FPC Top 25 College Football Rankings: BYU Cougars New Number 1

Week 7 of the College Football season is in the books, and it was one of the best weekends in the game’s history. Five of the top eight teams in the AP Top 25 fell, including three in the top five. Teams like the Alabama Crimson Tide, Texas Longhorns, Georgia Bulldogs, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and Indiana Hoosiers went down.

For the first time since 2012, the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the AP Top 25 lost. In 2012, it was Oregon and Kansas State. It was also the first time since 1996 that Alabama, Georgia, and Texas all lost. For the first time in 24 years, the Miami Hurricanes are the No. 1 team in the AP Top 25.

The schedule is only getting harder for some of these teams. More losses are coming for some of these top teams. Welcome to the second edition of Full Press Coverage‘s College Football Top 25 rankings. Is it no surprise the BYU Cougars are number one?

Should they be number one? BYU just beat the No. 2 team in the nation. Some will say the Miami Hurricanes are the better team. Maybe they are, but they didn’t look great against Florida State and survived on a controversial call.

Could there be surprises people didn’t see coming, since Full Press Coverage has its own guidelines for ranking teams? Do you agree with these Power Rankings?

FULL PRESS COVERAGE · College Football

College Football Power Rankings

Week 8 · 2026

Week 7 of the College Football season is in the books, and it was one of the best weekends in the game's history.

2026 SEASON TRACKER2 connected editions · Team records at publicationVIEW WEEKWeek 7Week 8

25NEW

UTSA Roadrunners

6-1

AVG 25.0BEST 25WORST 25WEEKS 1

24▼ 17

Texas Longhorns

4-2

AVG 15.5BEST 7WORST 24WEEKS 2

23▼ 10

Missouri Tigers

5-2

AVG 18.0BEST 13WORST 23WEEKS 2

22NEW

Northwestern Wildcats

5-1

AVG 22.0BEST 22WORST 22WEEKS 1

21▲ 2

SMU Mustangs

5-1

AVG 22.0BEST 21WORST 23WEEKS 2

20▲ 2

Boise State Broncos

5-1

AVG 21.0BEST 20WORST 22WEEKS 2

19NEW

Florida Gators

5-2

AVG 19.0BEST 19WORST 19WEEKS 1

18NEW

LSU Tigers

5-2

AVG 18.0BEST 18WORST 18WEEKS 1

17▲ 4

Wake Forest Demon Deacons

6-1

AVG 19.0BEST 17WORST 21WEEKS 2

16▼ 10

Alabama Crimson Tide

5-2

AVG 11.0BEST 6WORST 16WEEKS 2

15—

USC Trojans

6-1

AVG 15.0BEST 15WORST 15WEEKS 2

14▲ 2

Iowa Hawkeyes

5-1

AVG 15.0BEST 14WORST 16WEEKS 2

13▲ 4

Kentucky Wildcats

6-1

AVG 15.0BEST 13WORST 17WEEKS 2

12▲ 2

Tennessee Volunteers

6-1

AVG 13.0BEST 12WORST 14WEEKS 2

11▲ 9

Houston Cougars

6-1

AVG 15.5BEST 11WORST 20WEEKS 2

10▲ 1

Utah Utes

6-0

AVG 10.5BEST 10WORST 11WEEKS 2

9▲ 3

UCLA Bruins

6-0

AVG 10.5BEST 9WORST 12WEEKS 2

8▲ 2

Texas Tech Red Raiders

6-0

AVG 9.0BEST 8WORST 10WEEKS 2

7▼ 4

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

6-1

AVG 5.0BEST 3WORST 7WEEKS 2

6▲ 3

Ole Miss Rebels

5-1

AVG 7.5BEST 6WORST 9WEEKS 2

5—

Indiana Hoosiers

6-1

AVG 5.0BEST 5WORST 5WEEKS 2

4▼ 3

Georgia Bulldogs

6-1

AVG 2.5BEST 1WORST 4WEEKS 2

3▲ 1

Ohio State Buckeyes

6-1

AVG 3.5BEST 3WORST 4WEEKS 2

2—

Miami Hurricanes

6-0

AVG 2.0BEST 2WORST 2WEEKS 2

1▲ 7

BYU Cougars

6-0

AVG 4.5BEST 1WORST 8WEEKS 2

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