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Longhorns, 3 Other Big 12 Teams Drop in AP Top 25 Rankings

The Texas Longhorns joined a handful of other Big 12 teams that experienced a drop in Monday's release of the AP Poll Top-25 rankings.
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Longhorns, 3 Other Big 12 Teams Drop in AP Top 25 Rankings
Longhorns, 3 Other Big 12 Teams Drop in AP Top 25 Rankings

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AUSTIN -- The Texas Longhorns have dropped two spots from No. 6 to No. 8 in Monday's release of the latest AP Poll Top-25 rankings.

Texas lost to the former last-place Texas Tech Red Raiders 74-67 in Lubbock on Feb. 13 before being taken to the brink by the new last-place Oklahoma Sooners in an 85-83 overtime win on Saturday.

The Longhorns remain one of the six Big 12 teams that are ranked, but only the Kansas Jayhawks, who rose two spots from No. 5 to No. 3, saw a bump to their ranking. The No. 9 Baylor Bears were the only Big 12 team to not see a shift.

The TCU Horned Frogs, Iowa State Cyclones and Kansas State Wildcats all joined Texas in experiencing a rankings drop.

Here is how the Big 12 teams stack up in the top 25:

No. 3 Kansas Jayhawks

No. 8 Texas Longhorns

No. 9 Baylor Bears

No. 14 Kansas State Wildcats

No. 23 Iowa State Cyclones

No. 24 TCU Horned Frogs

The Longhorns (21-6, 10-4) are currently tied with Kansas for first place in the conference, though, as of now, the Jayhawks hold the tie-breaker after beating Texas 88-80 on Feb. 6. The two teams will meet again in Austin on Saturday, March 4 to close out the regular season in the Big 12.

Texas hosts Iowa State on Tuesday at the Moody Center. Tip-off is set for 8 p.m. CT.

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Zach Dimmitt
ZACH DIMMITT

Zach Dimmitt is the Deputy Editor for Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI. He also contributes as a writer for the On SI channels of the Oregon Ducks, Baltimore Ravens and Tennessee Titans. He was previously the editor-in-chief of Buffalo Bills on SI, Philadelphia Eagles on SI and Seattle Seahawks on SI. Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, Dimmitt received his Bachelor’s Degree in journalism at the University of Texas at Austin in 2022. He originally started with SI’s Fan Nation network in 2021, providing extensive coverage of the NFL and NBA along with college football and basketball. In that time, Dimmitt has published thousands of stories and has reached millions of people across multiple fan bases. You can follow him on X at @ZachDimmitt7

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