Where KU Jayhawks, K-State Wildcats are seeded in Big 12 basketball tournament
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- Kansas earned the No. 3 seed and a double bye after tiebreakers.
- KU opens quarterfinals Thursday at 8:30 p.m. at T‑Mobile Center.
- Kansas State draws BYU in a first‑round game Tuesday at 6 p.m.
Kansas has claimed the No. 3 seed and Kansas State the 15 seed in the Big 12 men’s basketball tournament to be held Tuesday through Saturday at T-Mobile Center.
The Jayhawks’ seed wasn’t finalized until late Saturday night when BYU upended Texas Tech 82-76 in Provo, Utah.
The result meant Tech, KU and Iowa State each finished with 12-6 conference records in a tie for third place in the conference standings.
KU, however, had the best round-robin record among the trio, going 1-1 against ISU and 1-0 versus Tech.
KU earned the coveted double-bye as the 3 seed and will be idle until 8:30 p.m. Thursday, when it meets a yet-to-be determined opponent at T-Mobile Center on either ESPN or ESPN2.
Who will KU play at Big 12 Tournament?
No. 11 seed Colorado and No. 14 seed Oklahoma State will meet at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, with the winner of that game meeting No. 6 seed TCU at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. The winner of TCU-OSU/Colorado will meet KU at 8:30 p.m. Thursday in the quarterfinals.
KU went 1-0 versus CU, OSU and TCU during its just-completed 12-6 regular season.
If the Jayhawks win their first game in the Big 12 tournament, they will play either No. 2 Houston, No. 7 West Virginia, No. 10 BYU or No. 15 Kansas State at 8:30 p.m. Friday in the semifinals. The finals are 5 p.m. Saturday.
Who will Kansas State play?
Kansas State, which finished 3-15 in league play, will take on BYU at 6 p.m. Tuesday at T-Mobile Center. The winner will face West Virginia.
Colorado will meet OSU at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday to complete the Tuesday slate of games.
Big 12 tournament schedule
First Round
Tuesday’s Games
Game 1: No. 12 Arizona State vs. No. 13 Baylor (ESPN+) - 11:30 a.m. Central.
Game 2: No. 9 Cincinnati vs. No. 16 Utah (ESPN+) - 2 p.m. CT.
Game 3: No. 10 BYU vs. No. 15 Kansas State (ESPN+) - 6 p.m. CT
Game 4: No. 11 Colorado vs. No. 14 Oklahoma State (ESPN+) - 8:30 p.m. CT
Second Round
Wednesday’s Games
Game 5: No. 5 Iowa State vs. Game 1 winner (ESPN/2) - 11:30 a.m. CT
Game 6: No. 8 UCF vs. Game 2 winner (ESPNU) - 2 p.m. CT
Game 7: No. 7 West Virginia vs. Game 3 winner (ESPNU) - 6 p.m. CT
Game 8: No. 6 TCU vs. Game 4 winner (ESPN2/U) - 8:30 p.m. CT
Quarterfinals
Thursday’s Games
Game 9: No. 4 Texas Tech vs. Game 5 winner (ESPN/2) - 11:30 a.m. CT
Game 10: No. 1 Arizona vs. Game 6 winner (ESPN/2) - 2 p.m. CT
Game 11: No. 2 Houston vs. Game 7 winner (ESPN/2) - 6 p.m. CT
Game 12: No. 3 Kansas vs. Game 8 winner (ESPN/2) - 8:30 p.m. CT
Semifinals
Friday’s Games
Game 13: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner (ESPN/2) - 6 p.m. CT
Game 14: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner (ESPN/2) - 8:30 p.m. CT
Finals
Saturday’s Game
Game 15: Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner (ESPN) - 5 p.m. CT
Final 2025-26 Big 12 standings
Arizona 16-2, Houston 14-4, Kansas 12-6, Texas Tech 12-6, Iowa State 12-6, TCU 11-7, West Virginia 9-9, UCF 9-9, Cincinnati 9-9, BYU 9-9, Colorado 7-11, Arizona State 7-11, Baylor 6-12, Oklahoma State 6-12, Kansas State 3-15, Utah 2-16.
Arizona won the league title outright.
