The 2025 Big 12 basketball tournament schedule takes place March 11-15, 2025. The men’s basketball tournament takes place at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Phillips 66 is the sponsor of the tournament. This will be the first year that there are 16 teams in the postseason basketball tournament with the new additions over the summer to the Big 12.
2025 Big 12 Basketball Tournament Schedule
The 2025 Big 12 basketball tournament schedule takes place from March 11-15, 2025. The Big 12 schedule will be set up a bit differently than the 2024 tournament. The league now has 16 teams and is committed to all of the teams playing in the tournament through at least 2031. We have setup the likely schedule with single and double-byes based on seeds.
If things change when the Big 12 confirms the schedule and brackets, we’ll update you here. All times listed are in Eastern Time. Final seeding and matchups will be determined based on the conclusion of regular season play and where everyone sits in the standings.
| Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Television |
| First round – Tuesday, March 11 | ||||
| 1 | 1:00 PM | No. 12 vs No. 13 | TBD | TBA |
| 2 | 3:30 PM | No. 11 vs No. 14 | TBD | |
| 3 | 7:00 PM | No. 10 vs No. 15 | TBD | |
| 4 | 9:30 PM | No. 9 vs No. 16 | TBD | |
| Second round – Wednesday, March 13 | ||||
| 5 | 1:00 PM | No. 8 vs Winner No. 9 vs No. 16 | TBD | TBA |
| 6 | 3:30 PM | No. 7 vs Winner No. 10 vs No. 15 | TBD | |
| 7 | 7:00 PM | No. 6 vs Winner No. 11 vs No. 14 | TBD | |
| 8 | 9:30 PM | No. 5 vs Winner No. 12 vs No. 13 | TBD | |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 14 | ||||
| 9 | 1:00 PM | No. 1 vs Winner No. 8/No.9/No.16 | TBD | TBA |
| 10 | 3:30 PM | No. 2 vs Winner No. 10/No. 15/No. 7 | TBD | |
| 11 | 7:00 PM | No. 3 vs Winner No. 6/No. 11/No. 14 | TBD | TBA |
| 12 | 9:30 PM | No. 4 vs Winner No. 5/No. 12/No. 13 | TBD | |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 15 | ||||
| 13 | 1:00 PM | Winner Game 9 vs Winner Game 12 | TBD | ABC / ESPN |
| 14 | 3:30 PM | Winner Game 10 vs Winner Game 11 | TBD | |
| Championship – Sunday, March 16 | ||||
| 15 | 1:00 PM | Winner Game 13 vs Winner Game 14 | ABC / ESPN | |
| *Game times in ET | ||||
Past Big 12 Men’s Basketball Tournament Champions
The following are the past Big 12 men’s basketball tournament champions since 2013. The conference tournament champion is generally always favored to have a good shot at winning the NCAA Championship.
| 2024 – Iowa State |
| 2023 – Texas |
| 2022 – Kansas |
| 2021 – Texas |
| 2020 – Covid |
| 2019 – Iowa State |
| 2018 – Kansas |
| 2017 – Iowa State |
| 2016 – Kansas |
| 2015 – Iowa State |
| 2014 – Iowas State |
| 2013 – Kansas |
Printable Big 12 Basketball Tournament Bracket
If you are looking for an early, printable 2025 Big 12 Men’s basketball tournament bracket, we have one up for you once the Big 12 confirms the final conference setup. Until then, you can checkout the final 2024 Big 12 basketball bracket. The team who wins the Big 12 tournament will earn the conference’s automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA Basketball Tournament. If you are looking for a printable, blank 2025 NCAA Tournament bracket, we have you covered there as well.
2024 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Tournament Highlights (2024 Championship Game)
