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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2012
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
FOOTBALL
BIG 12 POWER RANKINGS
FARZIN VOUSOUGHIAN fvousoughian@kansan.com
1. Kansas State 10-1
It was a bitter bye week for Kansas State. The team spent the week working on bouncing back after its recent 52-24 loss to Baylor.
2. Oklahoma 9-2
Oklahoma won last week because of a collective group effort. Coach Bob Stoops liked what he saw from his offense and wants to see that carry over against Texas Christian.
3. Texas 8-3
A loss for Texas lowered the team's ranking. Mack Brown has a plan to try to beat Kansas State, push the Longhorns back up in the polls and keep sights on playing in the AT&T Cotton Bowl game.
4. Oklahoma State 7-4
An overtime loss to Oklahoma was not easy to take, especially after the Cowbys put up 48 points against the Sooners. Oklahoma State will visit a Baylor team that has been playing well lately.
5. Texas Christian 7-4
Coach Gary Patterson's defense came to work on Thanksgiving against Texas. The Horned Frogs would love nothing more than to do the same thing against Oklahoma with a lot on the line for both teams.
6. Texas Tech 7-5
Even though Texas Tech looked like a different team on Saturday, it still played strong against Baylor. In the end, the Red Raiders fell short and finished the season by allowing 111 points in two consecutive losses.
7. West Virginia 6-5
West Virginia has had enough of being tossed around by Big 12 teams. The Mountaineers snapped a five-game losing streak on Friday against Iowa and looks to finish the season on a better note against Kansas.
8. Baylor 6-5
Baylor's magic number is 52. For a second week, Baylor scored 52 points to pull off back-to-back wins at home. Can it keep up the consistency against Oklahoma State?
9. Iowa State 6-6
It was a season of highs and lows for Iowa State. The Cyclones couldn't pull out a quality win in the Big 12, but won enough games to become bowl eligible.
10. Kansas 1-10
At this point, Kansas is willing to try anything to win. After a season full of hardships, a win against West Virginia would be a sweet way to end the long season.
Edited by Laken Rapier