Backdoor Cover’s model projects Texas Tech to win the Big 12 in 2026, at 51% to take the league.
The model's projected Big 12 champion is Texas Tech (51% to win the league). Projected College Football Playoff team(s): Texas Tech.
▲/▼ next to the title odds = change (in points) vs. our preseason projection.
| # | Team | Proj. record | Win conf. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas Tech | 11-1 | 51% ▼39 |
| 2 | Kansas State | 10-2 | 11% ▲10 |
| 3 | BYU | 10-2 | 35% ▲27 |
| 4 | Utah | 9-3 | 2% |
| 5 | Arizona | 9-3 | 1% |
| 6 | Houston | 7-5 | 0% |
| 7 | Kansas | 7-5 | 0% |
| 8 | UCF | 7-5 | 0% |
| 9 | Arizona State | 6-6 | 0% |
| 10 | Iowa State | 6-6 | 0% |
| 11 | Baylor | 6-6 | 0% |
| 12 | Cincinnati | 6-6 | 0% |
| 13 | TCU | 5-7 | 0% |
| 14 | Oklahoma State | 4-8 | 0% |
| 15 | Colorado | 3-9 | 0% |
| 16 | West Virginia | 3-9 | 0% |
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