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Iowa State's Josh Lenz, right, is upended by Kansas State's Morgan Burns during a punt return in the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012, in Ames, Iowa. Kansas State won 27-21. Charlie Neibergall, Associated Press
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Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein, right, celebrates with teammates Chris Harper, left, and Travis Tannahill (80) after scoring on a 6-yard touchdown run during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Iowa State, Saturday, Oct. 13, 201 Charlie Neibergall, Associated Press
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Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein (7) runs from Iowa State linebacker A.J. Klein during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012, in Ames, Iowa. Kansas State won 27-21. Charlie Neibergall, Associated Press
By Associated Press

AMES, Iowa — The upcoming matchup between Kansas State and West Virginia was supposed to break up the tie between the Wildcats and Mountaineers for first in the Big 12.

There's no doubt who leads the league now.

No. 4 Kansas State (6-0, 3-0) emerged from Saturday's hard-fought 27-21 win over Iowa State (4-2, 1-2) as the Big 12's only unbeaten team, both overall and in the conference.

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Though the Wildcats would quickly lose their grip on the league lead with a loss at No. 17 West Virginia — which is no doubt smarting after a 49-14 shellacking by Texas Tech on Saturday — they woke up on Sunday as the unquestioned class of the conference.

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