The 2026 Big 12 Conference men's basketball tournament (branded as the 2026 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament for sponsorship reasons) was a postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big 12 Conference. It was played from March 10–14, 2026, in Kansas City, Missouri at the T-Mobile Center. The winning team, Arizona, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA tournament.
Seeds All sixteen teams participated in the tournament. The top eight teams received a first round bye and the top four teams received a double bye into the quarterfinals.
Teams were seeded by record within the conference. Ties were broken by head-to-head results, then results vs. the top seed in the conference and going down the standings until the tie was broken.
SeedSchoolConference recordsTiebreak 1Tiebreak 2 1 Arizona#‡ 16–2 2 Houston‡ 14–4 3 Kansas‡ 12–6 2–1 vs Texas Tech & Iowa State 4 Texas Tech‡ 12–6 1–1 vs Kansas & Iowa State 5 Iowa State† 12–6 1–2 vs Kansas & Texas Tech 6 TCU† 11–7 7 West Virginia† 9–9 5–0 vs UCF, Cincinnati & BYU 8 UCF† 9–9 2–3 vs West Virginia, Cincinnati & BYU 1–0 vs TCU 9Cincinnati 9–9 2–3 vs West Virginia, UCF & BYU 0–1 vs TCU 10BYU 9–9 0–3 vs West Virginia, UCF & Cincinnati 11Colorado 7–11 2–0 vs ASU 12Arizona State 7–11 0–2 vs Colorado 13 Baylor 6–12 1–0 vs Oklahoma State 14Oklahoma State 6–12 0–1 vs Baylor 15Kansas State 3–15 16 Utah 2–16 Notes: # – Big 12 regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed‡ – Received a double-bye into the conference tournament quarterfinal round† – Received a single-bye into the conference tournament second roundOverall records include all games played in the 2026 Big 12 tournament.
Schedule Source: GameTime*Matchup#Final scoreTelevisionAttendanceFirst round – Tuesday, March 10111:30 a.m.No. 12 Arizona State vs No. 13 Baylor 83–79 ESPN+ 7,23822:00 p.m.No. 9 Cincinnati vs No. 16 Utah 73–6636:00 p.m. No. 10 BYU vs No. 15 Kansas State 105–91 12,54248:30 p.m.No. 11 Colorado vs No. 14 Oklahoma State 83–92Second round – Wednesday, March 11511:30 a.m.No. 5 Iowa State vs No. 12 Arizona State 91–42 ESPN 12,47762:00 p.m.No. 8 UCF vs No. 9 Cincinnati 66–65OT ESPNU76:00 p.m. No. 7 West Virginia vs No. 10 BYU 48–68ESPN2 12,81188:30 p.m. No. 6 TCU vs No. 14 Oklahoma State 95–88ESPNUQuarterfinals – Thursday, March 12911:30 a.m. No. 4 Texas Tech vs No. 5 Iowa State 53–75 ESPN 14,745102:00 p.m. No. 1 Arizona vs No. 8 UCF 81–59116:00 p.m. No. 2 Houston vs No. 10 BYU 73–66ESPN217,015128:30 p.m. No. 3 Kansas vs No. 6 TCU 78–73Semifinals – Friday, March 13136:00 p.m. No. 1 Arizona vs No. 5 Iowa State82–80 ESPN19,450148:30 p.m. No. 2 Houston vs No. 3 Kansas69–47Championship – Saturday, March 14155:00 p.m. No. 1 Arizona vs No. 2 Houston79–74ESPN11,696*Game times in CDT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed.
Bracket
* denotes overtime period
Awards and honors
Team and tournament leaders Source: Team Points Rebounds Assists StealsBlocksMinutesArizona Brayden Burries 45 Tobe Awaka 29 Jaden Bradley 12 Brayden Burries 4 Motiejus Krivas 5 Jaden Bradley 97Arizona State Santiago Trouet 26 Santiago Trouet 19 Noah Meeusen 5 Maurice Odum 4 Massamba Diop 2 Massamba Diop 63Baylor Cameron Carr 25 Cameron Carr 7 Isaac Williams 4 Isaac Williams 3 Tied 1 Obi Agbim 35BYU AJ Dybantsa 93 Keba Keita 27 Robert Wright III 17 Keba Keita 6 Dominique Diomande 7 AJ Dybantsa 116Cincinnati Moustapha Thiam 32 Baba Miller 26 Baba Miller 10 Tied 2 Moustapha Thiam 7 Baba Miller 79Colorado Bangot Dak 22 Bangot Dak 8 Barrington Hargress 9 Bangot Dak 2 Bangot Dak 3 Tied 38Houston Kingston Flemings 46 Chris Cenac Jr. 25 Kingston Flemings 14 Kingston Flemings 7 Tied 4 Emanuel Sharp 89Iowa State Joshua Jefferson 59 Joshua Jefferson 29 Tamin Lipsey 15 Joshua Jefferson 7 Joshua Jefferson 3 Joshua Jefferson 97Kansas Darryn Peterson 38 Flory Bidunga 22 Melvin Council Jr. 9 Darryn Peterson 5 Flory Bidunga 3 Melvin Council Jr. 75Kansas State PJ Haggerty 27 Taj Manning 7 Tied 3 Tied 2 Tied 1 PJ Haggerty 37Oklahoma State Anthony Roy 49 Christian Coleman 17 Kanye Clary 11 Vyctorius Miller 5 Christian Coleman 5 Christian Coleman 71TCU David Punch 50 David Punch 17 Jayden Pierre 8 Tied 2 David Punch 6 David Punch 68Texas Tech LeJuan Watts 12 LeJuan Watts 7 Jaylen Petty 4 Tied 2 Tied 1 Jaylen Petty 37UCF Jamichael Stillwell 24 Jamichael Stillwell 26 Themus Fulks 9 Jordan Burks 3 John Bol 2 Themus Fulks 75Utah Terrence Brown 22 Keanu Dawes 12 Terrence Brown 6 Terrence Brown 2 Tied 1 Seydou Traore 35West Virginia Honor Huff 17 Tied 7 Tied 2 Brenen Lorient 2 Honor Huff 3 Honor Huff 37
All-Tournament Team Name Pos. Height Weight Year Team Jaden Bradley G 6'3 200 Sr.Arizona Brayden Burries G6'3185Fr.AJ DybantsaG6'9185Fr.BYUJoseph TuglerF6'8230Jr.HoustonMilan MomcilovicF6'8225Jr.Iowa State
Most Outstanding Player Name Pos. Height Weight Year Team Jaden Bradley G 6'3 200 Sr. Arizona
Playing surface controversy In February 2026, the Big 12 announced that both the women's and men's tournaments would be played on a glass LED court built by ASB GlassFloor; the technology would allow for video, animated and interactive graphics, and real-time sponsorship placements to be displayed on the court. While a similar court was used for portions of NBA All-Star Weekend in 2024, the women's and men's tournaments marked the first time that a glass court would be used for official competitive play in the United States.
The court faced a mixed reception from players, with some finding the surface to be more slippery than a traditional wooden court. After a first round game between Kansas State and BYU, Kansas State player Taj Manning heavily criticized the court: "The lights and stuff caused [Kansas State player] Khamari [McGriff] to get a migraine. It’s a bad court. They shouldn’t bring it back. It’s just an eyesore. It’s constantly changing and stuff and flashing different lights. Nobody wants to play on that floor."
During a quarterfinal game between Texas Tech and Iowa State, Texas Tech player Christian Anderson Jr. slipped on the court and injured his groin. Shortly after the game, in consultation with the coaches of the remaining teams, the Big 12 announced that the glass court would be removed and replaced with a standard wooden court for the semi-finals onward.
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