Big 12 Tournament Bracket, Schedule Released For 2026 Season
Mar 8, 2026, 12:09 AM | Updated: Mar 11, 2026, 11:53 pm
Big 12 Tournament is taking place at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri. (Courtesy of Mitch Harper, KSL)
(Courtesy of Mitch Harper, KSL)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The 2026 Big 12 Tournament is set.
After an exciting year of Big 12 basketball, all 16 teams in the conference will now travel to the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City for a chance at earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
KSL Sports will be on location for the tournament, covering all of the action.
Big 12 Basketball Tournament
Arizona enters the Big 12 Tournament as the No. 1 seed after winning its first regular-season championship in only its second year in the league.
Houston claimed the No. 2 seed, followed by Kansas, which catapulted from No. 4 to No. 3 after BYU upset Texas Tech.
The Red Raiders then take the final double-bye spot with the No. 4 seed.
Both local teams in the state will begin tournament play in the first round on Tuesday.
BYU finished with the No. 10 seed after completing the regular season with a 9-9 record in Big 12 play.
Utah finished last place in the Big 12 standings, giving them the No. 16 seed in the bracket.
2026 Big 12 Tournament Bracket & Matchups
At the conclusion of the 2025-26 regular season
First Round (Tuesday, March 10)
- Game 1: No. 12 Arizona State 83, No. 13 Baylor 79
- Game 2: No. 9 Cincinnati 73, No. 16 Utah 66
- Game 3: No. 10 BYU 105, No. 15 Kansas State 91
- Game 4: No. 14 Oklahoma State 92, No. 11 Colorado 83
Second Round (Wednesday, March 11)
- Game 5: No. 5 Iowa State 91, No. 12 Arizona State 42
- Game 6: No. 8 UCF 66, No. 9 Cincinnati 65 (OT)
- Game 7: No. 10 BYU 68, No. 7 West Virginia 48
- Game 8: No. 6 TCU 95, No. 14 Oklahoma State 88
Quarterfinals (Thursday, March 12)
- Game 9: No. 4 Texas Tech vs. No. 5 Iowa State | ESPN | 10:30 a.m. (MT)/11:30 a.m. (CT)
- Game 10: No. 1 Arizona vs. No. 8 UCF | ESPN | 1 p.m. (MT)/2 p.m. (CT)
- Game 11: No. 2 Houston vs. No. 10 BYU | ESPN2 | 5 p.m. (MT)/6 p.m. (CT)
- Game 12: No. 3 Kansas vs. No. 6 TCU | ESPN2 | 7:30 p.m. (MT)/8:30 p.m. (CT)
Semifinals (Friday, March 13)
- Game 13: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner | ESPN/2 | 5 p.m. (MT)/6 p.m. (CT)
- Game 14: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner | ESPN/2 | 7:30 p.m. (MT)/8:30 p.m. (CT)
Championship Game (Saturday, March 14)
- Game 15: Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner | ESPN | 4 p.m. (MT)/5 p.m. (CT)
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