While Week 3 was pretty much an unmitigated disaster for B1G, it was an excellent week for the Big XII with a number of teams scoring key non-conference wins and forcing a shake up in the power rankings.
Power Rankings
- Oklahoma Sooners (3-0, 1-0) — The Sooners drew first blood in the conference race with a more difficult than expected victory over Iowa State. It should be noted, of course, that Ames is a difficult place to play and ISU has given plenty of highly ranked teams fits over the past couple of years.