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2026 AP Football Poll

California · Week 8

Ranked in 0 of 9 published polls this season.

Latest poll:

Coverage: –

AP Result

NR

Still not ranked

Compared with Week 7

Voter Support

Of the 70 available ballots, 0 ranked California and 70 left the team unranked.

Ranked California
0
Left unranked
70
0 of 70 voters · 0%70 of 70 voters · 100%
Highest Vote
—

No ranked votes available

Lowest Ranked Vote
—

No ranked votes available

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Stanford
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Oct 31Final
California10
NC State31
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Oct 24Final
California20
#23 SMU59
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Weekly Rankings and Votes

Select a week to explore every voter’s ranking.

California 2026 AP Poll History
PollPublishedAP RankPointsRanked ByFull Poll
PreseasonNR21 / 69AP Top 25 →
Week 1NR00 / 69AP Top 25 →
Week 2NR00 / 68AP Top 25 →
Week 3NR00 / 69AP Top 25 →
Week 4NR00 / 70AP Top 25 →
Week 5NR00 / 70AP Top 25 →
Week 6NR00 / 70AP Top 25 →
Week 7NR00 / 70AP Top 25 →
Week 8NR00 / 70AP Top 25 →

This summary covers the available polls, which may not include every week of the season.

The Bigger Picture · Football

Where California Finished

Final AP rankings after the postseason. Coverage: 1989 through 2025.

Meet the School ↓

Football · Recorded Conference Titles

1 Pacific-10 Conference Championship

  • 2006*

* Shared conference title

Sources & References

Football · Recorded Conference Titles

1 Pacific-8 Conference Championship

  • 1975*

* Shared conference title

Sources & References

Football · Recorded Conference Titles

12 Pacific Coast Conference Championships

  • 1918
  • 1920
  • 1921
  • 1922
  • 1923
  • 1935*
  • 1937
  • 1938*
  • 1948*
  • 1949
  • 1950
  • 1958

* Shared conference title

Sources & References

Includes the 14 conference-title seasons enumerated in Cal’s record book. Its printed total says 13; that discrepancy remains unresolved. The school list does not include 1924 or 1929.

Top 25 Finishes
5 / 37 seasons
Top 10 Finishes
2 / 37 seasons
Best Final Ranking
#8
Last Ranked Finish
#14 in 2006

Summary covers 1989 through 2025.

Season by Season

Showing 2016 to 2025 · 10 seasons

Higher bars mean a higher finish. NR = Not Ranked in the final Top 25, including teams receiving votes. Gold marks a school-recognized FBS / major-college national championship; an AP No. 1 finish alone is not treated as a championship.

View Every Final Ranking (1989–2025)
California · Final AP Football Rankings
YearFinal AP ResultSource
2025Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2024Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2023Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2022Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2021Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2020Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2019Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2018Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2017Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2016Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2015Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2014Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2013Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2012Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2011Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2010Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2009Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2008Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2007Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2006#14Source ↗
2005#25Source ↗
2004#9Source ↗
2003Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2002Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2001Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2000Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1999Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1998Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1997Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1996Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1995Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1994Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1993#25Source ↗
1992Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1991#8Source ↗
1990Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1989Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
Sources & References

Beyond the Ballot

Meet the University of California, Berkeley

The University of California, Berkeley was established in 1868 as California's public university. Its campus in Berkeley is home to the Golden Bears.

Location
Berkeley, California
University Type
Public · Land-grant
Founded
1868
Undergraduate Enrollment
33,122Fall 2025 · Berkeley campus
Nickname
California Golden Bears
Football Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)Current affiliation · 2026
Recorded FBS / Major College Football National Championships
5School-Recognized Titles1920 · 1921 · 1922 · 1923 · 1937
Recorded Football Pacific Coast Conference Championships
121918 · 1920 · 1921 · 1922 · 1923 · 1935 · 1937 · 1938 · 1948 · 1949 · 1950 · 1958
Recorded Football Pacific-8 Conference Championships
11975
Recorded Football Pacific-10 Conference Championships
12006
Sources & References
Sather Tower at sunset at University of California, Berkeley
Sather Tower at sunset · 2006Photo: Tristan Harward / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5