Big Eight
1976-77
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1977-78
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1978-79
| Rank | Team | Record | Conf Record | Projected Record | Projected Conf Record | Predictive Rating |  | Offense |  | Defense |  | Pace |  | EPR |  | Conference EPR | 
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| 7 | Kansas | 23 - 5 | 16 - 1 | 23 - 5 | 16 - 1 | +15.0 | +5.9 | 28 | +9.1 | 1 | 87.3 | 43 | +14.7 | 9 | +20.5 | 1 | 
| 25 | Kansas St. | 17 - 11 | 9 - 8 | 17 - 11 | 9 - 8 | +9.4 | +4.9 | 38 | +4.5 | 33 | 66.9 | 221 | +7.6 | 42 | +6.7 | 4 | 
| 29 | Nebraska | 18 - 8 | 11 - 6 | 18 - 8 | 11 - 6 | +8.7 | +3.5 | 58 | +5.2 | 27 | 80.2 | 91 | +10.5 | 24 | +9.4 | 2 | 
| 44 | Oklahoma | 14 - 13 | 8 - 9 | 14 - 13 | 8 - 9 | +6.8 | +2.7 | 75 | +4.1 | 39 | 65.8 | 229 | +6.8 | 55 | +5.8 | 5 | 
| 74 | Iowa St. | 13 - 13 | 10 - 7 | 13 - 13 | 10 - 7 | +4.2 | +0.7 | 110 | +3.5 | 48 | 79.4 | 104 | +4.6 | 78 | +8.1 | 3 | 
| 86 | Missouri | 12 - 16 | 6 - 11 | 12 - 16 | 6 - 11 | +3.2 | +0.4 | 115 | +2.8 | 64 | 77.8 | 114 | +3.5 | 91 | +2.0 | 6 | 
| 118 | Oklahoma St. | 8 - 16 | 5 - 12 | 8 - 16 | 5 - 12 | +1.3 | +2.0 | 87 | -0.7 | 148 | 85.0 | 56 | +0.9 | 120 | +0.9 | 7 | 
| 137 | Colorado | 6 - 18 | 3 - 14 | 6 - 18 | 3 - 14 | -0.3 | -2.2 | 172 | +1.9 | 88 | 91.9 | 22 | -1.0 | 142 | -2.8 | 8 |