The Big 12 race
16 teams · two title-game spots
In the books
WEEK 3 · 2025
16 teams are still alive for the two title-game spots.
Most likely championship game
how often each matchup comes up in the simsStandings & projections
records entering week 3; projections from the remaining schedule| Team | Conf | Overall | Proj. final | Title game | Champ | Playoff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 #14Iowa State | 1–0 | 3–0 | 5.5–3.5 | 22% | 10% | 10% |
 Kansas State | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4.8–4.2 | 11% | 6% | 7% |
 TCU | 0–0 | 1–0 | 5.8–3.2 | 30% | 18% | 18% |
 Arizona State | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5.7–3.3 | 27% | 15% | 14% |
 BYU | 0–0 | 2–0 | 5.3–3.7 | 20% | 11% | 11% |
 Colorado | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5.1–3.9 | 17% | 9% | 9% |
 #20Utah | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4.9–4.1 | 16% | 8% | 9% |
 Kansas | 0–0 | 2–1 | 5.4–3.6 | 16% | 7% | 6% |
 #21Texas Tech | 0–0 | 2–0 | 5.2–3.8 | 15% | 7% | 8% |
 Baylor | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5.1–3.9 | 13% | 5% | 4% |
 UCF | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4.5–4.5 | 5% | 2% | 1% |
 Cincinnati | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4.0–5.0 | 4% | 1% | <1% |
 Houston | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3.4–5.6 | 1% | <1% | <1% |
 Arizona | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3.3–5.7 | 1% | <1% | <1% |
 West Virginia | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2.7–6.3 | <1% | <1% | <1% |
 Oklahoma State | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1.3–7.7 | <1% | 0% | 0% |
Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 3, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 3). How the model works.