Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Texas A&M | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 31.0 | 17.9 | 8.84 | 0.59 | 7 | 7 | 13 | |
| Arkansas | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 25.9 | 15.3 | 9.48 | 0.40 | 19 | 8 | 15 | |
| Baylor | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 27.1 | 17.3 | 8.54 | 0.21 | 12 | 9 | 12 | |
| Texas Tech | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 22.6 | 22.3 | 3.57 | 0.91 | ||||
| SMU | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 22.3 | 25.6 | 1.73 | 3.91 | 18 | |||
| Texas | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 20.8 | 22.3 | 2.84 | 3.20 | ||||
| Rice | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 16.8 | 30.0 | -10.24 | -1.24 | ||||
| Texas Christian | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 23.5 | 34.2 | -8.93 | -2.02 | ||||
| Houston | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 11.4 | 24.3 | -9.39 | 2.89 | ||||
4 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-01-01 | Cotton Bowl | Ohio State (11) | 28 | Texas A&M (8) | 12 | Dallas, TX |
| 1987-01-01 | Orange Bowl | Oklahoma (3) | 42 | Arkansas (9) | 8 | Miami, FL |
| 1986-12-31 | Bluebonnet Bowl | Baylor (14) | 21 | Colorado | 9 | Houston, TX |
| 1986-12-20 | Independence Bowl | Mississippi | 20 | Texas Tech | 17 | Shreveport, LA |
1986 Conference Leaders