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Texas rises to No. 1 in AP poll, Ohio State and Oregon tumble, and Penn State moves to No. 14

After knocking off top-ranked Ohio State, Texas is the new No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll. Meanwhile, Penn State moved from No. 16 to No. 14 after its win over Temple.

Penn State coach Matt Campbell reacts during the fourth quarter against Temple on Saturday.
Penn State coach Matt Campbell reacts during the fourth quarter against Temple on Saturday.Read moreIsaiah Vazquez / For The Inquirer

The unprecedented comeback by Texas to knock off Ohio State moved the Longhorns to No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll Sunday and pushed the Buckeyes out of the top five for the first time in two seasons.

Oregon, meanwhile, plummeted 15 spots to No. 21, its lowest ranking in four years, after its 39-31 road loss to an Oklahoma State team that had lost 21 straight against Football Bowl Subdivision opponents.

Michigan, which fell out of the Top 25 after needing an extra second and second-chance Hail Mary try to beat Western Michigan a week ago, returned to the poll at No. 19 following its 17-10 win over No. 11 Oklahoma. The Sooners dropped 13 spots to No. 24.

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Texas’ comeback from 20 points down in the fourth quarter to win 24-23 was the largest fourth-quarter rally ever for a win against an AP No. 1 team, according to Sportradar, and avenged a season-opening loss to the Buckeyes a year ago that knocked the Longhorns out of the No. 1 spot.

Texas received 56 first-place votes from the voting panel of writers and broadcasters and holds down the No. 1 spot in the regular season for the first time since Oct. 13, 2024.

Oregon’s fall is the biggest surprise of the season to date. The Ducks came in with a cast of returning stars and a transfer class that raised the program’s hopes of winning its first national championship. But they struggled to beat Boise State at home in the opener and then allowed 554 yards and generated just 281 in their first loss to an unranked opponent since 2021.

In and out

Michigan rebounded from its controversial win over Western Michigan to beat Oklahoma as a 4.5-point home underdog and returned at No. 19.

A second straight uninspired performance sent Washington out of the rankings. A week after the Huskies beat Washington State 24-10, they won 16-14 over Utah State as a 26.5-point home favorite. Washington became the first 2-0 team to win and drop out of the rankings since 2014.

» READ MORE: No. 16 Penn State pulls away from Temple, 27-9, at Lincoln Financial Field

Full rankings

  1. Texas

  2. Georgia

  3. Notre Dame

  4. Indiana

  5. Miami

  6. Ohio State

  7. LSU

  8. Mississippi

  9. Texas A&M

  10. Alabama

  11. BYU

  12. USC

  13. Texas Tech

  14. Penn State

  15. Tennessee

  16. SMU

  17. Utah

  18. Iowa

  19. Michigan

  20. Missouri

  21. Oregon

  22. Houston

  23. Louisville

  24. Oklahoma

  25. Virginia