Baylor MBB Bracket Set for Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament

[Hutton, Josie]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – March 8, 2026

Baylor MBB Bracket Set for Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament
Bears locked as 13th-seed and will play 12-seeded Arizona State on Tuesday at 11:30 am CT
For more information contact: Josie Hutton; 254-709-7720, josie_hutton at baylor.edu<mailto:josie_hutton at baylor.edu>



KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The bracket is set for the Phillps 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament, held March 10-14 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, with Baylor at the 13-seed. The 2026 event marks the 26th time Kansas City has served as host.



Play begins on March 10 with No. 12 Arizona State (7-11) squaring off with No. 13 Baylor (6-12) at 11:30 a.m. CT on ESPN+. If the Bears get a win in the first round, BU will take on No. 5 Iowa State (12-6) in Game 5 of the tournament in the Wednesday morning game on ESPN or ESPN2. Advancing to the quarterfinals will be met against No. 4 seed Texas Tech (12-6) on Thursday morning at 11:30 am CT on ESPN or ESPN2.



All games of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Basketball Tournament are broadcast on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU or ESPN+. The winner of the event captures the Big 12's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship.



2026 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Tournament Schedule

First Round – Tuesday, March 10

Game 1: No. 12 Arizona State vs. No. 13 Baylor (ESPN+) - 11:30 a.m. CT

Game 2: No. 9 Cincinnati vs. No. 16 Utah (ESPN+) – 3 p.m. ET/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, March 11

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, March 12

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, March 13

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



Final – Saturday, March 14

Game 15: Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner (ESPN) - 5 p.m. CT



 - BaylorBears.com -



Josie Hutton | Associate Director of Athletics Communications (MBB, FB, MTEN)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: (254) 709-7720
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