Highlighting Tuesday night were a pair of disappointing performances by Big 12 teams playing at home.
Yes, Baylor and Missouri both won, but it wasn't for lack of trying.
How on earth did Baylor give Texas a scare in Austin, but follow that up by beating a NAIA team by just 14 points?
And how the heck did Missouri find itself, at multiple points in the game, either trailing or about to trail a team that has lost to a whopping four opponents with an RPI below 100?
For teams seeking an NCAA Tournament berth and a higher seed in said tournament, respectively, those were not inspiring efforts.
In non-conference action, James Madison, Presbyterian, UNLV and Virginia Tech all won, further boosting K-State's strength of schedule.
In particular, the Hokies swept Maryland and really are starting to become a quality win for the Cats. If they can beat Duke, we might even find ourselves with a second win over an RPI Top 50 opponent.
Overall Record = 17-9
Big 12 Record = 5-6
RPI = 32
SOS = 7
Signature Wins (RPI 1-30) = Kansas
Quality Wins (RPI 31-100) = James Madison, Virginia Tech, Gonzaga, Washington State, Baylor, Nebraska
Bad Losses (RPI 101 or greater) = none
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James Madison (19-9, 9-7 CAA) | RPI = 81: Win at Towson (72-61)
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Virginia Tech (17-7, 7-4 ACC) | RPI = 59: Win over Maryland (91-83)
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Presbyterian (12-16, 6-10 Big South) | RPI = 189: Win at Radford (52-49 in overtime)
- Gonzaga (17-9, 7-3 WCC) | RPI = 71
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No. 5 Duke (23-2, 10-1 ACC) | RPI = 7
- Texas Southern (13-10, 11-1 SWAC) | RPI = 172
- Emporia State (11-13, 8-10 MIAA*)
- Washington State (17-8, 7-6 Pac-10) | RPI = 74
- Alcorn State (3-21, 3-11 SWAC) | RPI = 336
- Loyola-Chicago (14-12, 5-10 Horizon League) | RPI = 214
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No. 14 Florida (20-5, 9-2 SEC) | RPI = 11
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UNLV (19-7, 7-5 Mountain West) | RPI = 27: Win over Air Force (49-42)
- UMKC (15-10, 8-6 Summit League) | RPI = 208
- North Florida (10-17, 7-9 Atlantic Sun) | RPI = 159
- Savannah State (8-18) | RPI = 265
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Oklahoma State (16-8, 4-6 Big 12) | RPI = 55
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Colorado (16-10, 5-6 Big 12) | RPI = 90
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Texas Tech (11-15, 3-8 Big 12) | RPI = 150: Loss at No. 20 Missouri (84-92)
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No. 20 Missouri (20-6, 6-5 Big 12) | RPI = 28: Win over Texas Tech (92-84)
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No. 21 Texas A&M (19-5, 6-4 Big 12) | RPI = 29
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Baylor (17-8, 6-5 Big 12) | RPI = 62: Win over Wayland Baptist** (64-50)
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No. 1 Kansas (24-2, 9-2 Big 12) | RPI = 1
- Nebraska (16-8, 4-6 Big 12) | RPI = 84
- Iowa State (14-11, 1-9 Big 12) | RPI = 145
- Oklahoma (12-12, 4-6 Big 12) | RPI = 118
- No. 3 Texas (22-3, 10-0 Big 12) | RPI = 8
*Division II
**NAIA