Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Nebraska | 10 | 4 | .714 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 25.1 | 10.4 | 11.41 | 2.69 | 24 | 14 | 14 | |
| Missouri | 8 | 5 | .615 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 29.0 | 25.4 | 4.33 | 1.25 | 24 | |||
| Kansas State | 6 | 6 | .500 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 23.0 | 23.3 | -1.08 | -0.08 | ||||
| Iowa State | 7 | 6 | .538 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 20.5 | 21.8 | -0.96 | -0.73 | ||||
| Colorado | 3 | 9 | .250 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 22.3 | 28.8 | -3.86 | 2.39 | ||||
| Kansas | 5 | 7 | .417 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 29.4 | 28.4 | 0.88 | 2.22 | 25 | 16 | ||
| South | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Texas | 13 | 1 | .929 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | 39.3 | 16.7 | 20.21 | 3.49 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Oklahoma State | 9 | 4 | .692 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 28.4 | 21.7 | 8.01 | 2.78 | 9 | 5 | ||
| Texas Tech | 9 | 4 | .692 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 37.0 | 22.5 | 10.79 | 0.86 | 21 | 21 | ||
| Oklahoma | 8 | 5 | .615 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 31.1 | 14.5 | 13.21 | 4.82 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Texas A&M | 6 | 7 | .462 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 32.8 | 33.5 | 3.37 | 2.91 | ||||
| Baylor | 4 | 8 | .333 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 20.8 | 27.3 | -2.30 | 4.37 | ||||
8 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-07 | BCS Championship | Alabama (1) | 37 | Texas (2) | 21 | Pasadena, CA |
| 2010-01-02 | Alamo Bowl | Texas Tech | 41 | Michigan State | 31 | San Antonio, TX |
| 2010-01-02 | Cotton Bowl | Mississippi | 21 | Oklahoma State (21) | 7 | Arlington, TX |
| 2009-12-31 | Texas Bowl | Navy | 35 | Missouri | 13 | Houston, TX |
| 2009-12-31 | Sun Bowl | Oklahoma | 31 | Stanford (19) | 27 | El Paso, TX |
| 2009-12-31 | Insight Bowl | Iowa State | 14 | Minnesota | 13 | Tempe, AZ |
| 2009-12-30 | Holiday Bowl | Nebraska (20) | 33 | Arizona (22) | 0 | San Diego, CA |
| 2009-12-28 | Independence Bowl | Georgia | 44 | Texas A&M | 20 | Shreveport, LA |
Award Winners
| Award | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year | Ndamukong Suh | Nebraska |
| Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year | Colt McCoy | Texas |
| Big 12 Coach of the Year | Mack Brown | Texas |


2009 Conference Leaders