Stop the presses! Arkansas-Pine Bluff got to .500!
That's about the only happy news today.
Washington State hit a new low by losing to Oregon (a team with a lame-duck coach — pardon the pun) again, while Missouri probably cost itself a Sweet Sixteen appearance by losing to Nebraska and falling to an 8 or a 9 seed — which means a date with a No. 1 seed in the second round.
AP Ranking = 9
ESPN/USA Today Ranking = 9
Overall Record = 24-6
Big 12 Record = 11-5
Big 12 Seed = 2
Projected NCAA Seed = 2
RPI = 6
SOS = 5
Signature Wins (RPI 1-30) = Xavier, Texas A&M, Texas, Baylor
Quality Wins (RPI 31-100) = Dayton, IUPUI, UNLV, Alabama, Texas Tech, Missouri
Bad Losses (RPI 101 or greater) = Iowa State
- Loyola Chicago (14-16, 5-13) | RPI = 208
- Western Illinois (13-17, 6-12) | RPI = 280
- Boston University (19-12, 11-5) | RPI = 151
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Ole Miss (21-9, 9-7) | RPI = 56
- Dayton (20-11, 8-8) | RPI = 51
- IUPUI (24-10, 15-3) | RPI = 85
- No. 15* FHSU (21-6)
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Washington State (16-15, 6-12) | RPI = 156: Loss to Oregon (82-80 in overtime, in the Pac-10 Tournament)
- No. 25 Xavier (23-7, 14-2) | RPI = 21
- UNLV (23-7, 11-5) | RPI = 47
- Alabama (16-14, 6-10) | RPI = 98
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UAPB (15-15, 14-4) | RPI = 195: Win over MVSU (69-66 in the SWAC Tournament)
- Cleveland State (16-17, 10-8) | RPI = 159
- South Dakota (20-9) | RPI = 224
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Missouri (22-10, 10-6) | RPI = 39: Loss to Nebraska (75-60 in the Big 12 Tournament)
- No. 23 Texas A&M (22-8, 11-5) | RPI = 12
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Colorado (15-16, 6-10) | RPI = 105: Loss to Texas Tech (82-67 in the Big 12 Tournament)
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Texas (24-8, 9-7) | RPI = 26: Win over Iowa State (82-75 in the Big 12 Tournament)
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Oklahoma State (22-9, 9-7) | RPI = 28: Win over Oklahoma (81-67 in the Big 12 Tournament)
- No. 21 Baylor (24-6, 11-5) | RPI = 8
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No. 2 Kansas (29-2, 15-1) | RPI = 1
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Nebraska (15-17, 2-14) | RPI = 153: Win over Missouri (75-60 in the Big 12 Tournament)
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Iowa State (15-17, 4-12) | RPI = 114: Loss to Texas (82-75 in the Big 12 Tournament)
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Oklahoma (13-18, 4-12) | RPI = 112: Loss to Oklahoma State (81-67 in the Big 12 Tournament)
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Texas Tech (17-14, 4-12) | RPI = 71: Win over Colorado (82-67 in the Big 12 Tournament)
*Division II Top 25