SMU is no longer at the bottom of the American Athletic Conference power rankings.
After three straight weeks of coming in dead last, the Mustangs moved up from No. 12 to No. 9 following their victory over nationally ranked Houston.
Here is what I wrote about SMU.
After multiple weeks at the bottom of this poll, SMU finally broke through with an eye-opening win over Houston. The Mustangs didn't just upset the Cougars; they dominated the game from start to finish. Redshirt freshman quarterback Ben Hicks did a great job protecting the football and tossed three touchdowns, while the defense recorded half a dozen sacks, three coming by way of senior defensive end Jarvis Pruitt.