Baylor fell from the ranks of the unbeaten Saturday night with a last-minute loss to Oklahoma, but the Bears are still entrenched as the top team in the state, according to voters in our Best in Texas poll.

Baylor was the unanimous choice at No. 1 in this week’s poll. That’s the fifth straight week Baylor has been the No. 1 team in the poll and the third straight week it received every possible first-place vote from our 12 pollsters.

But even though there wasn’t movement at the top of the poll, that doesn’t mean there weren’t developments in the latest batch of our in-state rankings. Texas, which lost to Iowa State by two thanks to an Iowa State field goal as time expired, dropped two spots from No. 3 to No. 5. That marks the lowest Texas has appeared in the poll this year. The Longhorns still lead Baylor for most total weeks at No. 1 in the poll this season.

Texas’ drop came largely due to strong performances from two other in-state schools that jumped the Longhorns. Texas A&M settled into the No. 3 spot after a comfortable SEC win over visiting South Carolina. The Aggies won 30-6 and now must prepare for back-to-back matchups against top-five foes: Georgia and LSU.

TCU received a bump in the polls from No. 5 to No. 4 after picking up a key road win in Lubbock over Texas Tech.

Idle SMU remained No. 2 in this week’s poll. The Mustangs return to action this Saturday when they travel to Maryland to take on Navy.

This week’s full poll can be found below:

Full rankings

1. Baylor: 144 (12 first-place votes)

2. SMU: 130

3. Texas A&M: 121

4. TCU: 106

5. Texas: 98

6. Texas Tech: 85

7. Houston: 71

8. North Texas: 61

9. UTSA: 47

10. Texas State: 36

11. Rice: 24

12. UTEP: 13

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 (9-1)

Baylor suffered its first loss of the season to Oklahoma, but the path to a rematch in the Big 12 title game appears to be set. Either way, the Bears are still the best in Texas. (Selby Lopez)

2. SMU (9-1)

SMU might still win out and finish with an 11-1 record. But it won’t matter unless Memphis loses on of its final two games. The AAC West race will go down to the wire. (Sam Blum)

3. Texas A&M (7-3)

Four straight wins have the Aggies feeling confident heading into the brutal close on the road against College Football Playoff contenders Georgia and LSU. (Alex Miller)

4. TCU (5-5)

TCU pulled out a win over Texas Tech despite blowing a 24-3 lead. Now the Horned Frogs, still one win away from a bowl, have to go on the road to take on Oklahoma. (Grant McGalliard)

5. Texas (6-4)

The Longhorns’ reality heading into their matchup with Baylor was far from expected. Not only are they unranked, but their Big 12 Championship hopes are all but gone. (Alex Briseno)

6. Texas Tech (4-6)

A heartbreaking, close loss to TCU looks like the death blow to any bowl hopes. Impressive performances by Jett Duffey and Riko Jeffers weren’t enough to save Texas Tech. (Brice Paterik)

7. Houston (3-7)

Houston’s loss to Memphis means the Cougars won’t be eligible for a bowl game in Dana Holgorsen’s first season. Houston will try to rebound at Tulsa on Saturday. (Spenser Davis)

8. North Texas (4-6)

A bye week came at a perfect time for North Texas, which has to win its last two games to become bowl eligible at 6-6. The first of those games comes at Rice on Saturday. (Brett Vito)

9. UTSA (4-6)

QB Lowell Narcisse threw for 325 yards in a 36-17 loss to Southern Mississippi. His 325 yards mark the third-highest total in school history. The school record: 365. (Chuck Carlton)

10. Texas State (3-7)

Coach Jake Spavital talked about his seniors after a 63-27 loss to Troy: “When we look back, we are going to end up saying that they built something special here.” (Chuck Carlton)

11. Rice (1-9)

The Owls finally broke through Saturday, jumping out to a 31-14 halftime lead over Middle Tennessee and holding on for a 31-28 win to get their first victory of 2019. (Scott Bell)

12. UTEP (1-9)

Allowing over 350 rushing yards cost the Miners in a 37-10 loss to UAB. UTEP remains winless in Conference USA action this season. (Alex Miller)