2026–27 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season

The 2026–27 Big 12 men's basketball season will began with the start of the 2026–27 NCAA Division I men's basketball season on November 2, 2026. Regular season conference play will start in January, 2027 and concluded on March 4, 2027. The 2027 Big 12 men's basketball tournament will be held on March 9−13, 2027, at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

Previous season Big 12 regular season and tournament champion Arizona received the conference's automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA tournament. They would ultimately lose to Michigan in the Final Four semifinal.

Eight out of the sixteen members were granted bids to the NCAA tournament. Those eight teams were Arizona, BYU, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, TCU, Texas Tech and UCF.

Offseason

Recruiting classes +RankingsTeamESPN247 SportsOn3SigneesArizona132943Arizona State–88573Baylor1870251BYU1016325Cincinnati–––0Colorado–81984Houston223092Iowa State–20374Kansas34124Kansas State–541092Oklahoma State915183TCU–991562Texas Tech–69311UCF–47412Utah–113843West Virginia1423283

Coaches

Coaching changes +CoachSchoolReasonReplacementBobby HurleyArizona StateNot renewedRandy BennettWes MillerCincinnatiFiredJerrod CalhounJerome TangKansas StateFiredCasey Alexander

Head coaches Note: Stats are through the beginning of the season. All stats and records are from time at current school only. TeamHead coachPrevious jobSeasons at school as HCOverall record at SchoolBig 12 recordNCAA tournamentsNCAA Final FoursNCAA championshipsArizona Tommy Lloyd Gonzaga (asst.)6th510 Arizona State Randy Bennett Saint Mary's1st000 BaylorScott DrewValparaiso24th1311 BYUKevin YoungPhoenix Suns (asst.)3rd200 CincinnatiJerrod CalhounUtah State1st000 Colorado Tad Boyle Northern Colorado17th600 HoustonKelvin SampsonHouston Rockets (asst.)13th820 Iowa StateT. J. OtzelbergerUNLV6th500 KansasBill SelfIllinois24th21†3†2 Kansas StateCasey AlexanderBelmont1st000 Oklahoma StateSteve LutzWestern Kentucky3rd000 TCUJamie DixonPittsburgh11th400 Texas TechGrant McCaslandNorth Texas4th300 UCFJohnny DawkinsStanford11th200Utah Alex Jensen Dallas Mavericks (assistant) 2nd000 West Virginia Ross Hodge North Texas2nd000 † All of the Jayhawks' postseason victories and 7 of their regular-season wins were vacated from the 2017–18 season. Officially, their record for the season 16–8 overall and 3–5 in conference play. The Jayhawks' regular-season Big 12 championship and their Big 12 tournament championship were vacated. The Jayhawks' entire NCAA tournament appearance from the season was vacated including their Final Four appearance.

Preseason Big 12 media day Big 12 Men's Basketball Media day will be held in October, 2026 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri, with coverage on ESPNU and ESPN+.

Teams and representatives attending was as follows: TeamCoachPlayerArizona Tommy Lloyd Arizona State Randy Bennett BaylorScott DrewBYUKevin YoungCincinnatiJerrod CalhounColoradoTad BoyleHoustonKelvin SampsonIowa StateT. J. OtzelbergerKansasBill SelfKansas StateCasey AlexanderOklahoma StateSteve LutzTCUJamie DixonTexas TechGrant McCaslandUCFJohnny DawkinsUtahAlex JensenWest VirginiaRoss HodgeReference:

Big 12 preseason coaches poll The Big 12 preseason coaches & media poll will be released in October 2026. All awards will be voted on by the league's 16 head coaches, who can not vote for their own team or players.

Big 12 Preseason Coaches Poll Big 12 CoachesPoints 1. Arizona 2.Arizona State 3.Baylor 4.BYU 5.Cincinnati 6.Colorado 7.Houston 8.Iowa State 9.Kansas 10.Kansas State 11.TCU 12.Texas Tech 13.Oklahoma State 14.UCF 15.Utah 16.West VirginiaReference: (#) first-place votes

Big 12 Preseason Media Poll Big 12 Media 1. Arizona 2.Arizona State 3.Baylor 4.BYU 5.Cincinnati 6.Colorado 7.Houston 8.Iowa State 9.Kansas 10.Kansas State 11.TCU 12.Texas Tech 13.Oklahoma State 14.UCF 15.Utah 16.West VirginiaReference:

Big 12 preseason all-conference

All-Big 12 Preseason First team

Player School Pos. Yr. Ht., Wt. Hometown (Last School)† denotes unanimous selectionReference:

Player of the Year: Co-Newcomer of the Year: Freshman of the Year:

Preseason watchlists Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.

PlayerSchoolWoodenNaismithOlsonRobertsonCousyWestErvingMaloneAbdul-Jabbar

Preseason All-American teams APESPN 1st TeamESPN 2nd TeamESPN 3rd TeamSI 1st TeamSI 3rd TeamBlue Ribbon 1st TeamBlue Ribbon 2nd TeamBlue Ribbon 3rd TeamBlue Ribbon 4th Team

Preseason national polls/ratings

APBlue RibbonYearbookCBS SportsCoachesESPNFOX SportsLindy'sSportsSporting NewsKenpomNCAA SportsSportsIllustratedArizona – No. 5 No. 6 – No. 6 – – – – No. 6 –Arizona State – – – – – – – – – – –Baylor – – – – – – – – – No. 40 –BYU – – No. 22 – No. 19 – – – – No. 21 –Cincinnati – – – – – – – – – No. 41 –Colorado – – – – – – – – – – –Houston – No. 8 No. 14 – No. 17 – – – – No. 11 –Iowa State – No. 17 No. 13 – No. 27 – – – – No. 23 –Kansas – No. 16 – – No. 25 – – – – No. 15 –Kansas State – – – – – – – – – – –Oklahoma State – – – – – – – – – – –TCU – – – – – – – – – – –Texas Tech – – – – No. 9 – – – – No. 31 –UCF – – – – – – – – – – –Utah – – – – – – – – – – –West Virginia – – – – – – – – – No. 32 –

Regular season The Conference match ups for each school have yet to be announced.

+KeyScheduleHome & Away Conference Schedule Home (H) & Away (A) Home Only (H) Away Only (A)

 ArizonaArizona StateBaylorBYUCincinnatiColoradoHoustonIowa StateKansasKansas StateOklahoma StateTCUTexas TechUCFUtahWest Virginiavs. Arizona— H & A A H & AH A H & AHAHH AH A AHvs. Arizona State H & A— A AHH A AH H & AH H & AH A AHvs. BaylorHH—H A H & A A A H & A A AHH H & AH Avs. BYU H & AH A— AHHHA A A H & AHH H & A Avs. Cincinnati A AHH—H AHA H & AHA H & A AH H & Avs. ColoradoH A H & A A A— H & A AHHHH AH H & A Avs. Houston H & AHH AH H & A—A AH A A H & AH AHvs. Iowa State AHH A AHH— H & A A H & A AHH A H & Avs. KansasH A H & AHH AH H & A— H & A AHA AH Avs. Kansas State A H & AHH H & A A AH H & A— A A AHHHvs. Oklahoma State A AHH A AH H & AHH— H & A A A H & AHvs. TCUH H & A A H & AH AHH AH H & A— A A AHvs. Texas Tech A A A A H & AH H & A AHHHH— H & AH Avs. UCFHH H & A AH A A AH AHH H & A— A H & Avs. UtahHH A H & A A H & AHH A A H & AH AH— Avs. West Virginia A AHH H & AH A H & AH A A AH H & AH—

Conference matrix  ArizonaArizona StateBaylorBYUCincinnatiColoradoHoustonIowa StateKansasKansas StateOklahoma StateTCUTexas TechUCFUtahWest Virginiavs. Arizona—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0vs. Arizona State0–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0vs. Baylor0–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0vs. BYU0–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0vs. Cincinnati0–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0vs. Colorado0–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0vs. Houston0–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0vs. Iowa State0–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0vs. Kansas0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–0vs. Kansas State0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–0vs. Oklahoma State0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–0vs. TCU0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–0vs. Texas Tech0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–0vs. UCF0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–0vs. Utah0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–0vs. West Virginia0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—Total0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0

Big Monday Games Rankings from the AP Poll at time of the game: Date Visitor Home Site Significance Score Feb. 1 Kansas Houston Fertitta Center ● Houston, TX Big Monday – Feb. 8 TCU Arizona McKale Center ● Tucson, AZ – Feb. 15 Houston Texas Tech United Supermarkets Arena ● Lubbock, TX – Feb. 22 Arizona BYU Marriott Center ● Provo, UT – Mar. 1 Iowa State Kansas Allen Fieldhouse ● Lawrence, KS –

Points scored

TeamForAgainstDifferenceArizona000Arizona State000Baylor000BYU000Cincinnati000Colorado000Houston000Iowa State000Kansas000Kansas State000Oklahoma State000TCU000Texas Tech000UCF000Utah000West Virginia000 Multi-Team Events Team Tournament FinishArizonaMaui Invitational−Arizona StateAcrisure Series−BaylorPlayers Era Festival−BYUMaui Invitational−Cincinnati−−ColoradoAcrisure Series−HoustonPlayers Era Festival−Iowa StatePlayers Era Festival−KansasPlayers Era Festival−Kansas StatePlayers Era Festival−Oklahoma State−−TCUPlayers Era Festival−Texas TechPlayers Era Festival−UCF−−Utah−−West VirginiaPlayers Era Festival− Sources:

Regular season honors

Big 12 Players of the Week WeekPlayer of the weekTeamNewcomer of the weekTeam Team Total TeamTotal Arizona 0 Arizona State 0 Baylor 0 BYU 0 Cincinnati 0 Colorado 0 Houston 0 Iowa State 0 Kansas 0 Kansas State 0 Oklahoma State 0 TCU 0 Texas Tech 0 UCF 0 Utah 0 West Virginia 0

Big 12 Starting Five Starting in the 2026−27 the Big 12 introduced the Conference Starting Five, which highlights other strong performances from across the Conference. Honorees were determined by a panel of media who cover Big 12 basketball.

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Rankings +Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked previous weekт Tied with another team in rankings

 PreWk1Wk2Wk3Wk4Wk5Wk6Wk7Wk8Wk9Wk10Wk11Wk12Wk13Wk14Wk15Wk16Wk17Wk18Wk19FinalArizonaAPCArizona StateAPCBaylorAPCBYUAPCCincinnatiAPCColoradoAPCHoustonAPCIowa StateAPCKansasAPCKansas StateAPCOklahoma StateAPCTCUAPCTexas TechAPCUCFAPCUtahAPCWest VirginiaAPC

Big 12 records vs other conferences The Big 12 finished with a record of 0–0 in non-conference play during the regular season. The Big 12 has a record of 0–0 during NCAA tournament play.

Regular season +Power 4 ConferencesConferenceRecordACC0–0Big East0–0Big Ten0–0SEC0–0Combined0–0 Other conferencesConferenceRecordAmerican0–0 America East0–0ASUN0–0Atlantic 100–0Big Sky0–0Big South0–0Big West0–0CAA0–0CUSA0–0Horizon0–0Independents/Non-division I0–0Ivy League0–0Metro Atlantic0–0Mid-American0–0Mid-Eastern Athletic0–0Missouri Valley0–0Mountain West0–0NEC0–0Ohio Valley0–0Pac-120–0Patriot League0–0Southern0–0Southland0–0Southwestern Athletic0–0Summit0–0Sun Belt0–0West Coast0–0WAC0–0Combined0–0

Postseason

+Power 4 ConferencesConferenceRecordACC0–0Big East0–0Big Ten0–0SEC0–0Combined0–0 Other conferencesConferenceRecordAmerican0–0 America East0–0ASUN0–0Atlantic 100–0Big Sky0–0Big South0–0Big West0–0CAA0–0CUSA0–0Horizon0–0Independents/Non-division I0–0Ivy League0–0Metro Atlantic0–0Mid-American0–0Mid-Eastern Athletic0–0Missouri Valley0–0Mountain West0–0NEC0–0Ohio Valley0–0Pac-120–0Patriot League0–0Southern0–0Southland0–0Southwestern Athletic0–0Summit0–0Sun Belt0–0West Coast0–0WAC0–0Combined0–0

Record against ranked non-conference opponents This is a list of games against ranked opponents only (rankings from the AP Poll at time of the game): Date Visitor Home Site Significance Score Conference record Nov ● − − 0−0

† denotes neutral site game

Postseason Big 12 tournament

The 2027 Big 12 Men's Basketball tournamentwas played on March 9−13, 2027, at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, MO