CARCollege Athletic RankingsNCAA Division I

Sports · 2026-27

Men's Football

In season · Oct 31 AP poll 2026-10-31 + Sagarin ratings through 2026-10-31 (all FBS and FCS)

266 Division I teams · popularity weight 100.0

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1 Miami (FL) Hurricanes ACC 100.0
2 Georgia Bulldogs SEC 99.7
3 Utah Utes Big 12 99.3
4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish ACC 99.0
5 UCLA Bruins Big Ten 98.6
6 Indiana Hoosiers Big Ten 98.3
7 BYU Cougars Big 12 98.0
8 Kentucky Wildcats SEC 97.6
9 Alabama Crimson Tide SEC 97.3
10 Texas Longhorns SEC 96.9
11 Ohio State Buckeyes Big Ten 96.6
12 Ole Miss Rebels SEC 96.3
13 Texas Tech Red Raiders Big 12 95.9
14 Wake Forest Demon Deacons ACC 95.6
15 LSU Tigers SEC 95.3
16 Tennessee Volunteers SEC 94.9
17 Houston Cougars Big 12 94.6
18 USC Trojans Big Ten 94.2
19 Missouri Tigers SEC 93.9
20 Boise State Broncos Pac-12 93.6
21 Iowa Hawkeyes Big Ten 93.2
22 New Mexico Lobos MW 92.9
23 South Carolina Gamecocks SEC 92.5
24 Arizona Wildcats Big 12 92.2
25 Florida Gators SEC 91.9
26 Oregon Ducks Big Ten 91.5
27 Northwestern Wildcats Big Ten 91.2
28 Louisville Cardinals ACC 90.8
29 Texas A&M Aggies SEC 90.5
30 Nebraska Cornhuskers Big Ten 90.2
31 Wisconsin Badgers Big Ten 89.8
32 Oklahoma Sooners SEC 89.5
33 Baylor Bears Big 12 89.1
34 Oklahoma State Cowboys Big 12 88.8
35 Washington Huskies Big Ten 88.5
36 Penn State Nittany Lions Big Ten 88.1
37 Auburn Tigers SEC 87.8
38 Michigan Wolverines Big Ten 87.4
39 SMU Mustangs ACC 87.1
40 Duke Blue Devils ACC 86.8
41 Mississippi State Bulldogs SEC 86.4
42 North Carolina Tar Heels ACC 86.1
43 Illinois Fighting Illini Big Ten 85.7
44 Minnesota Golden Gophers Big Ten 85.4
45 Pitt Panthers ACC 85.1
46 Clemson Tigers ACC 84.7
47 TCU Horned Frogs Big 12 84.4
48 Virginia Tech Hokies ACC 84.0
49 Florida State Seminoles ACC 83.7
50 Purdue Boilermakers Big Ten 83.4
51 Cincinnati Bearcats Big 12 83.0
52 UCF Knights Big 12 82.7
53 Kansas Jayhawks Big 12 82.3
54 Kansas State Wildcats Big 12 82.0
55 West Virginia Mountaineers Big 12 81.7
56 Arizona State Sun Devils Big 12 81.3
57 Iowa State Cyclones Big 12 81.0
58 Syracuse Orange ACC 80.6
59 Liberty Flames CUSA 80.3
60 Oregon State Beavers Pac-12 80.0
61 NC State Wolfpack ACC 79.6
62 Michigan State Spartans Big Ten 79.3
63 Arkansas Razorbacks SEC 78.9
64 Virginia Cavaliers ACC 78.6
65 UTSA Roadrunners AAC 78.3
66 Texas State Bobcats Pac-12 77.9
67 Vanderbilt Commodores SEC 77.6
68 Memphis Tigers AAC 77.3
69 James Madison Dukes Sun Belt 76.9
70 Fresno State Bulldogs Pac-12 76.6
71 North Texas Mean Green AAC 76.2
72 Colorado Buffaloes Big 12 75.9
73 North Dakota State Bison Summit 75.6
74 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Sun Belt 75.2
75 Montana State Bobcats Big Sky 74.9
76 South Dakota State Jackrabbits Summit 74.5
77 Maryland Terrapins Big Ten 74.2
78 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Big Ten 73.9
79 Boston College Eagles ACC 73.5
80 Army Black Knights Patriot 73.2
81 South Florida Bulls AAC 72.8
82 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets ACC 72.5
83 Youngstown State Penguins Horizon 72.2
84 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Sun Belt 71.8
85 Toledo Rockets MAC 71.5
86 Western Michigan Broncos MAC 71.1
87 Tulsa Golden Hurricane AAC 70.8
88 Georgia Southern Eagles Sun Belt 70.5
89 Air Force Falcons MW 70.1
90 UNLV Rebels MW 69.8
91 Navy Midshipmen Patriot 69.4
92 California Golden Bears ACC 69.1
93 UConn Huskies Big East 68.8
94 Tulane Green Wave AAC 68.4
95 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Southland 68.1
96 Utah State Aggies Pac-12 67.7
97 Stanford Cardinal ACC 67.4
98 Jacksonville State Gamecocks CUSA 67.1
99 South Dakota Coyotes Summit 66.7
100 North Dakota Fighting Hawks Summit 66.4
101 Ohio Bobcats MAC 66.0
102 East Carolina Pirates AAC 65.7
103 Florida Atlantic Owls AAC 65.4
104 San Diego State Aztecs Pac-12 65.0
105 Washington State Cougars Pac-12 64.7
106 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens CUSA 64.3
107 Nevada Wolf Pack MW 64.0
108 Appalachian State Mountaineers Sun Belt 63.7
109 Arkansas State Red Wolves Sun Belt 63.3
110 Miami (OH) RedHawks MAC 63.0
111 South Alabama Jaguars Sun Belt 62.6
112 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Sun Belt 62.3
113 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors MW 62.0
114 Georgia State Panthers Sun Belt 61.6
115 Wyoming Cowboys MW 61.3
116 Troy Trojans Sun Belt 60.9
117 Illinois State Redbirds MVC 60.6
118 Colorado State Rams Pac-12 60.3
119 Marshall Thundering Herd Sun Belt 59.9
120 Montana Grizzlies Big Sky 59.6
121 San Jose State Spartans MW 59.3
122 UAB Blazers AAC 58.9
123 Tarleton State Texans UAC 58.6
124 Temple Owls AAC 58.2
125 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Big Sky 57.9
126 Kennesaw State Owls CUSA 57.6
127 Central Michigan Chippewas MAC 57.2
128 Harvard Crimson Ivy 56.9
129 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers CUSA 56.5
130 Buffalo Bulls MAC 56.2
131 Northern Iowa Panthers MVC 55.9
132 Austin Peay Governors UAC 55.5
133 Abilene Christian Wildcats UAC 55.2
134 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles SoCon 54.8
135 FIU Panthers CUSA 54.5
136 Eastern Michigan Eagles MAC 54.2
137 Incarnate Word Cardinals Southland 53.8
138 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Sun Belt 53.5
139 Rice Owls AAC 53.1
140 Lamar Cardinals Southland 52.8
141 Mercer Bears SoCon 52.5
142 Missouri State Bears CUSA 52.1
143 Idaho Vandals Big Sky 51.8
144 Weber State Wildcats Big Sky 51.4
145 Old Dominion Monarchs Sun Belt 51.1
146 New Mexico State Aggies CUSA 50.8
147 Southern Illinois Salukis MVC 50.4
148 Idaho State Bengals Big Sky 50.1
149 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders CUSA 49.7
150 Bowling Green Falcons MAC 49.4
151 UMass Minutemen MAC 49.1
152 East Tennessee State Buccaneers SoCon 48.7
153 Chattanooga Mocs SoCon 48.4
154 Ball State Cardinals MAC 48.0
155 Albany Great Danes America East 47.7
156 Southern Utah Thunderbirds Big Sky 47.4
157 Monmouth Hawks CAA 47.0
158 Campbell Fighting Camels CAA 46.7
159 Lehigh Mountain Hawks Patriot 46.3
160 Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs Big South 46.0
161 Sam Houston Bearkats CUSA 45.7
162 North Alabama Lions UAC 45.3
163 Western Illinois Leathernecks OVC 45.0
164 Charlotte 49ers AAC 44.6
165 UC Davis Aggies MW 44.3
166 South Carolina State Bulldogs MEAC 44.0
167 Dartmouth Big Green Ivy 43.6
168 Yale Bulldogs Ivy 43.3
169 Colgate Raiders Patriot 42.9
170 Villanova Wildcats Big East 42.6
171 Western Carolina Catamounts SoCon 42.3
172 Kent State Golden Flashes MAC 41.9
173 Northern Illinois Huskies Horizon 41.6
174 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks OVC 41.3
175 Princeton Tigers Ivy 40.9
176 Brown Bears Ivy 40.6
177 UL Monroe Warhawks Sun Belt 40.2
178 Cornell Big Red Ivy 39.9
179 UTEP Miners MW 39.6
180 Akron Zips MAC 39.2
181 Alabama A&M Bulldogs SWAC 38.9
182 Eastern Washington Eagles Big Sky 38.5
183 Wofford Terriers SoCon 38.2
184 Central Connecticut Blue Devils NEC 37.9
185 Southeastern Louisiana Lions Southland 37.5
186 Indiana State Sycamores MVC 37.2
187 Charleston Southern Buccaneers Big South 36.8
188 Holy Cross Crusaders Patriot 36.5
189 Lindenwood Lions OVC 36.2
190 Rhode Island Rams A-10 35.8
191 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions SWAC 35.5
192 Eastern Illinois Panthers OVC 35.1
193 Stony Brook Seawolves CAA 34.8
194 Samford Bulldogs SoCon 34.5
195 Furman Paladins SoCon 34.1
196 West Florida Argonauts ASUN 33.8
197 Central Arkansas Bears UAC 33.4
198 Northern Colorado Bears Big Sky 33.1
199 UTRGV Vaqueros Southland 32.8
200 Sacramento State Hornets Big West 32.4
201 St. Thomas (MN) Tommies Summit 32.1
202 Butler Bulldogs Big East 31.7
203 Alabama State Hornets SWAC 31.4
204 Jackson State Tigers SWAC 31.1
205 Duquesne Dukes A-10 30.7
206 Eastern Kentucky Colonels UAC 30.4
207 North Carolina Central Eagles MEAC 30.0
208 Richmond Spiders A-10 29.7
209 The Citadel Bulldogs SoCon 29.4
210 Towson Tigers CAA 29.0
211 Penn Quakers Ivy 28.7
212 UT Martin Skyhawks OVC 28.3
213 Houston Christian Huskies Southland 28.0
214 Elon Phoenix CAA 27.7
215 Prairie View A&M Panthers SWAC 27.3
216 Bryant Bulldogs America East 27.0
217 McNeese Cowboys Southland 26.6
218 Cal Poly Mustangs Big West 26.3
219 Portland State Vikings Big Sky 26.0
220 Dayton Flyers A-10 25.6
221 Utah Tech Trailblazers Big Sky 25.3
222 Stonehill Skyhawks NEC 24.9
223 Alcorn State Braves SWAC 24.6
224 Sacred Heart Pioneers Metro 24.3
225 Columbia Lions Ivy 23.9
226 Lafayette Leopards Patriot 23.6
227 East Texas A&M Lions Southland 23.3
228 LIU Sharks NEC 22.9
229 Southern Jaguars SWAC 22.6
230 New Hampshire Wildcats America East 22.2
231 Merrimack Warriors Metro 21.9
232 Georgetown Hoyas Big East 21.6
233 Murray State Racers MVC 21.2
234 Howard Bison MEAC 20.9
235 Delaware State Hornets MEAC 20.5
236 North Carolina A&T Aggies CAA 20.2
237 Norfolk State Spartans MEAC 19.9
238 Grambling Tigers SWAC 19.5
239 Morgan State Bears MEAC 19.2
240 San Diego Toreros WCC 18.8
241 William & Mary Tribe CAA 18.5
242 Maine Black Bears America East 18.2
243 Tennessee State Tigers OVC 17.8
244 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats SWAC 17.5
245 Fordham Rams A-10 17.1
246 Robert Morris Colonials Horizon 16.8
247 Drake Bulldogs MVC 16.5
248 Marist Red Foxes Metro 16.1
249 New Haven Chargers NEC 15.8
250 Valparaiso Beacons MVC 15.4
251 West Georgia Wolves UAC 15.1
252 Florida A&M Rattlers SWAC 14.8
253 Nicholls Colonels Southland 14.4
254 Bucknell Bison Patriot 14.1
255 Mercyhurst Lakers NEC 13.7
256 Texas Southern Tigers SWAC 13.4
257 Presbyterian Blue Hose Big South 13.1
258 Wagner Seahawks NEC 12.7
259 Chicago State Cougars NEC 12.4
260 Northwestern State Demons Southland 12.0
261 Hampton Pirates CAA 11.7
262 VMI Keydets SoCon 11.4
263 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils SWAC 11.0
264 Morehead State Eagles OVC 10.7
265 Davidson Wildcats A-10 10.3
266 Stetson Hatters ASUN 10.0