Horns leapfrog Dawgs for No
Sep 15, 2024, 02:06 PM ET
Texas is No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll for the first time in 16 years, changing Georgia on Sunday after the Bulldogs had a hard time to remain unbeaten.The Longhorns
went up a spot from No. 2 and received 35 first-place votes and 1,540 points. The Bulldogs, who have been No. 1 given that the preseason poll, got 23 first-place votes and 1,518 points.Ohio State received five first-place votes and remained at No. 3 during an off week. No. 4 Alabama and No. 5 Ole Miss held their places, and Tennessee went up an area to No. 6, flip-flopping with SEC rival Missouri.Editor’s Picks 2 Associated The last time the Longhorns
were No. 1 was the middle of the 2008
season, when they spent 3 weeks at the top of the surveys before losing a remarkable game at Texas Tech in early November. The Longhorns are likely to settle into the top spot for at least another week with a home game against UL Monroe up next, potentially with Arch Manning as the starting quarterback.Manning, the nephew of Peyton and Eli Manning, actioned in Saturday night versus UTSA when Quinn Ewers went out
with an abdomen injury that coach Steve Sarkisian stated was not major.”There’s absolutely nothing like being in the game. Playing in front of 105,000 people is not the simplest thing to do. I’m really pleased with Arch,
“Sarkisian said.A week after the SEC ended up being the first conference to hold six of the first seven spots, the league duplicated the feat.There was some shuffling at the back
of the leading 10, with No. 8 Oregon and No. 9 Miami each going up an area and Penn State slipping back to No. 10
. Group Rec.1. Texas(35)3-0 2. Georgia(23 )3-0 3. Ohio State(5) 2-0 4. Alabama 3-0 5. Ole Miss 3-0 6. Tennessee 3-0 7. Missouri 3-0 8. Miami 3-0 9. Oregon 3-0 10
n’t understand much
about this team, however I found out more this evening than I have actually known to this point,” coach Kirby Smart informed reporters after the game.Georgia has dominated the top spot in the AP survey because 2021, with 39 appearances.In its very first season as a member of the SEC, Texas keeps No. 1 in the conference where it has actually resided for 50 of the past 52 surveys, going back to the start of the 2021 season. Just Michigan of the Big 10 in the final two polls of last season has interrupted the streak of No. 1 rankings by the SEC, that includes 10 looks by Alabama.Looking ahead, both the Crimson Tide and Bulldogs are off next week to get ready for a most likely top-five matchup in Tuscaloosa on Sept. 28 that need to have voters considering who’s No. 1 again.IN AND OUT Boston College signed up with fellow ACC member Georgia Tech in the brief-stay-after-a-long-drought club. The Eagles lost at Missouri and fell out of the rankings after
moving in recently for the first time because 2018. Arizona is also out for the very first time this season after getting thumped by Kansas State.Moving in for the first time this season was Illinois at No. 24. Texas A&M jumped back into the rankings at No. 25. TELECONFERENCE The 18-team Huge 10 matched a conference record(reached 11 times formerly)with seven ranked teams.SEC: 9
(Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 25) Big 10: 7(Nos. 3, 9, 10, 11, 18, 22, 24 )Huge 12: 4(Nos. 12, 13, 14, 20)ACC: 3(Nos. 8, 19, 21)MAC: 1( No. 23 )Independent: 1 (No. 17)RANKED VS. RANKED No. 24 Illinois at
No. 22 Nebraska(
Friday ): The last time the Cornhuskers hosted a game with both groups ranked was 2013, when No. 16 UCLA beat No. 23 Nebraska 41-21. No. 6 Tennessee at No. 15 Oklahoma(Saturday): The Volunteers invite the Sooners to the SEC, with ESPN’s”College GameDay”rolling out the welcome mat in Norman.No. 11 USC at No. 18 Michigan(Saturday): The Wolverines invite the Trojans to the Huge Ten.No. 12 Utah at No. 14 Oklahoma State(Saturday): The very first big game between Huge 12 groups that actually counts
in the conference
standings.The Associated Press added to this report.