Where did Texas Football land in Preseason US LBM Coaches Poll?
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The first major poll of the 2026 season is out! USA TODAY Sports has released the Preseason US LBM Coaches Poll. The Texas Longhorns are ranked No. 4 to start the year. Ohio State, the Longhorns Week 2 opponent, will begin the year at No. 1. Oregon and Georgia sit just ahead of the Horns. Notre Dame rounds out the top five.
Last year, Texas was the preseason No. 1 in the USA TODAY Sports poll. It was the first time Texas had ever been the preseason No. 1 in the coaches poll. But after a Week 1 loss at Ohio State, UT never was ranked No. 1 again in 2025 and in fact missed the college football playoff.
The US LBM Coaches Poll is out and Ohio State starts at No. 1 for the first time since 2015 with the Big Ten and SEC dominating other top positions.
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Rivals Texas A&M and Oklahoma are both in the top ten, at No. 8 and No. 9 respectively. The SEC has nine teams in the initial coaches poll. The Big Ten lands eight teams in the poll, including the top two. TheBig 12 has four ranked teams and the ACC lands three teams in the preseason poll.
2026 US LBM Preseason Coaches Poll
Published August 04, 2026
| Rank | Team | Record | PTS | 1st | Prev | Chg | Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 0-0 | 1741 | 38 | NR | – | 1/1 |
| 2 | Oregon Ducks | 0-0 | 1637 | 6 | NR | – | 2/2 |
| 3 | Georgia Bulldogs | 0-0 | 1591 | 7 | NR | – | 3/3 |
| 4 | Texas Longhorns | 0-0 | 1544 | 2 | NR | – | 4/4 |
| 5 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 0-0 | 1524 | 5 | NR | – | 5/5 |
| 6 | Indiana Hoosiers | 0-0 | 1522 | 14 | NR | – | 6/6 |
| 7 | Miami (FL) Hurricanes | 0-0 | 1409 | 0 | NR | – | 7/7 |
| 8 | Texas A&M Aggies | 0-0 | 1174 | 0 | NR | – | 8/8 |
| 9 | Oklahoma Sooners | 0-0 | 1104 | 0 | NR | – | 9/9 |
| 10 | Ole Miss Rebels | 0-0 | 1096 | 0 | NR | – | 10/10 |
| 11 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 0-0 | 1050 | 0 | NR | – | 11/11 |
| 12 | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 0-0 | 1034 | 0 | NR | – | 12/12 |
| 13 | LSU Tigers | 0-0 | 951 | 0 | NR | – | 13/13 |
| 14 | USC Trojans | 0-0 | 838 | 0 | NR | – | 14/14 |
| 15 | BYU Cougars | 0-0 | 781 | 0 | NR | – | 15/15 |
| 16 | Michigan Wolverines | 0-0 | 719 | 0 | NR | – | 16/16 |
| 17 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 0-0 | 463 | 0 | NR | – | 17/17 |
| 18 | Tennessee Volunteers | 0-0 | 428 | 0 | NR | – | 18/18 |
| 19 | Washington Huskies | 0-0 | 406 | 0 | NR | – | 19/19 |
| 20 | SMU Mustangs | 0-0 | 378 | 0 | NR | – | 20/20 |
| 21 | Utah Utes | 0-0 | 313 | 0 | NR | – | 21/21 |
| 22 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 0-0 | 291 | 0 | NR | – | 22/22 |
| 23 | Clemson Tigers | 0-0 | 235 | 0 | NR | – | 23/23 |
| 24 | Houston Cougars | 0-0 | 194 | 0 | NR | – | 24/24 |
| 25 | Missouri Tigers | 0-0 | 158 | 0 | NR | – | 25/25 |
Others Receiving Votes
Louisville 153; Florida 147; TCU 63; Illinois 62; South Carolina 50; Arizona 50; Virginia 40; Vanderbilt 37; Auburn 29; Georgia Tech 26; Boise State 24; Oklahoma State 22; UNLV 17; North Carolina State 13; Florida State 13; Virginia Tech 12; Nebraska 12; Memphis 9; Arizona State 8; James Madison 6; Duke 6; Pittsburgh 4; New Mexico 4; Western Michigan 3; Navy 3; San Diego State 2; Kansas State 1; Jacksonville State 1; Hawaii 1; California 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; 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; 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.
Helpful Info
*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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