The Baylor Bears have finished their regular season play and will travel to Kansas City, Missouri, for the Phillips 66 Big 12 Tournament. Their first task will be the Arizona State Sun Devils, who finished with the same regular-season record as the Bears at 16-15, with a 5-9 record in the Big 12.
Despite playing its best basketball to end the regular season, Baylor is on the outside looking in when it comes to the NCAA Tournament. The Bears went one game above .500, going 16-15 this season with a 6-12 Big 12 record.
Obviously, if Baylor wins the Big 12 tournament, they will be granted an auto-bid to the NCAA Tournament, but what will it take for Baylor to get in as an at-large at this point?
Baylor welcomes Utah to the Foster Pavilion in Waco and shoots their way to Drew's 500th career win before the Big 12 tournament. It was a must-win game, and the Bears took care of business in their last home game of the season after a hard-fought loss in Houston.
The Baylor offensive line was consistently average during the 2025 season. There was a lot of talent and experience across the offensive line last year, which just didn't pan out in the same way it did in 2024.
It's the regular season finale for Baylor and it will be the last time Bear faithful will see Scott Drew's team take the court in Waco this season. The Bears will enter senior night with a .500 record, sitting at 15-15 overall.
In a surprising twist in the transfer portal cycle, former Kentucky wide receiver Hardley Gilmore is headed back to Lexington after previously signing with the Baylor Bears.
The Ole Miss Rebels entered the weekend as the top team in the country according to RPI, but struggling to get recognition from the polling agencies. Baseball America has the Rebs as high as 11, but Perfect Game has them unranked entirely.