Big 12 Power Rankings - Week 4

A look around the Big 12 Conference after the first three weeks of play.

For the first time this season, we have some serious movement in our weekly Big 12 power rankings. West Virginia and Kansas stumble to the bottom half of the league while Baylor and BYU take advantage of teams ranked ahead of them falling.

16. Houston Cougars

Previous ranking: 16
Last week's result: vs. Rice W 33-7
Next game: at Cincinnati, 12 p.m. EST on FS1

15. Cincinnati Bearcats

Previous ranking: 14
Last week's result: vs. Miami (OH) W 27-16
Next game: vs. Houston, 12 p.m. EST on FS1

14. Texas Tech Red Raiders

Previous ranking: 15
Last week's result: vs. North Texas W 66-21
Next game: vs. Arizona State, 3:30 p.m. EST on FS1

13. Arizona State Sun Devils

Previous ranking: 13
Last week's result: vs. Texas State W 31-28
Next game: at Texas Tech, 3:30 p.m. EST on FS1

12. Kansas Jayhawks

Previous ranking: 8
Last week's result: vs. UNLV L 20-23
Next game: at West Virginia, 12 p.m. EST on ESPN2

11. West Virginia Mountaineers

Previous ranking: 4
Last week's result: vs. Pitt L 34-38
Next game: vs. Kansas, 12 p.m. EST on ESPN2

10. Colorado Buffaloes

Previous ranking: 12
Last week's result: vs. Colorado State W 28-9
Next game: vs. Baylor, 8 p.m. EST on FOX

9. TCU Horned Frogs

Previous ranking: 9
Last week's result: vs. UCF L 34-35
Next game: at SMU, 5 p.m. EST on CW Network

8. Baylor Bears

Previous ranking: 11
Last week's result: vs. Air Force W 31-3
Next game: at Colorado, 8 p.m. EST on FOX

7. BYU Cougars

Previous ranking: 10
Last week's result: vs. Wyoming W 34-14
Next game: vs. Kansas State, 10:30 p.m. EST on ESPN

6. Arizona Wildcats

Previous ranking: 6
Last week's result: vs. Kansas State L 7-31
Next game: BYE

5. UCF Knights

Previous ranking: 7
Last week's result: vs. TCU W 35-34
Next game: BYE

4. Iowa State Cyclones

Previous ranking: 5
Last week's result: BYE
Next game: vs. Arkansas State, 2 p.m. EST on ESPN+

3. Kansas State Wildcats

Previous ranking: 3
Last week's result: vs. Arizona W 31-7
Next game: BYE

2. Oklahoma State Cowboys

Previous ranking: 2
Last week's result: vs. Tulsa W 45-10
Next game: vs. Utah, 4 p.m. EST on FOX

1. Utah Utes

Previous ranking: 1
Last week's result: vs. Utah State W 38-21
Next game: at Oklahoma State, 4 p.m. EST on FOX

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