Week 7 of the 2026 college football season is in the books, and it was another weekend full of unpredictable upsets, especially at the top of the poll, with a record five teams in the top seven suffering defeat.
On Sunday morning, the latest Coaches Poll was released to give us a snapshot of how every team stacks up against each other as we prepare to kick off Week 8 of the season.
The Miami Hurricanes have taken over the No. 1 overall spot, while Ohio State, BYU, Georgia, and Texas Tech round out the top five.
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BYU was the big winner, jumping five spots into the top three after upsetting the previously No. 2-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish, who fell to No. 8.
The Texas Longhorns, meanwhile, plummeted 12 spots to No. 18 overall, after sitting at No. 1 just two weeks ago.
Where does your favorite team stand in the updated Coaches Poll? A full look at the Coaches Poll for Week 8 of the 2026 college football season can be seen below.
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2026 Coaches Poll Top 25 rankings- Week 8
- Miami
- Ohio State
- BYU
- Georgia
- Texas Tech
- Indiana
- Ole Miss
- Notre Dame
- Utah
- UCLA
- Tennessee
- Kentucky
- Alabama
- Iowa
- USC
- Houston
- LSU
- Texas
- Wake Forest
- SMU
- Missouri
- Boise State
- Northwestern
- Florida
- Oregon
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;
About the Coaches Poll
“The US LBM Coaches Poll is conducted weekly throughout the regular season using a panel of head coaches at Football Bowl Subdivision schools,” USA TODAY writes. “The panel is chosen by random draw, conference by conference plus independents, from a pool of coaches who have indicated to the American Football Coaches Association their willingness to participate. Each coach submits a Top 25 with a first-place vote worth 25 points, second place 24, and so on down to one point for 25th.”