Big 12 power rankings after Week 3: Deion Sanders' Colorado jump while Utah leads the rally

Modified Sep 16, 2024 06:20 GMT

Deion Sanders (left); Kyle Whittingham (right)

The 2024 college football season is in full swing as the calendar turns to Week 4 and the Big 12 has been playing very good football in the early stages. Over the first three weeks, the conference has gone 35-12 overall and 32-9 in non-conference games.

There are four teams ranked in the top 20 of the latest rendition of the AP Top 25 Poll as the Arizona Wildcats fell from the rankings after a 31-7 loss to the Kansas State Wildcats.

Four teams, including Arizona, were among the others receiving votes, meaning that half of the Big 12's 16 teams received some recognition from voters.

While there have only been three conference matchups through the first three weeks of the season, that will change in Week 4. 12 teams are set to face a conference opponent, doubling the amount of Big 12 games over the early portion of the season.

The expanded postseason field of 12 teams likely guarantees the conference at least one postseason seed. With the Oklahoma Sooners and Texas Longhorns, who had historically dominated the conference, now in the SEC, the title race appears wide open. Take a look at the Big 12 power rankings after Week 3 below.