A few weeks ago I started a thread to look at where KU and the top challengers were situated in the conference race. This seems like a good time to revisit that.
Conference road wins:
With the win tonight at TTU, KU becomes the only team with 4 conference road wins (at Baylor, Texas, TCU and Texas Tech).
West Virginia has 3 road wins (TCU, Tx Tech & KSU...this hasn't changed since the last time I posted this).
Oklahoma has 3 road wins as well--better road wins (at Texas, TCU and Oklahoma State--only conf. team to win there).
Baylor has 2 road wins (TCU and West Virginia).
Iowa State has 1 road win (at West Virginia), same as when I last brought this up. Probably takes them out of the running unless they just become a different road team to end the season.
Home losses:
Only KU and Iowa State remain undefeated at home in conference play. Only thing keeping ISU in the conference race at this point.
Worth noting that West Virginia has 2 home losses (to ISU and Baylor).
So what does this mean? KU is in great shape for #11. Oklahoma is the team to watch. Their 3 remaining road games (at KSU, Texas Tech and ISU) will say a lot for where we stand when we finish the conference season there on March 7th. I've heard people say on the radio and TV that everyone should watch out for West Virginia, whom we've not played, but I don't see it. In addition to having 2 home losses already, West Virginia's last four road games are at Iowa State (who beat them at home), at Oklahoma State, at Baylor (who trounced them at home) and at Kansas. As for Iowa State, as I mentioned earlier...1 road win to this point. If they don't turn that around, or if they slip up at home, they are out of the race.
Conference road wins:
With the win tonight at TTU, KU becomes the only team with 4 conference road wins (at Baylor, Texas, TCU and Texas Tech).
West Virginia has 3 road wins (TCU, Tx Tech & KSU...this hasn't changed since the last time I posted this).
Oklahoma has 3 road wins as well--better road wins (at Texas, TCU and Oklahoma State--only conf. team to win there).
Baylor has 2 road wins (TCU and West Virginia).
Iowa State has 1 road win (at West Virginia), same as when I last brought this up. Probably takes them out of the running unless they just become a different road team to end the season.
Home losses:
Only KU and Iowa State remain undefeated at home in conference play. Only thing keeping ISU in the conference race at this point.
Worth noting that West Virginia has 2 home losses (to ISU and Baylor).
So what does this mean? KU is in great shape for #11. Oklahoma is the team to watch. Their 3 remaining road games (at KSU, Texas Tech and ISU) will say a lot for where we stand when we finish the conference season there on March 7th. I've heard people say on the radio and TV that everyone should watch out for West Virginia, whom we've not played, but I don't see it. In addition to having 2 home losses already, West Virginia's last four road games are at Iowa State (who beat them at home), at Oklahoma State, at Baylor (who trounced them at home) and at Kansas. As for Iowa State, as I mentioned earlier...1 road win to this point. If they don't turn that around, or if they slip up at home, they are out of the race.
