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US LBM Coaches Poll

US LBM Coaches Poll

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The US LBM Coaches Poll is conducted weekly throughout the regular season using a panel of head coaches at Football Bowl Subdivision schools. The panel is chosen by random draw, conference by conference plus independents, from a pool of coaches who have indicated to the American Football Coaches Association their willingness to participate. Each coach submits a Top 25 with a first-place vote worth 25 points, second place 24, and so on down to one point for 25th.

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Top 25 Teams

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Final Ranking results: Published January 09, 2024
RankTeamRecordPTS1stPrevChgHi/Lo
1
MichiganMich
15-01575631-1/3
2
WashingtonWash
14-1150702-2/11
3
GeorgiaUGa
13-1138906
+3
1/6
4
TexasTex
12-2138204-4/12
5
AlabamaAla
12-2135604
-1
3/12
6
Florida StateFlaSt
13-1121803
-3
3/8
7
OregonOregon
12-2121308
+1
5/15
8
MissouriMissou
11-2114309
+1
8/NR
9
Ole MissMiss
11-21082011
+2
9/22
10
Ohio StateOhioSt
11-2101407
-3
2/10
11
ArizonaAri
10-3898014
+3
11/NR
12
LSULSU
10-3890013
+1
5/23
13
Penn StatePSU
10-3811010
-3
5/13
14
Notre DameND
10-3772016
+2
9/22
15
OklahomaOkla
10-3691012
-3
6/19
16
Oklahoma StateOkSt
10-4575021
+5
16/NR
17
TennesseeTenn
9-4529023
+6
9/23
18
LouisvilleLou
10-4460015
-3
9/NR
19
Kansas StateKanSt
9-43860NR
+9
15/NR
20
ClemsonClem
9-43340NR
+6
9/NR
21
North Carolina StateNCSU
9-4271018
-3
18/NR
22
IowaIowa
10-4249017
-5
17/NR
23
KansasKansas
9-41580NR
+7
18/NR
24
SMUSMU
11-3119019
-5
19/NR
25
West VirginiaWVU
9-41170NR
+6
25/NR

Schools Dropped Out

No. 20 Liberty; No. 22 Oregon State; No. 24 Tulane; No. 25 James Madison;

Others Receiving Votes

Liberty 98; Oregon State 90; Tulane 34; James Madison 24; Memphis 23; Troy 17; North Carolina 17; USC 9; Air Force 7; UTSA 5; Northwestern 3; Fresno State 3; Boise State 3; Wyoming 1; UNLV 1; Duke 1;

List Of Voters

The US LBM Board of Coaches for the 2023 season: Tim Albin, Ohio; Blake Anderson, Utah State; Dino Babers, Syracuse; Tim Beck, Coastal Carolina; Terry Bowden, Louisiana-Monroe; Jeff Brohm, Louisville; Neal Brown, West Virginia; Troy Calhoun, Air Force; Jason Candle, Toledo; Curt Cignetti, James Madison; Dave Clawson, Wake Forest; Sonny Cumbie, Louisiana Tech; Ryan Day, Ohio State; Kalen DeBoer, Washington; Jake Dickert, Washington State; Dana Dimel, Texas-El Paso; Stan Drayton, Temple; Eliah Drinkwitz, Missouri; Sonny Dykes, TCU; Mike Elko, Duke; Shawn Elliott, Georgia State; Jedd Fisch, Arizona; James Franklin, Penn State; Marcus Freeman, Notre Dame; Hugh Freeze, Auburn; Willie Fritz, Tulane; Alex Golesh, South Florida; Danny Gonzales, New Mexico; Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State; Will Hall, Southern Mississippi; Tyson Helton, Western Kentucky; Tom Herman, Florida Atlantic; Brady Hoke, San Diego State; Dana Holgorsen; Houston; Butch Jones, Arkansas State; Brent Key, Georgia Tech; Rhett Lashlee, SMU; Lance Leipold, Kansas; Mike Locksley, Maryland; Mike MacIntyre, Florida International; Gus Malzahn, Central Florida; Chuck Martin, Miami (Ohio); Joey McGuire, Texas Tech; Jeff Monken, Army; Jim Mora, Connecticut; Billy Napier, Florida; Pat Narduzzi, Pittsburgh; Brian Newberry, Navy; Barry Odom, UNLV; Brent Pry, Virginia Tech; Matt Rhule, Nebraska; Nick Saban, Alabama; Scott Satterfield, Cincinnati; Kirby Smart, Georgia; Rick Stockstill, Middle Tennessee; Mark Stoops, Kentucky; Jon Sumrall, Troy; Lance Taylor, Western Michigan; Jeff Tedford, Fresno State; Jeff Traylor, Texas-San Antonio; Kyle Whittingham, Utah, Ken Wilson, Nevada; Kevin Wilson, Tulsa.

Helpful Info

*The highest and lowest ranking each team has held during the designated season. Any team that starts the season unranked and/or falls out of the top 25 during the season will reflect a "NR" (not ranked) designation as its lowest rank.

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