The Big 12 is the No. 1 conference in the RPI and Sagarin Ratings. Three teams are in the top 11, four in the top 13, five in the top 21 and seven in the top 45 of the RPI – ALL the highest totals of any conference.

Seven Big 12 teams are ranked in the top 16 for strength of schedule - the most of any conference. Nine league schools are in the top 65.

Among the 15 teams in the nation that have the most wins over top 25 opponents this year, SEVEN are from the Big 12.

A total of 82 of 90 (91.1 percent) conference games this year involved at least one nationally-ranked team.

For the first time in Big 12 history, every team in the conference has at least one win over a top 25 opponent.

The Big 12 has had seven top 25 teams two different weeks this year, six in nine of the last 12 weeks and at least five in 16 consecutive weeks.

The Big 12 is the only conference in the nation where every team has 13 victories or more and 80 percent of its squads are at .500 or better.

The Big 12 non-conference winning percentage (.827) is the best by any league since the 2004-05 season and only the second time that any conference has been over .800.

Big 12 men’s basketball has the nation’s best non-conference record (105-22, .827). The Big 12 is the only conference in the nation that is at .800 or better this season.

Nine of the 10 teams in the Big 12 have been ranked in the top 25 at some point since January 1, 2014.

Big 12 men’s basketball has combined to post a 25-16 (.610) record versus the ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12 and SEC this season.

Eight of 10 teams in the Big 12 have been ranked in the top 25 this season. Nine of the 10 have been ranked or received votes.

Big 12 men’s basketball has a .500 or better record against every conference it has faced this season (29 total).

Showcasing the depth of the Conference, teams predicted to finish 6th through 10th in the Big 12 preseason poll were 56-7 (.889) in nonconference play. Teams picked 8th - 10th were 33-5 (.868).