Two of the Top 3 were in the North, yes. But clearly, when looking at NCAA Tournament teams, Baylors run late in the year, and given the season series being tied, the league was even. You have to go top to bottom since all those teams are in the picture.
Yes, KU had to play Mizzou twice, but one of them was at home. OU had to go to Columbia. I doubt anyone would predict OU would lose to them at home last year, with everyone healthy. This argument would be more valid if Mizzou did play at OU last year.
Nothing else in the post is anything I attempted to dispute, and mostly agree with. AJ didn't play well against KU because they don't just let him run around, free. They stand on his head and force him to run offense at half court.
Suggesting KU was fortunate Blake (the National POY, #1 draft pick, best player in decades) missed two games in the heat of the conference race, including a head to head meeting, isn't unreasonable. Furthermore, to suggest OU would have won the Conference (regular season) without missing two big games (hosting KU and at Texas) when all they had to do was win one of them, is also not unreasonable.
KU has had a great run, but I won't apologize for pointing out one of those wins, in a down year, came with some pretty good fortune. It doesn't take anything from the run, unless fans of that school feel the perpetual need to defend those titles. I doubt most do.