As the season hits the home stretch, the Cougars and Buffaloes are in the lead positions to make the Big 12 championship game.

The college football season rolls into Week 12 with nothing settled in the top conference races. One game separates first and sixth place in the SEC.

As we head into Week 12 of the college football schedule, which team sits on top of the Big 12? We break it all down below in our freshly updated power rankings. Watch college football all season long on Fubo, Paramount+, Peacock and ESPN+. Projected records only reflect games against FBS opponents. Game Time: 10:15 PM ET on Saturday, Nov. 16

Instead of looking at the box score and realizing that Utah blew a 21-10 lead and lost the Holy War 22-21 by not scoring a single point in the final two quarters of that game, Harlan blamed the outcome entirely on Big 12 officials.

Here are our weekly power rankings of Big 12 teams with a look at their schedules and matchups. 1. No. 7 BYU (9-0, 6-0 Big 12) Last results: The BYU defense held Utah scoreless in the second half and Will Ferrin kicked a 44-yard field goal with four seconds to play in a 22-21 victory.

The top two teams remain the same in this week's Big 12 Power Rankings. BYU was the unanimous top pick, receiving all 16 first-place votes from a panel of media who regularly cover the Big 12, and Colorado was second.