| 2012 | Kansas State11–2 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2012. Range 0–5.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #59 (of 124 teams · 401.4 yds/g · 5,218 yds) | #11 (of 124 teams · 38.9 pts/g · 505 points) | #46 (of 124 teams · 375.3 yds/g allowed · 4,879 yds) | #28 (of 124 teams · 22.1 pts/g allowed · 288 points) | #9 — top 10 (of 124 teams · +16.7 /g · +217 on the season) | #3 — top 10 (of 124 teams · +19 on the season · 31 taken, 12 given · +1.46 /g) | #23 (of 124 teams · 32:27 /g · 7h 02m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #27 (of 124 teams · 0.113 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #86 (of 124 teams · 0.085 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #22 (of 124 teams · 45% of plays successful) | #110 (of 124 teams · 45% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #107 (of 124 teams · 0.877 average PPA on successful plays) | #21 (of 124 teams · 0.871 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| Median | of 10 Big 12 teams in 2012 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2012. Range 0–5.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–10 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2012. Regular season only, with each opponent's rank frozen at the final regular-season poll — so a team you pin is measured against games it could also have played.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–25 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2012. Regular season only, with each opponent's rank frozen at the final regular-season poll — so a team you pin is measured against games it could also have played.) | #13 (Total offense: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2012. Range #2–#95. 3 of 10 in the top 10.) | #15 (Scoring offense: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2012. Range #3–#118. 3 of 10 in the top 10.) | #69 (Total defense: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2012. Range #17–#123. 0 of 10 in the top 10.) | #64 (Scoring defense: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2012. Range #28–#117. 0 of 10 in the top 10.) | #45 (Point margin: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2012. Range #8–#119. 2 of 10 in the top 10.) | #52 (Turnover margin: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2012. Range #3–#110. 1 of 10 in the top 10.) | #52 (Possession: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2012. Range #2–#119. 1 of 10 in the top 10.) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | #21 (Offensive EPA: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2012. Range #3–#103. 4 of 10 in the top 10.) | #86 (Defensive EPA: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2012. Range #6–#114. 1 of 10 in the top 10.) | #18 (Offensive success rate: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2012. Range #1–#110. 4 of 10 in the top 10.) | #63 (Defensive success rate: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2012. Range #16–#117. 0 of 10 in the top 10.) | #67 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2012. Range #24–#111. 0 of 10 in the top 10.) | #76 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2012. Range #9–#121. 1 of 10 in the top 10.) |
| 2012 | Oklahoma State8–5 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2012. Range 0–5.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #4 — top 10 (of 124 teams · 547.0 yds/g · 7,111 yds) | #3 — top 10 (of 124 teams · 45.7 pts/g · 594 points) | #82 (of 124 teams · 421.4 yds/g allowed · 5,478 yds) | #64 (of 124 teams · 28.2 pts/g allowed · 367 points) | #8 — top 10 (of 124 teams · +17.5 /g · +227 on the season) | #60 (of 124 teams · +0 on the season · 22 taken, 22 given · +0.00 /g) | #117 — bottom 10 (of 124 teams · 27:13 /g · 5h 54m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #8 — top 10 (of 124 teams · 0.138 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #57 (of 124 teams · 0.052 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #9 — top 10 (of 124 teams · 48% of plays successful) | #59 (of 124 teams · 41% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #73 (of 124 teams · 0.915 average PPA on successful plays) | #47 (of 124 teams · 0.916 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2012 | TCU7–6 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2012. Range 0–5.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #73 (of 124 teams · 388.6 yds/g · 5,052 yds) | #68 (of 124 teams · 28.3 pts/g · 368 points) | #17 (of 124 teams · 323.9 yds/g allowed · 4,211 yds) | #30 (of 124 teams · 22.6 pts/g allowed · 294 points) | #48 (of 124 teams · +5.7 /g · +74 on the season) | #49 (of 124 teams · +3 on the season · 32 taken, 29 given · +0.23 /g) | #2 — top 10 (of 124 teams · 34:42 /g · 7h 31m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #68 (of 124 teams · 0.058 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #6 — top 10 (of 124 teams · -0.031 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #80 (of 124 teams · 40% of plays successful) | #16 (of 124 teams · 37% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #80 (of 124 teams · 0.909 average PPA on successful plays) | #9 — top 10 (of 124 teams · 0.836 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2012 | Baylor8–5 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2012. Range 0–5.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #2 — top 10 (of 124 teams · 572.2 yds/g · 7,439 yds) | #4 — top 10 (of 124 teams · 44.5 pts/g · 578 points) | #123 — bottom 10 (of 124 teams · 502.2 yds/g allowed · 6,529 yds) | #113 (of 124 teams · 37.2 pts/g allowed · 484 points) | #41 (of 124 teams · +7.2 /g · +94 on the season) | #52 (of 124 teams · +2 on the season · 25 taken, 23 given · +0.15 /g) | #115 — bottom 10 (of 124 teams · 27:35 /g · 5h 59m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #6 — top 10 (of 124 teams · 0.157 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #90 (of 124 teams · 0.088 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #8 — top 10 (of 124 teams · 48% of plays successful) | #108 (of 124 teams · 45% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #36 (of 124 teams · 0.961 average PPA on successful plays) | #49 (of 124 teams · 0.918 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2012 | Texas Tech8–5 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2012. Range 0–5.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #13 (of 124 teams · 495.9 yds/g · 6,446 yds) | #20 (of 124 teams · 37.5 pts/g · 487 points) | #40 (of 124 teams · 367.3 yds/g allowed · 4,775 yds) | #92 (of 124 teams · 31.8 pts/g allowed · 413 points) | #48 (of 124 teams · +5.7 /g · +74 on the season) | #110 (of 124 teams · -13 on the season · 11 taken, 24 given · -1.00 /g) | #74 (of 124 teams · 30:05 /g · 6h 31m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #3 — top 10 (of 124 teams · 0.180 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #46 (of 124 teams · 0.037 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #1 — top 10 (of 124 teams · 50% of plays successful) | #45 (of 124 teams · 40% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #89 (of 124 teams · 0.896 average PPA on successful plays) | #88 (of 124 teams · 0.968 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2012 | Oklahoma10–3 | 3 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2012. Range 0–5.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #12 (of 124 teams · 497.9 yds/g · 6,472 yds) | #15 (of 124 teams · 38.1 pts/g · 496 points) | #66 (of 124 teams · 398.3 yds/g allowed · 5,178 yds) | #50 (of 124 teams · 25.5 pts/g allowed · 331 points) | #23 (of 124 teams · +12.7 /g · +165 on the season) | #82 (of 124 teams · -4 on the season · 16 taken, 20 given · -0.31 /g) | #14 (of 124 teams · 33:04 /g · 7h 10m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #9 — top 10 (of 124 teams · 0.137 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #74 (of 124 teams · 0.069 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #4 — top 10 (of 124 teams · 49% of plays successful) | #28 (of 124 teams · 38% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #111 (of 124 teams · 0.870 average PPA on successful plays) | #121 — bottom 10 (of 124 teams · 1.047 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2012 | Texas9–4 | 5 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2012. Range 0–5.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #40 (of 124 teams · 434.6 yds/g · 5,650 yds) | #23 (of 124 teams · 35.7 pts/g · 464 points) | #69 (of 124 teams · 404.1 yds/g allowed · 5,254 yds) | #74 (of 124 teams · 29.2 pts/g allowed · 380 points) | #45 (of 124 teams · +6.5 /g · +84 on the season) | #41 (of 124 teams · +5 on the season · 21 taken, 16 given · +0.38 /g) | #52 (of 124 teams · 30:59 /g · 6h 43m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #31 (of 124 teams · 0.110 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #97 (of 124 teams · 0.095 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #38 (of 124 teams · 44% of plays successful) | #69 (of 124 teams · 42% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #38 (of 124 teams · 0.959 average PPA on successful plays) | #100 (of 124 teams · 0.984 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2012 | West Virginia7–6 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2012. Range 0–5.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #10 — top 10 (of 124 teams · 502.0 yds/g · 6,526 yds) | #9 — top 10 (of 124 teams · 39.5 pts/g · 513 points) | #112 (of 124 teams · 472.5 yds/g allowed · 6,142 yds) | #117 — bottom 10 (of 124 teams · 38.1 pts/g allowed · 495 points) | #67 (of 124 teams · +1.4 /g · +18 on the season) | #34 (of 124 teams · +7 on the season · 20 taken, 13 given · +0.54 /g) | #101 (of 124 teams · 28:33 /g · 6h 11m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #21 (of 124 teams · 0.120 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #98 (of 124 teams · 0.095 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #18 (of 124 teams · 46% of plays successful) | #63 (of 124 teams · 41% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #24 (of 124 teams · 0.977 average PPA on successful plays) | #119 — bottom 10 (of 124 teams · 1.039 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2012 | Iowa State6–7 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2012. Range 0–5.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #93 (of 124 teams · 364.1 yds/g · 4,734 yds) | #87 (of 124 teams · 24.5 pts/g · 319 points) | #97 (of 124 teams · 442.1 yds/g allowed · 5,748 yds) | #38 (of 124 teams · 23.9 pts/g allowed · 311 points) | #69 (of 124 teams · +0.6 /g · +8 on the season) | #60 (of 124 teams · +0 on the season · 26 taken, 26 given · +0.00 /g) | #119 — bottom 10 (of 124 teams · 27:02 /g · 5h 51m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #102 (of 124 teams · 0.009 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #92 (of 124 teams · 0.089 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #110 (of 124 teams · 38% of plays successful) | #84 (of 124 teams · 43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #34 (of 124 teams · 0.965 average PPA on successful plays) | #76 (of 124 teams · 0.948 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2012 | Kansas1–11 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2012. Range 0–5.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #95 (of 124 teams · 360.3 yds/g · 4,324 yds) | #118 — bottom 10 (of 124 teams · 18.3 pts/g · 219 points) | #116 — bottom 10 (of 124 teams · 481.8 yds/g allowed · 5,782 yds) | #112 (of 124 teams · 36.1 pts/g allowed · 433 points) | #119 — bottom 10 (of 124 teams · -17.8 /g · -214 on the season) | #80 (of 124 teams · -3 on the season · 20 taken, 23 given · -0.25 /g) | #29 (of 124 teams · 32:03 /g · 6h 25m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #103 (of 124 teams · 0.008 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #114 (of 124 teams · 0.135 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #102 (of 124 teams · 38% of plays successful) | #117 — bottom 10 (of 124 teams · 46% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #67 (of 124 teams · 0.921 average PPA on successful plays) | #83 (of 124 teams · 0.957 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |