Every Big 12 team’s bowl projection following Week 10

Oct 26, 2024; Boulder, Colorado, USA; Members of the Cincinnati Bearcats and the Colorado Buffaloes special teams line up across from each other at Folsom Field. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images

Week 10 of the college football season saw its fair share of upsets and massive shakeups in conference standings, particularly in the Big 12. With the first College Football Playoff rankings set to be revealed Tuesday night, bowl games are becoming a greater topic of discussion.

The biggest winners within the Big 12 over the weekend may have been teams that didn’t play at all, as BYU and Colorado benefited from Iowa State falling to Texas Tech and Kansas State losing to Houston. Once the dust settled, the Buffaloes slid into a tie for second place.

Among the Big 12’s Week 10 victors, the Baylor Bears are now riding a three-game winning streak after beating in-state rival TCU.

On Monday, USA TODAY Sports writer Erick Smith released his updated college football bowl projections. Here’s a look at where every Big 12 team stood:

BYU Cougars (8-0)

Oct 18, 2024; Provo, Utah, USA; Brigham Young Cougars wide receiver Darius Lassiter (5) celebrates a touchdown with teammates in the last minute of the game against the Oklahoma State Cowboys at LaVell Edwards Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-Imagn Images

ESPN Football Power Index Projected Record: 10.9-1.9

USA TODAY Sports Projection: College Football Playoff quarterfinals (Fiesta Bowl vs. Ohio State Buckeyes)

Highlighted by ranked wins over SMU and Kansas State, BYU remains the only unbeaten team left in the Big 12 and is the favorite to garner an auto-bid to the College Football Playoff. The Cougars making the CFP would’ve been an unthinkable accomplishment in July as they were picked to finish 13th in the preseason Big 12 media poll.

Iowa State Cyclones (7-1)

Dec 29, 2023; Memphis, TN, USA; Iowa…

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Publish date : 2024-11-05 00:30:59

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