Big 12 basketball is in an unfamiliar state heading into its conference tournament, as Kansas is not favored to come out on top in Kansas City, Missouri.
Regular-season co-champions Kansas State and Texas Tech are the favorites to take the title Saturday night at Sprint Center.
Of course, Bill Self's Jayhawks will try to have a say in which program leaves Kansas City with the conference-tournament crown, but they aren't the only underdogs looking to make a splash over the next few days.
Starting with TCU in the tournament opener Wednesday, there are a few Big 12 teams who will be playing with the extra motivation of securing their spots in the NCAA men's basketball tournament by the time they leave Kansas City.