Well, we've reached the final Saturday of the regular season in college basketball. Where does time go? Anyway, there's some pretty big games today - the last games before conference tournaments begin next week.
↵There's a few Big 12 matchups among the interesting games today - including Kansas vs. Missouri, which is just getting underway. With a win, Kansas can clinch the top-seed in the Big 12 tournament, something the Texas Longhorns had before their recent skid. If you're soulless, Duke and North Carolina play tonight on CBS as well.
↵Anyway, the big matchup in the Dallas Fort-Worth area will happen tonight at 9 p.m. EST, 8 p.m. local when the Texas Longhorns head to Waco to take on the Baylor Bears. Texas has lost three of their last four contests, which will likely cost them the No. 1 seed in the Big 12 tournament as well as one of the four one-seeds in the 2011 NCAA Tournament. In Blogging the Bracket's latest tournament bracket, the Longhorns are a three seed. This is something that could change easily with a strong showing in the Big 12 tournament, but it's doubtful that Texas will regain a one seed.
↵On the other side of that match up, Baylor is desperate for a win. After starting the season 7-0, the Bears have scuffled and now find themselves the owners of an 18-11 record, with a 7-8 in-conference record. In Blogging the Bracket's latest bracket, the Bears are on the outside looking in, ranked last among the "next four out." To put it simply, the Bears need a win. If they lose to the Longhorns tonight, Baylor will need to go deep into the Big 12 tournament to avoid playing in the NIT.