Texas Makes A Jump After Top 10 Upset
September 10, 2023
Texas snapped Alabama’s 21-game home winning streak with a 34-24 victory in Tuscaloosa. Longhorn quarterback Quinn Ewers threw for 349 yards and three touchdowns while the defense recorded five sacks and two interceptions in the win. Texas jumps to No. 6 in this week’s US LBM Coaches Poll while Alabama falls to No. 10.
Rank School (1st votes) Pts. Prev. Rec.
1 Georgia (64) 1,624 1 2-0
2 Michigan (1) 1,533 2 2-0
3 Florida State 1,441 5 2-0
4 Ohio State 1,401 4 2-0
5 Southern California 1,319 6 3-0
6 Texas 1,318 10 2-0
7 Penn State 1,229 7 2-0
8 Washington 1,129 8 2-0
9 Tennessee 1,039 9 2-0
10 Alabama 1,016 3 1-1
11 Notre Dame 1,004 11 3-0
12 Utah 893 12 2-0
13 Oregon 870 13 2-0
14 LSU 714 14 1-1
15 Kansas State 675 15 2-0
16 Oklahoma 584 17 2-0
17 Oregon State 562 18 2-0
18 North Carolina 506 16 2-0
19 Mississippi 503 20 2-0
20 Duke 363 24 2-0
21 Colorado 357 25 2-0
22 Clemson 207 21 1-1
23 Miami (Fla.) 195 NR 2-0
24 Iowa 166 NR 2-0
25 UCLA 101 NR 2-0
Dropped out: No. 19 Wisconsin (1-1); No. 22 Tulane (1-1); No. 23 Texas A&M (1-1).
Others receiving votes: Washington State (2-0) 80; Kentucky (2-0) 38; TCU (1-1) 26; Auburn (2-0) 23; Texas A&M (1-1) 21; Fresno State (2-0) 21; Kansas (2-0) 17; Tulane (1-1) 16; Missouri (2-0) 14; Maryland (2-0) 14; Wake Forest (2-0) 13; Oklahoma State (2-0) 12; Central Florida (2-0) 11; Arkansas (2-0) 10; Syracuse (2-0) 9; Cincinnati (2-0) 8; Wisconsin (1-1) 7; Mississippi State (2-0) 7; Wyoming (2-0) 6; Minnesota (2-0) 6; Air Force (2-0) 5; Louisville (2-0) 3; South Carolina (1-1) 3; Memphis (2-0) 3; James Madison (2-0) 2; Michigan State (2-0) 1.
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Texas snapped Alabama’s 21-game home winning streak with a 34-24 victory in Tuscaloosa. Longhorn quarterback Quinn Ewers threw for 349 yards and three touchdowns while the defense recorded five sacks and two interceptions in the win. Texas jumps to No. 6 in this week’s US LBM Coaches Poll while Alabama falls to No. 10.
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Pts. | Prev. | Rec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia (64) | 1,624 | 1 | 2-0 | |
| 2 | Michigan (1) | 1,533 | 2 | 2-0 | |
| 3 | Florida State | 1,441 | 5 | 2-0 | |
| 4 | Ohio State | 1,401 | 4 | 2-0 | |
| 5 | Southern California | 1,319 | 6 | 3-0 | |
| 6 | Texas | 1,318 | 10 | 2-0 | |
| 7 | Penn State | 1,229 | 7 | 2-0 | |
| 8 | Washington | 1,129 | 8 | 2-0 | |
| 9 | Tennessee | 1,039 | 9 | 2-0 | |
| 10 | Alabama | 1,016 | 3 | 1-1 | |
| 11 | Notre Dame | 1,004 | 11 | 3-0 | |
| 12 | Utah | 893 | 12 | 2-0 | |
| 13 | Oregon | 870 | 13 | 2-0 | |
| 14 | LSU | 714 | 14 | 1-1 | |
| 15 | Kansas State | 675 | 15 | 2-0 | |
| 16 | Oklahoma | 584 | 17 | 2-0 | |
| 17 | Oregon State | 562 | 18 | 2-0 | |
| 18 | North Carolina | 506 | 16 | 2-0 | |
| 19 | Mississippi | 503 | 20 | 2-0 | |
| 20 | Duke | 363 | 24 | 2-0 | |
| 21 | Colorado | 357 | 25 | 2-0 | |
| 22 | Clemson | 207 | 21 | 1-1 | |
| 23 | Miami (Fla.) | 195 | NR | 2-0 | |
| 24 | Iowa | 166 | NR | 2-0 | |
| 25 | UCLA | 101 | NR | 2-0 |
Dropped out: No. 19 Wisconsin (1-1); No. 22 Tulane (1-1); No. 23 Texas A&M (1-1).
Others receiving votes: Washington State (2-0) 80; Kentucky (2-0) 38; TCU (1-1) 26; Auburn (2-0) 23; Texas A&M (1-1) 21; Fresno State (2-0) 21; Kansas (2-0) 17; Tulane (1-1) 16; Missouri (2-0) 14; Maryland (2-0) 14; Wake Forest (2-0) 13; Oklahoma State (2-0) 12; Central Florida (2-0) 11; Arkansas (2-0) 10; Syracuse (2-0) 9; Cincinnati (2-0) 8; Wisconsin (1-1) 7; Mississippi State (2-0) 7; Wyoming (2-0) 6; Minnesota (2-0) 6; Air Force (2-0) 5; Louisville (2-0) 3; South Carolina (1-1) 3; Memphis (2-0) 3; James Madison (2-0) 2; Michigan State (2-0) 1.
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