Texas Longhorns up to No. 3 in newest Coaches Poll

Longhorns defensive players celebrates after a play as the Texas Longhorns take on Colorado State at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024.

The top nine teams in the US LBM Coaches Poll won their opening game to the 2024 season, but there was still some movement. The Oregon Ducks looked mediocre at home against Idaho, needing a late TD to pull away and win by 10 points.

Voters punished the Ducks in the poll this week and moved Oregon from No. 3 to No. 6 in the second ranking of the year. That means that Texas, Alabama and Ole Miss all moved up one spot. The Longhorns are now No. 3.

The biggest drops in this week’s poll were Florida State, who started the year No. 10 and are now all the way out of the Top 25, and LSU. The Tigers lost in Las Vegas to USC. The Trojans used that victory to springboard up nine spots.

A look at the full Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports:

Ranking

Team

Record

Points

1

Georgia Bulldogs

1-0

1,371 (51)

2

Ohio State Buckeyes

1-0

1,316 (3)

3

Texas Longhorns

1-0

1,245 (1)

4

Alabama Crimson Tide

1-0

1,172

5

Ole Miss Rebels

1-0

1,081

6

Oregon Ducks

1-0

1,080

7

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

1-0

1,079

8

Penn State Nittany Lions

1-0

987

9

Michigan Wolverines

1-0

919

10

Missouri Tigers

1-0

848

11

Utah Utes

1-0

779

12

Tennessee Volunteers

1-0

753

13

Oklahoma Sooners

1-0

705

14

USC Trojans

1-0

655

15

Miami Hurricanes

1-0

650

16

Kansas State Wildcats

1-0

537

17

Oklahoma State Cowboys

1-0

499

18

Arizona Wildcats

1-0

348

19

LSU Tigers

0-1

341

20

Kansas Jayhawks

1-0

295

21

Iowa Hawkeyes

1-0

260

22

Clemson Tigers

0-1

223

23

North Carolina State Wolfpack

1-0

154

24

Louisville Cardinals

1-0

101

25

Washington Huskies

1-0

95

Schools Dropped Out

No. 10 Florida State; No. 20 Texas A&M

Others Receiving Votes

Georgia Tech 86; Texas A&M 78; Memphis 43; Kentucky 23; Boise State 22; SMU 19; Auburn 13; Wisconsin 11; Iowa State 10; UNLV 9; Tulane 9; Maryland 9; Liberty 9; Nebraska 8; Boston College…

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Author : Longhorns Wire

Publish date : 2024-09-03 18:11:30

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