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Sooners head to familiar territory in USA TODAY Sports latest bowl projections

In the latest bowl projections from USA TODAY Sports, the Oklahoma Sooners are heading to familiar territory.

The Big 12 has provided some entertaining football through the first eight weeks of the season. At the moment, nine teams are at or above .500 in the conference. Baylor, UCF, and Houston are just one game under the bowl eligibility line.

There’s a long way to go, but it’s possible nine teams could end up bowl eligible.

The big question for the Big 12? Will Oklahoma or Texas be able to do enough in 2023 to make the College Football Playoff on their way out the door?

Here’s where the Big 12 landed in USA TODAY Sports latest bowl projections.

Updated look at the ESPN matchup predictor after the Sooners win over UCF

How does the ESPN Matchup Predictor see the rest of the Oklahoma Sooners 2023 schedule playing out?

At 7-0 overall and 4-0 in the Big 12, the Oklahoma Sooners are in the driver’s seat for a Big 12 title game berth and possibly more. But as Saturday against UCF showed, each week is going to be a challenge.

We’ve seen in recent years that the Big 12 provides stumbling blocks along the way for any team attempting an undefeated run. This year is no different.

Heading into the 2023 season, many thought the Oklahoma Sooners’ schedule had few difficult matchups. Just over halfway through the season, games against Kansas, Oklahoma State, West Virginia and BYU look far more difficult than they once did. While TCU may not look like it has a lot going for them after a 41-3 loss to Kansas State, much could change for the Horned Frogs in the next five weeks to make them a serious challenger.

The Oklahoma Sooners simply have to take it one game at a time and show up for each matchup ready to roll. If they are locked in, they’re as good as any team in the conference and nearly every team in the nation.

Let’s take a look at how the win probabilities shifted via the ESPN matchup predictor after Week 8.

Big 12 Power Rankings: Kansas State blows out TCU, Oklahoma State is for real

The contenders in the Big 12 have begun to establish themselves after week 8 action. Here’s a look at the updated Big 12 Power Rankings.

Week 8 in the Big 12 began to reveal which teams will be contenders for the final five weeks of the regular season.

The Oklahoma Sooners and the Texas Longhorns are the favorites to meet in the Big 12 title game, but several other teams are making their case.

Big 12 play has been wild through the first half of the schedule, but we’re beginning to see some separation from the contenders and the pretenders.

Here are this week’s Big 12 power rankings.

Updated look at the ESPN Matchup Predictor after Sooners’ bye week

How did the ESPN Matchup Predictor shift Oklahoma’s win probabilities after week 7 action?

The bye week is behind us, and the second half of the season is underway. The Oklahoma Sooners are 6-0 and 3-0 in Big 12 play. It was a good time to have a bye, coming off an emotional win over the Texas Longhorns.

The remainder of the schedule has its challenges. Road trips to Lawrence, Stillwater and Provo will prove difficult regardless of how well the home teams are playing.

As we get deeper into the season, teams that seemed to struggle through the first six weeks are starting to figure some things out. It’s hard to know just how good each team the Sooners will face actually is, which isn’t a bad thing. The Sooners will go into each game expecting to get their opponent’s best shot and will be less likely to underestimate them.

After the Week 7 action, let’s take a look at how the ESPN Matchup Predictor has moved Oklahoma’s win probability for each of their remaining six games.

Big 12 Power Rankings: Oklahoma State, Iowa State make moves after Week 7 wins

The Oklahoma State Cowboys picked up their second big win in a row and saw a big bump in this week’s Big 12 Power Rankings.

One thing is certain about the 2023 college football season. Nothing is certain.

With the way the Big 12 season has played out to this point, it’s hard to get a read on which teams are, in fact, good this year.

A quick look at the standings shows the Oklahoma Sooners in first place with their undefeated record. Following OU are Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Texas, Kansas State and West Virginia with one conference loss each. It’s not really a surprise to see the Longhorns in contention for a Big 12 title berth. However, it is surprising to see Iowa State, Oklahoma State and West Virginia in the top six of the standings.

After another wild week of Big 12 play, let’s take a look at this week’s power rankings.

Sooners still outside of playoff in USA TODAY Sports latest Bowl Projections after Texas win

Where are the Oklahoma Sooners headed in USA TODAY Sports latest bowl projections after their Red River Rivalry win over the Texas Longhorns?

The Big 12 season has been wild to this point. It’s been filled with upsets galore and the Oklahoma Sooners have been the only team to avoid a letdown in the conference.

Their win over Texas was the most-watched game of the weekend and social media was buzzing after the win. The Sooners have seen their stock soar in the US LBM Coaches Poll, the AP Top 25, and Joel Klatt’s top 10. Additionally, they took over the top spot in our Big 12 power rankings after week six.

The team is playing good football and the coaching staff is hitting all the right notes as Oklahoma moved to 6-0 on the season.

But where did they land in USA TODAY Sports’ latest bowl projections? Let’s take a look.

 

Updated look at the ESPN Matchup Predictor after the Sooners win over Texas

How did the win probabilities change for the Oklahoma Sooners after their win over the Texas Longhorns in week 6?

The Oklahoma Sooners are in the midst of a dramatic turnaround. From 6-7 a year ago to 6-0 to start the 2023 season, OU is on track to be one of the best stories in college football.

There’s a great deal of work still to be done by the Sooners heading into their bye week, but with the Texas Longhorns out of the way, Oklahoma has a shot to get back to the Big 12 title game and maybe more.

After the 34-30 win over Texas, here’s a look at how the Sooners’ win probabilities changed for each of their matchups for the rest of the season according to the ESPN Matchup Predictor.

Big 12 Power Rankings: Sooners take top spot, upsets shuffle rankings after Week 6

Several upsets marked week 6 in the Big 12 and there’s a new No. 1 in this week’s Big 12 Power Rankings.

It was a wild week in the Big 12. The Oklahoma Sooners and Texas Longhorns played an instant classic in the Cotton Bowl with the Sooners coming out on top.

Elsewhere, several games upset the apple cart in the conference. The two teams that represented the Big 12 in the title game a year ago, TCU and Kansas State suffered losses.

The Horned Frogs took their second loss in conference play and look to be sliding back to the pack after their loss to Iowa State. The Wildcats took a stunning loss to Oklahoma State on Friday night.

Here’s a look at how the league stacks up in this week’s Big 12 Power Rankings after Week 6.

Updated look at the ESPN Matchup Predictor after Oklahoma’s 50-20 win over Iowa State

Oklahoma moved to 5-0 with their win over Iowa State, but how does ESPN’s Matchup Predictor view the rest of the Sooners schedule.

The Oklahoma Sooners are off to a great start in the 2023 season. They’re 5-0 heading into the Red River Showdown. Sure, there are things that they can continue to improve on, but you can’t ask for a better start to the season than that.

They’re winning by an average margin of 36.6 points per game. The Sooners have only allowed 20 points one time this season. Their closest margin of victory through five games is 14 points. And that was in a game where they didn’t allow a touchdown.

The defense is allowing just 10.8 points per game this season, which is fifth in the nation in scoring defense. The offense is scoring 47.4 points per game this season, good for third in the nation behind USC and Oregon.

The Sooners are the only team in the nation in the top five in scoring offense and defense in 2023.

That’s a big reason why the ESPN Matchup Predictor likes the Oklahoma Sooners so much. They’re plying good football on both sides of the ball. But let’s take a look at how the ESPN Matchup Predictor sees the rest of the Sooners’ schedule playing out.

Big 12 Power Rankings: Red River Rivals stay undefeated, setting up Cotton Bowl Clash

Big 12 Power Rankings. The Oklahoma Sooners and Texas Longhorns stayed unbeaten after week 5 setting up an undefeated showdown in Dallas.

The result that everyone hoped for came to pass. The Oklahoma Sooners and Texas Longhorns will meet in the Cotton Bowl undefeated next Saturday.

Their big wins over the weekend provided the precursor for the Sooners and Longhorns to have another highly-anticipated and epic showdown in Dallas.

The game will play host to ESPN’s College GameDay.

Though it’s early in the Big 12 season, OU and Texas have separated themselves as the class of the Big 12 at this point. Though there’s a long way to go and both programs still have a lot to prove, next Saturday’s Red River Showdown will provide a strong measuring stick for both teams.

Elsewhere, the West Virginia Mountaineers have been the surprise of the Big 12 this season and improved to 4-1 and 2-0 in conference play after beating the TCU Horned Frogs in Fort Worth. The Mountaineers were voted to finish last in the conference. Neal Brown and West Virginia seem to have taken that personally.

Let’s take a look at this week’s Big 12 Power Rankings.