{
  "id": 17135763,
  "title": "Big 12 basketball power rankings: Will Arizona repeat as conference champs, and where do BYU and Utah fit in?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/big-12-basketball-power-rankings-will-arizona-repeat-as-conference",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-29T22:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/big-12-basketball-power-rankings-223000153.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Big 12 league has a strong tradition in basketball, with eight teams reaching the NCAA Tournament last year. Six of those teams won at least one game in the tournament, and Arizona secured a spot in the Final Four. As the 2026-27 regular season approaches, the conference has released its preseason media poll, which serves as the first installment of this year's Big 12 basketball power rankings. These rankings will be updated weekly as the new season begins in January.",
  "summary": "In a conference that is stacked again, here’s a first look at how things could shake out.",
  "key_points": [
    "Arizona favored to repeat as Big 12 champs",
    "BYU and Utah's positions in rankings unclear",
    "Power rankings updated weekly for 2026-27 season"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}