The Texas Longhorns 27-24 loss to the Florida Gators has been severely punished by the voters in the US LBM Coaches Poll. After a second straight loss to an unranked opponent, the Longhorns plummeted 12 spots and are now ranked No. 21. With all the chaos and upsets on Saturday, no team fell as far as Texas.
The Miami Hurricanes are the new No. 1 team in the nation after outlasting rival Florida State in double overtime. After starting the season as the top-ranked team in America, Ohio State is back up to No 2. BYU, who upset Notre Dame, are No. 3. Last week's top-ranked team Georgia is down to No. 4 and Texas Tech is No. 5.
Indiana, Ole Miss, Notre Dame Utah and UCLA make up the rest of the top ten. The Gators are back in the poll, up nine spots to No. 24.
There are nine SEC teams ranked in the Top 25. The Big Ten lands seven in the poll. The Big 12 has four ranked teams and the ACC has three, including the No. 1 Hurricanes.
2026-27 US LBM Coaches Poll
Published October 18, 2026
| Rank | Team | Record | PTS | 1st | Prev | Chg | Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami (FL) Hurricanes | 6-0 | 1791 | 50 | 3 | 2 | 1/7 |
| 2 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 6-1 | 1725 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1/7 |
| 3 | BYU Cougars | 6-0 | 1698 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3/15 |
| 4 | Georgia Bulldogs | 6-1 | 1469 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1/4 |
| 5 | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 6-0 | 1414 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5/13 |
| 6 | Indiana Hoosiers | 6-1 | 1378 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4/6 |
| 7 | Ole Miss Rebels | 5-1 | 1371 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 6/12 |
| 8 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 6-1 | 1332 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2/8 |
| 9 | Utah Utes | 6-0 | 1222 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9/21 |
| 10 | UCLA Bruins | 6-0 | 1206 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 10/NR |
| 11 | Tennessee Volunteers | 6-1 | 1193 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 11/18 |
| 12 | Kentucky Wildcats | 6-1 | 979 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 12/NR |
| 13 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 5-2 | 813 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7/13 |
| 14 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 5-1 | 807 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 14/22 |
| 15 | USC Trojans | 6-1 | 796 | 0 | 15 | - | 11/18 |
| 16 | Houston Cougars | 6-1 | 730 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 16/NR |
| 17 | LSU Tigers | 5-2 | 569 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 7/21 |
| 18 | Texas Longhorns | 4-2 | 520 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 1/18 |
| 19 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 6-1 | 514 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 19/NR |
| 20 | SMU Mustangs | 5-1 | 458 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 16/25 |
| 21 | Missouri Tigers | 5-2 | 274 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 13/25 |
| 22 | Boise State Broncos | 5-1 | 266 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 22/NR |
| 23 | Northwestern Wildcats | 5-1 | 256 | 0 | NR | 3 | 23/NR |
| 24 | Florida Gators | 5-2 | 250 | 0 | NR | 9 | 8/NR |
| 25 | Oregon Ducks | 4-2 | 189 | 0 | 25 | - | 2/25 |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 19 Mississippi State; No. 20 Oklahoma State;
Others Receiving Votes
Arizona 141; Oklahoma State 87; James Madison 80; Auburn 55; Mississippi State 32; Nebraska 19; Oregon State 17; New Mexico 16; UTSA 13; Michigan 10; North Dakota State 8; Wisconsin 7; Duke 7; North Carolina 5; Pittsburgh 4; Air Force 3; North Texas 1;
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