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Nebraska Holds No. 1 as Florida Climbs in Latest AVCA Top 25 Poll

Nebraska collected 63 of 64 first-place votes to stay atop the AVCA Top 25, while Florida jumped to No. 5 in the Oct. 19 poll.

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10 hours ago

October 22, 2026

Royal Jones

Nebraska Holds No. 1 as Florida Climbs in Latest AVCA Top 25 Poll

Nebraska remains the clear No. 1 team in the country. The Huskers (19-0) collected 63 of 64 first-place votes and 1,575 points to top the AVCA Top 25 poll released Oct. 19, marking the program’s 132nd week at No. 1, the most of any school in the poll’s history.

Pitt (17-1) held at No. 2, followed by Louisville (18-2), Kentucky (15-3) and Florida (15-2), which climbed from No. 7 to No. 5 after its weekend sweep of the Texas schools. Wisconsin, SMU, Arizona State, Tennessee and Oregon round out the top 10. SMU slid from No. 5 to No. 7, while BYU made the week’s biggest jump, rising from No. 14 to No. 11. Baylor returned to the poll at No. 24, and Michigan State dropped out.

The full Top 25: 1. Nebraska (19-0), 2. Pitt (17-1), 3. Louisville (18-2), 4. Kentucky (15-3), 5. Florida (15-2), 6. Wisconsin (13-5), 7. SMU (14-4), 8. Arizona State (15-3), 9. Tennessee (14-3), 10. Oregon (16-2), 11. BYU (15-1), 12. Purdue (11-6), 13. TCU (15-4), 14. Texas (9-7), 15. Stanford (12-6), 16. Penn State (13-5), 17. Kansas (12-5), 18. Indiana (11-6), 19. Texas A&M (11-8), 20. Minnesota (11-5), 21. Washington (14-3), 22. Vanderbilt (15-2), 23. North Carolina (12-4), 24. Baylor (12-5), 25. Colorado (13-4). Others receiving votes: Michigan State, UCLA, Illinois, Colorado State, Georgia Tech, Miami (FL), Utah and Oklahoma.

The next AVCA poll will be released Oct. 26.

Photo: Nebraska in action during its Oct. 15 sweep at Northwestern (Nebraska Athletics)

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Alabama Runs Deep: Undefeated Moody, Central and Montgomery Catholic All Sit in the National Top 15

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October 22, 2026

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Moody quarterback Serenity Rutledge (0) runs against Montgomery Catholic during the AHSAA state championship game at Protective Stadium.

If you want to find the center of the high school flag football universe, check Alabama. Three Alabama programs sit in the USA TODAY Super 25 national rankings — and the state’s No. 2 team hasn’t lost in 30 games.

Moody (17-0) is the streak story of the fall. The defending AHSAA Class 1A-5A champions picked up their 30th consecutive win this week, are ranked No. 7 in the Super 25 and No. 8 in the MaxPreps national rankings, and recently outscored three opponents 146-0 in a single week. Sophomore Sophie White put up 472 all-purpose yards and seven touchdowns in one doubleheader. The Blue Devils’ title DNA is real: last December at Protective Stadium, quarterback Serenity Rutledge threw three touchdown passes — to Zoey Terry, White and Kennedy Hockman — and Cheyenne Moore returned an interception 48 yards for a score in a 27-18 final win over Montgomery Catholic.

Central of Phenix City (11-2) is Alabama’s No. 1 and the nation’s No. 5, powered by Savannah Sevier, who recently stacked 301 yards, four touchdowns, six flag pulls and four pass breakups in a single week. Montgomery Catholic (12-1), ranked No. 15 nationally, is right back in the hunt behind senior Hayden Fitts, who ran for three touchdowns and threw for another against Spain Park.

With Spain Park, Vestavia Hills, Boaz and Brewbaker Tech also ranked in the state Super 10, Alabama’s playoffs this winter might be the toughest tournament in the country.