 (4-0) · Big Ten · Nxt vs MSU

vs Michigan St (2-5)

6-0 (4-0)

45Up4

417Up4

13

Florida

5-2 (3-2) · SEC · Nxt Bye

Bye · then vs Georgia (6-1)

5-2 (3-2)

45Down5

58Down5

15

Ole Miss

5-1 (3-1) · SEC · Nxt @TEX

@ Texas (4-2)

5-1 (3-1)

41Up10

425Up10

16

Duke

4-2 (1-2) · ACC · Nxt @UVA

@ Virginia (4-3)

4-2 (1-2)

39No change

516No change

17

LSU

5-2 (2-2) · SEC · Nxt @AUB

@ Auburn (4-2)

5-2 (2-2)

38New

3—New

18

Nebraska

5-2 (2-2) · Big Ten · Nxt Bye

Bye · then vs Washington (4-3)

5-2 (2-2)

37No change

518No change

19

Missouri

5-2 (2-2) · SEC · Nxt Bye

Bye · then @ Arkansas (3-4)

5-2 (2-2)

36New

4—New

20

Iowa

5-1 (2-1) · Big Ten · Nxt @MINN

@ Minnesota (4-2)

5-1 (2-1)

34Down7

413Down7

21

Mississippi St

4-2 (2-2) · SEC · Nxt vs OU

vs Oklahoma (3-3)

4-2 (2-2)

33Down11

410Down11

22

Oklahoma St

4-2 (2-1) · Big 12 · Nxt vs COLO

vs Colorado (2-4)

4-2 (2-1)

29New

3—New

23

USC

6-1 (3-1) · Big Ten · Nxt @WIS

@ Wisconsin (4-2)

6-1 (3-1)

28New

4—New

23

N Dakota St

6-1 (3-1) · Mountain West · Nxt @UNM

@ New Mexico (5-1)

6-1 (3-1)

28Down1

222Down1

25

Wake Forest

6-1 (4-1) · ACC · Nxt Bye

Bye · then vs Virginia (4-3)

6-1 (4-1)

24New

4—New

First five out

26

Virginia Tech

5-2 (2-2) · ACC · Nxt @CLEM

@ Clemson (4-2)

5-2 (2-2)

21Down12

214Down12

27

Tennessee

6-1 (3-1) · SEC · Nxt @SC

@ SC (3-3)

6-1 (3-1)

19Down7

420Down7

28

Cincinnati

4-2 (1-2) · Big 12 · Nxt vs TTU

vs Texas Tech (6-0)

4-2 (1-2)

16Down9

219Down9

29

UMass

4-3 (1-3) · MAC · Nxt @CONN

@ UConn (3-3)

4-3 (1-3)

12Down5

124Down5

30

Arizona

5-1 (2-1) · Big 12 · Nxt vs ISU

vs Iowa State (3-3)

5-1 (2-1)

11New

1—New

Others receiving votes : South Florida 8, Wisconsin 4, Houston 3, Auburn 1