Bring On The Cats

So, which was most ignominious?

Alabama suspending four of its five starters and subsequently losing a winnable road game at LSU?

Southern Illinois allowing Indiana State to shoot an NCAA-record 12 of 12 3-pointers? Holy Toledo, that's bad.

West Virginia losing its second straight home game, and fifth game out of six, to drop further onto the bubble after a promising start? The Big East is giving it to the Mountaineers without lube on their way out, I swear.

No, the honor probably has to go to woeful Oklahoma, riding a four-game losing streak (and six of their last seven) and fresh off an embarrassing, 18-point slumpbuster loss to previously winless Texas Tech.

But there's always a silver lining. Big ups to Loyola Chicago, which after 13 straight losses finally won its first Horizon League game under first-year coach Porter Moser. It's about damn time.

Overall Record = 17-7

Big 12 Record = 6-6

Top 50 Record = 4-5

RPI = 53

SOS = 77

Signature Wins (RPI 1-30) = Missouri

Quality Wins (RPI 31-100) = Virginia Tech, Alabama, Long Beach State, Texas

Bad Losses (RPI 101 or greater) = Oklahoma (x2)

• Charleston Southern (15-10, 9-6 Big South) | RPI = 173: Win over High Point (70-67)
• Loyola Chicago (5-19, 1-13 Horizon) | RPI = 315: Win over Illinois-Chicago (78-69)
• UMES (6-17, 3-7 MEAC) | RPI = 300: Win at Morgan State (68-56)
• George Washington (9-16, 4-7 A-10) | RPI = 164: Win at Richmond (69-67)
• Virginia Tech (14-11, 3-7 ACC) | RPI = 93: Win over Boston College (66-65)
• West Virginia (16-10, 6-7 Big East) | RPI = 41: Loss to Louisville (74-77)
• North Florida (13-14, 7-7 A-Sun) | RPI = 175: Loss at East Tennessee State (50-65)
• Alabama (16-8, 5-5 SEC) | RPI = 32: Loss at LSU (58-67)
• Southern Illinois (8-18, 5-10 MVC) | RPI = 240: Loss at Indiana State (68-78)
• UTEP (12-13, 5-6 C-USA) | RPI = 169: Win over Tulane (54-52 in overtime)
• Long Beach State (19-6, 12-0 Big West) | RPI = 42: Win at UC Davis (89-69)
• Howard (7-18, 4-8 MEAC) | RPI = 299: Win over Florida A&M (71-69)
• No. 7 Kansas (20-5, 10-2 Big 12) | RPI = 5: Win over Oklahoma State (81-66)
• No. 4 Missouri (23-2, 10-2 Big 12) | RPI = 6: Win over No. 6 Baylor (72-57)
• No. 6 Baylor (21-4, 8-4 Big 12) | RPI = 7: Loss at No. 4 Missouri (57-72)
• Oklahoma (13-11, 3-9 Big 12) | RPI = 104: Loss at Texas Tech (47-65)
• Texas (16-9, 6-6 Big 12) | RPI = 49: Win over Kansas State (75-64)
• Oklahoma State (12-13, 5-7 Big 12) | RPI = 106: Loss at No. 7 Kansas (66-81)
• Texas Tech (8-16, 1-11 Big 12) | RPI = 221: Win over Oklahoma (65-47)
• Iowa State (18-7, 8-4 Big 12) | RPI = 39: Win over Texas A&M (69-46)
• Texas A&M (12-12, 3-9 Big 12) | RPI = 156: Loss at Iowa State (46-69)