1998 Big 12 Championship Game - Leading Up To The Game

Leading Up To The Game

1998 Big 12 football standings
Conf Overall
Team W L W L
North
#10 Kansas State x 8 0 11 2
#19 Nebraska 5 3 9 4
#21 Missouri 5 3 8 4
Colorado 4 4 8 4
Kansas 1 7 4 7
Iowa State 1 7 3 8
South
#11 Texas A&M x 7 1 11 3
#15 Texas 6 2 9 3
Texas Tech 4 4 7 5
Oklahoma State 3 5 5 6
Oklahoma 3 5 5 6
Baylor 1 7 2 9
Championship: Texas A&M 36, Kansas State 33
† – BCS representative as champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The Wildcats were undefeated heading into the game, only needing a win to secure a spot in the National Championship game after UCLA had already lost the same day.

Texas A&M was just coming off of a loss in the previous week to their bitter rival, the Texas Longhorns, 26-24. The loss did not stop the Aggies from winning the South Division, and set them up with a match-up with the North Division Champion and #1 (Coaches Poll) team in the country, Kansas State.

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