Big 12 Championship Game clinching scenarios outlined entering Week 13

The Big 12 Championship Game clinching scenarios have been updated by the conference heading into the final week of the regular season. Those scenarios are the result of a potential 4-way tie heading into the Rivalry Week schedule.

Texas currently leads the Big 12 with a 7-1 conference record. A win against Texas Tech on Friday would guarantee the No. 1 seed and home team designation for the Longhorns in the title game.

Behind Texas, a trio of Oklahoma State, Oklahoma and Kansas State is tied at 6-2 in Big 12 play. OSU faces BYU, Oklahoma faces TCU and Kansas State faces Iowa State, so there is the potential for a 3-way tie for the second slot even if Texas wins on Friday.

Here is how the Big 12 updated the clinching scenarios for the title game in what is bound to be a chaotic weekend of football:

If Texas wins and clinches a berth on Friday, the following scenarios apply surrounding Big 12 matchups on Saturday, November 25:

• If Oklahoma State defeats BYU, the Cowboys clinch a berth to the Championship as the #2 seed (vs. Texas).
• If Oklahoma defeats TCU on Friday and that win is followed by a Texas win AND an Oklahoma State loss, the Sooners clinch a berth to the Championship as the #2 seed (vs. Texas).
• If Kansas State defeats Iowa State on Saturday following a Texas win, AND a loss by Oklahoma, AND a loss by Oklahoma State, the Wildcats clinch a berth to the Championship as the #2 seed (vs. Texas).

If Texas Tech wins on Friday, the following scenarios apply surrounding Big 12 matchups on Saturday, November 25:

• No team can clinch a bid to the Championship until Saturday.
• Texas can still clinch a berth to the Championship if two of the three two-loss teams (Kansas State / Oklahoma / Oklahoma State) LOSE on Friday and / or Saturday. Texas and the remaining winning team of those three will qualify for the Championship.
• If Texas loses on Friday, and two or three two-loss teams WIN amongst Kansas State / Oklahoma / Oklahoma State on Friday and / or Saturday, there will be three or four teams tied for both Championship berths. Multiple scenarios exist in this circumstance contingent on which teams remain in the tiebreaker pool.

Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey lives in Atlanta and covers SEC football.