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Updating Texas rankings in college football polls before Longhorns play Oklahoma

As chaos unfolded around college football in Week 6, Texas football watched from afar, safe from the calamity experienced by some of the nation's top teams while it enjoyed an open week.

The Longhorns remained at No. 1 in the updated US LBM Coaches Poll and leapfrogged Alabama to restore their place at the top of the new AP Poll released on Sunday.

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Alabama was one of four top-10 teams to fall this week. Tennessee lost at Arkansas, while Missouri got bludgeoned by Texas A&M and Michigan dropped one to Washington.

Here's a look at the updated polls in full.

College football rankings: Week 7

US LBM Coaches Poll

  1. Texas

  2. Ohio State

  3. Oregon

  4. Georgia

  5. Penn State

  6. Miami

  7. Alabama

  8. Ole Miss

  9. Tennessee

  10. LSU

  11. Clemson

  12. Notre Dame

  13. Iowa State

  14. Texas A&M

  15. BYU

  16. Oklahoma

  17. Utah

  18. Missouri

  19. Kansas State

  20. Indiana

  21. Michigan

  22. Boise State

  23. Illinois

  24. Pitt

  25. SMU

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AP Top 25

  1. Texas

  2. Ohio State

  3. Oregon

  4. Penn State

  5. Georgia

  6. Miami

  7. Alabama

  8. Tennessee

  9. Ole Miss

  10. Clemson

  11. Iowa State (Tie)

  12. Notre Dame (Tie)

  13. LSU

  14. BYU

  15. Texas A&M

  16. Utah

  17. Boise State

  18. Kansas State (Tie)

  19. Indiana (Tie)

  20. Oklahoma (Tie)

  21. Missouri

  22. Pitt

  23. Illinois

  24. Michigan

  25. SMU

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