I only thought it was hard to rank these teams the first two weeks, now it's nearly impossible. Starting at the top, the first question is obvious: Does K-State's win over Kansas make them the the top team in the conference even though nearly everyone would still rank KU higher in the polls? Then you have the middle of the conference with A&M, Texas, and OU all looking great one night and subpar the next. Finally, the bottom of the conference is the biggest mess of all. Most importantly, how do you factor in the MU suspensions? For those answers and more, the Week 3 Big 12 Power Poll:
1. Kansas State (5-0)- Do I expect the Cats will win the Big 12? No. Do I think they'll win in Lawrence? No. But right now, there is no denying that Michael Beasley and company are the number one team in the league. If Jacob Pullen and the K-State guards play like they did last night, they may continue to prove me wrong.
2. Kansas (5-1)- I would not want to be Colorado on Saturday...or worse yet, what's left of the Mizzou team on Monday night. Regardless of how many poundings these Jayhawks give the lesser teams in the league, they need to find some toughness by March.
3. Baylor (4-1)- The Bears finally lost a game, but no one was ready to supplant them as the #3 team in the league. Their next three games are at Texas, Tech at home and at Kansas, if they win two of those we'll know they're in this race to stay.
4. Texas A&M (3-3)- Surprise, surprise, the Aggies are back. How did they do it? Mostly by destroying Texas last night. This team shouldn't lose again until they face Texas on February 18th. Then again, they shouldn't have 3 losses in the first place.
5. Texas (3-2)- Just when you thought Texas had straightened things out they don't even compete against A&M. What will happen against Baylor Saturday? I'm done guessing.
6. Oklahoma (3-2)- Blake Griffin's 'miraculous' recovery is either heroic or a crock...we're trying to be optimistic so we'll say it was heroic. Sooners look to be getting back on track for an NCAA bid.
7. Texas Tech (2-3)- I can feel everyone getting their "I told you so" ready. Not so fast. Tech has some winnable games coming up and a week's worth of practice. Never count out a Bobby Knight team.
8. Iowa State (3-3)- Blown out by KSU and then blowing out Colorado, the Cyclones are living up to their ranking. Could be playing for an NIT bid if they can stay around .500
9. Oklahoma State (1-5)- How does a team lose twice and move up two spots in the rankings? Lose by 3 to A&M and Oklahoma, that's how...and this didn't hurt...
10. Nebraska (1-4)- They were embarrassing in Lawrence...but maybe even more so in beating the depleted Tigers by 4 in Columbia. Gross is the only way to explain this team right now.
11. Missouri (2-4)- I can only take 'indefinite' at it's face value. Until we know how long half the team is suspended they can only be ranked ahead of...
12. Colorado (1-5)- Blew another double digit 2nd half lead against Mizzou, then put up 41 against the Cyclones...yuck.
Can we just call the player of the week award the Michael Beasley award?
Postseason outlook:
Kansas #1 seed
A&M, Texas #4 seed
KSU #5 seed
Baylor #6 seed
Oklahoma #11 seed
Texas Tech, Iowa State NIT
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No big arguments with that poll..looks pretty good. Not sure how aTm and UT will be #4 seeds and KSU @ #5 seed, particularly with KSU's h2h vs. aTm and if KSU can handle UT.
I agree that sounds questionable. But as good as they're playing now and even if they keep it up, they still have 4 losses and only Xavier looks like a tourney lock.
As I said last week, the power poll is based on current results. However, the postseason projections are just that, projections. I had the Cats as a 6 seed last week, I moves them up to a 5 this week.
I'd still guess they're going to end up with more losses than A&M or Texas if only because of the non-con...but I've been wrong about them before
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