On paper, the Big 12 should not work. The fate of Arizona men’s basketball should be of no concern to the denizens of Cincinnati. Utah and UCF’s programs have almost nothing in common apart from the influencers infesting their home cities.
And yet! Two entire basketball cycles have come and gone for the 16-team Big 12, and it is clear that the league has built a lineup capable of not only hanging with the other major conferences but surpassing them. Tuesday and Wednesday provided the most compelling proof of this yet.
