POWER RANKINGS

Breaking down the Big 12

1. Oklahoma (2-0):

Sooners head coach Lincoln Riley humbled Lane Kiffin and Chip Kelly in consecutive weeks.

2. West Virginia (2-0):

The Fighting Dana Holgorsen’s are off to a 2-0 start with a semi bye week win over Youngstown State.

3. TCU (2-0):

The Horned Frogs will be double-digit underdogs at home against the Urban Meyer-less Buckeyes with the world watching.

4. Oklahoma State (2-0):

It’s impossible to know too much about Oklahoma State despite a 2-0 record against a high school schedule.

5. Texas (1-1):

Texas isn’t ranked fifth because the Longhorns did anything impressive. They didn’t. The ranking speaks to the lack of depth in the Big 12.

6. Baylor (2-0):

The Bears are improving in the second year under Matt Rhule because there was nowhere for Baylor to go but forward.

7. Iowa State (0-1):

For those of you who fell asleep during the Defense Bowl known as the Iowa/Iowa State game last weekend, just know that the Cyclones didn’t win.

8. Texas Tech (1-1):

Texas Tech beat Lamar 77-0. Maybe that made Kliff Kingsbury and the Red Raiders feel better about their Week 1 loss to Ole Miss. Arizona.

9. Kansas State (1-1):

The only good news for Kansas State over the weekend was that the Mississippi State loss ended early enough for Bill Snyder to make a trip to Luby’s.

10. Kanas (1-1):

Kansas beat Central Michigan to avoid a possible winless season, but like chalk work, the Jayhawks remain in the basement of the Big 12 standings.