Texas’ time at No. 1 was short-lived.
The Longhorns entered the 2025 school soccer season atop the AP Top 25 for the primary time at school historical past. And they won’t be atop the second set of this season’s rankings on Tuesday after a 14-7 loss to No. 3 Ohio State.
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The Buckeyes managed most of the sport as Texas’ offense struggled to get going and failed on a large fourth down-attempt on the purpose line within the second half. The Longhorns had one final probability to at the least ship the sport to extra time late within the fourth quarter, however didn’t come shut to scoring a landing earlier than the Buckeyes stopped them.
It’s the second loss to Ohio State in as many video games for the Longhorns after the Buckeyes ended Texas’ 2024 season within the Cotton Bowl in January. And the defeat additionally places Texas in very uncommon firm.
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The Longhorns are the primary group since 1990 and simply the eighth group general to lose their first sport of the season after being No. 1 within the first AP ballot. Here are the opposite seven teams to start the season at No. 1 and begin 0-1. In 1976, Nebraska began the season No. 1 and tied its season-opener towards LSU.
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Nebraska (1972)
The Cornhuskers traveled to UCLA to begin the season and misplaced 20-17. The loss dropped Nebraska to No. 10 within the subsequent set of rankings earlier than the Cornhuskers labored their manner again up to No. 3, when it will definitely tied Iowa State 23-23 in November. Ultimately, Nebraska completed 9-2-1 after a season-ending loss to Oklahoma on Thanksgiving and beat Notre Dame within the Orange Bowl.
Michigan (1981)
Michigan opened the season towards an unranked convention foe in Wisconsin and fell 21-14 to the Badgers.
The Wolverines fell 10 spots within the rankings however made a soar after Week 2 thanks to a 25-7 win over new No. 1 Notre Dame. Michigan climbed as excessive as No. 5 earlier than losing to No. 12 Iowa and completed the season 9-3 after beating UCLA 33-14 within the Bluebonnet Bowl.
Bo Jackson and Auburn misplaced their first two video games of the 1984 season. (Getty Images)
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Auburn (1984)
The Tigers completed 9-4 and are the one preseason No. 1 to begin the season 0-2. To be honest, Auburn performed each of these video games towards ranked opponents. The Tigers misplaced 20-18 towards No. 10 Miami in Week 0 on the previous Meadowlands in East Rutherford, New Jersey. After falling to No. 11, Auburn misplaced 35-27 to No. 4 Texas the next week.
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Auburn received six straight video games after that earlier than losing 24-3 at No. 13 Florida and falling 17-15 to unranked Alabama to finish the common season.
Florida State (1988)
Like Auburn 4 years prior, Florida State additionally misplaced to Miami to open the season. Unlike Auburn, the sport wasn’t shut. Miami beat the Seminoles 31-0 to ship the Seminoles tumbling to No. 10. That ended up being FSU’s solely loss of the season because it went 11-1 and beat Auburn within the Sugar Bowl to end at No. 3 within the closing AP Top 25.
Michigan is the one group to lose two season openers after beginning the season at No. 1. (Photo by John Biever/Sports Illustrated by way of Getty Images)
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Michigan (1989)
This one is a bit of a technicality. Michigan was voted the preseason No. 1 within the AP Top 25 however didn’t start the season till Sept. 16. Notre Dame truly surpassed the Wolverines for No. 1 within the nation earlier than Michigan even performed a sport thanks to the Fighting Irish’s win over Virginia on Aug. 31.
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Notre Dame was additionally Michigan’s first opponent of the season. The Irish received 24-19 to solidify their standing at No. 1 and drop Michigan from No. 2 to No. 5. Michigan fell no decrease than sixth within the AP ballot the remainder of the 12 months earlier than losing 17-10 to USC within the Rose Bowl.
Miami (1990)
The Hurricanes opened the 1990 season at No. 1 after back-to-back 11-1 campaigns. They promptly traveled to BYU and misplaced 28-21 to the No. 16 Cougars.
Miami fell to No. 10 and moved all the way in which again up to No. 1 earlier than an Oct. 20 sport at No. 6 Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish received 29-20 to drop Miami to No. 8 because the Hurricanes received six straight to shut the 12 months at 10-2 and No. 3 within the high 25.