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THE 2026 SEASONWeek 6
The road to
number one.
number one.
AP TOP 25W–L
01
TexasSEC
4-002
GeorgiaSEC
5-003
Notre DameFBS Indep.
5-0Explore the full rankingsOctober 4 · AP poll
WEEK 6 · 2026
On the schedule
1Texas4-024
Oklahoma2-224
9Ole Miss3-152
Vanderbilt3-210
21UCLA4-017
13Oregon3-115
Maryland2-316
5Ohio State4-138ESPN · Updated Oct 10, 11:01 PM UTCData methodology
THE NATIONAL PICTURE
AP Top 25
| 1 | TexasSEC | 4-0 | 1737 | — |
| 2 | GeorgiaSEC | 5-0 | 1647 | — |
| 3 | Notre DameFBS Indep. | 5-0 | 1532 | — |
| 4 |  MiamiACC | 5-0 | 1524 | — |
| 5 | Ohio StateBig Ten | 4-1 | 1490 | — |
| 6 |  AlabamaSEC | 5-0 | 1460 | ↑ 1 |
| 7 |  IndianaBig Ten | 5-0 | 1380 | ↓ 1 |
| 8 |  BYUBig 12 | 4-0 | 1144 | ↑ 2 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 10, 10:17 PM UTCData methodology
EFFICIENCY EXPLORER
Moving the chains
Offensive success rate measures how often an offense gains the yards it needs to stay on schedule.
1
Houston
56.1%2
Miami
56.1%3
Georgia
54.3%4
Army
52.5%5
Notre Dame
52.4%Success rate · season to date
CollegeFootballData · Updated Oct 10, 9:14 PM UTCData methodology
PLAYER SPOTLIGHT
Leading through the air
01 
Braden Atkinson
Oregon State · QB1,827PASSING YARDS02Jayden Maiava
USC · QB1,744PASSING YARDS03Noah Fifita
Arizona · QB1,739PASSING YARDS04Giovanni Lopez
Wake Forest · QB1,680PASSING YARDS05Kevin Jennings
SMU · QB1,613PASSING YARDSCollegeFootballData · Updated Oct 10, 9:14 PM UTCData methodology
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