Polls · 1941–2026

The Rankings

77 seasons on record across the AP, Coaches, BCS, and Playoff Committee polls. Louisville's highest is #3 in 2006.

Best rank

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2026 season

Final rank

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last poll

Weeks ranked

of 1 polls

Poll

Coaches Poll

1 on record

Final Poll

Coaches Poll, last release of the 2026 season.

#1Ohio StateBig Ten1,741 (38)

#2OregonBig Ten1,637 (6)

#3GeorgiaSEC1,591 (7)

#4TexasSEC1,544 (2)

#5Notre DameFBS Independents1,524 (5)

#6IndianaBig Ten1,522 (14)

#7MiamiACC1,409

#8Texas A&MSEC1,174

#9OklahomaSEC1,104

#10Ole MissSEC1,096

#11AlabamaSEC1,050

#12Texas TechBig 121,034

#13LSUSEC951

#14USCBig Ten838

#15BYUBig 12781

#16MichiganBig Ten719

#17Penn StateBig Ten463

#18TennesseeSEC428

#19WashingtonBig Ten406

#20SMUACC378

#21UtahBig 12313

#22IowaBig Ten291

#23ClemsonACC235

#24HoustonBig 12194

#25MissouriSEC158

Right column is poll points, with first-place votes in parentheses.