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How every coach voted in the final college football US LBM Coaches poll ranking

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After an amazing college football season, the votes in the final US LBM Coaches Poll have been cast. Indiana has finished No. 1 in the rankings following its defeat of Miami in the College Football Playoff national championship game.

The Hurricanes finished second after their impressive run through the postseason that fell just short of a national champion. The rest of the final poll saw several changes due to the results of bowl season. Only one team besides Indiana stayed in the same place as the final regular-season poll.

So how did the vote shake out among the final rankings? Below are each of the ballots from all 62 coaches who participated on the panel for the last Top 25 poll of the 2025 college football season.

Tim Albin, Ohio

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Oregon
Mississippi
Georgia
Ohio State
Texas Tech
Texas A&M
Notre Dame
Alabama
Oklahoma
Brigham Young
Utah
Texas
Vanderbilt
Virginia
Navy
James Madison
Tulane
North Texas
Houston
Georgia Tech
Southern California
Iowa
SMU

Dave Aranda, Baylor

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Mississippi
Georgia
Oregon
Ohio State
Texas A&M
Texas Tech
Alabama
Oklahoma
Brigham Young
Notre Dame
Utah
Texas
Vanderbilt
Washington
Illinois
Virginia
Iowa
Tulane
Houston
Navy
TCU
Arizona
Duke

David Braun, Northwestern

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Mississippi
Oregon
Ohio State
Georgia
Texas Tech
Alabama
Texas A&M
Oklahoma
Notre Dame
Brigham Young
Utah
James Madison
Tulane
Iowa
Vanderbilt
Texas
Michigan
Virginia
Illinois
Southern California
Duke
North Texas
Navy

Jeff Brohm, Louisville

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Mississippi
Oregon
Ohio State
Georgia
Texas Tech
Texas A&M
Alabama
Oklahoma
Brigham Young
Notre Dame
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Iowa
Vanderbilt
James Madison
Tulane
TCU
SMU
Houston
Illinois
Duke
Louisville

Fran Brown, Syracuse

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Mississippi
Oregon
Georgia
Oklahoma
Ohio State
Texas A&M
Alabama
Notre Dame
Texas Tech
Texas
Vanderbilt
Duke
Virginia
Brigham Young
Utah
Southern California
Arizona
Tulane
Houston
Georgia Tech
James Madison
Iowa
North Texas

Troy Calhoun, Air Force

Indiana
Georgia
Ohio State
Oregon
Miami (Fla.)
Mississippi
Texas Tech
Texas
Texas A&M
Alabama
Oklahoma
Notre Dame
Brigham Young
Utah
Iowa
Vanderbilt
Houston
Michigan
Tulane
Virginia
Georgia Tech
North Texas
Navy
Washington
Illinois

Jason Candle, Toledo

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Mississippi
Georgia
Ohio State
Oregon
Texas Tech
Texas A&M
Notre Dame
Alabama
Oklahoma
Brigham Young
Utah
Texas
Tulane
James Madison
Virginia
Iowa
Vanderbilt
Houston
Southern California
Michigan
Illinois
SMU
Navy

Ryan Carty, Delaware

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Mississippi
Oregon
Georgia
Alabama
Texas Tech
Texas A&M
James Madison
Tulane
Notre Dame
Brigham Young
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Iowa
Houston
Navy
North Texas
Vanderbilt
Georgia Tech
Michigan
Arizona
Southern California
Illinois

Jamey Chadwell, Liberty

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Oregon
Ohio State
Mississippi
Georgia
Texas Tech
Alabama
Texas A&M
Oklahoma
Notre Dame
Texas
Utah
James Madison
Tulane
Brigham Young
Vanderbilt
Michigan
Virginia
Navy
Illinois
Iowa
Houston
SMU
North Texas

Bob Chesney, James Madison

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Mississippi
Oregon
Georgia
Ohio State
Texas Tech
Texas A&M
Notre Dame
Brigham Young
Texas
Alabama
Oklahoma
Utah
Virginia
Vanderbilt
Southern California
Michigan
James Madison
Tulane
Navy
Houston
Iowa
Illinois
Duke

Curt Cignetti, Indiana

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Oregon
Mississippi
Ohio State
Georgia
Notre Dame
Texas
Texas A&M
Texas Tech
Iowa
Alabama
Oklahoma
Brigham Young
Utah
Illinois
Michigan
Washington
Vanderbilt
TCU
Southern California
SMU
Arizona
Houston
James Madison

Chris Creighton, Eastern Michigan

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Mississippi
Oregon
Ohio State
Georgia
Alabama
Texas A&M
Texas Tech
Oklahoma
Notre Dame
Brigham Young
Vanderbilt
Utah
James Madison
Tulane
Southern California
Virginia
Georgia Tech
Arizona
Texas
Houston
Navy
North Texas
Michigan

Spencer Danielson, Boise State

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Ohio State
Mississippi
Oregon
Georgia
Texas Tech
Texas A&M
Notre Dame
Alabama
Brigham Young
Texas
Oklahoma
Utah
Southern California
Iowa
Vanderbilt
Virginia
Houston
James Madison
Tulane
North Texas
Michigan
Washington
Navy

Ryan Day, Ohio State

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Mississippi
Oregon
Ohio State
Georgia
Texas Tech
Alabama
Oklahoma
Texas A&M
Brigham Young
Notre Dame
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Iowa
Vanderbilt
Southern California
Arizona
Tulane
Houston
Georgia Tech
Michigan
Illinois
North Texas

Kalen DeBoer, Alabama

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Mississippi
Oregon
Ohio State
Georgia
Alabama
Texas Tech
Texas A&M
Oklahoma
Notre Dame
Texas
Brigham Young
Utah
Iowa
Virginia
Vanderbilt
Navy
Houston
SMU
TCU
Southern California
Washington
Michigan
Illinois

Manny Diaz, Duke

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Ohio State
Oregon
Mississippi
Georgia
Texas Tech
Texas A&M
Notre Dame
Alabama
Oklahoma
Brigham Young
Texas
Virginia
Utah
Vanderbilt
Georgia Tech
Houston
Tulane
Southern California
Michigan
Illinois
Iowa
Duke
SMU

Dave Doeren, North Carolina State

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Oregon
Mississippi
Ohio State
Georgia
Texas Tech
Texas A&M
Brigham Young
Oklahoma
Notre Dame
Utah
Texas
Vanderbilt
Tulane
Alabama
James Madison
Virginia
Houston
Southern California
Navy
Iowa
North Texas
SMU
Duke

Eliah Drinkwitz, Missouri

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Mississippi
Oregon
Georgia
Ohio State
Texas Tech
Texas A&M
Alabama
Oklahoma
Brigham Young
Texas
Utah
Notre Dame
Virginia
Houston
Navy
Iowa
Vanderbilt
Tulane
James Madison
Southern California
North Texas
Duke
SMU

Sonny Dykes, TCU

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Oregon
Mississippi
Georgia
Ohio State
Alabama
Texas Tech
Oklahoma
Texas A&M
Brigham Young
Utah
Notre Dame
Texas
Vanderbilt
Virginia
James Madison
TCU
Houston
Illinois
Southern California
Iowa
Georgia Tech
SMU
Navy

Jason Eck, New Mexico

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Mississippi
Oregon
Ohio State
Georgia
Texas Tech
Alabama
Notre Dame
Texas A&M
Utah
Texas
Iowa
Vanderbilt
Oklahoma
Brigham Young
James Madison
Virginia
Washington
Tulane
Wake Forest
North Texas
Navy
Houston
Western Michigan

Mike Elko, Texas A&M

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Mississippi
Oregon
Georgia
Ohio State
Texas Tech
Texas A&M
Alabama
Texas
Notre Dame
Oklahoma
Brigham Young
Utah
Virginia
Iowa
Vanderbilt
Washington
Tulane
James Madison
Houston
Southern California
North Texas
Duke
Michigan

Luke Fickell, Wisconsin

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Ohio State
Mississippi
Oregon
Texas Tech
Texas A&M
Alabama
Oklahoma
Notre Dame
Brigham Young
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Michigan
Southern California
Georgia Tech
Houston
Iowa
Tennessee
Navy
Arizona
North Texas
Washington
Illinois

Jedd Fisch, Washington

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Oregon
Mississippi
Ohio State
Georgia
Alabama
Notre Dame
Texas A&M
Texas Tech
Oklahoma
Texas
Brigham Young
Utah
Iowa
Michigan
Washington
Vanderbilt
Illinois
Virginia
Georgia Tech
Houston
Southern California
Tulane
James Madison

James Franklin, Penn State

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Ohio State
Mississippi
Oregon
Georgia
Texas A&M
Oklahoma
Texas Tech
Alabama
Notre Dame
Brigham Young
Texas
Vanderbilt
Utah
Virginia
Southern California
Iowa
Michigan
Houston
Arizona
Tulane
Duke
James Madison
North Texas

Marcus Freeman, Notre Dame

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Mississippi
Georgia
Oregon
Ohio State
Texas A&M
Texas Tech
Notre Dame
Alabama
Brigham Young
Oklahoma
Texas
Utah
Iowa
Vanderbilt
Michigan
Virginia
Navy
Houston
Georgia Tech
James Madison
Tulane
Illinois
TCU

Willie Fritz, Houston

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Ohio State
Mississippi
Georgia
Oregon
Texas A&M
Texas Tech
Alabama
Oklahoma
Notre Dame
Brigham Young
Texas
Houston
Vanderbilt
Utah
Virginia
Iowa
Michigan
James Madison
Georgia Tech
Tulane
Southern California
SMU
Washington

Alex Golesh, South Florida

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Ohio State
Mississippi
Georgia
Oregon
Texas Tech
Texas A&M
Oklahoma
Notre Dame
Texas
Vanderbilt
Alabama
Brigham Young
Utah
Virginia
Southern California
Michigan
James Madison
Tulane
Navy
Iowa
Houston
Washington
Duke

Thomas Hammock, Northern Illinois

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Mississippi
Oregon
Ohio State
Georgia
Texas Tech
Texas A&M
Alabama
Oklahoma
Notre Dame
Brigham Young
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Iowa
Vanderbilt
Southern California
Michigan
James Madison
Tulane
Navy
Houston
Illinois
Duke

Blake Harrell, East Carolina

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Mississippi
Oregon
Georgia
Ohio State
Alabama
Texas Tech
Texas A&M
Oklahoma
Brigham Young
Utah
Texas
Notre Dame
Tulane
James Madison
Navy
Houston
Vanderbilt
Virginia
North Texas
Arizona
Duke
Georgia Tech
East Carolina

Tyson Helton, Western Kentucky

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Mississippi
Georgia
Oregon
Ohio State
Texas Tech
Texas A&M
Notre Dame
Alabama
Oklahoma
Brigham Young
Utah
Texas
Iowa
Vanderbilt
Washington
Illinois
Virginia
SMU
Houston
Tulane
James Madison
Navy
TCU

Charles Huff, Southern Mississippi

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Mississippi
Oregon
Georgia
Ohio State
Texas Tech
Alabama
Texas A&M
Notre Dame
Texas
Brigham Young
Utah
Oklahoma
Vanderbilt
Virginia
Iowa
Southern California
Houston
Michigan
TCU
Navy
North Texas
Tulane
James Madison

Brent Key, Georgia Tech

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Mississippi
Ohio State
Oregon
Georgia
Texas Tech
Texas A&M
Brigham Young
Oklahoma
Notre Dame
Alabama
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Vanderbilt
Southern California
Iowa
Houston
Duke
Tulane
Georgia Tech
James Madison
SMU
Navy

GJ Kinne, Texas State

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Mississippi
Georgia
Oregon
Ohio State
Texas Tech
Texas A&M
Alabama
Oklahoma
Texas
Notre Dame
Brigham Young
Utah
Vanderbilt
James Madison
SMU
Virginia
Houston
Tennessee
Georgia Tech
Illinois
Iowa
TCU
North Texas

Zach Kittley, Florida Atlantic

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Mississippi
Oregon
Texas Tech
Georgia
Ohio State
Alabama
Oklahoma
Texas A&M
Texas
Brigham Young
Notre Dame
Utah
Virginia
Vanderbilt
Houston
Illinois
Tulane
Georgia Tech
Michigan
Iowa
James Madison
North Texas
Navy

Tre Lamb, Tulsa

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Mississippi
Oregon
Georgia
Texas Tech
Ohio State
Alabama
Texas A&M
Oklahoma
Notre Dame
Brigham Young
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Vanderbilt
Houston
Southern California
Michigan
Tulane
Arizona
James Madison
Navy
North Texas
Iowa

Dan Lanning, Oregon

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Mississippi
Oregon
Ohio State
Georgia
Texas Tech
Alabama
Texas A&M
Oklahoma
Notre Dame
Texas
Brigham Young
Utah
Iowa
SMU
Michigan
Illinois
Washington
Virginia
Louisville
James Madison
Tulane
Southern California
Vanderbilt

Rhett Lashlee, SMU

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Mississippi
Georgia
Ohio State
Oregon
Texas Tech
Texas A&M
Notre Dame
Alabama
Oklahoma
Brigham Young
Utah
Texas
SMU
Vanderbilt
Duke
Virginia
Houston
Iowa
Illinois
Washington
Georgia Tech
Tulane
Wake Forest

Clark Lea, Vanderbilt

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Mississippi
Oregon
Georgia
Ohio State
Texas Tech
Alabama
Texas A&M
Oklahoma
Texas
Brigham Young
Utah
Vanderbilt
Notre Dame
Virginia
Iowa
Houston
Southern California
Michigan
Washington
James Madison
Navy
SMU
Illinois

Lance Leipold, Kansas

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Mississippi
Oregon
Ohio State
Georgia
Texas Tech
Texas A&M
Brigham Young
Notre Dame
Alabama
Texas
Oklahoma
Utah
Vanderbilt
Iowa
Virginia
Michigan
Houston
Washington
Tulane
Illinois
James Madison
TCU
Navy

Pete Lembo, Buffalo

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Mississippi
Georgia
Ohio State
Oregon
Texas Tech
Alabama
Oklahoma
Texas A&M
Texas
Brigham Young
Utah
Notre Dame
Vanderbilt
Virginia
Southern California
Tulane
Michigan
James Madison
Iowa
Houston
Illinois
North Texas
Navy

Sean Lewis, San Diego State

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Oregon
Mississippi
Georgia
Ohio State
Texas Tech
Alabama
Oklahoma
Texas A&M
Brigham Young
Notre Dame
Texas
Utah
James Madison
Tulane
North Texas
Virginia
Iowa
Vanderbilt
Michigan
Houston
Washington
Tennessee
Georgia Tech

Mike Locksley, Maryland

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Mississippi
Oregon
Georgia
Ohio State
Texas Tech
Alabama
Oklahoma
Texas A&M
Notre Dame
Texas
Brigham Young
Utah
Vanderbilt
Virginia
James Madison
Tulane
Arizona
North Texas
Iowa
Navy
Houston
Washington
Illinois

Chuck Martin, Miami (Ohio)

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Mississippi
Georgia
Oregon
Texas A&M
Alabama
Notre Dame
Oklahoma
Ohio State
Texas
Texas Tech
Brigham Young
Utah
Virginia
James Madison
TCU
Houston
Iowa
Vanderbilt
Tulane
Southern California
Michigan
SMU
Arizona

Joey McGuire, Texas Tech

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Oregon
Mississippi
Ohio State
Texas Tech
Georgia
Alabama
Brigham Young
Texas A&M
Oklahoma
Notre Dame
Utah
Texas
Vanderbilt
Houston
Virginia
Southern California
Michigan
Arizona
Iowa
Tulane
North Texas
James Madison
TCU

Bronco Mendenhall, Utah State

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Mississippi
Oregon
Georgia
Ohio State
Texas Tech
Alabama
Texas A&M
Oklahoma
Texas
Notre Dame
Brigham Young
Vanderbilt
Utah
Virginia
James Madison
Iowa
Tulane
Duke
Houston
Navy
Michigan
Southern California
North Texas

Jeff Monken, Army

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Mississippi
Oregon
Ohio State
Georgia
Texas Tech
Alabama
Texas A&M
Brigham Young
Utah
Notre Dame
Texas
Oklahoma
Houston
Vanderbilt
Virginia
Tulane
James Madison
Southern California
Michigan
Iowa
Arizona
North Texas
Georgia Tech

Jim Mora, Connecticut

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Georgia
Mississippi
Ohio State
Oregon
Texas Tech
Alabama
Texas A&M
Oklahoma
Vanderbilt
Brigham Young
Texas
Utah
Southern California
Michigan
Virginia
Duke
Georgia Tech
Tennessee
Houston
Connecticut
Tulane
James Madison
Notre Dame

Eric Morris, North Texas

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Mississippi
Oregon
Georgia
Ohio State
Texas Tech
Alabama
Texas A&M
Oklahoma
Brigham Young
Notre Dame
Utah
Texas
James Madison
Vanderbilt
Virginia
Tulane
North Texas
Iowa
Houston
Navy
Southern California
Michigan
Duke

Pat Narduzzi, Pittsburgh

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Mississippi
Ohio State
Oregon
Texas A&M
Georgia
Alabama
Oklahoma
Texas
Utah
Brigham Young
Notre Dame
Texas Tech
Virginia
Georgia Tech
Michigan
Southern California
Iowa
Vanderbilt
SMU
Houston
Arizona
Duke
Pittsburgh

Brian Newberry, Navy

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Mississippi
Oregon
Ohio State
Georgia
Texas A&M
Texas Tech
Notre Dame
Texas
Brigham Young
Utah
Oklahoma
Vanderbilt
Virginia
Tulane
James Madison
North Texas
Navy
Old Dominion
Alabama
Illinois
Southern California
Michigan
Iowa

Ken Niumatalolo, San Jose State

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Mississippi
Oregon
Ohio State
Georgia
Texas Tech
Alabama
Texas A&M
Oklahoma
Notre Dame
Brigham Young
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Southern California
Iowa
Vanderbilt
Michigan
Houston
SMU
Arizona
Tulane
North Texas
Navy

Gerad Parker, Troy

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Mississippi
Oregon
Georgia
Ohio State
Texas Tech
Texas A&M
Notre Dame
Alabama
Oklahoma
Brigham Young
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Vanderbilt
Southern California
Iowa
James Madison
Michigan
Tulane
Navy
Houston
Washington
TCU

Matt Rhule, Nebraska

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Ohio State
Oregon
Georgia
Mississippi
Texas A&M
Texas Tech
Alabama
Oklahoma
Notre Dame
Brigham Young
Utah
Texas
Virginia
Southern California
Iowa
Vanderbilt
Tulane
Michigan
James Madison
Georgia Tech
Illinois
Navy
Houston

Rich Rodriguez, West Virginia

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Oregon
Mississippi
Ohio State
Georgia
Texas Tech
Texas A&M
Brigham Young
Utah
Alabama
Oklahoma
Texas
Notre Dame
Virginia
Iowa
Southern California
Vanderbilt
Houston
SMU
Arizona
TCU
James Madison
Tulane
Navy

Jay Sawvel, Wyoming

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Mississippi
Georgia
Ohio State
Oregon
Texas A&M
Texas Tech
Utah
Texas
Alabama
Oklahoma
Brigham Young
Notre Dame
Iowa
TCU
Vanderbilt
Southern California
Louisville
Duke
Virginia
Houston
Illinois
Michigan
Arizona

Willie Simmons, Florida International

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Mississippi
Ohio State
Georgia
Oregon
Texas Tech
Alabama
Texas A&M
Notre Dame
Brigham Young
Texas
Oklahoma
Utah
Vanderbilt
Virginia
Tulane
James Madison
Southern California
Michigan
Houston
Navy
North Texas
TCU
Army

Kirby Smart, Georgia

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Mississippi
Oregon
Georgia
Ohio State
Texas Tech
Alabama
Texas A&M
Oklahoma
Texas
Notre Dame
Vanderbilt
Brigham Young
Utah
Southern California
Michigan
Virginia
Tulane
Navy
Iowa
Illinois
James Madison
Tennessee
Houston

Mark Stoops, Kentucky

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Oregon
Mississippi
Georgia
Ohio State
Alabama
Texas A&M
Texas Tech
Oklahoma
Notre Dame
Vanderbilt
Texas
Brigham Young
Utah
Southern California
Tulane
Michigan
James Madison
Virginia
Navy
Houston
Illinois
Arizona
Georgia Tech

Jon Sumrall, Tulane

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Mississippi
Oregon
Georgia
Alabama
Ohio State
Texas Tech
Oklahoma
Texas A&M
Texas
Brigham Young
Utah
Vanderbilt
Notre Dame
Virginia
Tulane
Houston
James Madison
Iowa
Southern California
Georgia Tech
Missouri
Navy
Arizona

Lance Taylor, Western Michigan

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Oregon
Mississippi
Georgia
Texas Tech
Ohio State
Texas A&M
Notre Dame
Alabama
Oklahoma
Brigham Young
Texas
Virginia
Utah
Tulane
Vanderbilt
Duke
Houston
James Madison
North Texas
Western Michigan
Iowa
Boise State
Navy

Jeff Traylor, Texas-San Antonio

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Mississippi
Oregon
Georgia
Ohio State
Texas A&M
Alabama
Oklahoma
Texas Tech
Notre Dame
Texas
Brigham Young
Utah
Michigan
Vanderbilt
Georgia Tech
Tulane
Houston
Virginia
Iowa
TCU
SMU
Duke
James Madison

Scotty Walden, Texas-El Paso

Indiana
Miami (Fla.)
Mississippi
Oregon
Georgia
Ohio State
Alabama
Texas Tech
Oklahoma
Texas A&M
James Madison
Tulane
Brigham Young
Texas
Utah
Vanderbilt
Virginia
Southern California
Houston
Navy
Michigan
Georgia Tech
Iowa
TCU
North Texas

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