The 20-17 victory over the then-No. 14 Tennessee Volunteers in Knoxville on Saturday was enough for the Texas Longhorns to maintain the top position in both major polls on Sunday.
It’s now the third straight week the Longhorns have been No. 1 in the Coaches Poll and the AP Poll as head coach Steve Sarkisian’s team heads into the team’s only bye week of the season before heading to Dallas to take on the Sooners in the Cotton Bowl.
The harrowing finish for Texas at Neyland Stadium cost the Horns a first-place vote in the Coaches Poll, but the writers were more forgiving with four first-place votes gained over the No. 2 Bulldogs.
Tennessee dropped four spots to No. 17 in the Coaches Poll and three spots to No. 17 in the AP Poll this week after the Vols suffered their first loss of the season.
The notable SEC riser is Florida, which skyrocketed 14 spots in the Coaches Poll and 13 spots in the AP Poll to No. 8 nationally in the wake of Saturday’s convincing 52-28 win over Ole Miss, formerly a top-10 team in both polls.
Meanwhile, the Aggies dropped out of both polls after suffering back-to-back losses with the latest, Saturday’s 36-6 blowout by LSU, sending the Texas A&M program into a true tailspin.