Projected seeds, matchups for 2025 Big 12 basketball tournament

With one game to play in the regular season, the top four seeds in the 2025 Big 12 men's basketball tournament have been finalized.

Clinching a top-four seed is a big deal since it comes with a double bye into the quarterfinals — which means you only need to win three games to capture the tournament title.

No. 15 seed Arizona State, on the other hand, will have to win five games in five days to earn the automatic NCAA Tournament berth that comes with the Big 12 Tournament championship.

Big 12 Tournament seeds

The top four seeds in the tournament are Houston, Arizona, Texas Tech and BYU. Houston (26-4, 18-1) clinched its second consecutive Big 12 title two weeks ago and will be the top seed in the tournament. Arizona (20-10, 14-5) and Texas Tech (23-7, 14-5) are tied for the second seed, while BYU (22-8, 13-6) is currently fourth.

Arizona, Texas Tech and BYU can all finish anywhere from No. 2 to No. 4 based on how Saturday's games go.

Iowa State (22-8, 12-7) has the fifth seed locked up. After that, it's a six-team race for seeds 6-11. Baylor, Kansas, TCU, Kansas State and West Virginia are all 9-10 in conference play, and where they finish depends on Saturday's results. Utah (8-11) could finish as high as the No. 9 seed if things fall their way on Saturday.

Cincinnati, UCF, Oklahoma State, Arizona State and Colorado occupy the bottom of the conference. Arizona State is locked into the No. 15 seed and Colorado will be the No. 16 seed; the other three could move up or down based on their final games.

Here are the updated Big 12 standings with one game to play:

Houston (18-1) - clinched No. 1 seed
Texas Tech (14-5) - clinched top-4 seed
Arizona (14-5) - clinched top-4 seed
BYU (13-6) - clinched top-4 seed
Iowa State (12-7) - clinched No. 5 seed
Kansas (10-9)
Baylor (10-9)
TCU (9-10)
Kansas State (9-10)
West Virginia (9-10)
Utah (8-11)
Cincinnati (7-12)
UCF (7-12)
Oklahoma State (6-13)
Arizona State (4-15) - clinched No. 15 seed
Colorado (2-17) - clinched No. 16 seed

And here are the projected final Big 12 standings, based on ESPN's BPI:

Houston (19-1) - No. 1 seed
Texas Tech (15-5) - No. 2 seed
Arizona (14-6) - No. 3 seed
BYU (14-6) - No. 4 seed
Iowa State (13-7) - No. 5 seed
Kansas (11-9) - No. 6 seed
Baylor (10-10) - No. 7 seed
TCU (10-10) - No. 8 seed
West Virginia (10-10) - No. 9 seed
Kansas State (9-11) - No. 10 seed
Cincinnati (8-12) - No. 11 seed
Utah (8-12) - No. 12 seed
UCF (7-13) - No. 13 seed
Oklahoma State (6-14) - No. 14 seed
Arizona State (4-16) - No. 15 seed
Colorado (2-18) - No. 16 seed

Big 12 Tournament schedule

The Big 12 men's basketball tournament tips off Tuesday in Kansas City with four first-round games, and continues Wednesday with four second-round games. The quarterfinals will be played on Thursday. Here are the projected matchups for the first three rounds, based on ESPN's BPI:

First round - Tuesday, March 11