What was already a wild and wide-open race for a coveted spot in the Big 12 championship game received some new twists in Week 11 of the 2024 college football season.
Most notably, No. 18 Iowa State suffered its second-consecutive loss, this one coming at the hands of Kansas in a 45-36 setback at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. With the most recent defeat, the Cyclones, who were undefeated and ranked No. 10 in the US LBM Coaches Poll after Week 9, are now outside of the top two spots in the conference standings.
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The same can’t be said for coach Deion Sanders and No. 24 Colorado, which improved to 7-2 overall and 5-1 in conference play with a 41-27 road victory against Texas Tech. With their sixth victory in their past seven games, the Buffaloes moved into sole possession of second place in the Big 12.
No. 9 BYU continued its undefeated march through the season with a 22-21 victory against archrival Utah in the latest installment of “the Holy War.” The Cougars are now 9-0 this season, with only one of its final three regular-season games coming against a team that currently has a winning record.
Here’s a look at how this past week’s results within the Big 12 were reflected in the latest Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 poll on Sunday:
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Big 12 teams in bold. First-place votes in parentheses.
1. Oregon (55)
2. Ohio State
3. Texas
4. Tennessee
5. Penn State
6. Indiana
7. Notre Dame
8. BYU
9. Alabama
10. Georgia
11. Ole Miss
12. Miami
13. Boise State
13. SMU
15. Texas A&M
16. Clemson
17. Army
18. Washington State
19. Kansas State
20. Colorado
21. Missouri
22. LSU
23. South Carolina
24. Louisville
25. Iowa State
Others receiving votes:Tulane 85; Louisiana 42; Arizona State 30; Pittsburgh 28; UNLV 17; Memphis 11; Navy 3; James Madison 2; Illinois 2; Duke 1
Big 12 teams in bold. First-place votes in parentheses.
1. Oregon (62)
2. Ohio State
3. Texas
4. Penn State
5. Indiana
6. Tennessee
7. BYU
8. Notre Dame
9. Alabama
10. Ole Miss
11. Georgia
12. Miami
13. Boise State
14. SMU
15. Texas A&M
16. Army
17. Clemson
18. Colorado
19. Washington State
20. Kansas State
21. LSU
22. Louisville
23. South Carolina
24. Missouri
25. Tulane
Others receiving votes:Iowa State 92; Arizona State 35; Pitt 18; Louisiana-Lafayette 14; UNLV 10
