In one of the most thrilling upsets of the season, the No. 16 Texas Tech Red Raiders just went on the road and managed to grab a three-point overtime win over the No. 1 Arizona Wildcats. That’s going to shake up a few things on a national level and it’s definitely going to shuffle a couple teams around in the Big 12 standings.
Texas Tech managed to improve to 9-3 in conference play and the Red Raiders aren’t alone in holding that conference record at the end of the day. Both the Iowa State Cyclones and the Kansas Jayhawks are also sitting at 9-3 in Big 12 play right now.Â
Speaking of the Jayhawks, they’re also a noteworthy team when talking about how things have unraveled quickly for the top-ranked Wildcats. Arizona now sits at 10-2 against Big 12 teams with both of the Wildcats’ conference losses coming in the past few days after a road loss against Kansas and then a home loss against Texas Tech.
Big 12 men’s basketball standings: Here’s where Texas Tech sits after the No. 16 Red Raiders upset the No. 1 Arizona Wildcats
Let’s take a look at the full picture for the Big 12:
- Houston Cougars - 23-2 overall, 11-1 Big 12
- Arizona Wildcats - 23-2 overall, 10-2 Big 12
- Iowa State Cyclones - 22-3 overall, 9-3 Big 12
- Kansas Jayhawks - 19-6 overall, 9-3 Big 12
- Texas Tech Red Raiders - 19-6 overall, 9-3 Big 12
- BYU Cougars - 19-6 overall, 7-5 Big 12
- West Virginia Mountaineers - 16-9 overall, 7-5 Big 12
- UCF Knights - 17-7 overall, 6-6 Big 12
- TCU Horned Frogs - 16-9 overall, 6-6 Big 12
- Cincinnati Bearcats - 13-12 overall, 5-7 Big 12
- Oklahoma State Cowboys - 16-9 overall, 4-8 Big 12
- Arizona state Sun Devils - 13-12 overall, 4-8 Big 12
- Colorado Buffaloes - 14-12 overall, 4-9 Big 12
- Baylor Bears - 13-12 overall, 3-9 Big 12
- Utah Utes - 9-15 overall, 1-10 Big 12
- Kansas State Wildcats - 10-15 overall, 1-11 Big 12
With Arizona losing two consecutive games, the Houston Cougars have been able to take the lead in the conference standings as they’re now just a bit ahead of the Wildcats. Then there’s the three-way tie for third place right behind Arizona with the Iowa State Cyclones, the Kansas Jayhawks, and the Texas Tech Red Raiders, and that feels significant.
Two of those three teams managed to beat the former top-ranked team in the country. It’s definitely clear that the top end of the Big 12 standings is incredibly loaded and incredibly talented.