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Texas holds steady at No. 20 in the latest AP Top 25

Texas has another huge week ahead of them.

Texas remains at No. 20 in the AP Poll Top 25 after splitting games against top 10 competition.

Here is a full look at the latest top 25 poll that was released on Monday.

  1. Gonzaga
  2. Auburn
  3. Arizona
  4. Kentucky
  5. Purdue
  6. Kansas
  7. Baylor
  8. Providence
  9. Duke
  10. Villanova
  11. Texas Tech
  12. Illinois
  13. UCLA
  14. Houston
  15. Wisconson
  16. Tennessee
  17. USC
  18. Ohio State
  19. Michigan State
  20. Texas
  21. Murray State
  22. Wyoming
  23. Arkansas
  24. UCONN
  25. Alabama

The Longhorns are still a difficult team to figure out. They beat No. 6 Kansas in dramatic fashion before getting blown out on the road at No. 7 Baylor.

Up next is another difficult week starting off with a trip to arch-rival Oklahoma, who is playing much better basketball of late. Texas will then welcome in No. 11 Texas Tech to Austin for a massive rematch.

A 2-0 week would be an excellent boost for Texas’ NCAA tournament resume. ESPN has the Horns on the brink of a No. 4 seed as it stands today.

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Big 12 basketball power rankings heading into conference play

Where does each Big 12 team rank ahead of conference play?

The Big 12 is arguably the best conference in college basketball top to bottom.

The conference has five teams ranked inside the AP Poll’s Top 25 rankings with two others barely missing the cut.

The Big 12 and the Pac-12 are the only two conferences with three top-10 teams. No. 1 Baylor looks fantastic again after winning their first national title a year ago. No. 6 Kansas reloaded well in the offseason and No. 8 Iowa State has been one of the bigger surprises of the season.

No. 17 Texas and No. 25 Texas Tech round out the rest of the Big 12 schools in the top 25. Texas Tech took down No. 14 Tennessee in overtime earlier in the season to jump into the rankings and has not lost since.

Oklahoma and West Virginia are on the outside looking in but have looked very good at times this season.

With conference play starting up this week, here is a look at our updated Big 12 basketball power rankings:

Texas basketball: Horns drop a spot in latest AP Poll

Texas comes in at No. 17 in the updated AP Top 25.

Texas (9-2) has held fairly steady in the AP Poll’s Top 25 rankings over the past couple of weeks. The Horns are now ranked No. 17 in the nation after victories over Stanford and Alabama State.

The Longhorns have yet to play up to their preseason expectations but remain in a good position nationally with Big 12 conference play approaching.

The Big 12 is once again one of the top conferences in college basketball with five teams ranked and two more inside the top 30.

Here is the full updated AP Top 25 Poll:

  1. Baylor
  2. Duke
  3. Purdue
  4. Gonzaga
  5. UCLA
  6. Kansas
  7. USC
  8. Iowa State
  9. Arizona
  10. Michigan State
  11. Auburn
  12. Houston
  13. Ohio State
  14. Tennessee
  15. Seton Hall
  16. LSU
  17. Texas 
  18. Kentucky
  19. Alabama
  20. Colorado State
  21. Providence
  22. Villanova
  23. Xavier
  24. Wisconsin
  25. Texas Tech

Up next for Texas is a matchup with Incarnate Word on Tuesday before West Virginia comes to town to start the new year on Saturday.

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LSU men’s and women’s basketball ranked in latest AP Poll

Both the men’s and women’s teams climb in the latest AP top 25 polls.

Both the LSU men’s and women’s teams are ranked once again and climbing in the AP Polls. The two teams are a combined 20-1 heading into Monday.

The LSU men’s basketball climbed in both the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll and the AP Poll. Last week saw the Tigers at No. 19 but now find themselves at No. 17. However, this time the Texas Longhorns are ahead of the Bayou Bengals, unlike how the coaches see it. Just 27 points separate the two teams. The Kentucky Wildcats are the lowest-ranked SEC team in the poll at No. 20.

The conference has five ranked teams and only Alabama is in the top 10, barely as they were ranked No. 10 this week. The Tigers will face the No. 12 ranked Auburn Tigers on Dec. 29.

The men’s basketball AP Poll

LSU head coach Will Wade reacts during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Louisiana Tech in Bossier City, La., Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

A full look at the AP poll for men’s basketball:

Rank Team Record Points Change
1 Baylor 10-0 1,524 (60) –
2 Duke 10-1 1,445 –
3 Purdue 10-1 1,360 –
4 Gonzaga 9-2 1,313 +1
5 UCLA 9-1 1,294 -1
6 Arizona 11-0 1,230 (1) +2
7 Kansas 9-1 1,210 –
8 USC 12-0 937 +2
9 Iowa State 11-0 926 +2
10 Alabama 9-2 897 -4
11 Michigan State 9-2 822 +1
12 Auburn 10-1 782 +1
13 Houston 10-2 780 +1
14 Ohio State 8-2 744 +1
15 Seton Hall 9-2 693 +1
16 Texas 8-2 569 +1
17 LSU 11-0 542 +2
18 Xavier 11-1 469 +4
19 Tennessee 8-2 447 -1
20 Kentucky 8-2 428 +1
21 Colorado State 10-0 328 +2
22 Providence 11-1 266 –
23 Villanova 7-4 222 -14
24 Wisconsin 9-2 182 –
25 Texas Tech 8-2 86 –

Others Receiving Votes

Oklahoma 65, West Virginia 57, Connecticut 55, Illinois 49, Loyola Chicago 42, Arkansas 9, Michigan 9, BYU 8, North Carolina 7, San Francisco 6, Wake Forest 5, Oklahoma State 4, Virginia Tech 4, Iowa 3, Minnesota 3, Creighton 2, Memphis 1

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Texas Basketball: Horns move up one spot in updated AP Poll

Chris Beard’s squad moves up to No. 7 in the AP Poll Top 25.

First-year head coach Chris Beard has the Longhorns ranked No. 7 in the latest AP Poll’s updated Top 25 rankings.

Texas is 4-1 on the season and coming off of a three-game sweep in the Abe Lemons Classic where the Longhorns took down Northern Colorado, San Jose State and Cal Baptist.

The Horns are now the second-best team in the Big 12 conference behind Baylor (No. 4) but in front of Kansas (No. 8) and Iowa State (No. 19). The Big 12 is the only conference with three teams in the top 10.

Here is the full updated poll:

  1. Duke
  2. Purdue
  3. Gonzaga
  4. Baylor
  5. UCLA
  6. Villanova
  7. Texas
  8. Kansas
  9. Kentucky
  10. Arkansas
  11. Arizona
  12. BYU
  13. Tennessee
  14. Florida
  15. Houston
  16. Alabama
  17. UConn
  18. Memphis
  19. Iowa State
  20. Southern Cal
  21. Auburn
  22. Michigan State
  23. Wisconson
  24. Michigan
  25. Seton Hall

Texas has regular-season games remaining against five ranked opponents, next up is No. 25 Seton Hall on Dec. 9.

The Horns will be in action on Monday night for a special game. Texas will be playing Sam Houston State at Gregory Gym. The game is for students only and will be the first time Texas has played basketball at Gregory since 1977.

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Texas Basketball: Horns fall to No. 8 in latest AP Poll

After the Gonzaga loss, Texas falls three spots in the AP Top 25 Poll.

Texas opened the season with a dominant win over Houston Baptist before losing by double-digits on the road against No. 1 Gonzaga.

The Gonzaga matchup was an opportunity for Texas to prove to the country they have arrived as national championship contenders. Chris Beard’s squad is not quite at championship level yet, but playing against elite competition is the best way to get there.

Despite the loss, the Horns only fell three spots to No. 8 in the AP Poll’s updated Top 25.

Texas is joined by Kansas (No. 3) and defending champion Baylor (No. 9) as Big 12 schools ranked inside the top ten. Texas Tech and Oklahoma State are among schools reviving votes.

Many expected Texas to need some time to gel as a team. Beard rebuilt the roster with seven transfers who all played as the first or second scoring option at their previous schools. Texas’ offensive flow and overall chemistry will improve as the season goes along.

Texas will look to rebound this week at home against Northern Colorado and San Jose State.

AP Top 25 released: Shake up at the top, Georgia remains No. 1

The new AP Top-25 is out…

The Georgia Bulldogs remain at No. 1 in the newest AP Top 25, which also features a shake up at the top after No. 2 Iowa’s loss to Purdue.

It was a wild weekend of college football that featured losses by seven ranked teams.

 

 

The new AP Top 25 is as follows:

1. Georgia (63)

2. Cincinnati

3. Oklahoma

4. Alabama

5. Ohio State

6. Michigan

7. Penn State

8. Oklahoma State

9. Michigan State

10. Oregon

11. Iowa

12. Mississippi

13. Notre Dame

14. Coastal Carolina

15. Kentucky

16. Wake Forest

17. Texas A&M

18. NC State

19. Auburn

20. Baylor

21. SMU

22. San Diego State

23. Pittsburgh

24. UTSA

25. Purdue

Others receiving votes:

Clemson 64, Utah 43, Arkansas 29, Brigham Young 21, Air Force 19, Iowa State 14, Louisiana-Lafayette 13, Arizona State 7, Florida 7, Texas 5, UCLA 4, Houston 2, LSU 2, Virginia 1

 

Texas not ranked in updated AP Poll after Week 4

Texas goes unranked for third straight week in AP Poll.

After being the team with the most votes on the outside looking in of the USA TODAY ACSA Coaches Poll, the Longhorns found themselves in the same exact spot in the AP Poll.

Texas has been unranked since they went into Arkansas as the No. 15 team in the nation, and lost by 19 points in Week 2. However, Texas has been a completely different team since then, as they have made a change at quarterback and are now led by Casey Thompson who has been stellar in his first two career starts.

Thompson has thrown for 467 yards and seven passing touchdowns along with a rushing touchdown over the past two games. The Longhorns have also been averaging 64 points through their last two, which granted one game was against Rice, but they did drop 70 points in a blowout win over undefeated Texas Tech.

The offense is finally running through star running back Bijan Robinson, who knew that getting him the ball would be the best way to win football games? In all seriousness, Texas did not find themselves ranked, but the voters have noticed their improvement as they received the most votes for an unranked team.

  1. Alabama
  2. Georgia
  3. Oregon
  4. Penn State
  5. Iowa
  6. Oklahoma
  7. Cincinatti
  8. Arkansas
  9. Notre Dame
  10. Florida
  11. Ohio State
  12. Ole Miss
  13. BYU
  14. Michigan
  15. Texas A&M
  16. Costal Carolina
  17. Michigan State
  18. Fresno State
  19. Oklahoma State
  20. UCLA
  21. Baylor
  22. Auburn
  23. NC State
  24. Wake Forrest
  25. Clemson

Contrary to the coaches poll, the AP Poll has dropped Oklahoma out of the top four, giving Penn State the nod at the fourth spot and Iowa remained at No. 5. Some other things to note, is that Arkansas is now the No. 8 team in the nation after beating Texas and now Texas A&M. Two Big 12 schools in Oklahoma State and Baylor made their first appearances in the Top 25, and Clemson has plummeted all the way to No. 25 and is at risk of being unranked for the first time in what feels like forever.

This poll will likely see some shakes up again very soon, as there are multiple ranked matchups within the next two weeks that can turn this college football season on its head. In the case of Texas, they just need to keep winning, which will be tough in their next stretch of games.

Texas takes on TCU in Week 5, who has absolutely owned them winning seven of the last 10, and follows that game up with facing all three of the currently ranked Big 12 teams. We will truly see how good this Texas team is very soon.

Week 1 AP poll drops LSU Tigers out of the top 25

The LSU Tigers fall completely out of the top 25 AP Poll, follows the trend from the coaches poll released earlier on Tuesday.

Following the release of the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll, we have the other half of the equation. The AP top 25 poll is now out as well. The LSU Tigers fell completely out of the Coaches edition after the 38-27 loss to the UCLA Bruins. Following the game, head coach Ed Orgeron took full blame for the loss.

Much like the voters in the coaches poll, the AP voters dropped the Tigers completely out of the top 25 while their opponents jumped into the poll. It was the quickest exit of the AP poll for the LSU Tigers to start a season since the 1983 season when they were ranked No. 12 in the preseason and by week two fell out completely.

Alabama held onto the top spot in this poll as well as dismantling the top 15 ranked Miami Hurricanes. Georgia climbed to the No. 2 spot where Oklahoma previous was ranked. The Sooners survived an upset scare from Tulane on Saturday.

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A look at the full AP poll after week one’s games.

Full Associated Press Top 25 Poll:

(First Place Votes)

Rank Team Points
1 Alabama 1,571 (59)
2 Georgia 1,507 (4)
3 Ohio State 1,437
4 Oklahoma 1,374
5 Texas A&M 1,288
6 Clemson 1,231
7 Cincinnati 1,136
8 Notre Dame 1,070
9 Iowa State 1,045
10 Iowa 942
11 Penn State 908
12 Oregon 883
13 Florida 842
14 USC 789
15 Texas 683
16 UCLA 668
17 Coastal Carolina 384
18 Wisconsin 376
19 Virginia Tech 359
20 Ole Miss 335
21 Utah 334
22 Miami (Fl) 229
23 Arizona State 222
24 North Carolina 198
25 Auburn 83

Dropped from the rankings:

No. 16 LSU, No. 17 Indiana, No. 20 Washington, No. 23 ULL

Others receiving votes:

TCU 80, North Carolina State 69, UCF 61, Liberty 57, LSU 57, Michigan 52, Oklahoma State 39, Indiana 37, Michigan State 28, Nevada 23, Kansas State 13, Louisiana-Lafayette 12, Brigham Young 10, Boston College 8, Ball State 7, Maryland 6, UAB 5, Arizona 5, Florida State 4, Kentucky 3, Army 2, Texas Tech 2, Appalachian State 1

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AP Poll rankings: Georgia football not a top-4 team

Georgia is listed as the No. 5 team in the country…

The 2021 preseason AP Poll top-25 is out and Georgia football finds itself outside looking in.

The Associated Press has the Bulldogs listed as the No. 5 team in the country behind Ohio State, Clemson, Oklahoma and defending champion Alabama.

Georgia returns 84% of its production on offense, including star quarterback J.T. Daniels, and besides a new-look secondary – which now features two of the top defensive backs in the country in transfers Derion Kendrick and Tykee Smith – Georgia will have one, if not the best front seven in college football. Pair that with returning the SEC’s best special-teams unit a year ago and I don’t see how you can put the Bulldogs anywhere but the top-4.

AP Poll voters clearly prioritized Oklahoma and the play calling ability of head coach Lincoln Riley along with Heisman-hopeful quarterback Spencer Rattler in listing Oklahoma at No. 2.

The Sooners’ defense should be the question…

While Oklahoma allowed 350 yards per game on average in 2020 (middle of the pack), the defense looked abysmal against a 4-6 Kansas State which put up 38 points on the way to an upset win. Iowa State was able to put up 37 points in the Sooner’s only other loss in 2020.

Not saying the unit can’t improve but there is a significant gap in defensive play here. For example, the Sooners have allowed 54 points per game to SEC teams in the college football playoffs on the way to an 0-3 record.

On the other hand, Alabama and Clemson are undeniable here. Alabama has reloaded with quarterback Brice Young and Ohio State transfer receiver Jameson Williams after losing some top playmakers on both sides of the ball, but when does coach Nick Saban not reload?

Clemson is once again a powerhouse even after losing some key playmakers as well. Quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei looked fantastic when given the chance behind Trevor Lawrence and the Tigers’ defense returns almost every starter from a year ago.

Georgia versus Clemson on Sept. 4 is going to be an awesome matchup.

Then there is Ohio State, who replaces star quarterback Justin Fields with former five-star C.J. Stroud and returns two of the top receivers in the country in Garret Wilson and Chris Olave. But on defense, the Buckeyes took a big dip in 2020 after losing multiple stars to the NFL draft. If Ohio State can find continuity on that side of the ball, they should own the Big Ten in 2021. That said, none of these things constitutes a higher ranking than the Bulldogs…

Several other SEC teams received high praise from AP voters. Texas A&M is listed at No. 6 even after losing star quarterback Kellen Mond to the NFL. The Aggies return a serious run game and most of its defensive production, which finished behind Georgia as the top unit in the SEC in 2020.

The final SEC teams included in the poll is Florida at No. 13 and LSU at No. 16.

2021 preseason AP Poll:

  1. Alabama
  2. Oklahoma
  3. Clemson
  4. Ohio State
  5. Georgia
  6. Texas A&M
  7. Iowa State
  8. Cincinnati
  9. Notre Dame
  10. North Carolina
  11. Oregon
  12. Wisconsin
  13. Florida
  14. Miami
  15. USC
  16. LSU
  17. Indiana
  18. Iowa
  19. Penn State
  20. Washington
  21. Texas
  22. Coastal Carolina
  23. Lousiana
  24. Utah
  25. Arizona State