Texas Tech football can still make the Big 12 championship game. Here are the scenarios

Chaos throughout the conference and a wild Week 13 Saturday has proven one thing: the Texas Tech football team is still alive for a spot in the Big 12 championship game.

How is that possible? Parity, and a touch of insanity.

Entering the final week of the regular season, four teams are tied atop the Big 12 standings with identical 6-2 marks in conference play. Texas Tech is among another group of five teams with 5-3 records, making every game left on the schedule important to many.

How Texas Tech football can still make the Big 12 championship game

The Big 12 Conference sent out tie-breaking scenario updates on Sunday. The release is vague for what 5-3 teams like Texas Tech need, because they all need a lot. In a nutshell, Texas Tech along with Baylor, Kansas State, TCU and West Virginia all need to win and see at least three of the 6-2 teams — Arizona State, BYU, Colorado and Iowa State — lose their games.

This week’s schedule of games is as follows:

FRIDAY

Oklahoma State (0-8) at Colorado (6-2), 11 a.m.

Utah (1-7) at UCF (2-6), 7 p.m.

SATURDAY

Kansas (4-4) at Baylor (5-3), 11 a.m.

West Virginia (5-3) at Texas Tech (5-3), 11 a.m.

Arizona State (6-2) at Arizona (2-6), 2:30 p.m.

TCU (5-3) at Cincinnati (3-5), 5 p.m.

Kansas State (5-3) at Iowa State (6-2), 6:30 p.m.

Houston (3-5) at BYU (6-2), 9:15 p.m.

More: How Texas Tech football won a wild one at Oklahoma State

Kansas, Cincinnati, Houston, Arizona, UCF, Utah and Oklahoma State are out of contention for the conference title game. Something to consider is that Kansas and Cincinnati both need to win to become bowl-eligible, so they do have some motivation for their final games.

Here’s a simplified breakdown of the Big 12’s tiebreaker policies, working your way down the list until you come to the conclusion:

A. Head-to-head results

B. Winning percentage against all common conference…

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Author : Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Publish date : 2024-11-25 10:18:00

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