Big 12 Basketball Power Rankings: Conference Play Is Almost Here

SALT LAKE CITY – Big 12 basketball is heading into the home stretch of non-conference play.

The conference schedule begins on December 30. For the first time in the league, it includes 20 games.

The Big 12 is currently ranked as the No. 3 conference in the KenPom metrics. They trail the Big Ten barely for the No. 2 spot, but there’s some distance between the Big 12 and SEC, which has all 16 teams in the top 68 of the KenPom ratings.

The top six spots in the weekly power rankings remained the same, but there was movement in the middle.

Arizona State suffered a blowout loss to undefeated Florida in Atlanta last week. That setback caused the biggest shakeup this week.

This week, there are some intriguing non-conference tilts: K-State hosts Drake, Cincinnati takes on Dayton in an in-state Top 25 clash, and Utah travels to South Dakota to face Iowa.

Big 12 Basketball Power Rankings: Week Seven Edition

Take a look at the week seven Big 12 basketball power rankings.

Previous Power Rankings

Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 |

1. Iowa State (9-1, 0-0 Big 12)

Last week’s power ranking: No. 1

Last Week

• Iowa State 89, Iowa 80 (Road Win)
• Iowa State 83, Nebraska Omaha 51

This Week

• Sunday, December 22: vs. Morgan State

2. Kansas (8-2, 0-0 Big 12)

Last week’s power ranking: No. 2

Last Week

• Kansas 75, N.C. State 60

This Week

• Sunday, December 22: vs. Brown

3. Houston (6-3, 0-0 Big 12)

Last week’s power ranking: No. 3

Last Week

• Houston 62, Troy 42

This Week

• Wednesday, December 18: vs. Toledo
• Saturday, December 21: vs. Texas A&M Corpus Christi

4. Baylor (7-3, 0-0 Big 12)

Last week’s power ranking: No. 4

Last Week

• Baylor 88, Abilene Christian 57
• Baylor 94, Norfolk State 69

This Week

• No Games

5. West Virginia (8-2, 0-0 Big 12)

Last week’s power ranking: No. 5

Last Week

• West Virginia 79, NC Central 45
• West Virginia 84, Bethune Cookman 61

This Week

• Sunday, December 22: vs. Mercyhurst

6. Cincinnati (8-1, 0-0 Big 12)

Last week’s power ranking: No. 6

Last Week

• Cincinnati 68, Xavier 65

This Week

• Friday, December 20: vs. Dayton (Heritage Bank Center in Cincinnati)
• Sunday, December 22: vs. Grambling State

7. Texas Tech (8-2, 0-0 Big 12)

Last week’s power ranking: No. 8 (Up 1)

Last Week

• Texas Tech 86, Oral Roberts 50

This Week

• Saturday, December 21: vs. Lamar

8. BYU (8-2, 0-0 Big 12)

Last week’s power ranking: No. 11 (Up 3)

Last Week

• BYU 95, Fresno State 67
• BYU 68, Wyoming 49

This Week

• Friday, December 20: vs. Florida A&M

9. Colorado (8-2, 0-0 Big 12)

Last week’s power ranking: No. 10 (Up 1)

Last Week

• Colorado 81, South Dakota State 70

This Week

• Saturday, December 21: vs. Bellarmine

10. Arizona State (8-2, 0-0 Big 12)

Last week’s power ranking: No. 7 (Down 3)

Last Week

• Florida 83, Arizona State 66 (Atlanta)

This Week

• Saturday, December 21: at UMass (Springfield, Mass.)

11. Arizona (4-5, 0-0 Big 12)

Last week’s power ranking: No. 9 (Down 2)

Last Week

• UCLA 57, Arizona 54

This Week

• Wednesday, December 18: vs. Samford
• Saturday, December 21: vs. Central Michigan

12. UCF (8-2, 0-0 Big 12)

Last week’s power ranking: No. 13 (Up 1)

Last Week

• UCF 88, Tulsa 75 (Sunrise, Florida)

This Week

• Saturday, December 21: vs. Jacksonville

13. Utah (7-2, 0-0 Big 12)

Last week’s power ranking: No. 14 (Up 1)

Last Week

• Utah 81, Radford 63

This Week

• Tuesday, December 17: vs. Florida A&M
• Saturday, December 21: vs. Iowa (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)

14. Oklahoma State (6-3, 0-0 Big 12)

Last week’s power ranking: No. 12 (Up 2)

Last Week

• Oklahoma 80, Oklahoma State 65 (Oklahoma City)

This Week

• Wednesday, December 18: vs. Tarleton State
• Sunday, December 22: vs. Oral Roberts

15. TCU (6-4, 0-0 Big 12)

Last week’s power ranking: No. 15

Last Week

• TCU 58, South Alabama 49

This Week

• Sunday, December 22: vs. Montana State

16. Kansas State (6-3, 0-0 Big 12)

Last week’s power ranking: No. 16

Last Week

• No Games

This Week

• Tuesday, December 17: vs. Drake
• Saturday, December 21: at Wichita State

Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for sports.ksl.com and hosts the Cougar Tracks Podcast (SUBSCRIBE) and Cougar Sports Saturday (12–3 p.m.) on KSL Newsradio. Follow Mitch’s coverage of BYU in the Big 12 Conference on X: @Mitch_Harper.

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