Big 12 Men’s Basketball Power Rankings: Kansas Takes the Top Spot

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

Disclaimer: The rankings below are for the games played through Saturday, January 13. 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, eight 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 going 1-1 last week in conference play, the Kansas Jayhawks jumped ahead of Houston to take the top spot in our Big 12 Men's Basketball Power Rankings.  / © Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports

After last Saturday’s games, all teams had played three of their 18 conference games, and only Baylor and Texas Tech went 3-0. Tech has since lost, but we’re not looking at this week’s games when it comes to our power rankings.

Compared to last week’s Power Rankings, this week's biggest movers are Iowa State (+4) and Oklahoma (-3). UCF was the only team not to change week-over-week (No. 12). All other teams moved up or down one to two spots.

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 1-10. 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 1/15/24. 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 - January 18, 2024

14. Oklahoma State (8-8, 0-3)

• Last week - #13
• Lost to Texas Tech 90-73
• Lost to Iowa State 66-42

13. West Virginia (6-10, 1-2)

• Last week - #14
• Lost to Kansas State 81-67
• Beat #25 Texas 76-73

12. UCF (10-5, 1-2)

• Last week - #12
• Beat #3 Kansas 65-60
• Lost to #18 BYU 63-58

11. Cincinnati (12-4, 1-2)

• Last week - #9
• Lost to #25 Texas 74-73
• Lost to #14 Baylor 62-59

10. Texas (12-4, 1-2)

• Last week - #8
• Beat Cincinnati 74-73
• Lost to West Virginia 76-73

9. Kansas State (12-4, 2-1)

• Last week - #11
• Beat West Virginia 81-67
• Lost to Texas Tech 60-59

8. #20 BYU (12-2, 0-1)

• Last week - #7
• Lost to #14 Baylor 81-72
• Beat UCF 63-58

7. #15 Oklahoma (13-3, 1-2)

• Last week - #4
• Lost to TCU 80-71
• Lost to #3 Kansas 78-66

6. #24 Iowa State (13-3, 2-1)

• Last week - #10
• Beat #2 Houston 57-53
• Beat Oklahoma State 66-42

5. #19 TCU (13-3, 2-1)

• Last week - #6
• Beat #9 Oklahoma 80-71
• Beat #2 Houston 68-67

4. #25 Texas Tech (14-2, 3-0)

• Last week - #5
• Beat Oklahoma State 90-73
• Beat Kansas State 60-59

3. #5 Houston (14-2, 1-2)

• Last week - #1
• Lost to Iowa State 57-53
• Lost to TCU 68-67

2. #9 Baylor (14-2, 3-0)

• Last week - #3
• Beat #18 BYU 81-72
• Beat Cincinnati 62-59

1. #3 Kansas (14-2, 2-1)

• Last week - #2
• Lost to UCF 65-60
• Beat #9 Oklahoma 78-66

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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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