Big 12 football power rankings after Week 9: Top 3 remains unchanged

Week 9 in the Big 12 went about as expected, except for two surprising results.

The first surprise came Friday evening, when Baylor dominated a UCF team that beat BYU just last week. Late Saturday night, the next surprise came when Iowa State hit a game-winning field goal against Oklahoma State to down the Cowboys 51-49.

Elsewhere around the conference, a ranked matchup between Arizona and Texas Tech went the Red Raiders' way late. BYU staved off a second-half push from Arizona State while Utah dismantled Cincinnati. Colorado also picked up its first Big 12 win of the year, knocking off Kansas State in overtime.

Here's how all 16 Big 12 teams stack up following all the Week 9 action.

Updated Big 12 football power rankings after Week 9

1. Utah Utes (49-25 win at Cincinnati) -- No change
2. BYU Cougars (27-20 win vs. Arizona State) -- No change
3. Houston Cougars (bye week) -- No change
4. Texas Tech Red Raiders (34-26 win vs. Arizona) -- Up 1
5. Arizona Wildcats (34-26 loss at Texas Tech) -- Up 1
6. Oklahoma State (51-49 loss at Iowa State) -- Down 2
7. Baylor Bears (41-9 win at UCF) -- Up 2
8. Cincinnati Bearcats (49-25 loss vs. Utah) -- Down 1
9. West Virginia (bye week) -- Down 1
10. Iowa State (51-49 win vs. Oklahoma State) -- Up 4
11. UCF (41-9 loss vs. Baylor) -- Down 1
12. Arizona State (27-20 loss at BYU) -- Down 1
13. TCU Horned Frogs (22-16 win vs. Kansas) -- No change
14. Kansas State (27-24 loss at Colorado) -- Down 2
15. Colorado Buffaloes (27-24 win vs. Kansas State) -- Up 1
16. Kansas Jayhawks (25-24 win vs. Baylor) -- Down 1

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