BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football matched its highest ranking of the season in this week's US LBM Coaches Poll after pulling off a 23-16 overtime win over Minnesota.The Hoosiers (8-1, 5-1 Big Ten) moved up one spot to No. 3 going into their off week just behind No. 1 Miami and No. 2 Georgia, but voters in the AP Poll were more critical of IU's close call against the Gophers. Indianadropped two spots in the latest AP poll to No. 6 and fell behind No. 5 UCLA, for the first time this season. The Bruins are one of three remaining unbeaten teams in the FBS. The Hurricanes (8-0) and Utah (8-0) are the only other programs without a lose. The Big Ten has six teams ranked in coaches poll and five in the AP poll. More: Indiana football QB Grant Wilson's delivers career-defining moment against MinnesotaUS LMB 2026 college football poll for Nov. 1The US LBM Coaches Poll is conducted weekly throughout the regular season using a panel of head coaches at Football Bowl Subdivision schools. 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.RankSchool (record)PointsChangeFirst-Place Votes1Miami (8-0)1,818-682Georgia (7-1)1,719+143Indiana (8-1)1,597+104Utah (8-0)1,590+105UCLA (8-0)1,501+206Notre Dame (7-1)1,498-07Kentucky (7-1)1,344+108BYU (7-1)1,278+119Alabama (6-2)1,131+1010Ohio State (6-2) 1,101-8011Texas (6-2)1,057-012Ole Miss (6-2)1,034-013Texas Tech (7-1)962+1014Wake Forest (7-1)897+1015LSU (6-2)886-2016Tennessee (6-2)761+1017USC (7-2)570+8018Houston (7-2)556+1019Missouri (6-2)488+4020Iowa (6-2)448+4021Boise State (7-1)445+1022Arizona (6-1)266-1023Northwestern (6-2)256-5024SMU (6-2) 250-8025New Mexico (7-1)189+40Dropped out: No. 20 Florida;Others receiving votes: South Carolina 91; Florida 81; UTSA 76; Duke 76; Virginia Tech 53; Oregon 41; Minnesota 10; Oklahoma State 9; Liberty 6; North Texas 4; Wisconsin 3; Memphis 2; North Dakota State 1; Nebraska 1; Cincinnati 1;The US LBM Board of Coaches for the 2026 season: Tim Albin, Charlotte; Blake Anderson, Southern Mississippi; Dave Aranda, Baylor; David Braun, Northwestern; Jeff Brohm, Louisville; Fran Brown, Syracuse; Neal Brown, North Texas; Troy Calhoun, Air Force; Jamey Chadwell, Liberty; Curt Cignetti, Indiana; Sonny Cumbie, Louisiana Tech; Spencer Danielson, Boise State; Ryan Day, Ohio State; Kalen DeBoer, Alabama; Manny Diaz, Duke; Jake Dickert, Wake Forest; Eliah Drinkwitz, Missouri; Sonny Dykes, TCU; Jason Eck, New Mexico; Mike Elko, Texas A&M; Tony Elliott, Virginia; Matt Entz, Fresno State; Jedd Fisch, Washington; James Franklin, Virginia Tech; Willie Fritz, Houston; Scott Frost, Central Florida; Tony Gibson, Marshall; Alex Golesh, Auburn; Will Hall, Tulane; Blake Harrell, East Carolina; John Hauser, Ohio; Clay Helton, Georgia Southern; Tyson Helton, Western Kentucky; Charles Huff, Memphis; Butch Jones, Arkansas State; KC Keeler, Temple; Charles Kelly, Jacksonville State; Brent Key, Georgia Tech; Zach Kittley, Florida Atlantic; Collin Klein, Kansas State; Tre Lamb, Tulsa; Rhett Lashlee, SMU; Clark Lea, Vanderbilt; Lance Leipold, Kansas; Pete Lembo, Buffalo; Sean Lewis, San Diego State; Dowell Loggains, Appalachian State; Joey McGuire, Texas Tech; Jeff Monken, Army; Kirby Moore, Washington State; Eric Morris, Oklahoma State; Dan Mullen, UNLV; Billy Napier, James Madison; Pat Narduzzi, Pittsburgh; Brian Newberry, Navy; Ken Niumatalolo, San Jose State; Barry Odom, Purdue; Tim Polasek, North Dakota State; Tavita Pritchard, Stanford; Ricky Rahne, Old Dominion; Matt Rhule, Nebraska; Rich Rodriguez, West Virginia; Morgan Scalley, Utah; JaMarcus Shephard, Oregon State; Kirby Smart, Georgia; Will Stein, Kentucky; Jon Sumrall, Florida; Lance Taylor, Western Michigan; Jeff Traylor, Texas-San Antonio; Scotty Walden, Texas-El Paso; Kyle Whittingham, Michigan; Casey Woods, Missouri State.Michael Niziolek is the Indiana beat reporter for The Bloomington Herald-Times. You can follow him on X @michaelniziolek.This article originally appeared on The Herald-Times: Where does Indiana football rank in the US LBM Coaches Poll after beating Minnesota?
Where does Indiana football rank in the US LBM Coaches Poll after beating Minnesota?
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Where did Indiana football rank in the national polls after beating Minnesota? Here's a look:
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- Where does Indiana football rank in the US LBM Coaches Poll after beating Minnesota?.
- Where did Indiana football rank in the national polls after beating Minnesota?
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