Seeds and matchups are set for the 2025 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Tournament in KC
The first 16-team bracket for the Big 12 Men’s Basketball Tournament is finalized.
For the first time, four teams will receive a double bye, and four more a single bye.
The event begins on Tuesday at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City with four games. At 11:30 am., 12th seeded Oklahoma State will face No. 13 seed Cincinnati in a rematch of the regular-season finale played on Saturday.
The top four seeds with double byes are Houston, Texas Tech, Arizona and BYU. They’ll open play on Thursday.
The teams with single byes are Iowa State, Baylor, Kansas and West Virginia. They will play their first games on Wednesday.
Here’s the 2025 Big 12 Men’s Tournament schedule:
Tuesday’s games
Game 1, 11:30 a.m. 12-Oklahoma State vs. 13-Cincinnati
Game 2, 2 p.m. 9-TCU vs. 16-Colorado
Game 3, 6 p.m., 10-Kansas State vs. No. 15 Arizona State
Game 4, 8:30 p.m. 11-Utah vs. No. 14 UCF
Wednesday’s games
Game 5, 11:30 p.m., Game 1 winner vs. 5-Iowa State
Game 6, 2 p.m., Game 2 winner vs. 8-West Virginia
Game 7, 6 p.m., Game 3 winner vs. 7-Baylor
Game 8, 8:30 p.m., Game 4 winner vs. 6-Kansas
Thursday’s games
Game 9, 11:30 a.m., Game 5 winner vs. 4-BYU
Game 10, 2 p.m., Game 6 winner vs. 1-Houston
Game 11, 6 p.m., Game 7 winner vs. 2-Texas Tech
Game 12, 8:30 p.m., Game 8 winner vs. 3-Arizona
Friday’s games
Game 13, 6 p.m., semifinal
Game 14, 8:30 p.m., semifinal
Saturday’s Championship Game
Game 15, 5 p.m., championship