Kansas takes Big 12 tourney, No. 1 spot in the Big Dance

Kansas didn’t need the automatic NCAA Tournament bid that comes with winning the Big 12 Tournament. But they took it anyway, outlasting Kansas State to add more hardware to their trophy case.

The win locked the Jayhawks into a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The selection committee was so impressed that they deemed the Jayhawks the best in the land, giving them the top seed overall and the Mountain Hawks of Lehigh at 8:30 p.m. Thursday in Oklahoma City. A win gets them either Northern Iowa or the Runnin’ Rebels of UNLV.

K-State also fared well, grabbing a No. 2 seed and a trip to OKC. The Wildcats are paired with North Texas at 1:40 p.m. on Thursday. A K-State win gets them either BYU or Florida.

Getting bounced in the first round of the conference tournament didn’t help Missouri’s standing come Selection Sunday. The Tigers received a No. 10 seed and will meet Clemson at 1:45 p.m on Friday in Buffalo. The Tigers road the Sweet Sixteen won’t be easy. A victory could lead them to Bob Huggins and No. 2 West Virginia.