be advocating for and hoping BYU gets the 3rd seed in the bracket. Not that BYU should lose the Big 12 championship game.

A big 12 team being the 3rd seed is the best case scenario for advancing to the final four.

Losing the Big 12 championship game just so you can get Iowa State or whoever into the tournament, so they can likely turn around and lose first round doesn't help the big 12 as much as byu being a 3 seed.