Big 12 tournament 2026: Bracket, scores, and schedule for men’s basketball

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Big 12 tournament 2026: Bracket, scores, and schedule for men’s basketball

We’re keeping track of the Big 12 tournament here.

by Ricky O'DonnellUpdated Mar 11, 2026, 9:49 PM UTC

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TUCSON, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 28: Jaden Bradley #0 of the Arizona Wildcats dribbles the ball during the first half against the Kansas Jayhawks at McKale Center at ALKEME Arena on February 28, 2026 in Tucson, Arizona. (Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images) Getty ImagesRicky O'Donnell has covered basketball at all levels for more than a decade at SB Nation. He’s currently the Associate Director of Programming.

The Big 12 is consistently among the best men’s basketball conferences in the country, and this year’s version of the league is one of its most talented yet. The Arizona Wildcats are an obvious inner circle national championship contender. The Houston Cougars are after redemption after coming minutes away from Kelvin Sampson’s elusive first first ring a year ago. Iowa State is always a threat to make the second weekend of the big dance under head coach T.J. Otzelberger, and this has a case to be his best team yet. Kansas has been winning at an impressive clip even with an injured (or cramped) Darryn Peterson, but his last game of the regular season was the healthiest he looked yet.

The Big 12 should get seven or eight teams into the 2026 NCAA tournament, but first it has an automatic bid to hand out in Kansas City. The Big 12 tournament is again invading the T-Mobile Center in KC, and it promises to deliver the type of dramatic competition we’ve come to expect from this league over the years.

Arizona will be the favorite as the top seed with a dominant defense and three of the country’s best freshmen, but the Wildcats’ lack of shooting leaves them susceptible to an upset if they go down early. Houston has been struggling a bit to close the regular season, but they have the pieces to win this tournament. Looking for an upset pick? I like UCF, who will be playing for its tournament lives on the bubble.

Here’s the full 2026 Big 12 men’s basketball tournament bracket and schedule. We’ll update this post as the results come in.

Big 12 tournament bracket 2026 men’s basketball

Big 12 tournament men’s basketball schedule and results 2026

First Round – Tuesday, March 10

Game 1: No. 12 Arizona State 83, No. 13 Baylor 79Game 2: No. 9 Cincinnati 73, No. 16 Utah 66Game 3: No. 10 BYU 105. No. 15 Kansas State 91Game 4: No. 14 Oklahoma State 92, No. 11 Colorado 83

Second Round – Wednesday, March 11

Game 5: No. 5 Iowa State 91, vs. No. 12 Arizona State 42Game 6: No. 8 UCF 66, No. 9 Cincinnati 65Game 7: No. 10 BYU 68, No. 7 West Virginia 48Game 8: No. 6 TCU vs. No. 14 Oklahoma State - 9:30 p.m. ET

Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 12

Game 9: No. 4 Texas Tech vs. No. 5 Iowa State - 12:30 p.m. ETGame 10: No. 1 Arizona vs. No. 8 UCF (ESPN/2) - 3 p.m. ETGame 11: No. 2 Houston vs. No. 10 BYU (ESPN/2) - 7 p.m. ETGame 12: No. 3 Kansas vs. Game 8 winner (ESPN/2) - 9:30 p.m. ET

Semifinals – Friday, March 13

Game 13: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner (ESPN/2) - 7 p.m. ETGame 14: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner (ESPN/2) - 9:30 p.m. ET

Final – Saturday, March 14

Game 15: Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner (ESPN) - 6 p.m. ET

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