I looked at every roster in the Big 12 and broke them down in various manners. All of this analysis is based on the current recruiting classes as they currently stand and the current rosters of the teams projected forward one year. There will obviously be some transfers between now and October so this is not a completed project.
Upperclassmen on the 2016 Roster
TCU: 9
TX Tech: 8
WVU: 8
Baylor: 7
ISU: 7
KU: 7
OK St: 7
Texas: 5
KSU: 4 (Tied for 9th)
OU: 4
Players with at least 500 career minutes played on the 2016 Roster
TCU: 9
WVU: 8
KU: 7
OK St: 7
Tx Tech: 6
Texas: 6
KSU: 5 (Tied for 7th)
ISU: 5
Baylor: 4
OU: 2
Total Minuted Played
TCU: 11,295
KU: 11,048
WVU: 10,192
ISU: 9,639
OK St: 8,691
Tx Tech: 7,087
Baylor: 6,896
Texas: 6,807
KSU: 6,533 (9th)
OU: 4,709
Even with all of the turnover in the conference this season we will still have one of the youngest and most inexperienced rosters in the conference.
Players that were 4-star or better recruits
KU: 9
Texas: 8
OK St: 5
Baylor: 5
WVU: 3
ISU: 3
KSU: 2 (Tied for 7th)
OU: 2
TCU: 1
Tx Tech: 0
Players that were ranked in the Rivals 150
KU: 8
Texas: 8
OK St: 6
Baylor: 5
OU: 5
WVU: 4
ISU: 4
TCU: 3
KSU: 2 (9th)
Tx Tech: 0
Players that were ranked in the Rivals Top 75 (top half of the 150)
KU: 6
Texas: 5
WVU: 3
Baylor: 2
ISU: 2
OK St: 1
OU: 1
TCU: 1
KSU: 0 (Tied for 9th)
Tx Tech: 0
If you believe in the recruiting rankings our talent for next season is going to be near the bottom of the conference. We have a couple of nice young prospects, but most of our competition has more.
Average career PER (Player Efficiency Rating) for the returning players with 500+ career min
OU: 16.45
ISU: 15.52
Tx Tech: 15.43
KU: 15.24
Baylor: 14.75
WVU: 14.19
KSU: 14.08 (7th)
Texas: 13.92
TCU: 13.76
OK St: 13.58
Of the players that we have returning with significant experience they have performed at a level that is slightly below average. This is reflected in the PER as well as the teams overall performance during the past 2/3 seasons.
SUMMARY: Compared to the other teams in our conference our team next season will still be less experienced, less talented, and comprised of returning players that have under performed when compared to the other teams within the conference. On paper we appear to have the 7th or 8th best roster, but it is sports and there are plenty of underdog stories that can prove that nothing is impossible.
Upperclassmen on the 2016 Roster
TCU: 9
TX Tech: 8
WVU: 8
Baylor: 7
ISU: 7
KU: 7
OK St: 7
Texas: 5
KSU: 4 (Tied for 9th)
OU: 4
Players with at least 500 career minutes played on the 2016 Roster
TCU: 9
WVU: 8
KU: 7
OK St: 7
Tx Tech: 6
Texas: 6
KSU: 5 (Tied for 7th)
ISU: 5
Baylor: 4
OU: 2
Total Minuted Played
TCU: 11,295
KU: 11,048
WVU: 10,192
ISU: 9,639
OK St: 8,691
Tx Tech: 7,087
Baylor: 6,896
Texas: 6,807
KSU: 6,533 (9th)
OU: 4,709
Even with all of the turnover in the conference this season we will still have one of the youngest and most inexperienced rosters in the conference.
Players that were 4-star or better recruits
KU: 9
Texas: 8
OK St: 5
Baylor: 5
WVU: 3
ISU: 3
KSU: 2 (Tied for 7th)
OU: 2
TCU: 1
Tx Tech: 0
Players that were ranked in the Rivals 150
KU: 8
Texas: 8
OK St: 6
Baylor: 5
OU: 5
WVU: 4
ISU: 4
TCU: 3
KSU: 2 (9th)
Tx Tech: 0
Players that were ranked in the Rivals Top 75 (top half of the 150)
KU: 6
Texas: 5
WVU: 3
Baylor: 2
ISU: 2
OK St: 1
OU: 1
TCU: 1
KSU: 0 (Tied for 9th)
Tx Tech: 0
If you believe in the recruiting rankings our talent for next season is going to be near the bottom of the conference. We have a couple of nice young prospects, but most of our competition has more.
Average career PER (Player Efficiency Rating) for the returning players with 500+ career min
OU: 16.45
ISU: 15.52
Tx Tech: 15.43
KU: 15.24
Baylor: 14.75
WVU: 14.19
KSU: 14.08 (7th)
Texas: 13.92
TCU: 13.76
OK St: 13.58
Of the players that we have returning with significant experience they have performed at a level that is slightly below average. This is reflected in the PER as well as the teams overall performance during the past 2/3 seasons.
SUMMARY: Compared to the other teams in our conference our team next season will still be less experienced, less talented, and comprised of returning players that have under performed when compared to the other teams within the conference. On paper we appear to have the 7th or 8th best roster, but it is sports and there are plenty of underdog stories that can prove that nothing is impossible.
