November 19, 2024

Texas at No. 7 for 6th consecutive week in AP Top 25, Ohio State falls out of top 5

AUSTIN (KXAN) — For the sixth consecutive week, Texas is No. 7 in the Associated Press Top 25 rankings. Despite a 57-7 blowout win over Texas Tech to end the Big 12 Conference regular season and send the Longhorns to the conference title game, voters kept the Longhorns in a spot they’ve been familiar with for almost two months. Ohio State fell out of the unbeaten ranks with a 30-24 loss to Michigan and tumbled four spots to No. 6. Instant Analysis: A blowout before the title game is exactly what the Longhorns needed Georgia remained the No. 1 team with Michigan, Washington, Florida State and Oregon each moving up a spot to occupy the top five. Alabama remained No. 8 while Missouri and Penn State each moved up a spot to round out to the top 10. Oklahoma moved up one spot to No. 12 after beating TCU 69-45…

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