Re-Rank: Texas rises, Ohio State falls as NCAA 1-134 ranking gets shuffled

Texas climbs to No. 2, Ohio State drops to No. 7 and the reputation of the ACC takes a big hit in this week’s USA TODAY Sports NCAA Re-Rank 1-134 after some wild results on rivalry weekend.

The Longhorns’ 17-7 win against Texas A&M moves them ahead of No. 3 Notre Dame. Penn State, Georgia and SMU round out the top six.

Ohio State comes in ahead of No. 8 Tennessee thanks to top-10 wins against the Penn State and Indiana. The Volunteers have one ranked victory, a defeat of No. 12 Alabama.

The highest-ranked three-loss team is No. 10 South Carolina. The Gamecocks are up three spots after beating Clemson 17-14. Boise State slots in between USC and the Crimson Tide.

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While SMU continues to climb, No. 16 Miami and No. 17 Clemson are down nine and six spots, respectively. The Hurricanes lost 42-38 to Syracuse and were eliminated from the ACC championship game, though an at-large playoff bid remains in play.

The regular season is over for every Bowl Subdivision team except for those playing in this weekend’s nine conference championship games, and the 2024 season altogether is complete for roughly 40% of the FBS. That locks in No. 134 Kent State as the worst team of the year and No. 129 Purdue as the worst team in the Power Four.