Big 12 Men’s Basketball Power Rankings: Iowa State Now Number Two

Looking at where each team sits in the Big 12 Conference.

Disclaimer: The rankings below are for the games played through Saturday, February 10 Midweek games played since Saturday will be reflected on next week’s Power Rankings.

With just a few weeks left in the regular season, the Power Rankings stabilized this week and did not drastically change over last week. Houston remains the top team, as voted on by our panel. Oklahoma State remains at the bottom of the list.

Iowa State moved ahead of Kansas this week to No. 2 in our weekly Big 12 Men's Basketball Power Rankings. The Cyclones defeated TCU 71-59 last weekend, which helped in their bump up in the Power Rankings.  / © Reese Strickland-USA TODAY Sports

Towards the top, Iowa State moved into the number two spot, moving Kansas down to the number three spot. This move was based on games through last Saturday and did not take into account the midweek games.

Any team can beat any other team on any given day. Big 12 men’s basketball is a gauntlet. Currently, six teams from the league are ranked, with others receiving votes. That means chances are every game each week has at least one ranked team playing, and many times, both teams will be ranked.

Compared to last week’s Power Rankings, this week's biggest mover was TCU (+2). BYU, Iowa State, Kansas State, and Oklahoma moved up one spot, while Cincinnati and Kansas moved down one spot. The rest of the league – Baylor, Houston, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas Tech, UCF, and West Virginia – maintained the same position as last week.

How Power Rankings Are Determined

Once again, we have brought together a group from across the league to vote each week during the season on the Big 12 Power Rankings.

25+ Total Participants

TCU FanNation (KillerFrogs) Editorial Staff

Not all are TCU homers – fans of teams in the SEC and Big Ten are part of our editorial staff.

One to two fans from the other current schools in the Big 12, plus one to two fans from the 2024 incoming “Four Corners” schools.

Each week, each participant provides their rankings 1-14. Those rankings are compiled, and the average rank is then listed below.

Here's where our panel of voters ranked the teams this week:

(Team records and AP Top 25 rank next to the team are as of 2/12/24. AP Top 25 rank of opponents is at the time the game was played; games since then were not considered when voters made their selection)

Big 12 Men’s Basketball Power Rankings

14. Oklahoma State (10-14, 2-9)

• Last week - #14
• Lost to #5 Houston 79-63
• Lost to Oklahoma 66-62

13. West Virginia (8-15, 3-7)

• Last week - #13
• Midweek BYE
• Lost to Texas 94-58

12. UCF (13-9, 4-6)

• Last week - #12
• Midweek BYE
• Lost to #23 Texas Tech 66-59

11. Cincinnati (15-8, 4-6)

• Last week - #10
• Midweek BYE
• Lost to #5 Houston 67-62

10. Kansas State (15-9, 5-6)

• Last week - #11
• Beat #4 Kansas 75-70 OT
• Lost to #21 BYU 72-66

9. Texas (16-8, 5-6)

• Last week - #9
• Lost to #14 Iowa State 70-65
• Beat West Virginia 94-58

8. TCU (16-7, 5-5)

• Last week - #6
• Midweek BYE
• Lost to Iowa State 71-59

7. #25 Oklahoma (18-6, 6-5)

• Last week - #8
• Beat #21 BYU 82-66
• Beat Oklahoma State 66-62

6. #19 BYU (17-6, 5-5)

• Last week - #7
• Lost to Oklahoma 82-66
• Beat Kansas State 72-66

5. Texas Tech (17-7, 6-4)

• Last week - #5
• Lost to #13 Baylor 79-73
• Beat UCF 66-59

4. #12 Baylor (17-6, 6-4)

• Last week - #4
• Beat #23 Texas Tech 79-73
• Lost to #4 Kansas 64-61

3. #6 Kansas (19-5, 7-4)

• Last week - #2
• Lost to Kansas State 75-70 OT
• Beat #13 Baylor 64-61

2. #10 Iowa State (18-5, 7-3)

• Last week - #3
• Beat Texas 70-65
• Beat TCU 71-59

1. #3 Houston (21-3, 8-3)

• Last week - #1
• Beat Oklahoma State 79-63
• Beat Cincinnati 67-62

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Note: Power Rankings are determined by a group of fans representing most schools in the current and future Big 12 Conference.

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