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College football rankings for the 2026 season continue this week with the release of the 2026 preseason AP Poll, and the Ohio State Buckeyes are ranked first. Ohio State received 40 first-place votes and 1,672 total points. Ohio State is also ranked first in the preseason Coaches Poll that was released on Monday, August 3. The Oregon Ducks and Georgia Bulldogs are ranked second and third, respectively, in the preseason AP Top 25 Poll. Oregon received 14 first-place votes, while Georgia received none. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (No. 4; six first-place votes) and Texas Longhorns (No. 5; no first-place votes) round out the top five of the preseason AP Poll. The SEC leads all conferences with nine teams in the AP Poll. The Big Ten is second with eight teams, followed by the Big 12 with four teams in the Top 25. Listed below is the full conference breakdown: - SEC – 9 - Big Ten – 8 - Big 12 – 4 - ACC – 3 - IND – 1 The complete 2026 preseason AP Poll is listed below (first-place votes in parentheses): 1. Ohio State (40) 2. Oregon (14) 3. Georgia 4. Notre Dame (6) 5. Texas 6. Indiana (8) 7. Miami FL (1) 8. Texas A&M 9. Ole Miss 10. Oklahoma 11. LSU 12. Texas Tech 13. Alabama 14(t). BYU 14(t). USC 16. Michigan 17. Washington 18. Penn State 19. SMU 20. Tennessee 21. Utah 22. Iowa 23. Houston 24. Louisville 25. Missouri Others receiving votes: Clemson 112, Florida 51, Boise State 43, Arizona 32, TCU 11, Navy 10, South Carolina 10, Illinois 9, Oklahoma State 8, Vanderbilt 8, Pittsburgh 7, Virginia Tech 6, Minnesota 5, UNLV 4, New Mexico 4, Georgia Tech 4, Louisiana 4, James Madison 3, Auburn 3, Memphis 2, California 2, Liberty 1, Western Michigan 1, Tulane 1, Virginia 1. FOOTBALL SCHEDULES - College Football Schedule (FBS) - College Football TV Schedule (FBS & FCS)