-5; probably dropped them too much but their defense needs work

(-9)

Power: 18, SoR: 31; LW: NR (26)

still a very capable team, not rip

Best 3 Wins: Oregon, West Virginia, U.C.F..
2 Losses: Tulsa, Houston.
Not a good loss for the Cowboys. Needed that for conference play. Hopefully they rebound

T-25: Oregon State Beavers, Texas Longhorns

1 quality loss to Houston, 1 terrible loss to Tulsa, good win over Oregon, dominant win over West Virginia.

Now 4-2 with an inexplicable loss to Tulsa and a loss in a tight game @ Houston, I think it's worth overlooking the Tulsa game somewhat given how they've played since. Obviously, by record, they have one of the worst losses in the P4, and that is hard to overlook. But I don't think it's worth dropping them out of the rankings yet. I am generally a subscriber to the idea that losing close on the road to an opponent ranked higher than you is not grounds to move you very far. Last week, I had Houston at 14, OKST at 16. If this loss were in a vacuum, I'd probably have only dropped OKST to 17 or 18. However, it is their second loss, which, especially when you consider who that first loss was to, pushes them down a tad farther than 1-2 spots for me.

2 Losses to #98 Tulsa and #5 UCLA, best win VS #35 Oregon

A tight loss to a Houston team that I’m high on, on the road. They move down to 24, on the brink of being pushed out of top 25.