Predicting AP Top 25 college football poll entering Week 6 of 2026 season

There were three ranked matchups in Week 5 of college football, but none of them turned out to be very good games. Ohio State trounced Iowa in Kinnick. Then both Missouri and Alabama took care of business against Florida and Mississippi State, respectively.

While those ranked teams suffered a loss, none of the teams toward the bottom of the AP Top 25 poll lost a game. As Week 6 starts to come into view, there might not be any teams dropping out of the updated poll when it comes out on Sunday.

There will certainly be some shuffling, though. Here is how the AP Top 25 poll might look when it comes out at 2 p.m. ET.

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No. 25 Kentucky

Record: 4-1

Next: vs. LSU

No. 24 UCLA

Record: 4-0

Next: at Oregon

No. 23 Boise State

Record: 4-1

Next: at Fresno State

No. 22 Mississippi State

Record: 4-1

Next: at LSU (Oct. 17)

No. 21 SMU

Record: 4-1

Next: vs. Virginia (Oct. 17)

No. 20 Houston

Oct 3, 2026; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Cougars quarterback Conner Weigman (1) walks off the field after the game against the UCF Knights at TDECU Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images Credit: IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect (Reuters)

Record: 4-1

Next: at Kansas State

No. 19 Iowa

Record: 4-1

Next: at Washington

No. 18 Oklahoma State

Record: 3-1

Next: vs. UCF

No. 17 USC

Record: 5-1

Next: at Penn State

No. 16 Tennessee

Record: 4-1

Next: at Arkansas

No. 15 Missouri

Oct 3, 2026; Columbia, Missouri, USA; Missouri Tigers running back Jamal Roberts (20) reacts after scoring a touchdown in the third quarter against the Florida Gators at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: William Purnell-Imagn Images Credit: IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect (Reuters)

Record: 4-1

Next: vs. Texas A&M

No. 14 Oregon

Record: 3-1

Next: vs. UCLA

No. 13 Florida

Record: 4-1

Next: vs. South Carolina

No. 12 Utah

Record: 4-0

Next: vs. Kansas

No. 11 Texas Tech

Record: 5-0

Next: vs. Arizona State (Oct. 17)

No. 10 LSU

Oct 3, 2026; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA; LSU Tigers running back Harlem Berry (22) during warm ups before the game against McNeese Cowboys at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images Credit: IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect (Reuters)

Record: 4-1

Next: at Kentucky

No. 9 Ole Miss

Record: 3-1

Next: at Vanderbilt

No. 8 BYU

Record: 4-0

Next: vs. Iowa State

No. 7 Indiana

Record: 5-0

Next: at Nebraska

No. 6 Alabama

Record: 5-0

Next: vs. Georgia

No. 5 Ohio State

Ohio State Buckeyes running back Ja’kobi Jackson (24) celebrates a touchdown during the NCAA football game against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City on Oct. 3, 2026. Ohio State on 31-14. Credit: USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect (Reuters)

Record: 4-1

Next: vs. Maryland

No. 4 Notre Dame

Record: 5-0

Next: vs. Stanford

No. 3 Miami

Record: 5-0

Next: vs. Florida State (Oct. 17)

No. 2 Georgia

Record: 5-0

Next: at Alabama

No. 1 Texas

Record: 4-0

Next: vs. Oklahoma

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