Buster and CMan's Final Regular season Top 25

 BCS Top 25:

1. Florida State
2. Auburn
3. Alabama
4. Michigan State
5. Stanford
6. Baylor
7. Ohio State
8. Missouri
9. South Carolina
10. Oregon
11. Oklahoma
12. Clemson
13. Oklahoma State
14. Arizona State
15. UCF
16. LSU
17. UCLA
18. Louisville
19. Wisconsin
20. Fresno State
21. Texas A&M
22. Georgia
23. Northern Illinois
24. Duke
25. USC

CMan's Top 25:

1. Florida State
2. Auburn
3. Michigan State
4. Alabama
5. Stanford
6. Ohio State
7. Missouri
8. Baylor
9. South Carolina
10. Oklahoma
11. Oregon
12. Clemson
13. Oklahoma State
14. Arizona State
15. UCF
16. Louisville
17. LSU
18. UCLA
19. Wisconsin
20. Fresno State
21. Duke
22. Northern Illinois
23. Georgia
24. USC
25. North Dakota State

Buster's Top 25:
1.Florida St.
2.Auburn
3.Alabama
4.Michigan St.
5.Stanford
6.Missouri
7.Ohio St.
8.Baylor
9.South Carolina
10.Oklahoma
11.Clemson
12.Oregon
13.Arizona St.
14.Oklahoma St.
15.UCF
16.Louisville
17.LSU
18.UCLA
19.Wisconsin
20.Duke
21.Fresno St.
22.Northern Illinois
23.Georgia
24.USC
25.Texas A&M

CMan's Big 12 Power Rankings: Final Regular Season

POWER RANKINGS

(This edition of the Power Rankings will only include the Top 4 teams)


#1. Baylor Bears (8-1, 11-1)

Last Week - Defeated Texas 30-10

The Bears redeemed their lone season loss to Oklahoma State by dispatching the Texas Longhorns and probably Mack Brown. The Bears picked up their first ever Big 12 Title winning the last game played in the aging Floyd Casey Stadium. The Bears move in to their new home next season. All told it was the greatest season in Baylor history. If Art Briles decides to stay on as Head Coach the future looks very bright for Baylor Football.

#2. Oklahoma Sooners (7-2, 10-2)

Last Week - Defeated Oklahoma State 33-24

Prior to last weeks game in Stillwater, the Sooners were contemplating and invitation to a pre new year dud bowl. After the win Saturday the Sooners will begin practice for a BCS Bowl. Big game Bob Stoops returned to prominence leading the underdog Sooners to an instant classic win against in state rival Oklahoma State. Stoops pulled out all the tricks starting with a fake field goal that produced a game tying touchdown. Sooner third string QB Blake Bell solidified his Bedlam legacy by leading his team to victory for the second year in a row. Starter Trevor Knight was injured on the last play of the first half and Kendall Thompson shared the second half with Bell. Bell proved once again to be a gamer, giving OU the best chance to win. Oklahoma wins its 10th game of the season for the 4th straight year. Sooner coach Bob Stoops is now 12-3 against OSU.

#3. Oklahoma State Cowboys (7-2, 10-2)

Last Week - Lost to Oklahoma 33-24

All Mike Gundy had to do this weekend was beat Oklahoma and his Pokes would secure the top BCS invitation for the Big 12, and share the conference title with either Texas or Baylor. Having beat both schools Oklahoma State would own any tiebreaker. What Gundy and the Pokes did was lose at home to instate rival Oklahoma despite being favored by as much as two touchdowns and playing the game on their home field. Gundy has built a strong program at Oklahoma State but is only 1-8 against OU. As a result of the loss, the Pokes will play former Big 12 rival Missouri in the Cotton Bowl as Oklahoma received the at large, Big 12 bid to the BCS Sugar bowl. At least Poke fans will only have to travel to Texas.

#4. Texas Longhorns (7-2, 8-4)

Last Week - Lost to Baylor 30-10

After the loss to Mississippi left the Longhorns at 1-2 Mack Brown proclaimed that the Longhorns still had their eye on a Big 12 Championship. It looked for awhile like they were going to pull it off as they reeled off six straight conference wins to boost their record to 7-2. then they faced Oklahoma State and the streak stopped. They had two games left, win both they could still share the title. Unfortunately the last game was against Baylor in Waco. The loss to Baylor cost them a title and a decent Bowl game. Mack Brown looked to have secured another season in Austin with the streak but that may have ended in Waco as well. In the end, Texas  finished the season where most thought they would. The only real bright spot was a victory over Bob Stoops and Oklahoma.




Big 12 Bowl Match ups:

Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl Tempe, Ariz. – 10:15 p.m. ET, Dec. 28

KANSAS STATE

MICHIGAN

   








Alamo Bowl San Antonio, Texas – 6:45 p.m. ET, Dec. 30

OREGON



TEXAS

Holiday Bowl
San Diego, Calif. – 10:15 p.m. ET, Dec. 30



ARIZONA STATE

TEXAS TECH

  







Cotton Bowl
Arlington, Texas – 7:30 p.m. ET, Jan. 3

OKLAHOMA STATE

MISSOURI

 










Big 12 BCS Bowls:

Fiesta Bowl
Glendale, Ariz. – 8:30 p.m. ET, Jan. 1

BAYLOR

CENTRAL FLORIDA

 
 







Sugar Bowl
New Orleans, La. – 8:30 p.m. ET, Jan. 2


OKLAHOMA

ALABAMA



Buster and CMan's Top 25 - Week 14

BCS Top 25:

1. Florida State
2. Ohio State
3. Auburn
4. Alabama
5. Missouri
6. Oklahoma State
7. Stanford
8. South Carolina
9. Baylor
10. Michigan State
11. Arizona State
12. Oregon
13. Clemson
14. Northern Illinois
15. LSU
16. UCF
17. Oklahoma
18 UCLA
19. Louisville
20. Duke
21. Wisconsin
22. Georgia
23. Fresno State
24. Texas A&M
25. Texas

CMan's Top 25:

1. Florida State
2. Ohio State
3. Auburn
4. Missouri
5. Alabama
6. Oklahoma State
7. Stanford
8. Baylor
9. South Carolina
10. Michigan State
11. Clemson
12. Arizona State
13. Northern Illinois
14. Oregon
15. Oklahoma
16. UCF
17. Louisville
18. LSU
19. UCLA
20. Duke
21. Wisconsin
22. Fresno State
23. Georgia
24. Texas
25. North Dakota State

Buster's Top 25:
1.Florida St.
2.Auburn
3.Ohio St.
4.Missouri
5.Alabama
6.Oklahoma St.
7.Stanford
8.Baylor
9.South Carolina
10.Clemson
11.Michigan St.
12.Northern Illinois
13.Arizona St.
14.Oklahoma
15.Oregon
16.UCF
17.Louisville
18.UCLA
19.LSU
20.Duke
21.Wisconsin
22.Georgia
23.Texas
24.Fresno St.
25.Texas A&M

CMan's Big 12 Power Rankings - Week 14

POWER RANKINGS

#1. Oklahoma State Cowboys (7-1, 10-1)

Last Week - Bye

Oklahoma State enjoyed a week off after destroying Baylor and its hopes of competing for a National Title. The Pokes one slip up at West Virginia has already clouded any hopes of a title game for them. However, a win over the Sooners and they will likely be in the second best BCS bowl game.

Up Next: Oklahoma

#2. Baylor Bears (7-1, 10-1)

Last Week - Beat TCU 41-38

An interception prevented a two game slide and kept alive hopes that the Bears can at least share the Big 12 Title in 2013. The disappointment of the loss to Oklahoma State was evident as the Bears barely escaped Fort Worth with a victory. A share of the Big 12 title would salvage a disappointing end to the season, however, Baylor must still beat the Longhorns. A win against Texas and a loss by the Pokes to OU give the Bears the title outright.

Up Next: Texas

#3. Oklahoma Sooners (6-2, 9-2)

Last Week - Bye

The Sooners are in the uncharacteristic position of underdog going in to the Bedlam game. OU holds an 84-17-7 edge over the Pokes in the series but this season looks like it belongs to OSU. Two weeks is normally plenty of time to prepare for an opponent but the two teams do not match up well. If the game were played in Norman I still might give the edge to the Pokes. This match up is in Stillwater where it is becoming as difficult a place to win as Owen Field has been. Oklahoma is playing for bowl position and pride. It will take a mighty amount of Sooner magic to pull this one out.

Up Next: At Oklahoma State

#4. Texas Longhorns (7-1, 8-3)

Last Week - Beat Texas Tech 41-16

No one can say the Longhorns haven't improved. I expected them to lose 5-7 games this season. I don't think it was all Manny's fault and I still believe that Greg Robinson is an average coach. Emotion can carry a team a long way. Will it produce a win in Waco? I doubt it. But, I have been wrong about Texas all year. Oddly enough, Mack can still win the Big 12 outright if they beat Baylor and OU wins Bedllam. That's a tall order, even for Texas. But, Stranger things have happened.

Up Next: At Baylor

#5. Kansas State Wildcats (5-4, 7-5)

Last Week - Beat Kansas 31-10

Darned if Bill Snyder didn't go and do it again. The Wildcats finish with a winning record and are bowl eligible. Impressive for a team that started the season with a loss at home to and FCS school and started the conference season 0-3. Snyder is truly one of the best college football coaches to ever grace a sideline. The Wildcats finished the regular season with a dominant road victory over in state rival Kansas. KSU pulled ahead of Texas Tech in the standings with the win, a feat no one thought possible a month ago.

Up Next: Bowl Game TBD

#6. Texas Tech Red Raiders (4-5, 7-5)

Last Week - Lost to Texas 41-16

I stated a few weeks ago that I believed Tech had sewn up the #5 spot in the Power Rankings. I was wrong. I didn't see the Red Raiders finishing with 5 straight losses. I don't think anyone did. I really thought they would beat Texas. Again, I was wrong. The Red Raiders are still bowl eligible, perhaps they can still finish the season with a win. If not, it will be a long off season in Lubbock.

Up Next: Bowl Game TBD

#7. TCU Horned Frogs (2-7, 4-8)

Last Week - Lost to Baylor 41-38

Despite the season that TCU has endured they played their last game tough. If TCU quarterback Pachall completes his last pass and the Horned Frogs kick a field goal to send the Baylor game in to OT, who knows? As it was, the pass was intercepted and TCU lost. Gary Patterson now has a very long off season to figure out how to compete in the Big 12. If he doesn't, the Horned Frogs will quickly become a "remember when" team.

Up Next: Basketball

#8. Iowa State Cyclones (2-7, 3-9)

Last Week - Beat West Virginia 52-44 (3 OT)

How do you turn around an 0-7 conference start? You win your final two games in an inspiring fashion. Paul Rhodes and the Cyclones did just that. A shut out over Kansas and a thrilling, 3 overtime victory, on the road in West Virginia. A 3-9 record is never good, but finishing the season with two victories and turning the campus over to a nationally ranked Basketball team will make a cold winter in Ames a little bit warmer.

Next Up: Basketball

#9. West Virginia Mountaineers (2-7, 4-8)

Last Week - Lost to Iowa State 52-44

I have rarely seen a team spiral out of control worse that the Mountaineers. Their victory over Oklahoma State proved to be a fluke as they couldn't win much else at home or away. They never really never got on track or developed an identity. All fingers point to the complete failure of Head Coach Dana Holgerson to control any aspect of the program. They finished the season with a triple over time, home loss, to one win Iowa State. You couldn't write a worse ending. Now, the team is facing the prospect of a new coaching staff and, like TCU, trying to figure out how to win in the Big 12.

Up Next: A long, cold winter in Morgantown

#10. Kansas Jayhawks (1-6, 3-9)

Last Week - Lost to Kansas State 31-10

The lone bright spot this season for the Jayhawks was snapping a 27 game, conference losing streak. The win came against West Virginia making it less impressive and, the fact that they started another the following week,  makes it almost meaningless. To make matters worse, The Jayhawk basketball team suffered a rare, early season, loss last week as well. I wouldn't want to be in the KU athletic department offices in Lawrence right now.

Up Next: I'm sure there is a frat party somewhere on campus.