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Big 12 Notes – West Virginia Week
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November 2nd
… Foe Pause …
AP poll sets up Top Ten matchup between No. 8 BYU and No. 9 Texas Tech
From ESPN … The Big 12 had two teams — BYU and Texas Tech — in the top 10 of the Associated Press Top 25 college football poll for the first time in two years Sunday, while Notre Dame was back in the top 10 after a two-month absence.
Oklahoma and Texas made the biggest upward moves in this week’s poll, rising seven spots to No. 11 and No. 13, respectively.
The top seven teams were unchanged in the final poll before the College Football Playoff committee releases its first rankings Tuesday night to kick off the run-up to the CFP bracket release Dec. 7.
No. 1 Ohio State, which pulled away in the second half to beat Penn State on Saturday, is at the top of the AP poll for a 10th straight week. Indiana, which scored 50-plus points against a Big Ten opponent for the third time while hammering Maryland, is No. 2 for a third straight week.
The Buckeyes and Hoosiers again were followed by Texas A&M, Alabama, Georgia, Oregon and Ole Miss.
Losses by Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt and Miami shuffled the Nos. 8, 9 and 10 spots, now held by BYU, Texas Tech and Notre Dame.
| 1. Ohio State (54) | 8-0 | 1 |
| 2. Indiana (11) | 9-0 | 2 |
| 3. Texas A&M (1) | 8-0 | 3 |
| 4. Alabama | 7-1 | 4 |
| 5. Georgia | 7-1 | 5 |
| 6. Oregon | 7-1 | 6 |
| 7. Ole Miss | 8-1 | 7 |
| 8. BYU | 8-0 | 10 |
| 9. Texas Tech | 8-1 | 13 |
| 10. Notre Dame | 6-2 | 12 |
| 11. Oklahoma | 7-2 | 18 |
| 12. Virginia | 8-1 | 15 |
| 13. Texas | 7-2 | 20 |
| 14. Louisville | 7-1 | 16 |
| 15. Vanderbilt | 7-2 | 9 |
| 16. Georgia Tech | 8-1 | 8 |
| 17. Utah | 7-2 | 24 |
| 18. Miami | 6-2 | 10 |
| 19. Missouri | 6-2 | 19 |
| 20. USC | 6-2 | 23 |
| 21. Michigan | 7-2 | 21 |
| 22. Memphis | 8-1 | 25 |
| 23. Tennessee | 6-3 | 14 |
| 24. Washington | 6-2 | NR |
| 25. Cincinnati | 7-2 | 17 |
Others receiving votes: Iowa 71, James Madison 53, Pittsburgh 35, San Diego State 30, North Texas 27, South Florida 23, SMU 7, Houston 6, Illinois 4, LSU 4, Arizona State 4
Dropped from rankings: Houston 22
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Buffs open as 4.5-point road underdogs to 3-6 West Virginia
From DraftKings …
Big 12 schedule …
Friday, November 7th
- Houston at UCF … 6:00 p.m., FS1 … UCF is a 1.5-point home underdog …
Saturday, November 8th
- BYU at Texas Tech … 10:00 a.m., MT, ABC … Texas Tech is a 9.5-point home favorite …
- Colorado at West Virginia … 10:00 a.m., MT, TNT … West Virginia is a 4.5-point home favorite …
- Kansas at Arizona … 1:30 p.m., MT, ESPN2 … Arizona is a 3.5-point home favorite …
- Iowa State at TCU … 1:30 p.m., MT, Fox … TCU is a 5.5-point home favorite …
- Idle … Utah … Arizona State … Oklahoma State … Baylor … Cincinnati … UCF …
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