Week 11 is in the books for the 2023-24 college basketball season, and as expected the Big 12 is chockfull of talented teams.
The ranked teams in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll include the Kansas Jayhawks, Houston Cougars, Baylor Bears, Oklahoma Sooners, Iowa State Cyclones, BYU Cougars, and Texas Tech Red Raiders. The Texas Longhorns are making a case for the top 25 after knocking off then-ranked No. 9 Baylor thanks to Tyrese Hunter’s buzz-beater heroics.
The surprise might be Texas Tech and Kansas State who sit atop the conference standings with identical 4-1 records. Tech’s lone loss came against Houston, while KSU fell to the Red Raiders in Lubbock recently. What isn’t a shock is seeing two teams led by former Scott Drew assistants achieving early success. Grant McCasland is in his first season with Texas Tech, while Jerome Tang is in Year 2. He led Kansas State to the Elite 8 last season.
Here are the full standings as of Monday morning:
| Team | Conf Rec | Overall Rec |
| Texas Tech | 4-1 | 15-3 |
| Kansas State | 4-1 | 14-4 |
| Houston | 3-2 | 16-2 |
| Kansas | 3-2 | 15-3 |
| Oklahoma | 3-2 | 15-3 |
| Baylor | 3-2 | 14-4 |
| Iowa State | 3-2 | 14-4 |
| BYU | 2-3 | 14-4 |
| TCU | 2-3 | 14-4 |
| Texas | 2-3 | 13-5 |
| Cincinnati | 2-3 | 13-5 |
| UCF | 2-3 | 11-6 |
| West Virginia | 2-3 | 7-11 |
| Oklahoma State | 0-5 | 8-11 |
West Virginia picked up their second win in Big 12 play of the season when they upset the Kansas Jayhawks. The Mountaineers’ other win came against Texas, both games were played in Morgantown.
Here is a look at the scheduled games on Jan. 22 through Jan. 24:
| Date | Away | Home |
| Jan. 22 | Cincinnati | Kansas |
| Jan. 23 | West Virginia | Central Florida |
| Jan. 23 | Texas | Oklahoma |
| Jan. 23 | TCU | Oklahoma State |
| Jan. 23 | Houston | BYU |
| Jan. 24 | Kansas State | Iowa State |
Texas Tech won’t play again until Saturday, Jan. 27 against Oklahoma in Norman. Baylor’s next game will also be on Saturday when they host TCU in Waco.