College Hoops - Big 12 Power Poll

1: Kansas Jayhawks (5-4 ATS, 11-4 SU) (LW: 1) Kansas may have dropped a pair of games for sports betting fanatics last week, but thanks to the rest of the struggles for the teams atop the Big XII standings, the Jayhawks keep the top spot. KU will hope to return to its form of December when it rolled off four straight covers against its rivals from K-State.

This Week: Home vs. Kansas State, Away @ Colorado

2: Oklahoma Sooners (6-5 ATS, 15-1 SU) (LW: 5) In a week of carnage for Big XII bettors, the Sooners nailed down a pair of impressive victories. Big XII play kicked off with a 61-53 win in Manhattan, but things get much more difficult quickly when the Longhorns come to town.

This Week: Home vs. Texas, Away @ Texas A&M

3: Baylor Bears (4-3 ATS, 13-2 SU) (LW: 2) It was the worst offensive effort since December 6th, but the Bears scored a 73-61 win over Texas Tech. They narrowly failed to cover the 13-point spread, but will hope to rebound from two straight ATS defeats with games against the Aggies and Cowboys this week.

This Week: Away @ Texas A&M, Home vs. Oklahoma State

4: Iowa State Cyclones (6-5 ATS, 11-5 SU) (LW: 7) After a shaky effort against Houston Baptist, the Cyclones rebounded with a strong showing in Austin in a 75-67 defeat to cover the 16.5-point spread. Though it stretches out back to December 20th, ISU has covered three straight spreads.

This Week: Home vs. Nebraska, Away @ Missouri

5: Texas Longhorns (6-6 ATS, 12-3 SU) (LW: 3) Longhorns bettors can’t seem to find traction in 2009. After getting upset in Fayetteville, Texas turned around and struggled in a narrow victory over Iowa State. It’s just 1-1 ATS so far this season away from Austin, and will hope to find some consistency in its first two Big XII roadies of the season.

This Week: Away @ Oklahoma, Away @ Texas Tech

6: Texas A&M Aggies (4-4 ATS, 14-2 SU) (LW: 5) Texas A&M’s 14-2 record may be a bit deceiving. The Aggies didn’t have much of a non-conference schedule, and it showed in a 72-61 loss in Stillwater to kick off Big XII play. The good news this week is that the Aggies don’t leave home, but the bad news is that they are winless ATS on the year there.

This Week: Home vs. Baylor, Home vs. Oklahoma

7: Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-3 ATS, 11-3 SU) (LW: 9) The Huskers closed out their six-game home stand with a big victory over Missouri to kick off Big XII play. Two of the next three for Nebraska will be played away from Lincoln, where it failed to cover its L/2 games.

This Week: Away @ Iowa State, Home vs. Kansas State

8: Oklahoma State Cowboys (4-4-1 ATS, 12-3 SU) (LW: 10) OSU just had a six-game home stand of its own. It closed out the stretch a perfect 6-0 SU and 2-0-1 ATS, and averaged 90.5 points per game. The #5 offense in the land will take its show on the road for the first time in conference play this week when it travels to Waco.

This Week: Away @ Baylor

And the rest…

9: Missouri Tigers (4-5 ATS, 13-3 SU) (LW: 7)

10: Kansas State Wildcats (3-4-1 ATS, 11-4 SU) (LW: 8)

11: Texas Tech Red Raiders (3-5-1 ATS, 11-5 SU) (LW: 12)

12: Colorado Buffaloes (3-7 ATS, 8-6 SU) (LW: 11)