Texas drops to No. 2 in the AP Poll, takes the top spot in the Coaches Poll

Texas may have won on Saturday against Mississippi State but the Longhorns did drop a spot Sunday in the AP Poll. Texas was ranked No. 2 in the AP Poll with 19 first-place votes. Alabama jumped Ohio State and Texas to take the top spot with 40 first-place votes.

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The Longhorns are still No. 1 in another poll. Texas became the No. 1 team in the Coaches Poll after Georgia’s loss to the Crimson Tide.

Teams on Texas’ schedule in the new AP Poll include No. 5 Georgia, No. 10 Michigan, and No. 19 Oklahoma. Kentucky was a team that was listed as receiving votes.

SEC teams in the top 25 included No. 1 Alabama, No. 4 Tennessee, No. 5 Georgia, No. 9 Missouri, No. 12 Ole Miss, No. 13 LSU, No. 19 Oklahoma, and No. 25 Texas A&M.

The Longhorns took the top spot in the Coaches Poll with 29 first-place votes. Alabama was No. 2 with 19 first-place votes. Other SEC teams in the Coaches Poll included No. 4 Tennessee, No. 5 Georgia, No. 9 Missouri, No. 11 Ole Miss, No. 12 LSU, No. 17 Oklahoma, and No. 21 Texas A&M.

Michigan, the only team from Texas’ non-conference schedule to be ranked, was No. 10.

Texas is on bye before facing the Oklahoma Sooners at the Cotton Bowl on Saturday, October 5.

AP Top 25

Alabama Crimson Tide (40)
Texas Longhorns (19)
Ohio State Buckeyes (4)
Tennessee Volunteers
Georgia Bulldogs
Oregon Ducks
Penn State Nittany Lions
Miami (Fla.) Hurricanes
Missouri Tigers
Michigan Wolverines
USC Trojans
Ole Miss Rebels
LSU Tigers
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Clemson Tigers
Iowa State Cyclones
BYU Cougars
Utah Utes
Oklahoma Sooners
Kansas State Wildcats
Boise State Broncos
Louisville Cardinals
Indiana Hoosiers
Illinois Illini
UNLV Rebels/Texas A&M Aggies

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Coaches Poll

Texas Longhorns (29)
Alabama Crimson Tide (19)
Ohio State Buckeyes (7)
Tennessee Volunteers
Georgia Bulldogs
Oregon Ducks
Penn State Nittany Lions
Miami (Fla.) Hurricanes
Missouri Tigers
Michigan Wolverines
Ole Miss Rebels
LSU Tigers
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Clemson Tigers
USC Trojans
Iowa State Cyclones
Oklahoma Sooners
Utah Utes
BYU Cougars
Kansas State Wildcats
Texas A&M Aggies
Louisville Cardinals
UNLV Rebels
Indiana Hoosiers
Illinois Illini

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