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Big 12 Conference Releases Official Men’s Basketball Championship Bracket

Mar 8, 2025, 11:30 PM | Updated: Mar 9, 2025, 1:59 am

Big 12 Conference 2025 Men's Basketball Championship Tournament Bracket...

MORGANTOWN, WV - JANUARY 11: The Big 12 logo on the floor before a college basketball game between the West Virginia Mountaineers and the Oklahoma State Cowboys at the WVU Coliseum on January 11, 2022 in Morgantown, West Virginia. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)

(Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)

With the conclusion of the regular season, the Big 12 Conference released the official men’s basketball championship tournament bracket.

The 2025 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Championship will take place at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri from Tuesday, March 11 to Saturday, March 15.

Big 12 Unveils Men’s Basketball Bracket

Following BYU’s win over rival Utah on Saturday night, the Big 12 basketball regular season came to an end.

The conference’s first year with 16 teams was a success, to say the least. Already seen as one of the premier D1 basketball conferences, the Big 12 had five teams finish in the top 25.

Finally, after over four months of action, March Madness is upon us. Here is how the Big 12 standings look as the conference heads to Kansas City.

  1. Houston Cougars (19-1, 27-4)
  2. Texas Tech Red Raiders (15-5, 24-7)
  3. Arizona Wildcats (14-6, 20-11)
  4. BYU Cougars (14-6, 23-8)
  5. Iowa State Cyclones (13-7, 23-8)
  6. Kansas Jayhawks (11-9, 20-11)
  7. Baylor Bears (10-10, 18-13)
  8. West Virginia Mountaineers (10-10, 19-12)
  9. TCU Horned Frogs (9-11, 16-15)
  10. Kansas State Wildcats (9-11, 15-16)
  11. Utah Utes (8-12, 16-15)
  12. Oklahoma State Cowboys (7-13, 15-16)
  13. Cincinnati Bearcats (7-13, 17-14)
  14. UCF Knights (7-13, 16-15)
  15. Arizona State Sun Devils (4-16, 13-18)
  16. Colorado Buffaloes 3-17, 12-19)

Big 12 Tournament Outlook

Houston, Texas Tech, Arizona, and BYU will all have double-byes as top four seeds in the conference. The next four – Iowa State, Kansas, Baylor, and West Virginia – will have one bye as the bottom eight duke it out in the first session to try and advance.

The first session will begin with Cincinnati and Oklahoma State at 10:30 a.m. (MT). Next up is Colorado and TCU at 1:00 p.m. (MT). The third game is Arizona State and K-State at 5:00 (MT) and, finally, Utah and UCF at 7:30 p.m. (MT).

The second session will begin on Wednesday, March 12 at 10:30 a.m. (MT) and end after the conclusion of the final game which starts at 7:30 p.m. (MT).

Chandler Holt is a co-host of the Jazz Notes podcast, a Locals In The NFL Insider, and Digital Sports Producer for sports.ksl.com. Follow Chandler on X for Utah Jazz and Locals In The NFL updates.

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