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Big 12 Football Power Rankings: Texas Tech, BYU, Utah rise to top of league

By Darnell Dickson - | Nov 18, 2025

Harold Mitchell, Special to the Herald

BYU safety Tanner Wall (28) moves in on TCU running back Jon Denman in a college football game at LaVell Edwards Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025.

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

1. No. 6 Texas Tech (10-1, 7-1 Big 12)

Last results: No. 6 Texas Tech ran for 205 yards and five touchdowns, including one by star linebacker Jacob Rodriguez, to rout UCF 48-9.

Game On: Bye (Next game Nov. 29 at West Virginia)

What’s Up? Cameron Dickey and Reggie Virgil both had two rushing touchdowns for the Red Raiders against UCF. … Texas Tech is No. 3 in the country in scoring defense (12.3 points per game) and No. 8 in total defense (266.1 yards per game).

2. No. 11 BYU (9-1, 6-1 Big 12)

Last results: Bear Bachmeier threw for 296 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score as No. 12 BYU routed TCU 44-13.

Game On: Saturday at Cincinnati (7-3, 5-2 Big 12), 6 p.m. MT (FOX)

What’s Up? BYU scored on its first seven possessions (four touchdowns, three field goals) against TCU. … The Cougars lead the overall series with Cincinnati 3-0, including a 35-27 win at Provo in 2023.

3. No. 13 Utah (8-2, 5-2 Big 12)

Last results: No. 13 Utah ran for 380 yards – 166 from Byrd Ficklin on just six carries and 129 yards from Wayshawn Parker – in a 55-28 blowout win at Baylor.

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

What’s Up? The Utes scored five times on the ground, twice on Devon Dampier passes and had a 65-yard pick six by Elijah Davis. … This is the first meeting between Utah and Kansas State.

4. Arizona State (7-3, 5-2 Big 12)

Last results: Jeff Sims threw three touchdown passes as Arizona State slipped past West Virginia 25-23.

Game On: Saturday at Colorado (3-7, 1-6 Big 12), 6 p.m. MT (ESPN2)

What’s Up? Jesus Gomez kicked a 49-yard fourth quarter field goal and Keith Abney II’s late interception sealed the victory against West Virginia. … Arizona State leads the overall series with Colorado 9-4 (with one win vacated), getting a 42-34 victory at Boulder in 2022.

5. Arizona (7-3, 4-3 Big 12)

Last results: Noah Fifita passed for 294 yards and a touchdown to become Arizona’s all-time leader in TD passes in a 30-24 upset of No. 25 Cincinnati.

Game On: Saturday vs. Baylor (5-5, 3-4 Big 12), 11 a.m. MT (TNT)

What’s Up? Fifita now has 68 career touchdown passes, passing former Wildcats Nick Foles and Willie Tuitama. … Kris Hutson caught eight passes for 123 yards against Cincinnati, fourth career 100-yard game. … This is only the second meeting all-time between Arizona and Baylor.

6. No. 25 Houston (8-2, 5-2 Big 12)

Last results: Houston defeated UCF 30-27 on Nov. 8.

Game On: Saturday vs. TCU (6-4, 3-4 Big 12), 2 p.m. MT (FOX)

What’s Up? Houston is 39th in the country in total defense (333.1). … The Cougars hold a 14-13 edge in the series with TCU and won the last meeting 30-19 at Fort Worth in 2024.

7. Iowa State (6-4, 3-4 Big 12)

Last results: The Cyclones defeated TCU 20-17 on Nov. 8.

Game On: Saturday vs. Kansas (5-5, 3-4 Big 12), 10 a.m. MT (FS1)

What’s Up? The Cyclones’ victory against TCU ended a four-game losing streak. … Carson Hansen leads ISU in rushing with 721 yards on 141 carries (5.1 yards per carry) and five touchdowns, with three straight 100-yard rushing games. … Iowa State won seven in a row against Kansas from 2015 to 2021 but the Jayhawks have won the past three meetings.

8. Cincinnati (7-3, 5-2 Big 12)

Last results: In the first meeting between the two schools, Arizona pulled off a 30-24 upset of No. 25 Cincinnati.

Game On: Saturday vs. No. 11 BYU (9-1, 7-1 Big 12), 6 p.m. MT (FOX)

What’s Up? The Bearcats rushed for 140 yards in the first quarter but had only 50 more yards on the ground the rest of the way against Arizona. … After going seven straight games without an interception, Brendan Sorsby has three in the past two games.

9. TCU (6-4, 3-4 Big 12)

Last results: Josh Hoover, who came into the game sixth in the country in yards passing per game (299 per game) was 10 of 23 for 183 yards and two interceptions in TCU’s 44-13 loss to No. 12 BYU.

Game On: Saturday at No. 25 Houston (8-2, 5-2 Big 12), 2 p.m. MT (FOX)

What’s Up? The 183 yards passing by Hoover was a season low. … The Horned Frogs went 1 for 10 on third down against BYU. … TCU has won nine in a row in the series with Houston, including a 36-13 decision at Houston in 2023.

10. Kansas State (5-5, 4-3 Big 12)

Last results: Kansas State forced five turnovers in a 14-6 victory against Oklahoma State.

Game On: Saturday at No. 13 Utah (8-2, 5-2 Big 12), 2 p.m. MT (ESPN2)

What’s Up? All of the Wildcats points against the Cowboys came off of turnovers. … The Wildcats won for the third time in four games and need one more victory to become bowl eligibile. … This will be the first meeting with Utah

11. Baylor (5-5, 3-4 Big 12)

Last results: Sawyer Robinson was 29 of 58 for 430 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions in Baylor’s 55-28 loss to No. 13 Utah

Game On: Saturday at Arizona (7-3, 4-3 Big 12), 11 a.m. MT (TNT)

What’s Up? Robertson had his third 400-yard passing game this season and also logged a career-high 58 pass attempts. … Baylor won the only previous meeting with Arizona 20-15 in the 1992 Sun Bowl.

12. Kansas (5-5, 3-4 Big 12)

Last results: The Jayhawks lost to Arizona 24-20 on Nov. 8.

Game On: Saturday at Iowa State (6-4, 3-4 Big 12), 10 a.m. MT (FS1)

What’s Up? Kansas leads the overall series with Iowa State 52-46 with six ties. … The Jayhawks have won the past three meetings, including a 45-36 decision in 2024 at Lawrence.

13. West Virginia (4-7, 2-6 Big 12)

Last results: The Mountaineers led in the fourth quarter but lost to Arizona State 25-23.

Game On: Bye (Next game Nov. 29 vs. Texas Tech)

What’s Up? The Mountaineers turned the ball over twice on downs inside Arizona State 5-yard line. … West Virginia took a 23-22 lead on a 90-yard touchdown reception by Cyncir Bowers in the fourth quarter. … Scott Fox Jr. Threw for 353 yards and two touchdowns.

14. UCF (4-6, 1-6 Big 12)

Last results: UCF had just 52 yards rushing in a 48-9 loss to No. 6 Texas Tech.

Game On: Saturday vs. Oklahoma State (1-9, 0-7 Big 12), 2 p.m. MT (ESPN+)

What’s Up? Tayven Jackson finished 27 of 33 for 178 yards, one touchdown and one interception against Texas Tech. … UCF won the only previous meeting with Oklahoma State 45-3 at Orlando in 2023.

15. Colorado (3-7, 1-6 Big 12)

Last results: Colorado lost to West Virginia 29-22 on Nov. 8.

Game On: Saturday vs. Arizona State (7-3, 5-2 Big 12), 6 p.m. MT (ESPN2)

What’s Up? The Buffaloes have lost five of their past six games. … Receiver Omarion Miller has 34 catches for 652 yards (19.2 per catch) and seven touchdowns. … Colorado defeated Arizona State 27-24 at Tempe in 2023.

16. Oklahoma State (1-9, 0-7 Big 12)

Last results: Zane Flores passed for 233 yards but also threw two interceptions and fumbled twice as Oklahoma State lost to Kansas State 14-6.

Game On: Saturday at UCF, 2 p.m. MT (ESPN+)

What’s Up? The Cowboys have lost nine straight games, 16 straight in the Big 12 and 18 of their past 19. … Five different quarterbacks (and eight different players total) have thrown passes for Oklahoma State, led by Zane Flores with 1,164 yards, two touchdowns and five interceptions.

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