We’ve got chaos in the Big 12 as we head into Week 13. The conference is wide open! With two weeks left in the regular season, there are too many scenarios for the conference title game to get into. Right now, your opinion and speculation is just as good as ours, so give our individual rankings a look over and tell what you’d do differently.
2024 Heartland Sports Big 12 Power Rankings, Week 13
| Ranking | Points |
| 1. Colorado | 61 |
| 2. Arizona State | 59 |
| 3. BYU | 58 |
| 4. Iowa State | 52 |
| 5. Baylor | 43 |
| 5. Kansas State | 43 |
| 5. Texas Tech | 43 |
| 8. West Virginia | 35 |
| 9. TCU | 33 |
| 10. Kansas | 31 |
| 11. Cincinnati | 21 |
| 12. UCF | 18 |
| 13. Arizona | 16 |
| 14. Houston | 14 |
| 15. Utah | 12 |
| 16. Oklahoma State | 5 |
Individual Rankings
Caleb
1. Colorado | Colorado continues to play outstanding football and have a real shot at the big 12 title and a spot in the CFP.
2. Arizona State | Arizona State has been a sneaky good team this year. After a big win over KSU they looked to lock down a slot in the big 12 chip over these next few weeks.
3. BYU | BYU will get a shot to redeem themselves with a win over ASU in what should be a top 25 match up.
4. Iowa State
5. Texas Tech
6. Kansas State
7. Baylor
8. West Virginia
9. Cincinnati
10. TCU
11. Kansas
12. UCF
13. Houston
14. Arizona
15. Utah | Utah gas to win out if they want a bowl game.
16. OSU | Can OSU win a conference game?
Craig
1. Colorado | Colorado is in a prime spot for a 10 win season. After a rough start, they’ve really turned things around.
2. BYU | Losing to Kansas at home is tough. But, I still think BYU is a solid team that can compete for the Big 12 title.
3. Arizona State | Arizona State is another team that has turned it up as the season progresses. They’ve got a big opportunity coming up against BYU
4. Iowa State
5. Kansas State
6. Baylor
7. West Virginia
8. Texas Tech
9. TCU
10. Kansas
11. Cincinnati
12. UCF
13. Arizona
14. Houston
15. Utah | The Utes suffered their worst loss of the season last week against Colorado. To make things worse, they’ve got Iowa State next up on the schedule.
16. Oklahoma State | Can’t lose on a bye week!
Matt
1. Arizona State | Arizona State was picked to finish last in the Big 12 but is very much alive in the title chase.
2. Iowa State | The Cyclones scored on three of their five second-half possessions, which helped end their two-game skid and kept their slim playoff hopes alive.
3. BYU | The Cougars committed a turnover that prevented a potential go-ahead score before halftime. Then, a second turnover led to a late Kansas lead.
4. Colorado
5. Baylor
6. Kansas
7. Texas Tech
8. TCU
9. West Virginia
10. Kansas State
11. Utah
12. Arizona
13. Houston
14. UCF
15. Oklahoma State | IDLE
16. Cincinnati | The Bearcats committed a season-high 13 penalties on Saturday, with 11 of those coming against the offense.
Zack
1. Colorado | The Buffaloes might not be the best team in the conference, but they keep winning, and so they are not favorites to win the conference.
2. BYU | The Cougars suffered their first loss—a close one to Kansas—and now they have a touch road matchup with Arizona State. If they can beat the Sun Devils, they should have an easy path to the Big 12 Championship Game. A loss would throw a kink in those plans.
3. Arizona State | The Sun Devils picked up their biggest win of the season so far—a 24-14 victory over Kansas State in Manhattan—and now they have a chance to make the Big 12 Championship Game. It all starts with a big game on Saturday as they host BYU.
4. Kansas State
5. Texas Tech
6. Iowa State
7. Baylor
8. TCU
9. West Virginia
10. Kansas
11. Cincinnati
12. UCF
13. Arizona
14. Houston
15. Utah | The Utes have lost 6 straight, and they now face a tough opponent as they host Iowa State.
16. Oklahoma State | An off week might be just what the Cowboys needed to figure out how to win a game.
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