Last week, Mitch Vingle gave his predictions for each of West Virginia’s 12 regular season games, projecting the Mountaineers to finish with an 8-4 record.

As for the rest of the conference, which boasts five preseason ranked teams and at least two teams with realistic shots at playing in the College Football Playoff, the turnout will go as follows, starting with Week 1.

Week 1 Matchups

Thursday, Aug. 31 — Tulsa at #10 Oklahoma State

Saturday, Sept. 2 – Maryland at #23 Texas

UTEP at #7 Oklahoma

Eastern Washington at Texas Tech

Liberty at Baylor

Southeast Missouri State at Kansas

Central Arkansas at #20 Kansas State

Northern Iowa at Iowa State

Jackson State at TCU

­Sunday, Sept. 3 – #22 West Virginia vs. #21 Virginia Tech

Biggest Game

Only one Big 12 team hits the road in Week 1, that being WVU, which travels to Landover, Maryland to renew its rivalry against the Hokies. With only one ranked-vs-ranked game this week, it’s easily the biggest matchup within the conference of the weekend.

Potential Upset

Crazy things happen on Thursdays. Crazy things happen in Boone Pickens Stadium. Oklahoma State is one of only four Big 12 teams playing an FBS opponent this week. Not that it’s likely, but if you’re going to pick an upset, Stillwater is the place to look.

Winners

OK-State (45-24); Texas (38-14); OU (58-17); Baylor (28-20); KU (22-18); K-State (40-15); ISU (29-15); TCU (44-10); WVU (35-28)

Losers

Texas Tech (39-42)

Standings

T1. Oklahoma 1-0

OK-State 1-0

K-State 1-0

WVU 1-0

Texas 1-0

TCU 1-0

Baylor 1-0

Iowa State 1-0

Kansas 1-0

10. TTU 0-1