| 2009 | Oklahoma State9–4 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Big 12 teams in 2009. Range 0–4.) | — (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.) | #70 (of 120 teams · 367.2 yds/g · 4,774 yds) | #56 (of 120 teams · 28.4 pts/g · 369 points) | #31 (of 120 teams · 332.5 yds/g allowed · 4,323 yds) | #31 (of 120 teams · 21.7 pts/g allowed · 282 points) | #38 (of 120 teams · +6.7 /g · +87 on the season) | #60 (of 120 teams · +0 on the season · 30 taken, 30 given · +0.00 /g) | #8 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 20:21 /g · 4h 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) | #83 (of 120 teams · 0.021 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #31 (of 120 teams · 0.001 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #61 (of 120 teams · 41% of plays successful) | #52 (of 120 teams · 40% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #97 (of 120 teams · 0.866 average PPA on successful plays) | #49 (of 120 teams · 0.903 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| Median | of 12 Big 12 teams in 2009 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Big 12 teams in 2009. Range 0–4.) | — (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 12 Big 12 teams in 2009. 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 12 Big 12 teams in 2009. 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.) | #32 (Total offense: median of 12 Big 12 teams in 2009. Range #4–#104. 2 of 12 in the top 10.) | #49 (Scoring offense: median of 12 Big 12 teams in 2009. Range #3–#103. 2 of 12 in the top 10.) | #49 (Total defense: median of 12 Big 12 teams in 2009. Range #3–#105. 3 of 12 in the top 10.) | #41 (Scoring defense: median of 12 Big 12 teams in 2009. Range #1–#105. 2 of 12 in the top 10.) | #50 (Point margin: median of 12 Big 12 teams in 2009. Range #4–#93. 2 of 12 in the top 10.) | #37 (Turnover margin: median of 12 Big 12 teams in 2009. Range #13–#96. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #43 (Possession: median of 12 Big 12 teams in 2009. Range #5–#114. 2 of 12 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) | #64 (Offensive EPA: median of 12 Big 12 teams in 2009. Range #16–#101. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #52 (Defensive EPA: median of 12 Big 12 teams in 2009. Range #1–#91. 3 of 12 in the top 10.) | #35 (Offensive success rate: median of 12 Big 12 teams in 2009. Range #15–#114. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #50 (Defensive success rate: median of 12 Big 12 teams in 2009. Range #2–#111. 3 of 12 in the top 10.) | #73 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 12 Big 12 teams in 2009. Range #9–#103. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #49 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 12 Big 12 teams in 2009. Range #8–#111. 2 of 12 in the top 10.) |
| 2009 | Texas13–1 | 4 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Big 12 teams in 2009. Range 0–4.) | — (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.) | #29 (of 120 teams · 421.2 yds/g · 5,897 yds) | #3 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 39.3 pts/g · 550 points) | #3 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 251.9 yds/g allowed · 3,527 yds) | #12 (of 120 teams · 16.7 pts/g allowed · 234 points) | #4 — top 10 (of 120 teams · +22.6 /g · +316 on the season) | #13 (of 120 teams · +10 on the season · 37 taken, 27 given · +0.71 /g) | #18 (of 120 teams · 19:34 /g · 4h 34m 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) | #58 (of 120 teams · 0.050 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #1 — top 10 (of 120 teams · -0.099 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #25 (of 120 teams · 44% of plays successful) | #6 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 35% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #92 (of 120 teams · 0.875 average PPA on successful plays) | #10 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 0.815 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2009 | Oklahoma8–5 | 4 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Big 12 teams in 2009. Range 0–4.) | — (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.) | #23 (of 120 teams · 423.9 yds/g · 5,510 yds) | #29 (of 120 teams · 31.1 pts/g · 404 points) | #8 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 272.6 yds/g allowed · 3,544 yds) | #7 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 14.5 pts/g allowed · 189 points) | #7 — top 10 (of 120 teams · +16.5 /g · +215 on the season) | #37 (of 120 teams · +4 on the season · 30 taken, 26 given · +0.31 /g) | #61 (of 120 teams · 18:35 /g · 4h 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) | #86 (of 120 teams · 0.019 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #5 — top 10 (of 120 teams · -0.065 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #80 (of 120 teams · 40% of plays successful) | #2 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 32% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #79 (of 120 teams · 0.889 average PPA on successful plays) | #101 (of 120 teams · 0.993 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2009 | Nebraska10–4 | 1 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Big 12 teams in 2009. Range 0–4.) | — (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.) | #99 (of 120 teams · 323.0 yds/g · 4,522 yds) | #75 (of 120 teams · 25.1 pts/g · 352 points) | #7 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 272.0 yds/g allowed · 3,808 yds) | #1 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 10.4 pts/g allowed · 146 points) | #12 (of 120 teams · +14.7 /g · +206 on the season) | #34 (of 120 teams · +5 on the season · 28 taken, 23 given · +0.36 /g) | #37 (of 120 teams · 19:14 /g · 4h 29m 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) | #85 (of 120 teams · 0.019 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #7 — top 10 (of 120 teams · -0.041 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #101 (of 120 teams · 38% of plays successful) | #5 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 34% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #73 (of 120 teams · 0.904 average PPA on successful plays) | #90 (of 120 teams · 0.961 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2009 | Texas Tech9–4 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Big 12 teams in 2009. Range 0–4.) | — (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 120 teams · 470.8 yds/g · 6,120 yds) | #7 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 37.0 pts/g · 481 points) | #49 (of 120 teams · 352.4 yds/g allowed · 4,581 yds) | #41 (of 120 teams · 22.5 pts/g allowed · 292 points) | #13 (of 120 teams · +14.5 /g · +189 on the season) | #93 (of 120 teams · -6 on the season · 24 taken, 30 given · -0.46 /g) | #97 (of 120 teams · 17:37 /g · 3h 49m 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 120 teams · 0.096 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #52 (of 120 teams · 0.034 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #16 (of 120 teams · 45% of plays successful) | #50 (of 120 teams · 40% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #38 (of 120 teams · 0.953 average PPA on successful plays) | #58 (of 120 teams · 0.916 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2009 | Kansas State6–6 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Big 12 teams in 2009. Range 0–4.) | — (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.) | #80 (of 120 teams · 349.3 yds/g · 4,192 yds) | #87 (of 120 teams · 23.0 pts/g · 276 points) | #39 (of 120 teams · 339.9 yds/g allowed · 4,079 yds) | #46 (of 120 teams · 23.3 pts/g allowed · 280 points) | #71 (of 120 teams · -0.3 /g · -4 on the season) | #18 (of 120 teams · +7 on the season · 25 taken, 18 given · +0.58 /g) | #5 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 20:31 /g · 4h 06m 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) | #64 (of 120 teams · 0.041 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #77 (of 120 teams · 0.059 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #74 (of 120 teams · 40% of plays successful) | #65 (of 120 teams · 41% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #43 (of 120 teams · 0.946 average PPA on successful plays) | #62 (of 120 teams · 0.923 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2009 | Texas A&M6–7 | 1 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Big 12 teams in 2009. Range 0–4.) | — (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.) | #5 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 465.8 yds/g · 6,055 yds) | #19 (of 120 teams · 32.9 pts/g · 427 points) | #105 (of 120 teams · 426.3 yds/g allowed · 5,542 yds) | #105 (of 120 teams · 33.5 pts/g allowed · 436 points) | #74 (of 120 teams · -0.7 /g · -9 on the season) | #74 (of 120 teams · -3 on the season · 21 taken, 24 given · -0.23 /g) | #43 (of 120 teams · 19:03 /g · 4h 08m 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) | #19 (of 120 teams · 0.102 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #66 (of 120 teams · 0.050 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #24 (of 120 teams · 44% of plays successful) | #81 (of 120 teams · 42% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #41 (of 120 teams · 0.948 average PPA on successful plays) | #42 (of 120 teams · 0.900 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2009 | Baylor4–8 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Big 12 teams in 2009. Range 0–4.) | — (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.) | #85 (of 120 teams · 342.9 yds/g · 4,115 yds) | #101 (of 120 teams · 20.8 pts/g · 249 points) | #94 (of 120 teams · 405.6 yds/g allowed · 4,867 yds) | #72 (of 120 teams · 27.3 pts/g allowed · 327 points) | #92 (of 120 teams · -6.5 /g · -78 on the season) | #87 (of 120 teams · -5 on the season · 18 taken, 23 given · -0.42 /g) | #114 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · 16:36 /g · 3h 19m 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) | #95 (of 120 teams · 0.004 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #83 (of 120 teams · 0.066 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #89 (of 120 teams · 39% of plays successful) | #94 (of 120 teams · 44% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #74 (of 120 teams · 0.903 average PPA on successful plays) | #8 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 0.809 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2009 | Colorado3–9 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Big 12 teams in 2009. Range 0–4.) | — (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.) | #104 (of 120 teams · 314.3 yds/g · 3,772 yds) | #92 (of 120 teams · 22.3 pts/g · 267 points) | #57 (of 120 teams · 363.0 yds/g allowed · 4,356 yds) | #88 (of 120 teams · 28.8 pts/g allowed · 346 points) | #93 (of 120 teams · -6.6 /g · -79 on the season) | #96 (of 120 teams · -6 on the season · 25 taken, 31 given · -0.50 /g) | #58 (of 120 teams · 18:41 /g · 3h 44m 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) | #101 (of 120 teams · -0.011 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #26 (of 120 teams · -0.004 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #114 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · 35% of plays successful) | #24 (of 120 teams · 37% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #9 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 1.009 average PPA on successful plays) | #66 (of 120 teams · 0.927 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2009 | Iowa State7–6 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Big 12 teams in 2009. Range 0–4.) | — (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 120 teams · 364.7 yds/g · 4,741 yds) | #103 (of 120 teams · 20.5 pts/g · 267 points) | #99 (of 120 teams · 415.9 yds/g allowed · 5,406 yds) | #34 (of 120 teams · 21.9 pts/g allowed · 284 points) | #78 (of 120 teams · -1.3 /g · -17 on the season) | #37 (of 120 teams · +4 on the season · 32 taken, 28 given · +0.31 /g) | #104 (of 120 teams · 17:24 /g · 3h 46m 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) | #56 (of 120 teams · 0.050 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #91 (of 120 teams · 0.079 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #35 (of 120 teams · 43% of plays successful) | #111 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · 46% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #93 (of 120 teams · 0.871 average PPA on successful plays) | #15 (of 120 teams · 0.841 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2009 | Kansas5–7 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Big 12 teams in 2009. Range 0–4.) | — (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.) | #25 (of 120 teams · 422.4 yds/g · 5,069 yds) | #42 (of 120 teams · 29.4 pts/g · 353 points) | #76 (of 120 teams · 383.3 yds/g allowed · 4,599 yds) | #85 (of 120 teams · 28.4 pts/g allowed · 341 points) | #64 (of 120 teams · +1.0 /g · +12 on the season) | #87 (of 120 teams · -5 on the season · 17 taken, 22 given · -0.42 /g) | #33 (of 120 teams · 19:19 /g · 3h 52m 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) | #16 (of 120 teams · 0.111 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #82 (of 120 teams · 0.066 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #15 (of 120 teams · 45% of plays successful) | #43 (of 120 teams · 39% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #42 (of 120 teams · 0.946 average PPA on successful plays) | #111 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · 1.037 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2009 | Missouri8–5 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Big 12 teams in 2009. Range 0–4.) | — (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.) | #32 (of 120 teams · 412.5 yds/g · 5,362 yds) | #49 (of 120 teams · 29.0 pts/g · 377 points) | #64 (of 120 teams · 370.5 yds/g allowed · 4,817 yds) | #59 (of 120 teams · 25.4 pts/g allowed · 330 points) | #50 (of 120 teams · +3.6 /g · +47 on the season) | #37 (of 120 teams · +4 on the season · 23 taken, 19 given · +0.31 /g) | #111 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · 16:49 /g · 3h 39m 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 120 teams · 0.040 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #73 (of 120 teams · 0.057 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #31 (of 120 teams · 43% of plays successful) | #86 (of 120 teams · 43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #103 (of 120 teams · 0.857 average PPA on successful plays) | #34 (of 120 teams · 0.885 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |