A pecking order is being established in the Big 12. According to advanced analytics, it’s a four-way race between BYU, Iowa State, Kansas State and Colorado for the Big 12 title. The Big 12 has already been chaotic with less than half of the conference games played. Today, we update our Big 12 power rankings ahead of week ten.

Record: 8-0
Next opponent: Utah

BYU gets the top spot for having the best resume and record among the Big 12. BYU’s win over Kansas State is the best win in the league by a wide margin. The Cougars are in the best position possible heading into November.

Record: 7-0
Next opponent: Texas Tech

Iowa State came close to UCF two weeks ago. The Cyclones are the other undefeated team in the Big 12 and just behind BYU in the power rankings. The Cyclones have probably been the most consistent team in the conference.

In its history, Iowa State has never been able to get over the hump. The Cyclones have never won an outright conference championship. If this is their year, they’ll have to survive trap games like this week’s against Texas Tech.

Record: 7-1
Next opponent: Houston

Kansas State survived a scare against rival Kansas last week. The Wildcats have a fairly favorable schedule the rest of the way with games against Houston, Arizona State and Cincinnati before traveling to Iowa State. They could go 10-1 when they face Iowa State in Week 12.

Record: 6-2
Next opponent: Texas Tech

Colorado continues to rack up wins and stay in the race for the conference title. The Buffaloes are a good football team that is a play or two away from going undefeated in conference play. The schedule is favorable from Colorado going forward. They are a real threat to steal a spot in the conference championship game. Colorado and Texas Tech will meet next Saturday in what will likely be one of Colorado’s toughest remaining games.

Record: 5-3
Next opponent: Colorado

Cincinnati was essentially eliminated from the Big 12 title race with its loss in Colorado. The Bearcats are 3-2 in Big 12 play and have a brutal schedule over the next four games. They have to play Kansas State and Iowa State. For now, they deserve a spot in the top five, but there is a big gap between the top four and the rest.

Record: 5-2
Next opponent: Oklahoma State

Arizona State’s offense struggled without Sam Leavitt in the lineup. It looks like Leavitt will play against Oklahoma State on Saturday. They are still 5-2 and have a great chance to make a bowl game.

Record: 5-3
Next opponent: Texas Tech

TCU is incredibly difficult to predict. One week, they allow 66 points to SMU and the next they hold Utah to 7 points. They also have one of the worst losses in the conference to Houston. The Horned Frogs are 3-2 in conference play, so they deserve a spot in the middle of the pack, but no team in the Big 12 is more volatile this season than TCU.

Record: 4-4
Next opponent: Cincinnati

West Virginia could have solidified itself as a Big 12 championship contender over the past two weeks against Iowa State and Kansas State. Instead, the Mountaineers weren’t really competitive in either game. They have talent on the roster and have played a brutal schedule, but this is not the year for the Mountaineers. The priority for Neal Brown is to get to a bowl game and save his job.

Record: 4-4
Next opponent: TCU

Baylor has been a much better team with Sawyer Robertson at quarterback. We’ve said for the past two weeks that it wouldn’t be surprising to see the Bears make a bit of a run. Now, they have won two consecutive games and have a chance to make it three against TCU. There is a legitimate chance for Baylor to return to a bowl game.

Record: 5-3
Next opponent: TCU

Texas Tech’s luck has run out in recent weeks. The Red Raiders have never been as good as their record indicated, but the losses hadn’t started piling up until recent weeks. They are in danger of losing their third straight game at Iowa State this weekend.

Record: 3-5
Next opponent: Kansas State

Houston is not a good football team, but they have managed to win two conference games against TCU and Utah. Those two wins earn them a spot in the top 11.

Record: 3-5
Next opponent: Arizona

There are four teams that are 1-3 in Big 12 play. UCF is the most dangerous of those four and they proved it on the road at Iowa State a few weeks ago. UCF’s running game is legit, but BYU kept them in check last week.

Record: 3-5
Next opponent: UCF

Arizona seemingly gets worse every week. They are in a bad place right now.

Record: 2-6
Next opponent: Iowa State

Kansas is much better than their record indicates, but until they can win a close game, they don’t deserve to be better than 14th in the power rankings. They will likely be eliminated from bowl eligibility after their next game against Iowa State.

Utah’s offense might be the worst in the Power Four. Until they figure things out on that side of the ball, winning every game will be a challenge. They are coming off surprising losses against TCU and Houston.

Record: 4-4
Next opponent: BYU

Record: 3-5
Next opponent: Baylor

Oklahoma State has the talent to beat a lot of teams in this conference, but they haven’t been able to do it. They played much better after a bye week against BYU, but fell back into old habits against Baylor. The Cowboys are winless in conference play with a 0-5 record.