Texas new No. 1, Georgia No. 2 in AP Top 25 poll

Field Level Media|published: Sun 15th September, 15:07 2024

Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning (16) and running back Quintrevion Wisner (26) celebrate a touchdown by Manning during the game against UTSA at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024.

Texas is No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 college football poll for the first time since 2008, knocking Georgia down to No. 2 after the Bulldogs eked out a one-point win on Saturday.

The Longhorns routed UTSA 56-7 after Arch Manning stepped in for injured star quarterback Quinn Ewers on Saturday and accounted for five touchdowns.

Texas received 35 first-place votes, 12 more than Georgia, which had been No. 1 since the preseason poll but struggled in a 13-12 win over Kentucky on Saturday. Since 2021, Georgia has made 39 appearances at No. 1.

The rest of the top five -- Ohio State, Alabama and Ole Miss -- remained unchanged, but Tennessee moved up to No. 6, switching places with No. 7 Missouri.

Rounding out the top 10, Miami moved up two spots to No. 8, Oregon remained No. 9 and Penn State dropped to No. 10.

Just like last week, the SEC held six of the top seven spots in the poll. The conference has nine teams in the Top 25, followed by seven for the Big Ten.

Boston College had a short stay in the Top 25, losing to Missouri after joining the poll for the first time since 2018. With a loss to Kansas State, Arizona also fell out of the rankings.

At No. 24, Illinois makes its first appearance this season, with Texas A&M back in at No. 25 after defeating Florida on the road.

The full AP Top 25 poll after Week 3:

No. 1 Texas

No. 2 Georgia

No. 3 Ohio State

No. 4 Alabama

No. 5 Ole Miss

No. 6 Tennessee

No. 7 Missouri

No. 8 Miami

No. 9 Oregon

No. 10 Penn State