The reigning ACC champions will begin the 2026 season outside the preseason Top 25.Duke football received six points in the preseason US LBM College Football Coaches Poll, released Tuesday, Aug. 4, and fell short of cracking the Top 25. Ohio State claimed the No. 1 spot, followed by Oregon, Georgia, Texas and Notre Dame. Twenty-five points are awarded for a first-place vote, 24 for second, down to one point for 25th.Three ACC teams landed in the poll: Miami at No. 7, SMU at No. 20 and Clemson at No. 23. Duke is scheduled to face the Hurricanes and Tigers during the regular season, traveling to Miami on Nov. 14 before hosting Clemson on Nov. 20 at Wallace Wade Stadium.Duke is coming off a 9-5 finish in 2025 that saw it win its first ACC title since 1989. The Blue Devils lost 17 starters from last year's squad but are set to bring back 10 as Manny Diaz enters his third season at the helm. Here's the full Preseason US LBM College Football Coaches Poll:Preseason US LBM College Football Coaches PollRankSchool2025 RecordPointsFinal 2025 Rank1st-Place Votes1Ohio State12-21,7416382Oregon13-21,637463Georgia12-21,591574Texas10-31,5441325Notre Dame10-21,5241156Indiana16-01,5221147Miami (Fla.)13-31,409208Texas A&M11-21,174809Oklahoma10-31,10410010Mississippi13-21,0963011Alabama11-41,0509012Texas Tech12-21,0348013LSU7-6951NR014Southern California9-483821015Brigham Young12-278112016Michigan9-471922017Penn State7-6463NR018Tennessee8-5428NR019Washington9-4406NR020SMU9-4378NR021Utah11-231314022Iowa9-429117023Clemson7-6235NR024Houston10-319419025Missouri8-5158NR0Dropped out: No. 15 Vanderbilt (10-3); No. 16 Virginia (11-3); No. 18 Tulane (11-3); No. 20 James Madison (12-2); No. 23 Navy (11-2); No. 24 Georgia Tech (9-4); No. 25 Illinois (9-4).Others receiving votes: Louisville (9-4) 153; Florida (4-8) 147; TCU (9-4) 63; Illinois (9-4) 62; Arizona (9-4) 50; South Carolina (4-8) 50; Virginia (11-3) 40; Vanderbilt (10-3) 37; Auburn (5-7) 29; Georgia Tech (9-4) 26; Boise State (9-5) 24; Oklahoma State (1-11) 22; UNLV (10-4) 17; Florida State (5-7) 13; North Carolina State (8-5) 13; Nebraska (7-6) 12; Virginia Tech (3-9) 12; Memphis (8-5) 9; Arizona State (8-5) 8; Duke (9-5) 6; James Madison (12-2) 6; New Mexico (9-4) 4; Pittsburgh (8-5) 4; Navy (11-2) 3; Western Michigan (10-4) 3; San Diego State (9-4) 2; California (7-6) 1; Hawaii (9-4) 1; Jacksonville State (9-5) 1; Kansas State (6-6) 1.Anna Snyder covers Duke for The Fayetteville Observer as part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach her at asnyder@usatodayco.comor follow her @annaesnydron X, formerly known as Twitter.This article originally appeared on The Fayetteville Observer: Is Duke football ranked in preseason US LBM Coaches Poll?