Eight Big 12 Teams Listed in ESPN Bracketology Update
As conference play grows closer in the Big 12 Conference, ESPN released likely their last bracketology update ahead of Big 12 play which features eight teams from the league earning an invite to the 2024 NCAA Tournament.
The eight teams listed as tournament participants are (1) Kansas, (1) Houston, (3) BYU, (5) Oklahoma, (5) Baylor, (9) Iowa State, (11) Texas, and (11) Kansas State.
With Big 12 Conference play just around the corner, each team in the league will have a shot at claiming the title for the top team in the best basketball conference in America.
Of the eight teams that were mentioned in the update, the group currently holds a collective record of 82-12.
In the scenario listed above, the matchups based on seeding would look something like this.
(1) Kansas vs. (16) Lipscomb
(1) Houston vs. (16) Norfolk State/Oral Roberts
(3) BYU vs. (14) Fort Wayne
(5) Oklahoma vs. (12) Indiana State
(5) Baylor vs. (12) Princeton
(9) Iowa State vs. (8) Providence
(11) Texas/Virginia Tech vs. (6) Texas A&M
(11) Kansas State/New Mexico vs. (6) Alabama
While the 2024 NCAA Tournament is still nearly three months away, the eight teams listed above from the Big 12 Conference are currently passing the eye test as tournament bids, at least in the eyes of Joe Lunardi.
