1. No. 2 Oklahoma (3-0, 1-0) (–) – The Sooners lose a spot in the polls but not in our rankings. We saw some chinks in the armor against Missouri, but still are on the fast track to the National Championship.

2. No. 5 Oklahoma State (4-0, 1-0) (–) – The Cowboys overcame a 17-point halftime deficit for a convincing one-point win over Texas A&M to keep them comfortably in the No. 2 slot in the Big 12.

3. No. 15 Baylor (3-0, 0-0) (+1) – A stat that has everyone buzzing about Baylor: quarterback Robert Griffin III has more touchdown passes (13) than he does incompletions (12) in the Bears’ first three games of the season.

4. No. 14 Texas A&M (2-1, 0-1) (-1) — A bitter taste sits in the mouths of the Aggies as they dropped their conference-opening game against Oklahoma State. Texas A&M is still an elite force in the Big 12, though.

5. No. 17 Texas (3-0, 0-0) (–) — Junior quarterback Garrett Gilbert, who is out for the year following shoulder surgery, turns the offensive reigns over to sophomore Case McCoy, younger brother of former Hook ‘Em Heisman candidate Colt McCoy.

6. Iowa State (3-0, 0-0) (–) — The Cyclones move up only because Missouri moves down. Toughest test to date on Saturday against Texas. A win legitimizes this ISU team.

7. Kansas State (3-0, 0-0) (+2) – The Fighting Snyders halted Miami quarterback Jacory Harris at the one-yard line with 49 seconds remaining giving the Big 12 another impressive non-conference win.

8. Missouri (2-2, 0-1) (-1) – The Tigers took a 14-3 lead over Oklahoma in the first quarter before the sleeping giant known as the Sooners offense awoke and rattled off 28 unanswered points en route to a 38-28 win.

9. Texas Tech (3-0, 0-0) (-1) – The Red Raiders rode the proverbial “struggle bus” in beating Nevada, but there’s nothing like a game against Kansas to cure what ails them.

10. Kansas (2-1, 0-0) (–) – The Jayhawks needed a week of preparation before beginning Big 12 play against Texas Tech, which erased a 14-point deficit against Nevada to win by one last Saturday.