After a 4-0 start that included wins over Iowa State and West Virginia, Oklahoma State rose to No. 6 in the national rankings and looked like the Big 12's best bet to make the College Football Playoff.
But the Cowboys (6-3, 5-3 Big 12) have dropped three of their last five games heading into Saturday night's regular-season finale at Baylor (2-6, 2-6) and can finish no higher than third in the conference after last week's 29-22 loss at TCU.
The loss to the Horned Frogs sewed up a matchup between first-place Iowa State (8-2, 8-1) and second-place Oklahoma (7-2, 6-2) in the Big 12 Championship game on Dec.