Why Colorado got left out of Big 12 championship game after four-way tie

December 1, 2024

By Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY: Coach Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes finished the regular season in a four-way for first place in the Big 12 Conference but have been shut out of the Big 12 championship game next weekend because they lost to Kansas and Kansas State earlier this year.

That’s what it boiled down to for the Buffs, according to Big 12 tiebreaker rules.

Arizona State (10-2) and Iowa State (10-2) instead will play each other for the Big 12 football championship Dec. 7 in Arlington, Texas, after they finished the regular season tied for first place with with Colorado (9-3) and BYU (10-2), each with a 7-2 league record.

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Why Deion Sanders, Colorado got left out of Big 12 championship game after four-way tie

Coach Deion Sanders and Colorado finished in a four-way tie for first place in the Big 12 but won't play for the Big 12 championship Dec. 7.

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