The Big 12, long thought of as the best conference in the country all season, sent eight teams to the NCAA Tournament, tied for the most in the country.
It’s been a mixed bag for the conference thus far, with some impressive showings like No. 2 seed Iowa State being the first team to advance to the Sweet 16 from the Big 12, but also some bad losses like No. 6 seed BYU dropping a game to bid stealing, No. 11 Duquesne.
Houston, the best team in the conference this season in its first year as a Big 12 member, blew out Longwood in the first round and will look to breakthrough as National Champions under Kelvin Sampson for the first time.