1) Missouri (4-0, 0-0) #15 CBSDo I believe MU is the best team in the Big 12? No. However, how can you deny them the top slot at this point. They've done everything they've been asked. Take care of business against the Corn or the fall in the rankings will be mighty.
CBS Schedule Rank: 47
Results: W Illinios 40-34 | W @Mississippi 38-25 | W W. Michigan 52-24 | W Illinois St 38-17
Next: Nebraska (3-1)
Week-by-Week:
HD: 5-4-3-3-1
CBS: 41-36-28-21-15
2) Colorado (3-2, 1-0) #42 CBSDid OU go to sleep in Boulder? It doesn't matter, the Buffs beat the best team in the conference, so they reap the reward. A somewhat interesting revenge game awaits the Buffs in Waco.
CBS Schedule Rank: 18
Results: W Colorado St 31-28 OT | L @ASU 14-33 | L Florida St 6-16 | W Miami (Ohio) 42-0 | W OU 27-24
Next: Baylor (3-2)
Week-by-Week:
HD: 10-10-10-9-2
CBS: 53-59-61-60-42
3) Oklahoma (4-1, 0-1) #10 CBSThe only way to erase the sting of the CU loss is to hammer your rival. The Sooners better win because losing takes you to the dark side.
CBS Schedule Rank: 64
Results: W N. Texas 79-10 | W Miami (Fla) 51-13 | W Utah St 54-3 | W @Tulsa 62-21 | L @CU 24-27
Next: Texas (4-1)
Week-by-Week:
HD: 1-1-1-1-3
CBS: 10-3-3-3-10
4) Kansas (4-0, 0-0) #34 CBSAnother opportunity to step onto the national stage awaits in Manhattan. Are the Hawks man enough to take what they've earned?
CBS Schedule Rank: 116
Results: W Central Michigan 52-7 | W SE Louisiana 62-0 | W Toledo 45-13 | W FIU 55-3
Next: @KSU (2-1)
Week-by-Week:
North: 8-6-6-4-4
CBS: 52-47-43-34-34
5) Kansas State (3-1, 1-0) #28 CBSJust like the glory days. Maybe they waited to long to kick old Bill out. Captain Ron looks ready to steal a Big 12 Championship in year two. Not too bad.
CBS Schedule Rank: 14
Results: L Auburn 13-23 | W San Jose St 34-14 | W Missouri St 61-10 | W @UT 41-21
Next: Kansas (4-0)
Week-by-Week
HD: 9-9-8-5-5
CBS: 54-50-45-46-28
6) Texas (4-1, 0-1) #18 CBSHow is this even possible just two years after a National Championship? Now, the Horns have to beat Oklahoma to avoid an 0-2 conference start and a media frenzy that would make Britney Spears blush.
CBS Schedule Rank: 33
Results: W Arkansas St 21-13 | W TCU 34-13 | W UCF 35-32 | W Rice 58-14 | L KSU 21-41
Next: Oklahoma (4-1)
Week-by-Week:
HD: 2-2-2-2-6
CBS: 8-9-9-9-18
7) Texas A&M (4-1, 1-0) #31 CBSHow can 4-1 look so unimpressive? Coach Dennis is walking the plank each week -- win or swim with the sharks.
CBS Schedule Rank: 63
Results: W Montana St 38-7 | W Fresno St 47-45 | W ULM 54-14 | L @ Miami (Fla) 17-34 | W Baylor 34-10
Next: OSU (3-2)
Week-by-Week:
HD: 4-5-4-6-7
CBS: 21-17-14-31-31
8) Oklahoma St (3-2, 1-0) #57 CBSIt's not as compelling as the Mike/Jenni Soap Opera, but the Cowboys could take a strong lead in the south with a win a College Station. They'd have two division wins in their pocket.
CBS Schedule Rank: 20
Results: L @Georgia 14-35 | W FAU 42-6 | L @Troy 23-41 | W Texas Tech 49-45 | W Sam Houston 39-3
Next: @Texas A&M (4-1)
Week-by-Week:
HD: 7-8-9-7-8
CBS: 37-34-66-59-57
9) Nebraska (4-1, 1-0) #16 CBSCBS loves the Huskers, but no else does. A vote of no confidence for the Blackshirts. Still, it would be no surprise for the Corn to go into Columbia and get a win -- a result that would vastly change the outlook in Lincoln.
CBS Schedule Rank: 17
Results: W Nevada 52-10 | W @Wake Forest 20-17 | L USC 31-49 | W Ball State 41-40 | W ISU 35-17
Next: @Missouri (4-0)
Week-by-Week:
HD: 3-3-5-8-9
CBS: 19-13-19-20-16
10) Texas Tech (4-1, 0-1) #48 CBSTech has become the guy at work that keeps telling the same non-pc jokes. At this stage in the Leach era, the 75-7 win over Northwestern St doesn't feel good for anyone after failing to put away an OSU team that should've been ready to collapse.
CBS Schedule Rank: 106
Results: W SMU 49-9 | W UTEP 45-31 | W Rice 59-24 | L OSU 45-49 | W NW St. 75-7
Next: ISU (1-4)
Week-by-Week:
HD: 6-7-7-10-10
CBS: 45-41-34-48-48
11) Baylor (3-2, 0-1) #78 CBSNo breakthrough this year for the Bears. The opportunity to run the table against the north starts Saturday at home. Seems like those teams might be better this year though.
CBS Schedule Rank: 102
Results: L @TCU 0-27 | W Rice 42-17 | W Texas St 34-27 | W @Buffalo 34-21 | L @A&M 10-34
Next: Colorado (3-2)
Week-by-Week:
HD: 11-11-12-11-11
CBS: 80-78-78-72-78
12) Iowa State (1-4, 0-1) #104 CBS
Chizik re-visits the Lone Star state. Will it feel the same?
CBS Schedule Rank: 85
Results: L Kent St 14-23 | L N. Iowa 13-24 | W Iowa 15-13 | L @Toledo 35- 36 | L @NU 17-35
Next: @Texas Tech (4-1)
Week-by-Week:
HD: 12-12-11-12-12
CBS: 70-113-103-104-104