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Breaking Down 2016 FBS Conference Races After Week 11

By Zach Bigalke

Oct 29, 2016; Madison, WI, USA; Wisconsin Badgers wide receiver Robert Wheelwright (15) scores a touchdown during the third quarter against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Camp Randall Stadium. Wisconsin won 23-17. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 29, 2016; Madison, WI, USA; Wisconsin Badgers wide receiver Robert Wheelwright (15) scores a touchdown during the third quarter against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Camp Randall Stadium. Wisconsin won 23-17. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 12, 2016; Norman, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners defensive back Will Johnson (12) and linebacker Emmanuel Beal (14) tackle Baylor Bears wide receiver Blake Lynch (2) during the second quarter at Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 12, 2016; Norman, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners defensive back Will Johnson (12) and linebacker Emmanuel Beal (14) tackle Baylor Bears wide receiver Blake Lynch (2) during the second quarter at Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports /

Big 12 Conference

  • Oklahoma (7-0 conference, 8-2 overall)
  • Oklahoma State (6-1 conference, 8-2 overall)
  • West Virginia (5-1 conference, 8-1 overall)

The Big 12 is easy enough to decipher. The Sooners play at West Virginia next weekend, then have a break over Thanksgiving before playing the Bedlam game against rival Oklahoma State. It just so happens that those are also the two teams chasing them in the Big 12 table. If Bob Stoops’ team wins out, they will be the Big 12 champs.

Things get more interesting if the Sooners lose to West Virginia. In that scenario Oklahoma State would have the inside track to the title, needing to win out against TCU and Oklahoma. If the Cowboys lost to to lose to either the Horned Frogs or Sooners, Oklahoma State’s head-to-head advantage over WVU would be null, and Dana Holgorsen’s team would win the conference as long as it won out against Iowa State and Baylor.

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