Texas rises to No. 1 in AP Top 25; Ohio State, Oregon tumble - ESPN

The unprecedented comeback by Texas to knock off Ohio State moved the Longhorns to No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 college football poll Sunday and pushed the Buckeyes out of the top five for the first time in two seasons.

Oregon, meanwhile, plummeted 15 spots to No. 21, its lowest ranking in four years, after a 39-31 road loss to an Oklahoma State team that had lost 21 straight against FBS opponents.

Michigan, which fell out of the Top 25 after needing an extra second and second-chance Hail Mary try to beat Western Michigan a week ago, returned to the poll at No. 19 following its 17-10 win over No. 11 Oklahoma. The Sooners dropped 13 spots to No. 24.

Texas' comeback from 20 points down in the fourth quarter to win 24-23 was the largest fourth-quarter rally ever for a win against an AP No. 1 team, according to Sportradar, and avenged a season-opening loss to the Buckeyes a year ago that knocked the Longhorns out of the No. 1 spot.

The Longhorns received 56 first-place votes from the voting panel of writers and broadcasters and holds down the No. 1 spot in the regular season for the first time since Oct. 13, 2024.

The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll, released Sunday (first-place votes in parentheses).

No. 2 Georgia and No. 3 Notre Dame held their places, Indiana moved up one spot to No. 4, and Miami was bumped up two to No. 5. Ohio State, LSU, Ole Miss, Texas A&M and Alabama rounded out the top 10.

Five teams besides Texas received at least one first-place vote. Miami got four, Georgia and Indiana three apiece and Notre Dame and LSU one each.

Ohio State had been No. 1 in 17 of the previous 20 polls since winning the 2024 national championship. The Buckeyes held the top spot in every regular-season poll