When Big 12 coaches say any team can beat any other conference member anywhere, this year it’s not just coaches spewing platitudes. It’s the truth. The best evidence of that lies in the fact that all three of first-place Texas Tech’s losses (Oklahoma, Texas, Iowa State) came against schools with losing conference records.
A look at some Big 12 numbers during Bill Self’s time at Kansas demonstrate that the difference between schools at the top and bottom is smaller than ever.
Year | First place | Last place | Games Behind |
---|---|---|---|
17-18 | Texas Tech (10-3) | Iowa State (4-9) | 6 (5 left) |
16-17 | Kansas (16-2) | Texas (4-14) | 12 |
15-16 | Kansas (15-3) | TCU (2-16) | 13 |
14-15 | Kansas (13-5) | Texas Tech (3-15) | 10 |
13-14 | Kansas (14-4) | TCU (0-18) | 14 |
12-13 | KU/K-St. (14-4) | TCU (2-16) | 12 |
11-12 | Kansas (16-2) | Texas Tech (1-17) | 15 |
10-11 | Kansas (14-2) | Iowa State (3-13) | 11 |
09-10 | Kansas (15-1) | Nebraska (2-14) | 13 |
08-09 | Kansas (14-2) | Colorado (3-13) | 11 |
07-08 | KU/Texas (13-3) | Baylor (4-12) | 9 |
06-07 | Kansas (14-2) | Colorado (4-12) | 10 |
05-06 | KU/Texas (13-3) | Baylor (4-12) | 9 |
04-05 | KU/Oklahoma (12-4) | Baylor (1-15) | 11 |
03-04 | Oklahoma State (14-2) | Texas A&M (0-16) | 14 |
The shrinking gap between the school with the highest average scoring margin and the lowest has narrowed greatly the past two seasons.
Year | Top Scoring Margin |
Bottom Scoring Margin |
Difference |
---|---|---|---|
17-18 | WVU +6.7 | OSU -4.6 | 11.3 |
16-17 | WVU +6.7 | UT -6.1 | 12.8 |
15-16 | KU +8.5 | TCU -13.4 | 21.9 |
14-15 | KU +6.8 | TT -13.5 | 20.3 |
13-14 | KU +10.2 | TCU -17.8 | 28 |
12-13 | KU +9.7 | TT -14.7 | 24.4 |
11-12 | KU +11.9 | TT -15.9 | 27.8 |
10-11 | UT +13.1 | ISU -8.6 | 21.7 |
09-10 | KU +12.4 | NU -10.1 | 22.5 |
08-09 | KU +10.5 | CU -11.9 | 22.4 |
07-08 | KU +16.8 | CU -7.8 | 24.6 |
06-07 | KU +17.3 | CU -13.1 | 30.4 |
05-06 | UT +15.1 | MU -9.8 | 24.9 |
04-05 | OU +9.3 | BU -14.8 | 24.1 |
03-04 | OSU +10.4 | BU -11.6 | 22 |