2024 Big 12 Basketball Tournament: Seeds, Bracket, Schedule
Kansas City should be the site of one of the best conference tournaments in the country, with the Big 12 getting things started on Tuesday. Things will look a bit different in 2024, with four new teams in the bracket field. Eventually, a champion will be crowned on Saturday night, securing an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Many would consider the Big 12 the best conference in college basketball, discussing the grueling nature every week. Now, some teams have an opportunity to play as many as five games in five days in order to win the title. The champion will play at least three games.
Saturday was the final day of the regular season and now, everything is set. Seeds, the bracket, and the television schedule have been confirmed by the Big 12.
Tuesday, March 12 – First Round
Game 1: No. 12 UCF Knights vs. No. 13 Oklahoma State Cowboys, 11:30 a.m. CT (Big 12 Now on ESPN+)
Game 2: No. 11 Cincinnati Bearcats vs. No. 14 West Virginia Mountaineers, 2 p.m. CT (Big 12 Now on ESPN+)
Wednesday, March 13 – Second Round
Game 3: No. 5 BYU Cougars vs. Game 1 Winner, 11:30 a.m. CT (ESPN/2)
Game 4: No. 8 TCU Horned Frogs vs. No. 9 Oklahoma Sooners, 2 p.m. CT (Big 12 Now on ESPN+)
Game 5: No. 7 Texas Longhorns vs. No. 10 Kansas State Wildcats, 6 p.m. CT (Big 12 Now on ESPN+)
Game 6: No. 6 Kansas Jayhawks vs. Winner Game 2, 8:30 p.m. CT (ESPN2/U)
Thursday, March 14 – Quarterfinals
Game 7: No. 4 Texas Tech Red Raiders vs. Winner Game 3, 11:30 a.m. CT (ESPN/2)
Game 8: No. 1 Houston Cougars vs. Winner Game 4, 2 p.m. CT (ESPN/2)
Game 9: No. 2 Iowa State Cyclones vs. Winner Game 5, 6 p.m. CT (ESPN/2)
Game 10: No. 3 Baylor Bears vs. Winner Game 6, 8:30 p.m. CT (ESPN/2)
Friday, March 15 – Semifinals
Game 11: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 6 p.m. CT (ESPN/2)
Game 12: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10, 8:30 p.m. CT (ESPN/2)
Saturday, March 16 – Big 12 Championship
Game 13: Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 12, 5 p.m. CT (ESPN)
Heading into the Big 12 Tournament, ESPN’s Joe Lunardi has nine Big 12 teams slated to hear their name called on Selection Sunday. TCU is the furthest down the line, being considered one of the Last Four Byes. Plenty of Quad 1 opportunities await themselves in Kansas City.