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: 3 - 0
Notes: An injury to Quinn Ewers couldn't even dampen the fun in a blowout win over UTSA because Arch Manning accounted for five touchdowns.
Last Week: #1
2.Texas A&M Aggies
Record: 2 - 1
Notes: The Aggies passed their first road test of the Mike Elko era with a dominant win over Florida to snap a 10-game road losing streak that dated to 2021.
Last Week: #2
3.TCU Horned Frogs
Record: 2 - 1
Notes: UCF erased a 21-point TCU lead in the second half and won by a point in Fort Worth to hand the Frogs their first loss of the season.
Last Week: #3
4.Texas State Bobcats
Record: 2 - 1
Notes: G.J. Kinne's squad hung tough against a surging Big 12 program in Arizona State in a three-point loss at home to the Sun Devils on Thursday night.
Last Week: #4
5.SMU Mustangs
Record: 2 - 1
Notes: The Ponies were idle in Week 3 ahead of a home game against rival TCU in one of the last scheduled renditions of the Iron Skillet.
Last Week: #6
6.Texas Tech Red Raiders
Record: 2 - 1
Notes: The Red Raiders exorcized some demons in a lopsided victory over North Texas.
Last Week: #7
7.Baylor Bears
Record: 2 - 1
Notes: An injury to starting QB Dequan Finn is a concern, but Sawyer Robertson looked solid in the second half in the Week 3 win over Air Force.
Last Week: #8
8.Houston Cougars
Record: 1 - 2
Notes: That Week 1 loss to UNLV doesn't look that bad with the Rebels rolling. The Coogs beat up Rice in Week 3 and hung tough with Oklahoma in Week 2.
Last Week: #10
9.Sam Houston Bearkats
Record: 2 - 1
Notes: The surprise of the season so far is the success of the Sam Houston Bearkats. They're 2-1 with wins over Rice and Hawaii.
Last Week: #11
10.North Texas Mean Green
Record: 2 - 1
Notes: The Mean Green fell back to earth while allowing 60+ points in a road loss to Texas Tech.
Last Week: #5
11.UTSA Roadrunners
Record: 1 - 2
Notes: A trip to DKR to face the Longhorns was always going to end with a loss. The Roadrunners should bounce back against an FCS team in Week 4.
Last Week: #9
12.Rice Owls
Record: 1 - 2
Notes: Rice was trounced for the second time in three weeks against FBS competition as the Owls lost the Bayou Bucket to Houston.
Last Week: #12
13.UTEP Miners
Record: 0 - 3
Notes: UTEP remains winless after losing to CUSA favorite Liberty in Week 3.
Last Week: #13