NCAA seeds at stake as No. 12 K-State faces No. 22 TCU

No. 12 Kansas State and No. 22 TCU square off in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Conference tournament in Kansas City, Mo., on Thursday night, a contest loaded with NCAA Tournament ramifications.

Both teams are solidly in the March Madness field, and both have the chance for a better seed than they received for the conference tournament.

Kansas State (23-8, 11-7 Big 12) comes in as the No. 3 seed in this tournament, and