I still have trouble believing Texas should be ranked this high since it feels like they're only here because OU's defense is so bad. Still, Texas is one of the few Big XII defenses with a pulse, and they keep winning every week since their stumble out of the gate against Maryland. The way this team's played every game not at the Texas State Fair, though, I'm not sure they can get by West Virginia and Texas Tech unscathed.
I never promised my polls would be impartial. But I also think Texas has looked very bad in some games where they squeaked out a win, and are due to drop one or two more before the season's end.