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 Longhorns
Record: 0 - 1
Notes: The Horns had the ball at midfield and a chance to tie the game with two minutes left on the road against Ohio State despite Arch Manning's dreadful performance. They'll remain the top-ranked team in Texas in both polls.
Last Week: #1
2.Texas A&M Aggies
Record: 1 - 0
Notes: Marcel Reed's four touchdown performance against UTSA was the highlight. The run defense is a concern. Fix that and the Aggies are SEC contenders.
Last Week: #3
3.Texas Tech Red Raiders
Record: 1 - 0
Notes: The injury to Behren Morton in an otherwise dominant victory in Week 1 is a worry. Texas Tech won't be tested until a Week 4 trip to Utah so he has time to heal.
Last Week: #2
4.SMU Mustangs
Record: 1 - 0
Notes: The Ponies were sloppy in a Week 1 win over East Texas A&M as the offense turned it over three times. SMU hosts Baylor in Week 2.
Last Week: #4
5.TCU Horned Frogs
Record: 0 - 0
Notes: No team in Texas was more impressive in Week 1 than the Horned Frogs in a flawless victory over Bill Belichick in his college football debut.
Last Week: #6
6.Houston Cougars
Record: 1 - 0
Notes: Conner Weigman threw for three touchdowns and the defense shutout SFA in a professional and mature performance to start the season.
Last Week: #7
7.Baylor Bears
Record: 0 - 1
Notes: The Bears only scored 17 points in five red zone trips and allowed 307 rushing yards in a deflating home loss against Auburn on Friday night. A trip to SMU is next.
Last Week: #5
8.North Texas Mean Green
Record: 1 - 0
Notes: North Texas shut out a team for the first time since 2003 and the offense scored over 50 points. Quarterback Drew Mestemaker looks like a star.
Last Week: #9
9.Texas State Bobcats
Record: 1 - 0
Notes: The Bobcats scored 28 of the first 31 points in the second half as they pulled away from Eastern Michigan. Texas State averaged 10.1 yards a carry on 39 attempts.
Last Week: #10
10.UTSA Roadrunners
Record: 0 - 1
Notes: The Roadrunners faded in the Week 1 loss at Texas A&M but the run game impressed and the team looked more disciplined and focused than in 2024.
Last Week: #8
11.Rice Owls
Record: 1 - 0
Notes: Rice pulled the upset against Louisiana despite not scoring in three of four quarters. The offense ran 64 plays, 55 were runs.
Last Week: #12
12.UTEP Miners
Record: 0 - 1
Notes: Malachi Nelson showed some flashes in a road loss to Utah State.
Last Week: #11
13.Sam Houston Bearkats
Record: 0 - 2
Notes: The Bearkats managed just seven points through three quarters and dropped to 0-2 on the season with their second 17-point loss in August.
Last Week: #13