Iowa Beats Michigan On Last Second Touchdown
September 27, 2026
With two seconds remaining in the game and facing fourth down on the Michigan 16-yard line, Iowa quarterback Hank Brown hit Reece Vander Zee in the front corner of the endzone to give Iowa a 20-19 win over Michigan at the Big House. The win moved Iowa up to No. 14 in this week’s US LBM Coaches Poll, while the Wolverines dropped to No. 24. The Hawkeyes are 4-0 to start the season for the first time since 2021.
Texas held on for a 20-17 victory over then-No. 13 Tennessee in Knoxville and still sits No. 1 with 45 first-place votes. The Volunteers fell to No. 17. Georgia and Notre Dame remain 2 and 3, but Miami (Fla.) and Indiana flipped spots with the Hurricanes at No. 4 and the Hoosiers at No. 5. Florida’s dominant win over then-No. 6 Ole Miss, 52-28, caused the Gators to jump 14 spots to No. 8 while the Rebels fell to No. 12.
Rank School (1st votes) Pts. Prev. Rec.
1 Texas (45) 1779 1 4-0
2 Georgia (17) 1735 2 4-0
3 Notre Dame (3) 1641 3 4-0
4 Miami (Fla.) 1569 5 4-0
5 Indiana (8) 1554 4 4-0
6 Ohio State 1463 7 3-1
7 Alabama 1399 8 4-0
8 Florida 1214 22 4-0
9 BYU 1166 9 3-0
10 Texas Tech 1108 10 4-0
11 LSU 1097 11 3-1
12 Mississippi 1021 6 3-1
13 Utah 917 15 4-0
14 Iowa 887 17 4-0
15 Oregon 866 16 3-1
16 Mississippi State 658 NR 4-0
17 Tennessee 648 13 3-1
18 Southern California 511 12 4-1
19 SMU 327 25 3-1
20 Houston 301 NR 3-1
21 Duke 230 NR 4-0
22 Penn State 207 14 3-1
23 UCLA 183 NR 4-0
24 Michigan 166 18 3-1
25 Missouri 152 21 3-1
Dropped out: No. 19 Louisville (2-2); No. 20 Texas A&M (2-2); No. 23 Washington (3-1); No. 24 Oklahoma (2-2).
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma State (3-1) 126; Kentucky (3-1) 123; Boise State (3-1) 112; Pittsburgh (4-0) 97; Virginia Tech (4-0) 84; Nebraska (4-0) 67; Wake Forest (3-1) 48; Louisville (2-2) 42; Wisconsin (3-1) 39; Cincinnati (4-0) 35; Auburn (3-1) 22; Washington (3-1) 20; James Madison (4-0) 17; Virginia (3-1) 15; Texas A&M (2-2) 14; Northwestern (2-1) 12; North Dakota State (4-0) 11; Massachusetts (4-0) 9; Minnesota (3-1) 7; New Mexico (3-1) 7; Oklahoma (2-2) 6; Clemson (3-1) 5; Arizona (3-1) 3; Texas-San Antonio (3-1) 2; Western Michigan (2-2) 2; West Virginia (3-1) 1.
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With two seconds remaining in the game and facing fourth down on the Michigan 16-yard line, Iowa quarterback Hank Brown hit Reece Vander Zee in the front corner of the endzone to give Iowa a 20-19 win over Michigan at the Big House. The win moved Iowa up to No. 14 in this week’s US LBM Coaches Poll, while the Wolverines dropped to No. 24. The Hawkeyes are 4-0 to start the season for the first time since 2021.
Texas held on for a 20-17 victory over then-No. 13 Tennessee in Knoxville and still sits No. 1 with 45 first-place votes. The Volunteers fell to No. 17. Georgia and Notre Dame remain 2 and 3, but Miami (Fla.) and Indiana flipped spots with the Hurricanes at No. 4 and the Hoosiers at No. 5. Florida’s dominant win over then-No. 6 Ole Miss, 52-28, caused the Gators to jump 14 spots to No. 8 while the Rebels fell to No. 12.
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Pts. | Prev. | Rec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas (45) | 1779 | 1 | 4-0 | |
| 2 | Georgia (17) | 1735 | 2 | 4-0 | |
| 3 | Notre Dame (3) | 1641 | 3 | 4-0 | |
| 4 | Miami (Fla.) | 1569 | 5 | 4-0 | |
| 5 | Indiana (8) | 1554 | 4 | 4-0 | |
| 6 | Ohio State | 1463 | 7 | 3-1 | |
| 7 | Alabama | 1399 | 8 | 4-0 | |
| 8 | Florida | 1214 | 22 | 4-0 | |
| 9 | BYU | 1166 | 9 | 3-0 | |
| 10 | Texas Tech | 1108 | 10 | 4-0 | |
| 11 | LSU | 1097 | 11 | 3-1 | |
| 12 | Mississippi | 1021 | 6 | 3-1 | |
| 13 | Utah | 917 | 15 | 4-0 | |
| 14 | Iowa | 887 | 17 | 4-0 | |
| 15 | Oregon | 866 | 16 | 3-1 | |
| 16 | Mississippi State | 658 | NR | 4-0 | |
| 17 | Tennessee | 648 | 13 | 3-1 | |
| 18 | Southern California | 511 | 12 | 4-1 | |
| 19 | SMU | 327 | 25 | 3-1 | |
| 20 | Houston | 301 | NR | 3-1 | |
| 21 | Duke | 230 | NR | 4-0 | |
| 22 | Penn State | 207 | 14 | 3-1 | |
| 23 | UCLA | 183 | NR | 4-0 | |
| 24 | Michigan | 166 | 18 | 3-1 | |
| 25 | Missouri | 152 | 21 | 3-1 |
Dropped out: No. 19 Louisville (2-2); No. 20 Texas A&M (2-2); No. 23 Washington (3-1); No. 24 Oklahoma (2-2).
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma State (3-1) 126; Kentucky (3-1) 123; Boise State (3-1) 112; Pittsburgh (4-0) 97; Virginia Tech (4-0) 84; Nebraska (4-0) 67; Wake Forest (3-1) 48; Louisville (2-2) 42; Wisconsin (3-1) 39; Cincinnati (4-0) 35; Auburn (3-1) 22; Washington (3-1) 20; James Madison (4-0) 17; Virginia (3-1) 15; Texas A&M (2-2) 14; Northwestern (2-1) 12; North Dakota State (4-0) 11; Massachusetts (4-0) 9; Minnesota (3-1) 7; New Mexico (3-1) 7; Oklahoma (2-2) 6; Clemson (3-1) 5; Arizona (3-1) 3; Texas-San Antonio (3-1) 2; Western Michigan (2-2) 2; West Virginia (3-1) 1.
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