The Pac-12, however, joined the Big 12 as the only two conferences that went up last week. The Pac-12 is behind the No. 3 Big Ten by only 6.2 points after being behind 22 points last week.
Why did the Big Ten fall?
Losses by Wisconsin and Illinois also hurt the Big Ten’s ranking. Just two weeks ago the Big Ten had three undefeated teams (Wisconsin, Michigan and Illinois), which was tied for the most of any conference after six weeks. Today, no team in the Big Ten is undefeated or ranked in the top eight of the AP Poll.
The Pac-12 is ahead of the fifth-place ACC by 14.4 points. Last week, the margin was 9.2.
Why is the Big 12 higher than the SEC?
Seven of the Big 12’s 10 teams have two or fewer losses, and all seven of those schools received at least 25 points in the AP Poll.
In comparison, five of the SEC’s 12 teams have two or fewer losses and only six SEC teams received AP votes.
The computers favor the Big 12 over the SEC as the Big 12’s average computer ranking is 8.5 points higher than the average SEC ranking. Oklahoma State is the top-ranked team in the nation according to the BCS computers.
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