2/1/2024 0 Comments Big 12 conference bracket![]() The theme for a lot of Big 12 teams in the first round was a close battle in the first half that became not a close battle in the second half. ![]() #10 Penn State Saturday, March 18th 6:45 PM CT, CBS Especially with this game being in Des Moines, in close proximity to Kansas, I have KU advancing to the Sweet Sixteen.ħ5-67 Kansas #2 Texas vs. So while the win over Illinois should certainly help boost them, Kansas just seems like too much for them in my book. Arkansas has been really suspect in the latter half of their season, losing six of their last ten games before the tournament. They now take on 8 seed Arkansas (21-13) who secured a ten point victory over Illinois in their first round game. #8 Arkansas Saturday, March 18th 4:15 PM CT, CBSġ seed Kansas (28-7) was in a little bit of a close game early in their matchup against 16 seed Howard before they blew the doors off of them in the second half and won 96-68. The biggest underachiever was Iowa State, who was projected to finish eighth, but finished tenth.#1 Kansas vs. The biggest overachiever was Oklahoma State, who was projected to finish seventh, but finished fifth. They correctly predicted Baylor and Kansas to finish one and two. The Big 12 preseason poll was almost spot on in its predictions. Look for Cunningham to put on an all-time performance carrying Oklahoma State to a high seed in the NCAA Tournament. Scoring 20 point per game, Cunningham fits the stereotypical build as a point guard who can carry his team far. Cade Cunningham leads the team as one of the best players in college basketball. Oklahoma State has denounced their moniker as a sleeper and has turned into a contender for the Big 12 Tournament title. Led by one of the great coaches in America and being one of the hottest team in the country, Kansas is not a team you want to play right now. Kansas doesn’t shoot the ball particularly well, but led by David McCormack, they average almost 39 rebounds a game. Speaking of Kansas, the Jayhawks finished the regular season as one of the hottest teams in America, winning seven out of their last eight games, including a win over Baylor. If they aren’t hitting their shots though, Baylor is susceptible to an upset, like we saw when they played Kansas. Baylor sports an average defense but they have the ability to outscore almost any team in the country, proved by their nation leading, 43% 3-point shooting. The Bears rank second in the country in scoring at 85.3 points per game (only behind Gonzaga). The Bears had one of the greatest regular seasons in college basketball history. Texas advances to the NCAA Tournament Big 12 Basketball Conference Breakdownīaylor won their first Big 12 conference regular season title since 1950. (5) Oklahoma State 72, (4) West Virginia 69.Most Recent Champion: Iowa State Credit: Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune-Herald via AP Big 12 Basketball Tournament Bracket The following contains the Big 12 Tournament bracket and schedule, as well as a preview of what we can expect to see.īe sure to visit our College Basketball Conference Tournaments Hub for more Champ Week coverage!īig 12 Basketball Conference Standings Team Seeing that the Cyclones went 0-18 in conference this season, it seems very unlikely that they will make the NCAA Tournament this season. This leaves Iowa State as the most recent winner of the tournament. The Big 12 was one of the conferences that were unable to run their tournament last year, due to COVID-19.
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