They had been No. 15 in the coaches poll. BYU is the new No. 15 after falling from No. 7, thanks to a loss to Kansas. Tennessee, ranked fourth in the coaches poll, lost to Georgia and was ranked at 11th heading into Week 13.

Kansas State had everything working in its favor heading into Saturday night's matchup with Arizona State. Coming off a bye week, playing in the friendly confines of Billy Snyder Family Stadium — where they were 4-0 — in a familiar late-season college football game with Big 12 championship implications,