The Big 12 Championship scenarios are the most complicated and involve the most teams of any Power Four conference in college football.
In the tangled web of the Big 12, chaos reigns supreme. Entering Week 14, the conference finds itself with the most intricate tiebreakers of any Power 4 league. Nine teams remain in contention for a spot in the championship game, with four—Arizona State, BYU, Colorado, and Iowa State—locked at 6-2 atop the standings. Five more teams sit just behind at 5-3, clinging to hope as they rely on victories and the stumble of at least three of the leaders to stay alive.
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— CBS Sports College Football 🏈 (@CBSSportsCFB) November 27, 2024
No team controls its own destiny. It’s a maze of possibilities, with the Big 12 acknowledging a staggering 256 potential scenarios in the event of an eight-way tie. In a season where every game has carried enormous weight, the road to Arlington has never felt more uncertain—or thrilling.
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2024 BIG 12 STANDINGS
BIG 12 |
CONF
|
W-L
|
HOME
|
AWAY
|
PF
|
PA
|
STRK
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
Iowa State
|
6-2
|
9-2
|
5-1
|
4-1
|
345
|
214
|
W2
|
|
2
|
BYU
|
6-2
|
9-2
|
4-1
|
5-1
|
339
|
223
|
L2
|
|
3
|
Arizona State
|
6-2
|
9-2
|
6-0
|
3-2
|
336
|
251
|
W4
|
|
4
|
Colorado
|
6-2
|
8-3
|
4-1
|
4-2
|
362
|
264
|
L1
|
|
5
|
Kansas State
|
5-3
|
8-3
|
5-1
|
3-2
|
336
|
234
|
W1
|
|
6
|
Baylor
|
5-3
|
7-4
|
4-1
|
3-3
|
371
|
286
|
W5
|
|
7
|
Texas Tech
|
5-3
|
7-4
|
4-2
|
3-2
|
411
|
399
|
W1
|
|
8
|
TCU
|
5-3
|
7-4
|
4-2
|
3-2
|
381
|
304
|
W2
|
|
9
|
West Virginia
|
5-3
|
6-5
|
3-4
|
3-1
|
327
|
321
|
W1
|
|
10
|
Kansas
|
4-4
|
5-6
|
4-2
|
1-4
|
339
|
267
|
W3
|
|
11
|
Cincinnati
|
3-5
|
5-6
|
3-2
|
2-4
|
289
|
275
|
L4
|
|
12
|
Houston
|
3-5
|
4-7
|
3-3
|
1-4
|
150
|
245
|
L2
|
|
13
|
UCF
|
2-6
|
4-7
|
3-3
|
1-4
|
351
|
295
|
L2
|
|
14
|
Arizona
|
2-6
|
4-7
|
3-3
|
1-4
|
254
|
332
|
L1
|
|
15
|
Utah
|
1-7
|
4-7
|
2-4
|
2-3
|
255
|
234
|
L7
|
|
16
|
Oklahoma State
|
0-8
|
3-8
|
2-4
|
1-4
|
326
|
375
|
L8
|
Big 12 Games With Championship Game Implications
Friday
- Colorado (6-2 in Big 12 play) — vs. Oklahoma State (0-8)
- Note: Friday’s game between Utah (1-7) and UCF (2-6) has no bearing on championship scenarios.
Saturday
- Arizona State (6-2) — at Arizona (2-6)
- BYU (6-2) — vs. Houston (3-5)
- Iowa State (6-2) — vs. Kansas State (5-3)
- Baylor (5-3) — vs. Kansas (4-4)
- Kansas State (5-3) — at Iowa State (6-2)
- Texas Tech (5-3) — vs. West Virginia (5-3)
- TCU (5-3) — at Cincinnati (3-5)
- West Virginia (5-3) — at Texas Tech (5-3)
