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Oh, yes. It is game week. Today is Monday, which means we'll kick off our weekly power rankings and continue doing so each week throughout the season. 1. Oklahoma: The Sooners are clearly the class of the Big 12 but will have to start proving i...

This morning, I revealed my ballot for the All-Big 12 team. Finally, here's my preseason Big 12 ballot. Now, this I do see as a prediction, not as a power ranking. I don't view the preseason ballot as a ranking of the teams now, but more a predict...

Today's links topper comes courtesy of Joe in Brooklyn, NY: Dearest Ubben, Please remove Nebraska from the number 1 position in your latest power ranking. I've noticed a terrifying trend, the number 1 team loses. It's happened every week since week s...

DALLAS -- There's plenty of debate about which team will be the Big 12 favorite in 2013. The media poll in advance of Big 12 media days in July should be fascinating. It's not hard to see national powers Oklahoma or Texas topping the ranking and once...

Last week, I unveiled my post-spring Big 12 power rankings, but let's take a closer look at a few superlatives for Big 12 teams this fall. Most complete roster: Oklahoma State Texas has a good case here, but I buy Oklahoma State big time. The C...

1. Oklahoma State: The Cowboys don't know (or at least, won't say on the record) who their Week 1 starting quarterback will be, but Mike Gundy's team boasts the Big 12's top returning receiver and should have a great shot to win their second Big 12 t...

Here's how I voted in the ESPN Power Rankings to close the season. Each team's actual ranking in the media poll is listed in parentheses. This is not where the team was ranked before the bowl games. 1. Alabama (1) 2. Ohio State (3) 3. Oregon (2...

Thanks for all the email this week. You can reach me here if you've got more to say. Let's get to your emails! Blake K. in Austin, Texas, writes: Okay I agree with your power rankings by having the Horns 5th but you really think they aren't th...

The results are in, and the math makes it official: The Big 12 passed the Pac-12 as the nation's No. 2 conference, according to ESPN Stats & Information's Conference Power Rankings. For the second consecutive season, the Big 12 was the No. 1 c...

I released my Big 12 2013 power rankings on Tuesday, and colleague Mark Schlabach dropped his "too-early Top 25," too. How did the Big 12 fare? Four teams cracked the list, with Texas leading the way at No. 11. "Will the Longhorns finally move ...

The season's over, and we've got plenty to talk about in today's chat at 3 p.m. ET. Got thoughts on this season? Thoughts on my power rankings from earlier today? Questions about the bowls? We'll cover it all. Here's the link. Drop your questio...

The season is done, but ask any coach and he'll tell you the 2013 season already has begun. That's true on this blog, too. So, how would I slot the Big 12 heading into the fall? With a month before national signing day and a couple of months before s...

The season has come and gone, and brought with it lots of change in the Big 12 Power Rankings. Still, with all the games officially over, here's how I ranked the Big 12 to close the season: 1. Kansas State (11-2, 8-1 Big 12, last week: 1) K-State'...

Here's how I voted in our ESPN Power Rankings. Each team's actual BCS ranking is in parentheses. This is not where they were ranked last week. 1. Notre Dame (1) 2. Ohio State (NR, ineligible) 3. Alabama (2) 4. Oregon (4) 5. Kansas State (5) 6...

Here's how I'd slot the Big 12 after the completion of the regular season. Only bowl games to go, folks. Bottom line on these rankings: With five teams at 7-5, it might get a little messy in the middle. Not a lot of separation between No. 3 and No...

The Pac-12's regular season is over, but the Big 12 will enter its final weekend of the season in a dead heat with the Pac-12 for No. 2 in the ESPN Stats & Info Conference Power Rankings. The Big 12 trails the Pac-12 by less than half a point....