| 2013 | Oklahoma State10–3 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2013. 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.) | #37 (of 125 teams · 448.8 yds/g · 5,834 yds) | #14 (of 125 teams · 39.1 pts/g · 508 points) | #53 (of 125 teams · 384.9 yds/g allowed · 5,004 yds) | #19 (of 125 teams · 21.6 pts/g allowed · 281 points) | #11 (of 125 teams · +17.5 /g · +227 on the season) | #4 — top 10 (of 125 teams · +15 on the season · 33 taken, 18 given · +1.15 /g) | #119 — bottom 10 (of 125 teams · 26:42 /g · 5h 47m 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) | #73 (of 125 teams · 0.067 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #5 — top 10 (of 125 teams · -0.009 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #79 (of 125 teams · 41% of plays successful) | #14 (of 125 teams · 38% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #33 (of 125 teams · 0.988 average PPA on successful plays) | #43 (of 125 teams · 0.916 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| Median | of 10 Big 12 teams in 2013 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2013. 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 2013. 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 2013. 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.) | #63 (Total offense: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2013. Range #1–#119. 2 of 10 in the top 10.) | #40 (Scoring offense: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2013. Range #1–#120. 1 of 10 in the top 10.) | #53 (Total defense: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2013. Range #20–#106. 0 of 10 in the top 10.) | #54 (Scoring defense: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2013. Range #19–#109. 0 of 10 in the top 10.) | #52 (Point margin: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2013. Range #2–#112. 1 of 10 in the top 10.) | #54 (Turnover margin: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2013. Range #4–#123. 2 of 10 in the top 10.) | #58 (Possession: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2013. Range #17–#119. 0 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) | #73 (Offensive EPA: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2013. Range #11–#123. 0 of 10 in the top 10.) | #32 (Defensive EPA: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2013. Range #2–#65. 3 of 10 in the top 10.) | #79 (Offensive success rate: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2013. Range #17–#123. 0 of 10 in the top 10.) | #44 (Defensive success rate: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2013. Range #3–#91. 2 of 10 in the top 10.) | #60 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2013. Range #20–#122. 0 of 10 in the top 10.) | #44 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2013. Range #1–#111. 1 of 10 in the top 10.) |
| 2013 | Baylor11–2 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2013. 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.) | #1 — top 10 (of 125 teams · 618.8 yds/g · 8,044 yds) | #1 — top 10 (of 125 teams · 52.4 pts/g · 681 points) | #28 (of 125 teams · 360.3 yds/g allowed · 4,684 yds) | #36 (of 125 teams · 23.5 pts/g allowed · 306 points) | #2 — top 10 (of 125 teams · +28.9 /g · +375 on the season) | #8 — top 10 (of 125 teams · +13 on the season · 29 taken, 16 given · +1.00 /g) | #114 (of 125 teams · 27:26 /g · 5h 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) | #11 (of 125 teams · 0.172 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #2 — top 10 (of 125 teams · -0.050 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #27 (of 125 teams · 46% of plays successful) | #5 — top 10 (of 125 teams · 34% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #20 (of 125 teams · 1.005 average PPA on successful plays) | #92 (of 125 teams · 0.988 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2013 | Kansas State8–5 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2013. 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.) | #72 (of 125 teams · 402.7 yds/g · 5,235 yds) | #37 (of 125 teams · 33.2 pts/g · 432 points) | #26 (of 125 teams · 358.9 yds/g allowed · 4,665 yds) | #31 (of 125 teams · 22.9 pts/g allowed · 298 points) | #34 (of 125 teams · +10.3 /g · +134 on the season) | #61 (of 125 teams · +0 on the season · 25 taken, 25 given · +0.00 /g) | #17 (of 125 teams · 32:32 /g · 7h 03m 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) | #22 (of 125 teams · 0.141 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #44 (of 125 teams · 0.060 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #17 (of 125 teams · 47% of plays successful) | #91 (of 125 teams · 44% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #94 (of 125 teams · 0.892 average PPA on successful plays) | #1 — top 10 (of 125 teams · 0.803 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2013 | Iowa State3–9 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2013. 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.) | #97 (of 125 teams · 363.0 yds/g · 4,356 yds) | #90 (of 125 teams · 24.8 pts/g · 298 points) | #106 (of 125 teams · 463.1 yds/g allowed · 5,557 yds) | #109 (of 125 teams · 36.0 pts/g allowed · 432 points) | #105 (of 125 teams · -11.2 /g · -134 on the season) | #71 (of 125 teams · -1 on the season · 21 taken, 22 given · -0.08 /g) | #34 (of 125 teams · 31:38 /g · 6h 20m 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) | #104 (of 125 teams · 0.027 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #65 (of 125 teams · 0.078 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #94 (of 125 teams · 39% of plays successful) | #73 (of 125 teams · 43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #97 (of 125 teams · 0.888 average PPA on successful plays) | #44 (of 125 teams · 0.922 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2013 | Oklahoma11–2 | 3 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2013. 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 125 teams · 423.0 yds/g · 5,499 yds) | #40 (of 125 teams · 32.9 pts/g · 427 points) | #20 (of 125 teams · 350.1 yds/g allowed · 4,552 yds) | #22 (of 125 teams · 22.1 pts/g allowed · 287 points) | #33 (of 125 teams · +10.8 /g · +140 on the season) | #21 (of 125 teams · +9 on the season · 25 taken, 16 given · +0.69 /g) | #20 (of 125 teams · 32:17 /g · 7h 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) | #72 (of 125 teams · 0.069 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #32 (of 125 teams · 0.040 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #61 (of 125 teams · 43% of plays successful) | #35 (of 125 teams · 40% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #108 (of 125 teams · 0.872 average PPA on successful plays) | #40 (of 125 teams · 0.912 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2013 | TCU4–8 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2013. 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.) | #106 (of 125 teams · 344.8 yds/g · 4,138 yds) | #88 (of 125 teams · 25.1 pts/g · 301 points) | #24 (of 125 teams · 356.4 yds/g allowed · 4,277 yds) | #54 (of 125 teams · 25.3 pts/g allowed · 303 points) | #70 (of 125 teams · -0.2 /g · -2 on the season) | #74 (of 125 teams · -2 on the season · 28 taken, 30 given · -0.17 /g) | #41 (of 125 teams · 31:14 /g · 6h 15m 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) | #119 — bottom 10 (of 125 teams · -0.012 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #7 — top 10 (of 125 teams · -0.008 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #88 (of 125 teams · 40% of plays successful) | #3 — top 10 (of 125 teams · 34% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #122 — bottom 10 (of 125 teams · 0.810 average PPA on successful plays) | #111 (of 125 teams · 1.041 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2013 | 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 2013. 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.) | #65 (of 125 teams · 408.7 yds/g · 5,313 yds) | #65 (of 125 teams · 29.3 pts/g · 381 points) | #69 (of 125 teams · 407.2 yds/g allowed · 5,294 yds) | #57 (of 125 teams · 25.9 pts/g allowed · 336 points) | #59 (of 125 teams · +3.5 /g · +45 on the season) | #39 (of 125 teams · +4 on the season · 26 taken, 22 given · +0.31 /g) | #58 (of 125 teams · 30:14 /g · 6h 33m 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) | #115 (of 125 teams · -0.003 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #53 (of 125 teams · 0.067 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #104 (of 125 teams · 39% of plays successful) | #56 (of 125 teams · 42% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #101 (of 125 teams · 0.883 average PPA on successful plays) | #45 (of 125 teams · 0.922 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2013 | Texas Tech8–5 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2013. 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.) | #8 — top 10 (of 125 teams · 511.0 yds/g · 6,643 yds) | #23 (of 125 teams · 35.8 pts/g · 465 points) | #85 (of 125 teams · 418.5 yds/g allowed · 5,441 yds) | #88 (of 125 teams · 30.5 pts/g allowed · 397 points) | #52 (of 125 teams · +5.2 /g · +68 on the season) | #123 — bottom 10 (of 125 teams · -14 on the season · 19 taken, 33 given · -1.08 /g) | #96 (of 125 teams · 28:42 /g · 6h 13m 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) | #33 (of 125 teams · 0.123 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #28 (of 125 teams · 0.036 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #40 (of 125 teams · 45% of plays successful) | #44 (of 125 teams · 40% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #47 (of 125 teams · 0.969 average PPA on successful plays) | #33 (of 125 teams · 0.903 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2013 | West Virginia4–8 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2013. 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.) | #63 (of 125 teams · 410.8 yds/g · 4,929 yds) | #79 (of 125 teams · 26.3 pts/g · 316 points) | #102 (of 125 teams · 455.0 yds/g allowed · 5,460 yds) | #100 (of 125 teams · 33.3 pts/g allowed · 400 points) | #94 (of 125 teams · -7.0 /g · -84 on the season) | #87 (of 125 teams · -4 on the season · 28 taken, 32 given · -0.33 /g) | #61 (of 125 teams · 30:08 /g · 6h 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) | #99 (of 125 teams · 0.034 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #58 (of 125 teams · 0.072 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #112 (of 125 teams · 38% of plays successful) | #52 (of 125 teams · 41% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #31 (of 125 teams · 0.993 average PPA on successful plays) | #50 (of 125 teams · 0.927 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2013 | Kansas3–9 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Big 12 teams in 2013. 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.) | #119 — bottom 10 (of 125 teams · 294.5 yds/g · 3,534 yds) | #120 — bottom 10 (of 125 teams · 15.3 pts/g · 184 points) | #97 (of 125 teams · 432.3 yds/g allowed · 5,188 yds) | #94 (of 125 teams · 31.8 pts/g allowed · 382 points) | #112 (of 125 teams · -16.5 /g · -198 on the season) | #54 (of 125 teams · +1 on the season · 24 taken, 23 given · +0.08 /g) | #77 (of 125 teams · 29:31 /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) | #123 — bottom 10 (of 125 teams · -0.053 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #55 (of 125 teams · 0.068 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #123 — bottom 10 (of 125 teams · 34% of plays successful) | #48 (of 125 teams · 41% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #60 (of 125 teams · 0.951 average PPA on successful plays) | #67 (of 125 teams · 0.950 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |