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.
Week 4 Coaches PollRANKSCHOOLRECPTSLW1Georgia (60)6-0183222Notre Dame (3)6-0171333Miami (1)5-0168844Indiana (9)6-0163355Ohio State (1)5-1156566Texas4-1136917Alabama5-1135878BYU5-0135589Texas Tech5-01240910Ole Miss4-111801111Utah5-011091212UCLA5-09122213Missouri5-18631614Tennessee5-18371415USC6-17581716Iowa5-17291817Kentucky5-16672518Houston5-15201919Mississippi State4-14632020Oklahoma State4-1403NR21LSU4-23611022SMU4-13302123Wake Forest5-1229NR24Boise State5-1205NR25Oregon3-220012Dropped 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