MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) - Oklahoma State remembers how it felt to be knocked from the BCS title hunt late in a season.

It happened to the Cowboys just late year.

They were ranked No. 2 in the country when they visited Iowa State in mid-November, and two overtimes later they headed home with a 37-31 loss that eventually relegated Oklahoma State to the Fiesta Bowl - rather than playing for a national championship.

On Saturday, the Cowboys will try to ruin No. 3 Kansas State's pursuit of perfection.