It's going to be a massive weekend for the West Virginia baseball team as it heads out to Lawrence to take on first-place Kansas. A lot will be determined in the next six games (three vs. Kansas, three next week vs. TCU), and it goes beyond whether or not the Mountaineers repeat as Big 12 regular season champs.

If WVU does fall short of holding on to the regular season title belt, they would still love to be able to finish things out strong and earn a top-four seed in the Big 12 tournament, which would give them a first-round bye. Taking a series at Kansas and then protecting home field next weekend would also position West Virginia to host a regional.

So, before this week's action gets underway, let's take a look at the current standings and all of the things Mountaineer fans should be rooting for.

Big 12 standings

Kansas 20-4

West Virginia 16-8

Arizona State 16-8

UCF 15-9

Oklahoma State 14-10

Cincinnati 13-11

TCU 13-11

BYU 12-12

Utah 11-13

Baylor 11-13

Kansas State 9-15

Texas Tech…