Tennessee's top 25 US LBM Coaches Poll ranking after Georgia Tech win
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Week 2 of the 2026 college football season has concluded. Following Week 2, the latest US LBM Coaches Poll was released.
Tennessee (2-0) is up four spots and ranked No. 14. The Vols defeated Georgia Tech (0-2), 45-24, in Week 2 at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.
"End of the day, you can look around the country and understand that every week's its own entity, its own week," Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel said after winning at Georgia Tech. "Proud of our team to come here get a win, play the way that we needed to, ultimately to end up on the right side of the scoreboard.
"You know, obviously, there's bunch of things to clean up, special teams early. Offensively, some of the penalties that changed the way the game's played. You know, defensively, a lot of really solid things and then second half not up to the standard, and certainly the fourth quarter penalties just not very good, so that's multiple phases of the game. Disappointed in that, but I've also learned and understand that you better appreciate every win too."
The entire Week 3 US LBM Coaches Poll top 25 rankings are listed below. Texas is ranked No. 1 after Week 2.
US LBM Coaches Poll top 25 rankings after Week 2
| Rank | Team | Record | PTS | 1st | Prev | Chg | Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas Longhorns | 2-0 | 1804 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 1/4 |
| 2 | Georgia Bulldogs | 2-0 | 1732 | 15 | 2 | – | 2/3 |
| 3 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 2-0 | 1639 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3/5 |
| 4 | Indiana Hoosiers | 2-0 | 1611 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4/6 |
| 5 | Miami (FL) Hurricanes | 2-0 | 1549 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5/7 |
| 6 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 1-1 | 1480 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1/6 |
| 7 | LSU Tigers | 2-0 | 1405 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 7/13 |
| 8 | Texas A&M Aggies | 2-0 | 1311 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8/9 |
| 9 | Ole Miss Rebels | 2-0 | 1228 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9/11 |
| 10 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 2-0 | 1206 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 10/12 |
| 11 | USC Trojans | 3-0 | 1023 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 11/14 |
| 12 | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 2-0 | 977 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 12/13 |
| 13 | BYU Cougars | 2-0 | 975 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 13/15 |
| 14 | Tennessee Volunteers | 2-0 | 679 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 14/18 |
| 15 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 2-0 | 676 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 15/17 |
| 16 | SMU Mustangs | 2-0 | 605 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 16/20 |
| 17 | Utah Utes | 2-0 | 590 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 17/21 |
| 18 | Oregon Ducks | 1-1 | 564 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 2/18 |
| 19 | Michigan Wolverines | 2-0 | 426 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 16/24 |
| 20 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 2-0 | 423 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 20/22 |
| 21 | Oklahoma Sooners | 1-1 | 395 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 9/21 |
| 22 | Missouri Tigers | 2-0 | 340 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 22/25 |
| 23 | Houston Cougars | 2-0 | 290 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 22/24 |
| 24 | Washington Huskies | 2-0 | 268 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 19/24 |
| 25 | Virginia Cavaliers | 2-0 | 249 | 0 | 25 | – | 25/NR |
Schools 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
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.
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