After a wild Week 9 of college football action that saw a ton of area teams fall in upsets, the Best in Texas poll had a sizable shake-up as a result. There were four Big 12 games on Saturday, and all four games were won by the underdogs. That meant losses for in-state schools Texas and Texas Tech -- along with Oklahoma and Iowa State.

Consequently, Texas -- which had spent the first two months of the college football season as the No. 1 team in our Best in Texas poll before losing that title to Baylor last week, had a major drop in this week’s poll. Texas dropped from No. 2 to No. 5 after losing to TCU on Saturday. The Horned Frogs, which had spent multiple weeks outside of the top 5, vaulted up to the No. 4 spot with the big win.

Baylor not only held onto the No. 1 spot for the second straight week, it actually grew its lead over fellow in-state undefeated school SMU. The Bears were idle this week, while SMU eked out a close win against in-state rival Houston on Thursday. Baylor and SMU each earned six first-place votes in last week’s poll, but this week Baylor earned nine while SMU got the remaining three.

Texas A&M was the unanimous choice for the No. 3 spot after the Aggies’ best win of the season -- a decisive 19-point win over Mississippi State.

This week's full poll can be found below.

Full rankings

1. Baylor: 141 (9)

2. SMU: 135 (3)

3. Texas A&M: 120

4. TCU: 108

5. Texas: 96

6. Texas Tech: 84

7. Houston: 72

8. North Texas: 60

9. Texas State: 44

10. UTSA: 40

11. Rice: 22

12. UTEP: 14

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. Baylor (7-0)

Baylor’s second bye week couldn’t have come at a better time. Surprise losses by Texas, Oklahoma and Iowa State suddenly have Baylor in the Big 12 driver’s seat. (Selby Lopez)

2. SMU (8-0)

SMU eked out a win against in-state rival Houston to stay perfect on the season. No SMU team has posted eight wins in the post-death penalty era, until this one. (Sam Blum)

3. Texas A&M (5-3)

The Aggies posted their best win of the season Saturday, taking down Mississippi State by 19. A&M is building momentum after its best outing on offense this season. (Alex Miller)

4. TCU (4-3)

If Max Duggan plays like he did against Texas every week, look out. The freshman quarterback led the Horned Frogs to a major win against UT on Saturday. (Grant McGalliard)

5. Texas (5-3)

The Longhorns watched their Big 12 title hopes take a major hit after their 37-27 loss in Fort Worth, which revealed that they have much more than defensive issues. (Alex Briseno)

6. Texas Tech (3-5)

Texas Tech has eight interceptions in its last four games with Douglas Coleman III getting one vs. Kansas, giving the Red Raiders 14 turnovers in their last six games. (Chuck Carlton)

7. Houston (3-5)

The Cougars gave SMU all it could handle on Thursday night, but ultimately came up short. Things don’t get easier for Dana Holgersen and Co. with UCF up next. (Scott Bell)

8. North Texas (3-5)

North Texas likely saw its shot at winning C-USA’s West Division end when it blew a 14-point fourth quarter lead and fell at Charlotte on a late TD pass. (Brett Vito)

9. UTSA (3-4)

The Roadrunners spent this Saturday at home, but the extra time off was much-needed to prepare for Texas A&M this coming weekend. (Alex Miller)

10. Texas State (2-5)

Nikloas Daniels and Ishmael Davis combined for four sacks and 6 TFLs in Texas State’s loss to Arkansas State on Saturday. The Bobcats have only topped 2 TDs once this season. (Scott Bell)

11. Rice (0-8)

Junior LB Blaze Alldredge recorded 1.5 tackles for loss in a 20-6 loss to give him 14.0 tackles for loss this season, the third highest total in school history. (Chuck Carlton)

12. UTEP (1-6)

The Miners’ losing streak extended to six games with a loss to Louisiana Tech over the weekend. They now travel to Denton to take on a UNT team that desperately needs a win. (Scott Bell)