The Oklahoma Sooners earned one of the biggest wins of the 2026 College Football Season when they knocked off No. 1 Texas 27-24 in the Cotton Bowl on Saturday. It was an improbable win over their Red River rivals, but the Sooners found a way, scoring touchdowns on all three phases.
Unfortunately, the win didn't move the needle enough for the voters. The Sooners received votes in the latest US LBM Coaches Poll released Sunday.
The Sooners were the fourth-highest vote-getter in the poll behind Northwestern, Arizona, and Nebraska. Though they were left out of the rankings, the mission is simple: Win. If Oklahoma keeps winning, they'll put themselves in position to contend for a berth in the College Football Playoff at year's end.
That's because they'll
play four more teams ranked in the top 25 of the Coaches Poll. Up next is a date with No. 17 Kentucky at home. If the Sooners are able to carry the momentum built from the win over Texas into Saturday night at on Owen Field, that could set the stage for an incredible run to close out the season.
At the top of the rankings are the 6-0 Georgia Bulldogs, who garnered 60 of the 74 possible first-place votes. They're followed by Notre Dame at No. 2, Miami at No. 3, Indiana at No. 4, and Ohio State at No. 5. The Texas Longhorns fell five spots to No. 6.
After Week 6, only two teams are in the top 25 with two losses. The LSU Tigers, who lost to Kentucky in Lexington, and the Oregon Ducks, who fell to 5-0 UCLA up in Eugene.
Here's a look at the latest US LBM Coaches Poll after Week 6.
Full US LBM Coaches Poll
Schools Dropped Out
No. 15 Florida; No. 23 Duke; No. 24 Pittsburgh;
Others Receiving Votes
Northwestern 107; Arizona 92; Nebraska 74; Oklahoma 50; Wisconsin 39; Duke 35; James Madison 33; Florida 32; Pittsburgh 25; New Mexico 16; UTSA 10; Baylor 9; Memphis 6; Oregon State 2; North Carolina 1;
List Of Voters
The US LBM Board of Coaches for the 2026 season: Tim Albin, Charlotte; Blake Anderson, Southern Mississippi; Dave Aranda, Baylor; David Braun, Northwestern; Jeff Brohm, Louisville; Fran Brown, Syracuse; Neal Brown, North Texas; Troy Calhoun, Air Force; Jamey Chadwell, Liberty; Curt Cignetti, Indiana; Sonny Cumbie, Louisiana Tech; Spencer Danielson, Boise State; Ryan Day, Ohio State; Kalen DeBoer, Alabama; Manny Diaz, Duke; Jake Dickert, Wake Forest; Matt Drinkall, Central Michigan; Eliah Drinkwitz, Missouri; Sonny Dykes, TCU; Jason Eck, New Mexico; Mike Elko, Texas A&M; Tony Elliott, Virginia; Matt Entz, Fresno State; Jedd Fisch, Washington; James Franklin, Virginia Tech; Willie Fritz, Houston; Scott Frost, Central Florida; Tony Gibson, Marshall; Alex Golesh, Auburn; Will Hall, Tulane; Blake Harrell, East Carolina; John Hauser, Ohio; Clay Helton, Georgia Southern; Tyson Helton, Western Kentucky; Charles Huff, Memphis; Butch Jones, Arkansas State; KC Keeler, Temple; Charles Kelly, Jacksonville State; Brent Key, Georgia Tech; Zach Kittley, Florida Atlantic; Collin Klein, Kansas State; Tre Lamb, Tulsa; Rhett Lashlee, SMU; Clark Lea, Vanderbilt; Lance Leipold, Kansas; Pete Lembo, Buffalo; Sean Lewis, San Diego State; Dowell Loggains, Appalachian State; Joey McGuire, Texas Tech; Jeff Monken, Army; Kirby Moore, Washington State; Eric Morris, Oklahoma State; Dan Mullen, UNLV; Billy Napier, James Madison; Pat Narduzzi, Pittsburgh; Brian Newberry, Navy; Ken Niumatalolo, San Jose State; Barry Odom, Purdue; Tim Polasek, North Dakota State; Tavita Pritchard, Stanford; Ricky Rahne, Old Dominion; Matt Rhule, Nebraska; Rich Rodriguez, West Virginia; Jay Sawvel, Wyoming; Morgan Scalley, Utah; JaMarcus Shephard, Oregon State; Kirby Smart, Georgia; Will Stein, Kentucky; Jon Sumrall, Florida; Lance Taylor, Western Michigan; Jeff Traylor, Texas-San Antonio; Scotty Walden, Texas-El Paso; Kyle Whittingham, Michigan; Casey Woods, Missouri State.
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This article originally appeared on Sooners Wire: Oklahoma left out of US LBM Coaches Poll despite win over No. 1 Texas
