The Cougars will play Kansas in Saturday’s Big 12 championship game, but their road to get there has been the stuff of legend.

The No. 8 BYU women's soccer team may have needed penalty kicks to get it past top-seeded TCU on Monday in the Big 12 tournament, but in Wednesday's semifinal match against No. 5 Baylor, the Cougars were in control from start to finish in a 4-0 shutout win.

During the bye week, BYU's path to the Big 12 title game became more clear. First, Houston suffered a second conference loss. Houston isn't officially eliminate

The SEC is home to the only other ranked matchup in Week 11, as No. 3 Texas A&M travels to face No. 19 Missouri. The Tigers are still trying to keep their head above water while the Aggies are trying to protect their status as one of just four remaining undefeated FBS teams.

The Big 12 soccer tournament has demonstrated to this point the fundamental irrelevance of regular-season results when it comes time for the postseason. Baylor, which lost 1-0 to Texas Tech at home on Sept.

For as much as the Big 12 was hyped as a balanced league before the season, it could end up being a relatively clear-cut race at the top. No. 7 BYU and No. 8 Texas Tech are the top two Big 12 teams in the rankings, and both have wins against the only other ranked Big 12 team (No. 13 Utah).