Big 12 Football Power Rankings: BYU at Texas Tech is game of the year for the league
Courtesy BYU Photo
BYU quarterback Bear Bachmeier, right, scrambles against Iowa State in a Big 12 football game at Ames, Iowa, on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025.Here’s our weekly power rankings of Big 12 teams with a look at their schedules and matchups.
1. No. 8 BYU (8-0, 5-0 Big 12)
Last results: Defeated Iowa State 41-27 in Ames on Oct. 25.
Game On: Saturday at No. 9 Texas Tech, 10 a.m. MT (ABC)
What’s Up? Despite playing just one quarter in BYU’s win against Iowa State due to an injury, running back LJ Martin is tied for 16th in the country in rushing yards with 789. … The series with Texas Tech is tied 1-1, with the Cougars winning 27-14 in 2023 at Provo.
2. No. 9 Texas Tech (8-1, 5-1 Big 12)
Last results: Berhen Morton threw for 249 yards and two touchdowns in his return from injury as No. 13 Texas cruised past Kansas State 43-20.
Game On: Saturday vs. No. 8 BYU (8-0, 5-0 Big 12), 10 a.m. MT (ABC)
What’s Up? Saturday’s Red Raiders win ended an eight-game losing streak against Kansas State and was their first win in Manhattan since 2008. … Texas Tech won the first meeting with BYU 21-20 at Lubbock in 1940.
3. No. 19 Utah (7-2, 4-2 Big 12)
Last results: Ryan Davis caught eight passes for 132 yards and a touchdown as No. 24 Utah pounded No. 17 Cincinnati 45-14.
Game On: Bye (Next game Nov. 15 at Baylor)
What’s Up? Utah more than doubled Cincinnati’s time of possession 40:02 to 19:58. … The Utes Wayshawn Parker finished with 17 carries for 104 yards and a touchdown.
4. TCU (6-2, 3-2 Big 12)
Last results: Defeated West Virginia 23-17 on Oct. 25.
Game On: Saturday vs. Iowa State (5-4, 2-4 Big 12), 1:30 p.m. MT (FOX)
What’s Up? Josh Hoover is completing 65% of his passes for 2,371 yards, 22 touchdowns and six interceptions. … TCU leads the overall series with Iowa State 9-6, it’s last win in 2022 (62-14 at Fort Worth) ending a three-game winning streak for the Cyclones.
5. No. 25 Cincinnati (7-2, 5-1 Big 12)
Last results: Brendan Sorsby was just 11 of 33 passing (for 221 yards and a touchdown) as No. 17 Cincinnati got drubbed by No. 24 Utah 45-14.
Game On: Bye (Next game Nov. 15 vs. Arizona)
What’s Up? The loss to Utah snapped a seven-game winning streak for the Bearcats. … Cyrus Allen’s 88-yard touchdown reception brought Cincinnati to within 24-14 early in the third quarter.
6. Arizona State (6-3, 4-2 Big 12)
Last results: Jeff Sims set an Arizona State quarterback rushing record with 228 yards, finished with 405 yards of total offense and had a hand in three touchdowns in a 24-19 victory against Iowa State.
Game On: Bye (Next game Nov. 15 vs. West Virginia)
What’s Up? Sims got the rushing record when he broke an 88-yard touchdown run in the third quarter to put the Sun Devils ahead 24-16. … Sims won as a starting quarterback for the first time since 2022 at Georgia Tech.
7. Houston (7-2, 4-2 Big 12)
Last results: No. 22 Houston suffered four turnovers that were converted into 17 points by West Virginia, which pulled off a 45-35 upset.
Game On: Friday at UCF (4-4, 1-4 Big 12), 6 p.m. MT (FS1)
What’s Up? Houston had committed just four turnovers in its previous eight games. … The Cougars have lost three straight in the series with UCF (2019, 2020, 2023) with their last win coming in 2016, a 31-24 victory at home.
8. Baylor (5-4, 3-3 Big 12)
Last results: Sawyer Robertson threw three touchdown passes and true freshman Caden Knighten rushed for a career-high 104 yards as Baylor thrashed UCF 30-3.
Game On: Bye (Next game Nov. 15 vs. Utah)
What’s Up? The Bears scored on four of their first five drives to build a 20-3 halftime lead. … With the victory, Baylor coach Dave Aranda is 36-34 in his six seasons.
9. Arizona (5-3, 3-3 Big 12)
Last results: Noah Fifita threw four first-half touchdown passes and Arizona forced five turnovers in a 52-17 rout of Colorado.
Game On: Saturday vs. Kansas (5-3, 2-3 Big 12), 1:30 p.m. MT (ESPN2)
What’s Up? The Wildcats led 38-7 at halftime. … Arizona had seven different players score touchdowns in the game. … Arizona’s last win in the five-game series with Kansas came in 1965, a 23-15 victory at Lawrence.
10. Kansas (5-4, 3-3 Big 12)
Last results: Jalon Daniels led four second-half touchdown drives as Kansas overcame a sluggish first half to beat up Oklahoma State 38-21.
Game On: Saturday at Arizona (5-3, 2-3 Big 12), 1:30 p.m. MT (ESPN2)
What’s Up? The Jayhawks snapped a two-game losing streak. … Kansas leads the series with Arizona 3-2, with one tie. … The Jayhawks last win in the series came in 1966, a 35-13 victory in Tucson.
11. Iowa State (5-4, 2-4 Big 12)
Last results: Iowa State was stopped a yard short on a fourth-and-six at the Arizona State 20 with 16 seconds left in a 24-19 loss.
Game On: Saturday at TCU (6-2, 3-2 Big 12), 1:30 p.m. MT (FOX)
What’s Up? The Cyclones have lost four straight games. … Iowa State’s Rocco Becht finished 18 of 36 for 186 yards, his fewest total since Week 2 vs. Iowa. … The Cyclones won the last meeting with TCU 27-14 at Ames in 2023.
12. Kansas State (4-5, 3-3 Big 12)
Last results: Kansas State surrendered five turnovers in a 43-20 loss to No. 13 Texas Tech.
Game On: Bye (Next game Nov. 15 at Oklahoma State)
What’s Up? Avery Johnson threw for 199 yards and a touchdown and also rushed for 86 yards and two more scores for the Wildcats. … Johnson also threw two interceptions and was responsible for a fumble that was returned for TD.
12. West Virginia (3-6, 1-5 Big 12)
Last results: Scotty Fox Jr. accounted for three touchdowns (one passing, two rushing) as West Virginia snapped its five-game losing streak with a 45-35 upset of No. 22 Houston.
Game On: Saturday vs. Colorado (3-6, 1-5 Big 12), 10 a.m. MT (TNT/HBO Max)
What’s Up? Diore Hubbard rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown as West Virginia outrushed Houston 246-82. … The Mountaineers win in the two-game series with Colorado came in 2009, 35-24, at Morgantown.
14. UCF (4-4, 1-4 Big 12)
Last results: Noe Ruelas 45-yard field goal was UCF’s only points in a 30-3 loss to Baylor.
Game On: Friday vs. Houston (7-2, 4-2 Big 12), 6 p.m. MT (FS1)
What’s Up? Saturday was the first time since Nov. 26, 2015 that UCF did not score a touchdown, snapping a 121-game streak. … The Golden Knights lead the overall series with Houston 8-3 and have won the past three meetings, including a 27-13 victory at Orlando in 2023.
15. Colorado (3-6, 1-5 Big 12)
Last results: Colorado had more penalties (nine) than points (seven) in the first half, trailing 38-7 and eventually getting drubbed by Arizona 52-17.
Game On: Saturday at West Virginia (3-6, 1-5 Big 12), 10 a.m. MT (TNT/HBO Max)
What’s Up? Over the past two games, Colorado has been outscored by halftime 81-7. … The overall series between the Buffaloes and West Virginia is tied at 1-1, with Colorado’s lone victory coming in 2008 (17-14 at Boulder).
16. Oklahoma State (1-8, 0-6 Big 12)
Last results: Oklahoma State trailed just 10-7 at halftime but lost to Kansas 38-21, its eight straight defeat and 15th straight Big 12 loss.
Game On: Bye (Next game Nov. 15 vs. Kansas State)
What’s Up? The Cowboys struggled in all three phases against Kansas, including missing two makeable field goals. … Zane Flores finished 22 of 28 for 235 yards and two touchdowns for Oklahoma State.


