Who runs this state? The Dave Campbell’s Texas Football staff gives their power rankings of the 13 FBS college football teams in Texas in the FBS Power Poll presented by TicketCity.
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 A&M Aggies
Record: 6 - 0
Notes: Texas A&M ran for 299 yards, including 142 by Reuben Owens II, and scored 24 points in the second half in a 31-9 win over Mississippi State.
Last Week: #1
2.Texas Tech Red Raiders
Record: 6 - 0
Notes: The defense was dominant and the run game excelled in an easy road win over the previously undefeated Houston Cougars. The Red Raiders look like the class of the Big 12.
Last Week: #2
3.TCU Horned Frogs
Record: 4 - 2
Notes: Josh Hoover threw two fourth quarter touchdowns as TCU outlasted Colorado at home and pull to 1-1 in Big 12 play. A trip to Kansas State is up next.
Last Week: #4
4.Baylor Bears
Record: 4 - 2
Notes: The Bears only play classics in 2025. The latest was a 35-34 thriller over Kansas State that was sealed with a 53-yard field goal by Connor Hawkins.
Last Week: #6
5.SMU Mustangs
Record: 4 - 2
Notes: The Ponies were up 31-3 at one point in the fourth quarter. Kevin Jennings and the SMU offense looked sharp in the win.
Last Week: #7
6.Texas Longhorns
Record: 4 - 2
Notes: Texas looked hapless offensively in the road loss to Florida. The Horns haven't beaten a Power Four team in 2025.
Last Week: #3
7.North Texas Mean Green
Record: 5 - 1
Notes: North Texas was idle in Week 6. The Mean Green host South Florida on Friday in a game with College Football Playoff implications. No, really.
Last Week: #8
8.Houston Cougars
Record: 5 - 1
Notes: The Coogs were outclassed and overmatched against Texas Tech. They should be favored in the next two, however.
Last Week: #5
9.Texas State Bobcats
Record: 3 - 3
Notes: A missed extra point and a poor defensive performance cost Texas State on the road in a one-point loss to Arkansas State. G.J. Kinne is 3-5 in October with the Bobcats.
Last Week: #9
10.Rice Owls
Record: 3 - 4
Notes: Rice lost an important game for its bowl hopes at home against FAU in a battle between head coaches in Year 1.
Last Week: #10
11.UTSA Roadrunners
Record: 3 - 3
Notes: The Roadrunners were outscored 24-7 in the second half and fell to 9-9 overall since the start of 2024 after the loss.
Last Week: #11
12.UTEP Miners
Record: 1 - 5
Notes: The Miners were idle in Week 6.
Last Week: #12
13.Sam Houston Bearkats
Record: 0 - 6
Notes: Sam Houston lost by 27 as a road favorite against New Mexico State. All five of the Bearkats' losses this year are by at least 17 points.
Last Week: #13