How every perfect March Madness bracket busted in 2025
The 2026 Big 12 tournament is here. All games are at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, with games starting Tuesday, March 10. The championship game is set for Saturday, March 14.
Check out the bracket, schedule and seed information below.
2026 Big 12 basketball tournament bracket
2026 Big 12 tournament schedule, scores
All times ET
Semifinals | Friday, March 13
- Game 13: No. 1 Arizona vs. No. 5 Iowa State | 7 p.m. | ESPN
- Game 14: No. 2 Houston vs. No. 3 Kansas | 9:30 p.m. | ESPN
Championship | Saturday, March 14
- Semifinal winners | 6 p.m. | ESPN
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, 7 West Virginia 48
- Game 8: No. 6 TCU 95, No. 14 Oklahoma State 88
Quarterfinals | Thursday, March 12
- Game 9: No. 5 Iowa State 75, No. 4 Texas Tech 53
- Game 10: No. 1 Arizona 81, No. 8 UCF 59
- Game 11: No. 2 Houston 73, No. 10 BYU 66
- Game 12: No. 3 Kansas 78, No. 6 TCU 73
2026 Big 12 basketball tournament seeds
- Arizona
- Houston
- Kansas
- Texas Tech
- Iowa State
- TCU
- West Virginia
- UCF
- Cincinnati
- BYU
- Colorado
- Arizona State
- Baylor
- Oklahoma State
- Kansas State
- Utah
Big 12 tournament championship history
| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Most Outstanding Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Kansas | 87-60 | Missouri | Paul Pierce, Kansas |
| 1998 | Kansas | 72-58 | Oklahoma | Paul Pierce, Kansas |
| 1999 | Kansas | 53-37 | Oklahoma State | Jeff Boschee, Kansas |
| 2000 | Iowa State | 70-58 | Oklahoma | Marcus Fizer, Iowa State |
| 2001 | Oklahoma | 54-45 | Texas | Nolan Johnson, Oklahoma |
| 2002 | Oklahoma | 64-55 | Kansas | Hollis Price, Oklahoma |
| 2003 | Oklahoma | 49-47 | Missouri | Hollis Price, Oklahoma |
| 2004 | Oklahoma State | 65-49 | Texas | Tony Allen, Oklahoma State |
| 2005 | Oklahoma State | 72-68 | Texas Tech | Joey Graham, Oklahoma State |
| 2006 | Kansas | 80-68 | Texas | Mario Chalmers, Kansas |
| 2007 | Kansas | 88-84 (OT) | Texas | Kevin Durant, Texas |
| 2008 | Kansas | 84-74 | Texas | Brandon Rush, Kansas |
| 2009 | Missouri | 73-60 | Baylor | DeMarre Carroll, Missouri |
| 2010 | Kansas | 72-64 | Kansas State | Sherron Collins, Kansas |
| 2011 | Kansas | 85-73 | Texas | Marcus Morris, Kansas |
| 2012 | Missouri | 90-75 | Baylor | Kim English, Missouri |
| 2013 | Kansas | 70-54 | Kansas State | Jeff Withey, Kansas |
| 2014 | Iowa State | 74-65 | Baylor | DeAndre Kane, Iowa State |
| 2015 | Iowa State | 70-66 | Kansas | Georges Niang, Iowa State |
| 2016 | Kansas | 81-71 | West Virginia | Devonte' Graham, Kansas |
| 2017 | Iowa State | 80-74 | West Virginia | Monte Morris, Iowa State |
| 2018 | Kansas | 81-70 | West Virginia | Malik Newman, Kansas |
| 2019 | Iowa State | 78-66 | Kansas | Marial Shayok, Iowa State |
| 2021 | Texas | 91-86 | Oklahoma State | Matt Coleman, Texas |
| 2022 | Kansas | 74-65 | Texas Tech | Ochai Agbaji, Kansas |
| 2023 | Texas | 76-56 | Kansas | Dylan Disu, Texas |
| 2024 | Iowa State | 69-41 | Houston | Keshon Gilbert, Iowa State |
| 2025 | Houston | 72-64 | Arizona | Emanuel Sharp, Houston |
