DCTF's 2012 Texas College Power Poll — Week Twelve
| # | School | Last Week Rank |
| 1 | Texas A&M Aggies | 1 |
| Jake Shaw: Missouri, Texas A&M, the SEC; one of those doesn't belong. | ||
| 2 | Texas Longhorns | 2 |
| Brad Hilliard: Good news/bad news for Texas fans this Thanksgiving: Bryan Harsin beat Gary Patterson when Boise defeated TCU in the 2010 Fiesta Bowl, but his Bronco offense was mostly held in check by the Horned Frogs in the 17-10 victory. | ||
| t-3 | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 3 |
| Adam Hochfelder: Tech is dropping faster than Facebook stock right now. This is not the same team that was playing so well in September and October | ||
| t-3 | Baylor Bears | 5 |
| Greg Tepper: A monumental win for the Bears. One game does not a season make, so I kept the Bears exactly the same in my Power Poll this week. I can't help but wonder if, after the glee of beating No. 1 Kansas State wore off, Baylor fans started wondering what could've been if they'd only play like that all season. | ||
| 5 | TCU Horned Frogs | 4 |
| Brad Hilliard: Some teams might lose focus on the task at hand at the mesmerizing concept of playing Texas on Thanksgiving Day. Don’t expect that to be the case with Gary Patterson’s young team. | ||
| 6 | Rice Owls | 8 |
| Jake Shaw: I didn't give up on Rice at 2-6, and the Owls obviously didn't give up either. | ||
| 7 | SMU Mustangs | 6 |
| Adam Hochfelder: Another ugly loss in an increasingly ugly season. | ||
| 8 | Houston Cougars | 7 |
| Greg Tepper: Tony Levine's first year at the helm of the Coogs won't go down as a good one. And now, it's in danger of going down as a downright awful one. | ||
| 9 | North Texas Mean Green | 9 |
| Brad Hilliard: The bad news for UNT is that their improvement from last year to this year has sometimes been hard to notice in a deeper-than-you-think Sun Belt. The good news: many of the league’s head coaches may be in line to take a job outside the conference this offseason. | ||
| 10 | Texas State Bobcats | 10 |
| Jake Shaw:
Nice to see the Bobcats give the Middies a real scare. |
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| 11 | UTSA Roadrunners | 12 |
| Adam Hochfelder: Seven wins for Roadrunners. If they finish 8-4, it might be the story of the year in the state for all those who don’t know Johnny Manziel’s name. |
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| 12 | UTEP Miners | 11 |
| Greg Tepper: The writing has been on the wall for Mike Price for a few weeks, and now comes word that the coach will be retiring after the season. I, for one, will be sad to see him go; Coach Price was always a joy to work with. But this is a results-based business, and the results haven't been good in El Paso. | ||
ABOUT THE PANEL:
> Travis Stewart is the managing editor of DCTF
> Greg Tepper is the associate editor of DCTF
> Adam Hochfelder is the Executive Director of DCTF and several other IMG College properties
> Brad Hilliard is the operations coordinator for DCTF and several other IMG College properties
> Rick Epstein is an account executive for DCTF several other IMG College properties
> Jake Shaw is a contributor to TexasFootball.com
