Big 12 power rankings shift after Week 3: A new No. 1 team

The Big 12 went mostly as expected in Week 3, with just a few scores going against the grain.

One surprise was West Virginia taking down a ranked Virginia team on the road. Elsewhere, many were shocked by Colorado’s embarrassing loss in Evanston to Northwestern and Cincinnati nearly fell at home to Miami (OH). Arizona, TCU, Oklahoma State, Utah, and BYU all collected blowout wins.

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Kansas State and Arizona State pulled out close wins over Tulane and Kansas, respectively. Baylor picked up a win at Louisiana Tech, and UCF was pushed by Georgia State, but secured the victory.

With most teams beginning conference play next week, it’s as good a time as any to update our Big 12 Conference power rankings. Here’s how the Week 3 action affected the Big 12 hierarchy.

Updated Big 12 football power rankings after Week 3

2. Texas Tech Red Raiders (28-26 win vs. Houston) — Down 1

3. Houston Cougars (28-26 loss at Texas Tech) — No change

4. Utah Utes (33-0 win vs. Utah State) — No change

6. Kansas State (31-20 win vs. Tulane) — No change

7. Oklahoma State (59-9 win vs. Murray State) — Up 3

8. Cincinnati Bearcats (35-31 win vs. Miami (OH)) — Down 1

9. West Virginia (38-27 win vs. Virginia) — Up 4

10. Arizona State (24-17 win vs. Kansas) — Down 2

12. TCU Horned Frogs (31-7 win vs. Arkansas State) — No change

14. Kansas Jayhawks (24-17 loss vs. Arizona State) — No change

15. UCF (44-30 win vs. Georgia State) — No change

16. Iowa State (55-7 win vs. Bowling Green) — No change

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