The Longhorns had great potential for finding themselves in the Top 25 after their Week 4 blowout win over Texas Tech.
Steve Sarkisian’s offense looked unstoppable, as the run game consisted of Bijan Robinson exposing the Red Raider defenders, and then would follow that up with Roschon Johnson running them over. Quarterback Casey Thompson was also phenomenal, completing 78% of his passes for over 300 yards and accounting for six total touchdowns.
The Texas defense also had some bright moments outside of being absolutely torched by Texas Tech’s backup quarterback Henry Colombi.
Even with a few defensive lapses, the Longhorns played a fantastic game. It is not often a team scores 70 points against a rival, let alone a conference member.
However, after heading into the game against Texas Tech unranked due to the Arkansas loss, which side note is not looking as bad as we thought, Texas found themselves unranked after the win according to the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll. They are one of the teams on the outside looking in, as they have received some votes, but will again not be included in the Top 25 this week.
| 1 | Alabama | 4-0 | 1624 | 64 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| 2 | Georgia | 4-0 | 1558 | 1 | 2 | — | 2/5 |
| 3 | Oregon | 4-0 | 1467 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3/12 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 4-0 | 1395 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 3/4 |
| 5 | Iowa | 4-0 | 1319 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5/18 |
| 6 | Penn State | 4-0 | 1286 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6/20 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 4-0 | 1187 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7/10 |
| 8 | Cincinnati | 3-0 | 1185 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8/10 |
| 9 | Florida | 3-1 | 1101 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9/11 |
| 10 | Ohio State | 3-1 | 1030 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3/12 |
| 11 | Arkansas | 4-0 | 1016 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 11/NR |
| 12 | Mississippi | 3-0 | 916 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 12/25 |
| 13 | Texas A&M | 3-1 | 744 | 0 | 5 | -8 | 5/13 |
| 14 | Michigan | 4-0 | 674 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 14/NR |
| 15 | Brigham Young | 4-0 | 670 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 15/NR |
| 16 | Michigan State | 4-0 | 583 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 16/NR |
| 16 | Coastal Carolina | 4-0 | 583 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 16/24 |
| 18 | Oklahoma State | 4-0 | 459 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 18/23 |
| 19 | Clemson | 2-2 | 389 | 0 | 7 | -12 | 2/19 |
| 20 | UCLA | 3-1 | 312 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 13/NR |
| 21 | Fresno State | 4-1 | 251 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 21/NR |
| 22 | Auburn | 3-1 | 244 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 20/NR |
| 23 | Kentucky | 4-0 | 179 | 0 | NR | 4 | 23/NR |
| 24 | Baylor | 4-0 | 134 | 0 | NR | 18 | 24/NR |
| 25 | Wake Forest | 4-0 | 119 | 0 | NR | 14 | 25/NR |