40-60 seems to fit what IMHO is a .500-ish Big 12 team that will be on the bubble.
I tend to agree with this, BUT with a caveat of the perceived and/or measurable strength of the Big 12. Forgive the LRPIIQ, but once OOC is done, is our conference RPI locked in too?
I think it would help the Big 12 perception-wise if one team (OSU?) dominated and then the other top-tier teams (KU and ISU) did well. Baylor has impressed me, so I might add them to the 'other top-tier' (but Scott Drew...). Texas has looked better than expected too, but I'm not sold on them yet.
If the Big 12 continues to be perceived as a decent (or even good?) conference, then our chances improve. 6 Big 12 teams in the tourney would be great for us IF we continue to improve. I don't see us as lower than 6th in the conference, but perhaps the 'Zags, GW, and Ole Miss are all fool's gold?