Texas Takes No. 1 After Historic Comeback Over Ohio State — SkimNews
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- Texas moved to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 after erasing a 20-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat Ohio State 24-23, the largest fourth-quarter comeback ever against an AP No. 1 team according to Sportradar, and avenging last year's season-opening loss that had cost them the top spot.
- Ohio State dropped out of the top five for the first time in two seasons and fell to its lowest ranking since entering the 2024 College Football Playoff at No. 6; the defending champions are now 1-3 in their last four games, though each loss came against a top-10 team.
- Oregon plummeted 15 spots to No. 21, its lowest ranking in four years, after a 39-31 road loss to Oklahoma State — which had lost 21 straight against FBS opponents — allowing 554 yards while generating just 281 in its first defeat to an unranked team since 2021.
- Michigan returned to the rankings at No. 19 after beating then-No. 11 Oklahoma 17-10 as a 4.5-point home underdog, a week after falling out following a controversial one-second, second-chance Hail Mary win over Western Michigan.
- Texas received 56 of 62 first-place votes; Miami got four, Georgia and Indiana three apiece, and Notre Dame and LSU one each, with Georgia holding at No. 2 and Notre Dame at No. 3.
- The SEC placed nine teams in the rankings, including the top two and six of the top 10, while the Big Ten had seven ranked teams, the Big 12 and ACC four each, and Notre Dame as the lone Independent.
Why it matters: Texas's 56-vote landslide marks the sharpest poll shift of the season and cements the SEC's conference dominance with six of the top 10. Ohio State's slide to sixth-or-worse exposes late-season cracks in the defending champions, while Oregon's 15-spot collapse — from preseason title favorite to No. 21 — reshapes the College Football Playoff picture with Michigan re-entering as a ranked contender.
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