How far did Indiana football move up in polls?
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BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football moved up a spot in the US LMB Coaches Poll for a second straight week.
The No. 4 Hoosiers beat Howard 55-0 with the teams even agreeing to shorten the fourth quarter. The program now has seven wins of 50 or more points since 2024, the most of any FBS team since 2024.
Indiana is now the top-ranked team in the Big Ten after jumping over Ohio State. The Buckeyes lost 24-23 to Texas on Saturday despite leading 23-3 in the fourth quarter. According to ESPN, No. 1 teams were 197-0 when holding a 20-point lead at any point in the fourth since 2004.
Texas moved into first place with IU receiving the third-most first place votes (10).
US LMB 2026 preseason college football poll
The US LBM Coaches Poll is conducted weekly throughout the regular season using a panel of head coaches at Football Bowl Subdivision schools. 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.
| Rank | School (record) | Points | Change | First-Place Votes |
| 1 | Texas (2-0) | 1,804 | +2 | 42 |
| 2 | Georgia (2-0) | 1,732 | – | 15 |
| 3 | Notre Dame (2-0) | 1,639 | +1 | 4 |
| 4 | Indiana (2-0) | 1,611 | +1 | 4 |
| 5 | Miami (Fla.) (2-0) | 1,549 | +2 | 10 |
| 6 | Ohio State (1-1) | 1,480 | -5 | 2 |
| 7 | LSU (2-0) | 1,405 | +1 | 1 |
| 8 | Texas A&M (2-0) | 1,311 | +1 | 0 |
| 9 | Ole Miss (2-0) | 1,228 | +2 | 0 |
| 10 | Alabama (2-0) | 1,206 | +2 | 0 |
| 11 | USC (2-0) | 1,023 | +3 | 0 |
| 12 | Texas Tech (2-0) | 977 | +1 | 0 |
| 13 | BYU (2-0) | 975 | +2 | 0 |
| 14 | Tennessee (2-0) | 679 | +4 | 0 |
| 15 | Penn State (2-0) | 676 | +1 | 0 |
| 16 | SMU (2-0) | 605 | +1 | 0 |
| 17 | Utah (2-0) | 590 | +3 | 0 |
| 18 | Oregon (1-1) | 564 | -12 | 0 |
| 19 | Michigan (2-0) | 426 | +5 | 0 |
| 20 | Iowa (2-0) | 423 | +1 | 0 |
| 21 | Oklahoma (1-1) | 395 | -11 | 0 |
| 22 | Missouri (2-0) | 340 | +1 | 0 |
| 23 | Houston (2-0) | 290 | -1 | 0 |
| 24 | Washington (2-0) | 268 | -5 | 0 |
| 25 | Virginia (2-0) | 249 | – | 0 |
Dropped out: No. 25 Florida;
Others receiving votes: Florida 183; Louisville 160; Boise State 44; Kansas State 24; South Carolina 23; Mississippi State 20; Vanderbilt 19; Duke 19; Nebraska 18; Pittsburgh 16; Oklahoma State 16; Auburn 15; Western Michigan 10; Virginia Tech 9; UCLA 8; Tulsa 7; North Dakota State 5; New Mexico 4; Clemson 3; Wake Forest 1; Arizona 1;
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.
Michael Niziolek is the Indiana beat reporter for The Bloomington Herald-Times. You can follow him on X @michaelniziolek.
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