 On October 24 , 2005 , Texas passed USC in the BCS rankings due to a strong showing in the computer rankings , which favored the Longhorns because of the overall strength of their opponents as well as the October 22 , 2005 , win over previously unbeaten Texas Tech . The first @-@ place ranking was the first for UT in the BCS era , and the first top ranking in any major football poll since October 8 , 1984 , when they were atop both the Associated Press and Coaches polls . The 0 @.@ <unk> % margin separating Texas from USC was the slimmest margin between the top two teams since the inception of BCS rankings . 
