Big 12 Championship Game Scenarios Entering Week 14: Arizona State, Utah Need Help

Texas Tech and BYU are in the driver's seat.

Texas Tech and BYU seemed destined for a rematch in the Big 12 Championship game. / Nathan Giese/Avalanche-Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The Big 12 championship game will be played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Dec. 6. Which two teams will be play is still up in the air with one week left in the regular season. Heading into Week 14 four teams are still alive with a conference championship and an automatic bid into the College Football Playoff on the line.

Texas Tech, BYU, Utah and Arizona State's dreams are all alive as conference play wraps up this weekend. In addition to that, four teams still have a chance to win and become bowl eligible while programs like West Virginia, Oklahoma State and Deion Sanders's Colorado team are just trying to end the season on a high note.

Here's how the conference looks ahead of the final Big 12 games of the season.

Current Big 12 Standings

School	Conf. Record	Overall Record	AP / CFP Ranks
1. Texas Tech	7-1	10-1	No. 5 / No. 5
2. BYU	7-1	10-1	No. 11 / No. 11
3. Utah	6-2	9-2	No. 14 / No. 12
4. Arizona State	6-2	8-3	NR / No. 25
5. Houston	5-3	8-3	NR / No. 23
6. Arizona	5-3	8-3	NR
7. Cincinnati	5-3	7-4	NR
8. Iowa State	4-4	7-4	NR
9. Kansas State	4-4	5-6	NR
10. TCU	4-4	7-4	NR
11. Baylor	3-5	5-6	NR
12. Kansas	3-5	5-6	NR
13. UCF	2-6	5-6	NR
14. West Virginia	2-6	4-7	NR
15. Colorado	1-7	3-8	NR
16. Oklahoma State	0-8	1-10	NR

Big 12: Week 14 Broadcast Schedule

Here's how you can watch all the Big 12 action this weekend with two games on Friday and the rest of the games on Saturday afternoon.

Road Team	Home Team	Date	Time	Broadcast
(12) Utah	Kansas	Friday, Nov. 28	Noon EST	ESPN
Arizona	(25) Arizona State	Friday, Nov. 28	9pm EST	Fox
(5) Texas Tech	West Virginia	Saturday, Nov. 29	Noon EST	ESPN
(23) Houston	Baylor	Saturday, Nov. 29	Noon EST	TNT / HBO Max
Colorado	Kansas State	Saturday, Nov. 29	Noon EST	FS1
Iowa State	Oklahoma State	Saturday, Nov. 29	Noon EST	ESPNU
UCF	(11) BYU	Saturday, Nov. 29	1pm EST	ESPN2
Cincinnati	TCU	Saturday, Nov. 29	3:30pm EST	Fox

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What Big 12 Teams Are Still in the Hunt?

As mentioned above, the Red Raiders, Sun Devils, Cougars and Utes are all still in competition for a trip to the conference championship after two more teams dropped out of contention with losses last week. With 7-1 records in conference play Texas Tech and BYU both control their own destiny, but Utah and Arizona State need some help.

How can Texas Tech, BYU, Utah and Arizona State make the Big 12 championship game?

Texas Tech reaches the Big 12 title game if:

The Red Raiders just need to beat a 4-7 West Virginia team in Morgantown or have Arizona State lose to Arizona. Clinching a spot in the Big 12 championship would likely also clinch a spot in the CFP for Texas Tech, who beat BYU head-to-head in Week 11 when both teams were ranked in the top 10.

BYU reaches the Big 12 title game if:

The Cougars have a home game against 5–6 Central Florida. A win in that game, an Arizona State loss or a Texas Tech loss with an Arizona State win gets BYU into the conference title game. Beating Texas Tech in the Big 12 championship would earn them an automatic bid in the CFP.

Utah reaches the Big 12 title game if:

Utah needs to beat Kansas and then Arizona State has to beat Arizona and then Texas Tech has to lose to West Virginia just to make the conference championship.

Arizona State reaches the Big 12 title game if:

The Sun Devils have a slightly better chance of reaching the title game. All they need to do is beat Arizona and have BYU lose to Central Florida. Or they can beat the Wildcats and sneak in with Utah and Texas Tech losing their Week 14 games.

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