Sun Devils continue slide down Big 12 standings
Only cellar-dweller Colorado has been worse than ASU in conference play
Arizona State’s January slide down the Big 12 standings has continued into February.
The Sun Devils (12-8 overall) are just 3-8 in conference play — including an 0-2 mark so far this month with home losses to Arizona (81-72 last Saturday) and Kansas State (71-70 on Tuesday).
Two of ASU’s three conference wins have come against Big 12 basement-dweller Colorado, now 0-11 in league play. The only other win was a shocking 65-57 road victory over then-No. 23 West Virginia.
It would take a tremendous turnaround for the Sun Devils to climb into the top half of the conference standings heading into the Big 12 tournament March 11-15 in Kansas City, Missouri. All 16 teams will advance to the tournament, with the top eight seeds earning first-round byes.
Arizona State’s best shot to start building some momentum comes Sunday at Oklahoma State, which has lost four of its last five games and joins ASU and Cincinnati with 3-8 conference records.
The Sun Devils’ schedule gets much more difficult after this weekend, with four of their final eight games pitting them against the Big 12’s top three teams: Houston (Feb. 18 in Tempe), Arizona (March 4 in Tucson) and Texas Tech (Feb. 12 in Lubbock and March 8 in Tempe).
Big 12 notebook
1.Cyclones in National Spotlight
ESPN’s “College GameDay” is visiting Ames, Iowa, on Saturday as Iowa State hosts TCU. It’s the popular pregame show’s first visit to Hilton Coliseum since 2015 and its first time ever for a game featuring TCU men’s basketball.
2.5 in the Top 25
Five Big 12 teams are ranked in The Associated Press Top 25 poll this week: No. 5 Houston, No. 8 Iowa State, No. 13 Texas Tech, No. 16 Kansas and No. 20 Arizona.
3.Red Raiders Go Streaking
Texas Tech ended Houston’s 13-game winning streak with an 82-81 overtime victory last Saturday in Houston and now owns the Big 12’s longest winning streak at seven games.
4.Dixon Joins 500 Club
TCU’s Jamie Dixon became the 24th active coach to reach 500 career wins with the Horned Frogs’ 65-60 victory over West Virginia on Wednesday. Dixon joins Kansas’ Bill Self (811) and Houston’s Kelvin Sampson (782) as
active Big 12 coaches in the 500-win club.
2024-25 Big 12 men’s basketball standings
| School | Big 12 Record | Overall Record | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 10-1 | 18-4 | Won 1 |
| Arizona | 10-1 | 16-6 | Won 5 |
| Texas Tech | 9-2 | 18-4 | Won 7 |
| Iowa State | 7-4 | 17-5 | Lost 3 |
| Kansas | 7-5 | 16-6 | Won 1 |
| BYU | 6-5 | 15-7 | Lost 1 |
| Baylor | 6-5 | 14-8 | Lost 1 |
| West Virginia | 5-6 | 14-8 | Lost 1 |
| Utah | 5-6 | 13-9 | Won 1 |
| TCU | 5-6 | 12-10 | Won 2 |
| Kansas State | 5-6 | 11-11 | Won 4 |
| UCF | 4-7 | 13-9 | Lost 3 |
| Cincinnati | 3-8 | 13-9 | Won 1 |
| Arizona State | 3-8 | 12-10 | Lost 2 |
| Oklahoma State | 3-8 | 11-11 | Lost 1 |
| Colorado | 0-11 | 9-13 | Lost 11 |
