Sooners, Pokes, Mountaineers Pace Big Twelve; Alabama, Clemson, Washington and Michigan National Pacesetters

Oklahoma keeps pace;  Oklahoma Aggies stun K-State with last minute heroics;  West Virginia stays tough at home

The Oklahoma Sooners kept undefeated in the Big Twelve with a 34-24 Thursday night win over Iowa State in Ames.  OU is up one game on Oklahoma State and West Virginia, both with one loss in conference.  The Big Red of the South host Baylor this week in Norman.  The Sooners play West Virginia in two weeks in Morgantown and meet the Oklahoma Aggies in early December in Norman to end the conference slate.  Look for one of these teams, OU, OSU, or WV to be the out-right conference  winner or a combination of these three to tie for the title.

The OSU Cowboys had another comeback win Saturday, beating the Kansas State Wildcats 43-37.  TCU laid the wood to Baylor big, 62-22 in Fort Worth, while West Virginia took the stick to Kansas 48-21 in the hills of Morgantown.  Texas won at home again, stopping Texas Tech 45-37.

Fredsportsextra’s Big Twelve Ranking

1. Oklahoma

2. Oklahoma State

3. West Virginia

4. TCU

5. Texas

6. Baylor

7. Kansas State

8. Texas Tech

9. Iowa State

10. Kansas

Fredsportsextra’s Top 25

1. Alabama

2. Clemson

3. Michigan

4. Washington

5. Louisville

6. Ohio State

7. Oklahoma

8. Auburn

9. Wisconsin

10. West Virginia

11. Washington State

12. Utah

13. Penn State

14. Oklahoma State

15. Colorado

16. North Carolina

17. Florida State

18. Western Michigan

19. Arkansas

20. Virginia Tech

21. USC

22. Boise State

23. Tulsa

24. Florida

25. LSU

Final Four:  Alabama, Clemson, Washington, Michigan (outside but still in consideration:  Ohio State, Louisville

National Championship Game:  Alabama over Clemson

Looking toward this week, OU will win if they can stop Baylor at least half of the time. OSU is the same with Texas Tech.  Predictions on Thursday.

Feature Photo:  Oklahoma State’s Chris Carson (32) gets by Kansas State’s Reggie Walker (51) in the second quarter during the college football game between the Oklahoma State Cowboys and the Kansas State Wildcats at the Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium in Manhattan, Kansas, Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman