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The original was posted on /r/cfb by /u/RealignmentJunkie on 2025-08-26 12:54:34+00:00.
Original Title: In the Big XII, there were 22 possible combinations of three undefeated teams, meaning an undefeated team could miss the conference championship on tie breakers. After Kansas State lost to Iowa State, 17 remain.
Did this two years ago for the SEC, but Kansas State losing made me wonder what the Big XII looked like. These were very very roughly sorted from most plausible to least plausible using ESPN’s FPI, but take it with a grain of salt, especially given that the top option was already eliminated.
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Team 3 |
|---|---|---|
| BYU | Arizona State | |
| BYU | Arizona State | Kansas |
| BYU | Kansas | Baylor |
| Iowa State | Baylor | Texas Tech |
| Iowa State | UCF | Utah |
| TCU | UCF | Utah |
| Kansas | Baylor | Colorado |
| Baylor | Texas Tech | Colorado |
| Arizona State | Cincinnati | |
| Texas Tech | Colorado | Cincinnati |
| Cincinnati | West Virginia | |
| Iowa State | Baylor | West Virginia |
| BYU | Arizona State | Oklahoma State |
| TCU | Utah | Oklahoma State |
| Texas Tech | TCU | Arizona |
| TCU | Utah | Arizona |
| TCU | UCF | Arizona |
| UCF | Utah | Arizona |
| BYU | Houston | |
| Cincinnati | Houston | |
| BYU | Kansas | Houston |
| Iowa State | Utah | Houston |
EDIT: In response to an excellent question in the comments, I looked at quartets where this could be the case.
There is only one for the Big XII:
TCU, UCF, Utah, Arizona