1. Kansas (26-1, 12-0, +6): Closing on yet another Big 12 championship. Projection: 29-2, 15-1.
2. Kansas State (22-4, 9-3, +2): Clearly the second-best team in the league. Projection: 25-5, 12-4.
3. Texas A&M (19-7, 8-4, +2): Aggies have won five of six. Projection: 22-8, 11-5.
4. Baylor (20-6, 7-5, +1): Outside of win at UT, Bears have struggled on the road. Projection: 23-7, 10-6.
5. Missouri (20-7, 8-4, +2): Young Tigers finally starting to come together. Projection: 22-9, 10-6.
6. Texas (21-6, 7-5, +1): Longhorns have not fared well against the league’s best teams. Projection: 23-7, 9-7.
7. Oklahoma State (19-7, 7-5, +1): Win over Baylor was huge with brutal closing stretch up next. Projection: 20-10, 8-8.
8. Texas Tech (16-10, 4-8, -2): Red Raiders are a few baskets away from being a tourney team. Projection: 18-12, 6-10.
9. Colorado (12-14, 3-9, -3): Playing out the string. Projection: 14-16, 5-11.
10. Oklahoma (13-13, 4-8, -2): Most disappointing team in college hoops, other than North Carolina. Projection: 13-17, 4-12.
11. Iowa State (13-14, 2-10, -4): Close again against A&M, but another loss. Projection: 14-17, 3-13.
12. Nebraska (13-14, 1-11, -5): War at K-State might have been all fight Huskers had left. Projection: 15-16, 3-13.