Saturday night's dramatic 22-21 win over LSU at Death Valley in Baton Rouge gives the Texas Longhorns a much better chance of making the College Football Playoffs. But that doesn't mean UT moved up in the US LBM Coaches Poll. The Longhorns stay at No. 8 for another week.
None of the teams ahead of Texas in the poll lost this week. In fact, the entire top nine in the rankings stayed the same. Georgia remains in the No. 1 spot. Utah, Notre Dame, UCLA and Indiana make up the top five.
Miami and sit just ahead of Texas at No. 6 and No. 7 respectively. Tennessee and Wake Forest make up the top ten. The Demon Deacons jumped Texas Tech after a big win at SMU.
There are now eight SEC teams ranked in the Top 25 after South Carolina dropped out. The Big
Ten and Big 12 each land five teams in the poll. The ACC has four ranked teams.
2026-27 US LBM Coaches Poll
Published November 15, 2026
Schools Dropped Out
No. 23 SMU; No. 24 South Carolina; No. 25 New Mexico;
Others Receiving Votes
Liberty 87; Memphis 70; New Mexico 48; Missouri 47; SMU 39; UTSA 38; South Carolina 35; Northwestern 17; Air Force 14; Nebraska 12; Louisiana Tech 12; North Texas 11; Oklahoma 8; Illinois 8; Auburn 7; Minnesota 6; Oklahoma State 5; Toledo 2; Virginia 1; North Dakota State 1;
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*The highest and lowest ranking each team has held during the designated season. Any team that starts the season unranked and/or falls out of the top 25 during the season will reflect a "NR" (not ranked) designation as its lowest rank.
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