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AP Top 25: New No. 1 team in this week’s rankings

By Courtney Martinez, WSBTV.com
Ohio St Texas Football Texas quarterback Arch Manning (16) scramble as Ohio State linebacker Payton Pierce (26) pressured him during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Austin, Texas, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) (Eric Gay/AP Photo/Eric Gay)
By Courtney Martinez, WSBTV.com

ATLANTA — There’s a new No. 1 in this week’s Associated Press Top 25 rankings.

Arch Manning and Texas completed a fourth-quarter comeback to knock off Ohio State. That win propelled the Longhorns to take over at No. 1 while the Buckeyes dropped to No. 6.

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Georgia remains No. 2 as the Bulldogs turn the page to their SEC opener against Arkansas on Saturday. Here’s the rest of the top 25.

  1. Texas
  2. Georgia
  3. Notre Dame
  4. Indiana
  5. Miami (Fla.)
  6. Ohio State
  7. LSU
  8. Ole Miss
  9. Texas A&M
  10. Alabama
  11. BYU
  12. USC
  13. Texas Tech
  14. Penn State
  15. Tennessee
  16. SMU
  17. Utah
  18. Iowa
  19. Michigan
  20. Missouri
  21. Oregon
  22. Houston
  23. Louisville
  24. Oklahoma
  25. Virginia

The Top 25 voting panel consists of 60 media members from around the country, including Channel 2 sports director Zach Klein. Each week, Klein’s ballot will be posted on WSBTV.com.

Here’s how he voted this week.

  1. Texas
  2. Georgia
  3. Ohio State
  4. Notre Dame
  5. Indiana
  6. LSU
  7. Ole Miss
  8. Miami (Fla.)
  9. Texas A&M
  10. Texas Tech
  11. Alabama
  12. BYU
  13. USC
  14. Utah
  15. Tennessee
  16. Penn State
  17. Oregon
  18. Iowa
  19. Washington
  20. Michigan
  21. SMU
  22. Oklahoma
  23. Missouri
  24. Louisville
  25. Houston

The AP Top 25 poll is out every Sunday at 2 p.m. The College Football Playoff rankings will be released starting in November.

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