As crazy as the Big 12 has been this year, it should not shock anyone how Tuesday’s overtime game between ninth-ranked Kansas and No. 20 West Virginia turned out.
In a wild finish that saw Kansas rally from an 18-point deficit, the Jayhawks managed to edge out the Mountaineers 76-69 to clinch their 11th straight Big 12 regular-season championship.
Down the stretch they come … and the Big 12 is still a chaotic mess. With six teams still ranked (at least for now) in the AP Top 25, the conference tournament has the potential to be a free for all. Yes, Kansas still sits atop its familiar perch, leading the pack, but the distance between it and the rest of the pack is much more narrow than it usually is. Here’s a look at the wonderful mess that is the Big 12.