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Big 12

1997 Season · 12 ranked teams

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Struggling −
Avg Rank
54.5
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.538
Struggling −
Non-Conf Record
26-16
vs other conferences

1997 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Nebraska (NEBRASKA)9-01.00013–01.00010.775Pretender ++76
2Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)7-1.87511–10.91761.069Developing ++57
3Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)6-3.6679–40.692282.156Rebuilding+21
4Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)5-3.6258–40.667392.529Rebuilding −+11
5Missouri (MISSOURI)5-3.6257–50.583422.606Rebuilding −+14
6Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)5-3.6256–50.545512.898Struggling ++11
7Colorado (COLORADO)3-5.3755–60.455482.792Struggling ++14
8Kansas (KANSAS)3-5.3755–60.455723.976Failing +-5
9Texas (TEXAS)2-6.2504–70.364774.698Failing-19
10Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)2-6.2504–80.333855.165Failing −-19
11Baylor (BAYLOR)1-7.1252–90.1821016.321Rock Bottom-32
12Iowa State (IOWA STATE)1-7.1251–100.0911047.470Rock Bottom-44

Place is by conference win %, then conference wins, then Power Up rank. Conference championship tiebreakers are not applied.

Rank by Week — Every Team
1285683110NebraskaNebraska — W15: #4Nebraska — RS Final: #1Nebraska — PS 2: #1Nebraska — PS 3: #2Nebraska — Final: #1Kansas StateKansas State — W15: #7Kansas State — RS Final: #6Kansas State — PS 2: #6Kansas State — PS 3: #6Kansas State — Final: #6Texas A&MTexas A&M — W15: #18Texas A&M — RS Final: #25Texas A&M — PS 2: #25Texas A&M — PS 3: #24Texas A&M — Final: #28Oklahoma StateOklahoma State — W15: #32Oklahoma State — RS Final: #32Oklahoma State — PS 2: #32Oklahoma State — PS 3: #31Oklahoma State — Final: #39MissouriMissouri — W15: #39Missouri — RS Final: #39Missouri — PS 2: #40Missouri — PS 3: #44Missouri — Final: #42Texas TechTexas Tech — W15: #51Texas Tech — RS Final: #51Texas Tech — PS 2: #51Texas Tech — PS 3: #50Texas Tech — Final: #51ColoradoColorado — W15: #48Colorado — RS Final: #49Colorado — PS 2: #49Colorado — PS 3: #48Colorado — Final: #48KansasKansas — W15: #72Kansas — RS Final: #72Kansas — PS 2: #72Kansas — PS 3: #72Kansas — Final: #72TexasTexas — W15: #74Texas — RS Final: #74Texas — PS 2: #74Texas — PS 3: #76Texas — Final: #77OklahomaOklahoma — W15: #85Oklahoma — RS Final: #84Oklahoma — PS 2: #84Oklahoma — PS 3: #84Oklahoma — Final: #85BaylorBaylor — W15: #100Baylor — RS Final: #100Baylor — PS 2: #100Baylor — PS 3: #100Baylor — Final: #101Iowa StateIowa State — W15: #104Iowa State — RS Final: #104Iowa State — PS 2: #104Iowa State — PS 3: #104Iowa State — Final: #104W15RS FinalPS 2PS 3Final

Power Up rank each week; higher = better. Hover a logo for details, click to open the team page. Larger logo = latest week.

Average Rating Tier
3.538
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Nebraska
+76
Kansas State
+57
Texas A&M
+21
Missouri
+14
Colorado
+14
Oklahoma State
+11
Texas Tech
+11
Kansas
-5
Texas
-19
Oklahoma
-19
Baylor
-32
Iowa State
-44

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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