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THE 2026 SEASONWeek 7
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AP TOP 25W–L
01
GeorgiaSEC
6-002
Notre DameFBS Indep.
6-003
MiamiACC
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THE NATIONAL PICTURE
AP Top 25
| 1 | GeorgiaSEC | 6-0 | 1745 | ↑ 1 |
| 2 | Notre DameFBS Indep. | 6-0 | 1630 | ↑ 1 |
| 3 | MiamiACC | 5-0 | 1594 | ↑ 1 |
| 4 |  Ohio StateBig Ten | 5-1 | 1508 | ↑ 1 |
| 5 |  IndianaBig Ten | 6-0 | 1461 | ↑ 2 |
| 6 |  AlabamaSEC | 5-1 | 1372 | — |
| 7 |  TexasSEC | 4-1 | 1371 | ↓ 6 |
| 8 |  BYUBig 12 | 5-0 | 1237 | — |
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EFFICIENCY EXPLORER
Moving the chains
Offensive success rate measures how often an offense gains the yards it needs to stay on schedule.
1
Miami
56.1%2
Houston
54.7%3
Notre Dame
53.1%4
Ole Miss
52.6%5
Army
52.5%Success rate · season to date
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PLAYER SPOTLIGHT
Leading through the air
01 
Braden Atkinson
Oregon State · QB2,236PASSING YARDS02Jayden Maiava
USC · QB2,045PASSING YARDS03Tayven Jackson
North Texas · QB1,859PASSING YARDS04Julian Sayin
Ohio State · QB1,772PASSING YARDS05Noah Fifita
Arizona · QB1,739PASSING YARDSCollegeFootballData · Updated Oct 12, 9:57 PM UTCData methodology
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