2026 season · Week 8 polls
Top 25, with the weather
Each ranked team's next kickoff and what the sky is doing over it.
Week 8
AP Top 25
| # | Team | Record | Points (1st) | Next game | Kickoff forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Miami | 7-0 | 1,697 (40) | at North Carolina |  67°20° · 1% · 3 mph4 km/h ESE |
| 2 |  BYU | 6-1 | 1,675 (20) | vs Arizona State |  58°14° · 55% · 2 mph3 km/h SSW |
| 3 |  Ohio State | 6-1 | 1,649 (9) | at #16 USC |  65°18° · 25% · 8 mph13 km/h ESE |
| 4 |  Notre Dame | 6-1 | 1,395 | vs Navy |  58°15° · 0% · 4 mph6 km/h NE |
| 5 |  Georgia | 6-1 | 1,382 | vs #20 Florida | Indoors |
| 6 |  Indiana | 7-1 | 1,370 | vs Minnesota |  72°22° · 18% · 6 mph10 km/h S |
| 7 |  Ole Miss | 5-2 | 1,360 | vs Auburn | 78°26° · 12% · 8 mph12 km/h SE |
| 8 |  Texas Tech | 6-1 | 1,336 (1) | vs #25 Arizona | 68°20° · 13% · 10 mph15 km/h WSW |
| 9 |  UCLA | 7-0 | 1,159 | vs Nevada | 66°19° · 29% · 7 mph12 km/h SSE |
| 10 |  Utah | 7-0 | 1,153 | at Cincinnati | 72°22° · 12% · 1 mph1 km/h WSW |
| 11 |  Tennessee | 6-2 | 1,151 | vs #12 Kentucky | 76°24° · 19% · 11 mph18 km/h SW |
| 12 |  Kentucky | 7-1 | 932 | at #11 Tennessee | 76°24° · 19% · 11 mph18 km/h SW |
| 13 |  Alabama | 6-2 | 870 | at #18 LSU | 89°31° · 10% · 5 mph8 km/h SSW |
| 14 |  Houston | 6-2 | 785 | vs Cincinnati | 88°31° · 16% · 7 mph11 km/h SSW |
| 15 |  Iowa | 5-2 | 747 | vs Wisconsin | 66°19° · 30% · 4 mph7 km/h SW |
| 16 |  USC | 6-2 | 592 | vs #3 Ohio State | 65°18° · 25% · 8 mph13 km/h ESE |
| 17 |  Wake Forest | 6-1 | 574 | vs Virginia | 74°24° · 3% · 5 mph8 km/h SE |
| 18 |  LSU | 6-2 | 529 | vs #13 Alabama | 89°31° · 10% · 5 mph8 km/h SSW |
| 19 |  Texas | 5-2 | 440 | vs Mississippi State | 83°29° · 6% · 8 mph13 km/h SSE |
| 20 |  Florida | 5-2 | 355 | vs #5 Georgia | Indoors |
| 21 |  Boise State | 6-1 | 295 | vs Texas State | 57°14° · 16% · 3 mph6 km/h E |
| 22 |  Missouri | 5-2 | 290 | at Arkansas | 63°17° · 34% · 11 mph18 km/h S |
| 23 |  SMU | 6-1 | 265 | at Syracuse | Indoors |
| 24 |  Northwestern | 6-1 | 254 | at Oregon | 51°11° · 16% · 3 mph5 km/h NNW |
| 25 |  Arizona | 6-1 | 136 | at #8 Texas Tech | 68°20° · 13% · 10 mph15 km/h WSW |
Week 8
Coaches Poll
| # | Team | Record | Points (1st) | Next game | Kickoff forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami | 7-0 | 1,791 (50) | at North Carolina | 67°20° · 1% · 3 mph4 km/h ESE |
| 2 | Ohio State | 6-1 | 1,725 (13) | at #16 USC | 65°18° · 25% · 8 mph13 km/h ESE |
| 3 | BYU | 6-1 | 1,698 (10) | vs Arizona State | 58°14° · 55% · 2 mph3 km/h SSW |
| 4 | Georgia | 6-1 | 1,469 | vs #20 Florida | Indoors |
| 5 | Texas Tech | 6-1 | 1,414 | vs #25 Arizona | 68°20° · 13% · 10 mph15 km/h WSW |
| 6 | Indiana | 7-1 | 1,378 | vs Minnesota | 72°22° · 18% · 6 mph10 km/h S |
| 7 | Ole Miss | 5-2 | 1,371 | vs Auburn | 78°26° · 12% · 8 mph12 km/h SE |
| 8 | Notre Dame | 6-1 | 1,332 | vs Navy | 58°15° · 0% · 4 mph6 km/h NE |
| 9 | Utah | 7-0 | 1,222 | at Cincinnati | 72°22° · 12% · 1 mph1 km/h WSW |
| 10 | UCLA | 7-0 | 1,206 | vs Nevada | 66°19° · 29% · 7 mph12 km/h SSE |
| 11 | Tennessee | 6-2 | 1,193 | vs #12 Kentucky | 76°24° · 19% · 11 mph18 km/h SW |
| 12 | Kentucky | 7-1 | 979 | at #11 Tennessee | 76°24° · 19% · 11 mph18 km/h SW |
| 13 | Alabama | 6-2 | 813 | at #18 LSU | 89°31° · 10% · 5 mph8 km/h SSW |
| 14 | Iowa | 5-2 | 807 | vs Wisconsin | 66°19° · 30% · 4 mph7 km/h SW |
| 15 | USC | 6-2 | 796 | vs #3 Ohio State | 65°18° · 25% · 8 mph13 km/h ESE |
| 16 | Houston | 6-2 | 730 | vs Cincinnati | 88°31° · 16% · 7 mph11 km/h SSW |
| 17 | LSU | 6-2 | 569 | vs #13 Alabama | 89°31° · 10% · 5 mph8 km/h SSW |
| 18 | Texas | 5-2 | 520 | vs Mississippi State | 83°29° · 6% · 8 mph13 km/h SSE |
| 19 | Wake Forest | 6-1 | 514 | vs Virginia | 74°24° · 3% · 5 mph8 km/h SE |
| 20 | SMU | 6-1 | 458 | at Syracuse | Indoors |
| 21 | Missouri | 5-2 | 274 | at Arkansas | 63°17° · 34% · 11 mph18 km/h S |
| 22 | Boise State | 6-1 | 266 | vs Texas State | 57°14° · 16% · 3 mph6 km/h E |
| 23 | Northwestern | 6-1 | 256 | at Oregon | 51°11° · 16% · 3 mph5 km/h NNW |
| 24 | Florida | 5-2 | 250 | vs #5 Georgia | Indoors |
| 25 |  Oregon | 4-3 | 189 | vs #24 Northwestern | 51°11° · 16% · 3 mph5 km/h NNW |