Big 12 Men’s Basketball Power Rankings: K-State Makes Big Jump Toward Top

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

Disclaimer: The rankings below are for the games played through Saturday, January 20. Midweek games played since Saturday will be reflected on next week’s Power Rankings.

Big 12 men’s basketball is a gauntlet. Every game can be crazy. Recent results have shown that any team can beat any other team on any given day. Currently, seven teams from the league are ranked, with a couple more 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.

After last Saturday’s games, all teams had played five of their 18 conference games.

After wins over No. 9 Baylor and Oklahoma State last week, the Kansas State Wildcats jumped up five spots to No. 4 in our weekly Big 12 Men's Basketball Power Rankings.  / © Scott Sewell-USA TODAY Sports

Compared to last week’s Power Rankings, this week's biggest movers are Kansas State (+5), Baylor (-3), and TCU (-3). Oklahoma and Texas Tech each moved up one spot, while BYU, Iowa State, and Kansas each dropped one spot. Cincinnati, Oklahoma State, Texas, UCF, and West Virginia did not change positions week-over-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 1/22/24. 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 (8-10, 0-5)

• Last week - #14
• Lost to #3 Kansas 90-66
• Lost to Kansas State 70-66

13. West Virginia (7-11, 2-3)

• Last week - #13
• Lost to Oklahoma 77-63
• Beat #3 Kansas 91-85

12. UCF (11-6, 2-3)

• Last week - #12
• Beat Texas 77-71
• Lost to #5 Houston 57-42

11. Cincinnati (13-5, 2-3)

• Last week - #11
• Beat #19 TCU 81-77 OT
• Lost to #15 Oklahoma 69-65

10. Texas (13-5, 2-3)

• Last week - #10
• Lost to UCF 77-71
• Beat #9 Baylor 75-73

9. #21 BYU (14-4, 2-3)

• Last week - #8
• Beat #24 Iowa State 87-72
• Lost to #25 Texas Tech 85-78

8. TCU (13-5, 2-3)

• Last week - #5
• Lost to Cincinnati 81-77 OT
• Lost to #24 Iowa State 73-72

7. #23 Iowa State (14-4, 3-2)

• Last week - #6
• Lost to #20 BYU 87-72
• Beat #19 TCU 73-72

6. #11 Oklahoma (15-3, 3-2)

• Last week - #7
• Beat West Virginia 77-63
• Beat Cincinnati 69-65

5. #15 Baylor (14-4, 3-2 )

• Last week - #2
• Lost to Kansas State 68-64 OT
• Lost to Texas 75-73

4. Kansas State (14-4, 4-1)

• Last week - #9
• Beat #9 Baylor 68-64 OT
• Beat Oklahoma State 70-66

3. #20 Texas Tech (15-3, 4-1)

• Last week - #4
• Lost to #5 Houston 77-54
• Beat #20 BYU 85-78

2. #7 Kansas (15-3, 3-2)

• Last week - #1
• Beat Oklahoma State 90-66
• Lost to West Virginia 91-85

1. #4 Houston (16-2, 3-2)

• Last week - #3
• Beat #25 Texas Tech 77-54Beat U
• CF 57-42

TCU Men's Basketball Bounces Back with Win Over Oklahoma State

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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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