Surprised how many have said yes. Maybe the opponent has a lot to do with that. Big 12 team won it last year and another finalist this year. Texas Tech was in the championship a few years ago. I feel like we don't really need more conference credibility. Screw KU. Go Tar Heels.
For ISU/Big 12 affiliated fans, it's well known that the Big 12 is very strong.
For many if not most, they're still wondering why the B1G flamed out so early and think all 9 teams would still be legit enough to make tourney runs despite the concrete evidence that it didn't happen.
I feel strongly that a colleague this week will tell me WI would have beaten Miami, even though they didn't even get to the play them, and Miami would have been worse for WI than they were for ISU since WI was so soft on D.