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Big 12 basketball power rankings: Will Arizona repeat as conference champs, and where do BYU and Utah fit in?

By Deseret News · October 29, 2026 · 1 min read
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The Big 12 loves its basketball. According to conference commissioner Brett Yormark, the only better league for the sport is the NBA. Eight Big 12 teams reached the NCAA Tournament last March, with six winning at least one game in the Big Dance and Arizona reaching the Final Four.

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