College Football Rankings 2016: Projected AP Top 25 after Week 11

West Virginia struggled all day in Austin as they gave up four turnovers to Texas in a tight 24-20 victory on Saturday. The Longhorns gained 150 more yards and 10 more first downs than the visitors, but West Virginia’s defense kept the Mountaineers in the game by forcing three turnovers of their own. Kennedy McKoy’s second rushing touchdown of the game provided the winning points in the third quarter, and WVU held on to move to 8-1 on the season and preserve their position in the Top 25.

In the process, Dana Holgorsen’s team kept pace with Oklahoma in the race for the Big 12 title. The two teams meet next weekend in Morgantown, and if West Virginia wins they would need the Sooners to beat Oklahoma State in the Bedlam game to eliminate the Cowboys from contention. Of course, the Mountaineers would also need to win out against Iowa State and Baylor, a proposition that doesn’t look too far out of reach this year. If they win out and take the conference at 11-1, WVU would have a case to make for the playoff as well.