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Top 5 Contenders For Big 12 Basketball Conference Title

Top 5 Big 12 Title Contenders Entering Conference Play

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The Big 12 is crowded at the top of the conference, and here are five teams that will contend for the title as we approach conference play.

5. Oklahoma Sooners

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5. Oklahoma Sooners

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The Sooners can flat out score, but they are very inconsistent at times. The team can contend for the Big 12 title if Buddy Hield and the rest of the Sooners can consistently score the basketball.

4. West Virginia Mountaineers

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4. West Virginia Mountaineers

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The Mountaineers are very underrated this season, even though they are nationally ranked. Juwan Staten is an explosive guard who can lead the team to a Big 12 title this season, which no one would have predicted at the beginning of the season.

3. Kansas Jayhawks

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3. Kansas Jayhawks

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The Jayhawks need their freshmen to step up and play high level basketball. This is the only way that Kansas can win the Big 12. The development of Kelly Oubre and Cliff Alexander is a vital key to the Jayhawks' success.

2. Texas Longhorns

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2. Texas Longhorns

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The Longhorns have looked excellent this season, and once Isaiah Taylor returns, this team will be really hard to beat. Look out for the Longhorns to make a deep run into the NCAA tournament if Myles Turner plays to his true ability.

1. Iowa State Cyclones

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1. Iowa State Cyclones

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Iowa State is the most complete team in the Big 12 and has one of the best starting lineups in the country. Georges Niang and Bryce Dejean-Jones can lead the Cyclones to a Big 12 title.

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