Texas’ trip through the AP rankings took a sharp hit Sunday after another uneven outing on offense and a shaky day from the defense left the Longhorns in the middle of a brutal reshuffling at the top of college football.
The Longhorns fell 27-24 at home to Florida, dropping Texas to 4-2 and ending its home winning streak that had held since 2024. It was the second straight loss for Texas, and the AP Top 25 answered by sending the Longhorns tumbling from No. 7 to No. 19.
Texas was not alone in getting dragged down by a chaotic weekend. No.
1 Georgia lost at home to unranked Auburn, 27-24. No.
2 Notre Dame was beaten on the road by No. 8 BYU, 28-24, and No.
5 Indiana suffered its first loss in a 19-15 game against No. 4 Ohio State.
No. 6 Alabama was also handled on the road, falling to No.
16 Tennessee, 26-10.
That made four defeats for teams in the top 10, with No. 3 Miami needing overtime against Florida State just to avoid becoming the fifth.
The ripple effects didn’t stop there, either. No.
16 Mississippi State and No. 18 Oklahoma State both lost ranked games away from home, falling to LSU and Houston, respectively.
The new AP poll reflects all of that volatility. Miami sits at No. 1, followed by BYU, Ohio State, Notre Dame and Georgia.
Indiana checks in at No. 6, with Ole Miss at No. 7 and Texas Tech at No. 8.
UCLA, Utah, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Houston, Iowa, USC, Wake Forest, LSU, Texas, Florida, Boise State, Missouri, SMU, Northwestern and Arizona round out the rest of the Top 25.
Texas also dropped in the Coaches Poll, where the Longhorns are now No. 18.
Miami leads that ranking as well, with Ohio State at No. 2 and BYU at No. 3.
Georgia, Texas Tech, Indiana, Ole Miss, Notre Dame, Utah, UCLA, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Iowa, USC, Houston, LSU, Texas, Wake Forest, SMU, Missouri, Boise State, Northwestern, Florida and Oregon fill out the rest of the poll.
Around the SEC, the weekend flipped several results in plain view: Tennessee beat Alabama at home 26-10, Oklahoma lost to Kentucky at home 21-13, Florida won at Texas 27-24, Ole Miss beat Mizzou at home 31-3, Mississippi State lost at LSU 31-0, Mizzou lost at Ole Miss 31-3, LSU beat Mississippi State at home 31-3, and Arkansas won at Vanderbilt 31-21.
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