Big 12 Men’s Basketball Power Rankings: Houston, Iowa State at Top; WVU Slips to Last

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

Disclaimer: The rankings below are for the games played through Saturday, February 24 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 few weeks. Houston remains the top team, as voted on by our panel, followed by Iowa State.

Houston and Iowa State remain in the top two spots in our weekly Big 12 Men's Basketball Power Rankings / © Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports

For the first time since our first week of voting in January, West Virginia slipped to last place, moving Oklahoma State up one spot to No. 13.

Any team can beat any other team on any given day. Big 12 men’s basketball is a gauntlet. Currently, four teams from the league are ranked, with four 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, only four teams moved spots. As mentioned, West Virginia and Oklahoma State flipped, as did Cincinnati and Kansas State. The other ten teams stayed exactly where they were 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 2/26/24. 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. West Virginia (9-18, 4-10)

• Last week - #13
• Beat UCF 77-67
• Lost to #6 Iowa State 71-64

13. Oklahoma State (12-15, 4-10)

• Last week - #14
• Beat Cincinnati 80-76
• Lost to Oklahoma State 84-82 OT

12. UCF (14-12, 5-9)

• Last week - #12
• Lost to West Virginia 77-67
• Beat #23 Texas Tech 75-61

11. Cincinnati (16-11, 5-9)

• Last week - #10
• Lost to Oklahoma State 80-76
• Lost to TCU 75-57

10. Kansas State (16-11, 6-8)

• Last week - #11
• Lost to Texas 62-56
• Beat #25 BYU 84-74

9. Texas (17-10, 6-8)

• Last week - #9
• Beat Kansas State 62-56
• Lost to Kansas 86-67

8. Oklahoma (19-8, 7-7)

• Last week - #8
• Midweek BYE
• Beat Oklahoma State 84-82 OT

7. BYU (19-8, 7-7)

• Last week - #7
• Beat #11 Baylor 78-71
• Lost to Kansas State 84-74

6. TCU (19-8, 8-6)

• Last week - #6
• Lost to #23 Texas Tech 82-81
• Beat Cincinnati 75-57

5. Texas Tech (19-8, 8-6)

• Last week - #5
• Beat TCU 82-81
• Lost to UCF 75-61

4. #15 Baylor (19-8, 8-6)

• Last week - #4
• Lost to #25 BYU 78-71
• Lost to #2 Houston 82-76 OT

3. #7 Kansas (21-6, 6-5)

• Last week - #3
• Midweek BYE
• Beat Texas 86-67

2. #8 Iowa State (21-6, 10-4)

• Last week - #2
• Lost to #2 Houston 73-65
• Beat West Virginia 71-64

1. #1 Houston (24-3, 11-3)

• Last week - #1
• Beat #6 Iowa State 73-65
• Beat #11 Baylor 82-76 OT

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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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