Who runs this state? The Dave Campbell’s Texas Football staff gives their power rankings of the 13 FBS college football teams in Texas.
Note: Teams are measured against the overall strength of their conference. Only teams that have played are ranked.
School
Record
Notes
Last Week
1.Texas Longhorns
Record: 5 - 0
Notes: Texas was idle in Week 6 ahead of the Red River Rivalry against Oklahoma. The Longhorns should be the No. 1 ranked team in the country by Monday afternoon.
Last Week: #1
2.Texas A&M Aggies
Record: 5 - 1
Notes: Conner Weigman and Nic Scourton led the Aggies to a statement victory at home over Mizzou. Texas A&M is 3-0 in SEC play and on a 5-game winning streak.
Last Week: #3
3.SMU Mustangs
Record: 5 - 1
Notes: The Ponies are in ACC contention after consecutive wins over Florida State and Louisville. Kevin Jennings passed for over 200 yards and rushed for over 100 in Week 6.
Last Week: #2
4.Texas Tech Red Raiders
Record: 5 - 1
Notes: Tahj Brooks topped 100 yards and scored the game-winning touchdown in a late-night victory at Arizona for an important road win.
Last Week: #4
5.Sam Houston Bearkats
Record: 5 - 1
Notes: Sam Houston thumped UTEP on the road to start its march towards a Conference USA title in Year 2 as an FBS program. K.C. Keeler deserves his flowers.
Last Week: #5
6.North Texas Mean Green
Record: 4 - 1
Notes: The Mean Green were idle in Week 6. They continue conference play this weekend on the road at FAU.
Last Week: #6
7.Texas State Bobcats
Record: 3 - 2
Notes: Texas State stopped a two-game losing streak with a rare road win at Troy. The Bobcats remain in Sun Belt Conference contention.
Last Week: #8
8.Houston Cougars
Record: 2 - 4
Notes: A road win over TCU propels the Coogs up the list despite a losing record. Zeon Chriss looked tremendous in his first start as Houston's quarterback.
Last Week: #11
9.TCU Horned Frogs
Record: 3 - 3
Notes: TCU has lost three of its last four games after the home defeat to Houston. Penalties and turnovers are dooming the Frogs.
Last Week: #7
10.Baylor Bears
Record: 2 - 4
Notes: Baylor is now 0-4 against Big 12 foes in 2024 even though the Week 2 defeat at Utah doesn't technically count as a conference loss.
Last Week: #9
11.UTSA Roadrunners
Record: 2 - 3
Notes: UTSA gets a chance to right the ship in Week 7 against Rice. The Roadrunners were idle on Saturday.
Last Week: #10
12.Rice Owls
Record: 1 - 4
Notes: The Owls had a much-needed weekend off to regroup following the Charlotte loss in Week 5.
Last Week: #12
13.UTEP Miners
Record: 0 - 5
Notes: Scotty Walden's group remains winless after five games of his tenure. The second half of the schedule is much easier than the first six games.
Last Week: #13