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Texas dropped outside the top five while UCLA surged in this week’s Coaches Poll
Oct 11, 2026
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Texas dropped five spots in the Week 7 Coaches Poll to No. 6 after falling 27-24 to rival Oklahoma in the Red River Showdown on Saturday. The Longhorns came in one spot ahead of Alabama, which held steady at No. 7, despite falling 20-17 at home to Georgia.
The Bulldogs claimed the No. 1 spot and received 60 of 74 first-place votes, edging No. 2 Notre Dame, No. 3 Miami and No. 4 Indiana. No. 5 Ohio State also received a first-place vote after improving to 5-1 with a 45-16 win over Maryland.
LSU retained a spot in the poll at No. 21 after falling to 4-2 with an overtime loss at Kentucky. The Wildcats rose from No. 25 to No. 17 after improving to 4-1.
The biggest roster this week was UCLA, which surged 10 spots to No. 12 after improving to 5-0 with a 17-15 win at Oregon. Remarkably, the Ducks dropped 12 spots but stayed in the poll at No. 25 after falling to 3-2.
Boise State (No. 24), Wake Forest (No. 23) and Oklahoma State (No. 20) each entered the poll after Week 6 wins.
Coaches Poll
| RANK | SCHOOL | REC | PTS | LW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia (60) | 6-0 | 1832 | 2 |
| 2 | Notre Dame (3) | 6-0 | 1713 | 3 |
| 3 | Miami (1) | 5-0 | 1688 | 4 |
| 4 | Indiana (9) | 6-0 | 1633 | 5 |
| 5 | Ohio State (1) | 5-1 | 1565 | 6 |
| 6 | Texas | 4-1 | 1369 | 1 |
| 7 | Alabama | 5-1 | 1358 | 7 |
| 8 | BYU | 5-0 | 1355 | 8 |
| 9 | Texas Tech | 5-0 | 1240 | 9 |
| 10 | Ole Miss | 4-1 | 1180 | 11 |
| 11 | Utah | 5-0 | 1109 | 12 |
| 12 | UCLA | 5-0 | 912 | 22 |
| 13 | Missouri | 5-1 | 863 | 16 |
| 14 | Tennessee | 5-1 | 837 | 14 |
| 15 | USC | 6-1 | 758 | 17 |
| 16 | Iowa | 5-1 | 729 | 18 |
| 17 | Kentucky | 5-1 | 667 | 25 |
| 18 | Houston | 5-1 | 520 | 19 |
| 19 | Mississippi State | 4-1 | 463 | 20 |
| 20 | Oklahoma State | 4-1 | 403 | NR |
| 21 | LSU | 4-2 | 361 | 10 |
| 22 | SMU | 4-1 | 330 | 21 |
| 23 | Wake Forest | 5-1 | 229 | NR |
| 24 | Boise State | 5-1 | 205 | NR |
| 25 | Oregon | 3-2 | 200 | 12 |
Dropped out
No. 15 Florida; No. 23 Duke; No. 24 Pittsburgh
Others Receiving Votes
Northwestern 107; Arizona 92; Nebraska 74; Oklahoma 50; Wisconsin 39; Duke 35; James Madison 33; Florida 32; Pittsburgh 25; New Mexico 16; UTSA 10; Baylor 9; Memphis 6; Oregon State 2; North Carolina 1
