The tied teams will be compared based on win percentage against all common conference opponents.

The tied teams will be compared based on total number of wins in a 12-game season.

The representative will be chosen based on highest ranking by SportSource Analytics (team rating score metric) following the last weekend of regular-season games.

Any games that are exempted from counting against the annual maximum number of football contests per NCAA rules.

Highest ranking by SportSource Analytics (team Rating Score metric) following the last weekend of regular-season games.

Coin toss [3] As there were four teams tied for the best record in the conference, the "Multiple-team tiebreaker" was used.

As all three teams had beaten Baylor, BYU and Iowa State were still ahead of Colorado, which was eliminated.

BYU and Iowa State proceeded to the two-team tiebreaker, and since they had the same results against each common opponent, steps 2 and 3 were indecisive.

Step 4, assessing Big 12 strength of schedule, resolved the tie in favor of Iowa State: Iowa State's opponents had a combined record of 36-45 within the conference, while BYU's had a record of 31-50.

[4] After being picked to finish sixth in the preseason polls, Iowa State jumped out to their best start in program history by winning their first seven games.

They stumbled a bit with losses to Texas Tech and Kansas to fall out of the polls but rebounded with three straight wins to close out the season, punctuated by a win over Kansas State in the annual "Farmageddon" that combined with a BYU victory clinched a spot for Iowa State.