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 |
| SMU | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 19.1 | 15.5 | 13.13 | 8.22 | 10 | 10 | ||
| Arkansas | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 21.8 | 7.3 | 16.50 | 4.40 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Texas | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 17.6 | 10.1 | 13.92 | 8.38 | ||||
| Texas A&M | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 14.5 | 18.3 | 7.73 | 8.93 | ||||
| Baylor | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 16.8 | 14.0 | 9.10 | 7.20 | 10 | |||
| Texas Tech | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 18.1 | 21.6 | 3.76 | 7.06 | ||||
| Texas Christian | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 5.5 | 14.9 | -1.37 | 8.03 | ||||
| Rice | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 15.4 | 21.1 | 3.86 | 10.36 | ||||
2 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966-12-31 | Cotton Bowl | Georgia (4) | 24 | Southern Methodist (10) | 9 | Dallas, TX |
| 1966-12-17 | Bluebonnet Bowl | Texas | 19 | Mississippi | 0 | Houston, TX |
1966 Conference Leaders