Here's how the conference currently breaks down to me:
Elite, could win a national championship tier:
Baylor (NET #2)
Kansas (NET #5)
Very good, currently ranked tier:
Texas (NET #23)
Iowa State (NET #17)
Texas Tech (NET #20)
Should make the tournament, currently receiving AP votes tier:
Oklahoma (NET #39)
West Virginia (NET #56)
Lowest tier:
TCU (NET #62)
Kansas State (NET #91)
Oklahoma State (NET #67)
This team needs to go 6-0 against the lowest tier of the conference. That was always Lon's downfall IMO -- he would lose 2-3 games to teams he had NO business losing to. We need to take care of business against teams less talented than us.
There's nothing shameful about getting swept by both Kansas and Baylor. They are phenomenal teams this year. Though if we steal a win, that would obviously be beneficial.
A good goal for this team is to go .500 against the Very Good, Currently Ranked tier + West Virginia. We'll obviously have to play excellent basketball to make this happen, but it's attainable.
If we go undefeated against the lowest tier, get swept by BU and KU, and go .500 against everyone else, we'll finish 10-8 and be sitting pretty on Selection Sunday. Realistically, I don't think it will happen this cleanly, considering I definitely didn't expect this team to beat UCF, Florida, and Arkansas but lose to Butler, but it's possible!