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Stan Becton | krikya18.com | September 15, 2024

Texas is the new No. 1 in Week 4's college football AP Top 25

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There's a new No. 1 in the latest AP Poll rankings. Let's look at some of the notable moves in Week 4's AP Poll.

Week 4 AP Poll

RANK SCHOOL POINTS RECORD PREV
1 Texas (35) 1540 3-0 2
2 Georgia (23) 1518 3-0 1
3 Ohio State (5) 1461 209 3
4 Alabama 1358 3-0 4
5 Ole Miss 1316 3-0 5
6 Tennessee 1188 3-0 7
7 Missouri 1127 3-0 6
8 Miami (FL) 1094 3-0 10
9 Oregon 1093 3-0 9
10 Penn State 1050 2-0 8
11 Southern California 1008 2-0 11
12 Utah 912 3-0 12
13 Kansas State 836 3-0 14
14 Oklahoma State 742 3-0 13
15 Oklahoma 649 3-0 15
16 LSU 537 2-1 16
17 Notre Dame 477 2-1 18
18 Michigan 447 2-1 17
19 Louisville 418 2-0 19
20 Iowa State 354 2-0 21
21 Clemson 291 1-1 22
22 Nebraska 266 3-0 23
23 Northern Illinois 151 2-0 25
24 Illinois 137 3-0 NR
25 Texas A&M 82 2-1 NR

Others receiving votes: Memphis 77, Boise St. 62, Syracuse 62, UNLV 54, Boston College 47, Washington St. 30, Arizona 15, Iowa 15, Indiana 13, California 11, Liberty 10, Toledo 9, UCF 6, South Carolina 3, North Carolina 3, Arizona St. 3, BYU 2, Pittsburgh 1

Texas is the new No. 1

Texas is the No. 1 team in the AP Poll for the first time since October 2008. T.I. and Brittney Spears were topping the charts the last time Texas was ranked the best in college football. In 2024, the Longhorns are living their life like the Atlanta rapper in 2008, off to an undefeated start at 3-0, with a top-10 road win coming two weeks ago. 

Texas moves past Georgia, who only beat an unranked Kentucky team by one point on the road. Meanwhile, the Texas offense is doing whatever it likes to opponents — just like T.I. 's No. 1 song in 2008 — no matter if Quinn Ewers or Arch Manning is getting snaps at quarterback.

Teams with first-place votes in Week 4
Team First-Place Votes
Texas 35
Georgia 23
Ohio State 5

WEEK 3 RECAP: No. 1 Georgia survives Kentucky, No. 16 LSU wins thriller, Memphis stuns FSU and more

Utah, Kansas State and Oklahoma State pace the Big 12

There's a jumble of Big 12 teams just below the top 10 of the AP Poll. Kansas State moved up to No. 13 after defeating then-No. 20 Arizona. Oklahoma State fell behind the Wildcats at No. 14, while No. 12 Utah held steady

We'll see Utah visit Oklahoma State this week to clarify the Big 12 picture, and Kansas State will host the Cowboys the following week. The race for the Big 12 title will get very exciting very soon.

COLLEGE GAMEDAY: The college football preview show is headed to Oklahoma for Week 4

Illinois and Texas A&M are the new entrants for the week

Only two top-25 teams lost in Week 3, with Arizona and Boston College losing to ranked opponents. Those two teams fell out of the rankings, and No. 24 Illinois and No. 25 Texas A&M replaced them.

Illinois is 3-0 with a ranked win under its belt. The Fighting Illini beat a ranked Kansas team two weeks ago and most recently took down Central Michigan to stay undefeated.

Texas A&M dominated Florida with its backup quarterback, leading the Aggies back to the rankings after opening the preseason at No. 20 and then being unranked for two weeks.

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