Texas ranked No. 7 in initial College Football Playoffs rankings
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The Texas Longhorns were ranked No. 7 in the initial College Football Playoff rankings released Tuesday. Texas is the highest-ranked team representing the Big 12.
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The No. 7 billing is the highest Texas has ever been in the CFP rankings, eclipsing the No. 14 ranking the Longhorns received during the week 12 and 13 rankings in the 2018 season.
Other Big 12 teams to make the ranking included No. 9 Oklahoma, No. 21 Kansas, No. 22 Oklahoma State, and No. 23 Kansas State. Other teams from Texas’ schedule in the ranking include No. 8 Alabama.
Oregon was the highest ranked one loss team at No. 6.
Texas was ranked No. 7 in the most recent AP Poll and No. 6 in the Coaches Poll. The Longhorns will face No. 23 Kansas State this Saturday at 11 a.m. in Austin.
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College Football Playoff top 25
25. Air Force Falcons
24. Tulane Green Wave
23. Kansas State Wildcats
22. Oklahoma State Cowboys
21. Kansas Jayhawks
20. USC Trojans
19. UCLA Bruins
18. Utah Utes
17. Tennessee Volunteers
16. Oregon State Beavers
15. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
14. LSU Tigers
13. Louisville Cardinals
12. Missouri Tigers
11. Penn State Nittany Lions
10. Ole Miss Rebels
9. Oklahoma Sooners
8. Alabama Crimson Tide
7. Texas Longhorns
6. Oregon Ducks
5. Washington Huskies
4. Florida State Seminoles
3. Michigan Wolverines
2. Georgia Bulldogs
1. Ohio State Buckeyes
Texas Longhorns 2023 Schedule
September 2 – vs. Rice (Won 37-10)
September 9 – at Alabama (Won 34-24)
September 16 – vs. Wyoming (Won 31-10)
September 23 – at Baylor (Won 38-6)
September 30 – vs. Kansas (Won 40-14)
October 7 – vs. Oklahoma (Lost 34-30)
October 14 – bye week
October 21 – at Houston (Won 31-24)
October 28 – vs. BYU (Won 35-6)
November 4 – vs. Kansas State
November 11 – at TCU
November 18 – at Iowa state
November 24 – vs. Texas Tech
*The 2023 Dr. Pepper Big 12 Championship Game will be played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on December 2.