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Big 12 Football: Week 5 Power Rankings

By VF Castro

Oct 1, 2016; Morgantown, WV, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers head coach Dana Holgorsen celebrates with West Virginia Mountaineers quarterback Skyler Howard (3) after beating the Kansas State Wildcats at Milan Puskar Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 1, 2016; Morgantown, WV, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers head coach Dana Holgorsen celebrates with West Virginia Mountaineers quarterback Skyler Howard (3) after beating the Kansas State Wildcats at Milan Puskar Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 1, 2016; Ames, IA, USA; Baylor Bears running back Terence Williams (22) runs away from Iowa State Cyclones defensive end Mitchell Meyers (58) at Jack Trice Stadium. The Bears beat the Cyclones 45-42. Mandatory Credit: Reese Strickland-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 1, 2016; Ames, IA, USA; Baylor Bears running back Terence Williams (22) runs away from Iowa State Cyclones defensive end Mitchell Meyers (58) at Jack Trice Stadium. The Bears beat the Cyclones 45-42. Mandatory Credit: Reese Strickland-USA TODAY Sports /

1. Baylor Bears (Record: 5-0)

No. 13 ranked Baylor is undefeated and proving a lot of people wrong this season–myself included. And coming off a 45-42 win over the Iowa State Cyclones, the Bears are headed into a bye, which might be much needed at this point.

With Iowa State continuously ranking at the bottom of most Big 12 power rankings, conference pundits expected a much stronger performance from Baylor in Ames. But while a win is certainly a win, if that performance rears its head in future games, Baylor could be in trouble.

Quarterback Seth Russell was 11/22 for 178-yards and a touchdown pass to Chris Platt. But it was the Baylor run game that dominated with 496 total yards for five touchdowns.

Next Game:

 Sat, Oct 15 Baylor vs. Kansas Waco, Texas  

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