Even after watching the Ohio State Buckeyes capture their first national championship in over a decade with the 34-23 win over Notre Dame. They are not who CBS Sports senior writer, Dennis Dodd has ranked as the No. 1 team in his "way-too-early" top-25.

On Tuesday, the Associated Press also released its final poll for the 2024 football season. Texas ranked fourth behind Ohio State, Notre Dame and Oregon. This marked the 22nd time since 1936 that the Longhorns have been a top-five team in the AP's final poll.

Texas, which lost to eventual national champion Ohio State in the CFP semifinals, was the highest-ranked team from the SEC.

The Texas 2025 recruiting class was named the best in the country per the finalized rankings from Rivals.com. With 25 commits, the future Longhorns average 3.96 stars, tied with O