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POSTED: March 8, 2026 -- 12:46 a.m. CT
The bracket is set for the Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament, held March 10-14 at T-Mobile Center, in Kansas City. Arizona, who captured its first Big 12 men's basketball regular season title, is the top seed with a 16-2 record. The 2026 event marks the 26th time Kansas City has served as host.
No. 2 seed Houston (14-4), No. 3 seed Kansas (12-6) and No. 4 seed Texas Tech (12-6) earned the remainder of the coveted double-byes and will begin their run in Kansas City during the quarterfinals on March 12. Kansas and Texas Tech earned the last double-byes over No. 5 seed Iowa State (12-6) due to their superior winning percentage in head-to-head competition among the tied teams (Kansas .667; Texas Tech .500).
Joining the Cyclones with single-byes into the second round on March 11 are No. 6 seed TCU (11-7), No. 7 West Virginia (9-9) and No. 8 UCF (9-9). West Virginia was undefeated against the four-team tie at 9-9, while UCF earned the edge over No. 9 seed Cincinnati due to its 82-71 win over TCU on Feb. 17, as the teams had the same winning percentage against the top five teams in the standings. BYU (9-9) was seeded 10th due to its 0-3 record against tied teams.
Play begins on March 10 with No. 12 Arizona State (7-11) squaring off with No. 13 Baylor (6-12) at 11:30 a.m. CT. Cincinnati takes on No. 16 Utah at 2 p.m. CT in the second game of Session 1. Tuesday's night session features No. 10 seed BYU (8-10) facing No. 15 seed Kansas State (3-15) at 6 p.m. CT followed by No. 11 seed Colorado (7-11) and No. 14 Oklahoma State (6-12) at 8:30 p.m. CT. Baylor ranked ahead of Oklahoma State due to its Jan. 13 win in Stillwater, while Colorado swept a pair of meetings with Arizona State to earn the tiebreaker.
All games of the Big 12 Basketball Tournament are broadcast on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU or ESPN+. The winner of the event captures the Big 12's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship.
2026 Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship Schedule (Downloadable PDF)
First Round - Tuesday, March 10
Game |
Matchup |
Time CT |
Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | No. 12 Arizona State vs. No. 13 Baylor | 11:30 a.m. | ESPN+ |
| Game 2 | No. 9 Cincinnati vs. No. 16 Utah | 2:00 p.m. | ESPN+ |
| Game 3 | No. 10 BYU vs. No. 15 Kansas State | 6:00 p.m. | ESPN+ |
| Game 4 | No. 11 Colorado vs. No. 14 Oklahoma State | 8:30 p.m. | ESPN+ |
Second Round - Wednesday, March 11
Game |
Matchup |
Time CT |
Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 5 | No. 5 Iowa State vs. Winner of Game 1 | 11:30 a.m. | ESPN/2 |
| Game 6 | No. 8 UCF vs. Winner of Game 2 | 2:00 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Game 7 | No. 7 West Virginia vs. Winner of Game 3 | 6:00 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Game 8 | No. 6 TCU vs. Winner of Game 4 | 8:30 p.m. | ESPN2/U |
Quarterfinals - Friday, March 6
Game |
Matchup |
Time CT |
Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 9 | No. 4 Texas Tech vs. Winner of Game 5 | 11:30 a.m. | ESPNU |
| Game 10 | No. 1 Arizona vs. Winner of Game 6 | 2:00 p.m. | ESPN/2 |
| Game 11 | No. 2 Houston vs. Winner of Game 7 | 6:00 p.m. | ESPN/2 |
| Game 12 | No. 3 Kansas vs. Winner of Game 8 | 8:30 p.m. | ESPN/2 |
Semifinals - Friday, March 13
Game |
Matchup |
Time CT |
Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 13 | Winner of Game 9 vs. Winner of Game 10 | 3 p.m. | ESPN/2 |
| Game 14 | Winner of Game 11 vs. Winner of Game 12 | 5:30 p.m. | ESPN/2 |
Final - Saturday, March 14
Game |
Matchup |
Time CT |
Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 15 | Winner of Game 13 vs. Winner of Game 14 | 5 p.m. | ESPN |
Times are subject to change.
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