Where Tennessee is ranked after Texas loss in US LBM Coaches Poll
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The 2026 college football season enters Week 5. The latest US LBM Coaches Poll top 25 was released Sunday after Week 4 games.
Tennessee (3-1, 0-1 SEC) is down four spots to No. 17. The Vols lost, 20-17, to No. 1 Texas (4-0, 1-0 SEC) at Neyland Stadium in Week 4.
Tennessee will next host Auburn on Saturday. Kickoff between the Vols and Tigers is slated for 3:30 p.m. EDT. ESPN will televise the matchup. The game will mark a return to Neyland Stadium for Auburn head coach and former Tennessee offensive coordinator and tight ends coach Alex Golesh.
Below is the Week 5 US LBM Coaches Poll. The Longhorns remain ranked No. 1 nationally.
US LBM Coaches Poll top 25 rankings after Week 4
| Rank | Team | Record | PTS | 1st | Prev | Chg | Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas Longhorns | 4-0 | 1779 | 45 | 1 | – | 1/4 |
| 2 | Georgia Bulldogs | 4-0 | 1735 | 17 | 2 | – | 2/3 |
| 3 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 4-0 | 1641 | 3 | 3 | – | 3/5 |
| 4 | Miami (FL) Hurricanes | 4-0 | 1569 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4/7 |
| 5 | Indiana Hoosiers | 4-0 | 1554 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4/6 |
| 6 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 3-1 | 1463 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1/7 |
| 7 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 4-0 | 1399 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7/12 |
| 8 | Florida Gators | 4-0 | 1214 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8/NR |
| 9 | BYU Cougars | 3-0 | 1166 | 0 | 9 | – | 9/15 |
| 10 | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 4-0 | 1108 | 0 | 10 | – | 10/13 |
| 11 | LSU Tigers | 3-1 | 1097 | 0 | 11 | – | 7/13 |
| 12 | Ole Miss Rebels | 3-1 | 1021 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6/12 |
| 13 | Utah Utes | 4-0 | 917 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 13/21 |
| 14 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 4-0 | 887 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 14/22 |
| 15 | Oregon Ducks | 3-1 | 866 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 2/18 |
| 16 | Mississippi State Bulldogs | 4-0 | 658 | 0 | NR | 11 | 16/NR |
| 17 | Tennessee Volunteers | 3-1 | 648 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 13/18 |
| 18 | USC Trojans | 4-1 | 511 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 11/18 |
| 19 | SMU Mustangs | 3-1 | 327 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 16/25 |
| 20 | Houston Cougars | 3-1 | 301 | 0 | NR | 6 | 20/NR |
| 21 | Duke Blue Devils | 4-0 | 230 | 0 | NR | 7 | 21/NR |
| 22 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 3-1 | 207 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 14/22 |
| 23 | UCLA Bruins | 4-0 | 183 | 0 | NR | 14 | 23/NR |
| 24 | Michigan Wolverines | 3-1 | 166 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 16/24 |
| 25 | Missouri Tigers | 3-1 | 152 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 21/25 |
Schools dropped out
No. 19 Louisville; No. 20 Texas A&M; No. 23 Washington; No. 24 Oklahoma
Others receiving votes
Oklahoma State 126; Kentucky 123; Boise State 112; Pittsburgh 97; Virginia Tech 84; Nebraska 67; Wake Forest 48; Louisville 42; Wisconsin 39; Cincinnati 35; Auburn 22; Washington 20; James Madison 17; Virginia 15; Texas A&M 14; Northwestern 12; North Dakota State 11; Massachusetts 9; New Mexico 7; Minnesota 7; Oklahoma 6; Clemson 5; Arizona 3; Western Michigan 2; UTSA 2; West Virginia 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; Matt Drinkall, Central Michigan; 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; Jay Sawvel, Wyoming; 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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