Texas, Texas Tech and UH all move up in AP top 25 football poll as Georgia is new No. 1

Texas Longhorns wide receiver Ryan Wingo (1) celebrates a play during the game against Missouri at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium in Columbia on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026. (Mikala Compton/Austin American-Statesman) AUSTIN - Texas jumped two more spots to No. 8 in the new Associated Press Top 25 college football poll, and Georgia ascended to the top position after bludgeoning Ole Miss 42-7 on Saturday night.Houston climbed three spots to No. 14 after holding off Cincinnati, while Texas Tech held off West Virginia in a wild offensive contest totaling more than 1,200 yards and moved into the Top 10 at 10th. SMU is back in the rankings at No. 25 after beating Virginia Tech on Friday.Georgia (8-1), which received 53 of the 70 first-place votes, held off undefeated Big 12 leader Utah, which got 12 votes for the top spot. Third-place Notre Dame advanced after clinging to a 21-point lead and staving off former No. 1 Miami 31-24 in South Bend, Ind.TEXAS COLLEGE RANKINGS:Upon replay review ... The Hurricanes, playing without sidelined wide receiver Malachi Toney, fell four spots to fifth.No. 2 Utah (9-0) and No. 4 UCLA (9-0) remain the only unbeaten FBS teams.The Longhorns (7-2) earned their second big road win of the season with a 34-20 comeback win over Missouri, which plummeted out of the rankings at 26th.AP TOP 25The Ap Top 25The Top 25 Teams In The Associated Press (College Football) Poll, With First-Place Votes In Parentheses, Total Points Based On 25 Points For A First-Place Vote Through One Point For A 25Th-Place Vote, And Previous Ranking:RecordPtsPrv1. Georgia (53)8-1172922. Utah (12)9-0167533. Notre Dame (5)8-1159744. UCLA9-0154255. Miami (FL)8-1143016. Indiana8-1137667. Alabama7-2133498. Texas7-21253109. Tennessee7-211771610. Texas Tech8-110821311. Wake Forest8-110671412. BYU7-21041713. Kentucky7-2897814. Houston7-28031715. USC7-26791816. Iowa7-26592117. Boise State8-15632018. Oregon6-3517NR19. Ole Miss6-34151220. South Carolina6-33992321. Ohio State6-33491122. Arizona7-23242423. New Mexico8-13012224. LSU6-32771525. SMU7-2118NROthers receiving votes: Missouri 50, Duke 49, Oklahoma State 21, Liberty 14, Louisville 10, North Texas 2Texas, which goes on the road again Saturday against No. 24 LSU, is one of eight SEC teams in the Top 25. Alabama sits at No. 7, and Tennessee at No. 9 after bombing Kentucky. The Wildcats dropped to 13th, followed by No. 19 Ole Miss, No. 20 South Carolina, which avoided an upset bid by Texas A&M for its fourth consecutive SEC win, and LSU.Oregon went into Columbus, Ohio, and drilled Ohio State to move up nine spots to 18th in the rankings. The Buckeyes slipped 10 spots to No. 21.SubscribeThere’s more to Houston with the Chronicle. Subscribe today for just 25¢.This article originally published at Texas, Texas Tech and UH all move up in AP top 25 football poll as Georgia is new No. 1.