Predictions for the Big 12 Tournament

By: Jonathon Warriner Twitter: @Bracketologist3

The Big 12 is the deepest league in College Basketball and this year 9 teams have a legitimate shot to make the NCAA Tournament. As usual, Kansas won the Big 12 as they went 13-5 in Big 12 play, which won the league by two games. West Virginia and Texas Tech are ranked in the Top-25 and are more than capable of winning the Conference Tournament. TCU, Oklahoma, and Texas are all locks in the tournament but are more than capable of winning a stacked Big 12 Tournament. Kansas State, Baylor, and Oklahoma State are all three on the bubble but all three could get wins early on and move to the right side of the bubble. Here is my round by round predictions for the stacked Big 12 Tournament.

First Round:

8.Oklahoma State vs. 9.Oklahoma

Prediction: Oklahoma State 87 Oklahoma 83

7.Texas vs. 10.Iowa State

Prediction: Texas 78 Iowa State 69

Quarterfinals:

1.Kansas vs. 8.Oklahoma State

Prediction: Kansas 89 Oklahoma State 73

4.Kansas State vs. 5.TCU

Prediction: Kansas State 76 TCU 68

2.Texas Tech vs. 7.Texas

Prediction: Texas 76 Texas Tech 71

3.West Virginia vs. 6.Baylor

Prediction: West Virginia 79 Baylor 64

Semifinals:

1.Kansas vs. 4.Kansas State

Prediction: Kansas 76 Kansas State 68

3.West Virginia vs. 7.Texas

Prediction: West Virginia 76 Texas 72

Championship Game:

1.Kansas vs. 3.West Virginia

Prediction: Kansas 77 West Virginia 66