Author’s note: It’s my first week taking over the power rankings after Tim Everson left to take over as sports editor of the Junction City Daily Union (congrats Tim!) so I figure you’re owed a bit of an introduction. Presumably my goals are the same, to let you know how the Big 12 teams should be ranked right now, which means some recency bias. One thing I believe is worth noting: My rankings will consider road wins no more impressive than home wins because of the pandemic. Big 12 teams this season are 27-25 on the road in conference play.