Big 12 Soccer Tournament Bracket, Schedule Released For 2023
Oct 24, 2023, 10:18 AM | Updated: Nov 2, 2023, 9:23 am
BYU will be a 2-seed in the Big 12 Soccer Tournament for the 2023 season. (Donovan Kelly/BYU Photo)
(Donovan Kelly/BYU Photo)
SALT LAKE CITY – The Big 12 Soccer Tournament is set for the 2023 championship.
Here is the bracket for the 28th edition of the Big 12 soccer tournament. The tournament winner will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Big 12 Soccer Tournament Bracket Released
Big 12 Soccer Tournament bracket is a single-elimination tournament. The top 10 teams in the conference qualify for the tournament played at Round Rock Multipurpose Complex in Round Rock, Texas.
Big 12 Tournament moved to Round Rock Multipurpose Complex in 2021.
Big 12 Soccer Tournament Bracket#BYU is the No. 2 seed.#BYUwSOC @kslsports pic.twitter.com/cR8dsgPkfj
— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) October 24, 2023
The 10 teams that qualified for the 2023 Big 12 Tournament include regular season champion Texas Tech. Tech claimed its first-ever Big 12 regular season championship on the season’s final night.
At No. 2 is Big 12 newcomer BYU. The Cougars, at one point early in the regular season, were the No. 1 ranked team in the nation. They’ve consistently remained a Top 10 squad throughout the year.
TCU is No. 3, outgoing Big 12 member Texas is No. 4, defending Big 12 Tournament Champion West Virginia is No. 5, with UCF claiming the No. 6 spot.
The top six seeds all receive first-round byes.
Seeds seven through ten will play a first-round match on Saturday, October 28, to kick off the tournament. Oklahoma State is the 7-seed, Baylor at 8, Cincinnati is 9, and Oklahoma is the final qualifier at 10.
The field is set… all that’s left to do is a crown a champion 🏆
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— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) October 24, 2023
Big 12 Tournament Schedule
The entire tournament will air on Big 12 Now on ESPN+. That’s a streaming provider that charges a monthly fee to watch.
First Round: Saturday, October 28
Match 1: No. 9 Cincinnati 3, No. 8 Baylor 2
Match 2: No. 10 Oklahoma 1, No. 7 Oklahoma State 0
Quarterfinals: Monday, October 30
Match 3: No. 4 Texas 3, No. 5 West Virginia 1
Match 4: No. 1 Texas Tech 2, No. 9 Cincinnati 1
Match 5: No. 2 BYU 6, No. 10 Oklahoma 0
Match 6: No. 6 UCF 3, No. 3 TCU 2
Semifinals: Wednesday, November 1
Match 7: No. 4 Texas 1, No. 1 Texas Tech 0
Match 8: No. 2 BYU 4, No. 6 UCF 1
Final: Saturday, November 4
Championship Match: No. 2 BYU vs. No. 4 Texas
Time: 6 p.m. (MT)/8 p.m. (ET)
Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for sports.ksl.com and host of the Cougar Tracks Podcast (SUBSCRIBE) and Cougar Sports Saturday (Saturday from 12–3 p.m.) on KSL Newsradio. Follow Mitch’s coverage of BYU in the Big 12 Conference on X and Threads: @Mitch_Harper.
