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FBS Power Poll: Red Raiders, Longhorns Lead Way Heading into Spring
Spring football in Texas heats up: Power ranking all 13 FBS teams for 2026 with Texas Tech, Texas atop CFP projections and rising G6 threat Texas State.
With spring break in the rear-view mirror, all eyes in Texas focus on spring ball for the 13 FBS programs in Texas. The 2025 season was a banner year for the Lone Star State with five teams finishing in the AP Top 25 for the first time in history. Ten of the 13 programs reached a bowl game and two – Texas Tech and Texas A&M – made the College Football Playoff. Five of the seven Power Four programs have reached the CFP since 2022 and North Texas was one win away from becoming our first G6 team to make the dance.
It is time to look forward to 2026, however. Texas Tech and Texas are CFP favorites right now with teams like Texas A&M and SMU hoping to return to the 12-team field. In the G6 ranks, Texas State moves to the Pac-12 and hopes it can duplicate the jump that the Mean Green had in 2025.
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