Texas moves up to No. 3 in both major polls

After an easy season-opening win over Colorado State on Saturday, the Texas Longhorns moved up to No. 3 in the nation in the AP and Coaches Polls on Tuesday.

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Texas moved up one spot to No. 3 in the AP top-25 Poll after its win over CSU last weekend.

SEC teams in the AP top-25 Poll included Georgia at No. 1, Alabama at No. 4, Ole Miss at No. 6, and Missouri at No. 9. Texas A&M, Vanderbilt, UTSA, and Kentucky received votes.

Michigan, who Texas faces on Saturday in Ann Arbor, is at No. 10 in this week’s poll.

The Longhorns also moved up to No. 3 in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll after starting the season ranked No. 4. In addition, Texas received a first-place vote. No. 2 Ohio State garnered three first place votes while No. 1 Georgia grabbed the other 51.

SEC teams in the Coaches Poll top-25 included No. 1 Georgia, No. 3 Texas, No. 4 Alabama, No. 5 Ole Miss, No. 10 Missouri, No. 12 Tennessee, No. 13 Oklahoma, and No. 19 LSU. Texas A&M dropped out of the top-25.

No. 9 Michigan was the only team on Texas’ non-conference schedule to be ranked in the Coaches Poll. The Wolverines dropped from No. 8 to No. 9 after their win over Fresno State. Texas A&M, Kentucky, and UTSA all were in the receiving votes category.

AP Top 25

Georgia Bulldogs (57)

Ohio State Buckeyes

Texas Longhorns

Alabama Crimson Tide

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Ole Miss Rebels

Oregon Ducks

Penn State Nittany Lions

Missouri Tigers

Michigan Wolverines

Utah Utes

Miami Hurricanes

USC Trojans

Tennessee Volunteers

Oklahoma Sooners

Oklahoma State Cowboys

Kansas State Wildcats

LSU Tigers

Kansas Jayhawks

Arizona Wildcats

Iowa Hawkeyes

Louisville Cardinals

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

NC State Wolfpack

Clemson Tigers

Coaches Poll Top 25

Georgia Bulldogs (51)

Ohio State Buckeyes (3)

Texas Longhorns (1)