How depressing is the state of this conference when Kansas State, in all its unholy suckitude, still is only two games back of third place — and a team that it inexplicably was within a minute of beating on the road?
Other than that, I don't have much to say. Saturday settled virtually nothing. The middle of this league still is a God-awful mess.
And with a loss looming tonight, K-State appears to be much closer to Texas Tech than it is to Texas A&M. Frack.
| Seed* | Record* | Tourney* | RPI | Pomeroy | Sagarin | Streak | Best Win** | Worst Loss** | Coach | |
| Texas | 1 | 16-0 | NCAA | 7 | 4 | 4 | W-10 | Kansas | USC | Rick Barnes |
| Kansas | 2 | 15-1 | NCAA | 1 | 2 | 1 | W-6 | Arizona | Texas | Bill Self |
| Texas A&M | 3 | 10-6 | NCAA | 30 | 42 | 37 | W-2 | Missouri | Nebraska | Mark Turgeon |
| Missouri | 4 | 9-7 | NCAA | 27 | 20 | 23 | W-1 | Vanderbilt | Colorado | Mike Anderson |
| Baylor | 5 | 8-8 | Bubble | 64 | 50 | 48 | L-1 | Texas A&M | Iowa State | Scott Drew |
| Colorado | 6 | 7-9 | NIT | 93 | 57 | 55 | W-1 | Missouri | San Francisco | Tad Boyle |
| Oklahoma State | 7 | 7-9 | NIT | 55 | 82 | 79 | L-1 | Missouri | Texas Tech | Travis Ford |
| Kansas State | 8 | 7-9 | Bubble | 40 | 45 | 38 | L-1 | Baylor | Colorado (2) | Frank Martin |
| Nebraska | 9 | 6-10 | NIT | 90 | 47 | 51 | W-1 | Texas A&M | Davidson | Doc Sadler |
| Oklahoma | 10 | 4-12 | None | 122 | 129 | 130 | L-3 | Baylor | Chaminade | Jeff Capel |
| Texas Tech | 11 | 4-12 | None | 150 | 142 | 145 | L-3 | Oklahoma State | TCU | Pat Knight |
| Iowa State | 12 | 3-13 | CBI | 140 | 77 | 69 | L-7 | Baylor | Texas Tech | Fred Hoiberg |
Note: As any of these numbers change, I will bold and color-code them to indicate direction of change.
Team names that are colored indicate a change in seed.
(green = upward, red = downward)
*Predicted
**According to RealTimeRPI
Discussion
One of the byproducts of a 6-0 predictive day is that absolutely nothing changes in the projected seed order.
So, there's very little to discuss, other than the usual computer tweaks.
For instance, the game in Lubbock was an unusual specimen. The winner, Texas A&M, lost traction in two of three systems. The loser, Texas Tech, rose in two of three. Ain't it hell when the Big 12 dregs drag you down, Aggies?
The only other item of note was my demotion of Oklahoma State from the bubble. And the Cowboys aren't going back there until they beat somebody on the road.
That was a pitiful display in Lincoln, surpassed only by the s***tiness the Cats delivered in Boulder.
GAMER: Now has Colorado winning at Texas Tech.
Pomeroy: Now has Missouri winning at Kansas State.
Sagarin: No changes.
Self-Evaluation
I went 6-0. I wish I hadn't. I think we all know why.
Missouri, Texas and Texas A&M all appear relatively safe this week. And Kansas should enjoy its typical, comfy visit to The Octagon of Doom Allen Fieldhouse West.
The only game with the potential to screw with me is Nebraska at Oklahoma. GAMER's been calling that one for the Sooners for a month now, but KenPom and Sagarin aren't biting. Neither result would surprise me, really.
Cumulative pick record: 47-14 (.770)
Key
Results are plugged into this wonderful tool to generate the predicted records and seed order. Winners are predicted by a best-of-three system comprising three statistical prediction models:
- G — RealTimeRPI GAMER (advanced statistical prediction model claiming 76.8-percent accuracy)
- P — Ken Pomeroy's rankings (predicts a probability outcome for each game remaining)
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S — Sagarin predictor rankings (home-court advantage is taken into account)
Predicted Outcomes
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