BYU has a bye this week, and I thought it would be a good time to release a video about the Big 12 rankings at this point in the season.
Oct. 31, 2025
The only thing on my sports calendars is
- Utah Jazz @Phoneix Suns
- Dodgers at Blue Jays
So no Big 12 games to speak of
Let’s talk about rankings
Pre-Season
Here is the breakdown of the preseason rankings
| Big 12 Preseason Ranking | |
|---|---|
| Date | Aug. 14 2025 |
| 1 | Kansas State Wildcats |
| 2 | Utah Utes |
| 3 | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 4 | Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 5 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 6 | Iowa State Cyclones |
| 7 | Baylor Bears |
| 8 | BYU Cougars |
| 9 | Kansas Jayhawks |
| 10 | Colorado Buffaloes |
| 11 | Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| 12 | UCF Knights |
| 13 | Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 14 | West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 15 | Arizona Wildcats |
| 16 | Houston Cougars |
A lot has changed
Rankings as of Oct. 31, 2025
Here are the rankings as of Halloween night (apparently, I didn’t update the blog correctly when doing this post and video)
| Ranking Now | Team | Pre-Season Rankings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BYU | 8 |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 13 |
| 3 | Houston | 16 |
| 4 | Texas Tech | 4 |
| 5 | TCU | 3 |
| 6 | Utah | 2 |
| 7 | Arizona State | 5 |
| 8 | Kansas State | 1 |
| 9 | Iowa State | 6 |
| 10 | Baylor | 7 |
| 11 | Kansas | 9 |
| 12 | Arizona | 15 |
| 13 | UCF | 12 |
| 14 | Colorado | 10 |
| 15 | West Virgina | 14 |
| 16 | Oklahoma State | 11 |
Are you surprised by the rankings?
Thoughts
Here are my thoughts
- I am not surprised that BYU is on top again
- I am not amazed that Kansas St. isn’t on top
- I am not Surprised that Utah isn’t on top
- They have some potential
- But they aren’t the best in the Big 12.
Next Week
The next blog will review the Texas Tech Game on Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. Videos will also be posted on my Just Justin YouTube channel.
YouTube
Head on over and listen to me talk about this. I had the wrong data for the video and noticed it too late.
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