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2023 Preseason Texas Longhorns Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
DylanCarlson3	1
eclectic_tastes	1
woakley	4	Recruiting Rank #7 Poll Rank #19 Production Rank #7 Overall Weighted Number 10 Texas is BACK!!! (Maybe, we'll see)
COLU_BUS	5
Arteza147	6
falconlover79	6
I_am_bot_beep_boop	6
JeromesNiece	6
skuhlke	6
tdeff19	6
VerySeriousBanana	6
DataDrivenPirate	7
djowen68	7
justsaynotoreddit	7	0.8257
Lex_Ludorum	7
Red261	7
Staind075	7
Striker743	7	19
aggiebruin27	8
arrowfan624	8
magnumweiner	8
Meany_Vizzini	8	19.0
Megalomanizac	8
nbingham196	8
NotSoSuperNerd	8	2.48
studio_sally	8
Acm0028	9
AlphaH4wk	9
bannista7	9
BRNXB0MBERS	9
CockADoodleBOOM	9
EpicSchwinn	9
fo13	9
Hackasizlak	9
kamiller2020	9	Admittedly, I wanted to put Texas at #3 because I'm fully in the "Texas is back" camp this year. And that starts with Quinn Ewers, who while not perfect showed enough flashes to make me believe that there's a lot of good football ahead of him. Losing Bijan is massive along with Roschon Johnson, but Texas is going to have an arsenal of guys to imploy an RBBC until somebody emerges out of that room. The WR room is loaded with Xavier Worthy returning, Isiah Neyor coming back from an injury, Jordan Whittington, and transfer AD Mitchell from Georgia. Plus first team Big 12 TE in Ja'Tavyion Sanders gives the Longhorns no excuse to not have an elite passing game. Plus every single offensive line starter returns from a very impressive unit last year, headlined by 2025 1st-round pick Kelvin Banks Jr. The defense is solid. 3 huge pieces of last year's defensive line return which should be in the top of the Big 12 in disruption once again, along with a solid LB group. Jalen Catalon could be a massive pickup if he returns to 2021 form but the secondary needs to show a bit more in order to restore faith. Texas sneakily had a pretty good year on the defense and could be a top-25 unit this season if things break right. At their peak this team can win the national title, but they have to perform better in close games if they want to truly contend for anything. You're not going to blow out everybody, especially with their schedule, and 2-5 in one-score games is not going to cut it.
kdcoltred	9
MahjongDaily	9
Our-Gardian-Angel	9
RegionalBias	9
RobertNeyland	9
tallg8tor	9
Terminal_BAS	9
ThaCarter	9
AllHawkeyesGoToHell	10
BamaPride95	10
chweris	10
GoBlueScrewOSU7	10
hascogrande	10
kflinderman	10
MADBuc49	10
PumpSmash	10
RavenclawWiz816	10
SlaminSammons	10
TouchdownHeroes	10
AlexanderComet	11
captain_sasquatch	11
corundum9	11
D1N2Y	11
galacticdude7	11
GilBrandt	11
grjohnst	11
HHcougar	11	Texas is going to be great, but lose two games, and everyone will meme them, but they're going to win a NY6 game anyway.
Jakesnake42	11
joebob431	11
JohnWickStuntDouble	11
nemoran	11
Pollaski	11
PromEmperorHarbaugh	11
tauzeta	11
texas2089	11
Texasagsman	11
thexraptor	11
UNC_Samurai	11
w8w8	11
WarEagle9	11
311polo	12
AudiieVerbum	12
BosskOnASegway	12
coletheredditer	12	Winning the Big 12 in your final year as a big f you to the rest of the conference would be funny.
DaewooLanosMFerrr	12
Daigotsu	12
darkra01	12
DFWSFO	12
dogwoodmaple	12
Drexlore	12
hendarvich	12
Hey_Its_Roomie	12	Texas
jrluhn	12
Maladroit44	12
nw____	12	Highest variance in possible outcomes for Texas. Could be (and should be) a top 10 team that threatens for a playoff spot. Will they play like it?
roaddogg	12
scronko	12
SkiFlashing	12
TaylorLeprechaun	12
tdoger	12
the_neverdoctor	12
ucieaters33	12
washington_jefferson	12
Zloggt	12	Getting Bevopilled yet again...perhaps they'll give the Big 12 one last FU by winning it all?
ALStark69	13	NR
Blazeth	13
bretticus33	13	It’s annual tradition to say Texas is back in August, but this time feels a little different. This feels like the most complete team Texas has fielded in years and it’s one with a lot of returning talent and production. QB Quinn Ewers showed his talent in spurts last season but injury battles made it tough for that to be consistent. Replacing Bijan Robinson won’t be easy but it is doable. The biggest question for Texas is if they can finally break through and be the top team they’re supposed to be. Steve Sarkisian has never been able to break through as a HC and Texas has made it a habit to be wildly inconsistent with their performances over the years. In their last season in the Big 12, Texas is one of the favorites for the conference title.
Casaiir	13
Ch-i-ef	13
CommodoreN7	13
DrKennethJNoisewater	13
ExternalTangents	13
icklebush	13
lillipup03	13
molodyets	13
MoneyManeVick	13
Mr_Brews	13
ndbroski	13
pileatedloon	13
Rakarei	13
retnuh101	13
SteemieRayVaughn	13
TDenverFan	13
ya111101	13
DarkLegend64	14
Due_Connection179	14
ewolfy13	14
Helifino	14
Joester09	14
malowry0124	14
noahthearc	14
outthawazoo	14
Pure_Protein_Machine	14
sirgippy	14
T-Thugs	14
TimeBroken	14
12panther	15
_fastball	15
Bank_Gothic	15
Blooblod	15
dan4223	15
jthomas694	15
PHubbs	15
Pikachu1989	15
RegulatorRWF	15
SpadeRyker	15
Xtremeloco	15
A_Rolling_Baneling	16
ChargerFan2121	16
Corgi_Koala	16	Ewers is a stud, and this is Texas' last chance to contend for a national title without having to grind through an SEC schedule. But I am still a firm believer that Sark is a bad coach and he's going to drop at least 2 he shouldn't and 1 he should (Bama). Texas is not back and they are going to disappoint.
CptCheese	16
HUSKEROYAL	16
Nathanael-Greene	16
one98d	16
physedka	16
sasmith2015	16
seaotter2	16
shadowwingnut	16
T-nawtical	16
The_Good_Constable	16
Ticklebump	16
ToeInDigDeep	16
52hoova	17
BearsAreGreat1	17
Branzilla91	17
cornholesurfer	17
fourpinz8	17
fredmerc111	17	They’re baaaaack. Maybe. It falls on the shoulders of Quinn Ewers. They have the talent everywhere, but they need consistent play out of a QB who lacked it last year.
NyquillusDillwad20	17	If we get the pre-injury Quinn Ewers we saw against Bama last year, then this could finally be the year Texas is back.
peachios	17	might deserve higher, but also they always drop so I'm putting that in here.
typicaliconoclast	17
bakonydraco	18	71.036
ChaseTheFalcon	18
Feral_Squirrel	18
halldaylong	18
IceColdDrPepper_Here	18
Longvols	18
RiffRamBahZoo	18
Sometimeswelose	18
wameron	18
admiraltarkin	19
BallSoHerd	19
GeauxTri	19
goblue10	19
Hobbes_121	19
Hugefootballfan44	19
nburt13	19
practicallybert	19
ReallyCreative	19
CambodianDrywall	20
Charlemagne42	20
Johnnycockseed	20
crownebeach	21	It's trendy to make fun of ranking Texas, but they're going to be a top-25 team. They just are. What's funny is that they're going to underperform their team talent by about 10-20 spots no matter what they do or who coaches them, but don't get carried away -- they're not bad, they're just not the Texas of old.
jjjoebox	21
oghawks18	21	Sark hasn’t proved he can win more than 9 games in a year yet. For all the hype and reasons for optimism, there are still a lot of “if’s” and question marks. Until proven otherwise, I’m going to assume 8-4.
placid_salad	21
plannedsickdays	21
rain_parkour	21
BigBoutros	22
Muffinnnnnnn	23
monkeymatt1836	24
RollWarTideEagle	24
Ruhrgebietheld	24
70stang	25
Archaic_1	25
CharlemagneOfTheUSA	25

Provisional Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
JetoGrov	2	As will become very apparent on these rankings: if there is hype, then IM BUYING IT. Has Sark ever done anything as a head coach? Is Texas ever actually back? The talent is there, I think the QB is there, I think the Horns beat Bama...I think the Horns beat UGA in the playoffs (welcome to the SEC), and come up just short in the title game.
Dawg-Bite	4
ColombianInIowa24	5
mthompson2320	5
samuelbassett	5
ianmcmoney	6
squibby	6
Chipsahoy523	7
DeerPrison	7
Noelthemexican	7
Player_1_has_Joined	7
ballstar03	8
charmingcharles2896	8	Is Texas back? No, but the roster is talented and I expect at least eight or nine wins from them this year.
DoAsRomansDo	8
Dontworryaboutit1	8	Unfounded homerism
FigletPiglet	8	1.920
ndbfsu22	8
siggyrambler	8
Devintheroaster	9
evil_muffins_5436	9
FrolfAholic	9	Don't make me regret ranking you based on
GeyWeyner12	9
JustinMSU21	9
maxwell6233	9
mikecsiy	9
narwhalz27	9
RootBeerBloat	9
saquad69	9
stew_pac	9
tms42206	9
Weekly_Flatworm5707	9
ActuallyJasonPrice	10
attax	10
cfbpeoplespoll	10
divey043	10
good4steve	10
judolphin	10
mithrandir2398	10
ProudlyUnflaired	10
redrumsoxLoL	10
SIMBONEGTP	10
spaceblev11	10	Everything's bigger in Texas, will the big wins come though?
SpursUpSoundsGudToMe	10	They've been crootin', and have at least one very good QB.
TheSlyPudding	10
Witness_Gritness	10
BananaBouquet	11
bethe2ndmouse	11
big_thunder_man	11
bigmac_3	11
BoukenGreen	11
chillmagic420	11
ClandestineFox	11
Dan20698	11
drneilpretenamen	11
Fantastic-Calendar-9	11
ItsFreakinHarry2	11
jaybigs	11
JBonkies	11
JoeFreshwata	11
mcdsmaster8824	11
mubert	11
OG_Felwinter	11
ogpeplowski64	11
Pyroblockx	11
qwer546	11
Sflabuckeye13	11
stoeseri000	11
StumpVanDerHuge	11
tapswitch	11
thatoneguyD13	11
the_lost_carrot	11
TheFalconGuy	11
Thehomelessguy11	11
TommyTwoTaps	11
Tornadohunter24	11
URhyno	11
10catsinspace	12
Actual_Yellow8728	12
alwaysveryconflicted	12
AnAngryPanda1	12
Bereft13	12
colton_97	12
Consistent_Train128	12
diehardcubforever	12
GarethSchilly	12	Ewers will make a statement, expect to finish Top 10.
IAmJohnnyJB	12
Keveroni	12
Kodak6lack	12
Loopylime	12
MemeofMemeJTG999999	12	Next Week: vs Rice
Mini-Mussolini	12
MuhMuhManRay	12
PSUMediaPA	12
ReadySetMeow	12
ScaratheBear	12	Texas must, at some point, be back. And if there was a year to do it, this is it. Quinn Ewers leads a fearsome looking offense spearheaded by overwhelmingly talented OL and receiving groups, and though do everything star Bijan Robinson is gone, the RB room doesn't look shabby either. The defense, though young, is monumentally talented and could absolutely stand with any team in the country. Pair that with a new and arguably down Big 12, and you've got a recipe for the Horns to come alive in their last year of Big 12 membership. And early season trip to Alabama will tell what the Longhorns expectations should be, but even a loss there shouldn't put dampers on Big 12 title hopes.
sconbon	12
Scott72901	12
seantgs	12
thehornedlamb	12
thejawa	12
UnkelEarl	12
ViewFrom209	12
Xy13	12
yousmelllikebiscuits	12
AeolusA2	13
Bandos_Bear	13
bthombeast	13
ch1l1_ch33s3	13
ETHTrillionaire	13
J4ckiebrown	13
journey1986	13
just-regular-I-guess	13
losbullitt	13
maknasty09	13
Murphanian	13
OldCoaly	13
TheBeekman8	13
TheGred03	13
TheThirdViceroy	13
titansfan174	13
ziggysaysnada	13
DownshiftGD	14
dterp13	14
FloridaBoy317	14
Harpua99	14
HideNZeke	14
ManiacalBlazer	14
PNW_Jeff	14
Protoco2	14
Somali-Pirate-Lvl100	14
TheRedKing75	14
tunaduck	14
Tylex123	14
usernamegoeshere763	14
70277027	15
Blyvzy	15
brucewaynewins	15
Butternades	15
CarnellWilliams	15
mcguffinman	15
mill1634	15
MyCatsNameIsMilton	15
Ok_Elderberry7070	15
PAWGAllenFieldhouse	15
59brad	16
ard8	16
donald_flap	16	best qb room
entropy888	16
Greyson04	16
Jadenflo	16
Jay682002	16
MajikSix	16
OSU_Shecter	16
PerfectZeroKnowledge	16
rgalexan	16
StateOfTheArt-	16
tcomn	16	Are they back?
TinderForMidgets	16	If Quinn Ewers has improved, you can certainly expect Texas to make some noise. Ewers has a big arm but needs to improve on his deep passes. The defense needs to be more clutch on third and fourth downs. However, Texas has a ton of talent and can at least be an above average P5 team.
twr96	16
UVUboi2	16
camus69x	17
cmcabrera	17
Doogitywoogity	17
grtgbln	17
leadbymight	17
TheNSAAgent777	17
Zzyzx8	17
AlphaMemory2	18
bread_bird	18
frone	18
kevinsdomain	18
Maize_n_Boom	18
Spacesurfer6	18
Starwarsewok	18
throwaway_6786	18	I'm not ready to shoot this team up to #11 the way that the AP did. They went 8-5 last year, and while they did deal with injuries and some terrible late-game luck, they won't have their Doak Walker RB Bijan Robinson anymore and RBs like him don't grow on trees. I think that Steve Sarkisian will have this team ready and rearing to go and I've heard lots of good things about Quinn Ewers this offseason, but until I see it on the field, I'm not going to buy in too much.
Underground_Bread	18
bloodmuffins793	19
jibberishdhyukl	19	Texas might be back
newSomberMan	19
Pylon-Cam	19
twitter_paulbd	19	[4x]
demolisty24	20
GreenAndYellow12	20
IT_JUST_MEANS_JORT	20
lowcontrol	20	Texas has some good pieces in place, but they’ve had good pieces in place another years too. Need to see what they do with what they got.
mathmanhale	20
RadiationRichard	20
bbshock21	21
IDropFatLogs	21	Probably too high but the talent is there.
Nayko	21
RealignmentJunkie	21
True_Ad5324	21	Don’t see the hype
donbagert	22	Everyone will be trying to kick the Longhorns as they go out the door, as in 2024 they will finally be in a conference they can't dominate.
spmartin1993	22
FourteenClocks	23	Is there any other team with more pressure than Texas having to go into Bryant-Denny and doing what they Quoldinn't last year? (Maybe their guy won't get late-hit this time.) And--God forbid--being *back*? Ranking this UT seems routine, no matter what their record reflects, but in 2022 this team was some bad luck away from a far more attractive W-L look. But Seven-Win Sark did get to vanquish that title--he won eight games, thank you very much. Hyping Texas has felt like a hopeless effort for some time, but they have the pieces. Don't they always, though?
corona779	24
Piptit	24
StannisGrammarMannis	24

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Green = Hybrid

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