It’s never been done before.
No league in the history of the NCAA Tournament has sent 80 percent of its members to the Big Dance, but the Big 12 could become the first on Sunday.
The conference is the best in the country and has eight teams with cases for entry. Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby didn’t argue that this may be the deepest the conference has been in its history.
“It’d be hard to make a case to the contrary,” Bowlsby said. “We’re pretty good top to bottom.”
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Just look at the bottom two teams -- Oklahoma State and West Virginia.