Bears Fall in Latest Big 12 Fan Nation Power Rankings
The Baylor Bears, coming off a loss to West Virginia, dropped two spots in the Inside the Bears/Fan Nation Big 12 Power Rankings after Week 7.
The power rankings will appear each week during the regular season. Staff members from Longhorns Country, Inside the Bears and Red Raider Review vote.
The Bears (3-3, 1-2 Big 12) fell to West Virginia, 43-40, in a Thursday night showdown in Morgantown. With the loss, the Bears fell from No. 6 to No. 8 in this week’s power rankings.
The Bears will return home on Saturday to host Kansas, which is on a two-game losing streak after starting the season 5-0.
The Week 7 results included TCU beating Oklahoma State, 43-40, in double overtime; Oklahoma beating Kansas, 52-42; and Texas beating Iowa State, 24-21.
The Week 8 schedule is set for Saturday. West Virginia will be at Texas Tech at 2 p.m. central. No. 20 Texas will be at No. 11 Oklahoma State at 2:30 p.m. central. And, No. 17 Kansas State will be at No. 8 TCU at 7 p.m. central.
The complete power rankings are below.
Big 12 Week 7 Power Rankings
(first-place votes in parenthesis)
1. TCU (6-0, 3-0) (6) — 60 points (Last Week: 2)
2. Oklahoma State (5-1, 2-1) — 50 points (Last Week: 1)
3. Kansas State (5-1, 3-0) — 49 points (Last Week: 3)
4. Texas (5-2, 3-1) — 44 points (Last Week: 5)
5. Oklahoma (4-3, 1-3) — 31 points (Last Week: 8)
6. Kansas (5-2, 2-2) — 28 points (Last Week: 4)
7. Texas Tech (3-3, 1-2) — 23 points (Last Week: 7)
8. Baylor (3-3, 1-2) — 21 points (Last Week: 6)
9. West Virginia (3-3, 1-2) — 14 points (Last Week: 10)
10. Iowa State (3-4, 0-4) — 10 points (Last Week: 9)
The poll is voted on by the staffs of Longhorns Country, Inside the Bears and Red Raider Review
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