The Big 12 power rankings are published weekly by the Hotline throughout the regular season. They are the result of a deep dive into the analytics, an assessment of subjective factors and, when necessary, flips of the coin. No conference has more parity. The parity leads to chaos, and the chaos creates an endlessly compelling product that is not always easy to unscramble.

(Here are last week’s rankings.)

Two weeks from the first College Football Playoff rankings reveal, the Big 12 is a single play from idyllic positioning. Had Arizona State not allowed a last-second, game-losing touchdown at Mississippi State in early September, the Sun Devils would have one loss and the conference would possess multiple paths to claiming two CFP bids.

The champion is guaranteed a berth in the 12-team e

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