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

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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.

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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

  1. Alabama Crimson Tide (40)
  2. Texas Longhorns (19)
  3. Ohio State Buckeyes (4)
  4. Tennessee Volunteers
  5. Georgia Bulldogs
  6. Oregon Ducks
  7. Penn State Nittany Lions
  8. Miami (Fla.) Hurricanes
  9. Missouri Tigers
  10. Michigan Wolverines
  11. USC Trojans
  12. Ole Miss Rebels
  13. LSU Tigers
  14. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
  15. Clemson Tigers
  16. Iowa State Cyclones
  17. BYU Cougars
  18. Utah Utes
  19. Oklahoma Sooners
  20. Kansas State Wildcats
  21. Boise State Broncos
  22. Louisville Cardinals
  23. Indiana Hoosiers
  24. Illinois Illini
  25. UNLV Rebels/Texas A&M Aggies

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Coaches Poll

  1. Texas Longhorns (29)
  2. Alabama Crimson Tide (19)
  3. Ohio State Buckeyes (7)
  4. Tennessee Volunteers
  5. Georgia Bulldogs
  6. Oregon Ducks
  7. Penn State Nittany Lions
  8. Miami (Fla.) Hurricanes
  9. Missouri Tigers
  10. Michigan Wolverines
  11. Ole Miss Rebels
  12. LSU Tigers
  13. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
  14. Clemson Tigers
  15. USC Trojans
  16. Iowa State Cyclones
  17. Oklahoma Sooners
  18. Utah Utes
  19. BYU Cougars
  20. Kansas State Wildcats
  21. Texas A&M Aggies
  22. Louisville Cardinals
  23. UNLV Rebels
  24. Indiana Hoosiers
  25. Illinois Illini

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