| 2011 | Oklahoma State12–1 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2011. 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.) | #3 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 545.9 yds/g · 7,096 yds) | #2 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 48.7 pts/g · 633 points) | #108 (of 120 teams · 456.8 yds/g allowed · 5,938 yds) | #61 (of 120 teams · 26.8 pts/g allowed · 348 points) | #6 — top 10 (of 120 teams · +21.9 /g · +285 on the season) | #1 — top 10 (of 120 teams · +21 on the season · 44 taken, 23 given · +1.62 /g) | #113 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · 16:30 /g · 3h 35m 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) | #11 (of 120 teams · 0.131 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #83 (of 120 teams · 0.071 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #3 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 49% of plays successful) | #99 (of 120 teams · 45% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #100 (of 120 teams · 0.867 average PPA on successful plays) | #20 (of 120 teams · 0.868 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| Median | of 10 Big 12 teams in 2011 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2011. 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 2011. 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 2011. 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.) | #10 — top 10 (Total offense: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2011. Range #2–#105. 5 of 10 in the top 10.) | #22 (Scoring offense: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2011. Range #2–#95. 3 of 10 in the top 10.) | #73 (Total defense: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2011. Range #15–#120. 0 of 10 in the top 10.) | #68 (Scoring defense: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2011. Range #31–#120. 0 of 10 in the top 10.) | #32 (Point margin: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2011. Range #6–#116. 2 of 10 in the top 10.) | #53 (Turnover margin: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2011. Range #1–#108. 2 of 10 in the top 10.) | #57 (Possession: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2011. Range #4–#113. 2 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) | #30 (Offensive EPA: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2011. Range #3–#93. 1 of 10 in the top 10.) | #64 (Defensive EPA: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2011. Range #5–#114. 1 of 10 in the top 10.) | #12 (Offensive success rate: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2011. Range #1–#101. 4 of 10 in the top 10.) | #99 (Defensive success rate: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2011. Range #10–#117. 1 of 10 in the top 10.) | #86 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2011. Range #31–#104. 0 of 10 in the top 10.) | #34 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2011. Range #2–#102. 1 of 10 in the top 10.) |
| 2011 | Oklahoma10–3 | 4 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2011. 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.) | #5 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 512.3 yds/g · 6,660 yds) | #10 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 39.5 pts/g · 514 points) | #57 (of 120 teams · 376.1 yds/g allowed · 4,890 yds) | #31 (of 120 teams · 22.1 pts/g allowed · 287 points) | #10 — top 10 (of 120 teams · +17.5 /g · +227 on the season) | #72 (of 120 teams · -2 on the season · 27 taken, 29 given · -0.15 /g) | #57 (of 120 teams · 18:26 /g · 4h 00m 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) | #30 (of 120 teams · 0.094 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #30 (of 120 teams · 0.005 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #12 (of 120 teams · 47% of plays successful) | #10 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 35% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #86 (of 120 teams · 0.886 average PPA on successful plays) | #102 (of 120 teams · 1.006 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2011 | Baylor10–3 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2011. 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 120 teams · 587.1 yds/g · 7,632 yds) | #4 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 45.3 pts/g · 589 points) | #117 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · 488.5 yds/g allowed · 6,350 yds) | #113 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · 37.2 pts/g allowed · 484 points) | #32 (of 120 teams · +8.1 /g · +105 on the season) | #53 (of 120 teams · +0 on the season · 28 taken, 28 given · +0.00 /g) | #103 (of 120 teams · 17:13 /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) | #3 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 0.183 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #105 (of 120 teams · 0.116 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #1 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 50% of plays successful) | #108 (of 120 teams · 45% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #57 (of 120 teams · 0.929 average PPA on successful plays) | #89 (of 120 teams · 0.969 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2011 | Kansas State10–3 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2011. 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.) | #99 (of 120 teams · 337.0 yds/g · 4,381 yds) | #34 (of 120 teams · 31.8 pts/g · 413 points) | #73 (of 120 teams · 394.6 yds/g allowed · 5,130 yds) | #68 (of 120 teams · 27.9 pts/g allowed · 363 points) | #54 (of 120 teams · +3.9 /g · +50 on the season) | #9 — top 10 (of 120 teams · +11 on the season · 27 taken, 16 given · +0.85 /g) | #4 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 21:07 /g · 4h 35m 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) | #76 (of 120 teams · 0.030 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #64 (of 120 teams · 0.044 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #69 (of 120 teams · 40% of plays successful) | #101 (of 120 teams · 45% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #85 (of 120 teams · 0.889 average PPA on successful plays) | #12 (of 120 teams · 0.846 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2011 | Texas8–5 | 5 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2011. 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.) | #52 (of 120 teams · 392.5 yds/g · 5,103 yds) | #55 (of 120 teams · 28.1 pts/g · 365 points) | #15 (of 120 teams · 306.1 yds/g allowed · 3,979 yds) | #33 (of 120 teams · 22.2 pts/g allowed · 289 points) | #41 (of 120 teams · +5.8 /g · +76 on the season) | #53 (of 120 teams · +0 on the season · 26 taken, 26 given · +0.00 /g) | #8 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 20:34 /g · 4h 27m 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) | #69 (of 120 teams · 0.041 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #5 — top 10 (of 120 teams · -0.047 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #55 (of 120 teams · 42% of plays successful) | #19 (of 120 teams · 36% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #91 (of 120 teams · 0.883 average PPA on successful plays) | #78 (of 120 teams · 0.951 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2011 | Texas A&M7–6 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2011. 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.) | #7 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 490.2 yds/g · 6,373 yds) | #11 (of 120 teams · 39.1 pts/g · 508 points) | #61 (of 120 teams · 378.1 yds/g allowed · 4,916 yds) | #70 (of 120 teams · 28.1 pts/g allowed · 366 points) | #22 (of 120 teams · +10.9 /g · +142 on the season) | #105 (of 120 teams · -9 on the season · 15 taken, 24 given · -0.69 /g) | #67 (of 120 teams · 18:11 /g · 3h 56m 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) | #32 (of 120 teams · 0.093 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #62 (of 120 teams · 0.040 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #9 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 48% of plays successful) | #41 (of 120 teams · 39% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #101 (of 120 teams · 0.864 average PPA on successful plays) | #34 (of 120 teams · 0.887 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2011 | Iowa State6–7 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2011. 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.) | #57 (of 120 teams · 386.5 yds/g · 5,025 yds) | #90 (of 120 teams · 22.7 pts/g · 295 points) | #98 (of 120 teams · 427.5 yds/g allowed · 5,557 yds) | #82 (of 120 teams · 29.4 pts/g allowed · 382 points) | #92 (of 120 teams · -6.7 /g · -87 on the season) | #108 (of 120 teams · -10 on the season · 25 taken, 35 given · -0.77 /g) | #60 (of 120 teams · 18:23 /g · 3h 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) | #93 (of 120 teams · 0.010 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #67 (of 120 teams · 0.047 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #101 (of 120 teams · 38% of plays successful) | #104 (of 120 teams · 45% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #31 (of 120 teams · 0.970 average PPA on successful plays) | #2 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 0.800 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2011 | Missouri8–5 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2011. 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 120 teams · 475.5 yds/g · 6,182 yds) | #30 (of 120 teams · 32.9 pts/g · 427 points) | #63 (of 120 teams · 380.0 yds/g allowed · 4,940 yds) | #44 (of 120 teams · 23.5 pts/g allowed · 306 points) | #27 (of 120 teams · +9.3 /g · +121 on the season) | #37 (of 120 teams · +3 on the season · 22 taken, 19 given · +0.23 /g) | #65 (of 120 teams · 18:14 /g · 3h 57m 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) | #18 (of 120 teams · 0.123 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #54 (of 120 teams · 0.029 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #14 (of 120 teams · 46% of plays successful) | #73 (of 120 teams · 42% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #96 (of 120 teams · 0.871 average PPA on successful plays) | #44 (of 120 teams · 0.902 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2011 | Texas Tech5–7 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2011. 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.) | #11 (of 120 teams · 470.6 yds/g · 5,647 yds) | #22 (of 120 teams · 33.8 pts/g · 406 points) | #115 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · 485.6 yds/g allowed · 5,827 yds) | #117 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · 39.3 pts/g allowed · 471 points) | #87 (of 120 teams · -5.4 /g · -65 on the season) | #69 (of 120 teams · -1 on the season · 17 taken, 18 given · -0.08 /g) | #36 (of 120 teams · 19:03 /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) | #24 (of 120 teams · 0.103 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #110 (of 120 teams · 0.127 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #10 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 48% of plays successful) | #111 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · 46% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #104 (of 120 teams · 0.857 average PPA on successful plays) | #45 (of 120 teams · 0.904 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2011 | Kansas2–10 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2011. 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.) | #105 (of 120 teams · 326.8 yds/g · 3,922 yds) | #95 (of 120 teams · 22.3 pts/g · 268 points) | #120 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · 516.4 yds/g allowed · 6,197 yds) | #120 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · 43.8 pts/g allowed · 525 points) | #116 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · -21.4 /g · -257 on the season) | #93 (of 120 teams · -6 on the season · 17 taken, 23 given · -0.50 /g) | #29 (of 120 teams · 19:14 /g · 3h 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) | #92 (of 120 teams · 0.010 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #114 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · 0.148 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #91 (of 120 teams · 39% of plays successful) | #117 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · 50% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #81 (of 120 teams · 0.895 average PPA on successful plays) | #26 (of 120 teams · 0.872 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |