Big 12 Power Rankings: Week 1 highlighted by five power conference matchups

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Arizona State wide receiver Jordyn Tyson (0) carries the ball in the first half during an NCAA college football game against Utah, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, in Tempe, Ariz.Here’s our weekly power rankings of Big 12 teams with a look at their schedules and matchups.
1. No. 11 Arizona State (0-0)
Last results: Lost to Texas 39-31 (2OT) in College Football Playoff Quarterfinals.
Game On: Saturday vs. Northern Arizona (0-0), 7 p.m. MT (ESPN+)
What’s Up? Arizona State is 15-0-1 against Northern Arizona in the past 16 meetings. … The Lumberjacks last win in the series came in 1938.
2. No. 22 Iowa State (1-0)
Last results: Rocco Becht passed for two touchdowns and ran for another as No. 22 Iowa State edged No. 17 Kansas State 24-21 in Dublin, Ireland.
Game On: Saturday vs. South Dakota (0-0), 1:30 p.m. MT (FOX)
What’s Up? With 2:26 to play against Kansas State, Iowa State converted a fourth-and-3 on a 15-yard pass from Becht to Carson Hansen to ice the game. … The Cyclones are 9-0 all-time against South Dakota but the two schools haven’t met since 1959.
3. No. 23 Texas Tech (0-0)
Last results: Lost to Arkansas 39-26 in AutoZone Liberty Bowl.
Game On: Saturday vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (0-0), 5:30 p.m. MT (ESPN+)
What’s Up? This will be the first meeting between Texas Tech and Arkansas Pine-Bluff. … The Red Raiders signed 10 players who ranked among the Top 100 transfer portal entrants, including linebackers David Bailey (Stanford) and Romello Height (Georgia Tech), defensive lineman Lee Hunter (UCF) and offensive lineman Howard Sampson (North Carolina).
4. BYU (0-0)
Last results: Defeated Colorado 36-14 in Valero Alamo Bowl.
Game On: Saturday vs. Portland State (0-1), 6 p.m. MT (ESPN+)
What’s Up? BYU beat Portland State 20-6 in Provo to open the 2017 season. … The Cougars are 19-0 all time against opponents from the Football Championship Subdivision, winning by an average score of 47.4 to 9.9.
5. Utah (0-0)
Last results: Defeated UCF 28-14 in Orlando, Fla.
Game On: Saturday at UCLA (0-0), 9 p.m. MT (FOX)
What’s Up? UCLA leads the overall series with Utah 12-9. … The Utes won the last meeting 14-7 in Salt Lake City in 2023.
6. Baylor (0-0)
Last results: Lost to LSU 44-31 in Kinder’s Texas Bowl.
Game On: Friday vs. Auburn (0-0), 6 p.m. MT (FOX)
What’s Up? Baylor leads the overall series with Auburn 2-1-1. … The two schools haven’t played since 1976, a 15-14 Bears victory in Auburn, Ala.
7. TCU (0-0)
Last results: Defeated Louisiana 34-3 in Isleta New Mexico Bowl.
Game On: Monday at North Carolina (0-0), 6 p.m. MT (ESPN)
What’s Up? North Carolina is 3-0 all-time against TCU. … The Tar Heels won the last meeting 31-10 in 1997.
8. No. 17 Kansas State (0-1)
Last results: Avery Johnson was 21 of 30 for 273 yards and two TD’s and also rushed for a score as No. 17 Kansas State lost to No. 22 Iowa State 24-21 in Dublin, Ireland.
Game On: Saturday vs. North Dakota (0-0), 5 p.m. MT (ESPN+)
What’s Up? Kansas State running back Dylan Edwards was injured against Iowa State in the first quarter on a muffed punt and didn’t return to the game. … The Wildcats and North Dakota have never met in a college football game.
9. Kansas (1-0)
Last results: Sixth-year senior Jalon Daniels threw three touchdown passes as Kansas opened its rebuilt $450 million on-campus stadium with a 31-7 victory against Fresno State.
Game On: Friday vs. Wagner (0-0), 5:30 p.m. MT (ESPN)
What’s Up? Newcomer Cam Pickett, a transfer from Ball State, caught two touchdown passes against Fresno State. …This will be the first meeting between Kansas and Wagner.
10. Colorado (0-0)
Last results: Lost to No. 17 BYU 36-14 in Valero Alamo Bowl.
Game On: Friday vs. Georgia Tech (0-0), 6 p.m. MT (ESPN)
What’s Up? Colorado and Georgia Tech have never met in a college football game. … The Buffaloes were 8-0 last season when running for 50 yards or more but 1-4 when it didn’t.
11. West Virginia (0-0)
Last results: Lost to No. 25 Memphis 42-37 in Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl.
Game On: Saturday vs. Robert Morris (0-0), noon (ESPN+)
What’s Up? The Mountaineers and Colonials will play for the first time. … The NCAA has filed an appeal seeking to overturn the temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction granting eligibility to WVU players Jimmori Robinson, Jeffrey Weimer, Tye Edwards and Justin Harrington.
12. Arizona (0-0)
Last results: Lost to No. 16 Arizona State 49-7 in Tempe, Ariz.
Game On: Saturday vs. Hawaii, 7:30 p.m. MT (TNT Sports)
What’s Up? Arizona leads the overall series with Hawaii 5-1. … The Warriors won the last meeting 45-38 in Tucson in 2019.
13. UCF (0-0)
Last results: Lost to Utah 28-14 in Orlando, Fla.
Game On: Thursday vs. Jacksonville State (0-0), 5 p.m. MT (ESPN+)
What’s Up? This will be the first meeting between UCF and Jacksonville State. … Cam Fancher, a redshirt senior transfer who previously played at Florida Atlantic and Marshall, has been named the starting quarterback for the Knights.
14. Oklahoma State (0-0)
Last results: Lost to No. 25 Colorado 52-0 in Boulder, Colo.
Game On: Thursday vs. UT-Martin (0-0), 5:30 p.m. MT (ESPN+)
What’s Up? Oklahoma State has won 29 consecutive home openers, the longest active streak in the nation. … Cowboys coach Mike Gundy is 16-0 against FCS teams in his career.
15. Cincinnati (0-0)
Last results: Lost to TCU 20-13 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Game On: Thursday vs. Nebraska (0 Kansas City, Mo., 7 p.m. MT (ESPN)
What’s Up? Nebraska won the only other meeting with Cincinnati 41-0 in Lincoln in 1906. … Bearcats returning starting quarterback Brendan Sorsby threw for 2,813 yards, 18 touchdowns and seven interceptions last season.
16. Houston (0-0)
Last results: Lost to BYU 30-18 in Provo, Utah.
Game On: Thursday vs. Stephen F. Austin (0-0), 6 p.m. MT (ESPN+)
What’s Up? Houston is 2–1 against Stephen F. Austin but the Lumberjacks won the last meeting 21-13 in 1948. … The Cougars have a new starting quarterback in Conner Weigman (Texas A&M) and a new offensive coordinator in Slade Nagle (LSU).