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Big 12 football standings, records after Texas Tech crushed Arkansas-Pine Bluff

ByEthan Lee|
Aug 30, 2025; Lubbock, Texas, USA; Texas Tech Red Raiders running back J’Koby Williams (20) rushes against Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions defensive safety Kyle Knox (27) in the first half at Jones AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Michael C. Johnson-Imagn Images
Aug 30, 2025; Lubbock, Texas, USA; Texas Tech Red Raiders running back J’Koby Williams (20) rushes against Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions defensive safety Kyle Knox (27) in the first half at Jones AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Michael C. Johnson-Imagn Images | Michael C. Johnson-Imagn Images

Week 1 is just about done. The Texas Tech Red Raiders were able to easily secure a solid win over the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions (to the tune of a 60-point margin of victory, which is pretty impressive). Honestly, most of the Big 12 did pretty solid throughout the past few days.

I mean, we only had a small handful of teams suffer losses in Week 1. But it’s not like Baylor, Cincinnati, and Colorado lost absolutely awful games. 

As a whole, I feel like the conference did a pretty solid job. And for the most part, it seems like things are going well for most teams in the Big 12. 

Big 12 standings, week 1: Iowa State still sits at the top while Kansas State sits at the bottom

Here’s what the Big 12 standings look like:

  • Iowa State Cyclones (2-0 overall, 1-0 Big 12)
  • Kansas Jayhawks (2-0 overall, 0-0 Big 12)
  • Arizona Wildcats (1-0 overall, 0-0 Big 12)
  • Arizona State Sun Devils (1-0 overall, 0-0 Big 12)
  • BYU Cougars (1-0 overall, 0-0 Big 12)
  • Houston Cougars (1-0 overall, 0-0 Big 12)
  • Oklahoma State Cowboys (1-0 overall, 0-0 Big 12)
  • Texas Tech Red Raiders (1-0 overall, 0-0 Big 12)
  • Utah Utes (1-0 overall, 0-0 Big 12)
  • UCF Knights (1-0 overall, 0-0 Big 12)
  • West Virginia Mountaineers (1-0 overall, 0-0 Big 12)
  • TCU Horned Frogs (0-0 overall, 0-0 Big 12)
  • Baylor Bears (0-1 overall, 0-0 Big 12)
  • Cincinnati Bearcats (0-1 overall, 0-0 Big 12)
  • Colorado Buffaloes (0-1 overall, 0-0 Big 12)
  • Kansas State Wildcats (1-1 overall, 0-1 Big 12)

Yes, it’s early. Correct, we haven’t even seen every Big 12 team in the conference play during Week 1 because of TCU’s matchup with North Carolina on Monday. I get it, it’s only week 1. But man, it sure is interesting seeing Iowa State at the very top and Kansas State at the very bottom.

And it’s not that we just saw that one game between the two of them that is making that interesting to me. It’s the game that followed for Kansas State. Because sure, that Farmageddon matchup in Ireland is what shapes these standings in the most significant way. It’s the only Big 12 conference game played so far.

But Kansas State just about lost to North Dakota out of the FCS on Saturday. And while they escaped with a win, that was close. A 3-point win at home in Manhattan. And it’s going to be something worth keeping an eye on because of how close it was. 

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