Boise State picked up a little more respect in the Week 2 Coaches Poll, but not enough to crack the top 25.
After climbing from 24 votes to 43 last week following its near miss at Oregon, Boise State moved to 44 votes in Sunday morning’s poll. That was good for third among teams outside the rankings, behind Florida with 183 votes and Louisville with 160.
The Broncos are 1-1 overall and 0-0 in the Pac-12, and their latest bump came after Saturday’s 38-20 home win over Memphis at Albertsons Stadium. Boise State was staring at a 17-3 deficit late in the second quarter before flipping the game with a strong second-half push.
The ground game drove the comeback. Boise State piled up 357 rushing yards, with junior tailback Dylan Riley delivering a career-high 206.
Memphis coach Charles Huff made sure to tip his cap afterward.
“Hats off to Boise State,” Memphis head coach Charles Huff said in his postgame press conference. “They played a heck of a game.
They did what they do and executed well. Hats off to their coaches for putting a good plan together.
Their players played their tails off.”
Boise State was one of several Group of 6 teams to receive votes. Western Michigan got 10, Tulsa had 7, North Dakota State earned 5 and New Mexico collected 4. The Broncos will see Western Michigan up close in two weeks.
At the top of the poll, Texas moved into No. 1 after its 24-23 comeback win over Ohio State, which slid all the way to No. 6. Georgia stayed at No. 2, followed by Notre Dame, Indiana and Miami.
Oregon took the biggest tumble of the week, falling 12 spots to No. 18 after a 39-31 road loss to Oklahoma State. The Cowboys had lost 21 straight games against FBS opponents.
Boise State opened the 2026 season with a 34-27 road loss at Oregon, which had been ranked No. 2 in the Coaches Poll.
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