Big 12 Bids In Men’s & Women’s NCAA Tournament Fields
Mar 16, 2025, 11:00 PM
The Big 12 Conference produced seven teams in each of the Men's & Women's NCAA Tournament fields. (Brice Tucker, Deseret News)
(Brice Tucker, Deseret News)
SALT LAKE CITY – Big 12 basketball produced the same amount of selections in both the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournaments in 2025.
Seven teams from the 16-team Big 12 are in the men’s NCAA Tournament and the women’s field of 68.
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In the men’s bracket, Big 12 regular season champion and conference tournament Houston was the third No. 1 seed in the bracket. Kelvin Sampson’s Cougars are atop the Midwest region.
The Big 12 placed four teams in the Top-16 seeds of the field, with Texas Tech and Iowa State each earning 3-seeds, followed by Arizona as a 4-seed in the East region.
BYU, Kansas, and Baylor round out the men’s at-large bids.
Baylor is the only team from the Big 12 that will wear a road uniform in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Big 12 finishes third in conferences with multiple bids.
SEC – 14
Big Ten – 8
Big 12 – 7
Big East – 5
ACC – 4
MWC – 4
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The seven bids from the Big 12 in the Men’s NCAA Tournament were the third-most by a conference. The SEC produced a record-setting 14 teams in the field, followed by the Big Ten with eight.
Bubble popped
At the end of Selection Sunday, there was some controversy about West Virginia not receiving an at-large bid into the field.
West Virginia, who had a 6-7 record in Quad 1 games this season, was the first team left out of the field. The Mountaineers were projected into the field of 68 by every Bracketologist in the Bracket Matrix aggregate.
Instead, the NCAA Selection Committee picked Texas, Xavier, San Diego State, and North Carolina over West Virginia.
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“Obviously, we are extremely shocked, saddened and disappointed with not being selected for the NCAA Tournament,” West Virginia coach Darian DeVries said in a written statement. “We strongly believe that we have a resume that is worthy of an NCAA Tournament team.”
In the women’s NCAA Tournament, the Big 12 was close to producing an eighth team, but they were ultimately left out. That was the Colorado Buffaloes.
The Buffs ended up receiving a 1-seed in the WBIT.
Iowa State was one of the teams that landed a bid as one of the “Last Four In.” The Cyclones, who boast star center Audi Crooks, received an 11-seed and will play Princeton on Wednesday.
Regular season and conference tournament champion, led by Hailey Van Lith, received a 2-seed in the NCAA Tournament.
Men’s Big 12 Basketball teams in the 2025 NCAA Tournament
- Houston: 1-seed (Automatic Qualifier)
- Texas Tech: 3-seed
- Iowa State: 3-seed
- Arizona: 4-seed
- BYU: 6-seed
- Kansas: 7-seed
- Baylor: 9-seed
(1) Houston vs. (16) SIU Edwardsville
- Midwest Region
- Thursday, March 20
- Wichita, Kansas
- Noon (MDT)
- TV: TBS
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— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) March 16, 2025
(3) Texas Tech vs. (14) UNC Wilmington
- West Region
- Thursday, March 20
- Wichita, Kansas
- 8:10 p.m. (MDT)
- TV: truTV
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— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) March 16, 2025
(3) Iowa State vs. (14) Lipscomb
- South Region
- Friday, March 21
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 11:30 a.m. (MDT)
- TV: TNT
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— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) March 16, 2025
(4) Arizona vs. (13) Akron
- East Region
- Friday, March 21
- Seattle, Washington
- 4:35 p.m. (MDT)
- TV: truTV
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— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) March 16, 2025
(6) BYU vs. (11) VCU
- East Region
- Thursday, March 20
- Denver, Colorado
- 2:05 p.m. (MDT)
- TV: TNT
Related: BYU basketball coach Kevin Young reacts to “surreal” NCAA Tournament bid
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(7) Kansas vs. (10) Arkansas
- West Region
- Thursday, March 20
- Providence, Rhode Island
- 5:10 p.m. (MDT)
- TV: CBS
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(9) Baylor vs. (8) Mississippi State
- East Region
- Friday, March 21
- Raleigh, North Carolina
- 10:15 a.m. (MDT)
- TV: CBS
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— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) March 16, 2025
Women’s Big 12 teams in the 2025 NCAA Tournament
- TCU: 2-seed (Automatic Qualifier)
- Baylor: 4-seed
- Kansas State: 5-seed
- West Virginia: 6-seed
- Oklahoma State: 7-seed
- Utah: 8-seed
- Iowa State: 11-seed
(2) TCU vs. (15) Fairleigh Dickinson
- Regional 3
- Friday, March 21
- Fort Worth, Texas (Home Game)
- 1:30 p.m. (MDT)
- TV: ESPN2
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— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) March 17, 2025
(4) Baylor vs. (13) Grand Canyon
- Regional 1
- Friday, March 21
- Waco, Texas (Home Game)
- 1:30 p.m. (MDT)
- TV: ESPNU
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— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) March 17, 2025
(5) Kansas State vs. (12) Fairfield
- Regional 4
- Friday, March 21
- Lexington, Kentucky
- 12:30 p.m. (MDT)
- TV: ESPNEWS
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— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) March 17, 2025
(6) West Virginia vs. (11) Columbia/Washington
- Regional 2
- Saturday, March 22
- Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- 2:30 p.m. (MDT)
- TV: ESPNU
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— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) March 17, 2025
(7) Oklahoma State vs. (10) South Dakota State
- Regional 4
- Saturday, March 22
- Storrs, Connecticut
- 1:30 p.m. (MDT)
- TV: ESPN2
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— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) March 17, 2025
(8) Utah vs. (9) Indiana
- Regional 2
- Friday, March 21
- Columbia, South Carolina
- 11:30 a.m. (MDT)
- TV: ESPN2
Related: Utah Women’s Basketball Officially Punch Ticket As No. 8 Seed
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— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) March 17, 2025
(11) Iowa State vs. (11) Princeton
- Region 3
- Wednesday, March 19
- South Bend, Indiana
- 5 p.m. (MDT)
- TV: ESPNU
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— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) March 17, 2025
Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for sports.ksl.com and hosts the Cougar Tracks Podcast (SUBSCRIBE) and Cougar Sports Saturday (12–3 p.m.) on KSL Newsradio. Follow Mitch’s coverage of BYU in the Big 12 Conference on X: @Mitch_Harper.
