Here’s our weekly power rankings of Big 12 teams with a look at their schedules and matchups.

1. No. 6 Oklahoma (6-0, 3-0 Big 12)

Last results: Bye

Game On: Saturday vs. UCF (3-3, 0-3 Big 12), 10 a.m. MT (ABC)

What’s Up? This will be the first-ever meeting between Oklahoma and UCF. … The Sooners rank first in the country in turnover margin (+1.83) and is tied for second with Iowa State in interceptions (12).

2. No. 8 Texas (5-1, 2-1 Big 12)

Last results: Bye

Game On: Saturday at Houston (3-3, 1-2 Big 12), 2 p.m. MT (FOX)

What’s Up? Jonathon Brooks leads Texas with 726 yards rushing on 108 carries (6.7 yards per carry) and six touchdowns. … The Longhorns lead the overall series with Houston 16-7-2, with the last meeting a 41-11 Longhorns victory at Austin in 2002.

3. TCU (4-3, 2-2 Big 12)

Last results: Making his first start at quarterback, redshirt freshman Josh Hoover was 37 of 58 for 439 yards and four touchdowns to lead TCU to a 44-11 rout of BYU.

Game On: Saturday at Kansas State (4-2, 2-1 Big 12), 5 p.m. MT (ESPN2)

What’s Up? Hoover was named Big 12 Co-Offensive Player of the Week for his performance against BYU. … Kansas State leads the overall series with TCU 9-8-0, with the Wildcats having won four of the past five meetings.

4. Kansas State (4-2, 2-1 Big 12)

Last results: Freshman quarterback Avery Johnson ran for five touchdowns, a first in college football this season, as Kansas State rolled past Texas Tech 38-21.

Game On: Saturday vs. TCU (4-3, 2-2 Big 12), 5 p.m. MT (ESPN2)

What’s Up? Johnson rushed for 91 yards to go along with his five TDs, while throwing for 77 yards on 8 of 9 attempts. … Kansas State and TCU split two games last season, with the Horned Frogs winning 38-28 during the regular season and the Wildcats claiming a 31-28 win in the Big 12 Championship Game.

5. Iowa State (4-3, 3-1 Big 12)

Last results: Rocco Becht threw for two touchdowns and ran for another to lead Iowa State to a 30-10 victory at Cincinnati.

Game On: Bye

What’s Up? Jayden Higgins caught six passes for 172 yards, including a 75-yarder, in Iowa State’s win at Cincinnati. … The Cyclones are off until Oct. 28, when they will travel to Baylor.

6. Oklahoma State (4-2, 2-1 Big 12)

Last results: Trailing 32-24 early in the third quarter, Oklahoma State scored 16 straight points, with three field goals from Alex Hale, in a 39-32 upset of No. 23 Kansas.

Game On: Saturday at West Virginia (4-2, 2-1 Big 12), 1:30 p.m. MT (ESPN)

What’s Up? Oklahoma State has posted back-to-back games without committing a turnover for the first time since Oct. 23-30, 2021. … The Cowboys lead the overall series with West Virginia 9-5-0.

7. Kansas (5-2, 2-2 Big 12)

Last results: Jason Bean passed for 410 yards and five touchdowns with two interceptions as No. 23 Kansas lost to Oklahoma State 39-32.

Game On: Bye

What’s Up? Mason Fairchild (5 catches, 95 yards, two TDs) and Quentin Skinner (2 catches, 91 yards, 2 TDs) were Bean’s favorite targets against Oklahoma State. … The Jayhawks are idle until Oct. 28, when they will host Oklahoma.

8. West Virginia (4-2, 2-1 Big 12)

Last results: Garett Green connected with Hudson Clement for a fourth-down 50-yard touchdown pass with 12 seconds to play to give the Mountaineers a 39-35 lead but Houston made good on a Hail Mary as time expired to earn a 41-39 victory.

Game On: Saturday vs. Oklahoma State (4-2, 2-1 Big 12), 1:30 p.m. MT (ESPN)

What’s Up? The Mountaineers were 13 of 19 on third downs against Houston. … West Virginia’s 24-19 victory last season in Stillwater broke a seven-game winning streak in the series for Oklahoma State.

9. Texas Tech (3-4, 2-2 Big 12)

Last results: Tahj Brooks ran 17 times for 98 yards and a touchdown for Texas Tech in a 38-21 loss to Kansas State.

Game On: Saturday at BYU (4-2, 1-2 Big 12), 5 p.m. MT (FS1)

What’s Up? The Red Raiders’ 99-yard scoring drive against Kansas State was their first since Sept. 8, 2012 against Texas State. … Texas Tech won the only previous meeting with BYU, earning a 21-20 victory at Lubbock in 1940.

10. BYU (4-2, 1-2 Big 12)

Last results: BYU surrendered a pick-six on its opening possession and 584 yards of offense to TCU in a 44-11 loss in Fort Worth.

Game On: Saturday vs. Texas Tech (3-4, 2-2 Big 12), 5 p.m. MT (FS1)

What’s Up? The Cougars stopped TCU on fourth down in the first half to improve its fourth down defense to allowing just 2 of 8 this year, ranked No. 4 in the country in percentage (.250). … The 33-point loss to TCU was the second-worst in the Kalani Sitake era, second only to a 40-6 defeat at the hands of Wisconsin in 2017.

11. Baylor (2-4, 1-2 Big 12)

Last results: Bye

Game On: Saturday at Cincinnati (2-4, 0-3 Big 12), 10 a.m. MT (ESPN+)

What’s Up? Monaray Baldwin leads the Bears in receiving with 17 catches for 404 yards (23.8 yards per catch) and two touchdowns. … This is the first meeting between Baylor and Cincinnati.

12. Houston (3-3, 1-2 Big 12)

Last results: West Virginia scored with 12 seconds left to take a 39-35 lead but Donovan Smith’s Hail Mary as the clock expired was caught by Stephon Johnson for a 49-yard touchdown in a wild 41-39 Cougars victory.

Game On: Saturday vs. No. 8 Texas (5-1, 2-1 Big 12), 2 p.m. MT (FOX)

What’s Up? Quarterback Donovan Smith has 145 completions, the most for a Cougar quarterback through six games since David Piland in 2012 (187). … Texas has won seven in a row against Houston, with the Cougars’ last victory in the series coming in 1991 (23-14).

13. UCF (3-3, 0-3 Big 12)

Last results: Bye

Game On: Saturday at No. 6 Oklahoma (6-0, 3-0 Big 12), 10 a.m. MT (ABC)

What’s Up? UCF coach Gus Malzahn has agreed to a new contract that extends through the 2027 season. … Golden Knights quarterback John Rhys Plumlee will start against No. 6 Oklahoma on Saturday after missing the better part of the last four games with a leg injury.

14. Cincinnati (2-4, 0-3 Big 12)

Last results: Cincinnati accounted for just 214 total yards, including 99 through the air, in a 30-10 loss to Iowa State.

Game On: Saturday vs. Baylor (2-4, 1-2 Big 12), 10 a.m. MT (ESPN+)

What’s Up? Emory Jones was 14 of 26 for 95 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions while rushing 15 times for 72 yards in the Bearcats’ 30-10 loss to Iowa State. … Cincinnati’s meeting against Baylor will be the first time the two teams have played each other.

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