Kansas tackles Oklahoma State to kick off power-packed Big 12

With nine of the conference's 10 teams in Joe Lunardi's latest NCAA Tournament bracket on ESPN.com, the Big 12 is flexing its muscles.

The lone Big 12 team not currently projected in the field, Oklahoma State, is among the "first four out" with a big chance to improve its position heading into amatchup with No. 4 Kansas on Saturday in Lawrence, Kan.

Kansas (11-1) is firmly on the top seed line as the Jayhawks carry a fi