It is that time of the week to talk some Big 12 basketball with our guy, lead columnist at Heartland College Sports.

Matthew Postins joining us on the show.

I'm Pete Mundo.

Heartland College Sports is who we are covering the Big 12.

You can subscribe to the channel right now.

Follow us on our social platforms.

We've got you covered because before you know it, as we get set to turn the

calendar to February next week, it is going to be March. Can't believe it. And Matthew,

let's start there. Okay. Big 12 has half a dozen teams who feel like they can be final four,

if not national championship teams. But it does feel like there is a substantial drop-off right now from six to seven.

So let's talk about that drop-off.

And those six teams, just to get that out of the way, Arizona, BYU, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, and then Texas Tech.

Those are our six.

Everybody agrees on that.

The drop off.

How big is it?

And what does it mean for the Big 12 in the grand scheme of what March Madness may look like?

Well, I think it's a pretty fair drop off.

I mean, you look at UCF, you look at West Virginia, you look at Oklahoma State.

I feel like those are the three teams that, you know, I kind of see as, you know, they're,

they're playing their way into the tournament right now. UCF's got a really good chance now being

16 and 4. West Virginia is trending up. I know Oklahoma State is trending down right now, but they have

...