Whether they want to admit it or not the NWCA All-Star Classic plays a roll in seeding. It has in the past and Brooks beat PK last year.
Now, it is a matter of what you think is most important because it seems like they change the criteria to fit who they want to rank where. Are we seeding guys based on who we think is actually the best or is it based on results? Or is it a mix?
In my opinion if Carr and O'toole split then whoever wins the Big12 should be the number one seed even if MM is undefeated and wins the B1G. I wouldn't even be upset if Carr and O'Toole split and they go 1-2 and an undefeated MM is #3. However, I do think last year is precedent if anyone wants to rank an undefeated MM over Carr/O'Toole if they split. Aaron Brooks at #3 last year was just silly and everybody knew they weren't ranking it based on who was actually the best guy.