Texas finishes No. 4 in the final AP Poll
The Ohio State Buckeyes earned the AP national championship by finishing first in the final AP Poll, which was released Tuesday morning. Three spots behind them were the team they topped in the national semifinals: the Texas Longhorns.
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The Longhorns were ranked No. 4 behind No. 1 Ohio State, No. 2 Notre Dame, and No. 3 Oregon. The Ducks were knocked out by Ohio State in the quarterfinal round, but boast the best final record in college football with a 13-1 record. Oregon was ahead of Texas by a decent margin, 1255 points to Texas’ 1211.
Teams from Texas’ 2024 campaign to finish ranked included No. 1 Ohio State, No. 6 Georgia, No. 7 Arizona State, and No. 14 Clemson. Michigan, Florida, and Texas A&M were in the receiving votes category.
The Longhorns were the highest-ranked team from the SEC in the final poll. No. 6 Georgia, No. 9 Tennessee, No. 11 Ole Miss, No. 17 Alabama, No. 19 South Carolina, and No. 22 Missouri joined Texas in the final top 25. LSU also received votes.
After Texas finished No. 3 in the final AP poll from the 2023 season, Steve Sarkisian now has back-to-back top five finishes and becomes just the fifth Texas football coach in the poll era to record multiple seasons ending in a top-five ranking.
It is the 51st ranked finish in program history, the 29th top-10 finish, and the 22nd top-five finish.
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AP Poll
Ohio State Buckeyes (56)
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Oregon Ducks
Texas Longhorns
Penn State Nittany Lions
Georgia Bulldogs
Arizona State Sun Devils
Boise State Broncos
Tennessee Volunteers
Indiana Hoosiers
Ole Miss Rebels
SMU Mustangs
BYU Cougars
Clemson Tigers
Iowa State Cyclones
Illinois Illini
Alabama Crimson Tide
Miami Hurricanes
South Carolina Gamecocks
Syracuse Orange
Army Black Knights
Missouri Tigers
UNLV Rebels
Memphis Tigers
Colorado Buffaloes
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