For much of the 2025 college football season, the Big 12 has been wildly unpredictable.
Though Texas Tech — with a 10-1 record and a 22-point win over its fellow first-place team BYU to its name — has established itself as the class of the conference, there was a packed cluster of teams behind the Red Raiders and Cougars entering Week 13 of the season, with four teams with two losses in league play.
This weekend offered some much-needed clarity.
While Texas Tech was enjoying its bye week, several other teams near the top of the conference standings either greatly enhanced their Big 12 championship game outlook or saw it get severely diminished.
No. 11 BYU went on the road and knocked off Cincinnati 26-14, improving the Cougars to 7-1 in conference play while knocking the Bearcats down to 5-3 and eliminating them from title game contention. No. 14 Utah kept its championship game and College Football Playoff dreams alive with a thrilling, come-from-behind 51-47 victory against Kansas State.
Arizona State stayed among the group of two-loss teams in Big 12 play by thumping Colorado 42-17 while No. 24 Houston missed what would have been a game-tying kick in the final minute in a 17-14 loss to TCU, knocking the Cougars out of the Big 12 championship race.
Barring massive upsets next week, with Texas Tech playing 4-7 West Virginia and BYU taking on 5-6 UCF, it will be a rematch between the Red Raiders and Cougars with a conference championship on the line.
So where do things stand now?
Here’s a look at the Big 12 standings after Week 13:
Big 12 football standings after Week 13
Here’s a full look at the Big 12 football standings after Week 13:
T-1. Texas Tech (10-1, 7-1 Big 12)
T-1. BYU (10-1, 7-1)
T-3. Utah (9-2, 6-2)
T-3. Arizona State (8-3, 6-2)
T-5. Houston (8-3, 5-3)
T-5. Arizona (8-3, 5-3)
T-5. Cincinnati (7-4, 5-3)
T-8. Iowa State (7-4, 4-4)
T-8. TCU (7-4, 4-4)
T-8. Kansas State (5-6, 4-4)
T-11. Baylor (5-6, 3-5)
T-11. Kansas (5-6, 3-5)
T-13. UCF (5-6, 2-6)
T-13. West Virginia (4-7, 2-6)
15. Colorado (3-8, 1-7)
16. Oklahoma State (1-10, 0-8)