POWER RANKINGS

Breaking down the Big 12

1. Oklahoma:

The Sooners continue to outclass the Big 12 conference under the leadership of Lincoln Riley. Oklahoma bullied Texas on both lines of scrimmage.

2. Baylor:

Mail the Big 12 Coach of the Year trophy to Matt Rhule’s office right now. Heck, he might be in line for national coach of the year if his Bears keep overperforming.

3. Texas:

List of things fried at the Texas State Fair: Corn dogs, oreos, Texas’ offensive line.

4. Iowa State:

It’s not pretty in Ames, but the Cyclones are inching back towards Big 12 contention despite a tough loss at Baylor three weeks ago.

5. Texas Tech:

The Red Raiders look completely different than the team that loss at Arizona, and that’s a testament to new head coach Matt Wells and QB Jett Duffey.

6. Oklahoma State:

The Cowboys were given a bye week to recover from the loss to Texas Tech. OSU hosts Baylor in a game with Big 12 championship implications.

7. TCU:

Maybe Gary Patterson figured out who is quarterback should be during the bye week? The defense is still statistically one of the better units in the conference.

8. Kansas State:

Kansas State travels to TCU hoping to break a two-game losingstreak. A win would help Kansas State’s chance to reach a bowl game.

9. West Virginia:

It’s not going great in Morgantown. It won’t get better this week with a trip to Norman.

10. Kansas:

Les Miles can earn a program altering win this week with a trip to Austin. It probably won’t happen, but it could, right?