With several media outlets posting their Updated College Football Top 25 rankings for 2026, we’ve updated our Composite Football Rankings for next season.
The composite aggregates and averages 23 different media rankings (so far). The formula assigns a No. 1 ranking 25 points, a No. 2 ranking 24 points, and so on.
The rounded result is divided by the number of polls and subtracted from 25, yielding the Composite Rank. Scores of less than 25 points result in a composite non-ranking.
A total of eight teams in the West were rated in multiple media preseason rankings and are in the composite table below.
Oregon, the top SuperWest Composite team at No. 2, appears in every list and no lower than 8th. USC has the next highest composite ranking at No. 12, but is ranked as high as 10th.
Our aggregate rankings appear below, as of July 17, 2026, and the individual media sources follow. (Scroll down to see all six tables.)
SuperWest Sports Preseason Composite Rankings
| SuperWest Composite |
|---|
| 2. Oregon |
| 12. USC |
| 13. BYU |
| 19. Washington |
| 20. Utah |
| 24. Arizona |
| 25. Boise State |
| 25. Cal |
2026 Preseason Media Football Rankings
| ESPN | Sports Illustrated | CBS Sports | On3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4. Oregon | 2. Oregon | 3. Oregon | 6. Oregon |
| 13. USC | 13. USC | 14. USC | 13. BYU |
| 20. BYU | 18. Washington | 15. BYU | 16. Utah |
| 19. BYU | 19. Washington | 18. Washington | |
| 20. Utah | 22. Utah | 19. USC | |
| 25. Arizona |
| Athlon | FOX Sports | Sporting News | USA TODAY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. Oregon | 1. Oregon | 6. Oregon | 8. Oregon |
| 14. USC | 10. USC | 10. USC | 10. USC |
| 16. BYU | 17. BYU | 15. BYU | 14. BYU |
| 17. Washington | 19. Washington | 16. Utah | 19. Utah |
| 20. Utah | 20. Arizona | 24. Washington | 25. Boise St |
| 24. Boise State | 23. Utah |
| Yahoo Sports | Bleacher Report | The Athletic | SWS/Stephen Vilardo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Oregon | 5. Oregon | 3. Oregon | 2. Oregon |
| 14. USC | 12. BYU | 12. USC | 11. USC |
| 15. BYU | 16. USC | 14. Washington | 12. BYU |
| 23. Washington | 17. Utah | 15. BYU | 16. Washington |
| 22. Washington | 20. Arizona | ||
| 22. Utah | |||
| PFF | Crain & Cone - On3 | Saturday Blitz | A to Z Sports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Oregon | 6. Oregon | 2. Oregon | 3. Oregon |
| 10. BYU | 14. USC | 14. USC | 15. BYU |
| 15. USC | 15. BYU | 15. BYU | 16. USC |
| 21. Cal | 18. Washington | 16. Utah | 20. Washington |
| 23. Arizona | 17. Arizona | 22. Utah | |
| 23. Cal | |||
| NCAA.com | College Football HQ | Dinich/ESPN | Saturday Down South |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2. Oregon | 2. Oregon | 6. Oregon | 4. Oregon |
| 10. BYU | 11. BYU | 11. USC | 11. BYU |
| 12. USC | 14. USC | 14. BYU | 12. USC |
| 19. Washington | 18. Utah | 21. Washington | 16. Utah |
| 23. Boise State | 19. Washington | 23. Utah | 19. Washington |
| 24. Utah | 25. Boise State | ||
| 25. Arizona |
| College Football News | Phil Steele | Football Scoop | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2. Oregon | 2. Oregon | 2. Oregon | |
| 12. USC | 10. USC | 13. USC | |
| 15. BYU | 15. Washington | 14. BYU | |
| 17. Washington | 17. BYU | 17. Washington | |
| 18. Arizona | 21. Utah | ||
| 22. Utah | |||
| 25. UCLA |
