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Colorado (5): Few teams were hit harder than CU, which lost star Jabari Walker to the NBA and guards Elijah Parquet and Keeshawn Barthelemy to the transfer portal. We aren’t ready to slot the Trojans onto the top tier, but their roster is stout enough to contend for an opening-round bye in the conference tournament.ĥ. USC (4): Our early-April position stands: “Barring unexpectedly high attrition, we see the Trojans finishing in the small grouping of teams below the top two but above the pack.” The last-minute draft reversals by guard Boogie Ellis and wing Drew Peterson ensured that USC will combine a solid returning core with one of the nation’s best recruiting classes. The Wildcats shouldn’t have trouble scoring, but we’re skeptical of their ability to defend the perimeter without Mathurin and Terry, especially once March arrives.Ĥ. Our projection improved last week when multi-year Texas starter Courtney Ramey picked Arizona, but the rotation remains flawed. Arizona (2): The attrition was significant with Bennedict Mathurin, Christian Koloko and Dalen Terry off to the NBA, but there’s enough returning and incoming talent for the Wildcats to avoid a major backslide. If former five-star recruit N’Faly Dante becomes more consistent (and stays healthy), Oregon will have a dominant big man to balance the experienced background and make a run at the regular-season title.ģ. No team has more size, but it’s either unproven or oft-injured size. Oregon (3): The outlook has brightened considerably for the Ducks, particularly on the perimeter, with the return of guard Will Richardson and the arrivals of Jermaine Couisnard (South Carolina) and Keeshawn Barthelemy (Colorado). The numbers currently are almost identical. The Jayhawks, meanwhile, blew past West Virginia 87-63 and have a shot to surpass Baylor for the most Quad 1 wins if they win the conference tournament. Oklahoma is only 3-11 in Quad 1 games, but not many teams on the bubble can compete with that trio of wins. They now have three wins over teams that will be on the top four seed lines - Arkansas (on a neutral court), Texas Tech and now Baylor - and they have just one stinker loss (at home to Butler). The Sooners were desperate for a win to try to get on the right side of the bubble. 1 seed placeholders in the Big Dance, are now in wait-and-see mode after losing 72-67 to Oklahoma in the Big 12 quarterfinals. The Bears, who entered tournament week as No. On Thursday at the Big 12 tournament, the brothers might have done the Jayhawks a solid by sending Baylor home. A year ago, the Groves brothers nearly knocked out Kansas in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. (Photo: Scott Winters / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Where the Big 12 is seeded in this year's NCAA Tournament: Brian Bennett's Bracket Watch Where every Big 12 team stands for making the NCAA Tournament: Eamonn Brennan's Bubble Watch Kansas last won it in 2018, and is looking for its 12th Big 12 tournament title.

Texas Tech’s lone appearance in the Big 12 title game was back in 2005, a game it lost to Oklahoma State. The Jayhawks are the favorite, but the teams split their regular-season meetings: Texas Tech won in Lubbock, and Kansas won an epic double-OT game in Lawrence. 3 seed in this week’s Big 12 tournament in Kansas City, will play top-seeded Kansas at 6 p.m. In his first season as head coach, Mark Adams has Texas Tech in the Big 12 championship game.