College basketball rankings: These Big 12 games could shake up the Top 25 (and 1)
Three Big 12 teams are in the top 5 of the Top 25 (and 1) and two of them face each other Saturday
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Gary Parrish
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Six of the Big 12's 10 schools are in the CBS Sports Top 25 (and one). So it's literally impossible, at this point, to have a Saturday that doesn't feature two ranked teams from that league playing each other.
This Saturday there are two such games:
- No. 20 TCU at No. 4 Oklahoma
- No. 2 West Virginia at No. 5 Texas Tech
And if those games -- plus the Kansas State at No. 10 Kansas game -- go the way oddsmakers project, i.e., with the home teams winning, there will be a four-way tie for first in the Big 12 between West Virginia, Texas Tech, Oklahoma and, of course, Kansas. It's fun stuff that suggests what most have been saying for a while -- that the league is totally up for grabs and likely won't be decided until the final weekend of the regular season.
Top 25 (and one)
Biggest Movers
1
Wichita State
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Arizona State
Rk | Teams | Chg | Rcrd | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | The Wildcats' resume features three wins over schools also ranked in the Top 25 (and one). The lone loss is a single-digit loss at Butler. | -- | 6-1 |
| 2 |  | The Mountaineers have won 15 straight games since losing to Texas A&M. They're the only Big 12 team that still hasn't suffered a league loss. | -- | 7-2 |
| 3 |  | The Cavaliers' lone loss is a single-digit loss at West Virginia. Their 4-0 start in the ACC features wins over North Carolina, Syracuse and Virginia Tech. | -- | 7-1 |
| 4 |  | The Sooners own wins over three teams ranked in the top 15 of the Top 25 (and one) -- specifically Texas Tech, Wichita State and TCU. Their lone loss since Thanksgiving came at West Virginia. | -- | 6-2 |
| 5 |  | The Red Raiders have four top-35 KenPom wins and zero sub-35 losses. Their best win is a double-digit win at Kansas. | -- | 6-2 |
| 6 |  | The Blue Devils' resume features four top-35 KenPom wins - most notably wins against Michigan State and Florida. They've won three of their four games since losing at Boston College. | -- | 9-0 |
| 7 |  | The Spartans needed OT to get past Rutgers on Wednesday. They are 3-2 against top-35 KenPom teams. | -- | 8-0 |
| 8 |  | The Shockers have won six straight games since losing to Oklahoma. They'll take a 4-0 AAC record into Saturday's game at Tulsa. | 1 | 5-4 |
| 9 |  | The Boilermakers have won 12 straight games since losing to Tennessee and Western Kentucky. They own five top-40 KenPom wins and three true road wins. | 1 | 8-0 |
| 10 |  | The Jayhawks have won six of seven since losing consecutive games to Washington and Arizona State. Their lone loss in that stretch is a loss to Texas Tech. | 1 | 6-3 |
| 11 |  | The Zags have won five straight games by an average of 35.4 points. Their resume features wins over Creighton, Ohio State and Texas. | 1 | 8-1 |
| 12 |  | The Sun Devils' resume features double-digit wins over Kansas and Xavier. Their three losses are all single-digit losses. | 4 | 6-2 |
| 13 |  | Two of the Musketeers' three losses are to schools ranked ahead of them in the Top 25 (and one). Their resume features wins over Cincinnati and Baylor. | -- | 7-3 |
| 14 |  | The Tar Heels snapped their two-game losing streak Tuesday with a 30-point win over Boston College. Three of their four losses are to teams ranked ahead of them in the Top 25 (and one). | -- | 7-1 |
| 15 |  | The Bearcats have won seven straight games since losing to Xavier and Florida. UC's resume includes wins over UCLA and SMU. | -- | 6-3 |
| 16 |  | The Wildcats have won 10 of their past 11 games since losing three straight at the Battle 4 Atlantis. They're 2-2 against top-50 KenPom teams. | 1 | 7-0 |
| 17 |  | The Tigers' 10-game winning streak was snapped Thursday at NC State. Their next two games are against Miami and North Carolina. | 1 | 7-2 |
| 18 |  | The Gators have won six straight games since losing to Clemson. Their resume features six top-100 KenPom wins and zero sub-100 KenPom losses. | -- | 5-3 |
| 19 |  | The Tigers will take a 13-game winning streak into Saturday's game at Mississippi State. Their 3-0 start in the SEC includes wins over Tennessee and Arkansas. | -- | 7-2 |
| 20 |  | TCU's three losses are all to top-35 KenPom teams and by a total of six points. The Horned Frogs own victories over Baylor, Nevada and SMU. | -- | 5-3 |
| 21 |  | Three of the Vols' four losses are to schools also ranked in the Top 25 (and one). Their resume features wins over Purdue and Kentucky. | -- | 7-2 |
| 22 |  | The Wildcats' win over Texas A&M improved them to 3-3 against top-50 KenPom teams. Their next two games are road games at Vanderbilt and South Carolina. | -- | 5-4 |
| 23 |  | The Pirates lost by 20 points Tuesday at Marquette. Their resume also features a loss to a Rutgers team ranked outside of the top 120 at KenPom. | -- | 8-1 |
| 24 |  | All five of Baylor's losses are to teams ranked ahead of the Bears in the Top 25 (and one). They own victories over Creighton and Texas. | -- | 6-1 |
| 25 |  | All three of Creighton's losses are to teams ranked ahead of the Bluejays in the Top 25 (and one). Their best win is a neutral-court win over UCLA. | -- | 5-3 |
| 26 |  | The Buckeyes have won nine of their past 10 games. Their resume features three top-50 KenPom wins and zero sub-50 losses. | -- | 6-1 |
