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2026 Week 2 Houston Cougars Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User Rank Rationale
ToeInDigDeep 12
douchebagjack 13
GeauxTri 13
SIMBONEGTP 13
Staind075 13
RedBarracuda25 14
A_Rolling_Baneling 15
MainPeanut25 15
Terminal_BAS 15
manbeardawg 16
RiffRamBahZoo 16
T-nawtical 16
BUSean 17
Casaiir 17
ch1l1_ch33s3 17
CptCheese 17
EpicSchwinn 17
frumious88 17
SufferingfOrLife 17 —

Result: (W) 33-20 Oregon State

Thought it was a good game, but concerned about this pass defense. I know Oregon State had a talented FCS transfer come in, and he's phenomenal, but still would like for Houston to not be struggling this much.
the_neverdoctor 17
Bank_Gothic 18
JamoRedhead 18
Justanother_0 18 (!!!) Speculative, I expect these guys to stay the course up to the Texas Tech showdown.
plannedsickdays 18
realclean 18
T-Thugs 18 Houston started the season 1-0 with a win over Oregon State. Like washington, I think this win is maybe one of the better g5s. We'll see if that holds, but for now I'm ranking them here.
jalexjsmithj 19
Laschoni 19
redrumsoxLoL 19 Houston defeated Oregon St which was expected but the score was a bit closer than what was predicted. Tough to predict what this means for the rest of the Cougars season.
romulusjsp 19
sgtshenanigans 19
Shion314 19
SwissArmyScythe 19 --
TDenverFan 19
Acm0028 20
AJ_CC 20
BananaBouquet 20
Dropbackandpunt 20
elnino550 20
Euphoric_Relative_13 20
grey_pilgrim_ 20
HelioOne 20
jrluhn 20
Longvols 20
Ruhrgebietheld 20
shifty1032231 20
SlaminSammons 20
Techwid 20
w8w8 20
xX_GIGA_MAN_Xx 20
ALStark69 21 +1; maybe the new PAC12 is just feisty

Biggest riser: LSU (15->7)
bannista7 21
hascogrande 21
malowry0124 21
Pure_Protein_Machine 21
scronko 21
sickmemes48 21
spmartin1993 21
Striker743 21
Tarmacked 21 Sound team. Still need some more insight at this level.
texas2089 21
12panther 22
brucewaynewins 22
ChaseTheFalcon 22
Conn3er 22
cyberchaox 22
DarkLegend64 22
djowen68 22
Drexlore 22
ewolfy13 22
HieloLuz 22 1 G6 win
v Oregon State
Jerrywelfare 22
jmac_21 22
joebob431 22
jonstark19 22
jrich960608 22
KansasEF5Tornado 22
laprasrules 22
monkeymatt1836 22
nemoran 22
one98d 22
owlalwaysloveyew 22
Pyromania1983 22 Had Houston 19th. The team struggled a bit against Oregon State but stay ranked for now. An early loss drops them completely and they will have to fight a bit and look great to move back up.
Rakarei 22
Roscoe_Filburn 22
samspopguy 22
strikersteve60 22
TheNSAAgent777 22
TheUltimate721 22
udderlymoovelous 22
Xy13 22 {NR} [1-0] (33-20 W vs Oregon St)
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I had Houston just outside my preseason top 25, and they beat more than a cupcake in this opponent.
Zloggt 22
BearsAreGreat1 23
Blazeth 23
CambodianDrywall 23
dabul-master 23
diehardcubforever 23
Doogitywoogity 23 I was unimpressed by the Coogs vs the Beavers. They’ll have to impress before facing Tech to prove they belong.
frone 23
galacticdude7 23
ikindalikelemons 23
Jakesnake42 23 Struggled more than I'd hoped against Oregon St. Last Week: #24
MemeofMemeJTG999999 23 (1-0) (up 1)
W: 33-20 vs Oregon State (0-1)
Next Week: vs Southern (1-1)
Projected Bowl: Pop-Tarts Bowl vs Virginia
Mr_Brews 23
OldCoaly 23
PeteyNice 23
TheReformedBadger 23
WarEagle9 23
Aidanj927 24
Blooblod 24
BosskOnASegway 24 1567.6 -> 1583.0 [+15.4] (#26 -> #24)
Cecil_Hardboner 24
Chipsahoy523 24 NR
Corporal_Hicks 24
dschinghiskhan 24
dukemetoo 24
grjohnst 24
Muffinnnnnnn 24
outthawazoo 24 Can't tell if Oregon State is decent or if Houston just had the yips.
PSUMediaPA 24
seaotter2 24
thescottula 24
titansfan174 24
TolkienFan71 24
IceColdDrPepper_Here 25
JBonkies 25
ManiacalBlazer 25
sirvalkyerie 25

Provisional Poll Voters

User Rank Rationale
Star_Wars_Sith 13
CallMeTheKing 14
Noahsince2002 15
Perryapsis 15
Pure-Shirt-5831 15
bigred91224 16
BlueRFR3100 16
isrealball 16
beckett929 17
ianmcmoney 17
mill1634 17
samtaylor92 17
133112 18 Remains to be seen how good Oregon St. is, but Houston looked good, and I left watching that game feeling much better about the Cougars.
jtchr33 18
KansasChaser2021 18
geordieColt88 19
Impossible-Still-349 19 (-) Next: Southern (FCS)
LightningDusty 19 ↑3
Nervous_Metal_9445 19
Protoco2 19
quantum_jedi 19
70277027 20
meristematic 20
myworld3 20
Piptit 20
tbraptors 20
The_Good_General 20
bruhstevenson 21
DesignerClub1887 21
JackWK_Gaming 21
logace444444444 21
NoOutdoorSoup 21
PremierPlayback 21
RJTrey 21
TyRoland06 21
WBLwiffleball 21
ad51603 22 Struggled for 75% of the game against an Oregon State team that seems much better. Don't think it warrants a penalty.
baileyx96 22
bolts_win_again 22
dee3Poh 22
DillyDillySzn 22
Elegant_Tiger6870 22
IBCBJ 22
mr_longfellow_deeds 22
NotStanley4330 22
ogsmurf826 22
Real-Plant-5722 22 Sleepy spot, I dunno. Maybe the Beavs aren't complete garbage.
S3G 22
SignificanceFirm2398 22
spaceblev11 22
SpectralHydra 22
Tortillero96 22 1-0 H +13 vs Oregon State (unranked)
Underground_Bread 22
AllEliteSchmuck 23
AoA_nB1 23 Struggled a bit against a bad Oregon State team, but like many others, pulled away when it mattered
buccaneerboy22 23
DwayneBaconStan 23
josh55134 23
LonghornInNebraska 23
mstr_yda 23
New_Prior2253 23
Repulsive_Rub6443 23
Small_Company_5697 23
TheBeekman8 23
alexjcode_com 24 898
civfan5843 24
Crelc3 24
Esb5415 24
geauxsaints777 24
gonshpreds1 24
JCNoles 24
kevinsdomain 24
loneSTAR_06 24
PrideSax711 24
Salmon-Dude 24
idnttcrisis 25
newSomberMan 25 Considered: Louisville, South Carolina, North Dakota State, Michigan
Blue = Human
Red = Computer
Green = Hybrid

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Normal = after the AP poll was published

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