Week 5 (2026) Weekly Rankings Week 5 (2026) Weekly Rankings

Billingsley's

Weekly Ranking Report

Week
for the
Season
Season Week Rank Team Won Lost Opponent PF PA Rating Sch Rank
2026 5 1 Texas 4 0 Beat Tennessee 20 17 2
2026 5 2 Georgia 4 0 Beat Oklahoma 41 13 65
2026 5 3 Iowa 4 0 Beat Michigan 20 19 68
2026 5 4 Alabama 4 0 Beat South Carolina 49 18 18
2026 5 5 Florida 4 0 Beat Mississippi 52 28 16
2026 5 6 Notre Dame 4 0 Beat Purdue 49 10 97
2026 5 7 Miami (Fla.) 4 0 Beat Central Michigan 52 3 93
2026 5 8 Mississippi 3 1 Lost to Florida 28 52 3
2026 5 9 Indiana 4 0 Beat Northwestern 29 23 103
2026 5 10 Oregon 3 1 Beat Southern Cal 41 27 30
2026 5 11 Ohio State 3 1 Beat Illinois 42 19 32
2026 5 12 Brigham Young 3 0 105
2026 5 13 LSU 3 1 Beat Texas A&M 35 6 1
2026 5 14 Mississippi State 4 0 Beat Missouri 31 24 8
2026 5 15 Texas Tech 4 0 Beat Sam Houston 49 14 104
2026 5 16 Utah 4 0 Beat Iowa State 31 17 124
2026 5 17 Tennessee 3 1 Lost to Texas 17 20 27
2026 5 18 Michigan 3 1 Lost to Iowa 19 20 9
2026 5 19 Oklahoma 2 2 Lost to Georgia 13 41 6
2026 5 20 Texas A&M 2 2 Lost to LSU 6 35 19
2026 5 21 Duke 4 0 Beat William & Mary 62 7 62
2026 5 22 Southern Cal 4 1 Lost to Oregon 27 41 48
2026 5 23 UCLA 4 0 Beat Maryland 54 3 50
2026 5 24 Wake Forest 3 1 Beat Louisville 30 27 14
2026 5 25 SMU 3 1 Beat Missouri State 34 24 45
2026 5 26 Auburn 3 1 Beat Vanderbilt 21 15 15
2026 5 27 Boise State 3 1 Beat Western Michigan 32 7 38
2026 5 28 Missouri 3 1 Lost to Mississippi State 24 31 57
2026 5 29 Arizona 3 1 Beat Washington State 34 24 82
2026 5 30 Kentucky 3 1 Beat South Alabama 45 21 10
2026 5 31 Houston 3 1 Beat Georgia Southern 42 28 91
2026 5 32 Clemson 3 1 Beat California 24 10 35
2026 5 33 Louisville 2 2 Lost to Wake Forest 27 30 4
2026 5 34 Virginia Tech 4 0 Beat Boston College 21 14 94
2026 5 35 Wisconsin 3 1 Beat Penn State 24 20 22
2026 5 36 Vanderbilt 3 1 Lost to Auburn 15 21 72
2026 5 37 James Madison 4 0 Beat Old Dominion 46 20 109
2026 5 38 Minnesota 3 1 Beat Washington 27 24 78
2026 5 39 Nebraska 4 0 Beat Michigan State 31 13 125
2026 5 40 Florida State 2 2 Beat Central Arkansas 34 7 20
2026 5 41 Northwestern 2 1 Lost to Indiana 23 29 53
2026 5 42 Pittsburgh 4 0 Beat Bucknell 59 0 126
2026 5 43 Penn State 3 1 Lost to Wisconsin 20 24 112
2026 5 44 Washington 3 1 Lost to Minnesota 24 27 118
2026 5 45 Virginia 3 1 Beat Delaware 42 3 101
2026 5 46 South Carolina 2 2 Lost to Alabama 18 49 33
2026 5 47 Cincinnati 4 0 Beat Kansas State 31 26 108
2026 5 48 Illinois 2 2 Lost to Ohio State 19 42 34
2026 5 49 Texas-San Antonio 3 1 Beat Colorado State 59 45 41
2026 5 50 Baylor 3 1 Beat Colorado 23 13 87
2026 5 51 Arizona State 2 1 51
2026 5 52 West Virginia 3 1 Lost to Oklahoma State 24 41 92
2026 5 53 Maryland 2 2 Lost to UCLA 3 54 56
2026 5 54 North Carolina St. 2 2 Beat Appalachian State 41 31 44
2026 5 55 Kansas State 3 1 Lost to Cincinnati 26 31 102
2026 5 56 New Mexico 3 1 Beat New Mexico State 42 18 89
2026 5 57 South Florida 4 0 Beat Bowling Green 14 6 133
2026 5 58 North Carolina 2 1 66
2026 5 59 Stanford 2 2 Beat Georgia Tech 34 27 5
2026 5 60 Fresno State 3 1 Beat Rice 38 24 79
2026 5 61 Florida Atlantic 3 1 Beat La. Monroe 45 17 59
2026 5 62 California 2 2 Lost to Clemson 10 24 54
2026 5 63 Memphis 3 1 95
2026 5 64 Georgia Tech 1 3 Lost to Stanford 27 34 67
2026 5 65 Central Florida 3 1 Beat TCU 21 13 90
2026 5 66 Kansas 1 2 64
2026 5 67 Arkansas 2 2 Beat Tulsa 34 6 13
2026 5 68 Tulane 2 2 Beat Southern Miss 24 21 83
2026 5 69 Colorado 2 2 Lost to Baylor 13 23 31
2026 5 70 TCU 2 2 Lost to Central Florida 13 21 122
2026 5 71 Texas State 2 2 Beat Incarnate Word 63 10 40
2026 5 72 Toledo 3 1 Beat San Diego State 41 16 113
2026 5 73 Western Michigan 2 2 Lost to Boise State 7 32 37
2026 5 74 East Carolina 2 2 Beat NC Central 42 9 55
2026 5 75 Oklahoma State 3 1 Beat West Virginia 41 24 24
2026 5 76 Michigan State 2 2 Lost to Nebraska 13 31 25
2026 5 77 North Dakota State 4 0 131
2026 5 78 San Diego State 1 3 Lost to Toledo 16 41 58
2026 5 79 Old Dominion 1 3 Lost to James Madison 20 46 61
2026 5 80 Purdue 1 3 Lost to Notre Dame 10 49 7
2026 5 81 North Texas 2 2 Beat Houston Christian 63 14 46
2026 5 82 La. Lafayette 3 1 Beat Charlotte 34 7 85
2026 5 83 Army 2 1 Beat Temple 21 17 130
2026 5 84 Iowa State 2 2 Lost to Utah 17 31 28
2026 5 85 Tulsa 3 1 Lost to Arkansas 6 34 127
2026 5 86 Boston College 2 2 Lost to Virginia Tech 14 21 76
2026 5 87 Nevada-Las Vegas 2 2 Beat Akron 38 10 117
2026 5 88 Appalachian State 3 1 Lost to North Carolina St. 31 41 107
2026 5 89 Liberty 3 1 Beat Coastal Carolina 34 17 116
2026 5 90 Troy 2 2 Lost to Utah State 10 21 98
2026 5 91 Rutgers 1 3 Beat Howard 58 7 74
2026 5 92 Syracuse 1 2 96
2026 5 93 South Alabama 2 2 Lost to Kentucky 21 45 70
2026 5 94 Massachusetts 4 0 Beat Sacramento State 35 6 132
2026 5 95 Miami (Ohio) 2 2 Beat Connecticut 24 21 88
2026 5 96 UAB 2 2 Beat Navy 24 20 84
2026 5 97 Central Michigan 2 2 Lost to Miami (Fla.) 3 52 43
2026 5 98 Washington State 1 3 Lost to Arizona 24 34 17
2026 5 99 Marshall 3 1 Beat Gardner-Webb 36 35 99
2026 5 100 Ohio 2 2 Beat Stonehill 35 7 110
2026 5 101 Navy 1 2 Lost to UAB 20 24 136
2026 5 102 Jacksonville State 3 2 Beat Middle Tennessee 23 13 129
2026 5 103 Georgia State 3 1 Beat Northern Illinois 35 14 128
2026 5 104 Temple 1 3 Lost to Army 17 21 77
2026 5 105 Louisiana Tech 1 2 49
2026 5 106 Delaware 2 2 Lost to Virginia 3 42 60
2026 5 107 Arkansas State 2 2 Beat Kennesaw State 17 14 111
2026 5 108 Connecticut 2 2 Lost to Miami (Ohio) 21 24 114
2026 5 109 Air Force 2 1 Beat Nevada 36 33 138
2026 5 110 Colorado State 2 2 Lost to Texas-San Antonio 45 59 42
2026 5 111 Wyoming 2 2 Beat Hawaii 27 10 135
2026 5 112 Georgia Southern 1 3 Lost to Houston 28 42 47
2026 5 113 Kennesaw State 1 3 Lost to Arkansas State 14 17 86
2026 5 114 Florida Int. 2 2 Beat Long Island 20 3 120
2026 5 115 Oregon State 2 2 Beat Texas-El Paso 33 7 36
2026 5 116 Rice 1 3 Lost to Fresno State 24 38 39
2026 5 117 Hawaii 1 3 Lost to Wyoming 10 27 123
2026 5 118 San Jose State 2 2 63
2026 5 119 Western Kentucky 1 3 Beat Mercyhurst 52 7 12
2026 5 120 Buffalo 2 2 Beat Robert Morris 31 28 100
2026 5 121 Coastal Carolina 1 3 Lost to Liberty 17 34 121
2026 5 122 Missouri State 1 3 Lost to SMU 24 34 23
2026 5 123 Kent State 2 2 Beat Ball State 26 13 26
2026 5 124 Middle Tennessee 2 2 Lost to Jacksonville State 13 23 137
2026 5 125 Eastern Michigan 2 3 Beat Lindenwood 29 3 106
2026 5 126 Southern Miss 1 3 Lost to Tulane 21 24 81
2026 5 127 Utah State 1 3 Beat Troy 21 10 21
2026 5 128 Akron 1 3 Lost to Nevada-Las Vegas 10 38 73
2026 5 129 New Mexico State 1 3 Lost to New Mexico 18 42 75
2026 5 130 Ball State 1 3 Lost to Kent State 13 26 71
2026 5 131 Sam Houston 1 3 Lost to Texas Tech 14 49 69
2026 5 132 Texas-El Paso 1 3 Lost to Oregon State 7 33 11
2026 5 133 Sacramento State 1 4 Lost to Massachusetts 6 35 119
2026 5 134 Nevada 1 3 Lost to Air Force 33 36 134
2026 5 135 La. Monroe 0 4 Lost to Florida Atlantic 17 45 115
2026 5 136 Bowling Green 0 4 Lost to South Florida 6 14 80
2026 5 137 Northern Illinois 0 4 Lost to Georgia State 14 35 29
2026 5 138 Charlotte 0 4 Lost to La. Lafayette 7 34 52

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