The much-awaited week of reckoning in the Big 12 has come and gone, and while it didn’t offer much in the way of exciting football, it delivered clarity in the Big 12 title race as promised.
Oklahoma and Iowa State are now in pole position to make the Big 12 title game, with Texas and Oklahoma State still on the outside looking in. The key difference between the Longhorns and the Cowboys is this: Texas can play themselves into the title game, while Oklahoma State needs some help.
Meanwhile, Kansas State’s loss to Iowa State officially moves the Wildcats into fifth place with three losses, a steep fall from their start atop the conference standings.
Let’s get right into the projections. For comparison’s sake, here’s last week’s outlook.
The following projections are based on a composite of fifteen different published rating systems and 20,000 simulations of the remaining Big 12 schedule, updated through week seven’s results.