Big 12 Week 14 Preview

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Nine teams are in contention for the Big 12 Title Game. From the league office, here are the current tiebreaker scenarios from the league office.
Entering Week 14, nine teams are still in contention for the Dr Pepper Big 12 Football Championship. The following details tiebreaking scenarios for ties among teams with 7-2 Big 12 records:


Two-team tie scenarios:
The two tied teams at 7-2 will be the Championship game participants.
Three-team tie scenarios:
Colorado loss: Arizona State vs. Iowa State
Arizona State loss: Iowa State vs. BYU
Iowa State loss: Arizona State vs. BYU
BYU loss:
If Texas Tech defeats West Virginia, then
If Baylor beats Kansas and Cincinnati beats TCU: Colorado vs. Iowa State
Otherwise: Colorado vs. Arizona State
If West Virginia defeats Texas Tech: Arizona State vs. Iowa State
Four-team tie scenario:
Arizona State vs. Iowa State
For teams who are 5-3 entering the week, they must win and see at least three of the four 6-2 teams take a loss.

In the latest College Football Playoff Rankings, right now the Big 12 is on the outside looking in., but the current projection has No. 16 Arizona State, who is the projected Big 12 champion and the fifth-highest conference champion. Let’s take a look at this weeks schedule to see how it all shakes out:


#25 Colorado is one of the four teams at 6-2. They face Oklahoma State who is winless in conference, Friday at noon on ABC.
Two of the five 5-3 teams face off as West Virginia takes on Texas Tech, that is at noon Saturday on FS1
5-3 Baylor hosts Kansas is coming of two consecutive upset wins over top teams in the conference. That is at noon Saturday on ESPN2
.Arizona State battles rival Arizona at 3:30 on FOX
5-3 TCU is at Cincinnati, 6:00 on ESPN+
#18 Iowa State, one of four 6-2 teams takes on 5-3 Kansas State, 7:30 on FOX
#19 BYU from the 6-2 pool, hosts Houston in Big 12 After Dark at 10:15 on ESPN.
And in a game that has no bearing on the conference title chase, our UCF Knights host Utah.That is a Black Friday kickoff at 8:00 on FOX


Buckle up for what could be a chaotic holiday weekend.

About Jeff Allen
Jeff Allen worked in Sportstalk radio in Orlando from 1983 to 1996, most notably as the Program and Sports Director at WGTO in the early 90's, anchoring morning sports reports and various sportstalk shows. Jeff also hosts the Jeff Allen Sportstalk Podcast, which you can find on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, SoundCloud and TuneIn. Email: jeffallensportstalk@gmail.com

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