Miami Reaches No. 1 In AP Top 25; BYU Climbs To No. 2
Miami has climbed to the No. 1 spot in the AP Top 25 college football rankings for the first time since 2002, while No. 2 BYU achieved its highest ranking since its 1984 national championship season following a chaotic week…
Denver, CO, October 18, 2026 —
Miami has climbed to the No. 1 spot in the AP Top 25 college football rankings for the first time since 2002, and BYU has moved to No. 2, its highest position since the season it won the national championship in 1984.
The rankings followed a chaotic week in college football in which multiple top teams lost. The summary of the rankings did not identify the teams that were defeated or provide game scores, so the specific results behind the changes are not available.
Miami’s return to the top spot ends a wait of more than two decades for the program to reach No. 1 in the AP poll. BYU’s second-place ranking marks its strongest standing since its championship season. The two teams occupy the top two positions after the week’s losses among highly ranked programs.
The information provided does not include the date the rankings were released, the teams’ previous rankings, the voting totals, or details about their games. It also does not specify how many top teams lost or name them. Those details are necessary to describe precisely how the results affected the poll.
The latest rankings place Miami first and BYU second, but the available information offers no further details about the rest of the Top 25 or the teams’ upcoming schedules. The developments mark separate milestones for both programs: Miami is back at No. 1 for the first time since 2002, while BYU has reached its highest ranking since 1984.
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