Big 12 sends 6 to Big Dance

For the fourth time in the last five years, the Big 12 conference will send six schools to the NCAA tournament.  Kansas and Missouri are each # 2 seeds in the field with each playing in Omaha, Nebraska on Friday.  The Jayhawks will open against Detroit-Mercy, while Missouri faces first-time NCAA participant Norfolk State.  Baylor is a #3 seed and will play South Dakota State in Albuquerque on Thursday.  Iowa State is a #8 seed and will take on defending national champ UConn on Thursday night in Louisville.  Plus, Texas sneaks into the field as a #11 seed and will play Cincinnati on Friday morning in Nashville.