For the fourth straight week, SMU finds itself in a better position in the Best in Texas poll than it did the week before. The latest move up -- going from a tie for fifth to a solo spot in the third slot in this week's poll -- comes on the heels of a big rivalry win over TCU. The Mustangs beat the Horned Frogs, 41-38 in Fort Worth.

After debuting at No. 8 in the preseason edition of the poll, SMU moved up to No. 7 the next week after a win over Arkansas State. The Mustangs moved up to No. 6 following a Week 2 win over UNT. Last week SMU cracked into the top five, earning a tie with Texas Tech for the No. 5 spot.

One constant so far in every edition of this season's poll: The Texas Longhorns have been a mainstay at the top. The Longhorns were unanimous choices at No. 1 in the poll for the first two weeks, then lost a first-place vote to Texas A&M in each of the last two editions of the poll. Texas is now back in the unanimous category after a Week 4 that saw Texas pick up a big win against a solid Oklahoma State team, while the Aggies dropped their second game of the season, a 28-20 loss to Auburn.

Baylor stayed at No. 4 in the poll following a less-than-sexy win over Rice. And TCU dropped two spots following its loss to SMU to round out this week's top five.

This week's full poll can be found below:

Full rankings

1. Texas: 144 (12)

2. Texas A&M: 130

3. SMU: 121

4. Baylor: 105

5. TCU: 100

6. Texas Tech: 84

7. North Texas: 71

8. Houston: 61

9. Rice: 42

10. Texas State: 41

11. UTEP: 20

12. UTSA: 17

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, Alex Miller, Brice Paterik, Jose Rodriguez, Kevin Sherrington, Dean Straka, Brett Vito.

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1. Texas (3-1)

It wasn't exactly a pretty win, but Sam Ehlinger and a strong defensive performance allowed the Longhorns to take down Oklahoma State in Austin for the first time since 2008. (Alex Briseno)

2. Texas A&M (2-2)

There are glaring issues in A&M's running game after Saturday's loss to Auburn. Things don't get easier from here either as the Aggies dropped a pivotal September matchup. (Alex Miller)

3. SMU (4-0)

SMU was the third team left out of the AP Top 25 poll. The Mustangs rise is the results from a win over No. 25 TCU to finish off a sweep of the nonconfernce schedule. (Sam Blum)

4. Baylor (3-0)

After taking a 21-3 lead into halftime against Rice, Baylor couldn't put any points on the board. The Bears' offense has a lot to prove heading into Big 12 play. (Selby Lopez)

5. TCU (2-1)

For the first time since 2011, TCU is without the Iron Skillet after being upended by SMU on Saturday. It's now on to Big 12 play, and even Kansas is no "gimmee." (Dean Straka)

6. Texas Tech (2-1)

After an off week, the Red Raiders will deal with reality of life without injured QB Alan Bowman again, facing a trip to Oklahoma, who's beaten them seven straight times. (Brice Paterik)

7. North Texas (2-2)

UNT opened Conference USA with a commanding 45-3 win over UTSA and picked up momentum heading into huge opportunity game at home against Houston. (Brett Vito)

8. Houston (1-3)

A 1-3 start wasn't what Cougar fans had in mind for the start of the Dana Holgorsen era. But that's where Houston sits after losing to Tulane with 3 seconds left. (Scott Bell)

9. Rice (0-4)

Rice's upset bid fell just short as it pitched a second-half shutout of Baylor, which had the nation's No. 1 scoring offense, in a 21-13 loss. Up next: LA Tech. (Jose Rodriguez)

10. Texas State (1-3)

The Bobcats kicked off Sun Belt play in style, picking up a dramatic 3 OT win over a Georgia State squad that opened its season with a win over Tennessee. (Scott Bell)

11. UTEP (1-2)

The Miners trailed Nevada by just three entering the fourth quarter but could only manage 25 yards total offense in the final 15 minutes of a 37-21 loss. (Chuck Carlton)

12. UTSA (1-3)

Quarterback Frank Harris left two plays into the game and things quickly went south for UTSA in a 45-3 loss to North Texas. Now the Roadrunners have a bye week before a must-win matchup against UTEP. (Alex Miller)