Week 5 of the 2026 college football season is in the books, and it’s time to evaluate all of those results and rank all 138 teams in the nation. Texas and Georgia remain the top two teams in this week’s rankings, with Notre Dame, Indiana, Ohio State, Miami and Alabama rounding out the next tier. The Crimson Tide jumped to No. 7 following their win at Mississippi State, with BYU (No. 10) and Missouri (No. 14) also on the move up.
Michigan (No. 37), Penn State (No. 46) and Louisville (No. 55) are among the teams on the decline in the rankings following Week 5 losses.
Boise State, Memphis, James Madison, Western Michigan, New Mexico, Fresno State, UTSA and North Dakota State headline the highest-ranked Group of 6 teams after Week 5.
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Ranking All 138 College Football Teams After Week 5
Rank |
Team |
1 |
Texas |
2 |
Georgia |
3 |
Notre Dame |
4 |
Indiana |
5 |
Ohio State |
6 |
Miami |
7 |
Alabama |
8 |
Ole Miss |
9 |
LSU |
10 |
BYU |
11 |
Texas Tech |
12 |
Utah |
13 |
Oregon |
14 |
Missouri |
15 |
Florida |
16 |
Tennessee |
17 |
USC |
18 |
Iowa |
19 |
Oklahoma State |
20 |
Houston |
21 |
Mississippi State |
22 |
Boise State |
23 |
UCLA |
24 |
Duke |
25 |
SMU |
26 |
Kentucky |
27 |
Pitt |
28 |
Wake Forest |
29 |
Northwestern |
30 |
Minnesota |
31 |
Wisconsin |
32 |
Arizona |
33 |
Nebraska |
34 |
Virginia Tech |
35 |
Texas A&M |
36 |
Florida State |
37 |
Michigan |
38 |
Oklahoma |
39 |
James Madison |
40 |
Iowa State |
41 |
West Virginia |
42 |
Virginia |
43 |
Auburn |
44 |
Baylor |
45 |
Cincinnati |
46 |
Penn State |
47 |
Washington |
48 |
Kansas State |
49 |
Memphis |
50 |
Clemson |
51 |
New Mexico |
52 |
Arizona State |
53 |
Vanderbilt |
54 |
NC State |
55 |
Louisville |
56 |
North Dakota State |
57 |
South Carolina |
58 |
North Carolina |
59 |
UCF |
60 |
Western Michigan |
61 |
Fresno State |
62 |
UTSA |
63 |
Oregon State |
64 |
TCU |
65 |
Colorado |
66 |
Kansas |
67 |
Florida Atlantic |
68 |
North Texas |
69 |
UNLV |
70 |
Tulsa |
71 |
Purdue |
72 |
Illinois |
73 |
California |
74 |
Syracuse |
75 |
Toledo |
76 |
Michigan State |
77 |
South Florida |
78 |
Air Force |
79 |
Stanford |
80 |
Georgia Tech |
81 |
Arkansas |
82 |
San Diego State |
83 |
Texas State |
84 |
Maryland |
85 |
Tulane |
86 |
Boston College |
87 |
Appalachian State |
88 |
East Carolina |
89 |
Liberty |
90 |
Miami (Ohio) |
91 |
Louisiana |
92 |
Louisiana Tech |
93 |
UMass |
94 |
Army |
95 |
Temple |
96 |
UAB |
97 |
Navy |
98 |
Georgia State |
99 |
South Alabama |
100 |
Ohio |
101 |
Jacksonville State |
102 |
Marshall |
103 |
Washington State |
104 |
FIU |
105 |
UConn |
106 |
Georgia Southern |
107 |
Colorado State |
108 |
Arkansas State |
109 |
Delaware |
110 |
Central Michigan |
111 |
San Jose State |
112 |
Troy |
113 |
Rutgers |
114 |
Old Dominion |
115 |
Eastern Michigan |
116 |
Wyoming |
117 |
Hawaii |
118 |
Kennesaw State |
119 |
Utah State |
120 |
Coastal Carolina |
121 |
Rice |
122 |
Middle Tennessee |
123 |
Nevada |
124 |
New Mexico State |
125 |
Bowling Green |
126 |
Kent State |
127 |
Akron |
128 |
Southern Miss |
129 |
Missouri State |
130 |
Western Kentucky |
131 |
Sam Houston |
132 |
Buffalo |
133 |
Ball State |
134 |
UTEP |
135 |
Northern Illinois |
136 |
ULM |
137 |
Sacramento State |
138 |
Charlotte |
