Boise State is on pace to beat the Big 12 champion for a first-round bye in the College Football Playoff, and with Tulane on the rise, could the Green Wave push the conference entirely out of the 12-team playoff?

Should Boise State or Big 12 champion get final bye in College Football Playoff? Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark is lobbying for his conference.

With as many as nine teams still alive for the Big 12 Championship Game entering the final weekend, the chaos stretching from the rivers to the mountains and deserts to the plains demands its own nickname. For today, let’s call it Big Twelvtion.

The Big 12 goes into the final weekend of the regular season with a four-way tie for first place. Both spots in the conference championship game are still up for grabs.