The Texas Longhorns are focused on their College Football Playoff rankings, but the AP Poll is still interesting to look at.

A month ago, preseason No. 1 Texas had fallen to 3-2, was unranked and star quarterback Arch Manning was being mocked as a bust. But look at them now.

There were a couple near upsets in the Big Ten that would've tossed College Football Playoff projections into a jumbled mess, but unbeaten Indiana and one-loss Oregon prevailed on their final possessions against Penn State and Iowa, respectively, away from home to keep pace behind top-ranked Ohio State.

No. 3 Texas A&M will hit the road to take on No. 17 Missouri on Saturday, Nov. 8 at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri in a matchup between two former Big 12 schools that will have notable SEC championship ramifications.