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The Big 12’s November to Remember continues with the four teams ranked in the CFP Poll playing each other with No. 10 Baylor at No. 6 Oklahoma State and No. 18 TCU at No. 7 Oklahoma, both in primetime.
Following is a look at the Big 12 teams ranked in the CFP Poll with the rank of each team’s remaining schedule, the cumulative record of their remaining opponents and the ranked teams left to play.
| Rank |
Team |
Remain SoS |
Remain Opposistion Cumulative Record
|
Top 18 Teams Left to Play |
| 6 |
Oklahoma State |
6 |
17-2 |
#10 Baylor, #7 Oklahoma |
| 7 |
Oklahoma |
3 |
19-1 |
#18 TCU, #6 Oklahoma State |
| 10 |
Baylor |
17 |
23-7 |
#6 Oklahoma State, #18 TCU |
| 18 |
TCU |
6 |
17-2 |
#7 Oklahoma, #10 Baylor |
The other four power five conferences will crown a league champion without all teams having to play each other. Big Ten, ACC and SEC programs will not play five league members while Pac-12 squads will miss two of their conference brethren. The Big 12 champion cannot win a title by avoiding other top conference squads.
Baylor, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and TCU are a combined 36-3. No other conference has four teams with one-or-fewer losses.
Baylor, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma and TCU are a combined 17-2 away from their home stadiums with eight of the victories decided by 7-or-fewer points.
There are five teams in this week’s AP Top 15 that close out their regular seasons by facing two AP Top 15 opponents. Four of the five are Big 12 teams.
Two Big 12 teams rank among the top 9 in average defensive 3-and-outs per game (Oklahoma State and TCU).
Three Big 12 teams are in the top 7 nationally in sacks - 3. Oklahoma, 5. Oklahoma State and 7. Texas. Baylor is 7th followed by Oklahoma State in 8th in tackles for loss.
The Big 12 is one of two power conferences to play a nine-game conference schedule. Due to the uneven number of conference games, Big 12 teams play five road games every other season. Baylor, Oklahoma and TCU will all play five conference games away from their home stadiums this season.
Twelve conference games have been decided by 10-or-fewer points. Five of the games were decided in the final 1:10, including one in OT. Five involved a late comeback by the winning team.