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9 Big 12 Teams Included in Offseason Bracketology

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3 weeks ago

August 28, 2024

Denny Medley / Big 12 Conference

About two months before the college basketball season begins, ESPN’s Joe Lunardi released another edition of his offseason bracketology projections. Let’s take a look at which Big 12 teams Lunardi has in the field early and at what seed line.

1. Kansas – AQ**

1. Houston

2. Iowa State

3. Arizona

3. Baylor

4. Texas Tech

5. Cincinnati

7. BYU

10. Kansas State

**AQ = automatic qualifier

Lunardi does not have West Virginia in his tournament field or on the bubble. WVU is entering its first season under head coach Darian DeVries from Drake. DeVries and his new staff completely flipped the roster as they only return rising sophomore Ofri Naveh. West Virginia brings top transfers Tucker DeVries (F – Drake) and Javon Small (G – Oklahoma State) to lead the way with other adds being Sencire Harris (G – Illinois), Amani Hansberry (F – Illinois), Toby Okani (F – UIC), Eduardo Andre (C – Fresno State), Joseph Yesufu (G – Washington State), Jayden Stone (G – Detroit Mercy), Jonathan Powell (2024 G) and KJ Tenner (2024 G).

There are a lot of changes in Big 12 basketball for the 2024-25 season. The conference officially adds Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah this summer while losing Oklahoma and Texas to the SEC. The Big 12 will also move to a 20-game conference schedule, making the already grueling slate even harder.