Despite losing to Oklahoma in its big rivalry game at the Cotton Bowl, Texas remains the No. 1 school in our Best in Texas rankings -- barely.

The Longhorns’ lead over the rest of the field is just five voting points, the narrowest margin of the fall so far. In fact, it’s the only time this season a team has been within a single-digit margin of the Longhorns. Last week’s margin between Texas and its next closest competitor was 14 points. Prior to that, it was 13 points, 14 points, 10 points, 10 points, 12 points and 10 points.

And it’s not just one school that’s nipping at the heels of Texas. Both SMU and Baylor -- the state’s only unbeaten programs -- are within that single-digit margin of the Longhorns. SMU, which was idle this weekend, is second in this week’s poll with 131 points. Baylor, which had a dramatic 2OT home win over Texas Tech this weekend, is third with 129 points.

Both SMU (4) and Baylor (1) received first-place votes for the first time this fall. Texas (7) still had the majority of first-place votes. But this weekend marked the first time Texas didn’t receive at least 10 first-place votes. The only other school to receive a first-place vote this fall has been Texas A&M, which checked in at No. 4 in this week’s poll after a 19-point loss to Alabama.

Texas Tech rounded out this week’s top 5 after a heartbreaking loss to Baylor.

This week’s full poll can be found below.

Full rankings

1. Texas: 136 (7)

2. SMU: 131 (4)

3. Baylor: 129 (1)

4. Texas A&M: 107

5. Texas Tech: 96

6. TCU: 85

7. Houston: 72

8. North Texas: 60

9. Texas State: 48

10. UTSA: 35

11. Rice: 25

12. UTEP: 12

This week’s Best in Texas panelists (click names to view their Twitter accounts): Scott Bell, Sam Blum, Alex Briseno, Chuck Carlton, Spenser Davis, Selby Lopez, Grant McGalliard, Alex Miller, Brice Paterik, Jose Rodriguez, Kevin Sherrington, Brett Vito.

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1. Texas (4-2)

A lackluster first half for the Texas offense was just enough to decide Saturday’s Red River Showdown. Now, Sam Ehlinger and the Longhorns look to find a rhythm against Kansas before their trip to Fort Worth. (Alex Briseno)

2. SMU (6-0)

SMU didn’t play Saturday, but still moved up in the AP rankings. The toughest test of the season comes this week, when Temple arrives, fresh off a win over Memphis. (Sam Blum)

3. Baylor (6-0)

Only one Texas school in the Big 12 is undefeated. While Charlie Brewer struggled, the defense again stepped up to help Baylor escape with a double overtime win vs. Texas Tech. (Selby Lopez)

4. Texas A&M (3-3)

No. 1 Alabama was too much for the Aggies on special teams and offense. Jimbo Fisher & Co. couldn’t keep pace on offense themselves and now the Aggies sit at 3-3 halfway through the season. (Alex Miller)

5. Texas Tech (3-3)

Defense held out as Keith Patterson’s squad held a talented Baylor offense in check. Tech looked impressive but fell one lucky bounce away from another upset. (Brice Paterik)

6. TCU (3-2)

TCU sat this week out. The Horned Frogs need a win against a solid Kansas State team this Saturday on the road to regain some momentum heading into a crucial stretch. (Grant McGalliard)

7. Houston (2-4)

Looking for a reason for Houston’s struggling 2-4 start? Begin with the defense, which is allowing 33 points a game and an AAC-worst 475.7 yards per game. (Chuck Carlton)

8. North Texas (2-4)

North Texas’ struggles continued with a 45-27 loss at Southern Miss. UNT has lost four of its last five and needs to turn it around quickly to quickly to contend in C-USA. (Brett Vito)

9. Texas State (2-4)

The Bobcats couldn’t stop Louisiana-Monroe in the fourth quarter and lost quarterback Gresch Jensen along the way. (Alex Miller)

10. UTSA (2-4)

The Roadrunners were no match for UAB and were unable to build momentum off last weekend’s win over UTEP. Now UTSA has another pivotal road match against 1-5 Old Dominion. (Alex Miller)

11. Rice (0-6)

After an off week, winless Rice travels to UTSA looking for its first victory. It won’t be easy. The Owls have dropped their last four games against UTSA. (Chuck Carlton)

12. UTEP (1-4)

The Miners will travel to FIU this weekend after being idle on Saturday. UTEP must win five of its last six games to gain bowl eligibility for the first time since 2014. (Spenser Davis)