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: 6 - 1
Notes: The Longhorns turned the ball over four times and allowed seven sacks in a loss to Georgia. Sark says there is no QB controversy between Ewers, Manning.
Last Week: #1
2.Texas A&M Aggies
Record: 6 - 1
Notes: Mike Elko is 4-0 as an SEC head coach heading into a Week 9 clash against LSU. A win puts the Aggies on a rocket ship.
Last Week: #2
3.SMU Mustangs
Record: 6 - 1
Notes: SMU is 4-0 and averaging 45.5 points per game since Kevin Jennings was named starting QB. A trip to Duke is next.
Last Week: #3
4.Texas Tech Red Raiders
Record: 5 - 2
Notes: Texas Tech doesn't tumble down the rankings because every team behind the Red Raiders also lost. Two of Joey McGuire's four home losses are to Baylor.
Last Week: #4
5.North Texas Mean Green
Record: 5 - 2
Notes: Stock continues to rise in Denton despite the eight-point loss on the road to Memphis. The next test is a home game against Tulane.
Last Week: #6
6.Sam Houston Bearkats
Record: 6 - 2
Notes: The health of QB Hunter Watson is worry on a short week between the loss to WKU and a road trip to FIU.
Last Week: #5
7.TCU Horned Frogs
Record: 4 - 3
Notes: TCU survived on the road against a hampered Utah in the defense's best performance of the season.
Last Week: #9
8.Texas State Bobcats
Record: 4 - 3
Notes: Road games against conference opponents remains an issue for the Bobcats. QB Jordan McCloud struggled for the first time this season in a loss to Old Dominion.
Last Week: #7
9.Baylor Bears
Record: 3 - 4
Notes: Sawyer Robertson threw five touchdowns in a beatdown of Texas Tech. Baylor showed what it's capable of with a four-quarter effort.
Last Week: #10
10.Houston Cougars
Record: 2 - 5
Notes: Houston threw four interceptions in a 28-point loss to Kansas. The Coogs have 14 points in 12 quarters of Big 12 football outside the TCU win.
Last Week: #8
11.Rice Owls
Record: 2 - 5
Notes: The Owls hung tough against Tulane until turnovers became too costly.
Last Week: #11
12.UTSA Roadrunners
Record: 3 - 4
Notes: UTSA outscored FAU 28-7 after the 7:12 mark of the second quarter to win by 14 and keep bowl hopes alive.
Last Week: #12
13.UTEP Miners
Record: 1 - 7
Notes: UTEP earned the first win of the Scotty Walden era in a Wednesday night cap at the Sun Bowl. Three of the Miners' last five wins are against FIU.
Last Week: #13