2026 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament

2026 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2025–26
Teams16
SiteT-Mobile Center
Kansas City, Missouri
ChampionsWest Virginia (2nd title)
Winning coachMark Kellogg (1st title)
MVPJordan Harrison (West Virginia)
Attendance39,066
TelevisionESPN, ESPNU, ESPN+
2025–26 Big 12 women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 TCU 15 – 3   .833 29 – 5   .853
No. 11 West Virginia † 14 – 4   .778 27 – 6   .818
No. 21 Baylor 13 – 5   .722 24 – 8   .750
Oklahoma State 12 – 6   .667 23 – 9   .719
No. 25 Texas Tech 12 – 6   .667 25 – 7   .781
Colorado 11 – 7   .611 22 – 11   .667
Iowa State 10 – 8   .556 22 – 9   .710
Utah 10 – 8   .556 19 – 12   .613
BYU 9 – 9   .500 22 – 11   .667
Arizona State 9 – 9   .500 24 – 10   .706
Kansas 8 – 10   .444 19 – 13   .594
Kansas State 8 – 10   .444 18 – 17   .514
Cincinnati 6 – 12   .333 11 – 20   .355
UCF 3 – 15   .167 11 – 19   .367
Arizona 3 – 15   .167 12 – 18   .400
Houston 1 – 17   .056 7 – 23   .233
† 2026 Big 12 tournament winner
As of March 8, 2026
Rankings from AP poll

The 2026 Big 12 Women's Basketball Tournament was a postseason women's basketball tournament for the Big 12 Conference, played from March 4–8, 2026, at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

No. 2 West Virginia defeated defending champions No. 1 TCU 62–53 in the championship game, claiming their first Big 12 title since 2017, and earning the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. This was the first time in tournament history that a No. 2 seed took down a No. 1 seed in the title game.

The tournament was notably the first non-exhibition basketball competition in the United States to utilize a glass court; the court contained an LED display used to display the court design and markings, as well as animated graphics and video content.[1][2]

Seeds

Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top eight teams received a first round bye and the top four teams received a double bye, automatically advancing them into the quarterfinals.[3]

Seed School Big 12 Record Tiebreaker
1 TCU #‡ 15–3
2 West Virginia ‡ 14–4
3 Baylor ‡ 13–5
4 Oklahoma State ‡ 12–6 1–0 vs Texas Tech
5 Texas Tech † 12–6 0–1 vs Oklahoma State
6 Colorado † 11–7
7 Iowa State † 10–8 1–0 vs Utah
8 Utah † 10–8 0–1 vs Iowa State
9 BYU 9–9 2–0 vs Arizona State
10 Arizona State 9–9 0–2 vs BYU
11 Kansas 8–10 2–0 vs Kansas State
12 Kansas State 8–10 0–2 vs Kansas
13 Cincinnati 6–12
14 UCF 3–15 1–0 vs Arizona
15 Arizona 3–15 0–1 vs UCF
16 Houston 1–17
# – Big 12 regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.
‡ – Received a double-bye in the conference tournament.
† – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament.
Overall records include all games played in the Big 12 Tournament.

Schedule

Source:[4]

Game Time* Matchup# Score Television Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 4
1 11:00 a.m. No. 12 Kansas State vs. No. 13 Cincinnati 91–66 ESPN+ 4,328
2 1:30 p.m. No. 9 BYU vs. No. 16 Houston 76−66
3 5:30 p.m. No. 10 Arizona State vs. No. 15 Arizona 54−51 4,144
4 8:00 p.m. No. 11 Kansas vs. No. 14 UCF 56−35
Second round – Thursday, March 5
5 11:00 a.m. No. 5 Texas Tech vs. No. 12 Kansas State 51–58 ESPN+ 4,603
6 1:30 p.m. No. 8 Utah vs. No. 9 BYU 52–70
7 5:30 p.m. No. 7 Iowa State vs. No. 10 Arizona State 68–77 4,646
8 8:00 p.m. No. 6 Colorado vs. No. 11 Kansas 55–48
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 6
9 11:00 a.m. No. 4 Oklahoma State vs. No. 12 Kansas State 73–74 ESPNU 3,812
10 1:30 p.m. No. 1 TCU vs. No. 9 BYU 63−46
11 5:30 p.m. No. 2 West Virginia vs. No. 10 Arizona State 67–54 ESPN+ 4,771
12 8:00 p.m. No. 3 Baylor vs. No. 6 Colorado 53–62
Semifinals – Saturday, March 7
13 3:00 p.m. No. 1 TCU vs. No. 12 Kansas State 74–62 ESPN+ 6,905
14 5:30 p.m. No. 2 West Virginia vs. No. 6 Colorado 48–47
Championship – Sunday, March 8
15 4:00 p.m. No. 1 TCU vs. No. 2 West Virginia 53–62 ESPN 5,857
*Game times in CDT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

First round
Wednesday, March 4		Second round
Thursday, March 5		Quarterfinals
Friday, March 6		Semifinals
Saturday, March 7		Championship
Sunday, March 8
4Oklahoma State73
521 Texas Tech5112Kansas State74
12Kansas State9112Kansas State58110 TCU74
13Cincinnati6612Kansas State62
110 TCU63
8Utah529BYU46
16Houston669BYU70110 TCU53
9BYU76215 West Virginia62
215 West Virginia67
7Iowa State6810Arizona State54
10Arizona State5410Arizona State77215 West Virginia48
15Arizona516Colorado47
320 Baylor53
6Colorado556Colorado62
11Kansas5611Kansas48
14UCF35

References

  1. ^ Tim, Bontemps (2026-03-13). "Big 12 to swap LED glass court for hardwood in semis, final". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2026-03-13.
  2. ^ Moore, C. J. (2026-03-13). "Big 12 ditches glass court for rest of tournament after player complaints, slipping". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-03-13.
  3. ^ "Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship Seeding and Tiebreaker Procedures". big12sports.com. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  4. ^ "2026 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship Schedule".
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