Big 12 Championship Bracket, Schedule: College Baseball Postseason
The 2023 college baseball regular season is in the books. The final weekend rounded out all the seeding for the Big 12 Championship, hosted at Globe Life Field over Memorial Day weekend. How did the final weekend shake out in the Big 12 and what does the tournament look like?
Let's dive in.
Big 12 Championship Baseball Tournament Bracket Set
We laid out last weekend that in order to capture a Big 12 regular season title, Texas would need to sweep West Virginia. The Longhorns did just that, claiming the No. 1 tournament seed. Oklahoma State took two of three from Oklahoma to lock in the No. 2 position – and another date with the Sooners in the opening round – while West Virginia falls to No. 3.
Here's the full seeding:
1. Texas Longhorns
2. Oklahoma State Cowboys
3. West Virginia Mountaineers
4. TCU Horned Frogs
5. Kansas State Wildcats
6. Texas Tech Red Raiders
7. Oklahoma Sooners
8. Kansas Jayhawks
Note: Baylor came in last and did not make the field.
TCU, who took two of three from Kansas State in Manhattan this weekend, locks in the No. 4 seed and has a rematch against No. 5 K-State beginning Wednesday, May 24 at 9:00 a.m. CT. The game is the lone first-round matchup to land on ESPNU.
The tournament is a double-elimination, meaning a team has to lose twice to be fully out of the running.
How To Watch The Big 12 Championship
All first pitch times below are listed in CT.
^Game broadcast on ESPNU. All others are on ESPN+
Wednesday, June 24
9:00 a.m. – No. 4 TCU vs. No. 5 Kansas State^
12:30 p.m. – No. 1 Texas vs. No. 8 Kansas
4:00 p.m. – No. 2 Oklahoma State vs. No. 7 Oklahoma
7:30 p.m. – No. 3 West Virginia vs. No. 6 Texas Tech
Thursday, June 25
9:00 a.m. – Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser
12:30 p.m. – Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser
4:00 p.m. – Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner^
7:30 p.m. – Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner^
Friday, June 26
3:00 p.m. – Game 7 loser vs. Game 5 winner
6:30 p.m. – Game 8 loser vs. Game 6 winner
Saturday, June 27
9:00 a.m. – Game 7 winner vs. Game 9 winner
12:30 p.m. – Game 8 winner vs. Game 10 winner
4:00 p.m. – Game 11 loser vs. Game 11 winner (if necessary)
4:00 OR 7:30 p.m. – Game 12 loser vs. Game 12 winner (if necessary
Note: This is a double-elimination tournament. If either Game 11 or 12 hands a team their first loss, they will play again. Game 12 will begin at 4:00 p.m. if Game 11 does not require a rematch.
Sunday, May 28
5:00 p.m. – Championship Game^
Past Big 12 Baseball Tournament Champions
Total Big 12 tournament titles in parentheses.
- 2022: Oklahoma Sooners (3)
- 2021: TCU Horned Frogs (3)
- 2020: Canceled
- 2019: Oklahoma State Cowboys (3)
- 2018: Baylor
- 2017: Oklahoma State Cowboys (2)
- 2016: TCU Horned Frogs (2)
- 2015: Texas Longhorns (5)
- 2014: TCU Horned Frogs (1)
- 2013: Oklahoma Sooners (2)
Oklahoma leads the all-time appearances mark with 22, followed closely by Baylor with 21. However, it is Texas that has the most conference tournament championships with five, most recently in 2015. Missouri, Nebraska, and Texas A&M each have multiple appearances – and Nebraska has four titles – but they no longer play in the Big 12. Iowa State has one historical appearance, but the Cyclones no longer sponsor baseball.
The tournament was moved from Oklahoma City to Globe Life Field beginning in 2022, where it will be played until at least 2025.
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