Ranking The Top Ten Big 12 Football Programs Right Now

Who is the best football program in the Big 12 right now? In this video, I rank the top 10 Big 12 football programs as of April 2026 using the four factors that matter most in today’s college football world: NIL support, coaching, recent history, and overall institutional backing. That means weighing Texas Tech, BYU, Utah, Arizona State, TCU, Oklahoma State, K-State, Iowa State, Houston, and Cincinnati against each other based on where each program stands right now, not five or ten years ago. Texas Tech has surged with elite NIL backing and major transfer portal wins, BYU and Utah both have serious financial muscle, Arizona State keeps rising under Kenny Dillingham, and teams like K-State, Iowa State, TCU, and Oklahoma State all have real cases in the middle of the rankings. I explain why Texas Tech comes in at No. 1, why BYU and Utah are right behind them, where Arizona State fits, and why some fan bases will probably be furious about where I placed their team. If you care about the future of Big 12 football, this ranking gets right to the heart of which programs are actually built to win in the modern era of NIL, transfer portal roster building, and institutional investment. Get “Open For Business” a Big 12 newsletter sending the key headlines, interviews, and my analysis straight to your inbox. No more college football news through an SEC/Big Ten lens. If you're a Big 12 fan (or just curious), sign up below! https://bit.ly/OFBNewsletter Watch my national college football channel here:    / @ofbcollegefootball   #Big12 #TexasTech #BYUFootball #UtahFootball #ArizonaState #KStateFootball #IowaStateFootball #TCUFootball #OklahomaState #CollegeFootball