The conference winner doesn't get the automatic bid, the tourney winner does. KU is an at large team.

WV is going to be a tall order. Especially the way this team has been playing the last few weeks.

At large just means the team didn't get an automatic bid. Only the Big 12 Tournament champion is an automatic bid right?

That is correct sir. Don't be sour grapes on being correctly called and at large bid Lzen. You are still a #3 seed.

Don't you mean conference tournament?

Yes.

Had to, either that or he is a "dufus".

MU's basketball team finally won a Big 12 Championship. Makes me feel goooood.

North Dakota State scares me. We better come out balls to the wall on Friday. Let the fans look ahead in the bracket, the team needs to take care of business.

As for West Virginia, I say bring them the **** on. I'm tired of watching KU come make a soft showing against the weaker teams, and then look like a wrecking ball against the tough ones. I think KU will bring it to a team perceived to be a huge challenge for them.

At my first glance of the bracket, it sure looks as though UNC got the easiest draw of the #1 seeds. They are going to have to do more than just show up and throw their jerseys on the court the first two rounds, but probably not much more than that(provided Lawson is 100%). Basically two home games against inferior 8/9 seeds in round two. Pitt's draw against either Oklahoma St. or Tennessee round two appears a more difficult draw. UNC's first real test IMO will be the game to go to the final four. Granted, every team is giving it their all in the big dance and their games may be more of a challenge than I see them, but I doubt it. Midwest and West appear to be the toughest draws IMO.

Fixed it.

I'm telling ya, North Dakota State is pretty good. A 45% 3 point shooting team, just the kind of teams we have trouble with. Plus they are the Bisons ........ There's the B for the rivals. Plus Minneapolis is not far away from NDSU campus.

Gottlieb HATES Memphis. I don't know if the guy who busted him for credit card fraud was from Memphis, or what, but he loathes the Tigers. It's like it physically pains him to even hear anything good about Memphis.

Bill Self up on ESPN...

Self just said that conference tournaments don't matter and KU lost to Baylor on purpose.