Thursday, March 13th we’ll get a chance to see the Big 12 in action as its men’s conference championship starts up.  Perhaps more than any other conference, the Big 12 is a top-heavy conference.  There are two elite teams in this race, Kansas and Texas, then four teams we’d consider “near the front of the pack” in Kansas State, Baylor, Texas A&M, and Oklahoma, followed by a big gap with Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Nebraska, and Missouri, and an even bigger gap with Iowa State and Colorado finishing way behind the rest.  The point being, if Kansas or Texas isn’t hoisting up the Big 12 Conference Tournament Championship trophy this Sunday, you better stay home on Monday because something in the universe isn’t right.  That being said, I do like Kansas State and Michael Beasley, who is unquestionably the best player in college basketball this season (side note:  if you haven’t seen the kid play, you owe it to yourself as a basketball fan to check out one of K-State’s games ASAP!).  Baylor has been great surprise in the conference this season, but I don’t see them getting past Oklahoma in the second round of the tournament, assuming they throttle Colorado like they should.  Oklahoma and Texas A&M are teams that should be labeled “dangerous” as they could knock off one of the top teams in this tourney.  The remaining teams in the conference will be in the tournament, but I don’t expect they’ll be there very long.  For a full listing of the odds to win the Big 12 Conference Championship as posted at BetUs.com, see below:

Odds to Win the NCAA Men’s Big 12 Conference Tournament

Kansas  5/6  

Texas  3/1  

Kansas State 15/2  

Baylor  10/1  

Oklahoma 15/2  

Texas A&M 12/1  

Texas Tech 20/1  

Oklahoma State 20/1  

Nebraska 25/1  

Missouri 30/1  

IowaState 75/1  

Colorado 100/1  

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