Utah Handles Houston, Remains Unbeaten
October 25, 2026
Down 13-7 to Houston entering the fourth quarter, Utah scored 14 unanswered points, and the defense held the Cougars to just 86 yards rushing, almost 150 yards below their average, to win the top 25 showdown, 21-13. The win vaulted the Utes to No. 5 in this week’s US LBM Coaches Poll while Houston dropped to No. 19.
Miami (Fla.) dominated Pitt, 52-23, and remained No. 1 with 67 first-place votes, followed by Ohio State at No. 2, who was idle. Georgia moves up to No. 3 thanks to BYU’s double-overtime loss to UCF, 39-31, dropping the Cougars to No. 9. Indiana survived a low scoring game with Michigan, 13-6 in overtime, and jumps two spots to No. 4.
Rank School (1st votes) Pts. Prev. Rec.
1 Miami (Fla.) (67) 1839 1 7-0
2 Ohio State (6) 1767 2 6-1
3 Georgia 1646 4 6-1
4 Indiana 1578 6 7-1
5 Utah 1459 9 7-0
6 Notre Dame 1452 8 6-1
7 UCLA (1) 1446 10 7-0
8 Kentucky 1318 12 7-1
9 BYU 1244 3 6-1
10 Alabama 1092 13 6-2
11 Texas 1002 18 5-2
12 Mississippi 941 7 5-2
13 LSU 895 17 6-2
14 Texas Tech 864 5 6-1
15 Wake Forest 749 19 6-1
16 SMU 690 20 6-1
17 Tennessee 650 11 6-2
18 Northwestern 545 23 6-1
19 Houston 435 16 6-2
20 Florida 417 24 5-2
21 Arizona 399 NR 6-1
22 Boise State 396 22 6-1
23 Missouri 376 21 5-2
24 Iowa 225 14 5-2
25 Southern California 132 15 6-2
Dropped out: No. 25 Oregon (4-3).
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma State (5-2) 120; Wisconsin (5-2) 114; Cincinnati (5-2) 49; New Mexico (6-1) 43; Minnesota (5-2) 35; Texas-San Antonio (7-1) 34; Nebraska (5-2) 27; Virginia Tech (6-2) 16; Oregon State (5-2) 15; Duke (5-2) 12; South Carolina (4-3) 12; Oregon (4-3) 5; Auburn (4-3) 4; Michigan (4-3) 2; North Texas (5-2) 2; Central Florida (4-3) 1; James Madison (7-1) 1; Oklahoma (4-3) 1.
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Down 13-7 to Houston entering the fourth quarter, Utah scored 14 unanswered points, and the defense held the Cougars to just 86 yards rushing, almost 150 yards below their average, to win the top 25 showdown, 21-13. The win vaulted the Utes to No. 5 in this week’s US LBM Coaches Poll while Houston dropped to No. 19.
Miami (Fla.) dominated Pitt, 52-23, and remained No. 1 with 67 first-place votes, followed by Ohio State at No. 2, who was idle. Georgia moves up to No. 3 thanks to BYU’s double-overtime loss to UCF, 39-31, dropping the Cougars to No. 9. Indiana survived a low scoring game with Michigan, 13-6 in overtime, and jumps two spots to No. 4.
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Pts. | Prev. | Rec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami (Fla.) (67) | 1839 | 1 | 7-0 | |
| 2 | Ohio State (6) | 1767 | 2 | 6-1 | |
| 3 | Georgia | 1646 | 4 | 6-1 | |
| 4 | Indiana | 1578 | 6 | 7-1 | |
| 5 | Utah | 1459 | 9 | 7-0 | |
| 6 | Notre Dame | 1452 | 8 | 6-1 | |
| 7 | UCLA (1) | 1446 | 10 | 7-0 | |
| 8 | Kentucky | 1318 | 12 | 7-1 | |
| 9 | BYU | 1244 | 3 | 6-1 | |
| 10 | Alabama | 1092 | 13 | 6-2 | |
| 11 | Texas | 1002 | 18 | 5-2 | |
| 12 | Mississippi | 941 | 7 | 5-2 | |
| 13 | LSU | 895 | 17 | 6-2 | |
| 14 | Texas Tech | 864 | 5 | 6-1 | |
| 15 | Wake Forest | 749 | 19 | 6-1 | |
| 16 | SMU | 690 | 20 | 6-1 | |
| 17 | Tennessee | 650 | 11 | 6-2 | |
| 18 | Northwestern | 545 | 23 | 6-1 | |
| 19 | Houston | 435 | 16 | 6-2 | |
| 20 | Florida | 417 | 24 | 5-2 | |
| 21 | Arizona | 399 | NR | 6-1 | |
| 22 | Boise State | 396 | 22 | 6-1 | |
| 23 | Missouri | 376 | 21 | 5-2 | |
| 24 | Iowa | 225 | 14 | 5-2 | |
| 25 | Southern California | 132 | 15 | 6-2 |
Dropped out: No. 25 Oregon (4-3).
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma State (5-2) 120; Wisconsin (5-2) 114; Cincinnati (5-2) 49; New Mexico (6-1) 43; Minnesota (5-2) 35; Texas-San Antonio (7-1) 34; Nebraska (5-2) 27; Virginia Tech (6-2) 16; Oregon State (5-2) 15; Duke (5-2) 12; South Carolina (4-3) 12; Oregon (4-3) 5; Auburn (4-3) 4; Michigan (4-3) 2; North Texas (5-2) 2; Central Florida (4-3) 1; James Madison (7-1) 1; Oklahoma (4-3) 1.
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