College Football: AP Top 25 & NFL Draft Prospects2026-11-02Ohio State out of the top 10 for the first time in five years, UCLA in the top five for the first time in 25, and New Mexico ranked at lastOhio State falls nine spots to No. 11 after losing at USC, UCLA reaches No. 5 at 8-0, and New Mexico is ranked for the first time in program history — with the games behind every move and the 2027 draft stock they shifted.1
College Football: AP Top 25 & NFL Draft Prospects2026-10-26Only Miami held its spot: BYU falls six after UCF's double-overtime upset, Texas climbs eight, Wisconsin is ranked againMiami is the only team to keep its place on the AP ballot released Oct. 25 — BYU drops six after losing at UCF in double overtime, Texas climbs eight, Wisconsin enters for the first time since 2023 — with the games behind each move and the 2027 draft stock they shifted.
College Football: AP Top 25 & NFL Draft Prospects2026-10-19Miami is No. 1 for the first time since 2002, BYU is No. 2 for the first time since '84, and nobody held a spotMiami is No. 1 for the first time since 2002 and BYU No. 2 for the first time since 1984 after five of the top seven lost — the full AP ballot, the games behind every move, and the 2027 draft stock that shifted with them.1
College Football: AP Top 25 & NFL Draft Prospects2026-10-12Week 6: Georgia takes over at No. 1, Texas falls to No. 7, and Arch Manning gets a Day 2 gradeA Week 6 digest of the AP Top 25 released Oct. 11 — Georgia to No. 1, Texas down to No. 7, Oregon and Florida out — with the games behind the movement and the week's 2027 NFL Draft stock shift.1
College Football: AP Top 25 & NFL Draft Prospects2026-10-05Week 5: Missouri leaps over Florida to No. 14, LSU returns to the top 10, and Smith makes the No. 1 pick a questionA Week 5 digest of the AP Top 25 released Oct. 4 — Missouri up eleven to No. 14, Florida down to No. 16, Pittsburgh in and Kentucky out — with the games behind the movement and the week's 2027 NFL Draft stock shift.1
College Football: AP Top 25 & NFL Draft Prospects2026-09-28Week 4: Florida leaps to No. 8, four teams join the ballot, and Simmons turns five sacks into the edge-class leadA Week 4 digest of the AP Top 25 released Sept. 27 — Florida up thirteen places to No. 8, four teams in and four out — with the games behind the movement and the week's 2027 NFL Draft stock shift.
College Football: AP Top 25 & NFL Draft Prospects2026-09-21Week 3: Ole Miss reaches No. 4, Louisville rises seven and Texas A&M falls 14; Chambliss enters Round 1A Week 3 digest of the AP Top 25 released Sept. 20 — Ole Miss into the top five, Texas A&M down fourteen spots, two new teams in and two out — with the games behind the movement and the week's 2027 NFL Draft stock shift.3
College Football: AP Top 25 & NFL Draft Prospects2026-09-14Week 2: Texas takes No. 1 after historic Ohio State comeback; Oregon tumbles and Manning leads the draft boardA Week 2 digest of the official AP Top 25 poll shakeup, Texas' historic 20-point fourth-quarter comeback over Ohio State, Oregon's tumble, and shifting 2027 NFL Draft boards.1
College Football: AP Top 25 & NFL Draft Prospects2026-09-07Week 1: Ohio State and Texas cruise, Michigan escapes, and Smith answers the draft questionA Week 1 digest of the AP preseason field's first tests, the games most likely to move Tuesday's ballot, and the 2027 prospects whose stock gained fresh evidence.1
College Football: AP Top 25 & NFL Draft Prospects2026-08-31USC wins Week 0; Jayden Maiava rises while CJ Bailey fallsWeek 0 leaves the AP preseason Top 25 unchanged, gives USC the only ranked-team result, and starts the 2027 draft conversation with a positive Jayden Maiava signal and a difficult opener for CJ Bailey.2
College Football: AP Top 25 & NFL Draft Prospects2026-08-24Ohio State and Oregon open 1-2; the 2027 QB board has four Round 1 namesThe 2026 preseason AP ballot puts Ohio State and Oregon 1-2, while fresh draft evaluations place four quarterbacks in an early Round 1 tier and make Drew Mestemaker the week's clearest riser.
College Football: AP Top 25 & NFL Draft Prospects2026-08-17Before the AP ballot, the 2027 draft board is already splittingWith the AP Top 25 still due Monday, this week's preseason checkpoint compares SI's AP forecast with ESPN SP+, maps the first 2027 draft-board split, and flags SMU QB Kevin Jennings' short-term camp injury.