2007-08 BIG 12 MEN’S BASKETBALL Wednesday, April 9, 2008 Contact: Rob Carolla [469.524.1011 ~ [email protected]] Conference Standings Final Conference Overall Versus Top 25 W-L Pct. Home Away W-L Pct. Home Away Neutral Streak AP USA Today/ESPN Texas 13-3 .813 8-0 5-3 31-7 .816 17-1 7-3 7-3 Lost 1 6-4 6-4 Kansas 13-3 .813 8-0 5-3 37-3 .925 20-0 8-3 9-0 Won 13 5-2 5-2 Kansas State 10-6 .625 7-1 3-5 21-12 .636 15-2 3-5 3-5 Lost 1 2-4 2-4 Oklahoma 9-7 .563 6-2 3-5 23-12 .657 14-3 5-6 4-3 Lost 1 3-8 2-8 Baylor 9-7 .563 5-3 4-4 21-11 .656 12-4 6-4 3-3 Lost 2 2-5 2-5 Texas A&M 8-8 .500 4-4 4-4 25-11 .694 16-4 4-5 5-2 Lost 1 1-5 1-4 Nebraska 7-9 .438 5-3 2-6 20-13 .606 17-3 2-9 1-1 Lost 1 3-5 3-5 Texas Tech 7-9 .438 6-2 1-7 16-15 .516 13-3 2-10 1-2 Lost 3 4-3 4-4 Oklahoma State 7-9 .438 5-3 2-6 17-16 .515 13-3 2-9 2-4 Lost 2 2-7 2-7 Missouri 6-10 .375 4-4 2-6 16-16 .500 13-4 2-9 1-3 Lost 2 2-5 2-5 Iowa State 4-12 .250 4-4 0-8 14-18 .438 12-6 1-10 1-2 Lost 6 0-4 0-4 Colorado 3-13 .188 3-5 0-8 12-20 .375 6-9 3-10 3-1 Lost 1 0-4 0-4 Postseason Schedule & Results Quick Notes... NCAA FINAL FOUR ~ SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS The Big 12 won its first men’s basketball National Championship in 2007-08. The Big 12 posted the most NCAA Tournament victories in the nation and KANSAS WINS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!!! also had the best win percentage (conferences with multiple teams). No. 1 Kansas 84, No. 1 North Carolina 66 No. 1 Kansas 75, No. 1 Memphis 68 (ot) The Big 12 has had six Final Four teams since 2002, more than any conference in the nation during that span. NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS The Big 12 had three players on the Wooden Award All-America Team, more than any other conference. Midwest Regional West Regional The Big 12 is 52-29 (.642) in NCAA Tournament games over the last six No. 1 Kansas 85, No. 9 Texas A&M 67, No. 8 BYU 62 seasons, the top win percentage and second-best victory total nationally. No. 16 Portland State 61 No. 1 UCLA 51, No. 9 Texas A&M 49 This year, the Big 12 posted a 5-1 record in first round NCAA Tournament No. 1 Kansas 75, No. 8 UNLV 56 action. The league had the only lower-seeded teams (Kansas State, Texas No. 1 Kansas 72, No. 12 Villanova 57 No. 6 Purdue 90, No. 11 Baylor 79 A&M) to win on the first day of the NCAA Championship on March 20. No. 1 Kansas 59, No. 10 Davidson, 57 The Big 12 sent half of its teams to NCAA Championship competition for East Regional the sixth time in the league’s 12-year history. The other years it happened South Regional No. 6 Oklahoma 72, were 2000-03 and 2005. No. 2 Texas 74, No. 15 Austin Peay 54 No. 11 Saint Joseph’s 64 No. 2 Texas 75, No. 10 Miami (Fla.) 72 No. 3 Louisville 78, No. 6 Oklahoma 48 On Selection Sunday, the Big 12 had five teams finish in the top 30 of the RPI strength of schedule rankings. No. 2 Texas 82, No. 3 Stanford 62 No. 1 Memphis 85, No. 2 Texas 67 This year marks just the second time in Big 12 history that the conference will have all its teams record double-digit overall victory totals. The other time it happened was 2002-03. No. 11 Kansas State 80, No. 6 USC 67 No. 3 Wisconsin 72, The Big 12 led the nation in victories against nationally-ranked non- No. 11 Kansas State 55 league opponents. Big 12 teams were 65-31 at home in conference play this season. NATIONAL INVITATION TOURNAMENT RESULTS First Round Ten of the 12 squads in the Big 12 had winning records (83.3%). Nebraska 67, Charlotte 48 The Big 12 has posted a 146-47 (.757) record in non-conference play. It is Southern Illinois 69, Oklahoma State 53 the best win total in league history. Second Round The Big 12 had a .500 or better record against 27 of the 30 conferences it faced in 2007-08. The records against other major leagues are as follows: Mississippi 85, Nebraska 75 (ot) ACC (5-0), Big East (5-4), Big Ten (4-9), Pac-10 (11-8) and SEC (6-5). Big 12 Conference Men’s Basketball April 9, 2008 BIG 12 THE BEST IN 2008 ELEVEN BIG 12 SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN RECENT DANCERS The Big 12 led the nation in wins and winning percentage (among conferences In the last six years, 11 of the schools in the Big 12 have been selected to with multiple teams) for the 2008 NCAA Tournament. participate in the NCAAs. Since the league began play in 1996-97, every Big 12 squad has earned a NCAA invitation. Conference Record Pct. Big 12 12-5 .706 BIG 12 BOASTS STRONG POSTSEASON RECORD ACC 6-4 .600 The Big 12 is among the nation’s leaders in victories and winning percentage Big East 11-8 .579 in NCAA competition over the last six years. No league has a better win Pac-10 8-6 .571 percentage and only one conference - the Big East with four more teams Big Ten 5-4 .556 overall - has more victories. Atlantic 10 3-3 .500 Sun Belt 2-2 .500 Most NCAA Wins ~ Last Six Seasons (2003-08) SEC 4-6 .400 Big 12 52-29 (.642) ACC 47-28 (.627) BIG 12 LEADS NATION IN RECENT FINAL FOURS Big East 60-36 (.625) Over the last seven years (2002-08), the Big 12 has had six teams advance to SEC 46-30 (.605) the Final Four. That’s more than any conference in the country. Pac-10 38-28 (.576) Big Ten 39-29 (.574) Final Four Teams (2002-08) Big 12 6 SIX IS SPECIAL IN BIG 12 HISTORY ACC 5 Since 2000, there have been 29 occasions when a conference has sent six Big Ten 4 or more teams to the NCAA Tournament. The Big 12 has done it six times. Big East 3 Only one conference (SEC, 7) can boast more six-team seasons than the Big Conference USA 3 12 in that span. Other conference that boast multiple years with six or more Pac-10 3 teams include: Big East (6), Big Ten (4), ACC (3) and Pac-10 (3). SEC 3 CAA 1 BIG 12 SENDS SIX SCHOOLS DANCING The Big 12 earned six bids in the 2008 NCAA Championship, tying for the NCAA WIN LEADERS ARE BOTH FROM BIG 12 most in conference history. The league has garnered six bids in half of its 12 Over the past seven seasons, two of the top schools in terms of NCAA victories seasons of existence, including six times in the last nine years. The last six-bid are both from the Big 12. campaign came in 2005, with the others in 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003. School Wins BIG 12 AMONG LEADERS IN NCAA APPEARANCES Kansas 21 Over the last nine years, the Big 12 is among the leaders in NCAA bids. The Texas 15 league is one of three nationally with 48 bids or more during that span. Connecticut 15 North Carolina 15 NCAA Bids By Conference (Since 2000) UCLA 15 Big East 54 SEC 52 BIG 12 WAS ALONE WITH TWO IN ELITE EIGHT Big 12 48 The Big 12 sent two teams - Kansas and Texas - to regional final competition. Pac-10 43 The conference was the only one in the nation with multiple schools in the Big Ten 43 Elite Eight. It is the fifth time in the 12-year history of the league that more ACC 43 than one Big 12 squad has advanced to the Elite Eight. Since the Big 12 began play in 1996-97, half of its teams (ISU, KU, MU, OU, OSU, UT) have made BIG 12 COACHES HAVE FINAL FOUR EXPERIENCE the regional final round. Despite the fact that there have been 11 new head coaches at nine Big 12 schools since 2006-07, half of the mentors have Final Four experience in KANSAS, TEXAS IN SWEET COMPANY their backgrounds. A total of three teams nationally have played in the Sweet 16 in five of the last seven years, and two are from the Big 12. Kansas, Texas and Duke are the Final Four Experience - Big 12 Coaches only squads who can boast the feat. Bill Self, KU Kansas Head Coach Mike Anderson, MU Arkansas Assistant Coach BIG 12 IS SWEET OVER THE PAST SEVEN YEARS Jeff Capel, OU Duke Student-Athlete Since the 2002 season, the Big 12 is second nationally in the number of NCAA Mark Turgeon, TAMU Kansas Assistant Coach regional semifinalists.