2023 Big 12 Championship Game scenarios with Texas, Oklahoma among teams in hunt entering Week 13

Although the 2023 college football common season is entering its ultimate complete week, the race for the Big 12 Championship Game continues to be extensive open. Four teams have probably the most reasonable shot of constructing the name sport — Texas, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma and Kansas State — regardless that a plethora of different probabilities exist if 3, and even all 4, of the ones teams lose in Week 13. 

Simply talking, Texas and Oklahoma State are in high place to clinch a berth whilst Oklahoma and Kansas State each and every want a few breaks to fall their means. There are some advanced tiebreaker scenarios that might come into play if chaos reigns right through school soccer’s contention week. 

Here’s what each and every workforce must do to make it to the Big 12 name sport, in addition to what the panorama would appear to be if Texas loses. 

Texas

Of the remainder competition, Texas is in the most efficient place. All the Longhorns need to do is maintain trade at house on Friday evening in opposition to Texas Tech. A win strikes the Horns to 11-1 general and 8-1 in Big 12 play, making them the one one-loss workforce in the convention. More to return in this later, however the Longhorns are the one workforce left in the race that may brunt a loss. 

Oklahoma State

Oklahoma State additionally wishes only one extra win to protected its spot in the Big 12 name sport. The Cowboys shut the season at house in opposition to a BYU workforce that is one win clear of bowl eligibility, giving the Cougars a number of motivation for an disenchanted. Oklahoma State is 2-0 in opposition to Oklahoma and Kansas State, which means it holds the head-to-head benefit in a tiebreaker situation and thus controls its personal future. 

Oklahoma 

Oklahoma does not keep watch over its trail to Arlington, however some easy scenarios may get it there. First, the Sooners wish to beat TCU Friday afternoon; a loss mainly removes them from rivalry. Though TCU has regressed after its Cinderella run to the College Football Playoff ultimate season, the Horned Frogs are simply a few weeks got rid of from enjoying Texas all the way down to the twine and a win for them way bowl eligibility. 

If Oklahoma avoids the disenchanted, Texas beats Texas Tech and Oklahoma State loses to BYU, the Sooners qualify for the second one spot in the Big 12 name sport, putting in place a Red River rematch with Texas. 

Kansas State

Kansas State calls for much more assist. Obviously, the Wildcats have to near the season out with a win in opposition to Iowa State. In the development that Texas additionally wins, each Oklahoma and Oklahoma State must lose in order for Kansas State to qualify.

Kansas State has a head-to-head loss to Oklahoma State, regardless that that would not subject if the Wildcats are 7-2 and the Cowboys are 6-3. However, Kansas State and Oklahoma did not play this season. If the ones two teams end tied, it could come all the way down to (*13*)

Unfortunately for the Wildcats, that will be Texas — a workforce that beat them in the common season however misplaced to Oklahoma. 

If Texas loses … 

Texas dropping to Texas Tech may open Pandora’s field, regardless that the Longhorns would not be mathematically eradicated. Texas may nonetheless clinch a berth if two of the 3 different two-loss teams (Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Kansas State) lose in Week 13. In that situation, Texas would face the workforce that did not lose. 

If Texas loses and no less than two of the opposite two-loss teams win, it creates a convoluted state of affairs with as many as 4 teams being tied for first position. Without delving an excessive amount of into that realm of chance, the perhaps consequence is a rematch of the Bedlam contention between Oklahoma and Oklahoma State. 

Here’s how that will play out: 

• Texas loses to Texas Tech; Oklahoma and Oklahoma State each win.
• Oklahoma holds a tiebreaker over Texas, giving it the No. 1 spot in the convention standings.
• That would arrange a tiebreaker between Texas and Oklahoma State, dependent upon their file in opposition to a commonplace opponent best possible in the standings. Oklahoma State and Texas each performed Oklahoma. The Cowboys gained, the Longhorns did not. Thus, the Cowboys would protected a place over Texas and advance to Arlington. 

Other probabilities exist, however they’re higher left explored in the event that they even fall into position.