Ten Big 12 Teams Listed in ESPN Bracketology Update
With conference play officially upon us in the Big 12, ESPN released a bracketology update that features nine teams from the league earning an invite to the 2024 NCAA Tournament, and one team narrowly missing out as the first team out.
The nine teams listed as tournament participants are (1) Kansas, (1) Houston, (3) Baylor, (5) Oklahoma, (5) BYU,(7) Iowa State, (9) TCU, (10) Texas Tech and (11) Cincinnati. Kansas State dropped out of the field following Charlotte’s win over North Texas which dropped the Wildcats to the first team out, despite wins over No. 9 Baylor and Oklahoma State.
With Big 12 Conference play heating up, 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 ten teams that were mentioned in the update, the group currently holds a collective record of 143-37.
In the scenario listed above, the matchups based on seeding would look something like this.
(1) Kansas vs. (16) Jackson State/Central Connecticut
(1) Houston vs. (16) Western Illinois
(3) Baylor vs. (14) High Point
(5) Oklahoma vs. (12) McNeese State
(5) BYU vs. (12) Drake
(7) Iowa State vs. (10) Oregon
(9) TCU vs. (8) Ole Miss
(10) Texas Tech vs. (7) Seton Hall
(11) Cincinnati/South Carolina vs. Utah State
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.
