The Big 12 entered Week 9 with six ranked teams, accounting for nearly a quarter of the latest AP Top 25.
While the weekend lacked the chaos of Week 8, the conference still delivered several memorable finishes in Week 9. Iowa State and Oklahoma State dressed up in Halloween colors and totaled 100 points in a back-and-forth shootout decided by a last-second Cyclone field goal. Colorado snapped a nine-game Big 12 losing streak by outlasting Kansas State in overtime, commencing a field storm in Boulder. And Utah, BYU, and Texas Tech each moved one step closer to securing a spot in the Big 12 Championship Game.