Big 12 Football Power Rankings, Week 4: Kansas State takes a big leap

Sep 18, 2021; Manhattan, Kansas, USA; Kansas State Wildcats running back Deuce Vaughn (22) carries the ball during the fourth quarter against the Nevada Wolf Pack at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Sewell-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 18, 2021; Manhattan, Kansas, USA; Kansas State Wildcats running back Deuce Vaughn (22) carries the ball during the fourth quarter against the Nevada Wolf Pack at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Sewell-USA TODAY Sports /
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After a shaky start in non-conference play, Big 12 football as a whole stepped up in a huge way for Week 3. The conference went 7-0 this week in games against non-conference opponents.

We also got treated to our first in-conference matchup of the year, as Baylor ran away with a 45-7 victory over Kansas.

The aftermath of this week also resulted in a new addition to the AP Top 25 sent from the Big 12. Kansas State joined Oklahoma and Iowa State as Big 12 representatives inside the top 25 rankings.

As we approach the final Saturday of September, we will see four conference games this weekend. They will not be hard to find as three of these games will be in a featured time slot and network.

Texas Tech will visit the Longhorns in our first Big 12 showdown which will be shown at 12 p.m. ET on ABC.

After that, we will watch two great rushing attacks in Iowa State and Baylor face off at 3:30 p.m. ET on FOX. To cap off the night, we will see West Virginia visit No. 4 Oklahoma at 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC.

With conference play set to kick off around the Big 12, where do these teams rank?