Through 10 weeks of the 2024 college football season, the Big 12 has been full of surprises.

Some teams have underperformed and other teams have overperformed compared to expectations. On Saturday alone, the Big 12 saw two teams that looked like juggernauts, Iowa State and Kansas State, suffer upset losses.

Let’s take a look at the Big 12’s preseason rankings compared to current standings.

Preseason RankingsFirst-place votes in parentheses

  1. Utah (20)
  2. Kansas State (19)
  3. Oklahoma State (14)
  4. Kansas (5)
  5. Arizona (3)
  6. Iowa State
  7. West Virginia
  8. UCF
  9. Texas Tech
  10. TCU
  11. Colorado
  12. Baylor
  13. BYU
  14. Cincinnati
  15. Houston
  16. Arizona State

Current Standings Conference record in parentheses

  1. BYU: 8-0 (4-0)
  2. Iowa State: 7-1 (4-1)
  3. Colorado: 6-2 (4-1)
  4. Kansas State: 7-2 (4-2)
  5. Texas Tech: 6-3 (4-2)
  6. Cincinnati: 5-3 (3-2)
  7. Arizona State: 6-2 (3-2)
  8. West Virginia: 4-4 (3-2)
  9. Baylor: 5-4 (3-3)
  10. Houston: 4-5 (3-3)
  11. TCU: 5-4 (3-3)
  12. UCF: 4-5 (2-4)
  13. Utah: 4-4 (1-4)
  14. Kansas: 2-6 (1-4)
  15. Arizona: 3-6 (1-5)
  16. Oklahoma State: 3-6 (0-6)