So says this DesMoines Register writer. And yes, for you nitpickers, this was in The Boy's links, but without comment. This also justifies my weekly bashing of rptgwb for putting Ohio State ahead of Missouri in the BlogPoll.

For those too lazy to click, here's the relevant section:

THE BIG EIGHT

Ranking the best in the Big Ten and Big 12:

School (record) Up next
1. Texas Tech (10-0) Idle
2. Texas (9-1) at Kansas
3. Oklahoma (9-1) Idle
4. Oklahoma State (8-2) at Colorado
5. Missouri (8-2) at Iowa State
6. Penn State (9-1) vs. Indiana
7. Ohio State (8-2) at Illinois
8. Michigan State (9-2) Idle