2026 AP Football Poll
Massachusetts · Week 9
Ranked in 0 of 10 published polls this season.
Latest poll:
Coverage: –
AP Result
NRStill not ranked
Compared with Week 8
Voter Support
Of the 70 available ballots, 0 ranked Massachusetts and 70 left the team unranked.
- Ranked Massachusetts
- 0
- Left unranked
- 70
- Highest Vote
- —
- Lowest Ranked Vote
- —
No ranked votes available
No ranked votes available
2026 Games & Scores
Full Schedule & Results →Upcoming matchups and recent results, with game statistics and AP voter context.
Weekly Rankings and Votes
Select a week to explore every voter’s ranking.
| Poll | Published | AP Rank | Points | Ranked By | Full Poll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preseason | NR | 0 | 0 / 69 | AP Top 25 → | |
| Week 1 | NR | 0 | 0 / 69 | AP Top 25 → | |
| Week 2 | NR | 0 | 0 / 68 | AP Top 25 → | |
| Week 3 | NR | 0 | 0 / 69 | AP Top 25 → | |
| Week 4 | NR | 0 | 0 / 70 | AP Top 25 → | |
| Week 5 | NR | 0 | 0 / 70 | AP Top 25 → | |
| Week 6 | NR | 0 | 0 / 70 | AP Top 25 → | |
| Week 7 | NR | 0 | 0 / 70 | AP Top 25 → | |
| Week 8 | NR | 0 | 0 / 70 | AP Top 25 → | |
| Week 9 | NR | 0 | 0 / 70 | AP Top 25 → |
This summary covers the available polls, which may not include every week of the season.
The Bigger Picture · Football
Where Massachusetts Finished
Final AP rankings after the postseason. Coverage: 2012 through 2025.
Football · Conference Titles
1 CAA Championship
- 2007*
* Shared conference title
Sources & References
Football · Conference Titles
3 Atlantic 10 Championships
- 1999*
- 2003*
- 2006
* Shared conference title
Sources & References
Football · Conference Titles
17 Yankee Conference Championships
- 1960*
- 1963
- 1964
- 1966
- 1967
- 1969
- 1971*
- 1972
- 1974*
- 1977
- 1978
- 1979*
- 1981*
- 1982*
- 1986*
- 1988*
- 1990
* Shared conference title
Sources & References
Overall conference championships through 2025. UMass’s published total of 22 includes its 1998 Atlantic 10 New England Division title. This overall-league count is 21 because division titles are excluded; Richmond won the 1998 overall league championship.
- Top 25 Finishes
- 0 / 14 seasons
- Top 10 Finishes
- 0 / 14 seasons
- Best Final Ranking
- —
- Last Ranked Finish
- —
Summary covers 2012 through 2025.
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.
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View Every Final Ranking (2012–2025)
| Year | Final AP Result | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Not Ranked (NR) | Source ↗ |
| 2024 | Not Ranked (NR) | Source ↗ |
| 2023 | Not Ranked (NR) | Source ↗ |
| 2022 | Not Ranked (NR) | Source ↗ |
| 2021 | Not Ranked (NR) | Source ↗ |
| 2020 | Not Ranked (NR) | Source ↗ |
| 2019 | Not Ranked (NR) | Source ↗ |
| 2018 | Not Ranked (NR) | Source ↗ |
| 2017 | Not Ranked (NR) | Source ↗ |
| 2016 | Not Ranked (NR) | Source ↗ |
| 2015 | Not Ranked (NR) | Source ↗ |
| 2014 | Not Ranked (NR) | Source ↗ |
| 2013 | Not Ranked (NR) | Source ↗ |
| 2012 | Not Ranked (NR) | Source ↗ |
Sources & References
- College Poll Archive · Final 2012 AP poll ↗
- College Poll Archive · Final 2013 AP poll ↗
- College Poll Archive · Final 2014 AP poll ↗
- College Poll Archive · Final 2015 AP poll ↗
- College Poll Archive · Final 2016 AP poll ↗
- College Poll Archive · Final 2017 AP poll ↗
- College Poll Archive · Final 2018 AP poll ↗
- College Poll Archive · Final 2019 AP poll ↗
- College Poll Archive · Final 2020 AP poll ↗
- College Poll Archive · Final 2021 AP poll ↗
- College Poll Archive · Final 2022 AP poll ↗
- College Poll Archive · Final 2023 AP poll ↗
- College Poll Archive · Final 2024 AP poll ↗
- College Poll Archive · Final 2025 AP poll ↗
Beyond the Ballot
Meet the University of Massachusetts Amherst
The University of Massachusetts Amherst began as Massachusetts Agricultural College in 1863 under the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act. It opened to students in 1867 and developed into a public research university.
- Location
- Amherst, Massachusetts
- University Type
- Public · Land-grant
- Founded
- 1863
- Enrollment
- 31,318Fall 2025 · Amherst institution, undergraduate and graduate
- Nickname
- Massachusetts Minutemen
- Football Conference
- Mid-American ConferenceCurrent affiliation · 2026
- FCS Football National Championships
- 1School-Recognized Titles1998
- Football Yankee Conference Championships
- 171960 · 1963 · 1964 · 1966 · 1967 · 1969 · 1971 · 1972 · 1974 · 1977 · 1978 · 1979 · 1981 · 1982 · 1986 · 1988 · 1990
- Football Atlantic 10 Championships
- 31999 · 2003 · 2006
- Football CAA Championships
- 12007
Sources & References
- the University of Massachusetts Amherst · History and overview ↗
- the University of Massachusetts Amherst · Enrollment and reporting scope ↗
- Massachusetts · Team identity ↗
- MAC · 2026 football record book and membership ↗
- NCAA · Historical conference champions ↗
- UMass · NCAA Division I-AA national title and team history ↗
