Texas has climbed to No. 1 in the Sept. 13 US LBM Coaches Top 25, taking the top spot with 42 first-place votes and 1,804 points after opening at No.
- Georgia sits right behind at No. 2 with 15 first-place votes and 1,732 points, while Notre Dame moved up to No. 3, collecting four first-place votes and 1,639 points.
Indiana continued its rise as well, checking in at No. 4 with 10 first-place votes and 1,611 points after being No. 5 previously. Miami (Fla.) made one of the biggest jumps near the top, moving from No. 7 to No. 5 with two first-place votes and 1,549 points. Ohio State, last week’s No. 1 team, dropped to No. 6 with 1,480 points.
LSU landed at No. 7 with one first-place vote and 1,405 points, followed by Texas A&M at No. 8, Ole Miss at No. 9 and Alabama at No.
- LSU tight end Trey'Dez Green was a bright spot in the Tigers’ win over Louisiana Tech, catching six passes for 104 yards and one touchdown.
The rest of the top 25 brought more movement. USC climbed to No.
11, Texas Tech to No. 12, BYU to No. 13 and Tennessee to No.
- Penn State held at No.
15, SMU moved to No. 16 and Utah came in at No. 17.
Oregon took the biggest fall among the higher-ranked teams, sliding from No. 6 to No. 18.
Michigan rose to No. 19, Iowa stayed at No. 20 and Oklahoma dropped to No.
- Missouri, Houston, Washington and Virginia rounded out the poll.
Florida was the first team outside the top 25, followed by Louisville, Boise State, Kansas State, South Carolina, Mississippi State, Vanderbilt, Duke, Nebraska, Pittsburgh, Oklahoma State, Auburn, Western Michigan, Virginia Tech, UCLA, Tulsa, North Dakota State, New Mexico, Clemson, Wake Forest and Arizona among those receiving votes.
The US LBM Board of Coaches for the 2026 season includes coaches from across the sport, with voters such as Ryan Day, Kalen DeBoer, Kirby Smart, Curt Cignetti, Mike Elko and Jedd Fisch among the group.
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The buildup around LSUs Week 3 trip to Oxford has already taken on an extra layer because of who is standing across the sideline. Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss acknowledged the matchup feels weird with Lane Kiffin now coaching LSU, but he also made clear the Rebels are trying to keep the focus where it belongs. The game will be nationally televised, which only adds to the noise around a meeting that already has plenty of history attached to it.
For LSU, the storyline is unavoidable even before kickoff arrives. Kiffins return to face the program he once led gives the matchup a personal edge, while Ole Miss is treating it like another chance to settle in and play football instead of getting caught up in the drama. That balance between emotion and business will shape the conversation all week, and it should make Saturday in Oxford feel like more than just another early-season SEC game. [Read more 🡒]
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Still, the game did not exactly quiet the bigger concern hovering over LSU: offensive consistency. Even with the final margin looking comfortable, the Tigers had stretches where they failed to separate cleanly, and that leaves the discussion pointed straight at next weeks trip to Ole Miss, where loose execution and wasted chances tend to get exposed in a hurry. [Read more 🡒]
LSU Heads Into Ole Miss Week With One Big Sam Leavitt Concern
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For LSU, the encouraging part is that Leavitt showed he can tilt a game with his legs, becoming the first Tigers quarterback to do that in years. The issue is cleaner play, and Lane Kiffin made it clear the standard before Oxford has to be sharper execution and better ball security. Against an Ole Miss team that will punish loose possessions, LSU cant afford the same kind of uneven stretch and expect the same kind of result. [Read more 🡒]