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Missouri defeated No. 8 Florida 45-17 in a historic upset, causing the Gators to drop to No. 15 in the Coaches Poll while the Tigers rose to No. 16. Austin Simmons led Missouri with 340 passing yards, and the team recorded its largest margin of victory against a top-10 opponent since 1976.
Texas remains the top-ranked college football team for a third straight week after a narrow 20-17 victory over Tennessee, though Georgia has closed the gap with a dominant win over Oklahoma. Florida has surged into the top 10, while several previously ranked teams have fallen out of the polls.
Texas retains the No. 1 spot in the AP Top 25 and US LBM Coaches Poll after a narrow win over Tennessee, while Florida jumps to No. 8 following a dominant victory over Mississippi. USC drops significantly after losing to Oregon, and Iowa rises in the rankings. The Week 4 slate featured seven ranked team losses, causing major shifts in the middle of the polls.
The Week 4 US LBM Coaches Poll features a stable top three but significant mid-table volatility. Texas retains No. 1 after beating Tennessee, while Florida jumps to No. 8 following a dominant win over Ole Miss. USC and Michigan fall sharply after losses, and four new teams enter the Top 25.
The Week 4 Coaches Poll features significant movement, with Florida jumping 14 spots to No. 8 after defeating Ole Miss. Texas remains No. 1, while USC and Penn State drop significantly due to losses. Four new teams enter the Top 25, including Mississippi State and Duke.
Ole Miss moved up to No. 6 after its 32-24 win over LSU, which tumbled from the top 10 to No. 11. Florida re-enters the poll at No. 22 after a 44-39 win at Auburn. Texas remains No. 1 with 46 first-place votes; LSU drops to No. 11, Texas A&M falls to No. 20, and Louisville returns to the ranking at No. 19 as SMU falls to No. 25. Other top-25 teams mostly held serve as Week 4 approaches, signaling a wide-open race for the playoff picture.
Texas jumps to No. 1 in the US LBM Coaches Poll after rallying past the previously top-ranked Ohio State; Georgia remains No. 2, Notre Dame No. 3, Indiana No. 4, and Miami No. 5. Ohio State slides to No. 6 while LSU earns the final first-place vote and moves to No. 7 ahead of a showdown with No. 9 Mississippi. Texas A&M climbs to No. 8 and Alabama cracks the top 10. BYU rises to No. 14, Oregon falls to No. 18, Oklahoma drops to No. 21, Michigan jumps to No. 19, and Washington sits at No. 24. No new teams enter the Top 25 this week, while Florida falls out of the Top 25 and leads the group of teams receiving votes.
Texas earns the No. 1 spot in the AFCA Coaches Poll after Ohio State’s 24-23 loss to Texas, with Georgia, Notre Dame, Indiana and Miami rounding out the top five; Oregon falls to No. 18 and Oklahoma to No. 21, Florida exits the rankings, and Michigan's win over Oklahoma helps regain momentum as Ohio State slides to No. 6.
USA TODAY's Coaches Poll for the 2026 season after Week 1 keeps Ohio State at No. 1 with no changes in the top five (Georgia, Texas, Notre Dame, Indiana). Oregon drops to No. 6 after a scare, while LSU makes the day’s biggest jump to No. 8. Texas A&M and Oklahoma slip, Clemson falls out of the top 25, and Virginia and Florida share No. 25. The 11–25 section features moves for Ole Miss, Alabama, Texas Tech, USC, BYU, Penn State, SMU, Tennessee, Washington, Utah, Iowa, Houston, and Missouri, plus a batch of teams receiving votes.
LSU surged five spots to No. 8 after routing Clemson, Oregon dropped to No. 6, and Michigan tumbled to No. 24 ahead of Week 2’s Oklahoma matchup; Ohio State remains No. 1 and Texas No. 3, with Texas A&M No. 9 and Oklahoma No. 10 as LSU’s rise reshapes the top 10.
The US LBM Coaches Poll for the 2026 college football season, compiled weekly by a panel of FBS head coaches, was released Sept. 8, 2026. Ohio State sits No. 1, followed by Georgia, Texas, Notre Dame and Indiana in the top five. Oregon, Miami (FL), LSU, Texas A&M and Oklahoma make up the top 10, with Clemson dropping out of the Top 25. The article provides the full Top 25, along with other receiving votes and a list of the coaches who voted in this week’s ballot.
Week 1 chaos reshapes the Week 2 US LBM Coaches Poll and AP Top 25: Ohio State and Georgia lead, Texas and Notre Dame sit in the top five, Indiana and Oregon close behind, with Miami and LSU in the top 10; Clemson drops out of the Coaches Poll at No. 23. The AP Top 25 mirrors the familiar power mix with Ohio State, Georgia, Notre Dame, Texas, Indiana and Oregon at the top, followed by Miami, LSU, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Alabama, Texas Tech, USC, BYU, Penn State, SMU, Tennessee, Washington, Utah, Iowa, Houston, Missouri and Louisville. Week 1 also featured Michigan’s dramatic finish and LSU’s dominant win.
USA TODAY Sports breaks down one key preseason question for each Top 25 team in the Coaches Poll, highlighting how coaching hires, line play, and emerging players could decide playoff and national-title chances—from Ohio State's NFL-style coordinator hires to Georgia's inexperienced receivers and Missouri's tougher schedule.
USA Today unveils its preseason Coaches Poll Top 25 for the 2026 college football season, led by Ohio State at No. 1, with Oregon, Georgia, Texas, and Notre Dame rounding out the top five; Indiana, Miami, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, and Ole Miss sit in the top 10 as the sport prepares to kick off.
Ohio State is the preseason No. 1 in a notably wide-open 2026 Coaches Poll, with Oregon No. 2 and Georgia No. 3; the SEC leads the poll with nine teams, while Indiana sits at No. 6 as reigning national champion, followed by Texas and Notre Dame in the top five.