All season long, when it comes to Big 12 Conference men’s basketball, we’ve been conditioned to expect the unexpected. Sunday might have been the ultimate microcosm of that adage. There were only two games played on Sunday,

BYU has won five straight under coach Kevin Young, who is making case for coach of the year. How high did Cougars climb in this week's power rankings?

The Houston Cougars continue to prove they are the team to beat in the Big 12 after a tough road win against Texas Tech.

Texas Tech jumped up to the No. 2 spot—however, only seven points separate Tech, Iowa State, and Arizona. By comparison, Houston has a 32-point advantage over the Red Raiders. On the other end of the spectrum, Colorado remains at No. 16, a spot they have occupied all season long.

BYU has been rising for weeks, with six straight wins. Now,  heading into the final regular-season contests, the Cougars from Provo are at the top of our Power Rankings.

With just over a month until Selection Sunday, let's take another look at how the five major conferences compare in strength to each other. Surprised?

It appears the SEC has separated itself into a few tiers; the elite teams who you wouldn't be surprised to see in San Antonio for the Final 4, the middle-of-the-pack teams who cou

With the possible and obvious exception of Houston, the hottest team in the Big 12 is another group of Cougars. The BYU Cougars have been on a tremendous roll down the stretch in conference play, winning five straight games and making a case to be among the top four teams entering the upcoming conference tournament.