Big 12's March Madness Bubble is Getting WILD! | Big 12 Mailbag Q&A
Heartland College Sports: The Big 12 Sports Podcast
Pete Mundo
4.8 • 870 Ratings
🗓️ 23 February 2026
⏱️ 21 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
In this week's Big 12 Mailbag, Heartland College Sports' Pete Mundo looks into the craziness that is shaping up to be the NCAA Tournament Bubble for the Big 12 Conference.
Plus the rest of your questions this week around the Big 12 Conference, including Dick Vitale commenting on Kansas vs. Darryn Peterson, Houston's comparison to last year, injuries plague the Big 12 this season, along with your Big 12 baseball questions and wise-guy comments!
📩 Join the FREE Heartland College Sports newsletter: https://app.e2ma.net/app2/audience/signup/2013905/1964875/
💬 Join the FREE HCS Forums: https://www.heartlandcollegesports.com/members-forum/
Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | The Big 12 conference has absolutely flooded the NCAA tournament bubble. I'm Pete Mundo. |
| 0:06.8 | Welcome in Heartland College Sports is who we are covering the Big 12 as the bubble is loaded |
| 0:12.6 | with teams out of the Big 12 conference. Take a look at this. Joe Lenardi's latest bracketology has UCF as one of the last |
| 0:24.7 | four buys, has TCU as one of the last four in, has in the next four out, West Virginia, |
| 0:34.7 | and then in the next next four out, it's Cincinnati, it's Baylor, it's Arizona State. |
| 0:40.7 | That's six teams on the bubble, and that removes Oklahoma State, who was on that next, |
| 0:46.1 | next four out going into the weekend. So Oklahoma State gets the boots, the boot, and Arizona State |
| 0:53.3 | is in the mix on the bubble. |
| 0:55.3 | Who saw that coming? |
| 0:56.4 | I know that probably Sun Devils fans don't really want this because you're over Bobby Hurley, |
| 1:03.9 | but it's kind of a crazy finish here for Arizona State when you really think about it. |
| 1:08.8 | By the way, hit the like button on the video. |
| 1:10.4 | We appreciate you doing that. |
| 1:11.5 | Make sure you are subscribed if you're a big 12 fan or just a college football, college |
| 1:16.5 | basketball fan. |
| 1:17.7 | We're grateful for your time. |
| 1:18.8 | If you're new on the podcast and you haven't done it yet, just drop a five-star rating |
| 1:23.5 | and review and get your questions in right now for the mailbag. |
| 1:29.1 | So where's the bubble going to go? I believe that eight big 12 teams will get in. But I think a lot of teams are going to be |
| 1:38.1 | fighting hard on this bubble over the next couple of weeks or so. So I was looking at some of the |
| 1:43.8 | net rankings |
| 1:44.4 | and who's got what coming up |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Pete Mundo, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Pete Mundo and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.