After entering the 2025 college football season ranked No. 1 in the country, Texas football ended it at No. 12.
The Longhorns ranked 12th in the Associated Press’ final Top 25 football poll for the season, which ended Monday night with Indiana’s 27-21 win over Miami in the College Football Playoff championship game. Texas, which compiled 952 points from 66 voters, finished well behind the 1,650 points earned by unanimous No. 1 Indiana.
Texas went 10-3 this season and ended with a 41-27 win over Michigan in the Citrus Bowl. The Longhorns were not among the 12 teams that made the cut for the CFP field, but UT was ranked higher in the final AP poll than playoff qualifiers Oklahoma, Tulane and James Madison. In all, seven SEC teams were ranked, including No. 8 Texas A&M.
Since 1936, Texas has been listed in the AP’s final rankings on 53 occasions. Four of those top-25 finishes have come during Steve Sarkisian’s five-year tenure as head coach. The Longhorns also ranked No. 25 at the end of the 2022 season, No. 3 at the end of the 2023 season and No. 4 at the end of the 2024 season under him.