The college basketball regular season ended over the weekend, finalizing the 2026 Big 12 Tournament bracket.
No. 2 Arizona‘s road win over the Colorado Buffaloes capped the conference’s regular-season action. The Wildcats improved to 29-2 (16-2 Big 12) with the come-from-behind victory. Their only two losses came in back-to-back games in mid-February against then-top-10 Kansas and top-16 Texas Tech. They won a stacked Big 12 by two games over No. 7 Houston.
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Across the conference, BYU’s upset of No. 10 Texas Tech was a major storyline with the Cougars having dropped three in a row up until that point.
With the 2025-26 Big 12 regular season complete, here is the complete conference tournament bracket.
Final Big 12 Tournament bracket after regular season
Mar 7, 2026; Boulder, Colorado, USA; Arizona Wildcats head coach Tommy Lloyd reacts in the second half against the Colorado Buffaloes at the CU Events Center. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images
First Round
Tuesday, March 10
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No. 13 Baylor vs. No. 12 Arizona State (11:30 a.m. CT)
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No. 16 Utah vs. No. 9 Cincinnati (2 p.m. CT)
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No. 15 Kansas State vs. No. 10 BYU (6 p.m. CT)
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No. 14 Oklahoma State vs. No. 11 Colorado (8:30 p.m. CT)
Second Round
Wednesday, March 11
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No. 5 Iowa State vs. Baylor/Arizona State winner (11:30 a.m. CT)
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No. 8 UCF vs. Utah/Cincinnati winner (2 p.m. CT)
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No. 7 West Virginia vs. Kansas State/BYU winner (6 p.m. CT)
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No. 6 TCU vs. Oklahoma State/Colorado winner (8:30 p.m. CT)
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 12
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No. 4 Texas Tech vs. Iowa State/Baylor/Arizona State (11:30 a.m. CT)
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No. 1 Arizona vs. Utah/Cincinnati/UCF (2 p.m. CT)
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No. 2 Houston vs. Kansas State/BYU/WVU (6 p.m. CT)
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No. 3 Kansas vs. Oklahoma State/Colorado/TCU (8:30 p.m. CT)
Semifinals
Friday, March 13
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Texas Tech/Iowa State/Baylor/Arizona State vs. Arizona/UCF/Cincinnati/Utah (6 p.m. CT)
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Houston/West Virginia/BYU/Kansas State vs. Kansas/TCU/Colorado/Oklahoma State (8:30 p.m. CT)
The semifinal winners will meet in the Big 12 title game on Saturday, March 14, at 5 p.m. CT on ESPN. The NCAA Tournament bracket will then be revealed on Sunday afternoon following the conclusion of the Big Ten title game.
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