2011 Big 12 Conference football season
Encyclopedia
The 2011 Big 12 Conference football season is the 16th season for the Big 12
, as part of the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season
. It currently has 10 football teams due to the departure of Colorado
to the Pac-12 and Nebraska
to the Big Ten
. It will also be the last Big 12 season for Texas A&M
and Missouri
, which leave for the SEC
in July 2012.
Big 12 Conference
The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving...
, as part of the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season
2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season
The 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season, play of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level, began on Thursday, September 1, 2011...
. It currently has 10 football teams due to the departure of Colorado
Colorado Buffaloes football
The Colorado Buffaloes football program represents the University of Colorado at Boulder in college football at the NCAA Division I FBS level. The team is currently a member of the Pacific-12 Conference, having previously been a charter member of the Big 12 Conference. Before joining the Big 12,...
to the Pac-12 and Nebraska
Nebraska Cornhuskers football
The Nebraska Cornhuskers represent the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in college football. The program has established itself as a traditional powerhouse, and has the fourth-most all-time victories of any NCAA Division I-A team. Nebraska is one of only six football programs in NCAA Division I-A...
to the Big Ten
Big Ten Conference
The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its twelve member institutions are located primarily in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Nebraska in the west to Pennsylvania in the east...
. It will also be the last Big 12 season for Texas A&M
Texas A&M Aggies football
The Texas A&M Aggies football team represents Texas A&M University in college football. The Aggies have competed in the Big 12 Conference since the conference's inception in 1996. They will join the Southeastern Conference in July 2012. Texas A&M football has earned one national title and 18...
and Missouri
Missouri Tigers football
The Missouri Tigers football team represents the University of Missouri in NCAA Division I FBS college football. The team has competed in the North Division of the Big 12 Conference since the conference's inception in 1996...
, which leave for the SEC
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...
in July 2012.
Rankings
| Improvement in ranking | ||
| Drop in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week | ||
| Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor | AP | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 25 | 20 | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 21 | 19 | ||||
| C | RV | 24 | 19 | 16 | RV | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 20 | 18 | |||||
| HAR | Not released | 21 | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 20 | 18 | |||||||||
| BCS | Not released | 25 | 22 | 18 | 17 | ||||||||||||
| Iowa State | AP | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||||
| C | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||||
| HAR | Not released | RV | |||||||||||||||
| BCS | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | AP | ||||||||||||||||
| C | |||||||||||||||||
| HAR | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| BCS | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | AP | RV | 20 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | ||||||
| C | RV | 21 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 15 | |||||||
| HAR | Not released | 17 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | ||||||||
| BCS | Not released | 11 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||
| Missouri | AP | 21 | 21 | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||
| C | 21 | 19 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||
| HAR | Not released | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||||
| BCS | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | AP | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 13 | ||
| C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 11 | |||
| HAR | Not released | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 10 | ||||||||
| BCS | Not released | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||
| Oklahoma State | AP | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | ||
| C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | |||
| HAR | Not released | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||
| BCS | Not released | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||
| Texas | AP | RV | 24 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | 21 | RV | RV | |||
| C | 24 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 21 | RV | RV | 25 | 20 | RV | RV | RV | |||
| HAR | Not released | 20 | RV | 25 | 24 | 20 | RV | RV | 25 | ||||||||
| BCS | Not released | 24 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 22 | |||||||||
| Texas A&M | AP | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 16 | RV | RV | |||||
| C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 16 | RV | RV | RV | |||||
| HAR | Not released | 23 | 19 | 17 | RV | RV | |||||||||||
| BCS | Not released | 17 | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | AP | RV | RV | 19 | |||||||||||||
| C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | |||||||||||
| HAR | Not released | RV | RV | 21 | RV | ||||||||||||
| BCS | Not released | 20 | |||||||||||||||