UCF evened its Big 12 record on Saturday afternoon and is, perhaps expectedly, smack dab in the middle of the conference pack. The Knights (13-6, 4-4) sit in a three-way tie for eighth place, and they will reach the halfway point of the league schedule this upcoming weekend.

The Iowa State basketball team is 17-3 overall and 7-2 in the Big 12 Conference entering Saturday's home game against Kansas State. The Cyclones are coming off a heartbreaking overtime loss at Arizona on Monday night,

The Hawkeyes are coming off another disappointing performance, losing 82-65 at Ohio State on Monday. Head coach Fran McCaffery's group has lost four of its last five games. Here's a look at the Big Ten Conference standings heading into this week: More: Iowa basketball whiffs on another chance to energize fan base,