I'm now dumber for having read that thread.
First of all, KSU is currently tied for fourth place in the conference standings.
Speaking historically from the Big XII conference, one would think that KSU would have a shot at getting in today if the thought was that our current record is equivalent to 21 and 10 wins.
Unfortanately, a pretty good argument could be made that KSU would be the first such team to be left out, thanks to a few other factors: the logjam in fourth place, the lack of any win against a team in the RPI top 50, and the better pub that OSU and Tech have received to this point. Let's not forget that we've flopped pretty much every time we've been on national TV this year. On the other hand, eveyone saw Tech, who we're tied with, come into Manhattan and win. Everyone saw OSU pull off a nice win against Texas.