There remains a half-dozen teams in the race to reach the Big 12 Championship Game next month with the final two weeks of the regular season determining who faces off at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas with a College Football Playoff bid on the line.

Given this week's new rankings from the playoff selection committee, there's a scenario in which BYU wins a rematch over one-loss Texas Tech in the title game which would potentially place two Big 12 competitors in the 12-team bracket.

Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire backed BYU's resume in the at-large discussion earlier this month after the Red Raiders' win, pounding the table for conference strength.

Cincinnati squandered a golden opportunity for Saturday's showdown with BYU to be a winner-take-all scenario entering the season

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