Texas Tops AP Poll After 24-23 Comeback Over Ohio State — SkimNews
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- Texas rose to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 after erasing a 20-point deficit to beat then-No. 1 Ohio State 24-23, scoring three fourth-quarter touchdowns — the earliest regular-season No. 1 ranking for the Longhorns since 1965.
- Ohio State became the first No. 1 team since 1988 to blow a 20-point lead, dropping six spots to No. 6 in this week's poll.
- Oregon fell from No. 6 to No. 21 after a road loss to Oklahoma State, completing a precipitous slide from its No. 2 preseason ranking.
- The SEC placed six teams in the top 10 — including new No. 1 Texas — and leads all conferences with nine total ranked teams, ahead of the Big Ten's seven and the ACC's four, ahead of a new 9-game conference slate.
- Miami received more first-place votes than any team other than Texas despite sitting at No. 5, and No. 4 Indiana also earned at least one first-place vote.
- Week 3's marquee matchup is No. 7 LSU at No. 8 Ole Miss — Lane Kiffin's return to his former program — while No. 22 Houston at No. 13 Texas Tech and No. 16 SMU at No. 23 Louisville carry ACC and Big 12 playoff implications.
Why it matters: The SEC's six-team top-10 presence gives the conference early control of the College Football Playoff picture heading into league play, and the source notes the loser of the LSU-Ole Miss game alone is likely to fall out of the top 10 — meaning the SEC's dominance will cannibalize itself quickly under its new 9-game conference slate.
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