Big 12 Men’s Basketball Power Rankings: TCU Jumps Up Two Spots

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

Disclaimer: The rankings below are for the games played through Saturday, February 17 Midweek games played since Saturday will be reflected on next week’s Power Rankings.

As the regular season approaches its end, the Power Rankings this week have remained relatively stable the last couple of weeks. Houston remains the top team, as voted on by our panel, followed by Iowa State. Oklahoma State remains at the bottom of the list, narrowly below West Virginia.

After beating West Virginia and Kansas State last week, TCU had the biggest jump in this week's Men's Basketball Power Rankings moving up two spots to No. 6.  :: Brian McLean, On Assignment Photo/KillerFrogs

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). Cincinnati moved up one spot, while BYU, Kansas State, and Oklahoma moved down one spot. The rest of the league – Baylor, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, 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 (11-14, 3-9)

• Last week - #14
• Midweek BYE
• Beat #19 BYU 93-83

13. West Virginia (8-17, 3-9)

• Last week - #13
• Lost to TCU 81-64
• Lost to #12 Baylor 94-81

12. UCF (13-11, 4-8)

• Last week - #12
• Lost to #19 BYU 90-88
• Lost to Cincinnati 76-74

11. Kansas State (15-10, 5-7)

• Last week - #10
• Midweek BYE
• Lost to TCU 75-72

10. Cincinnati (16-9, 5-7)

• Last week - #11
• Lost to #10 Iowa State 68-59
• Beat UCF 76-74

9. Texas (16-9, 5-7)

• Last week - #9
• Midweek BYE
• Lost to #3 Houston 82-61

8. Oklahoma (18-8, 6-7)

• Last week - #7
• Lost to #12 Baylor 79-62
• Lost to #6 Kansas 67-57

7. #25 BYU (18-7, 6-6)

• Last week - #6
• Beat UCF 90-88
• Lost to Oklahoma State 93-83

6. TCU (18-7, 7-5)

• Last week - #8
• Beat West Virginia 81-65
• Beat Kansas State 75-72

5. #23 Texas Tech (18-7, 7-4)

• Last week - #5
• Beat #6 Kansas 79-50
• Lost to #10 Iowa State 82-74

4. #11 Baylor (19-6, 8-4)

• Last week - #4
• Beat #25 Oklahoma 79-62
• Beat West Virginia 94-81

3. #9 Kansas (20-6, 8-5)

• Last week - #3
• Lost to Texas Tech 79-50
• Beat #25 Oklahoma 67-57

2. #6 Iowa State (20-5, 9-3)

• Last week - #2
• Beat Cincinnati 68-59
• Beat Texas Tech 82-74

1. #2 Houston (22-3, 9-3)

• Last week - #1
• Midweek BYE
• Beat Texas 82-61

Where Is He Now?: TCU Basketball All-Time Assist Leader Alex Robinson Jr.

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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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