Where did Texas football land in the AP top 25 poll after beating Mississippi State?

Texas defensive lineman Maraad Watson (88) returns a fumble for a touchdown during the game against Mississippi State at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026 in Austin. (Aaron E. Martinez/Austin American-Statesman) The chaos of college football continued in Week 9.Texas football rose one spot to No. 10 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 poll, released Sunday. The Longhorns pulled off a convincing 31-3 win against Mississippi State that included three touchdowns from Arch Manning and a scoop-and-score from defensive lineman Maraad Watson. Texas linebacker Rasheem Biles (3) celebrates a sack during the game against Mississippi State at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026 in Austin. (Aaron E. Martinez/Austin American-Statesman) But there was chaos throughout college football. No. 1 Miami stayed at the top of the poll, but the Hurricanes narrowly escaped a battle from North Carolina. Previously-ranked No. 2 Ohio State dropped to No. 11 after its second loss: a 30-18 defeat to unranked USC. A few unranked teams also pulled off upsets of teams near the bottom of the poll: Oregon beat former No. 20 Northwestern, Syracuse knocked off then-No. 19 SMU and Iowa State squeaked out a win over then-No. 24 Oklahoma State; all of the ranked teams fell out of the poll. MORE:How did Texas QB Arch Manning perform against Mississippi State?MORE: Defense dominates Mississippi State as No. 11 Texas ends homestand with a winTexas takes its show on the road to play No. 19 Missouri at 11 a.m. in Columbia, Mo. Here are the results from the AP poll: AP Top 25 heading into Week 10RK Team RECPTS TREND 1Miami(62) 8-01740 - 2Georgia(7) 7-11648 1 3Utah(1) 8-01540 3 4Notre Dame7-11476 1 5UCLA8-01473 2 6Indiana8-11446 2 7BYU7-11358 1 8Kentucky7-11253 1 9Alabama6-21107 1 10Texas6-21057 1 11Ohio State6-21049 9 12Ole Miss6-2953 - 13Texas Tech7-1931 - 14Wake Forest7-1898 - 15LSU6-2814 - 16Tennessee6-2719 - 17Houston6-2590 1 18USC7-2539 NR 19Missouri6-2475 4 20Boise State7-1451 - 21Iowa6-2401 NR 22New Mexico7-1179 NR 23South Carolina5-3163 NR 24Arizona6-2154 2 25Florida5-394 8 Others receiving votes: Northwestern 79, Oregon 55, UTSA 43, SMU 27, Virginia Tech 12, Duke 10, Minnesota 8, Liberty 4, Oklahoma State 3, Louisville 1Hear Me Out poll questionSign up for the Daily Briefing from the Austin American-Statesman. Start your day with the must-read headlines from Austin's most trusted news source.This article originally published at Where did Texas football land in the AP top 25 poll after beating Mississippi State?.