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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. No. 1 seed Arizona takes on No. 2 seed Houston Saturday in the conference championship.
Check out the bracket, schedule and seed information below.
2026 Big 12 basketball tournament bracket
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2026 Big 12 tournament schedule, scores
All times ET
Championship | Saturday, March 14
First Round | Tuesday, March 10
Second Round | Wednesday, March 11
Quarterfinals | Thursday, March 12
Semifinals | Friday, March 13
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
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