From Baseball America:
Big 12 (3 bids)
SAFELY IN: Oklahoma
ON THE BUBBLE (IN): Kansas, Kansas State
ON THE BUBBLE (OUT): Baylor, Oklahoma State, Texas
One change from last week: Kansas State replaces Baylor in our field. Going 1-3 last week against Texas State and TCU likely doomed the Bears, who fell back to .500 overall (20-20) and tumbled 23 spots to No. 85 in the RPI.
Kansas State’s schedule is backloaded, with series left against TCU and Oklahoma at home, Texas and Kansas on the road. But the Wildcats actually climbed 13 spots to No. 39 after last week’s 2-2 showing against Wichita State and Oklahoma State. Their combination of a strong overall record (28-13), a respectable conference mark (7-5), a decent RPI and an acceptable 4-3 record against the top 50 earns them the benefit of the doubt.
And Kansas remains in our field thanks to a more manageable remaining schedule, a 9-6 conference record (second place), and an RPI that is still right on the edge of at-large range (No. 51).
Texas isn’t really on the bubble right now after losing each of its first five conference series to fall to 5-10 in the Big 12. Only its RPI (No. 54) keeps it on this list. Oklahoma State’s RPI shot up from No. 118 to No. 76 after it took two of three from Kansas State, but it still has a ways to go, and the Cowboys remain just 7-7 in the Big 12, tied for fifth place.