Is the Big 12 overrated?

[Rebel10]

Temple almost beat Texas at Texas.

[SMU Section F]

Eyeball test? No. Iowa State is definitely underrated and I think Kansas may be the best team in the nation. TCU is the only clear "bottom dweller". There's obviously room for argument with any question like this though.

[EconPony'10]

it seems as though "almost" in CBB doesn't really have as much meaning as let's say college football. The better teams mostly always find a way to pull out a victory in the close games against lesser opponents.

[SMU Section F]

And it's not like Temple hasn't played a number of AAC teams close as well. I think they beat a ranked team just last week...

[EastStang]

Temple is getting better as the season progresses. The Big XII has KU, OU, and UT. Baylor, OSU, ISU, WVU, KSU second tier. TT AND TCU = RPI helpers. I'd love to play UT at the dance.

[CalallenStang]

1) ISU is not second tier

2) TCU and Tech have negative impacts on the RPI of their conference mates. They aren't helping anyone.

[Rebel10]

And it's not like Temple hasn't played a number of AAC teams close as well. I think they beat a ranked team just last week...

Temple was not playing very well at the time. And it was not a home game for Temple.

[Rebel10]

I'd love to play UT at the dance.

Why? It would not help us if we were ranked higher.

[leopold]

Long story short:

No, the Big XII is fine in basketball.

[SMU Section F]

And it's not like Temple hasn't played a number of AAC teams close as well. I think they beat a ranked team just last week...

Temple was not playing very well at the time. And it was not a home game for Temple.

Good teams have bad games; it does not make them bad teams, especially if they can still find a way to win. And SMU isn't the only good AAC team that Temple has played close.

And it's not at all fair to judge an entire conference on one bad game from one team anyway, especially when that team wins the game.

[Rebel10]

And it's not like Temple hasn't played a number of AAC teams close as well. I think they beat a ranked team just last week...

Temple was not playing very well at the time. And it was not a home game for Temple.

Good teams have bad games; it does not make them bad teams, especially if they can still find a way to win. And SMU isn't the only good AAC team that Temple has played close.

And it's not at all fair to judge an entire conference on one bad game from one team anyway, especially when that team wins the game.

Temple does not usually play well on the road.

[SMU Section F]

Temple does not usually play well on the road.

Only lost by 3 @Memphis. And wasn't the Texas game in Philadelphia?

[Rebel10]

Temple does not usually play well on the road.

Only lost by 3 @Memphis. And wasn't the Texas game in Philadelphia?

You are right. Texas was at Temple.

[Pony ^]

Texas/Temple was at Temple in the 76ers stadium

[East Coast Mustang]

No, the Big 12 is very deep and very good this year