The November 1, 2026, US LBM Coaches Top 25 rankings have been released, placing Utah at number four with an 8-0 record. According to the rankings published November 1, the top of the list is led by Miami (Fla.), which holds an 8-0 record and 1818 points.
In the Coaches Top 25, Georgia sits in second place with a 7-1 record and 1719 points. Indiana follows in third with an 8-1 record and 1597 points. UCLA holds the fifth position with an 8-0 record and 1501 points, while Notre Dame is ranked sixth with a 7-1 record and 1498 points.
Kentucky is ranked seventh with a 7-1 record and 1344 points. BYU follows at number eight with a 7-1 record and 1278 points. Alabama is ninth with a 6-2 record and 1131 points, and Ohio State is tenth with a 6-2 record and 1101 points.
The middle of the rankings includes Texas at 11, Ole Miss at 12, Texas Tech at 13, Wake Forest at 14, LSU at 15, Tennessee at 16, USC at 17, Houston at 18, Missouri at 19, and Iowa at 20. Boise State is 21, Arizona is 22, Northwestern is 23, SMU is 24, and New Mexico is 25.
Other teams receiving votes include South Carolina, Florida, UTSA, Duke, Virginia Tech, Oregon, Minnesota, Oklahoma State, Liberty, North Texas, Wisconsin, Memphis, North Dakota State, Nebraska, and Cincinnati.
The 2026 AP Top 25 was scheduled to be announced on November 1, 2026, at approximately 1 p.m. CT. Additionally, the 2026 College Football Playoff Rankings are scheduled to be announced on November 2, 2026, at 7 p.m. CT on ESPN.
The US LBM Board of Coaches for the 2026 season includes several members, such as Tim Albin of Charlotte, Blake Anderson of Southern Mississippi, David Braun of Northwestern, Jeff Brohm of Louisville, Fran Brown of Syracuse, Neal Brown of North Texas, Troy Calhoun of Air Force, Jamey Chadwell of Liberty, Curt Cignetti of Indiana, Sonny Cumbie of Louisiana Tech, Spencer Danielson of Boise State, Ryan Day of Ohio State, Kalen DeBoer of Alabama, Manny Diaz of Duke, Jake Dickert of Wake Forest, Matt Drinkall of Central Michigan, Eliah Drinkwitz of Missouri, Sonny Dykes of TCU, Jason Eck of New Mexico, Mike Elko of Texas A&M, Tony Elliott of Virginia, Matt Entz of Fresno State, Jedd Fisch of Washington, James Franklin of Virginia Tech, Willie Fritz of Houston, Scott Frost of Central Florida, Tony Gibson of Marshall, Alex Golesh of Auburn, Will Hall of Tulane, Blake Harrell of East Carolina, John Hauser of Ohio, Clay Helton of Georgia Southern, Tyson Helton of Western Kentucky, Charles Huff of Memphis, Butch Jones of Arkansas State, KC Keeler of Temple, Charles Kelly of Jacksonville State, Brent Key of Georgia Tech, Zach Kittley of Florida Atlantic, Collin Klein of Kansas State, Tre Lamb of Tulsa, Rhett Lashlee of SMU, Clark Lea of Vanderbilt, Lance Leipold of Kansas, Pete Lembo of Buffalo, Sean Lewis of San Diego State, Dowell Loggains of Appalachian State, Joey McGuire of Texas Tech, Jeff Monken of Army, Kirby Moore of Washington State, Eric Morris of Oklahoma State, Dan Mullen of UNLV, Billy Napier of James Madison, Pat Narduzzi of Pittsburgh, Brian Newberry of Navy, Ken Niumatalolo of San Jose State, Barry Odom of Purdue, Tim Polasek of North Dakota State, Tavita Pritchard of Stanford, Ricky Rahne of Old Dominion, Matt Rhule of Nebraska, Rich Rodriguez of West Virginia, Jay Sawvel of Wyoming, Morgan Scalley of Utah, JaMarcus Shephard of Oregon State, Kirby Smart of Georgia, Will Stein of Kentucky, Jon Sumrall of Florida, Lance Taylor of Western Michigan, Jeff Traylor of Texas-San Antonio, Scotty Walden of Texas-El-Paso, and Kyle Whittingham of Utah.
The full list of voters for the US LBM Board of Coaches includes the individuals mentioned above.
