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Big 12 Football Power Rankings: TCU continues free-fall in Week 8

By Patrick Mayhorn

FORT WORTH, TX - OCTOBER 20: John Stephens Jr. #7 of the TCU Horned Frogs pulls in a pass against Tre Brown #6 of the Oklahoma Sooners in the second half at Amon G. Carter Stadium on October 20, 2018 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
FORT WORTH, TX - OCTOBER 20: John Stephens Jr. #7 of the TCU Horned Frogs pulls in a pass against Tre Brown #6 of the Oklahoma Sooners in the second half at Amon G. Carter Stadium on October 20, 2018 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /
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LUBBOCK, TX – OCTOBER 20: Seth Collins #22 and Alan Bowman #10 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders celebrate a touchdown during the second half of the game against the Kansas Jayhawks on October 20, 2018 at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas. Texas Tech defeated Kansas 48-16. (Photo by John Weast/Getty Images)
LUBBOCK, TX – OCTOBER 20: Seth Collins #22 and Alan Bowman #10 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders celebrate a touchdown during the second half of the game against the Kansas Jayhawks on October 20, 2018 at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas. Texas Tech defeated Kansas 48-16. (Photo by John Weast/Getty Images) /

Baylor leaps up a spot with TCU’s loss, despite being on a bye this past week. They head to West Virginia on Thursday night.

Where does Baylor finish: 8. I want to believe in Baylor. I really do. I like Matt Rhule a lot, and I think he will, in general, turn things around at Baylor. They already have four wins this year, and could absolutely get to six. However, I like Oklahoma State and TCU more. I think the Bears have several winnable games left, and if they can beat Oklahoma State and TCU, I’ll be more than happy to give that sixth spot. I just don’t see that happening.

Texas Tech stays put at five despite their blowout win over Kansas because Kansas is bad. However, I think the Red Raiders are legitimately good this year, and as they face off with better Big 12 teams over the next five games, they have a great chance to move up the rankings. It was great, and surprising to see Alan Bowman back so soon, and I think as long as Tech has him healthy, they can beat almost any team in the conference.

Where does Texas Tech finish: 5. I think Texas Tech is a great story. Kliff Kingsbury is probably going to get another year, and this team is probably going to finish with a pretty solid record. However, the rest of the schedule is extremely tough. I just don’t see them beating any of the next three teams on their schedule, which makes it tough. A 7-5 finish puts them firmly in the top half of the conference, as the divide between five and six is pretty massive.

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