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Joey Urban and the Southern Miss Golden Eagles are ranked No. 15 in this week’s top 25. Courtesy of Southern Miss Athletics<\/p>\n
Feb. 23, 2026 9:52 am EST<\/p>\n
Southern Miss was the biggest mover in Week 2, jumping from No. 24 to No. 15 after a 4-0 week that featured wins over Southeastern Louisiana, Purdue, Oregon State and Baylor. The Golden Eagles opened the season with a series win at home over UCSB.<\/p>\n
Three teams dropped out, including TCU falling from No. 11 to unranked after losing to UT Arlington and getting swept at UCLA. The Horned Frogs have a complicated resume; they have wins over two ranked teams (Arkansas and Vanderbilt), but are 2-5 overall and weren\u2019t really competitive in two of the three games at UCLA.<\/p>\n
Michigan (1-3 for the week) and Kentucky (2-2) were the other two teams that dropped out. The three new teams are Texas A&M, West Virginia and Wake Forest.<\/p>\n
RankTeamLast WeekOverallPrev Week<\/p>\n
1<\/p>\n
LSU<\/p>\n
5-0<\/p>\n
8-0<\/p>\n
1<\/p>\n
2<\/p>\n
UCLA<\/p>\n
4-0<\/p>\n
6-1<\/p>\n
2<\/p>\n
3<\/p>\n
Texas<\/p>\n
4-0<\/p>\n
7-0<\/p>\n
3<\/p>\n
4<\/p>\n
Arkansas<\/p>\n
4-0<\/p>\n
6-1<\/p>\n
4<\/p>\n
5<\/p>\n
Auburn<\/p>\n
3-1<\/p>\n
6-1<\/p>\n
5<\/p>\n
6<\/p>\n
Mississippi State<\/p>\n
5-0<\/p>\n
8-0<\/p>\n
6<\/p>\n
7<\/p>\n
Georgia Tech<\/p>\n
5-0<\/p>\n
8-0<\/p>\n
8<\/p>\n
8<\/p>\n
North Carolina<\/p>\n
3-1-1<\/p>\n
6-1-1<\/p>\n
9<\/p>\n
9<\/p>\n
Oklahoma<\/p>\n
4-0<\/p>\n
7-0<\/p>\n
10<\/p>\n
10<\/p>\n
Florida<\/p>\n
5-0<\/p>\n
7-1<\/p>\n
12<\/p>\n
11<\/p>\n
Coastal Carolina<\/p>\n
2-2<\/p>\n
5-2<\/p>\n
7<\/p>\n
12<\/p>\n
Ole Miss<\/p>\n
5-0<\/p>\n
8-0<\/p>\n
14<\/p>\n
13<\/p>\n
Georgia<\/p>\n
4-0<\/p>\n
6-1<\/p>\n
15<\/p>\n
14<\/p>\n
Florida State<\/p>\n
2-2<\/p>\n
4-2<\/p>\n
13<\/p>\n
15<\/p>\n
Southern Miss<\/p>\n
4-0<\/p>\n
6-1<\/p>\n
24<\/p>\n
16<\/p>\n
Oregon State<\/p>\n
2-2<\/p>\n
4-3<\/p>\n
16<\/p>\n
17<\/p>\n
Virginia<\/p>\n
3-1<\/p>\n
6-1<\/p>\n
18<\/p>\n
18<\/p>\n
NC State<\/p>\n
3-1<\/p>\n
5-1<\/p>\n
20<\/p>\n
19<\/p>\n
Vanderbilt<\/p>\n
5-0<\/p>\n
6-2<\/p>\n
21<\/p>\n
20<\/p>\n
Clemson<\/p>\n
4-0<\/p>\n
7-0<\/p>\n
22<\/p>\n
21<\/p>\n
Miami<\/p>\n
5-0<\/p>\n
9-0<\/p>\n
25<\/p>\n
22<\/p>\n
Texas A&M<\/p>\n
4-0<\/p>\n
7-0<\/p>\n
NR<\/p>\n
23<\/p>\n
West Virginia<\/p>\n
2-1<\/p>\n
5-1<\/p>\n
NR<\/p>\n
24<\/p>\n
Tennessee<\/p>\n
2-2<\/p>\n
5-2<\/p>\n
17<\/p>\n
25<\/p>\n
Wake Forest<\/p>\n
4-0<\/p>\n
6-1<\/p>\n
NR<\/p>\n
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