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College Football Rankings, Week 8: Texas falls out of Coaches' Poll

The Texas Longhorns fell out of the USA Today Coaches' Poll after being routed by Oklahoma on Saturday. Meanwhile, TCU rose a couple of spots, and Texas Tech made its 2012 debut in the poll after a huge win over West Virginia.

By Bryan Kilpatrick
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The Texas Longhorns dropped out of the latest USA Today Coaches' Poll after a 63-21 dismantling at the hands of the Oklahoma Sooners on Saturday.

The 4-2 Longhorns were previously ranked No. 15 in the poll, but didn't receive a single vote in this week's installment. Meanwhile, Oklahoma rose three spots to No. 7 after the blowout win.

The TCU Horned Frogs climbed two spots to No. 21 after their 49-21 victory over the Baylor Bears. TCU suffered its first loss last week to Iowa State, but were kept around in the polls despite a relatively weak showing through its first five games. The Frogs looked a lot better this week, and were rewarded by voters accordingly.

Elsewhere in the state of Texas, the Texas Tech Red Raiders made their first appearance in the top 25, coming in one spot ahead of TCU at No. 20. The Red Raiders blitzed then-No. 5 West Virginia, 49-14, on Saturday in Lubbock. Texas A&M moved up to No. 19 despite nearly suffering a huge second-half collapse in the Aggies' 59-57 win over Lousiana Tech.

Here are the full rankings:

Football Rankings

Rank Team Points
1 Alabama Crimson Tide 1,475
2 Oregon Ducks 1,414
3 Kansas St. Wildcats 1,307
4 Florida Gators 1,297
5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 1,251
6 LSU Tigers 1,179
7 Oklahoma Sooners 1,021
8 South Carolina Gamecocks 1,012
9 USC Trojans 995
10 Florida St. Seminoles 919
11 Oregon St. Beavers 839
12 Georgia Bulldogs 806
13 Clemson Tigers 741
14 Louisville Cardinals 695
15 West Virginia Mountaineers 677
16 Mississippi St. Bulldogs 671
17 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 495
18 Cincinnati Bearcats 456
19 Texas A&M Aggies 397
20 Texas Tech Red Raiders 274
21 TCU Horned Frogs 272
22 Boise St. Broncos 271
23 Stanford Cardinal 215
24 Arizona St. Sun Devils 133
25 Michigan Wolverines 96

Photographs by jamesbrandon, jdtornow, phlezk, flygraphix, mcdlttx, tomasland, and literalbarrage used in background montage under Creative Commons. Thank you.