Texas has now set a modern record for the quickest team to start the season ranked no. 1 overall and then drop out of the AP rankings completely.
The horns have now set the record for going from preseason #1 to unranked
Previous was USC in 2012
Took USC 12 weeks
Took texas 5— Slander University (@TheSlanderU) October 5, 2025The AP Poll began ranking 25 teams in 1989, meaning that no team in 35 years has ever done this. As a matter of fact, they were nearly twice as quick to do so as their nearest competitor: USC back in 2012 dropped out of the polls on November 18, the 12th poll of the season, and Texas did so in the 6th poll of the season.