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And here are the records if every one-score finish had gone in the other direction this season:

5-1: Colorado and Kansas
4-2: Baylor, Cincinnati, Iowa State and Utah
4-3: TCU and UCF
3-3: Arizona, BYU and Kansas State
2-4: Arizona State
2-5: Oklahoma State
1-5: Houston and West Virginia
1-6: Texas Tech

Obviously, close results aren't derived entirely by randomness and luck, but Saturday night's game in Salt Lake City gave us a nice reminder of just how much the Big 12 title will be determined by the slightest of edges and the smallest of breaks. Over their past three games, Kalani Sitake's BYU Cougars have beaten Oklahoma State and Utah — teams that are a combined 1-12 in conference play — via a 35-yard touchdown pass with 10 seconds remaining (Cowboys) and a 44-yard field goal with three seconds left (Utes). The latter followed a controversial defensive holding call that kept BYU's last-gasp drive alive.