Texas heads to the Red River Shootout as the No. 1 team for the first time in 40 years
For the first time since 1984, the Texas Longhorns are entering the Red River Shootout as the No. 1 team in the AP Poll.
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Texas returned to the top spot on Sunday after the Alabama Crimson Tide fell from No. 1 to No. 7 following their loss to the Vanderbilt Commodores. Oklahoma was ranked No. 18, tied with Kansas State and Indiana.
Texas is 32-7-3 in games ranked as the No. 1 team in the country, including four games against Oklahoma. Texas defeated the Sooners as the top ranked team in 1946, 1964, and 1965. Texas tied No. 2 Oklahoma 15-15 in 1984, the last time the Longhorns went to Dallas as the No. 1 team in the land. Todd Dodge was Texas’ quarterback. Mack Brown was Oklahoma’s offensive coordinator.
The last No. 1 ranked team to play in the Red River Shootout was the 2008 Sooners. Texas defeated Oklahoma 45-35 in one of the most thrilling games in the history of the rivalry.
Texas garnered 52 of the 61 possible first-place votes. No. 2 Ohio State received the other nine.
Other SEC teams in the top 25 included No. 5 Georgia, No. 7 Alabama, No. 8 Tennessee, No. 9 Ole Miss, No. 13 LSU, No. 15 Texas A&M, No. 18 Oklahoma, and No. 21 Missouri.
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Michigan, the only team from Texas’ non-conference schedule to make the rankings, was No. 24.
The Longhorns remained No. 1 in the USA LBM Coaches Poll as well, garnering 44 of the 55 first-place votes. Ohio State was No. 2 with all 11 remaining first-place votes.
SEC teams in the top 25 of the Coaches Poll included No. 4 Georgia, No. 7 Alabama, No. 8 Ole Miss, No. 9 Tennessee, No. 10 LSU, No. 14 Texas A&M, No. 16 Oklahoma, and No. 18 Missouri.
Michigan was the only team from Texas’ non-conference schedule to crack the Coaches Poll top 25. The Wolverines were ranked No. 21.
AP Top 25
1 Texas Longhorns (52)
2 Ohio State Buckeyes (9)
3 Oregon Ducks
4 Penn State Nittany Lions
5 Georgia Bulldogs
6 Miami Hurricanes
7 Alabama Crimson Tide
8 Tennessee Volunteers
9 Ole Miss Rebels
10 Clemson Tigers
11 Iowa State Cyclones
11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
13 LSU Tigers
14 BYU Cougars
15 Texas A&M Aggies
16 Utah Utes
17 Boise State Broncos
18 Kansas State Wildcats
18 Indiana Hoosiers
18 Oklahoma Sooners
21 Missouri Tigers
22 Pittsburgh Panthers
23 Illinois Illini
24 Michigan Wolverines
25 SMU Mustangs
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Coaches Poll Top 25
- Texas Longhorns (44)
- Ohio State Buckeyes
- Oregon Ducks
- Georgia Bulldogs
- Penn State Nittany Lions
- Miami Hurricanes
- Alabama Crimson Tide
- Ole Miss Rebels
- Tennessee Volunteers
- LSU Tigers
- Clemson Tigers
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish
- Iowa State Cyclones
- Texas A&M Aggies
- BYU Cougars
- Oklahoma Sooners
- Utah Utes
- Missouri Tigers
- Kansas State Wildcats
- Indiana Hoosiers
- Michigan Wolverines
- Boise State Broncos
- Illinois Illini
- Pittsburgh Panthers
- SMU Mustangs
