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2023 Week 3 Texas Longhorns Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
ACCBiggz	1
Blazeth	1
Cassiyus	1
cfbguy	1
CFBHurts	1
Ch-i-ef	1
DampFrijoles	1
DarthYoda2594	1
Dropbackandpunt	1
eclectic_tastes	1
HHcougar	1	T-1 with USC, gets the nod because they're ranked higher in my Power Ranking, the tiebreaker. Alabama might not be world-beaters, but Texas got their biggest win in 10+ years. Texas is... 2-0
huskerfan4life520	1
hypercube42342	1
Jakesnake42	1	80.54 Last Week: #23
jalexjsmithj	1	24.6 Sum score
JaxofAllTrades13	1
joebob431	1
JustAManAndHisLaptop	1
Meany_Vizzini	1	27.7 (+10.0), +13
nbingham196	1
notyogrannysgrandkid	1
olmsted	1
outthawazoo	1
PalmettoFace	1
PromEmperorHarbaugh	1
RavenclawWiz816	1
Red261	1
RiffRamBahZoo	1
Ruhrgebietheld	1
soonerfreak	1
soonersthebetter	1
T-Thugs	1	Texas jumps to #1 in my poll with their win at Alabama, the most impressive win so far this season. They're now 2-0 and also have a win over Rice, which looks maybe a little better after Rice defeated Houston.
tallg8tor	1
TDenverFan	1
thomasosu	1
WolverineDDS	1
Xtremeloco	1
Acm0028	2
AlexanderComet	2
AlphaH4wk	2
arrowfan624	2
BabyBladder	2
BigBoutros	2
Branzilla91	2
Cars-and-Coffee	2
CockADoodleBOOM	2
Corgi_Koala	2
D1N2Y	2
dabul-master	2
DaewooLanosMFerrr	2
DarkLegend64	2
Darth_Ra	2
digdat0	2
djowen68	2
dogwoodmaple	2
falconlover79	2
Feral_Squirrel	2
frumious88	2
Hackasizlak	2
ikindalikelemons	2
JeromesNiece	2
JohnWickStuntDouble	2
kamiller2020	2	It took a lot to not rank them #1, I'm a big believer in the Longhorns.
Lex_Ludorum	2
magnumweiner	2
MahjongDaily	2	*Puke*
Mr_Brews	2
noahthearc	2	Texas now has the best win of the season. Consistency will be the next question, but it's hard to not think Texas can't play with (and beat) almost every team in the nation.
NyquillusDillwad20	2
Polarbear1914	2
realclean	2	Win over Alabama
ScarletFever333	2
SlaminSammons	2
SpadeRyker	2
SteemieRayVaughn	2
Striker743	2	Up 4 - mostly due to teams above them not playing real teams, I already had Alabama down at #13
tdeff19	2
ucieaters33	2
vanburen1845	2
12panther	3
_fastball	3
A_Rolling_Baneling	3
AudiieVerbum	3
bannista7	3
buckeyegold	3
cornholesurfer	3
Corporal_Hicks	3
corundum9	3
Daigotsu	3
DisraeliEers	3
DrKennethJNoisewater	3
dschinghiskhan	3
e8odie	3
EpicSchwinn	3
ewolfy13	3	Big win at bama. Ewers looked very good, and so did the skill positions on offense
galacticdude7	3
GilBrandt	3
HarbingerOfFun	3
hascogrande	3
HieloLuz	3
Hobbes_121	3
Johnnycockseed	3
justsaynotoreddit	3	0.8697
kflinderman	3
Knightro2011	3
lillipup03	3
Longvols	3
MADBuc49	3
MoneyManeVick	3
monkeymatt1836	3
MrTheSpork	3
nburt13	3
peachios	3	great win? likely
PrimalCookie	3	Texas is back, folks. No, for real this time. They just went into Tuscaloosa and handed Saban his first home OOC loss since 2007. Their win vs Rice last week also looks a bit more impressive now that Rice beat Houston.
puffadda	3
PumpSmash	3
RegionalBias	3	Poll inertia, meet a big win
RollWarTideEagle	3
TheJeemTeam	3
TheReformedBadger	3
thexraptor	3
TimeBroken	3
tks231	3
tmothy07	3
udubdavid	3
ya111101	3
Archaic_1	4
BallSoHerd	4
BearsAreGreat1	4
Blooblod	4
boxman151515	4
bretticus733	4	Is Texas back? I don’t know but that win over Alabama is arguably the program’s biggest since their Rose Bowl win over USC. Quinn Ewers put on a show and the team showed strong mentality.
BRNXB0MBERS	4
bties	4
CambodianDrywall	4
captain_sasquatch	4
Casaiir	4
ChaseTheFalcon	4
coletheredditer	4	back
Conglossian	4	+4
dan4223	4
Drexlore	4
fo13	4
fourpinz8	4
G-Aardvark	4
GoBlueScrewOSU7	4
Helifino	4
IceColdDrPepper_Here	4
icklebush	4
jjjoebox	4	(+13) Now that is the type of win I've been waiting for. Hook'em!
jmac_21	4
jrluhn	4
jthomas694	4
KirbyDumber88	4
Maladroit44	4
Muffinnnnnnn	4
nemoran	4
pileatedloon	4
practicallybert	4
Rakarei	4
RheagarTargaryen	4
roaddogg	4
sasmith2015	4
scronko	4
seaotter2	4
Sometimeswelose	4
strikersteve60	4
T-nawtical	4
tdoger	4
Terminal_BAS	4
texas2089	4	TEXAS. IS. BA......ttling very hard. I won't say the B word yet until they can win a conference championship but this was a statement win by the Longhorns on the road in Tuscaloosa. Quinn Ewers looked unfazed by raucous crowd at BDS as he threw for 349 yards and 3 TDs, 2 of which went to Georgia transfer Adonai Mitchell. Texas picked off Jalen Milroe twice, sacked him 5 times, and held Milroe largely in check on the ground. Texas kicker Bert Auburn was 2/3 on FG tries and 4/4 on XP totaling 10 points, the exact margin of defeat. So you could say that Auburn beat Alabama. The key for Texas going forward is can they keep focused following the highest of highs? When the entire world is patting you on the back telling you how great you are, can you tune it out and just keep that hunger? Wyoming comes to Austin next week, a team that shocked Texas Tech Week 1. The Longhorns better not get caught sleeping.
TheZachster	4
tjstanley	4
wameron	4
WarEagle9	4
wesman212	4
woakley	4
Zloggt	4
311polo	5
70stang	5	Texas is the first of the 2-0 teams in my ranking that did not beat two P5 opponents. They beat an AAC G5 school and a P5 team in their own house, and sit at the top of this category (2-0 teams who have played one P5 and one G5 team) over teams like UNC or Iowa due to human adjustment.
ALStark69	5	+6
Bank_Gothic	5
bwburke94	5
Cecil_Hardboner	5
CptCheese	5
cyberchaox	5
Due_Connection179	5	Last Week #12 at #5 Alabama : Won 34 - 24. Besides a small part of the end of the 3rd/start of the 4th, Texas was in control of this entire game. Strong showing from this Texas squad one season before SEC play begins. I went back-and-forth on whether they should be top 4, and realized that we had 12 weeks of football left to decide, so I threw them in at #5. Next Week vs Wyoming (Prediction : Cruise Control)
fredmerc111	5	They're back.
halldaylong	5
HelioOne	5
HUSKEROYAL	5
jeedf	5
malowry0124	5
mellolizard	5
one98d	5
plannedsickdays	5
Pollaski	5
rain_parkour	5
RegulatorRWF	5
Staind075	5
TaylorLeprechaun	5	+7
Texasagsman	5
GeauxTri	6
JCiLee	6
Joester09	6
Megalomanizac	6
Nathanael-Greene	6
nw____	6	Second best resume, imo. I don't want to take anything away from Texas, but Alabama doesn't have a QB right now. What if Alabama is just good this season? What if they're just ok? I'm just not sure whether the Texas-Bama game was a battle of two top 6-7 teams or a battle of two top 15-20 teams. All said, part of the reason Texas isn't higher is because I trust Penix more than Ewers, too... and because I don't want to fall for the "Texas is Back" thing just yet. It's wrong, it's unfair, but I want to see them win a few more of the games they're supposed to win before I get too carried away. This team's problem has never been talent, it's been consistency. Top-5 teams should be consistent (though, at some point, the team's record is the team's record and I'll eventually start rewarding teams for finding creative ways to win, so I'm really just a skeptical hypocrite).
owlalwaysloveyew	6
Pikachu1989	6
placid_salad	6	LW #16
Pure_Protein_Machine	6
ReallyCreative	6
SCsprinter13	6
SkiFlashing	6
ThePelvicWoo	6
TopGoose	6
TouchdownHeroes	6
VerySeriousBanana	6
w8w8	6
Hey_Its_Roomie	7
oghawks18	7
PHubbs	7
romulusjsp	7	(NR) Okay, I'll admit it, I didn't rank the Longhorns until now, I tire of the tExAs Is BaCk meme every year. But Texas was totally in control of the game in T-Town basically from the word go, even if the final score didn't reflect that, and they look like they could hang with anybody in the country if they play the same way.
crownebeach	8
Fmeson	8
hendarvich	8	+4 | Probably lower than most will have them. I'm still not sure on how much of this is a step forward by Texas vs a step back by Bama, but I could definitely be proven wrong
Hugefootballfan44	8	LW: 16
the_neverdoctor	8
aggiebruin27	9
CharlemagneOfTheUSA	9	Movement: (+11) - God I love seeing Alabama lose.
CommodoreN7	9
ToeInDigDeep	10
jimbobbypaul	11	LY: 23 TY: 7
NotSoSuperNerd	12	2.98
Charlemagne42	13
bakonydraco	14	79.995
BUSean	15
ChargerFan2121	25	265.59 Next 5 out are Michigan, Tennessee, Mississippi State, Michigan State, and Duke.

Provisional Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
andy-022	1	1307.91 2 - 0 9 18.5 (25) Rice -
asbestosman2	1
BananaBouquet	1
Dfhmn	1
Dontworryaboutit1	1
Effective-Lead-6657	1
JetoGrov	1	THEYRE BACK!! Best win anyone has on the season so far. Hook em I guess. Also, the Rice win somehow looks better now lol
JustinMSU21	1
Klaassy23	1
MajikSix	1
MrOrcaDood	1
OutRiteWite	1
PythonLemon	1
Tornadohunter24	1	Alright, let’s talk about the Longhorns. For the first time since 2019, a team went to Tuscaloosa and managed to escape with the win, and it was the first time someone not from the SEC did that since Louisiana-Monroe in 2007. That is an insane stat, which shows not only the longevity of Saban’s reign atop the CFB landscape but also how monumental of a win this is for Texas, who I have had jump 12 positions all the way to #1. This wasn’t a fluke win either; Texas was the more physically dominant, more composed, and more confident team from start to finish, only briefly letting Alabama recapture the lead before slamming the door shut on the Crimson Tide in the 4th. For the first time in probably over a decade (Sugar Bowl-winning 2019 Texas, who was a lot more of a paper tiger, notwithstanding), there is legitimate hope in Austin that they have a team ready to contend for the national championship. So is Texas finally back? I don’t know, but they look pretty damn good. We’ll see if they can stave off any rogue upsets against Wyoming this weekend and avoid falling into a H8ful cycle when Big XII play starts in Week 4.
59brad	2
AnAngryPanda1	2
big_thunder_man	2	Had the best win of season vs Alabama.
boomersooner222	2
bthombeast	2
CaptainScuttlebottom	2	Most impressive win of the season so far + good on paper + meeting eye test.
colton_97	2
DaveSoccer	2
Dawg-Bite	2
dawghouse13	2
Elegant_Extreme3268	2
Fantastic-Calendar-9	2	LW: 10, best win in country to date
FrolfAholic	2
frone	2
Jay682002	2
jibberishdhyukl	2	Huge upset @ Bama. And won by double digits too. Ewers should be the Heisman favorite right now.
JoeFreshwata	2
joosh34	2
maknasty09	2
mcdsmaster8824	2
mcguffinman	2
Midnight-Mustang	2	- Texas has the best win in college football. Beating Alabama by double digits at home puts you in the top four automatically; they're above Michigan and FSU simply because Michigan hasn't played anyone and Texas' win is better than FSU's win.
ndbfsu22	2
Phoenix0114	2
samtaylor92	2	Best road win of anyone in the country
soneill06	2
SpursUpSoundsGudToMe	2	Huge win in a true road game
squibby	2
StannisGrammarMannis	2	Also huge road win
thejawa	2
TheSleaze22	2
TXUSAW	2
UnkelEarl	2
10catsinspace	3
ard8	3
BoukenGreen	3
cfbpeoplespoll	3	Very good win on the road against a talented Alabama team. Capitalized on mistakes and showed control in big moments.
ChBass	3
chillmagic420	3
Consistent_Train128	3
daredassdude	3	Defeated #3 Alabama in convincing fashion on the road. Most impressive win this season
DeerPrison	3
diehardcubforever	3
GhostDosa	3	No losses. One win versus Rice who beat Big 12 Houston. One win versus Alabama. First double digit home win at Alabama in Nick Saban tenure
good4steve	3
HAIRY_GORILLA_COCK	3
ianmcmoney	3
ilikepie145	3
IMissMW2Lobbies	3
judolphin	3
kevinsdomain	3
Luarean	3
Maize_n_Boom	3
maxwell6233	3
mithrandir2398	3
Murphanian	3
Nayko	3
nebsA1	3
OSUfan88	3
PattyKane16	3
Piano_Fingerbanger	3
pianoprofiteer	3	Best win of the season so far.
Piptit	3
RadiationRichard	3
redrhino777	3
redrumsoxLoL	3
RJEP22	3	(2-0) - 56.020pts
samuelbassett	3
saquad69	3
ScaratheBear	3	(+9) First serious game on the list. Texas walked into Bryant Denny as "underdogs" and looked nothing of the sort. Quinn Ewers looked excellent, throwing for 350 yards and 3 TDs as the defense made Jalen Milroe and the Tide offense look pedestrian. Steve Sarkisian's gameplan ran circles around Alabama as the Horns comfortably beat the tide 34-24. If the Horns can keep that level of play up throughout the season, watch out. Texas jumps to 3 for an excellent game against the Dark Lord himself.
ScooterLeShooter	3
Serenityy8	3
Sflabuckeye13	3
SharkMovies	3
SIMBONEGTP	3
skinnyjosh	3
sly2bfox	3
SNjr	3
spmartin1993	3
Starwarsewok	3
strakerak	3
tapswitch	3
tcomn	3
thatoneguyD13	3	Most impressive win of the season by far. Texas back
TheGlassRemains	3
thehornedlamb	3
TinderForMidgets	3
Yelich04	3
666haha	4
70277027	4
a_bit_of_a_misnomer_	4	8,136 points - The human polls like the Longhorns a bit more than the computers do, but they both agree that Texas looks to be back in a big way.
ActuallyJasonPrice	4
Aidanj927	4
bbshock21	4
BobSapp	4
CarnellWilliams	4
ChoirTeacherRog	4
Dan20698	4
demolisty24	4
divey043	4
donbagert	4
Doogitywoogity	4	None of the others have earned this spot besides FSU. I hate this top 4. The only way it could get worse is trading Michigan for Miami.
drneilpretenamen	4
ehoefler	4	96.53 | NEW +22
evil_muffins_5436	4
FloridaBoy317	4
GeyWeyner12	4
IBCBJ	4
JamoRedhead	4
JBGolden	4
JHallquist	4
just-regular-I-guess	4
JustYourAvrageWorker	4
KansasChaser2021	4
Kodak6lack	4
LivewireCK	4
Loopylime	4
lowcontrol	4
ManiacalBlazer	4
mauliknshah	4
mikecsiy	4
mill1634	4
Mossed26	4
mthompson2320	4	LW:11
newSomberMan	4
OG_Felwinter	4
OSU_Shecter	4	They back!?
patriots230	4
PSUMediaPA	4
Pyroblockx	4
rgalexan	4
rocco2246	4
sconbon	4
Shion314	4
siggyrambler	4
Small_Bet_9433	4
Some1ne_	4
StateOfTheArt-	4
Steelthornn	4
TheBeekman8	4	Texas might just be back, Sark and Quinn have that offense humming. They took down Alabama who I think is good.
throwaway_6786	4	TEXAS IS... a great team this year so far. Solid win over Alabama, though to be fair, they were losing entering the 4th quarter. Still, Ewers lived up to the hype and the Longhorns proved that they are, for now, the top dog in the Big 12 as well as the #4 team in the country.
tms42206	4
TommyTwoTaps	4
twr96	4
URhyno	4
visor841	4
WBLwiffleball	4
ziggysaysnada	4
_TGT7	5
AlphaMemory2	5
Blyvzy	5
bruhstevenson	5	Defeat previously #3 (in the AP Poll) Bama. If the season ended today, Texas would be in the playoff. But USC has been so dominant in their three games so far that I can’t move them below Texas. (+5)
ch1l1_ch33s3	5
charmingcharles2896	5	Texas is back baby! Beating Bama in Bryant Denny Stadium is a huge achievement.
Chipsahoy523	5
DragonFire101Gamer	5
dterp13	5
GIZZYLOLLYPOPS	5
grtgbln	5
Harpua99	5
HideNZeke	5
iDevourer	5
IDropFatLogs	5
J4ckiebrown	5
jaybigs	5
JBonkies	5
journey1986	5	Team that beats my #5 team on the road moves to #5. Simple enough, right?
MemeofMemeJTG999999	5	(2-0) (up 6) W: 34-24 @ #5 Alabama (1-1) Next Week: vs Wyoming (2-0)
meowrkatt	5
Mini-Mussolini	5
MrOoferLoofer	5	Great win over Alabama but I need to see if this Alabama team is just bad or if this Texas team is legit
MuhMuhManRay	5
MyCatsNameIsMilton	5	i feel it in my plums
narwhalz27	5	^5
OldCoaly	5	Good win over Bama
PJTC_BLANK	5
ReadySetMeow	5
roll2tide	5
RootBeerBloat	5
spaceblev11	5	Quinn Ewers is that guy, the SEC better be scared for next year.
spencej98	5
StumpVanDerHuge	5	Eat it Alabama
TheFalconGuy	5
TheNSAAgent777	5
titansfan174	5
True_Ad5324	5
Tylex123	5
WRSpill	5	(11)
Actual_Yellow8728	6
aewest	6
Bernard_Samson	6	Texas' big win against Alabama provided them a big bump. In addition, Rice's win over Houston improved their first week win.
CheapTrickIsOkay	6
corona779	6
edward030321	6
EmotionalAd4185	6
l1ghtn1ng_1	6
leadbymight	6
llamawhittlings	6	Would have them higher in a human poll and expect them to shoot up as the weeks go on. #10 SP+, #1 Resume
luciusetrur	6
manbeardawg	6	Sark/Ewers 2024, amirite?!!! What a game, and a well-earned bump in the rankings.
Protoco2	6
Scott72901	6
ViewFrom209	6
youngs2309	6
alwaysveryconflicted	7
Astone1996	7
Cascadia-Rising	7
GreenAndYellow12	7	+12
Jadenflo	7
Key_Spinach	7
ogpeplowski64	7
PlactusTX	7	(—) W Alabama
Player_1_has_Joined	7
stoeseri000	7	I did not expect Texas to win this game. Moving on up in my poll
TheThirdViceroy	7
Underground_Bread	7
bloodmuffins793	8
IT_JUST_MEANS_JORT	8
JMWZ	8
Ok_Elderberry7070	8
owl-bears	8
Spacesurfer6	8
UVUboi2	8
Cooliamabeast	9
DownshiftGD	9
drewscottt	9
stew_pac	9	+4
TadKosciuszko	9
tunaduck	10
grahamca	12	T1ˢᵗ W/L, T15ᵗʰ Predicted Wins, 12ᵗʰ Team Strength, 6ᵗʰ Quality of Wins
Pylon-Cam	12
Totes_Not_an_NSA_guy	12
ColombianInIowa24	14	Alabama was not ranked, so they get some credit but not the hype that you might expect.
RealignmentJunkie	15
KrispyKangaroo96	16

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Red = Computer
Green = Hybrid

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