2026 Big 12 men's basketball tournament

2026 Big 12 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2025–26
Teams16
SiteT-Mobile Center
Kansas City, Missouri
ChampionsArizona (1st title)
Winning coachTommy Lloyd (1st title)
MVPJaden Bradley (Arizona)
Attendance107,974
TelevisionESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN+
2025–26 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Arizona † 16 – 2   .889 34 – 2   .944
No. 5 Houston 14 – 4   .778 30 – 6   .833
No. 17 Kansas 12 – 6   .667 24 – 11   .686
No. 20 Texas Tech 12 – 6   .667 23 – 11   .676
No. 6 Iowa State 12 – 6   .667 29 – 7   .806
TCU 11 – 7   .611 23 – 12   .657
West Virginia 9 – 9   .500 18 – 14   .563
UCF 9 – 9   .500 21 – 12   .636
Cincinnati 9 – 9   .500 18 – 15   .545
BYU 9 – 9   .500 23 – 12   .657
Colorado 7 – 11   .389 17 – 15   .531
Arizona State 7 – 11   .389 17 – 16   .515
Baylor 6 – 12   .333 16 – 16   .500
Oklahoma State 6 – 12   .333 20 – 15   .571
Kansas State 3 – 15   .167 12 – 20   .375
Utah 2 – 16   .111 10 – 22   .313
† 2026 Big 12 tournament winner
As of March 22, 2026
Rankings from AP poll

The 2026 Big 12 Conference men's basketball tournament (branded as the 2026 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament for sponsorship reasons) was a postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big 12 Conference. It was played from March 10–14, 2026, in Kansas City, Missouri at the T-Mobile Center.[1] The winning team, Arizona, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA tournament.

Seeds

All sixteen teams participated in the tournament. The top eight teams received a first round bye and the top four teams received a double bye into the quarterfinals.[2]

Teams were seeded by record within the conference. Ties were broken by head-to-head results, then results vs. the top seed in the conference and going down the standings until the tie was broken.[3]

Seed School Conference records Tiebreak 1 Tiebreak 2
1 Arizona#‡ 16–2
2 Houston‡ 14–4
3 Kansas‡ 12–6 2–1 vs Texas Tech & Iowa State
4 Texas Tech‡ 12–6 1–1 vs Kansas & Iowa State
5 Iowa State† 12–6 1–2 vs Kansas & Texas Tech
6 TCU† 11–7
7 West Virginia† 9–9 5–0 vs UCF, Cincinnati & BYU
8 UCF† 9–9 2–3 vs West Virginia, Cincinnati & BYU 1–0 vs TCU
9 Cincinnati 9–9 2–3 vs West Virginia, UCF & BYU 0–1 vs TCU
10 BYU 9–9 0–3 vs West Virginia, UCF & Cincinnati
11 Colorado 7–11 2–0 vs ASU
12 Arizona State 7–11 0–2 vs Colorado
13 Baylor 6–12 1–0 vs Oklahoma State
14 Oklahoma State 6–12 0–1 vs Baylor
15 Kansas State 3–15
16 Utah 2–16

Notes: # – Big 12 regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed
‡ – Received a double-bye into the conference tournament quarterfinal round
† – Received a single-bye into the conference tournament second round
Overall records include all games played in the 2026 Big 12 tournament.

Schedule

Source:[4]

Game Time* Matchup# Final score Television Attendance
First round – Tuesday, March 10
1 11:30 a.m. No. 12 Arizona State vs No. 13 Baylor 83–79[5] ESPN+ 7,238
2 2:00 p.m. No. 9 Cincinnati vs No. 16 Utah 73–66[6]
3 6:00 p.m. No. 10 BYU vs No. 15 Kansas State 105–91[7] 12,542
4 8:30 p.m. No. 11 Colorado vs No. 14 Oklahoma State 83–92[8]
Second round – Wednesday, March 11
5 11:30 a.m. No. 5 Iowa State vs No. 12 Arizona State 91–42[9] ESPN 12,477
6 2:00 p.m. No. 8 UCF vs No. 9 Cincinnati 66–65OT[10] ESPNU
7 6:00 p.m. No. 7 West Virginia vs No. 10 BYU 48–68[11] ESPN2 12,811
8 8:30 p.m. No. 6 TCU vs No. 14 Oklahoma State 95–88[12] ESPNU
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 12
9 11:30 a.m. No. 4 Texas Tech vs No. 5 Iowa State 53–75[13] ESPN 14,745
10 2:00 p.m. No. 1 Arizona vs No. 8 UCF 81–59[14]
11 6:00 p.m. No. 2 Houston vs No. 10 BYU 73–66[15] ESPN2 17,015
12 8:30 p.m. No. 3 Kansas vs No. 6 TCU 78–73[16]
Semifinals – Friday, March 13
13 6:00 p.m. No. 1 Arizona vs No. 5 Iowa State 82–80[17] ESPN 19,450
14 8:30 p.m. No. 2 Houston vs No. 3 Kansas 69–47[18]
Championship – Saturday, March 14
15 5:00 p.m. No. 1 Arizona vs No. 2 Houston 79–74[19] ESPN 11,696
*Game times in CDT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed.

Bracket

First round
Tuesday, March 10		Second round
Wednesday, March 11		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 12		Semifinals
Friday, March 13		Championship
Saturday, March 14
12 Arizona81
8UCF66*8UCF59
9Cincinnati739Cincinnati6512 Arizona82
16Utah6657 Iowa State80
416 Texas Tech53
57 Iowa State9157 Iowa State75
12Arizona State8312Arizona State4212 Arizona79
13Baylor7925 Houston74
25 Houston73
7West Virginia4810BYU66
10BYU10510BYU6825 Houston69
15Kansas State91314 Kansas47
314 Kansas78
6TCU956TCU73
11Colorado8314Oklahoma State88
14Oklahoma State92

* denotes overtime period

Awards and honors

Team and tournament leaders

Source:[20]

Team Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Minutes
Arizona Brayden Burries 45 Tobe Awaka 29 Jaden Bradley 12 Brayden Burries 4 Motiejus Krivas 5 Jaden Bradley 97
Arizona State Santiago Trouet 26 Santiago Trouet 19 Noah Meeusen 5 Maurice Odum 4 Massamba Diop 2 Massamba Diop 63
Baylor Cameron Carr 25 Cameron Carr 7 Isaac Williams 4 Isaac Williams 3 Tied 1 Obi Agbim 35
BYU AJ Dybantsa 93 Keba Keita 27 Robert Wright III 17 Keba Keita 6 Dominique Diomande 7 AJ Dybantsa 116
Cincinnati Moustapha Thiam 32 Baba Miller 26 Baba Miller 10 Tied 2 Moustapha Thiam 7 Baba Miller 79
Colorado Bangot Dak 22 Bangot Dak 8 Barrington Hargress 9 Bangot Dak 2 Bangot Dak 3 Tied 38
Houston Kingston Flemings 46 Chris Cenac Jr. 25 Kingston Flemings 14 Kingston Flemings 7 Tied 4 Emanuel Sharp 89
Iowa State Joshua Jefferson 59 Joshua Jefferson 29 Tamin Lipsey 15 Joshua Jefferson 7 Joshua Jefferson 3 Joshua Jefferson 97
Kansas Darryn Peterson 38 Flory Bidunga 22 Melvin Council Jr. 9 Darryn Peterson 5 Flory Bidunga 3 Melvin Council Jr. 75
Kansas State PJ Haggerty 27 Taj Manning 7 Tied 3 Tied 2 Tied 1 PJ Haggerty 37
Oklahoma State Anthony Roy 49 Christian Coleman 17 Kanye Clary 11 Vyctorius Miller 5 Christian Coleman 5 Christian Coleman 71
TCU David Punch 50 David Punch 17 Jayden Pierre 8 Tied 2 David Punch 6 David Punch 68
Texas Tech LeJuan Watts 12 LeJuan Watts 7 Jaylen Petty 4 Tied 2 Tied 1 Jaylen Petty 37
UCF Jamichael Stillwell 24 Jamichael Stillwell 26 Themus Fulks 9 Jordan Burks 3 John Bol 2 Themus Fulks 75
Utah Terrence Brown 22 Keanu Dawes 12 Terrence Brown 6 Terrence Brown 2 Tied 1 Seydou Traore 35
West Virginia Honor Huff 17 Tied 7 Tied 2 Brenen Lorient 2 Honor Huff 3 Honor Huff 37

All-Tournament Team

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Team
Jaden Bradley G 6'3 200 Sr. Arizona
Brayden Burries G 6'3 185 Fr.
AJ Dybantsa G 6'9 185 Fr. BYU
Joseph Tugler F 6'8 230 Jr. Houston
Milan Momcilovic F 6'8 225 Jr. Iowa State

Most Outstanding Player

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Team
Jaden Bradley G 6'3 200 Sr. Arizona

Playing surface controversy

In February 2026, the Big 12 announced that both the women's and men's tournaments would be played on a glass LED court built by ASB GlassFloor; the technology would allow for video, animated and interactive graphics, and real-time sponsorship placements to be displayed on the court. While a similar court was used for portions of NBA All-Star Weekend in 2024, the women's and men's tournaments marked the first time that a glass court would be used for official competitive play in the United States.[21]

The court faced a mixed reception from players, with some finding the surface to be more slippery than a traditional wooden court.[22][23][24] After a first round game between Kansas State and BYU, Kansas State player Taj Manning heavily criticized the court: "The lights and stuff caused [Kansas State player] Khamari [McGriff] to get a migraine. It’s a bad court. They shouldn’t bring it back. It’s just an eyesore. It’s constantly changing and stuff and flashing different lights. Nobody wants to play on that floor."[25][26]

During a quarterfinal game between Texas Tech and Iowa State, Texas Tech player Christian Anderson slipped on the court and injured his groin. Shortly after the game, in consultation with the coaches of the remaining teams, the Big 12 announced that the glass court would be removed and replaced with a standard wooden court for the semi-finals onward.[27][22][23][24]

References

  1. ^ "2025 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship - Big 12 Conference". big12sports.com.
  2. ^ "Big 12 Tournament to Feature All 16 Teams".
  3. ^ "Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship Seeding and Tiebreaker Procedures". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference.
  4. ^ "2025 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship Schedule".
  5. ^ "Arizona St. 83 vs Baylor 79".
  6. ^ "Cincinnati 73 vs Utah 66".
  7. ^ "BYU 105 vs Kansas St. 91".
  8. ^ "Colorado 83 vs Oklahoma St. 92".
  9. ^ "Iowa St. 91 vs Arizona St. 42".
  10. ^ "UCF 66 vs Cincinnati 65 OT".
  11. ^ "West Virginia 48 vs BYU 68".
  12. ^ "TCU 95 vs Oklahoma St. 88".
  13. ^ "Texas Tech 53 vs Iowa St. 75".
  14. ^ "Arizona 81 vs UCF 59".
  15. ^ "Houston 73 vs BYU 66".
  16. ^ "Kansas 78 vs TCU 73".
  17. ^ "Arizona 82 vs Iowa State 80".
  18. ^ "Houston 69 vs Kansas 47".
  19. ^ "Arizona 79 vs Houston 74".
  20. ^ "2025 Big 12 Tournament Stats".
  21. ^ Sprung, Shlomo (February 11, 2026). "Exclusive: Big 12 to Bring LED Glass Floor to Basketball Tournaments in American Sports First". Boardroom. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
  22. ^ a b Moore, C. J. (March 13, 2026). "Big 12 ditches glass court for rest of tournament after player complaints, slipping". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
  23. ^ a b Wheeler, Wyatt D. "Big 12 commish appears on ESPN after LED floor leads to injury". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
  24. ^ a b Wheeler, Nathan Giese and Wyatt D. "Kansas State player claims Big 12 Tournament's 'slippery' court caused migraine". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
  25. ^ Wheeler, Nathan Giese and Wyatt D. "Kansas State player claims Big 12 Tournament's 'slippery' court caused migraine". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
  26. ^ "K-State player rips Big 12 Tournament's 'eyesore' court, says it caused migraine". The Wichita Eagle. March 11, 2026. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
  27. ^ Tim, Bontemps (March 13, 2026). "Big 12 to swap LED glass court for hardwood in semis, final". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
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