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Big 12 South race

By MIKE STRAIN, World sports editor
Published: 11/23/2008 3:32 AM
Last Modified: 11/23/2008 4:18 AM

A look at the leaders in the Big 12 South race, and how each can win the title and advance to the Dec. 6 championship game against Missouri in Kansas City, Mo.

1. Texas Tech (6-1): The Red Raiders will be rooting mightily for Oklahoma State in the Bedlam game Saturday. If OSU beats OU, Texas Tech can clinch the South title by winning a home game Saturday against Baylor.

How this scenario works: Texas Tech would finish with a 7-1 record and at worst would be tied with Texas for the South title. Tech would win that tiebreaker by virtue of its head-to-head win over the Longhorns.

2. Oklahoma (6-1): The Sooners must beat Oklahoma State on Saturday in the Bedlam game. If OU wins, the Sooners would earn a berth in the Big 12 title game if either of the following happened:

Texas loses a home game to Texas A&M on Thursday.

Texas Tech and Texas both win their games this week, but OU finishes highest in the BCS standings released Nov. 30.

Two bad scenarios for OU: The Sooners could beat OSU and still miss the Big 12 title game if either of the following happened:

Texas beats Texas A&M and Baylor shocks Texas Tech in Lubbock. In that scenario, OU would finish in a tie with Texas at 7-1. Texas would win the tiebreaker based on head-to-head win over OU.

OU finishes in a three-way tie with Texas Tech and Texas at 7-1, but the Sooners lose the tiebreaker in the BCS standings.

3. Texas (6-1): The Longhorns must win a home

game against Texas A&M. If Texas wins, the Longhorns would earn a berth in the Big 12 title game if either of the following happened:

Texas Tech loses a home game against Baylor on Saturday.

Texas Tech and Oklahoma both win their final games this week, but Texas finishes highest in the BCS standings released Nov. 30. By MIKE STRAIN, World sports editor

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