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By Jason Kinander

AMES, IA - JANUARY 5: Tyrese Haliburton #22 of the Iowa State Cyclones celebrates with George Conditt IV #4 of the Iowa State Cyclones after sinking a 3 point shot in the first half of play at Hilton Coliseum on January 5, 2019 in Ames, Iowa. (Photo by David Purdy/Getty Images)
AMES, IA - JANUARY 5: Tyrese Haliburton #22 of the Iowa State Cyclones celebrates with George Conditt IV #4 of the Iowa State Cyclones after sinking a 3 point shot in the first half of play at Hilton Coliseum on January 5, 2019 in Ames, Iowa. (Photo by David Purdy/Getty Images) /
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LAWRENCE, KANSAS – FEBRUARY 09: Kansas Jayhawks fans cheer for their team during a game against the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the first half at Allen Fieldhouse on February 09, 2019 in Lawrence, Kansas. (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images)
LAWRENCE, KANSAS – FEBRUARY 09: Kansas Jayhawks fans cheer for their team during a game against the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the first half at Allen Fieldhouse on February 09, 2019 in Lawrence, Kansas. (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images) /

It has been a fun-filled, action-packed, turbulent first half of the Big 12 Basketball Conference Play season. Here are some superlatives mid-way through league play.

Now in the second weekend of February, we are officially over halfway through the Big 12 Basketball Conference Play season.

If you’ve followed the Big 12 at all in the past month, you would know just how crazy the last few weeks have been.

Preseason favorites for just about anything, whether it be team standings, rankings, or individual awards, have all meant nothing. The Big 12 has defied them all.

Each team has played either ten or eleven games. Let’s take a look at the standings thus far:

  1. Kansas State Wildcats (18-5, 8-2)
  2. Iowa State Cyclones (18-6, 7-4)
  3. Kansas Jayhawks (18-6, 7-4)
  4. Texas Tech Red Raiders (19-5, 7-4)
  5. Baylor Bears (15-8, 6-4)
  6. Texas Longhorns (14-10, 6-5)
  7. TCU Horned Frogs (17-6, 5-5)
  8. Oklahoma Sooners (15-9, 3-8)
  9. Oklahoma State Cowboys (9-14, 2-8)
  10. West Virginia Mountaineers (10-14, 2-9)

A couple of major surprises here.

First, who would’ve thought that West Virginia would be this horrible in conference play? The Mountaineers did struggle during non-conference play despite being ranked in the preseason, but they have been nothing short of a disaster.

Second, how about Baylor and Texas Tech? Two teams that were easily on the outside looking in of the NCAA Tournament picture prior to the season, the Red Raiders have been ranked in the top ten at times this season, and the Bears have risen from the cellar of the Big 12 to just two games out of first place.

It only takes one look at the standings–it has been an insane and unpredictable Big 12 conference season. Without further delay, let’s take a look at a couple of superlatives, some good and some bad, as we pass the midway point of conference play in the Big 12.

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