The stunning shutout became official Tuesday morning.
For the first time in 49 years, no college football teams from Texas were included in the Associated Press’ postseason poll when the final Top 25 rankings for the 2016 season were tabulated.
The closest the Lone Star State came to a ranked team among its 12 FBS programs was Houston (9-4), a 34-10 loser to San Diego State in the Las Vegas Bowl. The Cougars were the only team from the state to receive any votes from the AP panel. Houston received eight points from AP voters, which would have placed the team in a tie for 37th nationally with Temple and North Carolina if the rankings extended that far.