RALEIGH — Of the 68 total teams who received a ticket to the Big Dance, seven Big 12 teams finished in the top 29 for the highest total nationally.
But now they have to back that up with wins, especially after last season when only two squads advanced to the Sweet 16 and no Big 12 team made it to the Elite Eight.
You can bet Baylor’s Taurean Prince and Rico Gathers are ready to put the “One Shining Moment” image of Coach Ron Hunter falling out of his chair when his son, R.J., sank the game winning bucket for Georgia State to upset three-seed Baylor in the second round.