Big 12 Football Power Rankings: Iowa State moves to top spot, BYU No. 2
Here are our weekly power rankings of Big 12 teams with a look at their schedules and matchups.
1. No. 16 Iowa State (4-0, 1-0 Big 12)
Last results: No. 18 Iowa State won its Big 12 opener and is 4-0 for the first time since 2000, shutting out Houston 20-0.
Game On: Saturday vs. Baylor (2-3, 0-2 Big 12), 5:30 p.m. MT (FOX)
What’s Up? ISU coach Matt Campbell is now the school’s win leader with 57 victories. … The Cyclones won last year’s meeting with Baylor 30-17 in Waco.
2. No. 17 BYU (5-0, 2-0 Big 12)
Last results: No. 22 BYU jumped out to a 21-0 first quarter then had to hold on for a 34-28 victory, its first-ever Big 12 road win.
Game On: Bye
What’s Up? Darius Lassiter had his first 100-yard receiving game for BYU against Baylor, with eight catches for 120 yards and a touchdown. … The Cougars are off until Oct. 12, when they will host Arizona.
3. No. 20 Kansas State (4-1, 1-1 Big 12)
Last results: Avery Johnson accounted for five touchdowns (three passing, two rushing) as No. 23 Kansas State raced past No. 20 Oklahoma State 42-20.
Game On: Bye
What’s Up? DJ Giddens ran for 187 yards and a score in the win against Oklahoma State. … The Wildcats have a bye week and will travel to Colorado on Oct. 12.
4. Arizona (3-1, 1-0 Big 12)
Last results: Noah Fifita threw for 197 yards and two touchdowns as Arizona topped No. 10 Utah 23-10 in Salt Lake City.
Game On: Saturday vs. Texas Tech (4-1, 2-0 Big 12), 9 p.m. MT (FOX)
What’s Up? Fifita’s 35-yard touchdown pass to Keyan Burnett with 8:13 to play was the clincher against No. 10 Utah. … Arizona won the last meeting with Texas Tech, a 28-14 victory in Tucson (2019).
5. Texas Tech (4-1, 2-0 Big 12)
Last results: Tahj Brooks ran for 172 yards and scored two touchdowns as Texas Tech held on for a wild 44-41 victory against Cincinnati.
Game On: Saturday at Arizona (3-1, 1-0 Big 12), 9 p.m. MT (FOX)
What’s Up? Texas Tech is 9-1 in one-possession games at home under Joey McGuire and their last five Big 12 wins have all been by one score. … The Red Raiders lead the overall series with Arizona 26-5-2 and one point won 22 of 24 meetings (1937-1978).
6. No. 18 Utah (4-1, 1-1 Big 12)
Last results: Dorian Singer caught nine passes for 155 yards for No. 10 Utah, which was stopped four times in fourth down in a 23-10 loss to Arizona.
Game On: Bye
What’s Up? Freshman quarterback Isaac Wilson, subbing for injured starter Cam Rising, threw for a career-high 280 yards but was intercepted twice. … The Utes are off until an Oct. 11 meeting with Arizona State.
7. Colorado (4-1, 2-0 Big 12)
Last results: Shedeur Sanders passed for 290 yards and three touchdowns and Colorado took advantage of four UCF turnovers in a 48-21 win in Orlando.
Game On: Bye
What’s Up? Travis Hunter caught nine passes for 89 yards and a touchdown and also had an interception. … Colorado’s next game in on Oct. 12 when it will host Kansas State.
8. UCF (3-1, 1-1 Big 12)
Last results: KJ Jefferson passed for two touchdowns and ran for another but UCF couldn’t keep up with Colorado in a 48-21 home loss.
Game On: Saturday at Florida (2-2, 1-1 SEC), 5:45 p.m. MT (SEC Network)
What’s Up? RJ Harvey rushed for 77 yards on 16 carries and caught a 76-yard touchdown pass for UCF. … Florida leads the overall series with UCF 2-1, thought the Golden Knights won the last meeting in 2021, 29-17, in the Gasparilla Bowl.
9. Arizona State (3-1, 0-1 Big 12)
Last results: Bye
Game On: Saturday vs. Kansas (1-4, 0-2 Big 12), 6 p.m. MT (ESPN2)
What’s Up? Cam Skattebo has totaled 623 yards from scrimmage this season (433 rushing, 190 receiving) for Arizona State, which last played on Oct. 5 in a 30-22 loss at Texas Tech. … Saturday is the first meeting between Arizona State and Kansas.
10. TCU (3-1, 1-1 Big 12)
Last results: Josh Hoover threw for 356 yards and three touchdowns as TCU rebounded from an embarrassing loss to SMU with a 38-27 road win at Kansas.
Game On: Friday vs. Houston (1-4, 0-2 Big 12), 5:30 p.m. MT (ESPN)
What’s Up? Jack Bech, who caught 10 passes for 131 yards and two touchdowns against Kansas, has 25 catches for 516 yards (20.6 average) and four scores in four games. … The series between TCU and Houston is tied at 13-13. The Horned Frogs have won the past nine meetings, including a 36-13 win last year in Houston.
11. Oklahoma State (3-2, 0-2 Big 12)
Last results: Alan Bowman passed for 364 yards and a touchdown but also threw two interceptions in a 42-20 loss to No. 23 Kansas State.
Game On: Saturday vs. West Virginia (2-2, 1-0 Big 12), 2 p.m. MT (ESPN2)
What’s Up? Last year, Ollie Gordon II averaged 6.1 yards per carry. Through five games this season, he’s averaging 3.5. … Oklahoma State leads the overall series with West Virginia 10-5. … The Cowboys won 48-34 in Morgantown last year.
12. West Virginia (2-2, 1-0 Big 12)
Last results: Bye
Game On: Saturday at Oklahoma State (3-2, 0-2 Big 12), 2 p.m. MT (ESPN2)
What’s Up? West Virginia had a bye after its 32-28 win against Kansas on Sept. 21. … The Mountaineers last victory against Oklahoma State was in 2022, a 24-19 win in Stillwater.
13. Cincinnati (3-2, 1-1 Big 12)
Last results: Brendan Soresby threw for 426 yards and four touchdowns but Cincinnati missed a game-tying 51 yard field goal as time expired in a 44-41 loss to Texas Tech.
Game On: Bye
What’s Up? The Bearcats finished with 555 total yards against Texas Tech. … Cincinnati had trailed for only 17 seconds through their first four games. … The Bearcats are off until Oct. 12 when they will travel to Orlando to play UCF.
14. Baylor (2-3, 0-2 Big 12)
Last results: Sawyer Robertson passed for 324 yards and three touchdowns but two interceptions were costly in a 34-28 loss to No. 22 BYU.
Game On: Saturday at No. 16 Iowa State (4-0, 1-0 Big 12), 5:30 p.m. MT (FOX)
What’s Up? Josh Cameron caught seven passes for 125 yards and two touchdowns against BYU. … The Bears were 4 of 7 on fourth down against the Cougars. … Baylor leads the overall series with Iowa State 12-10.
15. Kansas (1-4, 0-2 Big 12)
Last results: Kansas led TCU 28-27 early in the fourth quarter but couldn’t hold on in a 38-27 home loss.
Game On: Saturday at Arizona State (3-1, 1-0 Big 12), 6 p.m. MT (ESPN2)
What’s Up? Jalon Daniels was 15 of 34 for 179 yards, one touchdown and one interception in the loss to TCU. … Devin Neal ran 14 times for 70 yards and a score. … Kansas allowed 507 yards to the Horned Frogs while totaling 346.
16. Houston (1-4, 0-2 Big 12)
Last results: Houston was shut out for the second straight game, dropping a 20-0 decision to No. 18 Iowa State.
Game On: Friday at TCU (3-2, 1-1 Big 12), 5:30 p.m. MT (ESPN)
What’s Up? Houston has only scored 26 points in its first five games. … The Cougars last win in the series with TCU was in 1992, 49-46 in Houston. TCU has won the past nine meetings.