I think Texas is out unless we beat KU and/or WVU. Conf. tournament game has no bearing. Heres Julardi's logic:
Baylor (RPI 63), Texas (RPI 55) and OU (RPI 34) are virtually the same team this year all competing for the last spot from the Big 12(10). Even if Baylor beats OU tomorrow night they split their series but OU has the better RPI and other tangibles. If OU beats Baylor tomorrow night - OU sweeps Baylor and it's really a moot argument for Baylor to get in. Baylor swept Texas and Texas swept OU, but looking at the body of work I'm guessing OU get's the nod over us, or Baylor.
The 3 teams should have pretty close to the same record at selection time give or take 1 w or l.; the committee almost certainly will go with OU because of their higher RPI. We could sprinkle in the detractors of the FBI probe and the implications of Eric Davis' potential ineligibility, the loss of Mo to injury and the potential for him to not play. If the selection committee is concerned with ratings, then they assuredly would prefer to have a healthy Naismith candidate Trae Young appear in the tourney. Texas is playing on fumes. We're just not a sound nor sexy selection. IMHO.
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