Big Eight
1978-79
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1979-80
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1980-81
| Rank | Team | Record | Conf Record | Projected Record | Projected Conf Record | Predictive Rating |  | Offense |  | Defense |  | Pace |  | EPR |  | Conference EPR | 
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| 21 | Missouri | 23 - 6 | 11 - 3 | 23 - 6 | 11 - 3 | +11.7 | +7.7 | 9 | +3.9 | 54 | 72.2 | 157 | +12.0 | 21 | +11.1 | 1 | 
| 34 | Kansas St. | 18 - 9 | 8 - 6 | 18 - 9 | 8 - 6 | +8.6 | +3.0 | 64 | +5.6 | 22 | 65.8 | 222 | +9.3 | 34 | +5.6 | 3 | 
| 58 | Oklahoma | 13 - 12 | 6 - 8 | 13 - 12 | 6 - 8 | +5.4 | +4.5 | 40 | +0.8 | 111 | 84.1 | 31 | +3.9 | 79 | +2.5 | 6 | 
| 61 | Kansas | 12 - 14 | 7 - 7 | 12 - 14 | 7 - 7 | +5.3 | +1.6 | 89 | +3.7 | 59 | 70.9 | 169 | +3.9 | 78 | +4.3 | 5 | 
| 82 | Nebraska | 13 - 13 | 8 - 6 | 13 - 13 | 8 - 6 | +3.9 | +0.9 | 111 | +3.0 | 70 | 63.6 | 237 | +5.6 | 64 | +6.4 | 2 | 
| 114 | Colorado | 11 - 10 | 7 - 7 | 11 - 10 | 7 - 7 | +1.2 | +0.2 | 122 | +1.0 | 106 | 68.7 | 204 | +4.1 | 76 | +5.0 | 4 | 
| 123 | Oklahoma St. | 7 - 17 | 4 - 10 | 7 - 17 | 4 - 10 | +0.6 | +1.9 | 81 | -1.3 | 161 | 78.7 | 74 | -3.2 | 172 | -0.5 | 8 | 
| 136 | Iowa St. | 6 - 15 | 5 - 9 | 6 - 15 | 5 - 9 | -0.5 | -2.8 | 193 | +2.3 | 82 | 76.5 | 99 | -0.5 | 134 | +1.6 | 7 |