TCU is the 16th-best team going into the season, according to the Associated Press Top 25 preseason poll.
The Frogs are the highest-ranked team in the state. Texas checks in at No. 23. Those are the only two schools ifrom the Lone Star State ranked in the poll.
Texas A&M has high hopes with new coach Jimbo Fisher, but aren’t ranked. The Aggies received 21 votes.
TCU is coming off a season in which it went 11-3, played in the Big 12 title game and won the Alamo Bowl. The Frogs lost quarterback Kenny Hill, but have Shawn Robinson ready to step in.