Texas A&M football rankings: Where will Aggies fall after Texas loss? John Leuzzi, USA TODAY NETWORK November 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM 0 Texas A&M football experienced a bit of deja vu in Rivalry Week. For the second consecutive season, the thirdranked Aggies (No. 3 in College Football Playoff rankings) dropped the Lone Star Showdown against No. 16 Texas (No. 16 in CFP ranking). This time, Arch Manning led the Longhorns back from a halftime deficit to beat Mike Elko and Texas A&M. The 2717 loss at DKRTexas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas on Friday, Nov.
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John Leuzzi, USA TODAY NETWORK November 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Texas A&M football experienced a bit of deja vu in Rivalry Week.
For the second consecutive season, the third-ranked Aggies (No. 3 in College Football Playoff rankings) dropped the Lone Star Showdown against No. 16 Texas (No. 16 in CFP ranking). This time, Arch Manning led the Longhorns back from a halftime deficit to beat Mike Elko and Texas A&M.
The 27-17 loss at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas on Friday, Nov. 28 is the first of the season for Elko's squad, and puts a dent in the Aggies' postseason picture.
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Texas A&M was eliminated from contention for the SEC championship game with the loss, as it needed either a win against Texas or losses by Ole Miss and Alabama in Week 14. The latter path was eliminated after the Rebels won the Egg Bowl earlier on Nov. 28. Then there is the CFP picture for Texas A&M, though that one isn't as detrimental since the Aggies are still well-positioned to make the 12-team field.
The Aggies held a 10-3 lead over the Longhorns at halftime, but were outscored by Manning and Co. 24-7 in the second half. Of the three touchdown scores given up in the second half by the Aggies' defense, one of them was a 35-yard rushing touchdown from Manning.
Marcel Reed, who briefly exited the game in the first half due to an ankle injury, was picked off in each of Texas A&M's final two drives of the night. The Heisman Trophy hopeful completed 20 of 32 passes for 180 yards with no touchdowns, while adding 71 yards on the ground across 13 carries.
That all said, where will the Aggies fall in the latest top 25 rankings following the defeat? Here's where they may land:
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Even though it's Texas A&M's first loss of the season, it's a detrimental loss for the Aggies.
The loss will drop Texas A&M out of the top three, especially with Georgia picking up a top-25-ranked win over No. 19 Georgia Tech earlier in the day. From there, it remains hard to tell what type of drop the Aggies will take, with much of the remaining top 10 teams yet to play in Week 14.
Since Texas A&M will not appear in the SEC championship game now, it also raises the question of whether the Aggies will keep a top-four seed.
Final projection: No. 7
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