Top 25 college football
The gist
Texas sits No. 1 in the AP Top 25 with 58 first-place votes.
Ole Miss rose to No. 4 as upsets reshaped the top 10.
How it unfolded
- Sep 19, 2026No. 9 Mississippi beat No. 7 LSU 32-24 at home, with quarterback Trinidad Chambliss passing for 363 yards and rushing for the game-sealing touchdown. No. 8 Texas A&M was upset by unranked Kentucky 31-21, while unranked Louisville beat No. 16 SMU 41-31.
- Sep 20, 2026The AP Top 25 through Sept. 19 games was released: Texas No. 1 with 58 first-place votes, followed by Georgia, Notre Dame, Ole Miss and Indiana. Ole Miss rose four spots to No. 4, Louisville climbed seven spots to No. 16, and Texas A&M plummeted.
- Sep 26, 2026Texas beat Tennessee 20-17 at Neyland Stadium, with Colin Simmons recording five sacks and Texas notching 10 as a team. Florida beat Ole Miss 52-28, Iowa stunned Michigan on a last-second 16-yard scoring strike, and Penn State lost to Wisconsin 24-20 after leading 17-0.