It has been an interesting start for the Big 12 football season to say the very least. The trio of teams at the top with Kansas State, Oklahoma State, and Utah isn’t a surprise, however, Arizona State looking better than its in-state rivals is. More on the Sun Devils shortly.
Other eyebrow-raisers include the slow starts by the Colorado Buffaloes and Texas Tech Red Raiders, who are both 2-1 but have had poor showings as of late. They both struggled in Week 1 against FCS opposition before getting blown out in Week 2 and coming back with blowout wins of their own in Week 3.
This week we are reviewing Paul Myerberg’s FBS re-rankings under a different lens. Here are the week-by-week rankings through the first three weeks of the 2024 college football season.
Big 12 football’s week-by-week re-rankings
| Team | Preseason | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 42 | 41 | 45 | 50 |
| Arizona State | 105 | 56 | 44 | 28 |
| Baylor | 92 | 86 | 86 | 77 |
| BYU | 64 | 62 | 55 | 46 |
| Cincinnati | 90 | 88 | 88 | 83 |
| Colorado | 89 | 101 | 102 | 88 |
| Houston | 80 | 98 | 98 | 94 |
| Iowa State | 31 | 29 | 14 | 14 |
| Kansas | 23 | 22 | 30 | 52 |
| Kansas State | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
| Oklahoma State | 27 | 26 | 20 | 20 |
| TCU | 38 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
| Texas Tech | 41 | 52 | 80 | 75 |
| Utah | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| UCF | 20 | 21 | 18 | 15 |
| West Virginia | 40 | 48 | 52 | 65 |
Big 12’s Biggest Surprise
The Sun Devils have shot out of a cannon to begin the 2024 season already matching last season’s win total of three games through three weeks. Former Michigan State quarterback Sam Leavitt now leads them into their first-ever Big 12 matchup when they visit Texas Tech on Saturday.
Big 12’s Biggest Dropoff
We thought the Mountaineers turned a corner last season with the 9-4 finish with a win in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl over North Carolina. However, it looks more like the team that put head coach Neal Brown on the hot seat in the first place after dropping both Power Four matchups through three weeks. They face an equally struggling Kansas Jayhawks team on Saturday, another loss and the hot seat rumors might heat up once again.