{"id":434971,"date":"2026-09-13T19:44:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T19:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/434971\/"},"modified":"2026-09-13T19:44:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T19:44:10","slug":"texas-am-climbs-up-new-ap-top-25-following-blowout-win-vs-arizona-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/434971\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas A&#038;M Climbs Up New AP Top 25 Following Blowout Win vs. Arizona State"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6f\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/college\/tamu\/football\/texas-am-answered-three-major-questions-against-arizona-state\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Texas A&amp;M Aggies<\/a> keep on rolling through the first two weeks of the 2026 season and remain among the top teams in the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6k\">The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/college\/tamu\/football\/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-from-texas-am-win-over-arizona-state\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Aggies <\/a>dominated the Arizona State Sun Devils on Saturday with a 48-20 victory and improved to 2-0 on the young season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6p\">And with their performance over the weekend, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/college\/tamu\/football\/3-texas-am-players-who-stood-out-vs-arizona-state\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aggies<\/a> are moving up in the recent AP Poll, now ranked No. 9 in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Texas A&amp;M Remains a Top 10 Team in the Country<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/01m2e2pgf88ph1csaphr.jpg\" alt=\"Texas A&amp;M Aggies cornerback Julio Humphrey\" title=\"Texas A&amp;M Aggies cornerback Julio Humphrey\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"76\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Texas A&amp;M Aggies cornerback Julio Humphrey (6) scores a touchdown on after intercepting the ball during the fourth quarter against Arizona State Sun Devils at Kyle Field.  | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7c\">The Aggies remain steady after another dominant showing, especially in the fourth quarter against the Sun Devils, scoring 24 points in the fourth quarter. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7h\">Texas A&amp;M sees itself ranked one spot behind the No. 8 Ole Miss Rebels and ahead of the No. 10 Alabama Crimson Tide.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7m\">The Aggies are one of nine SEC teams in the AP Poll&#8217;s recent rankings, with No. 1 Texas, No. 2 Georgia, No. 7 LSU, No. 15 Tennessee, No. 20 Missouri, and No. 24 Oklahoma also featured in the most recent Top 25.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7r\">Here is what the new AP Top 25 rankings looks like:<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7w\">No. 1 &#8211; Texas Longhorns<\/p>\n<p>No. 2 &#8211; Georgia Bulldogs<\/p>\n<p>No. 3 &#8211; Notre Dame Fighting Irish<\/p>\n<p>No. 4 &#8211; Indiana Hoosiers<\/p>\n<p>No. 5 &#8211; Miami Hurricanes<\/p>\n<p>No. 6 &#8211; Ohio State Buckeyes<\/p>\n<p>No. 7 &#8211; LSU Tigers<\/p>\n<p>No. 8 &#8211; Ole Miss Rebels<\/p>\n<p>No. 9 &#8211; Texas A&amp;M Aggies<\/p>\n<p>No. 10 &#8211; Alabama Crimson Tide<\/p>\n<p>No. 11 &#8211; BYU Cougars<\/p>\n<p>No. 12 &#8211; USC Trojans<\/p>\n<p>No. 13 &#8211; Texas Tech Red Raiders<\/p>\n<p>No. 14 &#8211; Penn State Nittany Lions<\/p>\n<p>No. 15 &#8211; Tennessee Volunteers<\/p>\n<p>No. 16 &#8211; SMU Mustangs<\/p>\n<p>No. 17 &#8211; Utah Utes<\/p>\n<p>No. 18 &#8211; Iowa Hawkeyes<\/p>\n<p>No. 19 &#8211; Michigan Wolverines<\/p>\n<p>No. 20 &#8211; Missouri Tigers<\/p>\n<p>No. 21 &#8211; Oregon Ducks<\/p>\n<p>No. 22 &#8211; Houston Cougars<\/p>\n<p>No. 23 &#8211; Louisville Cardinals<\/p>\n<p>No. 24 &#8211; Oklahoma Sooners<\/p>\n<p>No. 25 &#8211; Virginia Cavaliers<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"81\">As the Aggies are set to open up conference play against the Kentucky Wildcats next week, Texas A&amp;M\u2019s schedule is set to take a jump in competition.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"86\">The Aggies will face six teams that are currently ranked in the latest AP Poll, three of whom are in the Top 10: the No. 1 team in the country, Texas, LSU, and Alabama, with the latter two both on the road in two of the toughest places to play, Baton Rouge and Tuscaloosa.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8b\">Texas A&amp;M stays home for its last game of a three-game home stand to start the season against Kentucky, who head to College Station with a 1-1 record.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8g\">New Wildcats head coach Will Stein looks to regroup after losing to Alabama 45-17 over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8l\">For the Aggies, their first game of SEC play against Kentucky is preparation for their first real test the week after, on the road against No. 7 LSU.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8q\">However, Texas 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