One week into the new college football season and Texas already has a win against a ranked opponent. No. 23 Louisiana came to Austin with the hopes of pulling off an upset but Steve Sarkisian’s offense proved to be too much.
Heading into Arkansas week, the Longhorns have jumped up six spots in the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll. Coming in at No. 15, they are the third highest-ranked Big 12 team in the poll behind Oklahoma (No. 4) and Iowa State (No. 10).
Oklahoma State is the only other conference foe to feature at No. 23. The Cowboys fell one spot after a narrow win over Missouri State. TCU and Kansas State received votes as well.
Full USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll:
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | Alabama | 1624 |
| 2 | Georgia | 1537 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 1491 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 1397 |
| 5 | Texas A&M | 1334 |
| 6 | Clemson | 1239 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 1197 |
| 8 | Cincinnati | 1113 |
| 9 | Florida | 1058 |
| 10 | Iowa State | 1057 |
| 11 | Oregon | 920 |
| 12 | Iowa | 914 |
| 13 | Penn State | 872 |
| 14 | Southern California | 828 |
| 15 | Texas | 653 |
| 16 | UCLA | 538 |
| 17 | Wisconsin | 359 |
| 18 | Utah | 294 |
| 19 | Coastal Carolina | 289 |
| 20 | Mississippi | 285 |
| 21 | Virginia Tech | 274 |
| 22 | North Carolina | 252 |
| 23 | Oklahoma State | 243 |
| 24 | Miami | 186 |
| 25 | Arizona State | 181 |
Schools dropped out:
No. 13 LSU; No. 17 Indiana; No. 21 Washington; No. 23 UL Lafayette.
Others receiving votes:
Auburn 123; Michigan 99; Louisiana State 95; NC State 81; Liberty 78; Brigham Young 65; Indiana 58; Texas Christian 49; Central Florida 48; Florida State 34; Michigan State 33; Kentucky 28; Pittsburgh 20; UL Lafayette 19; Kansas State 19; Boston College 19; Appalachian State 15; Southern Methodist 14; Rutgers 11; Arkansas 11; Maryland 9; Tennessee 7; Nevada 7; Fresno State 7; Army 7; Tulane 6; Virginia 5; San Jose State 5; Missouri 5; Ball State 5; Marshall 3; UAB 2; Air Force 2; Charlotte 1.
As usual, Texas’ future foes in the SEC have dominated the top of the poll. Alabama retained the No. 1 spot, with Georgia just behind at No. 2. In-state rivals Texas A&M got bumped into the top five thanks to a loss by Clemson.
Florida (No. 9) and Ole Miss (No. 20) both moved up as well.
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