Last results: Quarterback Rocco Becht scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 1-yard sneak with 30 seconds left as No. 9 Iowa State escaped an upset loss to UCF, earning a 38-35 victory.

Game On: Bye

What’s Up? After a slow start, Jaylin Noel finished with eight catches for 153 yards against UCF. … Iowa State has matched the 1938 Cyclones team for the best start in program history. … Iowa State has won four consecutive conference games for the first time.

2. No. 11 BYU (7-0, 4-0 Big 12)

Last results: Jake Retzlaff threw a 35-yard touchdown pass to Darius Lassiter with 11 seconds left as No. 13 BYU stayed unbeaten with a 38-35 victory against Oklahoma State.

Game On: Saturday at UCF (3-4, 1-3 Big 12), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN)

What’s Up? LJ Martin ran for 120 yards against Oklahoma State, the first Cougar over 100 yards rushing in a game this season. … BYU leads the overall series with UCF 2-1, winning the last meeting 49-23 in the 2020 Boca Raton Bowl.

3. No. 16 Kansas State (6-1, 3-1 Big 12)

Last results: Avery Johnson threw three touchdown passes and No. 17 Kansas State is off to its best start since 2014, moving to 6-1 with a 45-18 win against West Virginia.

Game On: Saturday vs. Kansas (2-5, 1-3 Big 12), 6 p.m. MT (ESPN2)

What’s Up? Johnson was 19 of 29 for a career-high 298 yards in the win over West Virginia. … Kansas State has won the past 15 meetings with Kansas, including a 31-27 victory in Lawrence last season.

4. Colorado (5-2, 3-1 Big 12)

Last results: Colorado held Arizona to 245 total yards (138 passing) and caused three turnovers in a dominating 34-7 victory.

Game On: Saturday vs. Cincinnati (5-2, 3-1 Big 12), 8:15 p.m. MT (ESPN)

What’s Up? Shedeur Sanders finished 23 of 33 for 250 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions in the win against Arizona. … Colorado won the only previous meeting with Cincinnati 56-14 at Boulder in 1972.

5. Cincinnati (5-2, 3-1 Big 12)

Last results: Corey Kiner totaled 99 yards on 22 carries and quarterback Brendan Sorsby ran for two scores as Cincinnati knocked off Arizona State 24-14.

Game On: Saturday at Colorado (5-2, 3-1 Big 12), 8:15 p.m. MT (ESPN)

What’s Up? Cincinnati dominated the first half against Arizona State, forcing the Sun Devils to punt three times and turning them over on downs twice. … The Bearcats rushed for 191 yards, their highest total since getting 215 against Miami (Ohio) in Week 3.

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

Last results: TCU held Utah to just 57 total yards in the first half and had a pair of fourth down stops in the second half of a 13-7 victory in Salt Lake City.

Game On: Saturday vs. Texas Tech (5-2, 3-1 Big 12), 1:30 p.m. MT (FOX)

What’s Up? TCU’s Josh Hoover came into the game vs. Utah third nationally in passing yardage with a 10-game streak of at least 20 completed passes and two touchdowns. He finished 22 of 41 for 263 yards, no TDs and no interceptions. … The Horned Frogs have won four straight in the series with Texas Tech (2019-2022).

7. Arizona State (5-2, 2-2 Big 12)

Last results: Nebraska transfer Jeff Sims, subbing for the injured Sam Leavitt at quarterback, was 12 of 23 for 155 yards and ran for 53 yards as Arizona State lost at Cincinnati 24-14.

Game On: Bye

What’s Up? Cam Skattebo finished with 75 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 17 carries, adding 33 yards on four receptions. … Arizona State has a bye week and will get back to action Nov. 2 at Oklahoma State.

8. Texas Tech (5-2, 3-1 Big 12)

Last results: Texas Tech couldn’t stop Baylor’s offense, surrendering 35 points in the second half of a 59-35 loss.

Game On: Saturday at TCU (4-3, 2-2 Big 12), 1:30 p.m. MT (FOX)

What’s Up? Tahj Brooks finished with 125 yards rushing and a touchdown on 25 carries in the loss to Baylor. … Caleb Douglas caught nine passes for 99 yards and three scores. … Texas Tech won the last meeting with TCU, a 35-28 victory at Lubbock last season.

9. Baylor (3-4, 1-3 Big 12)

Last results: Sawyer Robertson threw for a career-high five touchdowns — three to Josh Cameron — and Baylor wracked up 529 yards in a stunning 59-35 victory at Texas Tech.

Game On: Saturday vs. Oklahoma State (3-4, 0-4 Big 12), 1:30 p.m. MT (ESPN+)

What’s Up? The Bears ran for 255 yards, led by Bryson Washington with 116 yards and two touchdowns on just 10 carries. … Baylor and Oklahoma State met in the 2021 Big 12 championship game, with the Bears winning 21-16.

10. UCF (3-4, 1-3 Big 12)

Last results: UCF ran for 354 yards and led 35-27 early in the fourth quarter but couldn’t hold on in a 38-35 loss to No. 9 Iowa State.

Game On: Saturday vs. No. 11 BYU (7-0, 4-0 Big 12), 1:30 p.m. MT (ESPN)

What’s Up? RJ Harvey finished with 196 yards rushing on 25 carries and two touchdowns, including an 80-yarder, in the loss to Iowa State. … Quarterback Jacurri Brown rushed 13 times for 154 yards and two touchdowns while finishing 8 of 20 for 62 yards and two interceptions through the air. … The Golden Knights last win against BYU came in 2014, a 31-24 overtime victory at Orlando.

11. Kansas (2-5, 1-3 Big 12)

Last results: Jalon Daniels had three touchdown passes and one on the ground as Kansas broke a five-game losing streak with a 42-14 thrashing of Houston.

Game On: Saturday at No. 16 Kansas State (6-1, 3-1 Big 12), 6 p.m. MT (ESPN2)

What’s Up? Daniels was 16 of 21 for 247 yards through the air and Devin Neal ran for 108 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries. … Kansas leads the overall series with Kansas State 65-5-1-5 but hasn’t won since 2008, a 52-21 victory at Lawrence.

12. West Virginia (3-4, 2-2 Big 12)

Last results: West Virginia dropped a 45-18 decision to No. 17 Kansas State, the Mountaineers’ third loss at home and their ninth consecutive defeat at the hands of a ranked opponent.

Game On: Saturday at Arizona (3-4, 1-3 Big 12), 5 p.m. MT (FS1)

What’s Up? Garrett Greene was 9 of 19 for 85 yards, one TD and two interceptions in the loss to Kansas State. Greene also had 89 rushing yards. … Saturday will be the first-ever meeting between West Virginia and Arizona.

13. Arizona (3-4, 1-3 Big 12)

Last results: Noah Fifita was 16 of 26 for 138 yards, one touchdown and one interception as Arizona lost at home to Colorado 34-7.

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

What’s Up? Wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan was held to five catches for 38 yards in the loss to Colorado. … Arizona attempted a failed onside kick to start the game against the Buffaloes and had to defend a short field most of the first half. … The Wildcats have lost three of their past four games.

14. Oklahoma State (3-4, 0-4 Big 12)

Last results: Ollie Gordon II rushed for 107 yards on 16 carries and scored three touchdowns (two rushing, one receiving) as Oklahoma State pushed No. 13 BYU to the limit in a 38-35 loss in Provo.

Game On: Saturday at Baylor (3-4, 1-3 Big 12), 1:30 p.m. MT (ESPN+)

What’s Up? Oklahoma State ran for 269 yards against BYU for an average of 7.3 yards per carry. … The Cowboys lead the overall series with Baylor 23-19 and won the last meeting 36-25 at Waco in 2022.

15. Utah (4-3, 1-3 Big 12)

Last results: After getting shut out in the first half, Utah managed a 71-yard touchdown pass from Isaac Wilson to Money Parks in the third quarter but that wasn’t enough as the Utes lost at home to TCU 13-7.

Game On: Saturday at Houston (2-5, 1-3 Big 12), 5 p.m. MT (ESPN+)

What’s Up? Aside from the 71-yard touchdown pass, Utah had just 196 yards of total offense. … The Utes had just 68 rushing yards and averaged 2.6 yards per carry. … Utah’s Tao Johnson is the first NCAA player since 2012 to have a blocked field goal and a blocked field goal TD return (vs. Baylor) in the same season.

16. Houston (2-5, 1-3 Big 12)

Last results: Houston had four turnovers (all interceptions) as the Cougars lost to Kansas 42-14.

Game On: Saturday vs. Utah (4-3, 1-3 Big 12), 5 p.m. MT (ESPN+)

What’s Up? Donovan Smith finished 15 of 24 for 173, two TD’s and two interceptions against Kansas. … Houston is 4-0 all-time against Utah, winning the last meeting 42-25 at home in 1978.