AMES, Iowa – Iowa State has played or will play two more games than any other school in NCAA FBS football against teams currently ranked among the top 22 teams in the first BCS poll. Iowa State has played at Iowa (No. 15), vs. Kansas State (No. 22) in Kansas City, Mo., played host to No. 9 Utah and competed at No. 1 Oklahoma . The Cyclones (3-4) play at No. 19 Texas Saturday, play host to No. 16 Nebraska Nov. 6 and No. 11 Missouri on Nov. 20. Oregon State (3-3), Texas A&M (3-3) and UCLA (3-3) have five teams that currently rank among the BCS poll top 22.
7 Opponents
Iowa State (3-4): L, at Iowa (7-35); L, Kansas State (20-27); L, Utah (27-68), L, Oklahoma (0-52); Texas (Oct. 23);Nebraska (Nov. 6); Missouri (Nov. 20)
5 Opponents
Oregon State (3-3): L, TCU (21-30); L, at Boise State (24-37); W, at Arizona (29-27); at Stanford (Nov. 27); Oregon (Dec. 4)
Texas A&M (3-3): L, at Oklahoma State (35-38); L, Missouri (9-30); Oklahoma (Nov. 6); Nebraska (Nov. 20); at Texas (Nov. 25)
UCLA (3-3): L, at Kansas State (22-31); L, Stanford (0-35); W, at Texas (34-12); at Oregon (Oct. 21);
Arizona (Oct. 30)
4 Opponents
Baylor (5-2): L, at TCU (10-45); Kansas State (Oct. 23); at Texas (Oct. 30); at Oklahoma State (Nov. 6); Oklahoma (Nov. 20)
Colorado (3-3): L, at Missouri (0-28); at Oklahoma (Oct. 30); Kan. State (Nov. 20); Neb. (Nov. 26)
Iowa (5-1): L, at Arizona (27-34); Wisconsin (Oct. 23); Michigan State (Oct. 30); Ohio State (Nov. 20)
Kansas (2-4): L, Kansas State (7-59); at Nebraska (Nov. 13); Oklahoma State (Oct. 20); at Missouri (Nov. 27)
Kansas State (5-1): L, Nebraska (13-48); Oklahoma State (Oct. 30); Texas (Nov. 6); Missouri (Nov. 13)
Nebraska (5-1): W, at Kansas State (48-13); L, Texas (13-20); at Oklahoma State (Oct. 23); Missouri (Oct. 30)
Oklahoma (6-0): W, Florida State (47-17); W, Texas (28-20); at Missouri (Oct. 23); at Oklahoma State (Nov. 27)
Oklahoma State (6-0): Nebraska (Oct. 23); at Kansas State (Oct. 30); at Texas (Nov. 13); Oklahoma (Nov. 27)
Texas (4-2): L, Oklahoma (20-28); W, at Nebraska (20-13); at Kansas State (Nov. 6); Oklahoma State (Nov. 13)
Texas Tech (3-3): L, Texas (14-24); L, Oklahoma State (17-34); Missouri (Nov. 6); at Oklahoma (Nov. 13)
3 Opponents
Missouri (6-0): Oklahoma (Oct. 23); at Nebraska (Oct. 30); Kansas State (Nov. 13)
1 Opponents
Utah (6-0): TCU (Nov. 6)
0 Opponents
Northern Illinois (5-2)