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College football rankings: Michigan plummets in coaches, AP Top 25 polls

John Leuzzi

USA TODAY

Sept. 27, 2026, 3:22 p.m. ET

Week 4 of the college football season delivered no shortage of drama, with several games across the country coming down to the final seconds and producing memorable finishes, including Michigan’s last-second loss to Iowa.

Those results also sparked movement in the US LBM Coaches Poll and AP Top 25.

Coming off a statement win against Lane Kiffin and LSU, Mississippi fell on the road to Florida as Pete Golding’s defense had no answers for Jaden Baugh, who finished with 142 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 29 carries. Trinidad Chambliss and the Rebels will look to get Kewan Lacy back from injury after their Week 5 bye.

Arch Manning and Texas survived a late scare from Tennessee, as the Longhorns‘ defense came up with a game-saving stop on Faizon Brandon’s Hail Mary attempt in the closing seconds. Jeremiah Smith stole the show in the noon ET window on Saturday with four touchdowns and 217 receiving yards in Ohio State’s 42-19 rout of Illinois.

In the Big Ten, Iowa pulled off a stunner, with Hank Brown capping a 91-yard drive with a 16-yard touchdown pass to Reece Vander Zee as time expired for a 20-19 win at Michigan. Dylan Raiola stepped in for an injured Dante Moore and helped Oregon to a 41-27 win over Southern California at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The Nebraska transfer completed 19-of-25 passes for 289 yards and two touchdowns.More: After Michigan’s first loss, there’s plenty of blame to go around

Elsewhere, Wisconsin earned its second-ranked win under Luke Fickell, as Colton Joseph connected with Jacob Harris for a 72-yard late fourth-quarter touchdown to beat Penn State, Wake Forest also upset Louisville at home, thanks to a blocked field goal in the game’s waning moments.

Here’s a look at how the results from Week 4 of the college football season impacted the Week 5 US LBM Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 rankings:HAYES: Florida football is back. Jon Sumrall needed only four games to prove it | Opinion

College football rankings after Week 4

US LBM Coaches Poll

First-place votes in parentheses

1. Texas (45)
2. Georgia (17)
3. Notre Dame (3)
4. Miami
5. Indiana (8)
6. Ohio State
7. Alabama
8. Florida
9. BYU
10. Texas Tech
11. LSU
12. Mississippi
13. Utah
14. Iowa
15. Oregon
16. Mississippi State
17. Tennessee
18. Southern California
19. SMU
20. Houston
21. Duke
22. Penn State
23. UCLA
24. Michigan
25. Missouri

Others receiving votes: Oklahoma State 126; Kentucky 123; Boise State 112; Pitt 97; Virginia Tech 84; Nebraska 67; Wake Forest 48; Louisville 42; Wisconsin 39; Cincinnati 35; Auburn 22; Washington 20; James Madison 17; Virginia 15; Texas A&M 14; Northwestern 12; North Dakota State 11; UMass 9; New Mexico 7; Minnesota 7; Oklahoma 6; Clemson 5; Arizona 3; Western Michigan 2; UTSA 2; West Virginia 1.

AP Top 25

1. Texas (62)
2. Georgia (6)
3. Notre Dame
4. Miami (1)
5. Ohio State
6. Indiana (1)
7. Alabama
8. Florida
9. Ole Miss
10. BYU
11. LSU
12. Texas Tech
13. Utah
14. Iowa
15. Oregon
16. Mississippi State
17. Tennessee
18. USC
19. Oklahoma State
20. Houston
21. SMU
22. Boise State
23. UCLA
24. Kentucky
25. Missouri

Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 102, Duke 101, Penn State 98, Wake Forest 88, Virginia Tech 86, Michigan 54, Pittsburgh 52, Nebraska 36, Louisville 25, Cincinnati 20, James Madison 10, Arizona 8, Minnesota 7, North Dakota State 6, Northwestern 1.

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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: College football rankings after Week 4: Updated US LBM Coaches Poll, AP Top 25