Big 12 Tournament Locations for 2026, 2027 and Beyond

Nate Cunningham | Feb 28, 2025

The Big 12 women's basketball tournament runs from March 5-9 while the men's tournament is March 11-15. / William Purnell-Imagn Images

A complete guide to the future host cities and venues for the Big 12 men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, including confirmed sites and potential future locations.

The Big 12 has seen immense success in the NCAA tournament, with seven programs across men’s and women’s basketball cutting down the nets over the years. 

However, the journey to a national championship starts earlier than Selection Sunday. In many cases, the jockeying for position during the Big 12 conference tournament is just as important as any regular-season outing. 

Here’s where the Big 12 tournaments will be taking place for the foreseeable future.

Confirmed Big 12 Men’s Basketball Tournament Locations for 2026–31

The men’s basketball tournament has been hosted by the Sprint Center/T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri, every year since 2008 except for two. In 2009, the event was held in Oklahoma City and in 2020, there was no Big 12 men’s basketball tournament due to COVID-19. 

Dating back to 1997, Kansas City has held the event in all but five years. 

Why is the conference so loyal to Kansas City? 

Frankly, because the city does an excellent job hosting. When the Big 12 men’s basketball tournament was played in other cities, attendance was fine but fans complained about the atmosphere. 

Kansas City is a central location for most teams in the conference (this was especially true before the league expanded to include UCF and BYU), which allowed superfans to travel and be there. 

The T-Mobile Center is usually electric, with the Big 12 championship feeling more like an NCAA tournament game. 

Every Big 12 Men’s Basketball Tournament Winner

Year	Champion	Most Valuable Player
1997	Kansas	Paul Pierce
1998	Kansas	Paul Pierce
1999	Kansas	Jeff Boschee
2000	Iowa State	Marcus Fizer
2001	Oklahoma	Nolan Johnson
2002	Oklahoma	Hollis Price
2003	Oklahoma	Hollis Price
2004	Oklahoma State	Tony Allen
2005	Oklahoma State	Joey Graham
2006	Kansas	Mario Chalmers
2007	Kansas	Kevin Durant (Texas)
2008	Kansas	Brandon Rush
2009	Missouri	DeMarre Carroll
2010	Kansas	Sherron Collins
2011	Kansas	Marcus Morris
2012	Missouri	Kim English
2013	Kansas	Jeff Withey
2014	Iowa State	DeAndre Kane
2015	Iowa State	Georges Niang
2016	Kansas	Devonte' Graham
2017	Iowa State	Monte Morris
2018	Kansas	Malik Newman
2019	Iowa State	Marial Shayok
2020	No tournament (COVID-19)
2021	Texas	Matt Coleman
2022	Kansas	Ochai Agbaji
2023	Texas	Dylan Disu
2024	Iowa State	Keshon Gilbert

Confirmed Big 12 Women’s Basketball Tournament Locations for 2026–31

While many conferences hold their men’s and women’s basketball tournaments in different cities, the Big 12 keeps both in Kansas City. 

From 2021 until 2023, the women’s tournament was in Municipal Stadium. But in 2024, the league announced a seven-year agreement with the T-Mobile Center. 

The women’s title game is always played on a Sunday, unless BYU advances to the final. In that case, since BYU does not play on Sundays, the finals would be held on a Monday. 

Every Big 12 Women’s Basketball Tournament Winner

Year	Champion	Most Valuable Player
1997	Colorado	Andria Jones (Kansas State)
1998	Texas Tech	Alicia Thompson
1999	Texas Tech	Angie Braziel
2000	Iowa State	Edwina Brown (Texas)
2001	Iowa State	Angie Welle
2002	Oklahoma	Stacey Dales
2003	Texas	Stacy Stephens
2004	Oklahoma	Dionnah Jackson
2005	Baylor	Sophia Young
2006	Oklahoma	Courtney Paris
2007	Oklahoma	Courtney Paris
2008	Texas A&M	Takia Starks
2009	Baylor	Jessica Morrow
2010	Texas A&M	Danielle Adams
2011	Baylor	Brittney Griner
2012	Baylor	Brittney Griner
2013	Baylor	Brittney Griner
2014	Baylor	Nina Davis
2015	Baylor	Nina Davis
2016	Baylor	Alexis Jones
2017	West Virginia	Tynice Martin
2018	Baylor	Kalani Brown
2019	Baylor	Kalani Brown
2020	No tournament (COVID-19)
2021	Baylor	NaLyssa Smith
2022	Texas	Rori Hamilton
2023	Iowa State	Ashley Joens
2024	Texas	Madison Booker