{"id":32319,"date":"2025-11-02T21:13:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T21:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/32319\/"},"modified":"2025-11-02T21:13:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T21:13:07","slug":"oklahoma-and-texas-move-up-7-spots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/32319\/","title":{"rendered":"Oklahoma and Texas move up 7 spots"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Big 12 had two teams in the top 10 of\u00a0The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll<\/a>\u00a0for the first time in two years Sunday, Notre Dame was back in the top 10 after a two-month absence and Oklahoma and Texas made the biggest upward moves.<\/p>\n

No. 11 Oklahoma and No. 13 Texas both moved up 7 spots in the poll after big wins over ranked conference opponents. <\/p>\n

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The top seven teams were unchanged in the final poll before the College Football Playoff committee releases its first rankings Tuesday night to kick off the run-up to the CFP bracket release Dec. 7.<\/p>\n

No. 1 Ohio State, which\u00a0pulled way in the second half to beat Penn State<\/a>, is at the top of the AP poll for a 10th straight week. Indiana, which\u00a0scored 50-plus points against a Big Ten opponent for the third time<\/a>\u00a0while hammering Maryland, is No. 2 for a third straight week.<\/p>\n

The Buckeyes and Hoosiers again were followed by Texas A&M, Alabama, Georgia, Oregon and Mississippi. Losses by Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt and Miami shuffled the Nos. 8, 9 and 10 spots, now held by BYU, Texas Tech and Notre Dame.<\/p>\n

The distribution of first-place votes was the same as last week. Ohio State received 54, Indiana got 11 and Texas A&M one.<\/p>\n

No. 8 BYU and No. 9 Texas Tech gave the Big 12 two teams in the top 10 for the first time since Oct. 29, 2023. The Cougars, who were idle, have their highest ranking of the season. The\u00a0Red Raiders won at Kansas State<\/a>\u00a0and re-entered the top 10 for the first time in three weeks. The two teams face each other this weekend.<\/p>\n

Oklahoma\u2019s win over Tennessee puts the Sooners in the hunt<\/p>\n

By\u00a0MAURA CAREY<\/a><\/p>\n

Oklahoma kept its playoff hopes afloat on Saturday with a 33-27 road win against Tennessee.<\/p>\n

The Sooners held off a fourth-quarter comeback by the Vols, securing a Tennessee-attempted onside kick and promptly responding with a touchdown to pull ahead 33-24.<\/p>\n

Oklahoma\u2019s defense held a Tennessee offense averaging over 40 points a game to 27 points and picked off quarterback Joey Aguilar twice.<\/p>\n

The Sooners improved to No. 11, their highest ranking since Week 6. The Vols dropped to their lowest ranking since the preseason, coming in at No. 23.<\/p>\n

AP Top 25 college football poll rankingsOhio StateIndianaTexas A&MAlabamaGeorgiaOregonOle MissBYUTexas TechNotre DameOklahomaVirginiaTexasLouisvilleVanderbiltGeorgia TechUtahMiami (Fla.)MissouriUSCMichiganMemphisTennesseeWashingtonCincinnatiRanked opponents on Oklahoma’s schedule:at No. 4 Alabama<\/p>\n

Notre Dame, winner of six straight, was\u00a0pushed by a one-win Boston College<\/a>\u00a0on the road before it won by 15 points and moved up two spots to No. 10. The Fighting Irish were last in the top 10 in Week 3, at No. 8, before a home loss to Texas A&M dropped them to 0-2 and dropped them to No. 24.<\/p>\n

No. 11 Oklahoma and No. 13 Texas received seven-spot promotions for their wins Saturday. The\u00a0Sooners beat Tennessee<\/a>\u00a0on the road and the\u00a0Longhorns knocked off Vanderbilt<\/a>\u00a0at home. Tennessee took the biggest fall, dropping nine spots to No. 23.<\/p>\n

In and out<\/p>\n

\u2014 No. 24 Washington, which was idle, is in the poll for the first time since it finished the 2023 season at No. 2 following its loss to Michigan in the national championship game. The Huskies\u2019 only losses are to No. 1 Ohio State at home and to a then-unranked Michigan on the road.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Houston, whose No. 22 ranking last week was its first Top 25 appearance since 2022, dropped out after\u00a0losing at home to West Virginia<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Poll points<\/p>\n

\u2014 BYU has risen in the poll six straight weeks since making its debut on Sept. 21. The Cougars have gone from No. 25 to No. 8 over that span.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Miami\u2019s losses to two then-unranked opponents in three weeks have caused a 16-spot plummet, from No. 2 to No. 18.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Ohio State is in the Top 25 for a 90th straight poll, third-most on the active list. Notre Dame is in a 50th straight time, fifth on the active list.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Texas made its 800th appearance in the poll, seventh all-time.<\/p>\n

Conference call<\/p>\n

SEC (9 teams) \u2014 Nos. 3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 13, 15, 19, 23.<\/p>\n

Big Ten (6) \u2014 Nos. 1, 2, 6, 20, 21, 24.<\/p>\n

Big 12 (4) \u2014 Nos. 8, 9, 17, 25.<\/p>\n

ACC (4) \u2014 Nos. 12, 14, 16, 18.<\/p>\n

American (1) \u2014 No. 22.<\/p>\n

Independent (1) \u2014 No. 10.<\/p>\n

Ranked vs. ranked<\/p>\n

\u2014 No. 8 BYU (8-0, 5-0 Big 12) at No. 9 Texas Tech (8-1, 5-1): The game of the year in the Big 12. The Red Raiders have lost 16 straight against top-10 teams.<\/p>\n

\u2014 No. 3 Texas A&M (8-0, 5-0 SEC) at No. 19 Missouri (6-2, 2-2): The Aggies embarrassed Missouri in College Station last year, getting out to a 34-0 lead and winning 41-7.<\/p>\n

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