2026 Polls and rankings

[Toe]

2026 US LBM Coaches Poll preseason Top 25 rankings​

1. Ohio State (38 first-place votes)
2. Oregon (6)
3. Georgia (7)
4. Texas (2)
5. Notre Dame (5)
6. Indiana (14)
7. Miami
8. Texas A&M
9. Oklahoma
10. Mississippi
11. Alabama
12. Texas Tech
13. LSU
14. Southern California
15. Brigham Young
16. Michigan
17. Penn State
18. Tennessee
19. Washington
20. SMU
21. Utah
22. Iowa
23. Clemson
24. Houston
25. Missouri

Others receiving votes: Louisville; Florida; TCU; Illinois; Arizona; South Carolina; Virginia; Vanderbilt; Auburn; Georgia Tech; Boise State; Oklahoma State; UNLV; Florida State; North Carolina State; Nebraska; Virginia Tech; Memphis; Arizona State; Duke; James Madison; New Mexico; Pittsburgh; Navy; Western Michigan; San Diego State; California; Hawaii; Jacksonville State; Kansas State.

College football preseason Top 25 rankings: Ohio State leads US LBM Coaches Poll

The US LBM Coaches Poll is out and Ohio State starts at No. 1 for the first time since 2015 with the Big Ten and SEC dominating other top positions.

www.usatoday.com

 

[Toe]

Obviously some disagreement on Indiana there - second most #1 votes, but #6 overall.

 

[Dogs In A Pile]

A lot of big shoes to fill after they won it all last year but after seeing Cignetti's results after his first two years I wouldn't underestimate them. It will be interesting to see how it plays out.

 

[Toe]

And ESecPN with their usual dumbshittery. They don't math good down in SEC country.

Team	Ranked opponents	Count
Ohio State	Texas (4), Iowa (22), Indiana (6), USC (14), Oregon (2), Michigan (16)	6
Michigan	Oklahoma (9), Iowa (22), Penn State (17), Indiana (6), Oregon (2), Ohio State (1)	6
Minnesota	Washington (19), Michigan (16), Iowa (22), Indiana (6), Penn State (17)	5
Nebraska	Indiana (6), Oregon (2), Washington (19), Ohio State (1), Iowa (22)	5
Northwestern	Indiana (6), Penn State (17), Oregon (2), Iowa (22), Ohio State (1)	5
Purdue	Notre Dame (5), Washington (19), Penn State (17), Iowa (22), Indiana (6)	5
USC	Oregon (2), Washington (19), Penn State (17), Ohio State (1), Indiana (6)	5
Washington	USC (14), Iowa (22), Penn State (17), Indiana (6), Oregon (2)	5

 

[ZRod]

And ESecPN with their usual dumbshittery. They don't math good down in SEC country.

Team	Ranked opponents	Count
Ohio State	Texas (4), Iowa (22), Indiana (6), USC (14), Oregon (2), Michigan (16)	6
Michigan	Oklahoma (9), Iowa (22), Penn State (17), Indiana (6), Oregon (2), Ohio State (1)	6
Minnesota	Washington (19), Michigan (16), Iowa (22), Indiana (6), Penn State (17)	5
Nebraska	Indiana (6), Oregon (2), Washington (19), Ohio State (1), Iowa (22)	5
Northwestern	Indiana (6), Penn State (17), Oregon (2), Iowa (22), Ohio State (1)	5
Purdue	Notre Dame (5), Washington (19), Penn State (17), Iowa (22), Indiana (6)	5
USC	Oregon (2), Washington (19), Penn State (17), Ohio State (1), Indiana (6)	5
Washington	USC (14), Iowa (22), Penn State (17), Indiana (6), Oregon (2)	5

I don't follow ball outside of the Bi1G like I used to, but another caveat... Should 3 of those SEC teams even be in the top 25 given last performance and turnover?

 

[Toe]

I don't follow ball outside of the Bi1G like I used to, but another caveat... Should 3 of those SEC teams even be in the top 25 given last performance and turnover?

What, don't you know that any SEC team with a .500 conference record deserves to be in the top 25, and even some with a .375 record?

 

[Hilltop]

I don't follow ball outside of the Bi1G like I used to, but another caveat... Should 3 of those SEC teams even be in the top 25 given last performance and turnover?

I remember quite a few years when Nebraska was the beneficiary of high pre season rankings following not so great seasons.