Conference record book
Big 12 Conference Top 25 Games of the 2020s
The best games involving a Big 12 member at the time of kickoff, ranked without favoring either side.
- Games
- 25
- Top score
- 77/100
- Overtime
- 8
National ranking
The conference's top 25
25 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 2022Week 14Neutral site1OT
Kansas State vs. TCU
Kansas State 31, TCU 28
Conference game · Neutral site
No. 13 Kansas State vs. No. 3 TCU · 3-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
77
Game score
Full Game · 2022 TCU vs. Kansas State (Big 12 Championship Game Full Game)
- 2024College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach BowlNeutral site2OT
Texas vs. Arizona State
Texas 39, Arizona State 31
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 4 Texas vs. No. 10 Arizona State · 8-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 11/15
76
Game score
Full Game · 2024 Arizona State vs. Texas (CFP Quarterfinal Full Game)
- 2022Week 72OT
Oklahoma State at TCU
Oklahoma State 40, TCU 43
Conference game
No. 8 Oklahoma State vs. No. 13 TCU · 3-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 11/15
74
Game score
Highlight · 2022 TCU vs. Oklahoma State (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2021PlayStation Fiesta BowlNeutral site
Oklahoma State vs. Notre Dame
Oklahoma State 37, Notre Dame 35
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 9 Oklahoma State vs. No. 5 Notre Dame · 2-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
71
Game score
Highlight · 2021 Notre Dame vs. Oklahoma State (Bowl Full Game)
- 2021Week 14Neutral site
Baylor vs. Oklahoma State
Baylor 21, Oklahoma State 16
Conference game · Neutral site
No. 9 Baylor vs. No. 5 Oklahoma State · 5-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
68
Game score
Highlight · 2021 Oklahoma State vs. Baylor (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2023Week 6Neutral site
Oklahoma vs. Texas
Oklahoma 34, Texas 30
Conference game · Neutral site
No. 12 Oklahoma vs. No. 3 Texas · 4-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
68
Game score
Highlight · 2023 Texas vs. Oklahoma (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2021Week 13
Oklahoma at Oklahoma State
Oklahoma 33, Oklahoma State 37
Conference game
No. 10 Oklahoma vs. No. 7 Oklahoma State · 4-point margin
Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
66
Game score
Highlight · 2021 Oklahoma State vs. Oklahoma (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2020Week 16Neutral site
Oklahoma vs. Iowa State
Oklahoma 27, Iowa State 21
Conference game · Neutral site
No. 12 Oklahoma vs. No. 8 Iowa State · 6-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
61
Game score
Full Game · 2020 Iowa State vs. Oklahoma (Big 12 Championship Game Full Game)
- 2021Allstate Sugar BowlNeutral site
Baylor vs. Ole Miss
Baylor 21, Ole Miss 7
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 6 Baylor vs. No. 8 Ole Miss · 14-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
59
Game score
Full Game · 2021 Ole Miss vs. Baylor (Sugar Bowl Full Game)
- 2022Week 2
Alabama at Texas
Alabama 20, Texas 19
Nonconference
No. 1 Alabama vs. Unranked Texas · 1-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
59
Game score
Highlight · 2022 Texas vs. Alabama (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2021Week 2
Iowa at Iowa State
Iowa 27, Iowa State 17
Nonconference
No. 10 Iowa vs. No. 9 Iowa State · 10-point margin
Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
58
Game score
Full Game · 2021 Iowa State vs. Iowa (Regular Season Full Game)
- 2025College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Capital One Orange BowlNeutral site
Oregon vs. Texas Tech
Oregon 23, Texas Tech 0
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 5 Oregon vs. No. 4 Texas Tech · 23-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 12/35 · Overtime 0/15
55
Game score
Highlight · 2025 Texas Tech vs. Oregon (CFP Quarterfinal Full Game)
Methodology
How each game earns up to 100 points
AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.
Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.
Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.
Conference inclusion comes from each team's conference ID stored on the game row, so later realignment never rewrites history. Regular-season AP ranks come from the game's week; postseason ranks use the final regular-season poll before bowl and playoff results.