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The Texas Longhorns won their second Big 12 Conference Tournament last season
Cincinnati, BYU, Houston and UCF are new additions to the conference this season
The Houston Cougars and the Kansas Jayhawks were the favorites to win the Big 12 Conference Tournament before the 2023-2024 Season.
The Big 12 Conference Tournament is one of the most competitive and entertaining tournaments in men’s college basketball. Two of the last three national championship winners have come from the Big 12, with Baylor winning it in 2021 and Kansas winning it the following year.
The four new teams in Cincinnati, BYU, Houston, and UCF continue to reshape the landscape of not only the Big 12 but of the entire nation. Just because the new team in the Cougars is the biggest threat doesn’t mean they are the only threat. The Big 12 Tournament should answer a lot of questions about all 14 teams in the conference and how most of them will compete in the NCAA Men’s National Championship Tournament.
All 14 teams have a legitimate shot at winning the Big 12 Championship Tournament, but only a few of them are legitimate threats. Check out the guidelines for the top favorites in the Big 12 Conference Tournament below. For additional basketball content, other conferences, and the March Madness race, visit our March Madness predictions and betting guide.
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The #1 Houston Cougars (25-3; 12-3 in Big 12 play) are not only a top choice for the Big 12 Conference Championship Tournament title but also for the national championship title. Houston has been one of the most dominant teams in the entire nation, having won all 13 of its non-conference games to start the season.
The Cougars didn’t have the most smooth start to Big 12 play in their first year in the conference. After two consecutive road losses to Iowa State and TCU early in conference play, the Cougars have since only lost one game.
Houston is 4-1 versus ranked conference opponents this season with the only loss being at the #8 Kansas Jayhawks 78-65 in early February. Since that loss, the Cougars have won six consecutive games, including two consecutive ranked wins over #6 Iowa State and at #11 Baylor.
Houston will have three regular-season games left until conference tournament play. This Saturday, Houston goes on the road to take on the Oklahoma Sooners (19-9; 7-8).
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The biggest threat to the #1 Houston Cougars in conference play and, potentially, the nation are the #8 Iowa State Cyclones (22-6; 11-4 in Big 12 play). The Cyclones are a dangerous team that knows what it takes to defeat the Cougars in big moments.
Unlike the Cougars, the Cyclones didn’t have the most impressive set of wins in non-conference play. Their one ranked opponent in non-conference play, they lost on a neutral site against #12 Texas A&M.
Iowa State has faced a more brutal conference schedule than the Cougars this season. Iowa State is 3-4 versus ranked opponents in Big 12 play. Their most impressive wins were at home against #2 Houston (57-53) and at home against #7 Kansas (79-75).
They are on a current two-game consecutive winning streak with home wins over West Virginia and Oklahoma. Iowa State has three more regular-season games left, with its next game being this Saturday against the UCF Knights (15-12; 6-9 in Big 12 play).
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