Texas school soccer rankings: Sticking with our ‘Weapons Up’ and Texas Tech over Texas Longhorns

It might be good if the School Soccer Playoff rankings would arrange a first-round recreation between Texas and Texas Tech.

The Longhorns and Crimson Raiders are actually the category of the state, and whereas the CFP panel has given Texas credit score for its harder schedule – 5 wins over groups that had been ranked within the prime 25 – we’re sticking with Tech, which has three wins of its personal over prime 25 groups and simply the one loss.

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The Chronicle’s rankings for the 13 FBS groups in Texas (with a particular nod to Tarleton State, which is11-0 in FCS play):

1. Texas Tech (9-1) | Final week: 1

Booster Cody Campbell is inviting disgruntled Oklahoma again to the Huge 12 and suggesting Texas AD Chris Del Conte because the league’s commissioner. The Crimson Raiders will seemingly should win out to make the CFP however are using excessive after a 52-27 win over Oklahoma State.

2. Texas (8-2) | Final week: 2

We have been tempering our pleasure over the Longhorns because the back-to-back losses to Oklahoma and Florida in October. Arch Manning hasn’t shaved since and Texas hasn’t misplaced once more. The 22-21 win at LSU was actually essentially the most dramatic and virtually actually units the Longhorns up for a CFP at-large spot.

3. UTSA (8-2) | Final week: 8

The Roadrunners shook off final week’s loss to Florida Atlantic and are again on monitor after shutting down North Texas. UTSA will want some assist (a loss by the Pac-12’s Boise State) if it needs an opportunity to make the CFP because the top-ranked workforce within the Group of Six.

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4. Houston (7-3) | Final week: 3

Effectively, it was enjoyable whereas it lasted however not even a 24-team CFP discipline would have a spot for the Cougars after the meltdown in Colorado. As Willie Fritz mentioned, “Nothing good about it.”

5. SMU (7-3) | Final week: 4

SMU coach Rhett Lashlee known as final season’s 13-12 loss to Wake Forest “embarrassing.” We predict that may be a beneficiant description of this yr’s 49-7 loss to the Demon Deacons that ended the Mustangs’ slim probabilities at reaching the ACC title recreation and the CFP.

6. TCU (5-5) | Final week: 9

F.A. Dry, who coached the Horned Frogs within the early Nineteen Eighties in the course of the wild days of the SWC and began TCU on a path to respectability (OK, perhaps he paid some gamers), died this week at age 95. In different information, TCU evened its file with a win over Kansas State.

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7. Baylor (6-4) | Final week: 6

The Bears’ two-game profitable streak after firing Dave Aranda got here to an abrupt halt in a 28-7 loss at BYU. It will not be any simpler this week towards Texas Tech.

8. Texas State (6-4) | Final week: 10

It is get together time in San Marcos. The Bobcats are bowl eligible and nonetheless in competition for a rematch with Boise State within the Pac-12 convention championship. That is due to Brad Jackson who directed a 37-35 win over Fresno State.

9. North Texas (7-3) | Final week: 5

The Imply Inexperienced had been averaging 51 factors per recreation in its six-game profitable streak that ended with a 35-16 loss at UTSA. The 2 might nonetheless meet once more within the American title recreation.

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10. Texas A&M (4-6) | Final week: 7

Coach Mike Elko mentioned his workforce’s offense is inept and its his fault after a 22-7 loss to Tennessee. We admire his honesty and accountability. Would possibly as properly begin game-planning for the Longhorns on Nov. 27.

11. Rice (1-9) | Final week: 11

The Owls most likely want Tulane had simply stayed in New Orleans as a substitute of coming to Houston by bus after the FAA floor cease. Rice had a 17-6 halftime lead however could not maintain on and their comeback bid was stopped on fourth-and-one within the 20-17 loss, the ninth in a row for the Owls.

12. UTEP (1-9) | Final week: 12

The Miners solely win this season was towards Texas Southern. The most recent loss was 27-15 to Wyoming.

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13. Sam Houston (1-9) | Final week: 13

All three of Sam Houston’s quarterbacks have thrown a pick-six this season. The lastest was by DJ Bailey in a 26-7 loss to Kennesaw State.

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