It is very unlikely that the Big 12 will be able to sneak two teams into the College Football Playoff. There is also a chance that the Big 12 conference champion might not get a first-round bye. BYU survived a scare with Utah to remain unbeaten,

One of the more fascinating subplots in the first year of the 12-team College Football Playoff is how all of these realigned and suddenly crowded conference races are factoring into that Playoff picture.