1. Oklahoma Sooners*...Blake Griffin is a beast.
2. Texas Longhorns*...Abrams takes over.
3. Baylor Bears*...Backcourt among best in nation.
4. Kansas Jayhawks*...Cupboard is not bare.
5. Oklahoma State Cowboys*...Eaton returns for senior campaign.
6. Texas A&M Aggies^...Carter leads the Ags.
7. Missouri Tigers^...Carroll is a NBA talent.
8. Nebraska Cornhuskers...Absence of Maric hurts, bad.
9. Kansas State Wildcats...Bye bye Beasley and Walker.
10. Texas Tech Red Raiders...Voskuil one of best deep shooters.
11. Iowa State Cyclones...Brackins is a sleeper.
12. Colorado Buffaloes...Roby is gone, uh-oh.

* NCAA tournament

^ NIT

This looks to be an exciting year in basketball for the Big 12!

• Oklahoma looks like a perennial Final Four team with B. Griffin and Warren leading the way.
• Texas returns its entire starting group minus Augustin, but I figure they will make it into the Sweet 16.
• The Baylor Bears have an exciting backcourt with All Big 12 Guard Curtis Jerrells leading the way. Sweet 16 anyone? 
• Kansas lost practically every important player off of their championship team, but return Sherron Collins and Cole Aldrich. Don't count these guys out...
• My surprise team of the year in the Big 12 is Oklahoma State. I believe they will ride Eaton and Andersen and make it to the NCAAs.
• Texas A&M remains a question mark in my mind, Carter and Sloan just don't get it done for me...
• Demare Carroll nearly went to the NBA but returns to Missouri instead, he will post All Big 12 numbers because of it.
• Nebraska lost a staple player in Alec Maric, a consistently good C. Cookie Miller now leads the team at the point.
• How's life after Mike Wilcats? The departure of him and Walker have the Wildcats looking up in the standings.
• Pat Knight is trying to instill a winning attitude in Lubbock again. Sharp shooter Alan Vosuilk is one of the most deadly three point shooters in the nation.
• Iowa State is my bust team of the year. They lost Wesely Johnson to Syracuse, but they do have a great post player in Craig Brackens.
• Colorado looks like its in shambles. Losing your best player of the last four years is not good...

MVP:  Blake Griffin

Best PGs: Curtis Jerrells, Sheron Collins, Cookie MIller, Byron Eaton

Best SGs: A.J. Abrams, LaceDarius Dunn, Willie Warren, Adam Voskuil

Best SFs: Damion James, Josh Carter, James Anderson, Tony Crocker

Best PFs: Blake Griffin, Kevin Rogers, Connor Atchley, Demare Carroll

Best Cs: Cole Aldrich, Craig Brackens, Mamadou Diene

(if you think I left someone out, let your voice be heard!)