A closer look at Big 12 basketball standings
photo by: Nick Krug
Kansas guard Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk (10) tries to squeeze between Texas Tech guard Brandone Francis (1) and Texas Tech guard Jarrett Culver (23) during the second half, Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018 at Allen Fieldhouse.
The Big 12’s reputation as a deep league is unassailable. The anybody-can-beat-anybody cliche that is overused most years actually applies this season. Second-place Texas Tech lost at last-place Iowa State in a rout. First-place Kansas lost at home to Oklahoma State, which is in a three-way tie for seventh, or second-to-last.
An examination of the combined records of opponents in each team’s losses and a look at each team’s record against the four Big 12 teams with winning records revealed interesting traits about Texas Tech and Kansas State.
All four of Tech’s losses have come to schools with losing records in conference play. Yet, the Raid Raiders are undefeated against the other three teams with winning records.
K-State has been the most predictable team in the Big 12, winning every game it plays against members who now have losing records and losing every game to schools with winning records.
It’s also interesting that Oklahoma State has a 4-3 record against the four schools with winning records and 2-6 against the five other schools with losing records.
| School | Losses | Combined record of vanquishers/record vs. winning teams |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas (11-4) | TT, @OU, OSU, @BU | 29-31…4-1 |
| Texas Tech (10-5) | @OU, @UT, @ISU, @BU, @OSU | 29-46…4-0 |
| Kansas State (9-6) | vs. WVU, @TTU, @KU, vs. KU, @WVU, vs. TT |
60-30…0-6 |
| West Virginia (9-6) | @TT, KU, @TCU, @ISU, OSU, @KU |
49-41…2-3 |
| TCU (7-8) | OU, KU, @UT, @OU, @KSU, TT, @KU, @WVU |
68-52…0-4 |
| Baylor (7-8) | @TT, TCU, @WVU, @ISU, @KU, KSU, @OU, WVU |
65-55…2-5 |
| Oklahoma (6-9) | @WVU, @KSU, @OSU, @UT, WVU, @ISU, @TT, UT, @KU |
70-65…2-5 |
| Oklahoma St. (6-9) | WVU, @OU, @KSU, @BU, @TT, TCU, BU, KSU, @TCU |
71-64…4-3 |
| Texas (6-9) | KU, @BU, @OSU, @WVU, @TT, KSU, @TCU, BU, @KSU |
75-60….1-5 |
| Iowa St. (4-11) | KSU, UT, @OSU, @KU, @TCU, @UT @BU, @TT, KU, @KSU, TCU |
89-76…2-5 |