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Texas finishes No. 4 in the final AP Poll

Joe Cookby:Joe Cook•01/21/25•

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Steve Sarkisian, Jeff Banks
Steve Sarkisian, Jeff Banks (Will Gallagher/Inside Texas)

The Ohio State Buckeyes earned the AP national championship by finishing first in the final AP Poll, which was released Tuesday morning. Three spots behind them were the team they topped in the national semifinals: the Texas Longhorns.

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The Longhorns were ranked No. 4 behind No. 1 Ohio State, No. 2 Notre Dame, and No. 3 Oregon. The Ducks were knocked out by Ohio State in the quarterfinal round, but boast the best final record in college football with a 13-1 record. Oregon was ahead of Texas by a decent margin, 1255 points to Texas’ 1211.

Teams from Texas’ 2024 campaign to finish ranked included No. 1 Ohio State, No. 6 Georgia, No. 7 Arizona State, and No. 14 Clemson. Michigan, Florida, and Texas A&M were in the receiving votes category.

The Longhorns were the highest-ranked team from the SEC in the final poll. No. 6 Georgia, No. 9 Tennessee, No. 11 Ole Miss, No. 17 Alabama, No. 19 South Carolina, and No. 22 Missouri joined Texas in the final top 25. LSU also received votes.

After Texas finished No. 3 in the final AP poll from the 2023 season, Steve Sarkisian now has back-to-back top five finishes and becomes just the fifth Texas football coach in the poll era to record multiple seasons ending in a top-five ranking.

It is the 51st ranked finish in program history, the 29th top-10 finish, and the 22nd top-five finish.

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AP Poll

  1. Ohio State Buckeyes (56)
  2. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
  3. Oregon Ducks
  4. Texas Longhorns
  5. Penn State Nittany Lions
  6. Georgia Bulldogs
  7. Arizona State Sun Devils
  8. Boise State Broncos
  9. Tennessee Volunteers
  10. Indiana Hoosiers
  11. Ole Miss Rebels
  12. SMU Mustangs
  13. BYU Cougars
  14. Clemson Tigers
  15. Iowa State Cyclones
  16. Illinois Illini
  17. Alabama Crimson Tide
  18. Miami Hurricanes
  19. South Carolina Gamecocks
  20. Syracuse Orange
  21. Army Black Knights
  22. Missouri Tigers
  23. UNLV Rebels
  24. Memphis Tigers
  25. Colorado Buffaloes

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