March 5, 2026Updated March 6, 2026, 3:27 p.m. CT
Two-hundred-fifty-six Big 12 Tournament scenarios remain when getting into the ultimate weekend of the common season.
After UCF travels to West Virginia on Friday evening, the remaining 14 groups will take the ground on Saturday, forward of subsequent week’s match, which will probably be held on the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri, from March 10-14.
Three of the 16 groups are already locked into their seeds getting into the ultimate day, together with regular-season champion Arizona, which claimed the highest spot. Every seed between No. 2-14 continues to be up for grabs, whereas Kansas State is locked into No. 15 and Utah is final at No. 16. Several byes and double-byes are nonetheless up for grabs.
A tip of the hat to Matt Hackman and his popular X account, which lays out all of the scenarios for among the prime convention tournaments annually, for the assistance with this text.
Big 12 schedule for Saturday, March 6-7
Friday, March 6
- 7 p.m. — UCF @ West Virginia
Saturday, March 7
- 11 a.m. — Houston @ Oklahoma State (CBS)
- 1 p.m. — Kansas State @ Kansas (CBS)
- 1 p.m. — Cincinnati @ TCU (TNT, truTV)
- 1 p.m. — Arizona State @ Iowa State (FS1)
- 4 p.m. — Utah @ Baylor (Peacock)
- 9:30 p.m. — Texas Tech @ BYU (ESPN)
- 10 p.m. — Arizona @ Colorado (ESPN2)
All instances are CST
Arizona
The Wildcats are within the quarterfinals because the No. 1 seed and league champion. They will play on March 12 at 2 p.m. towards the winner of the March 11 matchup between the No. 8 seed and the March 10 winner between No. 9 TBD and No. 16 Utah.
Houston
The Cougars clinched a double-bye and will probably be both the No. 2 or 3 seed. They’ll get the 2 with a win or a loss by Texas Tech.
Texas Tech
The Red Raiders are locked right into a double-bye and will be wherever from a two to a 4 seed. They want a win and a Houston loss for the 2. They cannot end any decrease than third in the event that they win. A loss and a Kansas win would drop them to fourth.
Kansas
The Jayhawks are nonetheless combating for a double-bye, although they might clinch one with a win over Kansas State. A 3rd-place end continues to be doable with a win and a Texas Tech loss. Dropping to fifth is feasible in the event that they lose to Ok-State and Iowa State beats Arizona State. If each KU and Iowa State each lose, the Jayhawks are the 4.
Iowa State
The Cyclones need assistance from Kansas State to get the double-bye, however they cannot end any decrease than sixth.
TCU
The Horned Frogs earned a bye, however cannot get a double-bye. They can nonetheless end wherever between No. 5 and 8.
UCF
The Knights do not have a double-bye clinched and can end wherever between sixth and ninth. A win ensures a sixth- or seventh-place end, however a loss drops them to eighth or ninth. A ninth-place end would require a loss and a Cincinnati win over TCU.
Cincinnati
The Bearcats can end wherever from sixth to ninth. A win ensures them a bye, and they may even earn one in the event that they lose. A loss, mixed with ending in a three-way tie with West Virginia and UCF, would drop the Bearcats to ninth due to tiebreakers.
West Virginia
The Mountaineers can end wherever between seventh and tenth. A win ensures them a bye, whereas a loss would assure them ninth or tenth place.
BYU
The Cougars cannot get a bye and are locked into both the nine- or 10-seed.
Colorado
The Buffaloes cannot get a bye and are locked into the 11- or 12-seed.
Arizona State
The Sun Devils cannot get a bye and are locked into the 11- or 12-seed.
Baylor
The Bears cannot get a bye and are locked into the 13- or 14-seed.
Oklahoma State
The Cowboys cannot get a bye and are locked into the 13- or 14-seed.
Kansas State
The Wildcats are locked into the No. 15 seed and will play the No. 10 seed on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
Utah
The Utes are locked into the No. 16 seed and will play the No. 9 seed on Tuesday at 2 p.m.
When is Big 12 basketball match 2026?
- Dates: March 10-14
- Location: T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, Missouri
Big 12 Basketball Tournament Schedule
All instances are CT
First spherical: Tuesday, March 10
- Game 1: No. 12 vs. No. 13 — 11:30 a.m. (ESPN+)
- Game 2: No. 9 vs. No. 16 Utah — 2 p.m. (ESPN+)
- Game 3: No. 10 vs. No. 15 Kansas State — 6 p.m. (ESPN+)
- Game 4: No. 11 vs. No. 14 — 8:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
Second spherical: Wednesday, March 11
- Game 5: No. 5 vs. Game 1 winner — 11:30 a.m. (ESPN/2)
- Game 6: No. 8 vs. Game 2 winner — 2 p.m. (ESPN+)
- Game 7: No. 7 vs. Game 3 winner — 6 p.m. (ESPN+)
- Game 8: No. 6 vs. Game 4 winner — 8:30 p.m. (ESPN2/U)
Quarterfinals: Thursday, March 12
- Game 9: No. 4 vs. Game 5 winner — 11:30 a.m. (ESPN/2)
- Game 10: No. 1 Arizona vs. Game 6 winner — 2 p.m. (ESPN/2)
- Game 11: No. 2 vs. Game 7 winner — 6 p.m. (ESPN/2)
- Game 12: No. 3 vs. Game 8 winner — 8:30 p.m. (ESPN/2)
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)
Wyatt D. Wheeler covers Kansas State athletics for the USA TODAY Network and Topeka Capital-Journal. You can comply with him on X at @WyattWheeler_, contact him at 417-371-6987 or electronic mail him at wwheeler@usatodayco.com
