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2026 Preseason Houston Cougars Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
skuhlke	9	(11-1)
A_Rolling_Baneling	12
CommodoreN7	12
SIMBONEGTP	12
SlaminSammons	13
Staind075	13
ToeInDigDeep	14
BallSoHerd	15
Justanother_0	15	The popular pick for most underrated team, Houston went a quiet 10-3 last year. Sure, actually looking at that 10-3 reveals one of the stranger end-of-season records that a 10 win team has put out, but I am both a believer in Willie Fritz and his team. Remember, only one coach has led a G6 team to a NY6 bowl win in the 2020's and that was Fritz.
MainPeanut25	15	They’re not Indiana, but they’re really underrated
Bank_Gothic	16
BendrickLamar19	16
GeauxTri	16
Tornadohunter24	16
Conn3er	17
Helifino	17
SufferingfOrLife	17	Reasons I like them: #17 in returning production, hopeful for a Makhi Hughes bounce-back, Connor Weigman is a great QB and coming off the best season of his career, and the WR duo of Amare Thomas & Trent Walker is one of the best in the Big 12. Reasons I dislike them: defensive line concerns, lots of close wins last year; can it be replicated?
aggiebruin27	18
BUSean	18
Ch-i-ef	18
ch1l1_ch33s3	18
diehardcubforever	18
EpicSchwinn	18	My Big 12 dark horse. The Fritz schedule is exactly on schedule and they have the money to back it up. Their game against Tech will be a top 20 game this season.
ikindalikelemons	18	Now I personally hope they hand the keys to Keisean Henderson. I don't think they're gonna win the Big 12 this year, but I think they're good and I think they can build toward being a solidified playoff contender in 2027. 2026 should be a building year while still having the potential to contend for a Big 12 title and potential playoff berth.
PSUMediaPA	18
redwave2505	18
TaylorLeprechaun	18
the_neverdoctor	18
xX_GIGA_MAN_Xx	18	Willie Fritz is good. They were good last year (WVU's first win over an opponent that finished the year ranked since 2018!). They'll probably be good this year. Who Knows. Watch La La Land (2016)
dabul-master	19
DarkLegend64	19
HideNZeke	19
NyquillusDillwad20	19
Pyromania1983	19
Roscoe_Filburn	19
sgtshenanigans	19
SwissArmyScythe	19
AJ_CC	20
AllHawkeyesGoToHell	20
Blazeth	20
Corgi_Koala	20
CptCheese	20
cvsprinter1	20
djowen68	20
dschinghiskhan	20
elnino550	20
kflinderman	20
Klaassy23	20
Lefunnymaymays4lief	20	Connor Weigman turned it around under Willie Fritz after leaving A&M, and he may not even be the starter to end the year with the top overall recruit from last year Keisean Henderson now on the roster. Wherever Fritz goes he just wins, and perhaps he can leverage that into a BXII title game appearance in 2026, if not more
Muffinnnnnnn	20
plannedsickdays	20
redrumsoxLoL	20	This Houston team is an exciting one to me. Quarterback Conner Weigman has had a strange path in college but has finally delivered as a Cougar while running back Makhi Hughes will be very important after re-uniting with his head coach at Tulane, Willie Fritz.
12panther	21
BananaBouquet	21
Blooblod	21
bretticus733	21
fredmerc111	21
jonstark19	21
jrluhn	21
Laschoni	21
malowry0124	21
manbeardawg	21
noahthearc	21
one98d	21
outthawazoo	21
RiffRamBahZoo	21
seaotter2	21
shifty1032231	21
SteemieRayVaughn	21
_fastball	22
ALStark69	22	-2 Biggest faller: James Madison (11->UR)
ColombianInIowa24	22
Doogitywoogity	22	I like Conner Weigman. I said it. Sue me. Don’t sue me I can’t afford it.
dukemetoo	22
Jerrywelfare	22
Longvols	22
TolkienFan71	22
Acm0028	23
bannista7	23
brucewaynewins	23
CambodianDrywall	23
ChaseTheFalcon	23
cyberchaox	23
grey_pilgrim_	23
IceColdDrPepper_Here	23
jrich960608	23
ManiacalBlazer	23
monkeymatt1836	23
OldCoaly	23
PalmettoFace	23
Sometimeswelose	23
spmartin1993	23
texas2089	23
Zloggt	23	Wouldn't it be hilarious if the Coogs' football team ended up winning a natty BEFORE their basketball team? I mean, they're a red-colored team who's still new to the top of the FBS after being historically whatever AND ranked somewhere in the 20s like a certain Hoosier team last year...never say never!
Buckeyes2010	24
Drexlore	24
galacticdude7	24
HelioOne	24
Jakesnake42	24
joebob431	24
MemeofMemeJTG999999	24	End of Last Season: #23 (10-3) | Next Week: vs Oregon State | Projected Bowl: Pop-Tarts Bowl vs Houston
Our-Gardian-Angel	24
PeteyNice	24
Pure_Protein_Machine	24
retnuh101	24
SCsprinter13	24
tdoger	24
thescottula	24
TheUltimate721	24
True_Ad5324	24	Can weigman have UH be a big 12 contender
udderlymoovelous	24
WarEagle9	24
colton_97	25
Corporal_Hicks	25
PattyKane16	25
Rakarei	25
Shion314	25
titansfan174	25

Provisional Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
Star_Wars_Sith	12
isrealball	13
Pure-Shirt-5831	13
quantum_jedi	13
SportsCat4	14
bigred91224	15
alttabbins	16
Crelc3	16
josh55134	16
Nervous_Metal_9445	16
SomerandomIDFBfan	16
throwaway_6786	16
BoilerUp28	17
d1sportsball	17	If Weigman goes down, a 5 star backup is pretty good for a school like UH
KansasChaser2021	17
Resolve-Opening	17
BlueRFR3100	18
CallMeTheKing	18
ianmcmoney	18
jtchr33	18	Utah comment applies here. Houston is the obvious dark horse big 12 pick. Can they actually live up or get to competing for the conference title? Very excited for the Utah game, two very similar teams and styles as of recent. Which one will prevail and have a great chance to make the CCG.
NoOutdoorSoup	18
70277027	19
EL-YEO	19
Esb5415	19
Impossible-Still-349	19
JackWK_Gaming	19
Yelich04	19
ArlyntheAwesome	20
beckett929	20
bolts_win_again	20
JJones927	20
laxintx	20
Sflabuckeye13	20
666haha	21
bigheadsoftbody	21
Billiam501	21
buccaneerboy22	21
DesignerClub1887	21
epyoch	21
geordieColt88	21
myworld3	21
noah_divine	21	listen to me Willie. listen close. if you start Keisean Henderson, you are going to win the Big 12. trust me. you have the team to do it. just start the high upside freshman.
Rishik01	21
SaguaroCactus19	21
saquad69	21
bruhstevenson	22
Elegant_Tiger6870	22
gonshpreds1	22
LegionMammal978	22	[T1.] Group Score .500, Team Score 0.
LightningDusty	22
logace444444444	22
loneSTAR_06	22
mr_longfellow_deeds	22
OG_Felwinter	22
PsychologicalFox8660	22
Real-Plant-5722	22
Repulsive_Rub6443	22
samtaylor92	22
thehornedlamb	22
WBLwiffleball	22
baileyx96	23
DwayneBaconStan	23
fm22fnam	23
Front-Broccoli5957	23
Kareem89086	23
Living_Human	23	17.88
NebraskaPlainsman	23
SignificanceFirm2398	23
ted1995	23
TyRoland06	23
ValarMorghulis_17	23
ElyxUW	24
PrideSax711	24
RJTrey	24
Salmon-Dude	24
TheBeekman8	24
Hetoxy	25
Midnight-Mustang	25
Yamiosum	25

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