Coaches Poll Prediction Week 7: Here Comes a Huge Shakeup

There’s a real chance that all 25 teams in last week’s Coaches Poll will move when the Week 7 Top 25 is released on Sunday.
It’ll start up top with Texas about to fall out of the No. 1 spot, and the trickle-down effect will go from there. Kentucky was 25th in last week’s poll, but it just beat previous No. 10 LSU, and after being ranked 22nd, UCLA should shoot up the rankings after beating No. 13 Oregon.
This one will be wild. Here’s our best guess at what the latest Coaches Poll will be.

2026 Coaches Poll Prediction: Week 7 Quick Hits

• There’s almost no way Georgia won’t go from No. 2 to No. 1, with Notre Dame likely to move from 3 to 2, and Miami from 4 to 3, but will Ohio State move past Texas? The top ten will be the big story.
• This week’s Coaches Poll Big Losers Will Be: LSU, Oregon, Florida
• This week’s Coaches Poll Big Winners Will Be (besides Kentucky and UCLA): Oklahoma State, Wake Forest, Iowa
  Week 7 AP Top 25 Prediction

25. Boise State

Last Week Ranking: NR
Record: 5-1
Last Week: Boise State 38, Fresno State 31

24. Oregon

Last Week Ranking: 13
Record: 3-2
Last Week: UCLA 17, Oregon 15

23. LSU

Last Week Ranking: 10
Record: 4-2
Last Week: Kentucky 35, LSU 34 OT

22. Wake Forest

Last Week Ranking: NR
Record: 5-1
Last Week: Wake Forest 38, NC State 14

21. Oklahoma State

Last Week Ranking: NR
Record: 4-1
Last Week: Oklahoma State 42, UCF 28

20. SMU

Last Week Ranking: 21
Record: 4-1
Last Week: No Game This Week

19. Mississippi State

Last Week Ranking: 20
Record: 4-1
Last Week: Missouri 27, Texas A&M 6

18. Houston

Last Week Ranking: 19
Record: 5-1
Last Week: Houston 35, Kansas State 16

17. Iowa

Last Week Ranking: 18
Record: 5-1
Last Week: Iowa 41, Washington 24

16. Kentucky

Last Week Ranking: 25
Record: 5-1
Last Week: Kentucky 35, LSU 34 OT

15. USC

Last Week Ranking: 17
Record: 5-1
Last Week: USC 31, Penn State 23

14. Missouri

Last Week Ranking: 16
Record: 5-1
Last Week: Missouri 27, Texas A&M 6

13. Tennessee

Last Week Ranking: 14
Record: 5-1
Last Week: Tennessee 24, Arkansas 17

12. UCLA

Last Week Ranking: 22
Record: 5-0
Last Week: UCLA 17, Oregon 15

11. Utah

Last Week Ranking: 12
Record: 5-0
Last Week: Utah 41, Kansas 24

10. Ole Miss

Last Week Ranking: 11
Record: 4-1
Last Week: Ole Miss 52, Vanderbilt 17

9. Texas Tech

Last Week Ranking: 9
Record: 5-0
Last Week: No Game This Week

8. Alabama

Last Week Ranking: 7
Record: 5-1
Last Week: Georgia 20, Alabama 17

7. BYU

Last Week Ranking: 8
Record: 5-0
Last Week: BYU 24, Iowa State 10

6. Texas

Last Week Ranking: 1
Record: 4-1
Last Week: Oklahoma 27, Texas 24

5. Indiana

Last Week Ranking: 5
Record: 6-0
Last Week: Indiana 20, Nebraska 17

4. Ohio State

Last Week Ranking: 6
Record: 5-1
Last Week: Ohio State 45, Maryland 16

3. Miami

Last Week Ranking: 4
Record: 5-0
Last Week: Missouri 27, Texas A&M 6

2. Notre Dame

Last Week Ranking: 3
Record: 6-0
Last Week: Notre Dame 58, Stanford 7

1. Georgia

Last Week Ranking: 2
Record: 6-0
Last Week: Georgia 20, Alabama 17