The new-look Big 12 Tournament begins with the first of three straight quadruple-headers Tuesday, and the addition of four new programs and the departure of Texas and Oklahoma aren’t the only things that promise to make it look a bit different.

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.

Houston will have the luxury of resting an extra two days with the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship basketball tournament starting Tuesday. The Big 12 regular-season champion Cougars (27-4) won’t be playing until Thursday’s quarterfinal round at Kansas City’s T-Mobile Center,