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Texas moves up to No. 3 in both major polls

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Kelvin Banks, Cam Williams
Kelvin Banks, Cam Williams (Will Gallagher/Inside Texas)

After an easy season-opening win over Colorado State on Saturday, the Texas Longhorns moved up to No. 3 in the nation in the AP and Coaches Polls on Tuesday.

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Texas moved up one spot to No. 3 in the AP top-25 Poll after its win over CSU last weekend.

SEC teams in the AP top-25 Poll included Georgia at No. 1, Alabama at No. 4, Ole Miss at No. 6, and Missouri at No. 9. Texas A&M, Vanderbilt, UTSA, and Kentucky received votes.

Michigan, who Texas faces on Saturday in Ann Arbor, is at No. 10 in this week’s poll.

The Longhorns also moved up to No. 3 in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll after starting the season ranked No. 4. In addition, Texas received a first-place vote. No. 2 Ohio State garnered three first place votes while No. 1 Georgia grabbed the other 51.

SEC teams in the Coaches Poll top-25 included No. 1 Georgia, No. 3 Texas, No. 4 Alabama, No. 5 Ole Miss, No. 10 Missouri, No. 12 Tennessee, No. 13 Oklahoma, and No. 19 LSU. Texas A&M dropped out of the top-25.

No. 9 Michigan was the only team on Texas’ non-conference schedule to be ranked in the Coaches Poll. The Wolverines dropped from No. 8 to No. 9 after their win over Fresno State. Texas A&M, Kentucky, and UTSA all were in the receiving votes category.

AP Top 25

  1. Georgia Bulldogs (57)
  2. Ohio State Buckeyes
  3. Texas Longhorns
  4. Alabama Crimson Tide
  5. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
  6. Ole Miss Rebels
  7. Oregon Ducks
  8. Penn State Nittany Lions
  9. Missouri Tigers
  10. Michigan Wolverines
  11. Utah Utes
  12. Miami Hurricanes
  13. USC Trojans
  14. Tennessee Volunteers
  15. Oklahoma Sooners
  16. Oklahoma State Cowboys
  17. Kansas State Wildcats
  18. LSU Tigers
  19. Kansas Jayhawks
  20. Arizona Wildcats
  21. Iowa Hawkeyes
  22. Louisville Cardinals
  23. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
  24. NC State Wolfpack
  25. Clemson Tigers

Coaches Poll Top 25

  1. Georgia Bulldogs (51)
  2. Ohio State Buckeyes (3)
  3. Texas Longhorns (1)
  4. Alabama Crimson Tide
  5. Ole Miss Rebels
  6. Oregon Ducks
  7. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
  8. Penn State Nittany Lions
  9. Michigan Wolverines
  10. Missouri Tigers
  11. Utah Utes
  12. Tennessee volunteers
  13. Oklahoma Sooners
  14. USC Trojans
  15. Miami Hurricanes
  16. Kansas State Wildcats
  17. Oklahoma State Cowboys
  18. Arizona Wildcats
  19. LSU Tigers
  20. Kansas Jayhawks
  21. Iowa Hawkeyes
  22. Clemson Tigers
  23. NC State Wolf Pack
  24. Louisville Cardinals
  25. Washington Huskies

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