As you sow, Oklahoma State, so shall ye reap.
Witness, if you will, the following chain of dastardly events:
Flush off the victory over then-No. 1 Texas, K-State dropped a home game to the upset-minded Cowboys.
That forced the Wildcats into a position where they needed to go to Waco and steal a win, which they did.
Which in turn forced the Baylor Bears to feel compelled to win a game in Austin, which they did, as well.
And last night, the circle became complete when the Longhorns, desperate to end a slide of three losses in four tries, waltzed into Gallagher-Iba Arena and pummeled the Cowboys in the second half.
Clearly, karma is a bitch. How's that for destroying the transitive property?
In other news, Fort Hays State virtually is falling apart (by its high standards), losing its second consecutive game — both on the road to teams it beat previously in the season. Just goes to show how hard it is to win conference road games, at any level.
Current K-State AP Ranking = T-10
Current K-State ESPN/USA Today Ranking = 11
Current K-State Record = 17-4
Current K-State Big 12 Record = 4-3
Current K-State RPI = 8
Current K-State SOS = 2
Great Wins (RPI 1-50*) = Dayton, Xavier, UNLV, Texas A&M, Texas, Baylor
Solid Wins (RPI 51-100) = IUPUI, Washington State, Alabama
Bad Losses (RPI 101 or greater) = none
- Loyola (12-9, 3-8) | RPI = 160
- Western Illinois (8-13, 2-9) | RPI = 319
- Boston (11-11, 6-4) | RPI = 164
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No. 18 Ole Miss (16-5, 4-3) | RPI = 30
- Dayton (15-6, 4-3) | RPI = 41
- IUPUI (16-8, 9-2) | RPI = 91
- No. 3** FHSU (16-3): Loss at Missouri Western (75-69)
- Washington State (14-7, 4-5) | RPI = 99
- Xavier (15-6, 7-1) | RPI = 16
- UNLV (17-4, 5-2) | RPI = 32
- Alabama (13-8, 3-4) | RPI = 96
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UAPB (6-14, 6-3) | RPI = 239: Loss to Jackson State (72-67)
- Cleveland State (10-12, 6-4) | RPI = 149
- South Dakota (12-9) | RPI = 241
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Missouri (16-5, 4-2) | RPI = 34
- Texas A&M (15-6, 4-3) | RPI = 32
- Colorado (11-10, 2-5) | RPI = 142
- No. 9 Texas (19-3, 5-2) | RPI = 15: Win at Oklahoma State (72-60)
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Oklahoma State (16-6, 4-4) | RPI = 32: Loss to No. 9 Texas (72-60)
- No. 24 Baylor (16-4, 3-3) | RPI = 26
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No. 2 Kansas (20-1, 6-0) | RPI = 1
- Nebraska (13-8, 1-5) | RPI = 130
- Iowa State (13-8, 2-4) | RPI = 114
- Oklahoma (12-9, 3-4) | RPI = 84
- Texas Tech (14-7, 2-5) | RPI = 37
*RPI 1-25 are in bold
**Division II Top 25