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Big 12 Football Power Rankings 2018: There’s a new No. 1 in Week 6

By Patrick Mayhorn

DALLAS, TX - OCTOBER 06: Chris Brown #15 of the Texas Longhorns celebrates a win against Oklahoma Sooners in the 2018 AT&T Red River Showdown at Cotton Bowl on October 6, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
DALLAS, TX - OCTOBER 06: Chris Brown #15 of the Texas Longhorns celebrates a win against Oklahoma Sooners in the 2018 AT&T Red River Showdown at Cotton Bowl on October 6, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /
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STILLWATER, OK – OCTOBER 6: Quarterback Brock Purdy #15 of the Iowa State Cyclones runs for a 29-yard touchdown against the Oklahoma State Cowboys early in the second quarter on October 6, 2018 at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Iowa State won 48-42. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)
STILLWATER, OK – OCTOBER 6: Quarterback Brock Purdy #15 of the Iowa State Cyclones runs for a 29-yard touchdown against the Oklahoma State Cowboys early in the second quarter on October 6, 2018 at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Iowa State won 48-42. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images) /

Like Baylor, Texas Tech didn’t do anything wrong to drop a spot, other than lose to Ole Miss and West Virginia earlier in the season, they just had to drop because I wanted to move Iowa State into their fifth spot. Texas Tech didn’t do anything this week, because they had a bye week. We’ll learn about them next week when they face off against TCU.

Last week, I mentioned that Iowa State, because of the way their schedule was set up, was really flying under the radar. They had to play some of the toughest games on their schedule at the beginning of the year, and now that those games are behind them, they can really get started. They did that on Saturday when they came back to beat Oklahoma State.

It was a great showing from Brock Purdy, as the freshman quarterback was pretty much solely responsible for this win. Iowa State will probably lose to West Virginia this weekend, and Texas in November, but a 7-5 season looks pretty realistic right now. That’s good news for the Cyclones.

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