The opening day of the Big 12 tournament was all smiles and sunshine. Sure, teams won and lost, sometimes in heartbreaking fashion. But no one's tournament dreams ended, and everyone went home knowing there was still a chance they're crowned champion Sunday. 

Unfortunately, Thursday marks the beginning of the bad news. Mostly for the conference's best teams.

Two teams are headed to the elimination chamber by early afternoon. TCU and Texas Tech get things underway bright and early, while West Virginia and Oklahoma will battle for their tournament...

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