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The Texas Longhorns are one of the highest-ranked teams in the initial College Football Playoff rankings.
The CFP committee revealed its first rankings of the 2026 season on Tuesday night, and the Longhorns, despite two losses, are in the Top 10 ahead of Saturday's matchup with Missouri.
Texas comes in at No. 7 in the initial CFP rankings. Thanks to wins over Ohio State, Tennessee and Ole Miss, the Longhorns have a resume the committee clearly values despite ugly losses to Oklahoma and Florida.
What Steve Sarkisian Said About CFP Rankings
Texas Longhorns Head Coach Steve Sarkisian during the first half against the Florida Gators at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect
Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian said Monday that he doesn't talk about the rankings with his team. He added that he doesn't get why the rankings need to released in early November.
The Longhorns are focused on the task ahead: a road matchup with Mizzou.
"I haven't, and I won't," Sarkisian said. "I don't really know why we do it this early. I feel like the CFP. This is tough when you go so early and you put rankings out. Sometimes you can pigeonhole yourself. It's like, and I felt like that happened a little bit last year, with the whole Notre Dame-Miami thing. I'm not sure what rankings matter now, right? It's who you are at the end, but I'm sure we'll all watch. You know, it's for TV and it's exciting. I'm what we talked about today was Missouri and getting one and zero this week. Like that, that was our focus. It has really CFP stuff is a long ways from now. We we we got to focus on what we need to do this week."
Full CFP Rankings
No. 1 - Miami Hurricanes
No. 2 - Georgia Bulldogs
No. 3 - Utah Utes
No. 4 - Indiana Hoosiers
No. 5 - Alabama Crimson Tide
No. 6 - Kentucky Wildcats
No. 7 - Texas Longhorns
No. 8 - UCLA Bruins
No. 9 - BYU Cougars
No. 10 - Ole Miss Rebels
No. 11 - Notre Dame Fighting Irish
No. 12 - Ohio State Buckeyes
No. 13 - Tennessee Volunteers
No. 14 - LSU Tigers
No. 15 - Texas Tech Red Raiders
No. 16 - Wake Forest Demon Deacons
No. 17 - Houston Cougars
No. 18 - Missouri Tigers
No. 19 - Iowa Hawkeyes
No. 20 - USC Trojans
No. 21 - South Carolina Gamecocks
No. 22 - Arizona Wildcats
No. 23 - Oregon Ducks
No. 24 - Florida Gators
No. 25 - Boise State Broncos
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