UCLA vaults, Georgia climbs to the top in Week 7 college football rankings

College football’s Week 7 rankings feature a return to the top by the Georgia Bulldogs and a massive springboard by the UCLA Bruins after a 17-15 win at Oregon.

The Bruins soared nine spots in the AP Poll and rose 10 places in the Coaches Poll to No. 12 in each, knocking off the Ducks despite Nico Iamaleava departing the game early due to injury. Kentucky vaulted 11 spots in the AP Poll to No. 15 and eight in the Coaches Poll to No. 17 after a 35-34, overtime victory over LSU.

Georgia (6-0) reclaimed the top spot in both polls after a 20-17 victory at Alabama and a walk-off loss by Texas to Oklahoma at the Cotton Bowl. 6-0 Notre Dame, 5-0 Miami (Fla.), and 5-1 Ohio State all ascended a spot in the AP Poll following the movement at the top. 6-0 Indiana rose a spot in the Coaches Poll to claim the fourth position, while it jumped two to number five in the AP Poll.. Texas (4-1) sank to number six.

Kentucky recorded the week’s largest jump in the AP Poll, while UCLA made the nine-spot climb to No. 12.

LSU and Oregon absorbed the week’s steepest falls, with the Tigers descending 12 spots to No. 22 after the loss to the Wildcats and the Ducks tumbling entirely out of the poll after the UCLA defeat.

Below are the full AP, FBS Coaches, STATS FCS, and FCS Coaches polls for Week 7 of the 2026 season (first-place votes in parentheses):

AP Poll – Week 7

1. Georgia (66)
2. Notre Dame (1)
3. Miami (Fla.) (2)
4. Ohio State
5. Indiana (1)
6. Alabama
7. Texas
8. BYU
9. Ole Miss
10. Texas Tech
11. Utah
12. UCLA
13. Missouri
14. Tennessee
15. Kentucky
16. Mississippi State
17. Iowa
18. Oklahoma State
19. USC
20. Houston
21. Wake Forest
22. LSU
23. Boise State
24. SMU
25. Northwestern

Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 92, Oregon 86, Arizona 82, Nebraska 65, Oklahoma 44, James Madison 29, Florida 9, Duke 5, New Mexico 3, Oregon State 1

Dropped from rankings: Oregon 13, Florida 16, Pittsburgh 25

FBS Coaches Poll – Week 7

1. Georgia (60)
2. Notre Dame (3)
3. Miami (Fla.) (1)
4. Indiana (9)
5. Ohio State (1)
6. Texas
7. Alabama
8. BYU
9. Texas Tech
10. Ole Miss
11. Utah
12. UCLA
13. Missouri
14. Tennessee
15. USC
16. Iowa
17. Kentucky
18. Houston
19. Mississippi State
20. Oklahoma State
21. LSU
22. SMU
23. Wake Forest
24. Boise State
25. Oregon

Others receiving votes:  Northwestern 107, Arizona 92, Nebraska 74, Oklahoma 50, Wisconsin 39, Duke 35, James Madison 33, Florida 32, Pittsburgh 25, New Mexico 16, UTSA 10, Baylor 9, Memphis 6, Oregon State 2, North Carolina 1

Dropped from rankings: Florida 15, Duke 23, Pittsburgh 24

Stats Perform FCS Top 25 – Week 7

1. South Dakota State (52)
2. Tarleton State (5)
3. Stephen F. Austin
4. Lehigh
5. Montana State
6. Youngstown State
7. Montana
8. Northern Arizona
9. South Dakota
10. Lamar
11. North Dakota
12. Austin Peay
13. Illinois State
14. UC Davis
15. Tennessee Tech
16. Campbell
17. Harvard
18. Mercer
19. Northern Iowa
20. ETSU
21. Idaho State
22. Colgate
23. Monmouth
24. Morgan State
25. Yale

Others receiving points (schools listed on two or more ballots): Stony Brook 102, Richmond 68, Jackson State 39, South Carolina State 24, West Florida 24, Cal Poly 22, Southern Illinois 17, Abilene Christian 14, North Alabama 10, Grambling State 8, Southeastern Louisiana 6, Weber State 6, Princeton 2

Dropped from rankings: Richmond 19, South Carolina State 21, Jackson State 22, Southern Illinois 25

FCS Coaches Poll – Week 7

1. South Dakota State (23)
2. Tarleton State (3)
3. Stephen F. Austin
4. Lehigh
5. Montana State
6. Youngstown State
7. Montana
8. Lamar
9. South Dakota
10. Northern Arizona
11. Austin Peay
12. UC Davis
13. Illinois State
14. Tennessee Tech
15. North Dakota
16. Mercer
17. Harvard
18. Campbell
19. Colgate
20. Monmouth
21. Idaho State
22. Richmond
23. Yale
24. ETSU
25. Northern Iowa

Others receiving votes: Jackson State 32, West Florida 25, Morgan State 24, South Carolina State 18, Stony Brook 18, ACU 11, Southern Illinois 11, Cal Poly 7, Charleston Southern 4, Delaware State 4, North Alabama 4, Southeastern Louisiana 2, Wofford 2, Central Connecticut State 1

Dropped from rankings: South Carolina State 21 Jackson State 22 Southeastern Louisiana 25