Highlighted by Iowa State’s rivalry game win over Iowa and Arizona State’s defeat of SEC program Mississippi State, the Big 12 Conference enjoyed some strong results in Week 2 of the 2024 college football season. However, disappointing losses from Colorado (at Nebraska) and Kansas (at Illinois) ultimately made for a mediocre weekend.
Still, the Big 12 maintained five ranked teams in the post-Week 2 US LBM Coaches Poll, including conference title favorite Utah at No. 10.
After a rough performance against the Cornhuskers, see where head coach Deion Sanders’ reeling Colorado Buffaloes stand in our post-Week 2 Big 12 football power rankings:
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Week 2 Result: 28-27 loss vs. Pitt Panthers
Week 3 Matchup: at Miami (OH) RedHawks
Cincinnati blew a 21-point lead at home to rival Pitt, keeping the Bearcats at the bottom of our power rankings.
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Week 2 Result: 23-12 loss at Utah Utes
Week 3 Matchup: vs. Air Force Falcons
In a nonconference game against Big 12 opponent Utah, the Bears fell behind big early and couldn’t come back.
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Week 2 Result: 16-12 loss at Oklahoma Sooners
Week 3 Matchup: vs. Rice Owls
Houston nearly upset former Big 12 rival Oklahoma in its Week 2 thriller.
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Week 2 Result: 37-16 loss at Washington State Cougars
Week 3 Matchup: vs. North Texas Mean Green
Texas Tech lost big at Washington State in an overall disappointing performance for the Red Raiders.
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Week 2 Result: 18-15 win at SMU Mustangs
Week 3 Matchup: at Wyoming Cowboys
BYU is now 2-0 on the season after sneaking past SMU in Week 2.
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Week 2 Result: 45-0 win vs. Long Island Sharks
Week 3 Matchup: vs. UCF Knights
The Horned Frogs took care of business on Saturday against a far weaker Long Island team.
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Week 2 Result: 30-23 win vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs
Week 3 Matchup: at Texas State Bobcats
The resurgent Sun Devils looked impressive again in their Week 2 win over the SEC’s Bulldogs.
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Week 2 Result: 49-14 win vs. Albany Great Danes
Week 3 Matchup: at Pitt Panthers
After a rough Week 1 performance against Penn State, West Virginia bounced back nicely.
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Week 2 Result: 45-14 win vs. Sam Houston Bearkats
Week 3 Matchup: at TCU Horned Frogs
UCF’s offense was electric again in the Knights’ Week 2 beatdown of the Bearkats.
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Week 2 Result: 23-17 loss at Illinois Fighting Illini
Week 3 Matchup: vs. UNLV Rebels
Quarterback Jalon Daniels’ Jayhawks were upset by Illinois in Week 2.
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Week 2 Result: 20-19 win at Iowa Hawkeyes
Week 3 Matchup: BYE
The Cyclones stunned in-state rival Iowa on Saturday with an impressive second-half performance.
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Week 2 Result: 22-10 win vs. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
Week 3 Matchup: at Kansas State Wildcats (nonconference)
The Wildcats didn’t look amazing in Week 2, but they’ll hold down the No. 4 spot for now.
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Week 2 Result: 39-31 win (double-OT) vs. Arkansas Razorbacks
Week 3 Matchup: at Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Despite a rough defensive performance, the Cowboys held on for a double-overtime win.
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Week 2 Result: 34-27 win at Tulane Green Wave
Week 3 Matchup: vs. Arizona Wildcats (nonconference)
Kansas State fell down early to Tulane before regrouping in the second half.
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Week 2 Result: 23-12 win vs. Baylor Bears
Week 3 Matchup: at Utah State Aggies
Utah quarterback Cam Rising threw for 96 yards and two touchdowns against Baylor before leaving with a hand injury.
