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.
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