College football rankings: Georgia still No. 1, new team joins US LBM Coaches Poll top 10

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College football rankings: Georgia still No. 1, new team joins US LBM Coaches Poll top 10
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Updated Nov. 15, 2026, 2:20 p.m. ET

Georgia remains the top-ranked team in the US LBM Coaches Poll after a win against Missouri.
Utah, Notre Dame, UCLA, and Indiana complete the top five, with all but UCLA receiving at least one first-place vote.
Louisville, Duke, and Florida have moved into the top 25 rankings.

An eventful weekend in college football began with travel adventures and featured some wild finishes on the field. In the end, however, little changed in the big picture. As such, the new US LBM Coaches Poll looks a lot like the last one

Georgia solidified its hold on the No. 1 ranking with a convincing win against Missouri. The Bulldogs received 58 of 73 first-place votes this week. Utah needed a late score in the wee hours against Arizona to stay undefeated but managed to preserve its No. 2 position. The Utes were voted first by 11 panelists this week

The next few teams also hold steady. Notre Dame, an easy winner against Boston College, hangs on at No. 3 with a one first-place vote. No. 4 UCLA, the only other unbeaten squad, picked up no firsts but kept its record clean outlasting Illinois Friday night. Indiana, a winner against Southern California, rounds out the top five and claimed the remaining three No. 1 votes

No. 6 Miami (Fla.), No. 7 Alabama, No. 8 Texas and No. 9 Tennessee retain their respective positions. Wake Forest moves up a spot to join the top 10, thanks to a convincing road win at SMU. It’s the first top-10 appearance for the Demon Deacons since the poll of Oct. 31, 2021

There are more changes toward the back end of the poll, including a couple other ACC teams climbing into the top 25. Louisville reenters at No. 22, and in something of an unusual occurrence Duke moves in at No. 24 following a loss, albeit a fairly competitive one at Miami. Florida also rejoins the poll at No. 25 after toppling No. 18 Kentucky

SMU, South Carolina and New Mexico are the week’s dropouts

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Source: www.usatoday.com