Friday news UCF, Houston and Cincinnati officially join BYU to become a member of the Big 12 Conference in 2023 It rekindled the conversation about what the Power Five League will look like in the future.
It prompted 68 Riley Davis Fields to See the Future of the Big 12 When four new league members joined, and how dominant the league became in college basketball.
How dominant has Big 12 basketball been in recent years?
Davis pointed out some impressive statistics showing the dominance of big 12 men’s basketball over the last decade.
Among them, Big 12 is ranked first in Ken Pom Conference Ranking According to Davis, in seven of the last ten seasons.
The league has also had great success in NCAA tournaments in the same time frame.
Davis reports that the Big 12 has sent at least five teams to the NCAA tournament each year over the last decade and seven teams in five different seasons.
The Big 12 has one team, Oklahoma, which reached the Final Four from 2013-17, but since 2018, all NCAA tournaments have been attended by Final Four representatives. However, in 2020, the NCAA tournament was canceled by COVID-19. Pandemic.
The last two NCAA tournament champions are the Big 12 members: Kansas in 2022 and Baylor in 2021.
Big 12 is expected to be number one again
Kempomeroi has already released him 2022-23 season pre-season conference rankingAnd the Big 12 can easily be number one.
“How do Ken Pom predict that the Big 12 will dominate? The gap between the Big 12 and the 2nd Conference is about the same size as the gap between the 2nd and 5th.” Written by Kevin Flaherty of 247Sports.. “There are big 12s in the rankings so far, and the top 12 includes four teams: Baylor, Kansas, TCU, and Texas.”
What will the four new Big 12 teams bring?
Davis briefly explored each of the new Big 12 members and how they could affect them.
Houston, who played in the Final Four in 2021 and reached the Elite Eight last year, seems to be optimally set to compete quickly.
Cincinnati has a history of hosting NCAA tournaments, but has been absent for the last two seasons.
UCF is competitive in other sports, but traditionally unsuccessful in basketball.
What about BYU?
“BYU joins the league with a rising star under the command of head coach Mark Pope. The Pope has established himself as an offensive mastermind during his days in Utah Valley, where Wolverins We’ve made a tremendous number for the WAC school, “Davis wrote.
“Specifically, his plans rely heavily on dribble handoffs, ball screens, three-pointers and aggressive rebounds. These emphasis is on the seventh in the country, throughout the first three seasons at Provo. Brought the 23rd and 50th best attacks. “
