Big 12 Power Rankings: Sorting the Nation’s Deepest Conference Before League Play

The Big 12 continues to separate itself as college basketball’s deepest conference, with Arizona and Iowa State setting the pace and little margin for error from top to bottom. Here is a full breakdown of where every team stands as conference play approaches.

13. Kansas State Wildcats (7-4)

Kansas State earned a solid road win at Creighton and followed it with a strong shooting performance in their previous outing.

P.J. Haggerty is carrying the offense at 22.7 points per game. The Wildcats host BYU on January 3 to open conference play.

14. West Virginia Mountaineers (8-4)

Close losses continue to pile up for West Virginia, including narrow defeats to Ohio State, Clemson, and Xavier. The Mountaineers have struggled to close games.

They wrap up non-conference play before opening the Big 12 season January 2 at Iowa State.