🏆 AP Top 25: Ohio State 1 With 46 Firsts — LSU 8, Oregon 6, Michigan Out

The coaches went at noon. The writers used the other room.

Associated Press, first regular-season Top 25 of 2026, Tuesday:

1 Ohio State — 46 of 69 first-place votes. 2 Georgia. 3 Notre Dame. 4 Texas. 5 Indiana — eight firsts, second-most. 6 Oregon, down from 2 after 34–27 over Boise State as a 25.5-point favorite. 7 Miami. 8 LSU, up from 11 after 51–10 over Clemson in Lane Kiffin’s debut. 9 Ole Miss. 10 Texas A&M.

Oklahoma to 11, bumped out of the top 10, then to Ann Arbor. Alabama 12. Texas Tech 13. USC 14. BYU 15. Penn State 16. SMU 17 after 27–24 at Florida State in the blackout. Tennessee 18. Washington 19. Utah 20. Iowa 21. Houston 22. Missouri 23. Louisville 24 — held after losing 41–38 to Ole Miss. AP: lowest-ranked team since at least 2008 to stay after a loss. Virginia 25, first regular-season poll since 2005.

Michigan went from 16 to out after 13–12 over Western Michigan on a second-chance Hail Mary. AP: first time since at least 2008 a team that high got bounced after a win. Clemson was already out of the coaches. The writers did not bring them back.

Seven teams got firsts — most in a regular-season poll since Sept. 2, 2014. Indiana 8, LSU 5, Notre Dame 4, Oregon 3, Texas 2, Miami 1.

Saturday, Sept. 12: No. 1 Ohio State at No. 4 Texas, 7:30 p.m. ET, ABC. The coaches had that game 1 vs 3. The writers made it 1 vs 4.

What this means for you

If you needed SMU, AP says 17 — same as the coaches. If you needed Michigan, they are gone. If you needed Oregon, they are 6, not 2. Saturday in Austin is the first real exam.

Bottom line: 46 firsts in Columbus. LSU is back in the 10. Michigan is out. Oregon slid. Austin is 1 vs 4.

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