January 30, 2012

Kansas coach Bill Self is sticking by the prediction he made in October, before the college basketball season began.

Four losses will mean a chance to win the league. Three may do
it outright.

The eighth-ranked Jayhawks had a two-game lead heading into last
weekend, but a loss at Iowa State on Saturday bunched up the
standings.

Fourth-ranked Missouri and No. 6 Baylor were a game back heading
into Monday night's games as the Big 12 reaches the midway mark of
a newly expanded 18-game conference schedule.

The Cyclones are another game back, while Kansas State sits at
4-4 and 15-5 overall. Every other team in the league has at least
three Big 12 wins except Texas Tech, which has yet to break through
after eight conference games.