Conference #5 is the Big 12. Starting at the top there is a clear cut #1, Final Four contender, the Kansas Jayhawks. They will miss Tyshawn Taylor and Thomas Robinson but there is plenty of depth and Jeff Withey looks like the real deal. A return to the Championship game is not out of the question. After them it looks to be anybody’s shot at the #2 team in this conference. Texas is without J’Coven Brown but has plenty of talent. West Virginia lost it’s top two players but brings in LaSalle transfer Aaric Murray to shore up the inside. Kansas State changes coaches but has plenty of talent. Baylor lost a bunch but returns their guards and a solid recruiting class. Oklahoma State has two studs in Smart and Nash but might be too young to contend this year.
When the dust settles I think the Big 12 ends up with 5 bids with Oklahoma State falling into the last 4 out category. After Kansas I think it goes Kansas State, West Virginia, Texas, and then Baylor. Even with 5 bids I don’t see anybody outside of Kansas with a seed higher than 6.
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