Big 12 report card 2024-25

[cyclones500]

ESPN has been doing this for all the MBB power leagues.

Grading how every men's Big 12 basketball team performed in 2024-25

From BYU's run to the Sweet 16 to Colorado's 0-13 start to conference play, we evaluate all 16 teams.

www.espn.com

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

A lot of fans are going to want to grade Iowa State lower than a B but this team had a stupid run of bad luck.

 

[cyclones500]

A lot of fans are going to want to grade Iowa State lower than a B but this team had a stupid run of bad luck.

True.

And for this series, ESPN isn't using any +/-, maybe B-minus fits a little better with expectation vs. result, but straight B seems reasonable.

I mean, how many games did ISU lose when completely at full strength? Three, maybe? (Almost thinking it wasn't even that many, can't recall all the Milan/Gilbert/CuJo overlapping segments).

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

True.

And for this series, ESPN isn't using any +/-, maybe B-minus fits a little better with expectation vs. result, but straight B seems reasonable.

I mean, how many games did ISU lose when completely at full strength? Three, maybe? (Almost thinking it wasn't even that many, can't recall all the Milan/Gilbert/CuJo overlapping segments).

Honestly, I think our only loss with the team at full strength was Auburn.

 

[pourcyne]

Yeah, Squawks got a mercy D.

 

[MJ271]

True.

And for this series, ESPN isn't using any +/-, maybe B-minus fits a little better with expectation vs. result, but straight B seems reasonable.

I mean, how many games did ISU lose when completely at full strength? Three, maybe? (Almost thinking it wasn't even that many, can't recall all the Milan/Gilbert/CuJo overlapping segments).

Honestly, I think our only loss with the team at full strength was Auburn.

Besides Auburn, the only loss where every player in the main 8-man rotation played was BYU at home in the second-to-last regular season game. Of course, Gilbert wasn't really at full strength for that game.

 

[cyclones500]

Besides Auburn, the only loss where every player in the main 8-man rotation played was BYU at home in the second-to-last regular season game. Of course, Gilbert wasn't really at full strength for that game.

Thanks for clarification.

Of course, no guarantee ISU would've won every game at full strength outside of Auburn, but having so much upheaval with the lineup for more than a couple of months (and lingering injuries within it) definitely didn't help.