KU might be cheated again this season, well sort of.

Kansas will be either the 2nd or 3rd seed in the Big 12 Tourney depending on whether or not West Virginia wins or loses to Oklahoma State Saturday. So there is still a chance that KU will get the 2nd seed. But West Virginia is favored in that game with a 73% probability of winning. So there is only a 27% probability that KU will get the No. 2 seed. But if everyone played the full slate of games, KU would have a 97% probability of getting the No. 2 seed since West Virginia would have to play Baylor in Waco where they have only a 15% probability of winning. So because of the abbreviated conference schedules, KU is reduced from a 97% probability to a 27% probability. Now granted, this is nowhere near the Covid penalty that KU paid last season by not having the opportunity to vie for the NC with the best team in America. But still, it is a little ding. Below are the charts for 2nd place probabilities if all games were played.