Kansas, Oklahoma State are locked in
Kansas is the No. 1 seed, and OSU is No. 5. Staff writer Ryan Aber takes a look at the remaining seeding scenarios for the Big 12 Men’s Basketball Tournament scheduled next week.
Entering the final weekend of Big 12 regular-season men’s action, there are two spots set in stone for next week’s Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City.
Kansas, yet again, will be the tournament’s No. 1 seed, and Oklahoma State is locked into the No. 5 spot.
The other four games of the weekend, though, will help determine seedings for the tournament. When it comes to Oklahoma, Friday’s matchup between Iowa State and West Virginia will determine the Sooners seed if they finish tied with Texas.
Oklahoma won at West Virginia, while Texas beat Iowa State. If Iowa State and West Virginia finish tied, the Sooners would win the tiebreaker over the Longhorns because their victory came on the road. Here’s a look at the schedule and the scenarios for each team:
REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
Friday Iowa State at West Virginia, 6 p.m. (ESPN2)
Saturday Texas Tech at Kansas State, Noon (ESPNews) TCU at Oklahoma, 2 p.m. (ESPNews) Baylor at Texas, 3 p.m. (ESPN) Kansas at Oklahoma State, 5 p.m. (ESPN
SCENARIOS
• Kansas: First. • Iowa State: Second with win. Third with loss and Baylor loss. Fourth with loss and Baylor win.
• West Virginia: Second with win. Third with loss and Baylor loss. Fourth with loss and Baylor win.
• Baylor: Third with win. Fourth with loss.
• Oklahoma State: Fifth • Kansas State: Sixth with win. Seventh with loss.
• Texas Tech: Sixth with win. Seventh with loss, TCU loss and West Virginia win. Eighth with loss, TCU loss and Iowa State win. Eighth with loss an TCU win.
• TCU: Seventh with win and Kansas State win. Seventh with loss, Kansas State win and Iowa State win. Eighth with loss, Kansas State win and West Virginia win. Eighth with Texas Tech win.
• Oklahoma: Ninth with win and Texas loss. Ninth with loss and Texas loss or win and Texas win and West Virginia win. Tenth with loss and Texas win. Tenth with loss and Texas loss or win and Texas win and Iowa State win.
• Texas: Ninth with win and OU loss. Ninth with win and OU loss or win and OU win and Iowa State win. Tenth with loss and OU win. Tenth with win and OU win or loss and Texas loss and West Virginia win.
BIG 12 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
A look a the first-round and quarterfinal schedule:
Wednesday No. 8 vs. No. 9, 6 p.m. (ESPNU) No. 7 vs. No. 10, 8 p.m. (ESPNU)
Thursday No. 4 vs. No. 5 Oklahoma State, 11:30 a.m. (ESPN2) No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 8/9, 1:30 p.m. (ESPN2) No. 2 vs. No. 7/10, 6 p.m. (ESPNU) No. 3 vs. No. 6 (ESPNU)