2025-26US LBM Coaches Poll
The US LBM Coaches Poll is conducted weekly throughout the regular season using a panel of head coaches at Football Bowl Subdivision schools. The panel is chosen by random draw, conference by conference plus independents, from a pool of coaches who have indicated to the American Football Coaches Association their willingness to participate. 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.
Learn more about our partnership with US LBM.| Rank | Team | Record | PTS | 1st | Prev | Chg | Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Indiana HoosiersIU | 16-0 | 1550 | 62 | 1 | - | 1/21 |
| 2 |  Miami (FL) HurricanesMIA-FL | 13-3 | 1485 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2/18 |
| 3 |  Ole Miss RebelsMiss | 13-2 | 1400 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3/15 |
| 4 |  Oregon DucksORE | 13-2 | 1349 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2/9 |
| 5 |  Georgia BulldogsUGa | 12-2 | 1269 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2/10 |
| 6 |  Ohio State BuckeyesOhioSt | 12-2 | 1265 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1/6 |
| 7 |  Texas Tech Red RaidersTTU | 12-2 | 1142 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4/24 |
| 8 |  Texas A&M AggiesTexA&M | 11-2 | 1091 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3/22 |
| 9 |  Alabama Crimson TideBAMA | 11-4 | 1050 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 4/20 |
| 10 |  Oklahoma SoonersOkla | 10-3 | 946 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6/NR |
| 11 |  Notre Dame Fighting IrishND | 10-2 | 901 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5/21 |
| 12 |  BYU CougarsBYU | 12-2 | 868 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 8/NR |
| 13 |  Texas LonghornsTex | 10-3 | 840 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1/19 |
| 14 |  Utah UtesUTAH | 11-2 | 772 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 14/NR |
| 15 |  Vanderbilt CommodoresVandy | 10-3 | 602 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 11/NR |
| 16 |  Virginia CavaliersUVa | 11-3 | 567 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 11/NR |
| 17 |  Iowa HawkeyesIowa | 9-4 | 410 | 0 | NR | 9 | 17/NR |
| 18 |  Tulane Green WaveTULN | 11-3 | 369 | 0 | 18 | - | 18/NR |
| 19 |  Houston CougarsHou | 10-3 | 349 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 19/NR |
| 20 |  James Madison DukesJMU | 12-2 | 342 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 19/NR |
| 21 |  USC TrojansUSC | 9-4 | 309 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 16/NR |
| 22 |  Michigan WolverinesMich | 9-4 | 276 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 13/NR |
| 23 |  Navy MidshipmenNavy | 11-2 | 164 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 23/NR |
| 24 |  Georgia Tech Yellow JacketsGT | 9-4 | 126 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 7/NR |
| 25 |  Illinois Fighting IlliniIll | 9-4 | 123 | 0 | NR | 7 | 8/NR |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 20 Arizona; No. 23 Tennessee;
Others Receiving Votes
North Texas 107; Washington 92; SMU 89; Duke 82; Arizona 79; TCU 72; Tennessee 22; Louisville 13; Wake Forest 6; Old Dominion 6; Western Michigan 5; Connecticut 4; Missouri 3; Boise State 2; Pittsburgh 1; East Carolina 1; Army West Point 1;
List Of Voters
The US LBM Board of Coaches for the 2025 season: Tim Albin, Charlotte; Dave Aranda, Baylor; David Braun, Northwestern; Jeff Brohm, Louisville; Fran Brown, Syracuse; Troy Calhoun, Air Force; Jason Candle, Toledo; Ryan Carty, Delaware; Jamey Chadwell, Liberty; Bob Chesney, James Madison; Curt Cignetti, Indiana; Chris Creighton, Eastern Michigan; Spencer Danielson, Boise State; Ryan Day, Ohio State; Kalen DeBoer, Alabama; Manny Diaz, Duke; Dave Doeren, North Carolina State; Eliah Drinkwitz, Missouri; Sonny Dykes, TCU; Jason Eck, New Mexico; Mike Elko, Texas A&M; Luke Fickell, Wisconsin; Jedd Fisch, Washington; James Franklin, Penn State; Marcus Freeman, Notre Dame; Willie Fritz, Houston; Alex Golesh, South Florida; Thomas Hammock, Northern Illinois; Blake Harrell, East Carolina; Tyson Helton, Western Kentucky; Charles Huff, Southern Mississippi; Brent Key, Georgia Tech; GJ Kinne, Texas State; Zach Kittley, Florida Atlantic; Tre Lamb, Tulsa; Dan Lanning, Oregon; Rhett Lashlee, SMU; Clark Lea, Vanderbilt; Lance Leipold, Kansas; Pete Lembo, Buffalo; Sean Lewis, San Diego State; Mike Locksley, Maryland; Chuck Martin, Miami (Ohio); Joey McGuire, Texas Tech; Bronco Mendenhall, Utah State; Jeff Monken, Army; Jim Mora, Connecticut; Eric Morris, North Texas; Pat Narduzzi, Pittsburgh; Brian Newberry, Navy; Ken Niumatalolo, San Jose State; Gerad Parker, Troy; Matt Rhule, Nebraska; Rich Rodriguez, West Virginia; Jay Sawvel, Wyoming, Willie Simmons, Florida International; Kirby Smart, Georgia; Mark Stoops, Kentucky; Jon Sumrall, Tulane; Lance Taylor, Western Michigan; Jeff Traylor, Texas-San Antonio; Scotty Walden, Texas-El Paso.
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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