The Arizona Wildcats will be the No. 1 seed in the 2026 Big 12 men’s basketball tournament in Kansas City, which starts on Tuesday at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo.
The Wildcats were locked into the No. 1 seed earlier this week, but the rest of the conference was jockeying for seeding and the all-time important byes. The top four seeds get double byes into the quarterfinals on Thursday. The teams seeded No. 5-8 received single byes and begin the tournament on Wednesday.
Houston won last year’s Big 12 Tournament, and the Cougars are back as the No. 2 seed. No. 3 Texas Tech and No. 4 Kansas are the teams with double-byes going into the event.
Below are the final records for all 16 Big 12 teams, followed by the tournament schedule with times and television designations. The championship game is on Saturday, and the winner gets the conference’s automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.
Final Big 12 Standings with Byes Designated
Seeds 1-4 (Double Byes)
1. Arizona (29-2, 16-2)
2. Houston (26-5, 14-4)
3. Kansas (22-9, 12-6)
4. Texas Tech (22-9, 12-6)
Seeds 5-8 (Single Byes)
5. Iowa State (25-6, 12-6)
6. TCU (21-10, 11-7)
7. West Virginia (18-13, 9-9)
8. UCF (20-10, 9-9)
Remaining Seeds
9. Cincinnati (17-14, 9-9)
10. BYU (21-10, 9-9)
11. Colorado (17-14, 7-11)
12. Arizona State (16-15, 7-11)
13. Baylor (16-15, 6-12)
14. Oklahoma State (18-13, 6-12)
15. Kansas State (12-19, 3-15)
16. Utah (10-21, 2-16)
Big 12 2026 Men’s Basketball Tournament
At T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, Mo.
All times Central
First Round (Tuesday, March 10)
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 p.m., ESPN+
Game 3: No. 10 BYU vs. No. 15 Kansas State, 6 p.m., ESPN+
Game 4: No. 11 Colorado vs. No. 14 Oklahoma State, 8:30 p.m., ESPN+
Second Round (Wednesday, March 11)
Game 5: Game 1 winner vs. No. 5 Iowa State, 11:30 a.m., ESPN/2
Game 6: Game 2 winner vs. No. 8 UCF, 2 p.m., ESPNU
Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. No. 7 West Virginia, 6 p.m., ESPNU
Game 8: Game 4 winner vs. No. 6 TCU, 8:30 p.m., ESPN2/U
Quarterfinals (Thursday, March 12)
Game 9: Game 5 winner vs. No. 4 Texas Tech, 11:30 a.m., ESPN2
Game 10: Game 6 winner vs. No. 1 Arizona, 2 p.m., ESPN2
Game 11: Game 7 winner vs. No. 2 Houston, 6 p.m., ESPN2
Game 12: Game 8 winner vs. No. 3 Kansas, 8:30 p.m., ESPN2
Semifinals (Friday, March 13)
Game 13: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 6 p.m., ESPN/2
Game 14: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner, 8:30 p.m., ESPN/2
Championship (Saturday, March 14)
Game 15: Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner, 5 p.m., ESPN
