How much of a conference’s season and team’s season purely depends on performance in the NCAA Tournament?
How much of a conference’s season and team’s season purely depends on performance in the NCAA Tournament?  
Podcast: Early Break – 93.7 The Ticket KNTK
Published On: Thu Feb 19 2026
Description: -Everyone keeps arguing who is better right now---the Big Ten or the Big 12—and both sides have good arguments. But whenyou sit back and look at it…how much of the season matters if the teams/conferences have poor showings in the NCAATournament? How do you assess Virginia and Purdue’s years of the past when they lost as No. 1 seeds in the Tourney?-Also, Texas Tech might be without their star player and reigning Big 12 Player of the Year JT Toppin for quite some time due toa leg injury…Our Sponsors:* Check out BetterHelp: https://www.betterhelp.com* Check out Progressive: https://progressive.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy