Big 12 football power rankings: Iowa State, Kansas on the rise in Week 3

Tens of thousands of people flood the streets
There are screams and church bells ringing
And as our fallen foes retreat
I hear the drinking song they’re singing
The world turned upside down
The world turned upside down
The world turned upside down
The world turned upside down
Down, down, down, down

The World Turned Upside Down by Lin Manuel Miranda

Big 12 football had some interesting developments in Week 2

Here at the Big 12 football power rankings headquarters next to the shop that repairs the tires on the Sooner Schooner, we are perplexed by what is happening in the Big 12 early in the season. Apparently, Kansas is a football school after their 2-0 start.

Kansas State scored 42 points despite quarterback Adrian Martinez completing 45 percent of his passes. There are no moral victories at the corner of the Stillwater Memorial Mullet, but Texas learned how to play defense in their narrow loss to Alabama. Oklahoma State made sure everyone remembered who played for the Big 12 title last season.

This week, there are some exciting games before the conference slate begins. Texas Tech travels to Raleigh to take on the North Carolina State Wolfpack, while Kansas plays Houston. So, to interstate rivalries and shootouts by rivers of red, here are the Big 12 power rankings heading into Week 3.