Several bracketologists put Kansas State on their one seed line this week.
Yes, you read that right. I can’t remember the last time that happened. I’m pretty sure Bruce Weber’s Big 12 title teams never reached that pinnacle, since they both had disappointing nonconference losses and then dropped 2 of their first 3 conference games, plus those weren’t the greatest years for the league as a whole.
But now the Cats have managed it thanks to an extraordinary 6-1 start against a front-loaded schedule, even though the Big 12 is perhaps as good as it has ever been.