One of the winners in the first College Football Playoff rankings Tuesday was the Big 12. BYU (No. 7) and Texas Tech (No. 8) showed up in the top 10, and Utah sits within striking distance at No. 13.

It adds up to make Saturday's matchup between the Cougars and Red Raiders -- perhaps a Big 12 title game preview -- the most consequential in college football. A loss for either team wouldn't necessarily remove it from the playoff conversation but would strike a significant blow and leave little room for error down the stretch.

The two other ranked matchups this week are No. 3 Texas A&M at No. 22 Missouri and No. 9 Oregon at No. 20 Iowa . Look out for Iowa. The Hawkeyes are coming off a convincing win against Minnesota and appear to have turned a corner offensively. Meanwhile

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