Iowa State basketball closes the regular season with a Saturday matinee at Kansas State. Here are three things to watch.

There is reason to believe Houston is susceptible to an upset. The No. 1 seed has only won the Big 12 Tournament a single time over the past seven years. The Cougars strolled into Kansas City last season with a record of 28-3 but lost to Iowa State 69-41 in the tournament final. It could happen again.

For the first time in 399 days, Iowa State is not ranked in the top 10 of the men's basketball AP Top 25 poll.