School soccer has a brand new No. 1 staff within the AP Prime 25 ballot, as Texas jumped previous Georgia for the highest spot on Sunday. The transfer comes after the Longhorns demolished UTSA 56-7 and the Bulldogs barely escaped Kentucky 13-12.
Texas made an early-season assertion final week with its blowout win at Michigan, and now it’s No. 1 for the primary time since 2008. The Longhorns picked up a straightforward win towards the Roadrunners, a recreation wherein quarterback Quinn Ewers was injured with a strained indirect and changed by Arch Manning. Texas obtained 35 first-place votes to No. 2 Georgia’s 23 and No. 3 Ohio State’s 5.
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Why Texas is the precise No. 1 over Georgia: Behind the AP Prime 25 poll
The final time Texas appeared at No. 1, it misplaced a thriller at Texas Tech on Nov. 1, 2008. The Longhorns are the primary staff exterior of Alabama, Georgia, Clemson, LSU and Michigan to look at No. 1 within the AP ballot since Ohio State in 2015.
Alabama and Ole Miss held regular to spherical out the highest 5, adopted by Tennessee, Missouri, Miami, Oregon and Penn State. The SEC holds six of the highest seven spots for the second consecutive week.
Others receiving votes: Memphis 77, Boise State 62, Syracuse 62, UNLV 54, Boston School 47, Washington State 30, Arizona 15, Iowa 15, Indiana 13, California 11, Liberty 10, Toledo 9, UCF 6, South Carolina 3, North Carolina 3, Arizona State 3, BYU 2, Pittsburgh 1
How Week 3 impacted the rankings
Although there have been a couple of shut calls, solely two ranked groups misplaced, each to ranked opponents: No. 20 Arizona at No. 14 Kansas State on Friday and No. 24 Boston School at No. 6 Missouri on Saturday. Arizona and Boston School each tumbled from the ballot and have been changed by No. 24 Illinois, which is quietly 3-0, and No. 25 Texas A&M, which simply received at Florida. Memphis simply missed the minimize, trailing Texas A&M by 5 voting factors.
There was little motion within the ballot, as no one moved greater than two spots up or down inside the rankings, however Week 3 nonetheless created drama on the high with Texas claiming first place. And Texas’ transfer creates a brand new search for the School Soccer Playoff bracket primarily based on the AP ballot, as Georgia would now be internet hosting Northern Illinois within the first spherical:
What’s subsequent?
Week 4 has 4 matchups of groups ranked within the AP Prime 25, three of that are merchandise of this yr’s convention realignment. Within the Large Ten, No. 11 USC visits No. 18 Michigan. Within the SEC, No. 6 Tennessee visits No. 15 Oklahoma. And within the Large 12, No. 12 Utah visits No. 14 Oklahoma State. All of these video games supply early possibilities to make statements within the races for each convention titles and School Soccer Playoff bids.
Friday evening presents a shock ranked matchup, as No. 22 Nebraska hosts No. 24 Illinois. It will likely be Nebraska’s first time taking part in in a matchup of two AP-ranked groups since a 62-3 loss to Ohio State on Nov. 5, 2016.
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