The Chris Beard era is off to a solid start. Despite the loss on the road to top-ranked Gonzaga, the Longhorns are 3-1 coming off victories against Northern Colorado and San Jose State.
Texas fell three spots to No. 8 in the first in-season Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
The list features three Big 12 teams in the top 10. Kansas is 3-0 ranked No. 3 and the defending champion Baylor Bears are 4-0 ranked No. 5.
Texas Tech and West Virginia are among other schools receiving votes.
Full Ferris Mowers Coaches poll:
| Rank | Team | Record | PTS | 1st | Prev | Chg | Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gonzaga | 4-0 | 797 | 30 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| 2 | UCLA | 4-0 | 751 | 2 | 2 | — | 2/2 |
| 3 | Kansas | 3-0 | 725 | 0 | 3 | — | 3/3 |
| 4 | Purdue | 5-0 | 691 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4/7 |
| 5 | Baylor | 4-0 | 635 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5/8 |
| 6 | Duke | 5-0 | 624 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6/9 |
| 7 | Villanova | 3-2 | 546 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 4/7 |
| 8 | Texas | 3-1 | 479 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 5/8 |
| 9 | Alabama | 4-0 | 472 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 9/13 |
| 10 | Memphis | 4-0 | 441 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 10/16 |
| 11 | Houston | 3-0 | 431 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 11/14 |
| 12 | Arkansas | 3-0 | 357 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 12/15 |
| 13 | Michigan | 3-2 | 356 | 0 | 6 | -7 | 6/13 |
| 13 | Kentucky | 3-1 | 356 | 0 | 11 | -2 | 11/13 |
| 15 | Illinois | 2-1 | 321 | 0 | 10 | -5 | 10/15 |
| 16 | St. Bonaventure | 5-0 | 261 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 16/24 |
| 17 | Tennessee | 3-1 | 226 | 0 | 17 | — | 17/17 |
| 18 | Brigham Young | 4-0 | 205 | 0 | NR | — | 18/NR |
| 19 | Arizona | 5-0 | 204 | 0 | NR | 14 | 19/NR |
| 20 | Seton Hall | 3-0 | 187 | 0 | NR | — | 20/NR |
| 21 | Connecticut | 4-0 | 183 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 21/23 |
| 22 | Auburn | 3-0 | 174 | 0 | 22 | — | 22/22 |
| 23 | Oregon | 2-1 | 168 | 0 | 12 | -11 | 12/23 |
| 24 | Florida | 3-0 | 162 | 0 | NR | — | 24/NR |
| 25 | Southern California | 3-0 | 92 | 0 | NR | 3 | 25/NR |
No. 8 Texas will be back in action at the Frank Erwin Center on Wednesday night against Cal Baptist.
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