Top 7 Big 12 teams are 30-1 against the Bottom 2.
And 30-3 against the Bottom 3.
BIG 12 STANDINGS
Baylor 12-1
West Virginia 11-5
Kansas 12-6
Texas 10-6
Oklahoma State 10-7
Texas Tech 9-7
Oklahoma 9-8 #15/#16 nationally, #7 in the Big 12!
TCU 5-10
Kansas State 3-14
Iowa State 0-17
NATIONAL RANKINGS
#3 Baylor
#5/#6 West Virginia
#13/#14 Kansas
#15/#16 Texas
#15/#16 Oklahoma
#17 Oklahoma State
#18 Texas Tech
SATURDAY’S GAMES
2 p.m., ESPN2 -- #17 Oklahoma State at #6 West Virginia
5 p.m., ESPN+ -- Iowa State at Kansas State
SUNDAY’S GAMES
4 p.m., ESPN -- #18 Texas Tech at #3 Baylor
7 p.m., ESPN+ -- #15 Texas at TCU
Even if Texas Tech loses to Baylor and drops into a 9-8 tie for 7th place with Oklahoma, I assume the Red Raiders still get #6 seed and skip the first day of the Big 12 tournament because they beat the Sooners twice. So as I see it #15/#16 nationally ranked Oklahoma, TCU, Kansas State and Iowa State are doomed to play the extra game on Wednesday before the Elite Eight starts on Thursday. Oklahoma is the only Top 7 team forced to play on Wednesday.
Unless Iowa State pulls the upset of the century, that would mean 7 of the 8 teams on Thursday are Top 25 teams. Only the TCU-Kansas State winner will be unranked nationally.
BIG 12 TOURNAMENT
First Round – Wednesday, March 10
Game 1: No. 8 Seed vs. No. 9 Seed, 5:30 p.m.
Game 2: No. 7 Seed vs. No. 10 Seed, 8:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 11
Game 3: No. 4 Seed vs. No. 5 Seed, 10:30 a.m.
Game 4: No. 1 Seed vs. Game 1 Winner, 1:30 p.m.
Game 5: No. 2 Seed vs. Game 2 Winner, 5:30 p.m.
Game 6: No. 3 Seed vs. No. 6 Seed, 8:30 p.m.
Semifinals– Friday, March 12
Game 7: Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner, 5:30 p.m.
Game 8: Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner, 8:30 p.m.
Final Championship– Saturday, March 13
Game 9: Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner, 5 p.m.
The ONLY Big 12 teams that lost to Kansas State were Oklahoma (!), TCU and Iowa State. The Sooners have the ONLY loss by a Top 7 team to a Bottom 2 team.
TCU, squeezed between the Top 7 and the Bottom 2, beat Texas A&M, 13th in 14-team SEC, beat Top 7 Oklahoma State twice and is 5-10 in the Big 12, also beating Iowa State twice and going 1-1 against Kansas State.
Go ahead, find a mistake in my numbers. The odds are you will. I'll be glad to correct my errors.
Meanwhile, I need to get some sleep to be ready for WVU's shootout with the Cowboys at 2 p.m. Saturday on ESPN2.
This should keep you busy for a while waiting for the tipoff.
And 30-3 against the Bottom 3.
BIG 12 STANDINGS
Baylor 12-1
West Virginia 11-5
Kansas 12-6
Texas 10-6
Oklahoma State 10-7
Texas Tech 9-7
Oklahoma 9-8 #15/#16 nationally, #7 in the Big 12!
TCU 5-10
Kansas State 3-14
Iowa State 0-17
NATIONAL RANKINGS
#3 Baylor
#5/#6 West Virginia
#13/#14 Kansas
#15/#16 Texas
#15/#16 Oklahoma
#17 Oklahoma State
#18 Texas Tech
SATURDAY’S GAMES
2 p.m., ESPN2 -- #17 Oklahoma State at #6 West Virginia
5 p.m., ESPN+ -- Iowa State at Kansas State
SUNDAY’S GAMES
4 p.m., ESPN -- #18 Texas Tech at #3 Baylor
7 p.m., ESPN+ -- #15 Texas at TCU
Even if Texas Tech loses to Baylor and drops into a 9-8 tie for 7th place with Oklahoma, I assume the Red Raiders still get #6 seed and skip the first day of the Big 12 tournament because they beat the Sooners twice. So as I see it #15/#16 nationally ranked Oklahoma, TCU, Kansas State and Iowa State are doomed to play the extra game on Wednesday before the Elite Eight starts on Thursday. Oklahoma is the only Top 7 team forced to play on Wednesday.
Unless Iowa State pulls the upset of the century, that would mean 7 of the 8 teams on Thursday are Top 25 teams. Only the TCU-Kansas State winner will be unranked nationally.
BIG 12 TOURNAMENT
First Round – Wednesday, March 10
Game 1: No. 8 Seed vs. No. 9 Seed, 5:30 p.m.
Game 2: No. 7 Seed vs. No. 10 Seed, 8:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 11
Game 3: No. 4 Seed vs. No. 5 Seed, 10:30 a.m.
Game 4: No. 1 Seed vs. Game 1 Winner, 1:30 p.m.
Game 5: No. 2 Seed vs. Game 2 Winner, 5:30 p.m.
Game 6: No. 3 Seed vs. No. 6 Seed, 8:30 p.m.
Semifinals– Friday, March 12
Game 7: Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner, 5:30 p.m.
Game 8: Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner, 8:30 p.m.
Final Championship– Saturday, March 13
Game 9: Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner, 5 p.m.
The ONLY Big 12 teams that lost to Kansas State were Oklahoma (!), TCU and Iowa State. The Sooners have the ONLY loss by a Top 7 team to a Bottom 2 team.
TCU, squeezed between the Top 7 and the Bottom 2, beat Texas A&M, 13th in 14-team SEC, beat Top 7 Oklahoma State twice and is 5-10 in the Big 12, also beating Iowa State twice and going 1-1 against Kansas State.
Go ahead, find a mistake in my numbers. The odds are you will. I'll be glad to correct my errors.
Meanwhile, I need to get some sleep to be ready for WVU's shootout with the Cowboys at 2 p.m. Saturday on ESPN2.
This should keep you busy for a while waiting for the tipoff.