It was a wild 2021 college football season. The two teams that most expected to play for the Big 12 title, Oklahoma and Iowa State, both missed out on the title game. Baylor, who had won just two games the year before completed an incredible turnaround.
There were fantastic performances and finishes throughout the season that reminded everyone of the quality of play in the Big 12 conference. If the conference season wasn’t enough evidence, its 5-2 record and a 3-0 record against the SEC, should stand at evidence that the conference is very strong.
Let’s take a look at how these teams stack up heading into the offseason in the final Big 12 power rankings of the 2021 college football season.