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Texas climbed to No. 4 within the AP Top 25 on Sunday after its 34-24 Week 2 victory over Alabama. The win marks the Longhorns’ first foray into the top 5 since 2010 as this system seeks to show a nook underneath third-year trainer Steve Sarkisian prior to becoming a member of the SEC subsequent season.
The ‘Horns appeared lots able for existence in a brand new convention whilst handing the Crimson Tide their first common season nonconference defeat since 2007, Nick Saban’s first season main Alabama. Amid the loss, the Crimson Tide dropped from No. 3 to No. 10.
This marks the primary time since 2015 that the Crimson Tide had been ranked outdoor the top 5 at any level in September. In 2015, they rallied from a Week 3 loss in opposition to Ole Miss to win the SEC championship and College Football Playoff National Championship. If this 12 months’s workforce goes to apply a equivalent script, it will have to first deal with a suffering passing recreation and a protection that failed to supply a sack or turnover in opposition to the Longhorns.
Amid Alabama’s tumble, Florida State rose to No. 3 and USC creeped as much as No. 5. Eight Pac-12 groups made the ballot as No. 24 UCLA and No. 23 Washington State every earned spots within the rankings for the primary time this season.
Here’s a complete have a look at the top 25 (first-place votes in parenthesis).Â
AP Top 25 ballot
1. Georgia (55)
2. Michigan (2)
3. Florida State (3)
4. Texas (2)
5. USC
6. Ohio State
7. Penn State
8. Washington
9. Notre Dame
10. Alabama
11. Tennessee
12. Utah
13. Oregon
14. LSU
15. Kansas State
16. Oregon State
17. Ole Miss
18. Colorado
19. Oklahoma
20. North Carolina
21. Duke
22. Miami
23. Washington State
24. UCLA
25. Iowa
Others receiving votes:Â Clemson 86, Arkansas 33, TCU 19, Kansas 19, Tulane 17, Wisconsin 10, Kentucky 5, Mississippi St. 5, Minnesota 3, Cincinnati 3, Fresno St. 2, Wyoming 1, Oklahoma St. 1, Maryland 1, James Madison 1.