**3. 2005-06:** Texas brought a ton of talent to the Big 12 race with guard Daniel Gibson, forward P.J. Tucker and center LaMarcus Aldridge. And they had experience. Kansas, on the other hand, was breaking in five new starters, once Christian Moody was moved out of the starting lineup. Three freshmen and two sophomores responded so well to Bill Self’s coaching that Kansas was able to tie Texas for the regular-season title with a 13-3 record. Not only that, the Jayhawks avenged a 25-point, regular-season loss in Austin with a 12-point victory against the Longhorns in Dallas in the Big 12 title game. The freshmen turned back into the freshmen in the NCAA tournament, but that didn’t diminish that Self had done a truly amazing job of bringing such a young team up to speed.
**Big 12 standings:**
Kansas 13-3
Texas 13-3
Oklahoma 11-5
Texas A&M 10-6
Colorado 9-7
Nebraska 7-9
Oklahoma State 6-10
Texas Tech 6-10
Kansas State 6-10
Iowa State 6-10
Missouri 5-11
Baylor 4-12
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No. 11 — 2004-05
