The top 2 teams in the league will play in the Big 12 title game, so finishing second is almost as important as winning the regular season title here.
Oklahoma and West Virginia each control their own destinies to meet up in the title game, but they still must run into each other in the final few weeks in the finale. Oklahoma should be favored over the next two weeks against Oklahoma State and Kansas, before meeting WVU in the finale in Morgantown.
West Virginia should be favored against TCU this week, and Oklahoma State next before the finale against the Sooners. Texas and Iowa State are also in the race, and are just waiting for the scraps should something happen before the finale. Here are the options...
Oklahoma wins if: They win out, including a win against WVU. If they should lose one game, they would need one more loss from Texas, as the Longhorns have already beaten the Sooners, and sit one game out. The Sooners cannot afford a loss without Texas losing one more as well to make the Big 12 title game. The Sooners have the tiebreaker on Iowa State.
West Virginia wins if: They win out, including a win over Oklahoma in the finale. If WVU loses one game, they must pray for an Iowa State loss, as the Cyclones have beaten them head on. They have the tiebreaker on Texas.
Iowa State wins if: The Cyclones have to win out, and hope for a West Virginia loss to Oklahoma. If that were to happen, ISU scoops up the 2 seed, but only if they also manage to beat Texas, who is among the final 3 games they need to win out on.
Texas wins if: Oklahoma loses once or more, and they win out, which would include a win over Iowa State.
If Oklahoma wins out, they would play WVU if Texas beats Iowa State, Texas, or Iowa State in the title game.
If WVU wins out, they would play Iowa State or Texas, or Oklahoma if Iowa State beats the Longhorns.
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