AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Football jumped three spot to No. 21 in the Associated Press Top 25 following its 17-13 win over West Virginia on Saturday at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. The Longhorns also checked in at No. 24 in the Amway Coaches Poll.
Texas has held a spot in the top 25 of at least one of the major national polls in 32 of the last 42 weeks. Twenty-three of those weeks have seen UT ranked in the top 15, including nine with at least one top-10 ranking.
The Longhorns (5-2; 4-2 Big 12) have won their last three games, a streak that includes two home victories over Baylor and West Virginia, as well as an overtime win over then-No.