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Big 12 basketball tournament: Updated seeds, matchups as bracket is finalized

The Big 12 Tournament starts Tuesday; get all the matchups here
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Arizona and Texas Tech are both hoping to finish second in the Big 12.
Arizona and Texas Tech are both hoping to finish second in the Big 12. | Michael C. Johnson-Imagn Images

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The 2024-25 Big 12 men's basketball season wrapped up on Saturday with eight games, starting with Iowa State's win over Kansas State and culminating with BYU's Senior Night victory over rival Utah.

Now it's on to Kansas City for the 2025 Big 12 Tournament. All 16 seeds for the conference tourney have been finalized, with BYU's win over Utah and Houston's win over Baylor determining the final four seeds.

The Big 12 Tournament tips off Tuesday with four first-round games and continues Wednesday with four second-round games. The top four teams in the conference — Houston, Texas Tech, Arizona and BYU — have byes until the quarterfinals on Thursday.

Final Big 12 men's basketball standings

Here are the final Big 12 standings after the conclusion of the final day of games on Saturday:

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  1. Houston (19-1) - clinched No. 1 seed
  2. Texas Tech (15-5)  - clinched No. 2 seed
  3. Arizona (14-6) - clinched No. 3 seed
  4. BYU (14-6) - clinched No. 4 seed
  5. Iowa State (13-7) - clinched No. 5 seed
  6. Kansas (11-9) - clinched No. 6 seed
  7. Baylor (10-10) - clinched No. 7 seed
  8. West Virginia (10-10) - clinched No. 8 seed
  9. TCU (9-11) - clinched No. 9 seed
  10. Kansas State (9-11) - clinched No. 10 seed
  11. Utah (8-12) - clinched No. 11 seed
  12. Oklahoma State (7-13) - clinched No. 12 seed
  13. Cincinnati (7-13) - clinched No. 13 seed
  14. UCF (7-13) - clinched No. 14 seed
  15. Arizona State (4-16) - clinched No. 15 seed
  16. Colorado (3-17) - clinched No. 16 seed

Arizona lost to Kansas on Saturday afternoon and will be the No. 3 seed. Even if the Wildcats had beaten the Jayhawks, they would have been No. 3 because the Red Raiders hold the seeding tiebreaker advantage based on their 1-1 record vs. Big 12 champion Houston.

Arizona holds the seeding tiebreaker advantage over BYU, which is why they finished above the Cougars. Both teams will likely face brutal quarterfinal matchups: Arizona vs. Kansas and BYU vs. Iowa State.

Updated Big 12 Tournament seeds, matchups

Here are the updated seeds and matchups for the first three days of the Big 12 men's basketball tournament.

First round - Tuesday, March 11

  • Game 1 - No. 12 seed Oklahoma State vs. No. 13 Seed Cincinnati - 11:30 a.m. CT
  • Game 2 – No. 9 seed TCU vs. No. 16 seed Colorado - 2 p.m. CT
  • Game 3 – No. 10 seed Kansas State vs. No. 15 seed Arizona State - 6 p.m. CT
  • Game 4 – No. 11 seed Utah vs. No. 14 seed UCF - 8:30 p.m. CT

Second round - Wednesday, March 12

  • Game 5 – No. 5 seed Iowa State vs. Winner of Game 1 - 11:30 a.m. CT
  • Game 6 – No. 8 seed West Virginia vs. Winner of Game 2 - 2 p.m. CT
  • Game 7 – No. 7 seed Baylor vs. Winner of Game 3 - 6 p.m. CT
  • Game 8 – No. 6 seed Kansas vs. Winner of Game 4 - 8:30 p.m. CT

Quarterfinals - Thursday, March 13

  • Game 9 – No. 4 seed BYU vs. Winner of Game 5 - 11:30 a.m. CT
  • Game 10 – No. 1 seed Houston vs. Winner of Game 6 - 2 p.m. CT
  • Game 11 – No. 2 seed Texas Tech vs. Winner of Game 7 - 6 p.m. CT
  • Game 12 – No. 3 seed Arizona vs. Winner of Game 8 - 8:30 p.m. CT

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Ben Sherman
BEN SHERMAN

Ben Sherman has been covering the sports world for most of his 27-year journalism career, including 17 years with The Oregonian/OregonLive. A basketball junkie, March Madness is his favorite time of the year.

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