Big 12 men’s basketball brings 2022 to a close with four nonconference games before ringing in 2023 with the opening of league play on New Year’s Eve.
Saturday Schedule
11:00 Texas Tech @ TCU
1:00 Baylor @ Iowa State
1:00 Texas @ Oklahoma
1:00 Oklahoma State @ Kansas
6:00 West Virginia @ Kansas State
Big 12 Basketball notes -
- The Big 12 is the only conference with all teams in the top 60 of the Net: 5. Kansas, 9. Texas, 11. West Virginia, 19. Baylor, 32. Iowa State, 33, K-State, 46. Oklahoma State, 47. Oklahoma, 56. Texas Tech and 60. TCU.
-The Big 12’s conference NET ranking of 31.8 is the lowest of all leagues. The next lowest is at 57.5.
-The Big 12 has played 43 games vs. Quad 1 and 2 teams with a 26-17 record. Kansas’ four Q1 wins are tied for the most nationally.
-Baylor was chosen by the league’s head coaches to win the Big 12 regular season title for the second time in three years. The Bears were also the preseason favorite in 2020-21 and went on to win both the Big 12 and NCAA championships.
-The Bears received five first-place votes and totaled 77 points to edge out Kansas for the top spot. The Jayhawks had four first-place nods and 73 points to place second. Texas was picked third with the final first-place vote and 64 points.
-The Big 12 has a nation-leading .840 (100-19) non-conference win percentage and is the only conference over .800. The Big 12’s .500 (8-8) win percentage against Top 25 opponents also leads all leagues.
-The Big 12 has a .651 (29-15) win percentage vs. the other peer conferences, which tops the group. The Big 12 is 5-2 vs. the ACC, 8-7 against the Big East, 5-4 vs. the Big Ten, 6-0 vs. the Pac-12 and 5-2 vs. the SEC.
-The Big 12 has 44 non-conference wins by 20 or more points. The 4.4 average per team is the highest among the conferences. A nation-high 50 percent of teams are ranked nationally for the fourth time this season and 80 percent received votes. No. 4/4 Kansas, No. 6/6 Texas, No. 12/13 Baylor, No. 18/19 TCU and No. 24/24 West Virginia are ranked. Iowa State, K-State and Texas Tech received votes. The Mountaineers entered the polls for the first time this season.