{"id":434959,"date":"2026-09-13T19:20:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T19:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/434959\/"},"modified":"2026-09-13T19:20:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T19:20:11","slug":"texas-rises-to-no-1-in-ap-top-25-ohio-state-oregon-tumble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/434959\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas rises to No. 1 in AP Top 25; Ohio State, Oregon tumble"},"content":{"rendered":"

The unprecedented comeback by Texas<\/a>to knock off Ohio State<\/a>moved the Longhorns to No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 college football poll<\/a> Sunday and pushed the Buckeyes out of the top five for the first time in two seasons.<\/p>\n

Oregon<\/a>, meanwhile, plummeted 15 spots to No. 21, its lowest ranking in four years, after a39-31 road loss<\/a> to an Oklahoma State<\/a>team that had lost 21 straight against FBS opponents.<\/p>\n

Michigan<\/a>, which fell out of the Top 25 after needing an extra second and second-chance Hail Mary try to beatWestern Michigan<\/a>a week ago, returned to the poll at No. 19 following its 17-10 win over No. 11 Oklahoma<\/a>. The Sooners dropped 13 spots to No. 24.<\/p>\n

Texas’ comeback from 20 points down in the fourth quarter<\/a> to win 24-23 was the largest fourth-quarter rally ever for a win against an AP No. 1 team, according to Sportradar, and avenged a season-opening loss to the Buckeyes a year ago that knocked the Longhorns out of the No. 1 spot.<\/p>\n

The Longhorns received 56 first-place votes from the voting panel of writers and broadcasters and holds down the No. 1 spot in the regular season for the first time since Oct. 13, 2024.<\/p>\n

No. 2 Georgia<\/a>and No. 3 Notre Dame<\/a>held their places,Indiana<\/a>moved up one spot to No. 4, and Miami<\/a>was bumped up two to No. 5. Ohio State, LSU<\/a>, Ole Miss<\/a>, Texas A&M<\/a>and Alabama<\/a>rounded out the top 10.<\/p>\n

Five teams besides Texas received at least one first-place vote. Miami got four, Georgia and Indiana three apiece and Notre Dame and LSU one each.<\/p>\n

Ohio State had been No. 1 in 17 of the previous 20 polls since winning the 2024 national championship. The Buckeyes held the top spot in every regular-season poll last year, slipping to No. 3 after losing to Indiana in the Big Ten championship game and ending at No. 5.<\/p>\n

They were back to No. 1 in the preseason poll and stayed there until the loss at Texas dropped them to their lowest ranking since they were No. 6 entering the 2024 College Football Playoff. Ohio State is 1-3 in its last four games, though each loss came to a top-10 team.<\/p>\n

Oregon’s fall is the biggest surprise of the season to date. The Ducks came in with a cast of returning stars and a transfer class that raised the program’s hopes of winning its first national championship. But they struggled to beatBoise State<\/a>at home in the opener and then allowed 554 yards and generated just 281 in their first loss to an unranked opponent since 2021.<\/p>\n

The SEC has nine ranked teams, including the top two and six of the top 10, and the Big Ten has seven. The Big 12 and ACC conferences have four each.<\/p>\n

WHO’S IN; WHO’S OUT<\/p>\n

Michigan rebounded from its controversial win over Western Michigan to beat Oklahoma as a 4.5-point home underdog and returned at No. 19.<\/p>\n

A second straight uninspired performance sentWashington<\/a>out of the rankings. A week after the Huskies beatWashington State<\/a>24-10, they won 16-14 overUtah State<\/a>as a 26.5-point home favorite. Washington became the first 2-0 team to win and drop out of the rankings since 2014.<\/p>\n

CONFERENCE WATCH<\/p>\n

SEC (9 ranked teams): No. 1 Texas, No. 2 Georgia, No. 7 LSU, No. 8 Ole Miss, No. 9 Texas A&M, No. 10 Alabama, No. 15Tennessee<\/a>, No. 20Missouri<\/a>, No. 24 Oklahoma.<\/p>\n

Big Ten (7): No. 4 Indiana, No. 6 Ohio State, No. 12USC<\/a>, No. 14Penn State<\/a>, No. 18Iowa<\/a>, No. 19 Michigan, No. 21 Oregon.<\/p>\n

ACC (4): No. 5 Miami, No. 16SMU<\/a>, No. 23Louisville<\/a>, No. 25Virginia<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Big 12 (4): No. 11BYU<\/a>, No. 13Texas Tech<\/a>, No. 17Utah<\/a>, No. 22Houston<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Independent (1): No. 3 Notre Dame.<\/p>\n

RANKED VS. RANKED<\/p>\n

No. 7 LSU at No. 8 Ole Miss: It’s the first top-10 matchup of these teams since 1962 and, in a delicious scheduling quirk, LSU is playing in Oxford for a second straight year. No doubt, Rebels fans will emerge from tailgating in The Grove juiced up and ready to give Tigers coach Lane Kiffin a not-so-warm welcome in his return after his somewhat awkward departure in December.<\/p>\n

No. 22 Houston at No. 13 Texas Tech: The teams have a common opponent,Oregon State<\/a>. Houston beat the Beavers at home and Texas Tech came from behind to win in Corvallis. The Red Raiders have won 12 of the past 13 meetings and haven’t lost to the Cougars at home since 1990.<\/p>\n

No. 16 SMU at No. 23 Louisville: Both are coming off easy wins over FCS opponents. QuarterbackKevin Jennings<\/a> had a hand in four touchdowns in a 32-point win over an injury-plagued Cardinals team last year.br\/]<\/p>\n

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