As teams are about to shift from out of conference games to a conference slate, Joel Klatt ranked the top eight teams in each power conference.

Only three points separate the top two teams in this week’s Big 12 Power Rankings. Utah remained No. 1 for the third consecutive week, receiving eight of a possible 16 first-place votes from a panel of media that regularly covers the Big 12.

Once again, we have brought together a group from across the league to vote on the Big 12 Power Rankings each week during the season. 38 Total Participants · TCU FanNation (KillerFrogs) Editorial Staff (16) · Not all are TCU homers – fans of teams in the SEC and Big Ten are part of our editorial staff.

Saturday, 3 p.m. ET (FOX) BetMGM College Football Odds: Oklahoma State by 1 1/2. Series record: Utah leads 1-0. WHAT’S AT STAKE? The winner will establish itself as an early favorite to reach the conference title game.

Saturday, 4 p.m. ET (FOX) The Utes expect to have back quarterback Cameron Rising (finger on throwing hand) for their first conference game in the Big 12. This is a matchup of preseason favorites and head coaches in their 20th season at their schools: Kyle Whittingham at Utah and Mike Gundy at Oklahoma State.

A pair of college football coaching veterans meet Saturday when No. 12 Utah visits No. 14 Oklahoma State in a Big 12 showdown that could have College Football Playoff implications. Utah's Kyle Whittingham and Oklahoma State's Mike Gundy are in their 20th seasons leading their respective programs with nearly identical records.