For the second-straight week, the UCLA Bruins picked up some votes in Week 2 of the 2026-27 LBM Coaches Ballot however didn’t earn sufficient votes to crack this week’s High-25.

UCLA soccer overcame a sluggish begin versus San Diego State on Saturday, pulling out a 28-10 win after the 2 groups have been tied 0-0 at halftime. The Bruins will now start Large Ten motion this weekend with a 2-0 document, UCLA will go into Saturday’s sport as favorites versus Purdue, establishing a possible 3-0 begin for Bob Chesney’s tenure in Westwood.

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For his or her efforts, UCLA picked up eight votes within the Coaches Ballot, a rise from the 4 that the Bruins acquired final week. Whereas UCLA stays off of the ballot, there was loads of motion inside the ballot, most notably being Ohio State falling out of the No. 1 spot after the Buckeyes misplaced to Texas this previous weekend.

Ohio State is not the highest-ranked Large Ten staff, with the Indiana Hoosiers holding that declare because the No. 4 staff within the nation behind Texas, Georgia and Notre Dame. Ohio State now finds themselves at No. 6, with Large Ten rivals USC at No. 11, Penn State at No. 15, Oregon at No. 18, Michigan at No. 19, Iowa at No. 20 and Washington at No. 24.

UCLA wasn’t the one different Large Ten staff to obtain votes, with the Nebraska Cornhuskers getting 18 votes this week. It will take time for the Bruins to crack the Coaches Ballot underneath Chesney however a gathering with Oregon subsequent month will doubtless give the staff a chance to earn a High-25 rating.

This text initially appeared on UCLA Wire: UCLA earns eight votes on this week’s USA TODAY NCAA LBM Coaches Ballot