Baylor (21-4) vs. Iowa State (18-7)

Filed under Game Preview on February 12th, 2012

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The atmosphere will be outstanding at Ferrell Center on Monday as Baylor welcomes Iowa State in a Big 12 showdown. It gets started at 7:00 EST and you can catch it on ESPNU.

Both teams share 3rd place in the Big 12. Plus, Iowa State is ranked #41 in the RPI, and Baylor has a decent record against RPI Top 50 teams (7-4). The 6th ranked Bears stand at 21-4 overall including 8-4 in the Big 12. The Cyclones maintain a record of 18-7 and are also 8-4 in the conference.

We think Baylor has the advantage in this game. Baylor has a 11-2 record at home, creating a home-court advantage against the Iowa State 4-5 record on the road. Last year the Bears lost to the Cyclones 72-57. Over the last four seasons, Baylor is 2-2 against Iowa State, and 2-0 at home.

• The Baylor three-point leader (Brady Heslip) has more three-pointers than the Iowa State three-point leader (Chris Allen).
• Baylor has a much lower admission rate (more selective) according to Kiplinger (50% vs 85%).
• Baylor players are more experienced than Iowa State players (13,433 minutes played vs 12,822 minutes played).
• Even computers respect Baylor more. We have a better RPI this season than Iowa State (RPI: #6 vs #41).

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