Coming into this year, hopes were high for the Bears after last year’s success, but those dreams came crashing down on Monday when the Bears found out their season ended after not being selected to the NCAA Tournament as a bubble team.

After starting the season ranked No. 10, Baylor began to climb steadily only to go into a free-fall during a six game winless streak. After a three game winning streak, Baylor’s last hope was to win the Big 12 Tournament, but No. 1 seed West Virginia shattered any hope Baylor had with a 1-0 win Friday night at Swope Soccer Village in Kansas City, Mo., in the Big 12 Championship Semifinals.

Baylor basketball opened its season last Friday night in the 2013 Bucks and Boots Showcase at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. The Bears played a 2013 NCAA Tournament team in the Colorado Buffaloes for a rematch of an early-season matchup last season.

Baylor led from start to finish in a 72-60 win over Colorado.

No. 5 Baylor (8-0) didn’t quite meet the all-time attendance record against No. 10 Oklahoma (7-2), but that was OK. The Bears still played in front of the most raucous crowd in the history of Floyd Casey Stadium on Thursday. In front of 50,337 screaming, blacked- out fans watching the biggest football game in Baylor history, the Bears made a statement with a 41-12 win over the Sooners.

“We showed tonight we can compete with any team in this conference and in the nation,” senior defensive end Chris McAllister said to a crowd of dozens of reporters after the 41-12 thrashing of Oklahoma.

After the unveilings of its three 2012-2013 banners, No. 10 Baylor Lady Bears kicked off its regular season with a 110-55 win over the Grambling State Lady Tigers Saturday at the Ferrell Center.

The Lady Bears 55-point victory was the largest margin of victory in a season opener under Baylor Head Coach Kim Mulkey. Senior guard Odyssey Sims led the team with 28 points, four rebounds, four assists and five steals.

Baylor volleyball dropped their third straight conference match on Saturday night in a five-set match against in-state rival Texas Christian. With the win, TCU swept the season series against Baylor. Baylor lost 25-21, 21-25, 18-25, 29-27, 15-5. With the loss, the Bears dropped to 11-16 on the season and 3-8 in Big 12 play.

Baylor played Colorado last season in the Charleston Classic non-conference tournament on Nov. 16, 2012. The Bears would lose that game after Colorado shot 44.6 percent from the field and 40 percent from the free throw line. The Bears shot under 40 percent from the field in that game and under 20 percent from the three-point line.

No. 5 seed Baylor played hard against No. 1 seed West Virginia, but it wasn’t enough as the Bears fell 1-0 to the Mountaineers on Friday at Swope Soccer Village in Kansas City in the Big 12 Championship semifinals.

No. 6 Baylor came into its matchup against No. 10 Oklahoma with the top rated offense in the FBS, and one of the best in college football history. The game was meant to be a test of Baylor’s legitimacy on offense and whether it would hold up against elite competition.