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[QUOTE="UConnJim, post: 4712267, member: 1559"]
There is some hope.  The Big 12 is losing 2 of their top 3 basketball programs based on history, Texas and Oklahoma.  Clearly Kansas is a blue blood, and Houston and Baylor have had recent success, but there are many schools in the Big 12 with modest or little success.  For example, from 2005 through 2017, schools in the new Big 12 (including the 4 most recent adds, went to 3 Final Fours, 2 from Kansas and 1 from West Virginia (Big East at the time).

Six of the new Big 12 schools have been to 6 Sweet 16s or fewer.  UCF has been to 5 NCAA Tournaments and no Sweet 16s.  Final 4s?  UCF, BYU, and TCU have zero.  Iowa State's only FF was in 1944.  Colorado's last FF was in 1955.  Kansas State's last appearance was in 1964.  Cinci's last appearance was in 1992.

Baylor has had recent success, but they only have 5 Sweet 16s (but 1 championship).

What about the 3 corner schools that are in the running?  Arizona has had success, but their last FF was in 2001.  Arizona State has only been to 5 Sweet 16s and 0 .   Utah's last FF was in 1998.

I still think the Big 12 needs to shore up their basketball product.
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