The Texas Longhorns were off this past Saturday due to the growing number of COVID-19 positive cases within the program. Only Oklahoma State, Texas Chrisitan and Baylor were in action for the conference. The Oklahoma Sooners were also off due to their game getting canceled due to West Virginia’s number of coronavirus cases. Iowa State and Oklahoma meet on Saturday in the Big 12 Championship at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
This week saw the Longhorns remain in the Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports. Texas even dropped a spot, falling to No. 24. They remain the lowest-ranked Big 12 team within the top 25.
Going into the conference championship game, it will now be a top 10 matchup between the Cyclones (No. 8) and Sooners (No. 10). Both teams benefited from Florida’s home loss to LSU on Saturday night.
Oklahoma State was the biggest mover within the Big 12, climbing back into the top 25 at No. 22. Mike Gundy’s squad dismantled Baylor 42-3 to wrap up their season.
The top five remained the same with Alabama having a game on Saturday vs Arkansas. Texas A&M is the only team that will not be in action during conference champions weekend within the top five.
A full breakdown of the Top 25
| Ranking | Team | Record | Last Week |
| 1 | Alabama | 10-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | 10-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Clemson | 9-1 | 3 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 5-0 | 4 |
| 5 | Texas A&M | 7-1 | 6 |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 8-0 | 7 |
| 7 | Indiana | 6-1 | 9 |
| 8 | Iowa State | 8-2 | 11 |
| 9 | Georgia | 7-2 | 10 |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 7-2 | 12 |
| 11 | Florida | 8-2 | 6 |
| 12 | Coastal Carolina | 11-0 | 13 |
| 13 | Southern California | 5-0 | 15 |
| 14 | Northwestern | 6-1 | 14 |
| 15 | North Carolina | 8-3 | 20 |
| 16 | Brigham Young | 10-1 | 16 |
| 17 | Iowa | 6-2 | 18 |
| 18 | UL Lafayette | 9-1 | 17 |
| 19 | Miami | 8-2 | 8 |
| 20 | Tulsa | 6-1 | 19 |
| 21 | Liberty | 9-1 | 21 |
| 22 | Oklahoma State | 7-3 | NR |
| 23 | North Carolina State | 8-3 | 24 |
| 24 | Texas | 6-3 | 23 |
| 25 | San Jose State | 6-0 | NR |
Teams dropped out:
No. 22 Colorado; No. 25 Wisconsin.
Others receiving votes:
Buffalo 102; Auburn 45; Army 35; Boise State 30; Marshall 29; Washington 22; Missouri 17; Colorado 17; Nevada 10; Wisconsin 8; Southern Methodist 7; Oregon 6; Utah 4; Texas Christian 1.
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