Houston has left no doubt as to who the best team has been in the Big 12 Conference this season. However, as the regular season enters the final week, the second-best team in the league remains up in the air.

With the regular season in the books and the postseason approaching, let's get into the final Big 12 power rankings: More: Big 12 women's basketball tournament bracket 2025: Sched

With just over a month until Selection Sunday, let's take another look at how the five major conferences compare in strength to each other. Surprised?

Texas Tech jumped up to the No. 2 spot—however, only seven points separate Tech, Iowa State, and Arizona. By comparison, Houston has a 32-point advantage over the Red Raiders. On the other end of the spectrum, Colorado remains at No. 16, a spot they have occupied all season long.

BYU has been rising for weeks, with six straight wins. Now,  heading into the final regular-season contests, the Cougars from Provo are at the top of our Power Rankings.

Texas is the new No. 1 in our ESPN Power Rankings, while Baylor makes its first appearance this season, at No. 15. The Longhorns jumped to the top spot in the Associated Press poll, too, for the first time since February 2004. They elevated after Notre Dame lost at NC State in double overtime Sunday.

It appears the SEC has separated itself into a few tiers; the elite teams who you wouldn't be surprised to see in San Antonio for the Final 4, the middle-of-the-pack teams who cou

With the possible and obvious exception of Houston, the hottest team in the Big 12 is another group of Cougars. The BYU Cougars have been on a tremendous roll down the stretch in conference play, winning five straight games and making a case to be among the top four teams entering the upcoming conference tournament.