There's a new No. 1 team in the AP Top 25 rankings headed into Week 3 of the 2026 college football season.The Texas Longhorns rose up to No. 1 in the latest release of the rankings after an epic comeback over then-No. 1 Ohio State on Saturday night in Austin. After being down 23-3 in the fourth quarter, Texas rallied for a 24-23 win that ended with a game-winning one-yard rushing touchdown from Hollywood Smothers with 25 seconds left.Texas moves up from the No. 4 spot while Ohio State drops five spots all the way to No. 6.Texas Holds No. 1 Spot in Top 25 for Second Year in a RowTexas Longhorns defensive end Colin Simmons (1) reacts during the first half against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters ConnectThe Longhorns have now earned the No. 1 spot in the AP Poll at least once in back-to-back seasons.Texas was the preseason No. 1 team last year before a season-opening loss to Ohio State dropped the Longhorns out of that spot. They finished 2025 as the No. 12 team in the AP Poll after a 10-3 record. But this year's Texas team feels different, as it should after a monumental win over an Ohio State program that many college football fans felt was the national championship favorite headed into Saturday's game in Austin.Those expectations might now be flipping in Texas' favor, but there's still a long season to go before we'll find out the answer to that.Full AP Top 25 RankingsOhio State Buckeyes wide receiver Jeremiah Smith (4) celebrates a catch during the NCAA football game against the Texas Longhorns at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas on Sept. 12, 2026. | USA TODAY Network via Reuters ConnectHere is what the new Top 25 rankings looks like:No. 1 - Texas LonghornsNo. 2 - Georgia BulldogsNo. 3 - Notre Dame Fighting IrishNo. 4 - Indiana HoosiersNo. 5 - Miami HurricanesNo. 6 - Ohio State BuckeyesNo. 7 - LSU TigersNo. 8 - Ole Miss RebelsNo. 9 - Texas A&M AggiesNo. 10 - Alabama Crimson TideNo. 11 - BYU CougarsNo. 12 - USC TrojansNo. 13 - Texas Tech Red RaidersNo. 14 - Penn State Nittany LionsNo. 15 - Tennessee VolunteersNo. 16 - SMU MustangsNo. 17 - Utah UtesNo. 18 - Iowa HawkeyesNo. 19 - Michigan WolverinesNo. 20 - Missouri TigersNo. 21 - Oregon DucksNo. 22 - Houston CougarsNo. 23 - Louisville CardinalsNo. 24 - Oklahoma SoonersNo. 25 - Virginia CavaliersWhat Steve Sarkisian Said After Win Over Ohio StateTexas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian walks across the field prior to the NCAA football game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas on Sept. 12, 2026. | USA TODAY Network via Reuters ConnectTexas head coach Steve Sarkisian said postgame that scheduling matchups like the one with Ohio State is what college football is all about.It didn't work out last year for Texas, but it did this time around."I definitely think it was helpful because we can be like some other teams and we can play Jones Junior High tonight and win 66-0. And I don't know what that does for us," Sarkisian said. "What I think it did for us tonight is we found out that we can, and we've been close, and we've been knocking on the door, and so I do think that that's helpful for us that that we got an opportunity to play in a game like this before we got into conference play against any lead opponent, and and and come out on top. Surely that's helpful for us moving forward from a mentality standpoint."Sign up to our free newsletter and follow us on Facebook, X and Instagram for the latest news. Add us as a preferred source on GoogleFollow