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),

Colorado entered the final week of the regular season with an outside chance at securing a spot in the Big 12 Championship Game, but fell victim to a complicated tiebreaker scenario that split four two-loss Big 12 teams at the top of the standings. Instead, Arizona State and Iowa State advanced to play for a spot in the College Football Playoff.