# 2011 Big 12 Conference football season

The 2011 Big 12 Conference football season was the 16th season for the Big 12, as part of the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It had 10 football teams due to the departure of Colorado to the Pac-12 and Nebraska to the Big Ten. It was also the last Big 12 season for Texas A&M and Missouri, as both of them departed for the SEC in July 2012.

## Rankings

Legend :
* Improvement in ranking
* Drop in ranking
* Not ranked previous week
| | | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Final |
| Baylor | AP | | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 25 | 20 | RV | RV | | RV | 25 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 13 |
| Baylor | C | | RV | 24 | 19 | 16 | RV | 24 | RV | RV | | RV | RV | 20 | 18 | 16 | 12 |
| Baylor | HAR | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 21 | RV | RV | | RV | 25 | 20 | 18 | 16 | |
| Baylor | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | 25 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 12 | |
| Iowa State | AP | | | | RV | RV | | | | | | | | RV | | | |
| Iowa State | C | | | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | RV | | | |
| Iowa State | HAR | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | RV | | | |
| Iowa State | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | | | |
| Kansas | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kansas | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kansas | HAR | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kansas | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | | | |
| Kansas State | AP | | | | | RV | 20 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 15 |
| Kansas State | C | | | | | RV | 21 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 16 |
| Kansas State | HAR | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 17 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 10 | |
| Kansas State | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 11 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 | |
| Missouri | AP | 21 | 21 | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | RV | RV | RV |
| Missouri | C | 21 | 19 | RV | RV | | | | | | | | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| Missouri | HAR | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | RV | | | | RV | RV | RV | RV | |
| Missouri | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | 25 | | |
| Oklahoma | AP | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 16 |
| Oklahoma | C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 15 |
| Oklahoma | HAR | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 19 | |
| Oklahoma | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 14 | |
| Oklahoma State | AP | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Oklahoma State | C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Oklahoma State | HAR | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | |
| Oklahoma State | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
| Texas | AP | RV | 24 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | 21 | RV | | RV | | RV |
| Texas | C | 24 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 21 | RV | RV | 25 | 20 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| Texas | HAR | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 20 | RV | 25 | 24 | 20 | RV | RV | 25 | | |
| Texas | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 24 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 24 | |
| Texas A&M | AP | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 16 | RV | | | | | | |
| Texas A&M | C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 16 | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | RV |
| Texas A&M | HAR | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 23 | 19 | 17 | RV | RV | | | | | |
| Texas A&M | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 17 | 16 | | | | | | | |
| Texas Tech | AP | | | | | | RV | RV | | 19 | | | | | | | |
| Texas Tech | C | | RV | | RV | RV | RV | RV | | 22 | | | | | | | |
| Texas Tech | HAR | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | RV | RV | 21 | RV | | | | | | |
| Texas Tech | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | 20 | | | | | | | |