Week 11 brought plenty of thrills to the Big 12, with several surprising results shaking up the conference's power rankings as the regular season enters its final few weeks.
No. 2 Utah survived its toughest test yet, escaping Arizona with a thrilling 40-39 victory to remain atop the rankings. Texas Tech climbed two spots to No. 2 following a dominant 52-27 win over Oklahoma State, while BYU held steady at No. 3 after handling Baylor.
The biggest surprise of the weekend came Friday evening in Boulder, where Colorado stunned Houston 42-32 for its first victory over a top-15 opponent since 2007. The loss dropped the Cougars three spots to No. 5, while the Buffaloes remained at No. 15 despite their impressive upset due to other results. Colorado's
upset caused significant movement across the rankings.
Elsewhere, Arizona State, Iowa State and TCU moved up the rankings, while Cincinnati and West Virginia continued to slide after multiple losses in recent weeks.
Here's how all 16 teams stack up in our updated Big 12 football power rankings following Week 11.
Updated Big 12 football power rankings after Week 11
- Utah Utes (40-39 win at Arizona) -- No change
- Texas Tech Red Raiders (52-27 win at Oklahoma State) -- Up 2
- BYU Cougars (28-7 win vs. Baylor) -- No change
- Arizona Wildcats (40-39 loss vs. Utah) -- Up 1
- Houston Cougars (42-32 loss at Colorado) -- Down 3
- Oklahoma State (52-27 loss vs. Texas Tech) -- No change
- Arizona State (26-13 win at UCF) -- Up 3
- Baylor Bears (28-7 loss vs. BYU) -- Down 1
- Iowa State (41-13 win vs. Cincinnati) -- Up 3
- TCU Horned Frogs (20-10 win vs. Kansas State) -- Up 3
- UCF (26-13 loss vs. Arizona State) -- No change
- West Virginia (37-14 loss vs. Kansas) -- Down 4
- Cincinnati Bearcats (41-13 loss at Iowa State) -- Down 4
- Kansas Jayhawks (37-14 win at West Virginia) -- No change
- Colorado Buffaloes (42-32 win vs. Houston) -- No change
- Kansas State (20-10 loss at TCU) -- No change
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