Texas moves up from the No. 4 spot while Ohio State drops five spots all the way to No. 6.<\/p>\n
Texas Holds No. 1 Spot in Top 25 for Second Year in a Row![\"Texas](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/01m2dveep15pp6wdwkdm.jpg\" "\\"Texas")
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Texas Longhorns defensive end Colin Simmons (1) reacts during the first half against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n
The Longhorns have now earned the No. 1 spot in the AP Poll at least once in back-to-back seasons.<\/p>\n
Texas was the preseason No. 1 team last year before a season-opening loss to Ohio State dropped the Longhorns out of that spot. They finished 2025 as the No. 12 team in the AP Poll after a 10-3 record. <\/p>\n
But this year’s Texas team feels different, as it should after a monumental win over an Ohio State program that many college football fans felt was the national championship favorite headed into Saturday’s game in Austin.<\/p>\n
Those expectations might now be flipping in Texas’ favor, but there’s still a long season to go before we’ll find out the answer to that.<\/p>\n
Full AP Top 25 Rankings![\"Ohio](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/01m2dzmdpmnkq38q68s7.jpg\" "\\"Ohio")
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Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Jeremiah Smith (4) celebrates a catch during the NCAA football game against the Texas Longhorns at Darrell K Royal\u2013Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas on Sept. 12, 2026. | USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n
Here is what the new Top 25 rankings looks like:<\/p>\n
No. 1 – Texas Longhorns<\/p>\n
No. 2 – Georgia Bulldogs<\/p>\n
No. 3 – Notre Dame Fighting Irish<\/p>\n
No. 4 – Indiana Hoosiers<\/p>\n
No. 5 – Miami Hurricanes<\/p>\n
No. 6 – Ohio State Buckeyes<\/p>\n
No. 7 – LSU Tigers<\/p>\n
No. 8 – Ole Miss Rebels<\/p>\n
No. 9 – Texas A&M Aggies<\/p>\n
No. 10 – Alabama Crimson Tide<\/p>\n
No. 11 – BYU Cougars<\/p>\n
No. 12 – USC Trojans<\/p>\n
No. 13 – Texas Tech Red Raiders<\/p>\n
No. 14 – Penn State Nittany Lions<\/p>\n
No. 15 – Tennessee Volunteers<\/p>\n
No. 16 – SMU Mustangs<\/p>\n
No. 17 – Utah Utes<\/p>\n
No. 18 – Iowa Hawkeyes<\/p>\n
No. 19 – Michigan Wolverines<\/p>\n
No. 20 – Missouri Tigers<\/p>\n
No. 21 – Oregon Ducks<\/p>\n
No. 22 – Houston Cougars<\/p>\n
No. 23 – Louisville Cardinals<\/p>\n
No. 24 – Oklahoma Sooners<\/p>\n
No. 25 – Virginia Cavaliers<\/p>\n
What Steve Sarkisian Said After Win Over Ohio State![\"Texas](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/01m2dz2wk0g45w3zxznj.jpg\" "\\"Texas")
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Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian walks across the field prior to the NCAA football game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Darrell K Royal\u2013Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas on Sept. 12, 2026. | USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n
Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian said postgame that scheduling matchups like the one with Ohio State is what college football is all about.<\/p>\n
It didn’t work out last year for Texas, but it did this time around.<\/p>\n
“I definitely think it was helpful because we can be like some other teams and we can play Jones Junior High tonight and win 66-0. And I don’t know what that does for us,” Sarkisian said. “What I think it did for us tonight is we found out that we can, and we’ve been close, and we’ve been knocking on the door, and so I do think that that’s helpful for us that that we got an opportunity to play in a game like this before we got into conference play against any lead opponent, and and and come out on top. Surely that’s helpful for us moving forward from a mentality standpoint.”<\/p>\n
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