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 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 31.3 | 16.3 | 15.46 | 3.29 | 6 | 6 | ||
| Arkansas | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 26.9 | 12.2 | 13.12 | 0.79 | 15 | 4 | 12 | |
| Baylor | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 24.4 | 12.7 | 13.12 | 3.62 | 11 | 17 | ||
| Texas | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 22.5 | 21.6 | 7.11 | 4.45 | 17 | |||
| SMU | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 25.5 | 19.2 | 8.23 | 3.68 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Houston | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 23.0 | 30.8 | -4.03 | 2.34 | ||||
| Rice | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 21.2 | 36.7 | -6.59 | 5.77 | ||||
| Texas Tech | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 22.6 | 21.8 | -1.35 | 1.29 | ||||
| Texas Christian | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 13.6 | 34.8 | -10.51 | 0.67 | ||||
4 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-01-01 | Cotton Bowl | Texas A&M (11) | 36 | Auburn (16) | 16 | Dallas, TX |
| 1985-12-31 | Bluebonnet Bowl | Air Force (10) | 24 | Texas | 16 | Houston, TX |
| 1985-12-27 | Liberty Bowl | Baylor | 21 | Louisiana State (12) | 7 | Memphis, TN |
| 1985-12-22 | Holiday Bowl | Arkansas (14) | 18 | Arizona State | 17 | San Diego, CA |
1985 Conference Leaders