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2025–26 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season

2025–26 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
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2026 NBA draft
Regular season
Big 12 tournament
VenueT-Mobile Center, Kansas City, Missouri
2025–26 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Houston 11 – 1   .917 23 – 2   .920
No. 4 Arizona 10 – 2   .833 23 – 2   .920
No. 6 Iowa State 9 – 3   .750 22 – 3   .880
No. 8 Kansas 9 – 3   .750 19 – 6   .760
No. 13 Texas Tech 9 – 3   .750 19 – 6   .760
No. 23 BYU 7 – 5   .583 19 – 6   .760
West Virginia 7 – 5   .583 16 – 9   .640
UCF 6 – 6   .500 17 – 7   .708
TCU 6 – 6   .500 16 – 9   .640
Cincinnati 6 – 7   .462 14 – 12   .538
Oklahoma State 4 – 8   .333 16 – 9   .640
Arizona State 4 – 8   .333 13 – 12   .520
Colorado 4 – 9   .308 14 – 12   .538
Baylor 3 – 9   .250 13 – 12   .520
Kansas State 1 – 11   .083 10 – 15   .400
Utah 1 – 11   .083 9 – 16   .360
† 2026 Big 12 tournament winner
As of February 15, 2026
Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 Big 12 men's basketball season began with the start of the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season on November 3, 2025. Regular season conference play will begin on January 2, 2026 and conclude on March 7, 2026. The 2026 Big 12 men's basketball tournament will be held on March 10−14, 2026, at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

Previous season

Big 12 regular season and tournament champion Houston received the conference's automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA tournament. They would ultimately lose to Florida in the championship game.

Seven out of the sixteen members were granted bids to the NCAA tournament. Those seven teams were Arizona, Baylor, BYU, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas and Texas Tech.

Offseason

Recruiting classes

Rankings
Team ESPN[1] 247 Sports[2] On3[3] Signees[2]
Arizona 4 2 3 7
Arizona State − 53 70 6
Baylor − 21 53 4
BYU 13 18 6 3
Cincinnati − 48 44 3
Colorado − 57 50 6
Houston 2 3 2 4
Iowa State − 24 36 4
Kansas 18 9 27 6
Kansas State − 65 105 4
Oklahoma State − 49 32 3
TCU − 67 64 2
Texas Tech − 88 62 2
UCF − 195 210 1
Utah − 100 117 2
West Virginia − 51 63 4

Coaches

Coaching changes

Coach School Reason Replacement
Josh Eilert (interim) Utah Not renewed Alex Jensen[4][5]
Darian DeVries West Virginia Left for Indiana[6] Ross Hodge

Head coaches

Note: Stats are through the beginning of the season. All stats and records are from time at current school only.

Team Head coach Previous job Seasons at school as HC Overall record at School Big 12 record NCAA tournaments NCAA Final Fours NCAA championships
Arizona Tommy Lloyd Gonzaga (asst.) 5th 112–33 (.772) 14–6 (.700) 4 0 0
Arizona State Bobby Hurley Buffalo 10th 168–150 (.528) 4–16 (.200) 3 0 0
Baylor Scott Drew Valparaiso 23rd 466–259 (.643) 199–183 (.521) 13 1 1
BYU Kevin Young Phoenix Suns (asst.) 2nd 26–10 (.722) 14–6 (.700) 1 0 0
Cincinnati Wes Miller UNC Greensboro 5th 81–58 (.583) 32–42 (.432) 0 0 0
Colorado Tad Boyle Northern Colorado 16th 312–203 (.606) 11–25 (.306) 6 0 0
Houston Kelvin Sampson Houston Rockets (asst.) 12th 299–84 (.781) 34–4 (.895) 7 2 0
Iowa State T. J. Otzelberger UNLV 5th 95–45 (.679) 42–32 (.568) 4 0 0
Kansas Bill Self Illinois 23rd 609–148 (.804) 283–83 (.773) 20† 3† 2
Kansas State Jerome Tang ‡ Baylor (asst.) 4th 61–41 (.598) 28–28 (.500) 1 0 0
Oklahoma State Steve Lutz Western Kentucky 2nd 17–18 (.486) 7–13 (.350) 0 0 0
TCU Jamie Dixon Pittsburgh 10th 176–126 (.583) 69–93 (.426) 4 0 0
Texas Tech Grant McCasland North Texas 3rd 51–20 (.718) 26–12 (.684) 2 0 0
UCF Johnny Dawkins Stanford 10th 165–119 (.581) 14–24 (.368) 1 0 0
Utah Alex Jensen Dallas Mavericks (assistant) 1st 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0 0 0
West Virginia Ross Hodge North Texas 1st 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0 0 0

† 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.

‡ Jerome Tang was fired on February 15, 2026 after 25 games into the 2025−26 season. He finished with a record of 71−57 and one NCAA tournament appearance. Assistant coach Matthew Driscoll was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.

Preseason

Big 12 media day

Big 12 Men's Basketball Media day was held on October 22, 2025 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri, with coverage on ESPNU and ESPN+.

Teams and representatives attending was as follows:

Team Coach Player
Arizona Tommy Lloyd Tobe Awaka, Jaden Bradley, Koa Peat
Arizona State Bobby Hurley Noah Meeusen, Maurice Odum
Baylor Scott Drew Obi Agbim, Dan Skillings Jr., Tounde Yessoufou
BYU Kevin Young AJ Dybantsa, Richie Saunders, Robert Wright III
Cincinnati Wes Miller Kerr Kriisa, Moustapha Thiam, Day Day Thomas
Colorado Tad Boyle Bangot Dak, Sebastian Rancik
Houston Kelvin Sampson Emanuel Sharp, Milos Uzan, Ramon Walker Jr.
Iowa State T. J. Otzelberger Joshua Jefferson, Tamin Lipsey, Milan Momcilovic
Kansas Bill Self Flory Bidunga, Darryn Peterson, Tre White
Kansas State Jerome Tang Abdi Bashir Jr., PJ Haggerty, Mobi Ikegwuruka
Oklahoma State Steve Lutz Parsa Fallah, Robert Jennings II
TCU Jamie Dixon Brock Harding, Jayden Pierre
Texas Tech Grant McCasland Christian Anderson, JT Toppin
UCF Johnny Dawkins Devan Cambridge, Themus Fulks, Riley Kugel
Utah Alex Jensen Keanu Dawes, James Okonkwo
West Virginia Ross Hodge Jasper Floyd, Honor Huff, Brenen Lorient
Reference:[7]

Big 12 preseason coaches poll

The Big 12 preseason coaches poll was released on October 16, 2025. All awards were voted on by the league's 16 head coaches, who could not vote for their own team or players. The Big 12 preseason media poll was released on October 30, 2025.

Big 12 preseason all-conference

All-Big 12 Preseason First team

Player School Pos. Yr. Ht., Wt. Hometown (Last School)
AJ Dybantsa† BYU F Fr. 6'9", 195 Brockton, MA (Utah Prep)
Richie Saunders G Sr. 6'5", 200 Riverton, UT (Wasatch Academy)
Emanuel Sharp Houston G R-Sr. 6'3", 205 Tampa, FL (Bishop McLaughlin School)
Joseph Tugler F Jr. 6'8", 230 Monroe, LA (Cypress Falls)
Milos Uzan G Sr. 6'4", 195 Las Vegas, NV (Oklahoma)
Tamin Lipsey Iowa State G Sr. 6'1", 200 Ames, IA (Ames)
Darryn Peterson† Kansas G Fr. 6'5", 205 Canton, OH (Napa Christian)
P.J. Haggerty Kansas State G Jr. 6'4", 195 Crosby, TX (Memphis)
Christian Anderson Texas Tech G So. 6'9", 195 Atlanta, GA (Oak Hill Academy)
JT Toppin† F Jr. 6'9", 230 Dallas, TX (New Mexico)
† denotes unanimous selection
Reference:[8]
  • Player of the Year: JT Toppin, Texas Tech
  • Co-Newcomer of the Year: LeJuan Watts, Texas Tech
  • Freshman of the Year: Darryn Peterson, Kansas

Preseason watchlists

Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.

Player School Wooden[10] Naismith[11] Olson[12] Robertson[13] Cousy[14] West[15] Erving[16] Malone[17] Abdul-Jabbar[18]
Jaden Bradley Arizona Green tickY Green tickY
Robert Wright III BYU Green tickY
Milos Uzan Houston Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Tamin Lipsey Iowa State Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Darryn Peterson Kansas Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Christian Anderson Texas Tech Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Brayden Burries Arizona Green tickY
Richie Saunders BYU Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Emanuel Sharp Houston Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
PJ Haggerty Kansas State Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Anthony Roy Oklahoma State Green tickY
Tounde Yessoufou Baylor Green tickY
AJ Dybantsa BYU Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Isiah Harwell Houston Green tickY
Milan Momcilovic Iowa State Green tickY
LeJuan Watts Texas Tech Green tickY
Koa Peat Arizona Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Michael Rataj Baylor Green tickY
Joseph Tugler Houston Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Joshua Jefferson Iowa State Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
JT Toppin Texas Tech Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Moustapha Thiam Cincinnati Green tickY
Chris Cenac Jr. Houston Green tickY
Flory Bidunga Kansas Green tickY

Preseason All-American teams

AP[19] ESPN 1st Team[20] ESPN 2nd Team ESPN 3rd Team SI 1st Team[21] SI 3rd Team Blue Ribbon 1st Team[22] Blue Ribbon 2nd Team Blue Ribbon 3rd Team Blue Ribbon 4th Team
AJ Dybantsa Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
PJ Haggerty Green tickY Green tickY
Darryn Peterson Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Emanuel Sharp Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
JT Toppin Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Joseph Tugler Green tickY

Preseason national polls/ratings

Main article: 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
AP[23] Blue Ribbon
Yearbook[24] 		CBS Sports[25] Coaches[26] ESPN[27] FOX Sports[28] Lindy's
Sports[29] 		Sporting News[30] Kenpom NCAA Sports[31] Sports
Illustrated[32]
Arizona No. 13 No. 22 No. 11 No. 13 No. 13 No. 14 No. 13 No. 7 No. 15 No. 16 No. 13
Arizona State – – – – – – – – No. 75 – No. 82
Baylor RV – – RV – – – No. 23 No. 17 – No. 30
BYU No. 8 No. 16 No. 3 No. 8 No. 6 No. 17 – No. 10 No. 18 No. 14 No. 9
Cincinnati – – – RV – – – – No. 36 – No. 40
Colorado – – – – – – – – No. 83 – No. 95
Houston No. 2 No. 3 No. 2 No. 2 No. 3 No. 3 No. 2 No. 3 No. 1 No. 2 No. 1
Iowa State No. 16 No. 17 No. 13 No. 18 No. 18 No. 11 No. 16 No. 24 No. 13 No. 18 No. 25
Kansas No. 19 No. 18 No. 18 No. 19 No. 21 No. 19 No. 19 – No. 21 No. 10 No. 11
Kansas State RV – – RV – – – – No. 61 No. 33 No. 55
Oklahoma State – – – RV – – – – No. 69 – No. 63
TCU – – – – – – – – No. 66 – No. 57
Texas Tech No. 10 No. 14 No. 7 No. 11 No. 10 No. 5 No. 10 No. 8 No. 12 No. 9 No. 7
UCF – – – – – – – – No. 64 – No. 89
Utah – – – – – – – – No. 74 – No. 85
West Virginia – – – – – – – – No. 67 – No. 68

Regular season

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

Key
Schedule Home & Away Conference Schedule
Home (H) & Away (A)
Home Only (H)
Away Only (A)
  Arizona Arizona State Baylor BYU Cincinnati Colorado Houston Iowa State Kansas Kansas State Oklahoma State TCU Texas Tech UCF Utah West Virginia
vs. Arizona — H & A H H & A A H H A H & A A A H A H H A
vs. Arizona State H & A — H H A H & A H H A A A H A H H & A A
vs. Baylor A A — A H A H & A H & A H H H H & A A H A H
vs. BYU H & A A H — H A A A H H H A H & A A H & A H
vs. Cincinnati H H A A — A H & A A H H A H H H & A A H & A
vs. Colorado A H & A H H H — H H A A A A H & A A H & A H
vs. Houston A A H & A H H & A A — H H A H H H & A A H A
vs. Iowa State H A H & A H H A A — H & A H H & A H A A H A
vs. Kansas H & A H A A A H A H & A — H & A H A H H A H
vs. Kansas State H H A A A H H A H & A — H H & A H A A H & A
vs. Oklahoma State H H A A H H A H & A A A — H & A H H & A H A
vs. TCU A A H & A H A H A A H H & A H & A — H H H A
vs. Texas Tech H H H H & A A H & A H & A H A A A A — H A H
vs. UCF A A A H H & A H H H A H H & A A A — H H & A
vs. Utah A H & A H H & A H H & A A A H H A A H A — H
vs. West Virginia H H A A H & A A H H A H & A H H A H & A A —

Conference matrix

  Arizona Arizona State Baylor BYU Cincinnati Colorado Houston Iowa State Kansas Kansas State Oklahoma State TCU Texas Tech UCF Utah West Virginia
vs. Arizona — 0–2 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–1
vs. Arizona State 2–0 — 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–0
vs. Baylor 0–0 0–0 — 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–1
vs. BYU 1–0 0–1 0–1 — 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–2 0–0
vs. Cincinnati 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 — 0–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–0
vs. Colorado 0–0 0–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 — 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–0
vs. Houston 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–1
vs. Iowa State 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 — 1–0 0–1 0–2 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1
vs. Kansas 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 — 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0
vs. Kansas State 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 — 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–0
vs. Oklahoma State 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 0–1 — 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–0
vs. TCU 1–0 0–0 0–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 — 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0
vs. Texas Tech 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 — 1–0 0–1 0–1
vs. UCF 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 — 0–0 0–0
vs. Utah 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 — 0–0
vs. West Virginia 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–2 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 —
Total 10–1 4–8 3–9 6–5 5–7 4–8 10–1 8–3 9–2 1–10 4–7 5–6 8–3 6–5 1–10 6–5

Thru Feb. 11, 2026

Points scored

Team For Against Difference
Arizona 2,131 1,637 494
Arizona State 1,968 1,979 -11
Baylor 2,013 1,821 192
BYU 2,006 1,700 306
Cincinnati 1,810 1,676 134
Colorado 1,998 1,948 50
Houston 1,879 1,468 411
Iowa State 2,031 1,557 474
Kansas 1,872 1,626 246
Kansas State 1,826 1,785 41
Oklahoma State 2,026 1,938 88
TCU 1,877 1,710 167
Texas Tech 1,972 1,714 258
UCF 1,895 1,790 105
Utah 1,844 1919 -75
West Virginia 1,620 1,473 147

Note: Through Feb. 12, 2026.

Multi-Team Events

Team Tournament Finish
Arizona − −
Arizona State Maui Invitational 2nd
Baylor Players Era Festival Consolation Game
BYU ESPN Events Invitational 1st
Cincinnati − −
Colorado Acrisure Holiday Classic 1st
Houston Players Era Festival Consolation Game
Iowa State Players Era Festival Consolation Game
Kansas Players Era Festival 3rd
Kansas State Hall of Fame Classic 2nd
Oklahoma State − −
TCU Rady Children's Invitational 1st
Texas Tech Baha Mar Championship 2nd
UCF Legends Classic 1st
Utah Acrisure Classic 3rd
West Virginia Charleston Classic 4th

Sources:[33]

Coast to Coast Challenge

Date Visitor Home Site Significance Score Conference record
Dec. 7, 2025 LSU No. 19 Texas Tech† Dickies Arena • Fort Worth, TX USLBM Coast to Coast Challenge Texas Tech 82−58 Big 12 1−0
North Texas TCU† TCU 65−55 Big 12 2−0

Team rankings are reflective of AP poll when the game was played, not current or final ranking

Regular season honors

Big 12 Players of the Week

Week Player of the week Team Newcomer of the week Team
November 10, 2025[34] Koa Peat
Christian Anderson 		Arizona
Texas Tech 		Koa Peat Arizona
November 17, 2025[35] Kingston Flemings Houston Kingston Flemings Houston
November 24, 2025[36] PJ Haggerty Kansas State Koa Peat (2) Arizona
December 1, 2025[37] Joshua Jefferson Iowa State Moe Odum Arizona State
December 8, 2025[38] Milan Momcilovic Iowa State Tounde Yessoufou Baylor
December 15, 2025[39] Melvin Council Jr. Kansas Melvin Council Jr. Kansas
December 22, 2025[40] Christian Anderson (2) Texas Tech LeJuan Watts Texas Tech
December 30, 2025[41] AJ Dybantsa BYU AJ Dybantsa BYU
January 5, 2026[42] JT Toppin Texas Tech AJ Dybantsa (2) BYU
January 12, 2026[43] Richie Saunders BYU Honor Huff West Virginia
January 19, 2026[44] JT Toppin (2) Texas Tech Darryn Peterson Kansas
January 26, 2026[45] JT Toppin (3) Texas Tech AJ Dybantsa (3) BYU
February 2, 2026[46] Brayden Burries Arizona Brayden Burries Arizona
February 9, 2026[47] Flory Bidunga Kansas AJ Dybantsa (4) BYU
February 16, 2026
February 23, 2026
March 1, 2026
Team Total
Team Total
BYU 6
Texas Tech 6
Arizona 5
Kansas 4
Houston 2
Iowa State 2
Arizona State 1
Baylor 1
Kansas State 1
West Virginia 1
Cincinnati 0
Colorado 0
Oklahoma State 0
TCU 0
UCF 0
Utah 0

Big 12 Starting Five

Starting in the 2025−26 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.

Midseason Watchlist

Below is a table of notable Midseason watch lists.

Player School Wooden[62] Tisdale Award[63] Naismith Naismith DPOY[64] Olson Robertson[65] Cousy[66] West[67] Erving[68] Malone[69] Abdul-Jabbar[70]
Jaden Bradley Arizona Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Brayden Burries Arizona Green tickY Green tickY
Motiejus Krivas Arizona Green tickY
Koa Peat Arizona Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Cameron Carr Baylor Green tickY
Tounde Yessoufou Baylor Green tickY
AJ Dybantsa BYU Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Keba Keita BYU Green tickY
Richie Saunders BYU Green tickY
Kingston Flemings Houston Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Emanuel Sharp Houston Green tickY Green tickY
Joseph Tugler Houston Green tickY
Joshua Jefferson Iowa State Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Milan Momcilovic Iowa State Green tickY
Tamin Lipsey Iowa State Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Flory Bidunga Kansas Green tickY Green tickY
Darryn Peterson Kansas Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
PJ Haggerty Kansas State Green tickY
JT Toppin Texas Tech Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Christian Anderson Texas Tech Green tickY Green tickY

Rankings

Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
т   Tied with another team in rankings
Main article: 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
  Pre Wk
1 		Wk
2 		Wk
3 		Wk
4 		Wk
5 		Wk
6 		Wk
7 		Wk
8 		Wk
9 		Wk
10 		Wk
11 		Wk
12 		Wk
13 		Wk
14 		Wk
15 		Wk
16 		Wk
17 		Wk
18 		Wk
19 		Final
Arizona AP 13 5 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
C 13 6 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
Arizona State AP RV RV RV RV
C
Baylor AP RV RV RV RV RV RV RV
C RV RV RV RV RV RV
BYU AP 8 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 9 11 13 13 16 22
C 8 7 10 11 10 10 10 10 10 9 11 13 13 14 22
Cincinnati AP
C RV
Colorado AP RV
C RV RV
Houston AP 2 1 2 3 8 7 8 8 8 7 7 6 10 8 3
C 2 2 2 2 7 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 7 8 3
Iowa State AP 16 16 16 15 10 4 4 3 3 3 2 9 8 7 5
C 18 16 14 13 9 4 4 3 3 3 2 9 9 7 4
Kansas AP 19 25 24 RV 21 19 17 17 17 21 RV 19 14 11 9
C 19 24 23 RV 21 19 17 17 17 22 25 19 14 11 9
Kansas State AP RV RV RV
C RV RV
Oklahoma State AP RV RV RV RV
C RV RV RV RV RV RV RV
TCU AP RV RV RV
C RV RV
Texas Tech AP 10 11 15 20 19 16 19 15 15 14 15 12 11 13 16
C 11 11 15 20 19т 16 19 16 16 14 14 12 11 13 16
UCF AP 25 RV RV RV
C RV RV
Utah AP
C
West Virginia AP
C

Big 12 records vs other conferences

The Big 12 finished with a record of 166–40 in non-conference play during the regular season. The Big 12 has a record of 0–0 during tournament play.

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. 3 No. 3 Florida No. 13 Arizona† T-Mobile Arena ● Paradise, NV Hall of Fame Series − Las Vegas No. 13 Arizona 93−87 1−0
Nov. 7 No. 19 Kansas No. 25 North Carolina Dean Smith Center ● Chapel Hill, NC − North Carolina 87−74 1−1
Nov. 11 No. 11 Texas Tech No. 14 Illinois State Farm Center ● Champaign, IL Illinois 81−77 1−2
Nov. 14 No. 6 Michigan TCU Schollmaier Arena ● Fort Worth, TX Michigan 67−63 1−3
No. 19 Gonzaga Arizona State Desert Financial Arena ● Tempe, AZ No. 19 Gonzaga 77−65 1−4
Nov. 14 No. 15 UCLA No. 5 Arizona† Intuit Dome ● Inglewood, CA Rivalry/Hall of Fame Series − Los Angeles Arizona 69−65 2−4
Nov. 15 No. 3 UConn No. 7 BYU† TD Garden ● Boston, MA Hall of Fame Series − Boston No. 3 UConn 86−84 2−5
Nov. 16 No. 22 Auburn No. 1 Houston Legacy Arena ● Birmingham, AL The Battleground 2k25 No. 1 Houston 73−72 3−5
Nov. 18 No. 5 Duke No. 24 Kansas† Madison Square Garden ● New York, NY State Farm Champions Classic No. 5 Duke 78−66 3−6
Nov. 19 No. 4 Arizona No. 3 UConn Gampel Pavilion ● Storrs, CT − No. 4 Arizona 71−67 4−6
Nov. 21 No. 23 Wisconsin No. 9 BYU† Delta Center ● Salt Lake City, UT The Bad Boy Mowers Series - Salt Lake City No. 9 BYU 98−70 5−6
Nov. 21 No. 6 Louisvile Cincinnati† Heritage Bank Center ● Cincinnati, OH Rivalry/The Hoops Classic No. 6 Louisville 74−64 5−7
Nov. 24 No. 14 St. John's No. 15 Iowa State† Michelob Ultra Arena ● Paradise, NV Players Era Festival No. 15 Iowa State−82 6−7
Nov. 25 No. 14 St. John's Baylor Michelob Ultra Arena ● Paradise, NV Players Era Festival No. 14 St. John's 96−81 6−8
No. 17 Tennessee No. 3 Houston† MGM Grand Garden Arena ● Paradise, NV No. 17 Tennessee 76−73 6−9
Kansas State No. 25 Indiana Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall ● Bloomington, IN − No. 25 Indiana 86−69 6−10
Nov. 26 No. 17 Tennessee Kansas† MGM Grand Garden Arena ● Paradise, NV Players Era Festival Kansas 81−76 7−10
Nov. 27 No. 9 Florida TCU† Jenny Craig Pavilion ● San Diego, CA Rady Children's Invitational TCU 84−80 8−10
Dec. 1 No. 5 UConn No. 21 Kansas Allen Fieldhouse ● Lawrence, KS − UConn 61−56 8−11
Dec. 6 No. 10 Iowa State No. 1 Purdue Mackey Arena ● West Lafayette, IN − No. 10 Iowa State 81−58 9−11
No. 20 Auburn No. 2 Arizona McKale Center ● Tucson, AZ No. 2 Arizona 97−68 10−11
Dec. 13 No. 17 Arkansas No. 16 Texas Tech† American Airlines Center ● Dallas, TX Revocruit Rematch No. 17 Arkansas 93−86 10−12
Dec. 13 No. 12 Alabama No. 1 Arizona† Legacy Arena ● Birmingham, AL C.M. Newton Classic No. 1 Arizona 96−75 11−12
Dec. 20 No. 14 Arkansas No. 8 Houston† Prudential Center ● Newark, NJ Never Forget Tribute Classic No. 8 Houston 94−85 12−12
No. 3 Duke No. 19 Texas Tech† Madison Square Garden ● New York, NY SentinelOne Classic No. 19 Texas Tech 82−81 13−12
Feb. 14 No. 24 Louisvile Baylor† Dickies Arena ● Fort Worth, TX − − −

† denotes neutral site game


Postseason

Big 12 tournament

Main article: 2026 Big 12 men's basketball tournament
2026 Big 12 men's basketball tournament seeds and results
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker First round
March 10 		Second round
March 11 		Quarterfinals
March 12 		Semifinals
March 13 		Championship
March 14
1. #‡ 0–0 0–0 Bye Bye vs. TBD
2. ‡ 0–0 0–0 Bye Bye vs. TBD
3. ‡ 0–0 0–0 Bye Bye vs. TBD
4. ‡ 0–0 0–0 Bye Bye vs. TBD
5. † 0–0 0–0 Bye vs. TBD
6. † 0–0 0–0 Bye vs. TBD
7. † 0–0 0–0 Bye vs. TBD
8. † 0–0 0–0 Bye vs. TBD
9. 0–0 0–0 vs. TBD
10. 0–0 0–0 vs. TBD
11. 0–0 0–0 vs. TBD
12. 0–0 0–0 vs. TBD
13. 0–0 0–0 vs. TBD
14. 0–0 0–0 vs. TBD
15. 0–0 0–0 vs. TBD
16. 0–0 0–0 vs. TBD
# – 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 round
Overall records include all games played in the Big 12 tournament.

Bracket

First round
Tuesday, March 10		Second round
Wednesday, March 11		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 12		Semifinals
Friday, March 13		Championship
Saturday, March 14
1  
8    
9      
16    
4  
5    
12      
13    
2  
7    
10      
15    
3  
6    
11    
14  

* Indicates overtime game


2025–26 Big 12 season statistic leaders

Source: [71]

TV networks

Team ESPN ESPN2 ESPNU ABC FOX FS1 CBS CBSSN TBS TNT TruTV Streaming (ESPN+/Peacock/Big12 Now/FloSports)
Arizona 11 3 0 1 0 4 1 1 0 3 0 7
Arizona State 2 3 0 0 0 4 0 5 0 5 0 9
Baylor 2 5 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 3 11
BYU 10 2 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 7
Cincinnati 2 3 1 0 2 2 1 3 0 2 0 11
Colorado 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 4 0 4 1 15
Houston 5 3 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 4 0 8
Iowa State 4 2 1 1 1 5 2 1 0 1 2 10
Kansas 10 2 0 1 4 1 2 0 0 3 0 6
Kansas State 0 2 1 0 4 4 2 4 0 0 0 13
Oklahoma State 1 5 0 0 1 1 0 6 0 2 0 14
TCU 2 8 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 4 0 11
Texas Tech 6 7 0 0 2 3 0 4 0 1 0 9
UCF 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 17
Utah 2 2 1 0 2 4 0 4 0 1 0 15
West Virginia 0 5 1 0 3 5 1 3 0 0 0 11
Total 57 56 6 4 25 49 13 43 0 33 6 174

Home game attendance

Team Stadium Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Game 8 Game 9 Game 10 Game 11 Game 12 Game 13 Game 14 Game 15 Game 16 Game 17 Game 18 Game 19 Total Average % of Capacity
Arizona McKale Center 14,688 14,082 13,740 13,556 13,461 14,688† 13,092 14,378 14,501 14,357 14,688† 14,380 14,688† 14,688† 184,299 14,177 96.5%
Arizona State Desert Financial Arena 14,198 7,513 5,862 10,016† 5,925 7,250 7,896 7,377 7,133 7,153 6,950 13,838 5,809 92,722 7,726 54.4%
Baylor Foster Pavilion 7,500 6,422 6,542 7,119 7,082 4,584 7,019 7,065 7,018 7,287 7,335† 7,349 7,124 7,012 7,371 96,329 6,880 91.7%
BYU Marriott Center 17,978 17,918 18,299† 17,982 17,936 17,958 17,998 18,009 17,983 18,224 18,239 18,177 198,723 18,066 100.5%
Cincinnati Fifth Third Arena 12,012 9,126 10,009 11,815† 9,007 8,774 9,853 8,092 7,757 9,793 11,062 9,331 10,551 9,982 10,215 9,969 145,336 9,689 80.7%
Colorado CU Events Center 11,064 5,771 5,289 6,596† 5,047 5,209 4,931 5,229 101 8,347 6,768 8,232 8,356 6,528 6,719 6,820 89,943 5,996 53.1%
Houston Fertitta Center 7,100 7,035† 7,035† 7,035† 7,035† 7,035† 7,035† 7,035† 7,035† 7,035† 7,035† 7,035† 7,035† 84,420 7,035 99.1%
Iowa State Hilton Coliseum 14,267 13,332 13,609 13,416 13,429 14,267† 13,876 14,267† 14,267† 14,267† 14,267† 14,267† 14,267† 14,267† 181,798 13,984 98.0%
Kansas Allen Fieldhouse 15,300 15,300† 15,300† 15,300† 15,300† 15,300† 15,300† 15,300† 15,300† 15,300† 15,300† 15,300† 15,300† 183,600 15,300 100.0%
Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum 11,000 7,765 8,040 7,521 7,123 6,917 9,195† 6,682 7,287 8,163 11,010† 7,033 8,061 9,111 8,031 7,274 119,213 7,948 72.3%
Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena 13,611 6,211 7,501† 5,421 6,251 5,848 4,703 5,906 4,460 5,727 5,057 7,514 6,838 6,280 7,186 84,903 6,065 44.6%
TCU Schollmaier Arena 6,700 4,741 4,432 4,567 6,426† 4,484 5,706 4,262 4,688 4,962 4,857 6,892† 6,082 4,942 6,863 5,176 4,944 79,080 5,251 78.7%
Texas Tech United Supermarkets Arena 15,300 8,056 13,440 13,126 10,441 10,018 9,855 12,814 13,175 13,803 15,098† 15,098† 14,953 13,246 163,123 12,548 82.1%
UCF Addition Financial Arena 9,432 6,029 6,018 5,577 5,559 5,173 4,905 5,346 5,195 5,481 8,808 7,899 10,000† 6,621 8,511 91,122 6,509 69.0%
Utah Jon M. Huntsman Center 15,000 5,932 6,214 6,570† 6,299 6,163 6,163 6,077 6,116 8,339 15,558† 6,544 7,293 6,650 7,111 101,029 7,216 48.1%
West Virginia WVU Coliseum 14,000 10,081 9,251 10,264 12,453 9,360 10,319 9,713 9,803 10,234 9,903 13,743† 12,607 13,251 12,009 152,991 10,928 78.0%
Total 12,447 2,053,575 9,463 76.0%

Bold – At or exceed capacity
†Season high


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