The updated AP Poll for week 3 was recently released, and despite the Longhorns' dominant victory on Saturday, they remain at No.7 in the top-25 poll.
Updated AP Poll for week 3:
- Ohio State
- Penn State
- LSU
- Oregon
- Miami (Fla.)
- Georgia
- Texas
- Notre Dame
- Illinois
- Florida State
- South Carolina
- Clemson
- Oklahoma
- Iowa State
- Tennessee
- Texas A&M
- Ole Miss
- South Florida
- Alabama
- Uta
- Texas Tech
- Indiana
- Michigan
- Auburn
- Missouri
Others receiving votes: Arizona St. 94, BYU 92, Georgia Tech 78, Florida 70, USC 64, TCU 58, Mississippi St. 52, Louisville 49, SMU 26, Nebraska 10, Tulane 9, Baylor 7, UNLV 5, Pittsburgh 3, Navy 2, Memphis 1, Vanderbilt 1.
Though it's somewhat disappointing to not move up in the rankings, the reality is that the SJSU win isn't really a "needle mover", as they're an incredibly inferior team. I wouldn't expect the Longhorns to move up in the AP Poll until they beat a team like Florida in a few weeks, and they'll most likely move down before they move up in 2025. Wins over UTEP and Sam Houston over the next two weeks won't be strong enough to see movement either.
These next two weeks can be seen as scrimmages that Steve Sarkisian and Co. will be using to help get the team ready for conference play.