After Oklahoma State upset undefeated TCU, 49-29, last Saturday, the Cowboys' stock surged in three different polls.
Seven spots in the AP poll (No. 12 to No. 5). Five spots in the coaches poll (No. 10 to No. 5). And six spots in the College Football Playoff rankings (No. 14 to No. 8).
How might that make OSU coach Mike Gundy feel?
“They don't really factor in,” he said.
True, in terms of OSU's quest for a Big 12 championship. But Gundy says there is one aspect of his program that certainly benefits from a victory that launches OSU into the national spotlight.