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The real question with OU and Ku is will they both be #1 seeds and will one of them be the #1 overall seed.
I think KU, ISU and OU need to come away with victories over UK, aTm, and LSU this weekend. Leaving conference to play these games late in the year is a huge test especially in the committee's eyes. I believe a loss for any of these teams will cost them a #1 seed. Maybe not for OU b/c they can get it back with potential wins over KU and ISU later in the year but the other 2 will be eliminated in my eyes.
You like WVU a lot better than I do. Mostly agree on the rest. If Texas gets Riddley back soon, they'll be in.
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No way I believe WVU is the second best team in the conference. I suppose it could be true but I simply do not believe it. I would drop them to 4th and might put ISU at 2.
I think you are selling the conference way short with only 5 locks and one bubble team. I think the conference will get a minimum of 6 teams and probably 7 teams. Texas has beaten ISU and North Carolina. I doubt any other bubble team has wins like that.
This is the best conference in the country and it is going to prove it on Saturday in a big way.
I think you are selling the conference way short with only 5 locks and one bubble team. I think the conference will get a minimum of 6 teams and probably 7 teams. Texas has beaten ISU and North Carolina. I doubt any other bubble team has wins like that.
This is the best conference in the country and it is going to prove it on Saturday in a big way.
I don't see a 7th team being possible. Tech had a good OOC run but they have so many more losses left on that schedule.
It's definitely their issue. Which one is the walk-on?
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They've also lost to TCU and Texas Tech, and they lost to Michigan and UCONN, neither of which are tournament teams IMO.
They're in right now, but they play SEVEN ranked teams in February, including OU twice, Baylor twice, Iowa State, West Virginia, and Kansas.
If they go 1-6 or 0-7 in that stretch, they're out. And that's a very real possibility.
They also still have a couple of tricky games in @K-State and @Oklahoma State. Those are both very tough games that they could easily lose.
So they cannot be considered a lock right now.
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tech is a top 50 rpi team that is not a bad loss .... tcu and osu are the "bad" losses in the big 12
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Texas is far from a sure thing right now, but I could see the committee giving them a break on some of those losses if Ridley truly can return by March. They've consistently said they'll take those kinds of things into consideration.
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The way that teams are playing right now (not that I think it will end up this way):
OU - will win the conference if they continue their steady play
ISU - after rough start, they are playing well...but schedule is back-loaded.
WV - hack'a' man is effective, but will drop a few more on the road
KU - Not as talented this year; several weaknesses will keep them from 12 straight.
Baylor - very mercurial team. Can play great and not so great.
Texas - adjusting better to life without Ridley...their freshman are improving.
K-State - they struggle to score, but halfcourt D keeps them in every game.
Tech - blew their tourney chances with home losses to KU and WV.
OSU -meh
TCU - double meh
OU - will win the conference if they continue their steady play
ISU - after rough start, they are playing well...but schedule is back-loaded.
WV - hack'a' man is effective, but will drop a few more on the road
KU - Not as talented this year; several weaknesses will keep them from 12 straight.
Baylor - very mercurial team. Can play great and not so great.
Texas - adjusting better to life without Ridley...their freshman are improving.
K-State - they struggle to score, but halfcourt D keeps them in every game.
Tech - blew their tourney chances with home losses to KU and WV.
OSU -meh
TCU - double meh
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With their OOC win over NC, I think Texas gets into the tournament with an 8-10 conference record, primarily based on the strength of the Big 12. Their win at home vs ISU and on the road at WV gives now gives them 3 Top 10 rpi wins. There won't be another bubble team out there (outside of Clemson) who can boast those scalps.
The top 5 will be locks (OU, ISU, KU, WV, and Baylor) and the Big 12 WILL get a 6th team unless something really unconventional were to happen (i.e. the 6th place team is 7-11 in conference, etc.).
History shows that the NCAA committee values teams with "good wins & bad losses" over teams with neither....hence, they value strong scheduling. Texas is likely in unless they just totally collapse in the 2nd half of the season.
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Both Palm & Lunardi have the Wolverines & Huskies in, although Palm does have UConn in a very precarious spot (11 seed & a first 4 game vs. St. Joes).
while Lunardi has them a little less so (9 seed).
Michigan is pretty solidly in in both brackets (7 seed in JP's, 8 seed in JL's). They also have a great shot at improving their resume' with home games vs. ranked Indiana, Michigan St., & Purdue (which are all very winnable) plus a couple of shots at a marquee win w/ games @ Maryland & the regular season ender @ home vs. Iowa.
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It is a shame OSU isn't going to finish last in the conference. That might put Blobert on suicide watch.
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