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Texas checks in at No. 3 in the AP poll, setting up a top-15 matchup with Oklahoma

Joe Cookby:Joe Cook•10/01/23•

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Texas was ranked No. 3 in the most recent AP Poll and garnered 10 first-place votes. Oklahoma, the Longhorns’ upcoming opponent, shares an undefeated 5-0 record and was ranked No. 12, setting up the first top-15 matchup between the two schools since 2019.

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The first top-15 matchup was in 1947, when the No. 3 Longhorns topped the No. 15 Sooners 34-14. Oklahoma won its first top-15 matchup in 1949 when the No. 3 Sooners defeated No. 12 Texas 20-14.

Texas has won 13 top-15 matchups while Oklahoma has won 18, with all of the contests taking place in Dallas except for the 2018 Big 12 Championship Game in Arlington.

No other Big 12 team was ranked in the AP poll. Kansas State, West Virginia, and Kansas fell out of the poll. Previous Texas opponent Alabama was ranked No. 11

The Longhorns checked in at No. 4 in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll, one spot up from last week. Texas also garnered one first-place vote. Oklahoma was No. 12 in the Coaches Poll

AP Top 25

  1. Georgia Bulldogs (35)
  2. Michigan Wolverines (12)
  3. Texas Longhorns (10)
  4. Ohio State Buckeyes (1)
  5. Florida State Seminoles (4)
  6. Penn State Nittany Lions
  7. Washington Huskies
  8. Oregon Ducks
  9. Southern Cal Trojans
  10. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
  11. Alabama Crimson Tide
  12. Oklahoma Sooners
  13. Washington State Huskies
  14. North Carolina Tar Heels
  15. Oregon State Beavers
  16. Ole Miss Rebels
  17. Miami Hurricanes
  18. Utah Utes
  19. Duke Blue Devils
  20. Kentucky Wildcats
  21. Missouri Tigers
  22. Tennessee Volunteers
  23. LSU Tigers
  24. Fresno State Bulldogs
  25. Louisville Cardinals

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Coaches Poll Top 25

  1. Georgia Bulldogs (59)
  2. Michigan Wolverines (1)
  3. Ohio State Buckeyes (2)
  4. Texas Longhorns (1)
  5. Florida State Seminoles
  6. Penn State Nittany Lions
  7. Southern Cal Trojans
  8. Washington Huskies (1)
  9. Oregon Ducks
  10. Alabama Crimson Tide
  11. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
  12. Oklahoma Sooners
  13. North Carolina Tar Heels
  14. Washington State Cougars
  15. Ole Miss Rebels
  16. Oregon State Beavers
  17. Miami Hurricanes
  18. Tennessee Volunteers
  19. Utah Utes
  20. Kentucky Wildcats
  21. Duke Blue Devils
  22. Missouri Tigers
  23. LSU Tigers
  24. Fresno State Bulldogs
  25. Louisville Cardinals

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