Staying No. 1 will be even tougher than getting there for Texas.

The Longhorns follow their rousing Red River Rivalry victory against Oklahoma, which vaulted Texas to the top of the rankings, with another major test.

Chase Daniel and Missouri come to Austin on Saturday, trying to rebound from their first loss of the season.

The Tigers haven’t won in the Texas state capital since 1896 and are 1-13 against the Longhorns since 1931. That speaks volumes about how mediocre Missouri football has been over the years and how far it’s come recently under coach Gary Pinkel.

For Texas, the Longhorns will be playing as a No. 1 team for the first time since 1984, when they tied Oklahoma 15-15, and ended up falling to No. 3 in the next poll. That season didn’t end well for Texas. Under coach Fred Akers, the Longhorns lost four of their final five games, including the Freedom Bowl against Iowa, and finished 7-4-1.

A repeat of that wouldn’t be shocking, considering Texas’ remaining schedule. The Longhorns are in the second game of a stretch that will likely have them facing four ranked teams — Oklahoma State and Texas Tech are up next for UT. Texas has never played four consecutive games against ranked opponents.

Saturday’s slate has three other matchups of Top 25 teams, with Kansas at Oklahoma, Ohio State at Michigan State and Vanderbilt at Georgia.

The picks:

Today

No. 9 BYU (pick) at TCU

Cougars’ 16-game winning streak and BCS hopes on line ... BYU 20-17.

Friday

Hawaii (plus 241⁄2)

at No. 15 Boise State

Broncos humming along to another big season ... BOISE STATE 45-14.

Saturday

No. 11 Missouri (plus 6)

at No. 1 Texas

So, who’s going to be No. 1 next? ... MISSOURI 31-28.

Mississippi (plus 13)

at No. 2 Alabama

Maybe the Tide? ... ALABAMA 27-17.

Michigan (plus 231⁄2)

at No. 3 Penn State

Nittany Lions will make their case for top spot, too ... PENN STATE 35-10.

No. 16 Kansas (plus 20)

at No. 4 Oklahoma

New-and-improved Jayhawks take old-fashioned beating in Norman ... OKLAHOMA 48-21.

No. 6 USC (plus 421⁄2) at

 Washington State

Hopefully, Cougars can escape serious injury ... USC 55-0.

No. 7 Texas Tech (minus 201⁄2)

at Texas A&M

Red Raiders try for first four-game winning streak against Aggies ... TEXAS TECH 45-28.

Baylor (plus 161⁄2) at

No. 8 Oklahoma State

Bears freshman QB Robert Griffin yet to throw an INT ... OKLAHOMA STATE 50-24.

No. 22 Vanderbilt (plus 15)

at No. 10 Georgia

Bulldogs’ O-line woes hurting Knowshon Moreno’s Heisman chances ... GEORGIA 30-10.

No. 12 Ohio State (minus 3)

at No. 20 Michigan State

Spartans looking for first seven-game winning streak since 1978 ... OHIO STATE 24-17.

No. 13 LSU (minus 3)

at South Carolina

Gamecocks seem to have found a QB; Tigers not so sure about theirs ... LSU 28-17.

Colorado State (plus 211⁄2)

at No. 14 Utah

Utes have won four of five in series ... UTAH 44-21.

No. 17 Virginia Tech (plus 21⁄2)

at Boston College

Hokies quietly have won five straight ... VIRGINIA TECH 24-20.

No. 18 North Carolina (minus 5)

at Virginia

Tar Heels have lost 13 straight at Charlottesville ... VIRGINIA 31-24.

Syracuse (plus 24)

at No. 19 South Florida

Mountain West, WAC getting more attention than Big East these days ... USF 46-14.

No. 21 Wake Forest (minus 1)

at Maryland

Trying to figure out up-and-down Terps can cause dizziness ... MARYLAND 24-20.

No. 23 Pittsburgh (minus 3)

at Navy

Middies knocked off Pitt 48-45 in double OT last season ... PITT 33-24.

No. 25 California (minus 21⁄2)

at Arizona

Inconsistent Wildcats are Terps West ... CALIFORNIA 35-30.