University Daily Kansun Coin flips likely to decide Big Eight tourney berths It's quite likely that the four conference basketball games scheduled to be played tomorrow night won't decide who plays in the post-season playoffs. And if that happens, Big Eight Commissioner Chuck Neinas will be playing games in his office the first thing Thursday morning to decide it all. Although Big Eight guidelines stipulate that the play of pairings shall align the conference's first place, it's also important to second with seventh, etc., it's up to the commissioner to break ties when no team holds an advantage over the other in regular season competitions. The game is the final ALL SUCH ties will be broken by the flip of a coin. The coin's landing beads or tails also might decide more than pairings in the post-season tournament. It could determine which team gets the home court advantage in the first round should there be a tie between fourth and fifth place. Kansas, 8-5 and fourth in the Big Eight. can avoid the latter coin flip simply by to discuss—Nebraska, 7-6, at Oklahoa State, 3-10. The Cornhuskers win and the Jayhawks lose, the two are died for four, the Tigers continue to determine who finishes fourth and who is fifth. winning tomorrow night against Colorado, t-8, in Boulder. But by doing so, the Jayhawks probably will just get themselves involved in another game of chance. So conceivably the Jayhawks can finish anywhere from second to fifth after the involved in battles. A victory over the Buffaloes would likely put the Jayhawks in a tie with Oklahoma, 9-4, because the Sooners must play the it that the game would be played in the afternoon for television coverage of the events. Fifth Quarter league-leading Kansas State Wildcats, 10-3, in Manhattan. Sports Editor Gary Vice WITH THAT in mind, KU could then finish in a third-place tie. But don't count the Hawks out of second place either, and they are playing to amuse the 2-11 Iowa State Cyclones. The 21-10 Iowa State game left that leaves only one conference game left But through a combination of predictable losses and unpredictable coin flips, the 'Hawks could face Colorado, Oklahoma State or Iowa State in the first round. 'Massacre' upsets Top 20 By The Associated Press Tennessee was the big winner, leaping from 14th place a week ago to No. 7 in this week's rankings. The Volunteers beat Alabama, Oklahoma and Mississippi, 92-88, to raise their record to 19-4. SAN FRANCISCO kept rolling along undefeated, and the so Dons held on to their 1. ranking. Last week they defeated Los Angeles in a rematch. B-87a to improve their record to 27-0. Due mostly to this week's "Saturday Night Massacre," in which 11 teams in the Top 20 were defeated, the Associated Press College Basketball Poll underwent a nine-point increase including team's drop of nine spots and another team's climb of seven places. marquette, 18-6, was the big loser, plummeting from No. 9 to 18, after losing to DePaul, 77-72, in double overtime, Detroit, 64-63, and Wichita State, 75-64. Kentucky, 20-2, beat Southeast Conference rivals Florida, 104-78, and Louisiana State, 90-76, to hang on to their No. 2 birth. The Dons garnered 50 of a possible 52 first-place votes, with the Wildcats getting commissioner concludes the regular season's action in his office in Kansas City, Mo. If KU winds up fifth, the 'Hawks opening round of the tournament will be played Saturday in Lincoln against the Cornhuskers. THEY'T THE main thing they'll be trying to avoid when they confront the Buffaloes, because a victory will assure KU of another game in Allen Field House. "It's what we definetly want—the home-court advantage," team captain Ken Koenigs said yesterday. "I hope we can assure our fans of that. We'll sure try our best. We feel we can beat anybody if we bring them back here." THE TOP TWENTY teams in the Associated Press National season record and total points. Points based on 10-5-10-11-12-6-7-8-9-3-2-1: | Team | Points | | :--- | :--- | | Kentucky (4) | 27-0 | 1,028 | | Georgia (5) | 20-3 | 972 | | Nebraska Las Vegas | 20-3 | 972 | | Utah | 20-4 | 528 | | Tennessee | 19-4 | 460 | | Florida | 19-4 | 419 | | North Carolina | 19-4 | 315 | | Wake Forest | 19-4 | 327 | | Alabama | 19-4 | 307 | | Minnesota | 19-4 | 169 | | Missouri | 19-4 | 167 | | Syracuse | 19-3 | 106 | | Denver | 19-3 | 104 | | Oregon | 17-7 | 66 | | Michigan State | 17-7 | 66 | | Illinois | 18-4 | 45 | | Utah | 18-4 | 45 | Although junior guard John Douglas wants to play the opening playoff round at home, he wouldn't guarantee it would happen. "I can't make any promises that we'll be back. But the team—they say we will." he SHOULD THE 'Hawks win tomorrow night and clinch the home berth, speculation on who their opponent will be is a real entanglement. If the league's top three teams all win, KU would host Nebraska. And rumors have Place an ad. Tell the world Call 864-4358 Which team KU plays means little, which team Domni永 Moore as long as a long, which team Van Moore as long as a long. Scholarships Two $250 scholarships offered The two brackets in the play offs have teams one, eight, four and five from the season's final standings in one division as teams two, seven, three and six in the other. There will be no consolation game to determine the third-place finisher in the conference tournament. Delta Delta Sorority is offering two 3250 scholarships to full-time undergraduate women at the University of Kansas. 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