Houston Cougars

Houston Cougars

- 1st in Big 12
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Did the Gators or Cougars do enough to earn No. 1? How the latest key offseason date shifted our projections.

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Big 12 Standings

TEAM W L GB OVR
Houston 73.7 - 5 35
Texas Tech 80.9 5.5 9 28
BYU 81.4 7 10 26
Arizona 82.5 9.5 13 24
Iowa State 80.3 7.5 10 25
Kansas 76.1 11 13 21
West Virginia 68.2 12 13 19
Baylor 76.1 12.5 15 20
TCU 67.6 15 16 16
Kansas State 70.8 15.5 17 16
Utah 75.5 15.5 17 16
Cincinnati 71.2 13.5 16 19
UCF 79.8 13.5 17 20
Oklahoma State 73.0 15.5 18 17
Arizona State 74.1 18.5 20 13
Colorado 69.7 18.5 21 14
Full Standings

2021 Team Leaders

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