New No. 1! Texas Longhorns now top-ranked team in US LBM Coaches Poll
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The king is dead. Long live the king. That old English saying certainly applies to the Texas Longhorns after an epic comeback win over Ohio State. Now the Horns are the new king, replacing the Buckeyes as the No. 1 team in the nation in the newest US LBM Coaches Poll.
The Longhorns jumped up two places from No. 3 to the top spot in the ranking. Ohio State, who blew a 20 point lead to Texas on the road in Austin, fell five spots and are now ranked No. 6. The Longhorns leapfrogged Georgia, who beat Western Kentucky 70-20, into the top spot.
Notre Dame, Indiana and Miami round out the top five. Texas received 42 first place votes, outdistancing the Bulldogs' 15 first place votes by a wide margin. The Hoosiers also got 10 first place votes.
Texas takes over the top spot in the US LBM Coaches Poll after its dramatic comeback to beat previously top-ranked Ohio State. See the complete rankings at the link below.
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Oregon took the biggest fall this week after getting upset by Oklahoma State. The Ducks plummeted 12 spots to No. 18. Oregon started the season No. 2 in the nation behind the Buckeyes. The Sooners also tumbled 11 spots to No. 21 after a poor offensive showing in a 17-10 loss to Michigan.
The SEC lands nine teams in the Top 25, including the top two. The Big Ten has eight ranked in the poll. There are four Big 12 ranked in the poll and three from the ACC.
2026-27 US LBM Coaches Poll: Week 3
Published September 13, 2026
| 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;
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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