Big 12 Football – Power Rankings Week 3

Landry Jones and the Sooners have pummeled their last two opponents

Big 12 Football – Power Rankings (Week Three)

1. Texas (3-0) – (Texas 34 Texas Tech 24) – Colt McCoy was shaky (1 TD, 2 INT) but the Longhorns came out with a win
2. Oklahoma  (2-1) – (Oklahoma 45 Tulsa 0) – Two straight shutouts for the Sooners, Landry Jones tossed 6 TD passes
3. Kansas (3-0) – (Kansas 44 Duke 16) – The Jayhawks slide up another spot this week
4. Missouri (3-0) – (Missouri 52 Furman 12) – Mizzou plays Nevada on ESPN Thursday night
5. Nebraska (2-1) – (Virginia Tech 16 Nebraska 15) – The Cornhuskers let a huge road win at VT slip away
6. Texas Tech (2-1) – (Texas 34 Texas Tech 24) – The Red Raiders played tough in a loss at Austin, they travel this week to #17 Houston
7. Oklahoma State (2-1) – (Oklahoma State 41 Rice 24) – The Cowboys were outgained by the Owls in the victory
8. Texas A&M (2-0) – (Texas A&M 38 Utah State 30) – Warning signs – the Aggies gave up 521 yards and committed 16 penalties
9. Baylor (1-1) – (UConn 30 Baylor 22) – The loss to the Huskies put a damper on Baylor’s bowl hopes
10. Iowa State (2-1) – (Iowa State 34 Kent State 14) – Much needed road win for the Cyclones
11. Kansas State (1-2) – (UCLA 23 Kansas State 9) – Decent performance on the road for the Wildcats limiting the Bruins to mostly FG’s
12. Colorado (1-2) – (Colorado 24 Wyoming 0) – Nice bounce back performance by Colorado for their first win

Big 12 North
1. Kansas
2. Missouri
3. Nebraska
4. Iowa State
5. Kansas State
6. Colorado

Big 12 South
1. Texas
2. Oklahoma
3. Texas Tech
4. Oklahoma State
5. Texas A&M
6. Baylor