Where Texas has ranked in every preseason AP Poll
With Texas checking in at No. 4 in the preseason AP Poll, the Longhorns have now been ranked entering the year 57 times since the AP began issuing a preseason raking in 1950.
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Texas’ standing marks the 25th time in the history of the program that the Longhorns have started the season within the top five. It’s the first time that has happened since 2010.
Do preseason rankings indicate anything about the upcoming season? Here’s a look at every time the Longhorns were ranked to start the season plus where they ended up in the postseason AP poll.
1950
Preseason: No. 5
Postseason: No. 3
1951
Preseason: No. 11
Postseason: NR
1952
Preseason: No. 11
Postseason: No. 10
1953
Preseason: No. 11
Postseason: No. 11
1954
Preseason: No. 4
Postseason: NR
1958
Preseason: No. 11
Postseason: NR
1959
Preseason: No. 17
Postseason: No.4
1960
Preseason: No. 4
Postseason: NR
1961
Preseason: No. 4
Postseason: No. 3
1962
Preseason: No. 2
Postseason: No. 4
1963
Preseason: No. 5
Postseason: No. 1
1964
Preseason: No. 4
Postseason: No. 5
1965
Preseason: No. 2
Postseason: NR
1967
Preseason: No. 4
Postseason: NR
1968
Preseason: No. 5
Postseason: No. 3
1969
Preseason: No. 4
Postseason: No. 1
1970
Preseason: No. 2
Postseason: No. 3
1971
Preseason: No. 3
Postseason: No. 18
1972
Preseason: No. 14
Postseason: No. 3
1973
Preseason: No. 3
Postseason: No. 14
1974
Preseason: No. 10
Postseason: No. 17
1975
Preseason: No. 11
Postseason: No. 6
1976
Preseason: No. 7
Postseason: NR
1978
Preseason: No. 8
Postseason: No. 9
1979
Preseason: No. 4
Postseason: No. 12
1980
Preseason: No. 10
Postseason: NR
1981
Preseason: No. 9
Postseason: No. 2
1982
Preseason: No. 17
Postseason: No. 17
1983
Preseason: No. 3
Postseason: No. 5
1984
Preseason: No. 6
Postseason: NR
1991
Preseason: No. 14
Postseason: NR
1992
Preseason: No. 25
Postseason: NR
1994
Preseason: No. 18
Postseason: No. 25
1995
Preseason: No. 18
Postseason: No. 14
1996
Preseason: No. 8
Postseason: No. 23
1997
Preseason: No. 12
Postseason: NR
1999
Preseason: No. 17
Postseason: No. 21
2000
Preseason: No. 7
Postseason: No. 12
2001
Preseason: No. 5
Postseason: No. 5
2002
Preseason: No. 4
Postseason: No. 6
2003
Preseason: No. 5
Postseason: No. 12
2004
Preseason: No. 7
Postseason: No. 5
2005
Preseason: No. 2
Postseason: No. 1
2006
Preseason: No. 3
Postseason: No. 13
2007
Preseason: No. 4
Postseason: No. 10
2008
Preseason: No. 11
Postseason: No. 4
2009
Preseason: No. 2
Postseason: No. 2
2010
Preseason: No. 5
Postseason: NR
2012
Preseason: No. 15
Postseason: No. 19
2013
Preseason: No. 15
Postseason: NR
2017
Preseason: No. 23
Postseason: NR
2018
Preseason: No. 23
Postseason: No. 9
2019
Preseason: No. 10
Postseason: No. 25
2020
Preseason: No. 14
Postseason: No. 19
2021
Preseason: No. 21
Postseason: NR
2023
Preseason: No. 11
Postseason: No. 3
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2024
Preseason: No. 4
