Last week TCU threw a wrench in Oklahoma’s plans to march through the Big 12 unscathed, and made the race for the top of the conference standings a little more interesting.

Will any team pull off a similar — or larger — upset on Saturday? Could it possibly be Kansas, against Oklahoma State?

Our Lawrence Journal-World staffers aim to answer those questions with this week’s picks.

WEEK 6 MATCHUPS

Oklahoma State at Kansas

West Virginia at Texas Tech

Texas vs. Oklahoma, at Dallas

TCU at Baylor

Auburn at Mississippi State

Ole Miss at Texas A&M

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

Right now, we’re in the middle of football season, the MLB playoffs are going on and basketball season is just around the corner. What is your favorite time of the year in sports?

Overall: 24-6 Last week: 5-1

Oklahoma State 31, Kansas 10

West Virginia 38, Texas Tech 31

Oklahoma 31, Texas 17

Baylor 42, TCU 35

Mississippi State 24, Auburn 21

Texas A&M 35, Ole Miss 24

Answer: This is the best time of year in sports and it’s got nothing to do with Major League Baseball, basketball or the NFL. It’s all about college football. Nothing in sports beats Saturdays in the fall.

Overall: 24-6 Last week: 6-0

Oklahoma State 37, Kansas 7

West Virginia 41, Texas Tech 28

Oklahoma 28, Texas 20

TCU 24, Baylor 17

Auburn 20, Mississippi State 17

Ole Miss 30, Texas A&M 20

Answer: I love the first weekend of March Madness, with baseball season approaching and the NBA and NHL nearing the stretch before their playoffs. 

Overall: 23-7 Last week: 4-2

Oklahoma State 38, Kansas 10

West Virginia 49, Texas Tech 21

Oklahoma 34, Texas 14

Baylor 41, TCU 38

Mississippi State 24, Auburn 17

Ole Miss 34, Texas A&M 31

Answer: With the MLB postseason, college football and the NFL getting into the meat of their schedules and the MLS regular season winding down, the whole month of October is hard to beat. I’m going to go with late March/early April, though. The NCAA basketball tournament has always been my favorite event in all of sports. The MLB and MLS are also just getting started around that time of year, the NBA regular season nears an end and The Masters is also usually played in that timeframe as well. As a former long distance runner, late March/early April also meant the beginning of outdoor track, so that was exciting.

Overall: 22-8 Last week: 4-2

Oklahoma State 35, Kansas 10

West Virginia 42, Texas Tech 35

Oklahoma 28, Texas 17

Baylor 56, TCU 31

Mississippi State 28, Auburn 24

Texas A&M 31, Ole Miss 28

Answer: March. One word: Madness. 

Overall: 22-8 Last week: 4-2

Oklahoma State 48, Kansas 7

West Virginia 35, Texas Tech 32

Oklahoma 1,312, Texas 2

Baylor 14, TCU 13

Mississippi State 45, Auburn 35

Ole Miss 28, Texas A&M 21

Answer: That magical time of year when the pickleball, curling and team handball seasons overlap. Whenever that is. 

Overall: 21-9 Last week: 4-2

Oklahoma State 45, Kansas 24

West Virginia 38, Texas Tech 34

Oklahoma 33, Texas 20

Baylor 34, TCU 26

Auburn 27, Mississippi State 24

Texas A&M 37, Ole Miss 31

Answer: The end of basketball season. That, of course, starts with the wild spectacle of March Madness. But it continues into April and beyond, with the NBA season in its final weeks, and the NBA Playoffs following shortly after. The best basketball players on the planet, competing at the highest level? Yeah, sign me up for that, too.

Overall: 20-10 Last week: 3-3

Oklahoma State 45, Kansas 17

West Virginia 35, Texas Tech 25

Oklahoma 27, Texas 14

Baylor 30, TCU 25

Mississippi State 33, Auburn 30

Texas A&M 24, Ole Miss 23

Answer: Those first weeks of March Madness are tough to beat.

Overall: 20-10 Last week: 4-2

Oklahoma State 30, Kansas 14

West Virginia 38, Texas Tech 21

Oklahoma 27, Texas 16

Baylor 41, TCU 28

Mississippi State 30, Auburn 28

Texas A&M 33, Ole Miss 27

Answer: I’m a huge NFL fan, because of John Elway, Peyton Manning and hundreds of other current and former Denver Broncos, so I’ll have to go with January… Playoff football, which, in Denver, is known as the road to the Super Bowl, plus the best college bowl games and the start of conference play in college basketball. Awesome time! Something great to watch/attend/cover almost every night of the week. 

Overall: 20-10 Last week: 4-2

Oklahoma State 49, Kansas 12

West Virginia 27, Texas Tech 21

Oklahoma 45, Texas 9

Baylor 31, TCU 20

Auburn 22, Mississippi State 21

Texas A&M 30, Ole Miss 20

Answer: It would probably be Opening Day in baseball, which is the start of April. It’s usually the same time as the national championship basketball game. It’s nice to get baseball season started and realize hot weather is just around the corner.

Overall: 20-10 Last week: 4-2

Oklahoma State 35, Kansas 10

West Virginia 26, Texas Tech 20

Oklahoma 38, Texas 13

Baylor 35, TCU 28

Auburn 28, Mississippi State 27

Texas A&M 24, Ole Miss 23

Answer: September. Baseball pennant races and the start of football season.