Both teams are safely in the NCAA Tournament field, seeded at least as high as sixth, but don't tell the 11th-ranked West Virginia Mountaineers or the No. 23 Iowa State Cyclones that there's nothing to play for in the Big 12 tournament final on Saturday.
The second-seeded Mountaineers are looking for their first Big 12 title in their fifth season and their first conference tournament title since 2010 when they were part of the Big East.
The fourth-seeded Cyclones are trying to move into second place all time in Big 12 tournament titles (behind Kansas, which has won 10) with their fourth championship.