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Cougs Win Knocks Longhorns Off AP 25

The Cougars didn't just send Texas home with their horns laid low, they also kicked them out of the top 25 poll and gained a spot in the "honorable mentions" list.

By CTaney
Rafael Suanes-USA TODAY Sports

If you don't keep up with the AP polls from week to week, this chart should help you see the changes. We'll keep you updated for the rest of the season on Monday mornings.

Texas (29?)

Last week, Texas sat comfortably at the number 16 spot, just under Oklahoma. After their crushing defeat in Provo on Saturday though, they were dropped over 10 spots. That's a huge blow to the Longhorn's hope at reaching a BCS bowl (assuming that that's every team's ultimate goal). They'll have to hope for a lot more than just a perfect season from here on out. Other key teams will have to suffer similar defeats and that's not likely going to happen as easily as it did in Provo.

BYU (32?)

The rankings did a lot of good for BYU though. Whereas last week we didn't even make the paragraph of honorable mentions,receiving no votes, we ranked seventh this week among those (with 18 votes). If we win our next big games in a similar fashion, we could very well see the ole' Cougars make it into the top 25 table before the season's up. We'd likely still not make it to a BCS bowl this year, but it would put us in a very good position to make the cute going into the 2014 season.

Do you think we'll make it before season's end? Leave us a comment below.

This Week's Top 25 AP Poll + Honorable Mentions (Others Receiving Votes)

RANK TEAM RECORD POINTS PREVIOUS RANK
1 Alabama (58) 1-0 1545 1
2 Oregon (1) 2-0 1447 3
3 Ohio St. (2) 2-0 1429 2
4 Stanford 1-0 1327 4
5 Clemson 2-0 1307 5
6 Texas A&M (1) 2-0 1242 7
7 Louisville 2-0 1121 8
8 LSU 2-0 1067 11
9 Florida St. 1-0 1040 10
10 Georgia 1-1 1021 12
11 Oklahoma St. 2-0 866 14
12 Michigan 2-0 860 17
13 Oklahoma 2-0 800 15
14 South Carolina 1-1 788 6
15 Nebraska 2-0 478 19
16 Northwestern 2-0 473 20
17 UCLA 1-0 471 18
18 Wisconsin 2-0 455 21
18 Miami 2-0 455 24
20 Florida 1-1 410 9
21 Notre Dame 1-1 348 13
22 Baylor 2-0 297 NR
23 Washington 1-0 253 23
24 TCU 1-1 195 24
25 Mississippi 2-0 91 NR
Schools Dropped Out
No. 16 Texas (1-1), No. 22 Southern California (1-1).
Others Receiving Votes
Michigan State 74; Fresno State 59; Arizona State 48; Texas 38; Northern Illinois 27; Arizona 21; Brigham Young 18; Arkansas 16; Georgia Tech 12; Virginia Tech 8; Texas Tech 7; Central Florida 6; East Carolina 6; Southern California 5; Bowling Green 3; Illinois 3; Kansas State 3; Boise State 2; Tennessee 2; Utah 2; Utah State 2; Boston College 1; Rutgers 1.

Week 1's Top 25

For comparison.

RANK TEAM RECORD POINTS PREVIOUS RANK
1 Alabama 1-0 1545 1
2 Ohio St. 1-0 1444 2
3 Oregon 1-0 1420 3
4 Stanford 0-0 1292 4
5 Clemson 1-0 1275 8
6 South Carolina 1-0 1220 7
7 Texas A&M 1-0 1181 6
8 Louisville 1-0 1051 9
9 Florida 1-0 974 10
10 Florida St. 1-0 946 12
11 LSU 1-0 926 13
12 Georgia 0-1 875 5
13 Notre Dame 1-0 840 11
14 Oklahoma St. 1-0 798 14
15 Oklahoma 1-0 666 16
16 Texas 1-0 660 15
17 Michigan 1-0 623 17
18 UCLA 1-0 368 21
19 Nebraska 1-0 357 18
20 Northwestern 1-0 348 22
21 Wisconsin 1-0 301 23
22 USC 1-0 176 24
23 Washington 1-0 145 NR
24 TCU 0-1 140 20
24 Miami 1-0 140 NR
Schools Dropped Out
No. 19 Boise State (0-1), No. 25 Oregon State (0-1).
Others Receiving Votes
Baylor 125; Michigan State 67; Mississippi 54; Fresno State 46; Northern Illinois 31; Arizona State 28; Cincinnati 19; Arkansas 12; San Jose State 12; Georgia Tech 10; Arizona 7; Boise State 5; Virginia Tech 5; Central Florida 4; Arkansas State 3; Kansas State 3; Texas Tech 3; Bowling Green 1; East Carolina 1; Missouri 1; North Carolina 1; Utah State 1.

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