Texas will spend another week at the top.
The Longhorns held onto the No. 1 spot in the updated AP Poll and the Coaches Poll after a 30-6 win over UTSA at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. That result came a week after Texas climbed to No. 1 by rallying past Ohio State in Week 2.
The Longhorns have not been able to protect the top ranking in recent seasons. They were winless in their last two games as the nation’s No. 1 team, losing to Ohio State in Week 1 of 2025 and falling to Georgia in 2024.
This week brings another major test, with Texas heading on the road to face No. 14 Tennessee.
At the top of the AP Poll, the board stayed largely steady after a calmer Week 2. Georgia, Notre Dame, Ole Miss, and Indiana all won by multiple scores, while Miami picked up a road win at Wake Forest.
The biggest shakeup came just outside that group, where No. 8 Ole Miss knocked off No.
7 LSU on the road in Lane Kiffin’s return to Oxford, and Kentucky stunned No. 9 Texas A&M at Kyle Field.
The full AP Poll after three weeks of play has Texas first, followed by Georgia, Notre Dame, Ole Miss, Indiana, Miami, Ohio State, Alabama, BYU, LSU, Texas Tech, USC, Penn State, Tennessee, Utah, Louisville, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Oregon, Florida, SMU, Texas A&M, Mississippi State and Houston.
The Coaches Poll also kept Texas in the No. 1 spot. Georgia, Notre Dame, Indiana and Miami rounded out the top five there, with Ole Miss at No.
6, Ohio State at No. 7, Alabama at No.
8, BYU at No. 9 and Texas Tech at No. 10.
LSU, USC, Tennessee, Penn State, Utah, Oregon, Iowa, Michigan, Louisville, Texas A&M, Missouri, Florida, Washington, Oklahoma and SMU followed.
Texas’ upcoming SEC slate is starting to take shape, and a number of future opponents already had notable results in Week 2. Texas State beat North Texas 49-35 at home, Ohio State rolled Kent State 59-3, UTSA fell at Texas 30-6, Tennessee beat Kennesaw State 42-9, Oklahoma edged New Mexico 14-6, Florida won at Auburn 44-39, Ole Miss beat LSU 32-24, Mississippi State won at South Carolina 41-34, Missouri handled Troy 27-17, LSU lost at Ole Miss 32-24, Arkansas fell to Georgia 45-17 and Texas A&M was beaten by Kentucky 31-21.
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