In the wake of the Big 12's Football Media Days, last week I unveiled the first half of my rankings for the conference ahead of the 2025 season. Check it out here to see how the bottom half of the rankings went. Now it's time to rank the top half of the Big 12, taking a look at the likely contenders as Arizona State tries to repeat as conference championships.
8. Kansas (7-5, 5-4 Big 12)
Kansas returns its head coach and quarterback combination, Lance Leipold and Jalon Daniels, like the majority of the conference.