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Longhorns Remain No. 1 in AP Top 25 Ahead of Historic Georgia Matchup

The Texas Longhorns remained No. 1 in the latest AP top-25 poll release, setting up a historic matchup with the Georgia Bulldogs.

Matt Galatzan

Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers (3) wavies to Oklahoma Sooners fans as he walks off the field after a win over 34-3 in the Red River Rivalry Football Game at the Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, TX on Saturday Oct. 12, 2024.
Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers (3) wavies to Oklahoma Sooners fans as he walks off the field after a win over 34-3 in the Red River Rivalry Football Game at the Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, TX on Saturday Oct. 12, 2024. / Ricardo B. Brazziell/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
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The Texas Longhorns remained atop the latest edition of the AP Top 25 poll on Sunday, coming in with the No. 1 overall ranking ahead of the Oregon Ducks.

The Longhorns solidified their ranking with a dominant 34-3 win over the then-No. 18 ranked Oklahoma Sooners, controlling the game in all three phases.

This is now the Longhorns third week overall as the No. 1 ranked team in the country, and their second week in a row, after briefly falling to No. 2 behind Alabama after the Crismon Tide's win over Georgia.

The Longhorns received the overwhelming majority of first place votes at 56, with Oregon the only other team receiving votes with six after their take down of then No. 2 Ohio State on Saturday.

Withe the win, the Longhorns now face a historic matchup next Saturday, with the No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs coming to Austin for the first top-5 matchup at at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in 18 years.

The last time two top-5 teams faced off at DKR was in 2006, when a No. 2 ranked Texas team hosted the No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes.

You can view the entire Week 8 Top 25 below:

1. Texas (6-0)
2. Oregon (6-0)
3. Penn State (6-0)
4. Ohio State (5-1)
5. Georgia (5-1)
6. Miami (Fla.) (6-0)
7. Alabama (5-1)
8. LSU (5-1)
9. Iowa State (6-0)
10. Clemson (5-1)
11. Tennessee (5-1)
12. Notre Dame (5-1)
13. BYU (6-0)
14. Texas A&M (5-1)
15. Boise State (5-1)
16. Indiana (6-0)
17. Kansas State (5-1)
18. Ole Miss (4-2)
19. Missouri (5-1)
20. Pittsburgh (6-0)
21. SMU (5-1)
22. Illinois (5-1)
23. Army (6-0)
24. Michigan (4-2)
25. Navy (5-0)

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Matt Galatzan
MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of Texas Longhorns In SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI and a long-time member of the Football Writer’s Association of America. He graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry in 2014 covering the Dallas Mavericks with the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com for 247Sports. He then moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of the Longhorns and Aggies sites a year later. Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, NBA legend Dirk Nowitzki, ex Longhorns Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, FOX News and former ESPN host Will Cain, as well as countless other recruits and former players for each of the teams he has covered. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan.

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