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2026 Week 6 Houston Cougars Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
BosskOnASegway	9	1713.0 -> 1829.8 [+116.8] (#16 -> #9)
Justanother_0	11	Did they beat UCF? sure. did they look good doing it? absolutely not.
ch1l1_ch33s3	12
Drexlore	12
GatorBolt	12
RobertNeyland	12
Staind075	12
MrTheSpork	13
nemoran	13
T-nawtical	13
w8w8	13
BananaBouquet	14
grtgbln	14
Acm0028	15
HieloLuz	15	Houston has two quality wins over Oregon State |4| and UCF |4|, however both games were close, setting them firmly behind the other teams with decent wins that weren't as close. Close loss to Texas Tech |2| is a good loss that won't hold them back long term.
SlaminSammons	15
TaylorLeprechaun	15	+3
arbadak	16	.778 rating, 4-1, SOS .617 (NEW, +13)
BallSoHerd	16
blahblehblahwhoru	16
BUSean	16
cinciforthewin	16
digdat0	16	16. Houston — Score: 0.171 | Results: 1.031, SOS Rank: #22, Quality: 0.125, Recency: 0.000 | T10W: 0, T25W: 0, T50W: 2, Off Rk: #13, Def Rk: #42
ewolfy13	16
MainPeanut25	16
spsellers	16
xX_GIGA_MAN_Xx	16	(+6)
AJ_CC	17
budget_um	17	A close loss to TT keeps them high, too
ChemicalOle	17
fshi	17
seaotter2	17
Terminal_BAS	17
ToeInDigDeep	17	Loss to Texas Tech. Notable win: UCF
Xtremeloco	17
0010MK	18
bladefencer	18	0.766, +16, Pow: 21, Off: 15, Def: 51, SOR: 19
DataDrivenPirate	18
Dropbackandpunt	18
Jerrywelfare	18
strikersteve60	18
SufferingfOrLife	18
texas2089	18
TheNSAAgent777	18
tks231	18
aggiebruin27	19
Buckeyes2010	19
CPiGuy2728	19
DarthYoda2594	19
e8odie	19
hascogrande	19
Hey_Its_Roomie	19
jjjoebox	19
Muffinnnnnnn	19
Pikachu1989	19
PlactusTX	19	LW: NR | Tier 3 (up) | W Central Florida
romulusjsp	19
samspopguy	19
the_neverdoctor	19
thomasosu	19
tjstanley	19
tomdawg0022	19
velociraptorfarmer	19
Casaiir	20
DavoinShower-handle	20
GenialGiant	20
Inkblot9	20
MADBuc49	20	+1
manbeardawg	20
PeteyNice	20
placid_salad	20
redrumsoxLoL	20
RheagarTargaryen	20
Roscoe_Filburn	20
ruwisc	20
SIMBONEGTP	20
sirgippy	20	GippyRank expected rank: 16.6. Central 80% interval: 6–32. Top-25 probability: 84%.
smartkeg	20
StFuzzySlippers	20
SwissArmyScythe	20	-1
AllHawkeyesGoToHell	21
Bereft13	21	Power: 21, SoR: 23; LW: 22
brucewaynewins	21
conchobor	21
cyberchaox	21
dabul-master	21
diehardcubforever	21
galacticdude7	21	Predicted Record: 10-2 Losses: @Texas Tech (26-28), @Utah
GeauxTri	21	Only loss came narrowly on the road at Texas Tech; added a win over UCF.
grey_pilgrim_	21
IceColdDrPepper_Here	21
Jay_Dubbbs	21
joebob431	21
JustinMSU21	21
Keener1899	21
one98d	21
PSUMediaPA	21
r0sco	21
RiffRamBahZoo	21
TDenverFan	21
Texasagsman	21
TopGoose	21
bannista7	22
BorisNumber1	22
boxbeat	22
Corporal_Hicks	22
CRedds19	22
djowen68	22
EpicSchwinn	22
jimbobbypaul	22
kflinderman	22
malowry0124	22
MemeLovingLoser	22	Score 70.43 (▲ 5.24) | Place Change: ▲ 11 | Previous Rank: 33rd | Wins Composite Rank: 21st | SoS Composite Rank: 26th | Margin of Victory Rank: 24th | Penalties Composite Rank: 61st | Yardage Composite Rank: 23rd | Turnover Composite Rank: 43rd | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 1st | Other Stats Rank: 49th
mthompson2320	22	LW: 29
noodlethebear	22
OldCoaly	22
Player_1_has_Joined	22
Polarbear1914	22
Pure_Protein_Machine	22
scronko	22
skuhlke	22
Tarmacked	22	See: Tech
TossedRightOut	22
vanburen1845	22
Wescat	22
zenverak	22
Zloggt	22	Maybe I need to show more respect to the Coogs...am I not doing it enough?
52hoova	23
a_bit_of_a_misnomer_	23
BabyBladder	23
Bank_Gothic	23	The Coogs are an enigma wrapped in a mystery. They looked great in a close loss on the road to my No. 8 Texas Tech, but then struggled at home against a UCF team of uncertain quality (though maybe the Citronauts aren't as bad as I thought). The talent and coaching is there, but UH's defense may be worse than I had hoped and that will make it hard for them to crack the top-15 in my poll.
BlueSCar	23
cfbguy	23
Conn3er	23
dschinghiskhan	23
ehoefler	23	74.65 | NEW +14
elnino550	23
HelioOne	23
Jakesnake42	23	Great comeback win vs UCF that keeps Houston on the fringes of the rankings. Last Week: #24
KJdkaslknv	23
laprasrules	23
MahjongDaily	23
Mr_Brews	23
Pollaski	23
Red261	23
royrules22	23
shifty1032231	23
sroach91	23
titansfan174	23
WarEagle9	23
A_Rolling_Baneling	24
bernkastel87	24
Conglossian	24	U/R
Doogitywoogity	24	A sick Conner Weigman pulls a great comeback vs Space game rival UCF. I still think highly of this squad but need them to prove it. KState, OKSt, and Utah back to back to back gives them a chance to do so and move a ton in my rankings.
flyingcircusdog	24
G-Aardvark	24
LiptonCB	24
NyquillusDillwad20	24
Our-Gardian-Angel	24
owlalwaysloveyew	24
RollWarTideEagle	24
Ruhrgebietheld	24
ryseing	24
SearonTrejorek	24	0.69882
sgtshenanigans	24	Houston won this week but did not look good while doing so. Their loss against Texas Tech seems worse not because I think Texas Tech may be fraudulent. Also with other teams winning big this weekend I moved the Cougars down two spots despite the win.
sickmemes48	24
SteemieRayVaughn	24
AlexanderComet	25
BoukenGreen	25
Corgi_Koala	25
deadtofall12	25
DisraeliEers	25
Laschoni	25
nin478	25
noahthearc	25
TadKosciuszko	25

Provisional Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
chief_sitass	10
MisguidedPassion	11
logace444444444	12
Salmon-Dude	12
grahamca	13	T17ᵗʰ W/L, T12ᵗʰ Predicted Wins, 19ᵗʰ Team Strength, 9ᵗʰ Quality of Wins
Klightgrove	13
Nervous_Metal_9445	13
Spazzatack	13
beckett929	14
jtchr33	14	Still high on them, those uniforms looked great.
NNul	14
NoOutdoorSoup	14
RJTrey	14
Star_Wars_Sith	14
1Subject	15
EL-YEO	15
FindGreatness23	15
Hastronaut	15
Impossible-Still-349	15
kennethbring	15
LegendParkour	15
ninjatown23	15	Losing by 2 to Texas Tech on the road is doing some heavy lifting here. Houston’s performance outside that game has been solid. They sneak into my top 15.
The_Stratman	15
_THE__BOULDER_	16	Houston got the win but it was ugly. Down 17-0 early in the 3rd quarter and then proceeded to score 27 unanswered points. The space theme of the game was cool though. Connor Weigman ended up with 239 yards passing, 50 yards rushing and 3 rushing TDs. I didn't get to watch this one live though, so I didn't get a lot of information on it.
bolts_win_again	16
WBLwiffleball	16
KansasChaser2021	17
LonghornInNebraska	17
samtaylor92	17
tdaten	17
thehornedlamb	17
wittingtarsier	17
geordieColt88	18
Intelligent_Fix_6972	18
jwrtf	18
llamawhittlings	18	SP+: 16, SP+ Resume: 22
meristematic	18
myworld3	18
Noahsince2002	18
penix4heisman	18
Pure-Shirt-5831	18
Sflabuckeye13	18
GenuineBoss	19
Lucaball3r	19
Blazemaster77	20
DillyDillySzn	20
Flaky_Bit6733	20
hbh110	20
idnttcrisis	20
JackWK_Gaming	20
LightningDusty	20	↓4
ogsmurf826	20
Ok_Boysenberry716	20
Small_Company_5697	20
SomerandomIDFBfan	20
SpectralHydra	20
SportsCat4	20
69nicer	21
_Junk_Rat_	21
AoA_nB1	21	Last tier for me, no strong opinion on either of these teams
bendyburner	21
buccaneerboy22	21
dee3Poh	21	.120
JJones927	21
KevinDoesSports	21
loneSTAR_06	21
Mission_Pay_3373	21
PatMcDangles99	21
Pyroblockx	21
ResearchFlaky5912	21
Tortillero96	21	+3 W (4-1) H +10 vs UCF (unranked) W (3-1) A +14 vs GA Southern (unranked) L (2-1) A -2 vs Texas Tech (12) W (2-0) H +71 vs Southern U (unranked) W (1-0) H +13 vs Oregon State (unranked)
TyRoland06	21
bigred91224	22
BlueRFR3100	22
bocnj	22
BoilerUp28	22
leadbymight	22
NA_Faker	22
Nath0leon	22
NebraskaPlainsman	22
OG_Felwinter	22
requiemsux	22
spaceblev11	22
Status-Office7664	22
70277027	23
adi_red	23
Character_Orchid4698	23
Crelc3	23
drewscottt	23	NEW
HereComesNightTime	23
HHunko13	23
jmdinbtr	23
LookAtMaxwell	23	Beat UCF 27–17. Its only loss was 26–28 at #13 Texas Tech, and it gained as Texas Tech rose.
meta_irl	23
n8TLfan	23
Rishik01	23
TomorrowFinal6642	23
DesignerClub1887	24
Educational-River460	24
Esb5415	24
FrontRunner51	24	(NR)
newSomberMan	24
rt13wx	24
BoNnnnfhir	25
HookEm25	25
iHasMagyk	25
Key_Solution_4076	25
Select-Edge-3262	25	-4 - 26. Wake Forest 27. Wisconsin 28. Pittsburgh 29. Boise State 30. Arizona 31. USC 32. Virginia Tech 33. Minnesota 34. SMU 35. NDSU Dropped: (23) Virginia Tech
TheCryptPartDeux	25

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Red = Computer
Green = Hybrid

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Normal = after the AP poll was published

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