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 |
| Arkansas | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 30.1 | 10.7 | 22.24 | 5.78 | 6 | 1 | 3 | |
| Texas Tech | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 25.3 | 20.2 | 11.04 | 6.04 | 9 | |||
| Texas Christian | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 14.6 | 14.2 | 9.04 | 8.76 | ||||
| Texas | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 23.1 | 15.3 | 11.95 | 5.55 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Baylor | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 15.6 | 17.1 | 7.54 | 9.14 | ||||
| SMU | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 12.3 | 16.7 | 8.10 | 10.90 | ||||
| Texas A&M | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 8.0 | 17.0 | 3.44 | 10.34 | ||||
| Rice | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 12.3 | 24.8 | -3.53 | 8.07 | ||||
3 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966-01-01 | Cotton Bowl | Louisiana State | 14 | Arkansas (2) | 7 | Dallas, TX |
| 1965-12-31 | Gator Bowl | Georgia Tech | 31 | Texas Tech (10) | 21 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 1965-12-31 | Sun Bowl | Texas-El Paso | 13 | Texas Christian | 12 | El Paso, TX |
1965 Conference Leaders