1 seeds, while Houston, Texas and UCLA are left vying for the final No. Alabama, Kansas and Purdue appear on pace to be No. Texas achieved 14 Quad 1 wins this season - second-most in the country behind Kansas - to make its case as a possible No. Due to Oklahoma State being banned from postseason play this year, they. 'They've still had the best season of anyone,' Palm said. The Big 12 Conference tournament will get underway on Wednesday with a play-in game between Kansas State and West Virginia. 1 overall seed in the bracket, according to CBS Sports Bracketology Expert Jerry Palm. 1 seed line but will also retain its spot as the No. Bracketology implicationsĭespite Texas' win over Kansas on Saturday in the Big 12 Tournament championship game, the Jayhawks will not only stay on the No. Texas fired its coach, Chris Beard, after he was accused of strangulation of a family member early in the season, prompting the program to promote Rodney Terry to interim coach mid-season. KU coach Bill Self began the season suspended four games for his role in the FBI scandal, and he was absent this week after being hospitalized just before the tournament. 2023 Maui Jim Maui Invitational Bracket Released Play Video. It had previously gone 0-for-6 in its six Big 12 title game appearances.īoth Texas and Kansas have been forced to overcome adversity at its coaching positions this season in winning championships - Kansas in the Big 12 regular season and Texas in the Big 12 postseason. Recieve Tournament news, ticket information and schedule announcements directly to your inbox. Texas had not won a Big 12 Tournament title prior to 2021 but has now won twice in three seasons after knocking off Oklahoma State in the championship two years ago. Texas, with the emphatic win, becomes the first team since Oklahoma State in 1999-2000 to beat Kansas twice in a season by a margin of at least 15 points. The Longhorns led for more than 31 minutes of game action after wresting control of the game late in the first half and building their lead to as many as the final margin - 20 points - down the stretch. 3 Kansas inside the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri. 7 Texas took home the Big 12 Tournament championship on Saturday with a convincing 76-56 beatdown of No.

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