Texas Tech jumped up to the No. 2 spot—however, only seven points separate Tech, Iowa State, and Arizona. By comparison, Houston has a 32-point advantage over the Red Raiders. On the other end of the spectrum, Colorado remains at No. 16, a spot they have occupied all season long.

I was the Memphis beat writer for The Commercial Appealnewspaper from 2002 to 2006, point being I made multiple trips to Houston for Conference USA matchups between the Tigers and

With the possible and obvious exception of Houston, the hottest team in the Big 12 is another group of Cougars. The BYU Cougars have been on a tremendous roll d