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Tigers Ranked No. 11 in Preseason AP Poll
Posted on 8/17/26 at 11:21 am
Posted on 8/17/26 at 11:21 am
Preseason AP Poll
2026 Preseason AP Top 25:
1. Ohio State (40 first-place votes)
2. Oregon (14)
3. Georgia
4. Notre Dame (6)
5. Texas
6. Indiana (8)
7. Miami (1)
8. Texas A&M
9. Ole Miss
10. Oklahoma
11. LSU
12. Texas Tech
13. Alabama
T-14. BYU
T-14. USC
16. Michigan
17. Washington
18. Penn State
19. SMU
20. Tennessee
21. Utah
22. Iowa
23. Houston
24. Louisville
25. Missouri
Others receiving votes:
Clemson 112, Florida 51, Boise State 43, Arizona 32, TCU 11, Navy 10, South Carolina 10, Illinois 9, Oklahoma State 8, Vanderbilt 8, Pittsburgh 7, Virginia Tech 6, Minnesota 5, UNLV 4, New Mexico 4, Georgia Tech 4, Louisiana 4, James Madison 3, Auburn 3, Memphis 2, California 2, Liberty 1, Western Michigan 1, Tulane 1, Virginia 1
2026 Preseason AP Top 25:
1. Ohio State (40 first-place votes)
2. Oregon (14)
3. Georgia
4. Notre Dame (6)
5. Texas
6. Indiana (8)
7. Miami (1)
8. Texas A&M
9. Ole Miss
10. Oklahoma
11. LSU
12. Texas Tech
13. Alabama
T-14. BYU
T-14. USC
16. Michigan
17. Washington
18. Penn State
19. SMU
20. Tennessee
21. Utah
22. Iowa
23. Houston
24. Louisville
25. Missouri
Others receiving votes:
Clemson 112, Florida 51, Boise State 43, Arizona 32, TCU 11, Navy 10, South Carolina 10, Illinois 9, Oklahoma State 8, Vanderbilt 8, Pittsburgh 7, Virginia Tech 6, Minnesota 5, UNLV 4, New Mexico 4, Georgia Tech 4, Louisiana 4, James Madison 3, Auburn 3, Memphis 2, California 2, Liberty 1, Western Michigan 1, Tulane 1, Virginia 1
This post was edited on 8/17/26 at 11:38 am
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Posted on 8/17/26 at 11:24 am to Tarpon08
Much better poll that the bogus "coaches" poll.
This post was edited on 8/17/26 at 11:25 am
Posted on 8/17/26 at 11:25 am to Tarpon08
They finally have us ahead of Bama. They always used to like to put Bama just 1-2 spots ahead of us even in Bama’s down years.
Posted on 8/17/26 at 11:29 am to tzimme4
quote:
Much better poll that the bogus "GA" poll.
FIFY
Posted on 8/17/26 at 11:35 am to Tarpon08
Boy they love them some Oregon every year.
Posted on 8/17/26 at 11:37 am to Tarpon08
Ha!! They’ll never learn with their Notre Dame crap every year. And we get to play about half the teams in front of us.
Posted on 8/17/26 at 11:39 am to PinevilleTiger
We are in a good spot. I find it interesting that Notre Dame and Indiana have so many 1st place votes but are further down and UGA has no 1st place votes at 3
Posted on 8/17/26 at 11:41 am to Tarpon08
We play three of the top ten and five of the top twenty 
Posted on 8/17/26 at 11:47 am to Jim Rockford
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We play three of the top ten and five of the top twenty
Ole Miss isn't close to a top 10 team. Their ranking is purely from what they did last year and early reports out of their camp is their offensive line is putrid.
Then we get the other two, Texas & A&M are at home. A&M apparently also has a terrible offensive line.
Then Tennessee on the road way towards the end of the season. Very manageable
This post was edited on 8/17/26 at 11:48 am
Posted on 8/17/26 at 12:12 pm to Tarpon08
Every year Notre Dame is given too much respect simply due to the name.
Posted on 8/17/26 at 12:12 pm to Tarpon08
Posted on 8/17/26 at 12:21 pm to Tarpon08
Damn Clemson just missed getting ranked. One less top 25 opponent on the resume by 1 slot
This post was edited on 8/17/26 at 12:22 pm
Posted on 8/17/26 at 12:26 pm to Tarpon08
Disclaimer: I know these are preseason polls and don't really mean much
If these were the final rankings, that'd put LSU as the first team out of the playoffs. Assuming the highest ranked team in each conference are the conference champs, it would go:
Auto bids:
1. Ohio St (Big Ten)
2. Georgia (SEC)
3. Notre Dame (top 12 for them is autobid)
4. Miami (ACC)
5. Texas Tech (Big 12)
6. G6 rep
At large:
1. Oregon
2. Texas
3. Indiana
4. TAMU
5. Ole Miss
6. Oklahoma
Then LSU would be the first team out.
If these were the final rankings, that'd put LSU as the first team out of the playoffs. Assuming the highest ranked team in each conference are the conference champs, it would go:
Auto bids:
1. Ohio St (Big Ten)
2. Georgia (SEC)
3. Notre Dame (top 12 for them is autobid)
4. Miami (ACC)
5. Texas Tech (Big 12)
6. G6 rep
At large:
1. Oregon
2. Texas
3. Indiana
4. TAMU
5. Ole Miss
6. Oklahoma
Then LSU would be the first team out.
Posted on 8/17/26 at 12:29 pm to Tarpon08
Texas will be in trouble when Jayden looks at this ranking.
Posted on 8/17/26 at 12:30 pm to WaterLink
Both Indiana and NDs schedules almost garuntees playoff spots for them.
Posted on 8/17/26 at 12:33 pm to RGT
Yep. Absolutely idiotic how lopsided schedules get for some teams. Look at Penn St also
Posted on 8/17/26 at 12:36 pm to Tarpon08
Ole Miss way too high…
Posted on 8/17/26 at 12:36 pm to Tarpon08
Nothing wrong with 11
Posted on 8/17/26 at 12:37 pm to Tarpon08
Who are the first three teams in the Top 10 to go down?
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