Bring On The Cats, a Kansas State Wildcats community

In which hated Baylor, really hated Kansas and truly hated (for now) Syracuse all advance to the Elite Eight. Dammit.

In which No. 1 seeds Kentucky and Syracuse cruelly eject Iowa State and Kansas State, Kansas barely survives a scare from the Burdue Boilermakers, and Baylor trounces the "Big 12 rejects."

In which Alabama, Long Beach State, Missouri, Southern Miss, Texas and West Virginia fail to win an NCAA Tournament game, while Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State and Syracuse live to fight another day.

Every 12 hours, BracketCat will preview an NCAA Tournament region, leading up to the second-round games Thursday. This entry previews the West Region.

Every 12 hours, BracketCat will preview an NCAA Tournament region, leading up to the second-round games Thursday. This entry previews the East Region.

In which Long Beach State finally breaks through and Missouri breaks Baylor on its way out the door.

In which Championship Week produces some unexpected tournament winners, but K-State's overall profile remains relatively unchanged.

In which Long Beach State falls thisshort of a perfect conference record, while Alabama retreats back to its mediocre ways even as West Virginia stops the bleeding.

In which Alabama, Long Beach State and West Virginia provide the only RPI/SOS bright spots, while Charleston Southern, Loyola, North Florida and Southern Illinois all check out of the 2011-12 men's basketball season.

BIG 12 OUTLOOK combines several predictive systems in an attempt to project the final men's basketball standings and the seed order for the Big 12 Tournament. It is updated biweekly. This is the final midweek edition for 2012.