The Big 12 Men’s Basketball Tournament has been completed every year since the first conference season was completed in 1997. Over this timeframe the tournament has been held in Kansas City, Missouri, Dallas, and Oklahoma City. The 2016 tournament is scheduled to take place between March 9-12, 2016 at the Sprit Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
The overall #1 seed in the tournament is the Kansas Jayhawks, and the winner of the tournament will earn the conference’s automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. We have provided the printable 2016 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Tournament bracket for you to use to follow the game action as it unfolds during the 2016 NCAA Championship Week play this year.
Past Big 12 Men’s Basketball Tournament Championship Game Results (Past 10 Years)
| Year | Matchup | MVP | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | (3) Oklahoma State 72 (4) Texas Tech 68 | Joey Graham | Oklahoma State Kemper Arena | Kansas City | Missouri |
| 2006 | (2) Kansas 80 (1) Texas 68 | Mario Chalmers | Kansas American Airlines Center | Dallas | Texas |
| 2007 | (1) Kansas 88 (3) Texas 84 | Kevin Durant | Texas Ford Center | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma |
| 2008 | (2) Kansas 84 (1) Texas 74 | Brandon Rush | Kansas Sprint Center | Kansas City | Missouri |
| 2009 | (3) Missouri 73 (9) Baylor 60 | DeMarre Carroll | Missouri Ford Center | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma |
| 2010 | (1) Kansas 72 (2) Kansas State 64 | Sherron Collins | Kansas Sprint Center | Kansas City | Missouri |
| 2011 | (1) Kansas 85 (2) Texas 73 | Marcus Morris | Kansas Sprint Center | Kansas City | Missouri |
| 2012 | (2) Missouri 90 (4) Baylor 75 | Kim English | Missouri Sprint Center | Kansas City | Missouri |
| 2013 | (1) Kansas 70 (2) Kansas State 54 | Jeff Withey | Kansas Sprint Center | Kansas City | Missouri |
| 2014 | (2) Iowa State 74 (7) Baylor 65 | DeAndre Kane | Iowa State Sprint Center | Kansas City | Missouri |
| 2015 | (3) Iowa State 70 (1) Kansas 66 | Georges Niang | Iowa State Sprint Center | Kansas City | Missouri |
2016 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Tournament Schedule
| First Round | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | March 9 | ||
| Game | Time | Matchup | TV |
| 1 | 6:00 pm | #9 Oklahoma State vs #8 Kansas State | ESPNU |
| 2 | 8:00 pm | #7 Texas Tech vs #10 TCU | TBA |
| Quarterfinals | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | March 10 | ||
| Game | Time | Matchup | TV |
| 3 | 11:30 am | #5 Baylor vs #4 Texas | ESPN2 |
| 4 | 1:30 pm | #1 Kansas vs Winner of Game 1 | TBA |
| 5 | 6:00 pm | #2 West Virginia vs Winner of Game 2 | ESPNU |
| 6 | 8:00 pm | #3 Oklahoma vs #6 Iowa St | TBA |
Click here for schedules to all the men’s basketball conference tournaments.
| Semifinals | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | March 11 | ||
| Game | Time | Matchup | TV |
| 7 | 6:00 pm | Winner of Game 3 vs Winner of Game 4 | ESPN2 |
| 8 | 8:00 pm | Winner of Game 5 vs Winner of Game 6 | TBA |
| Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | March 12 | ||
| Game | Time | Matchup | TV |
| 9 | 5:00 pm | Winner of Game 7 vs Winner of Game 8 | ESPN |
*Note: All games are listed in Central Standard Time (CST), one hour earlier than if viewing on the East Coast, and two hours ahead of the West Coast
Printable 2016 Big 12 Tournament Bracket
The final 2016 Big 12 Men’s Basketball tournament bracket is now set. We have published a printable Big 12 Tournament bracket for you to use to follow the game action and make your own matchup predictions. For those looking forward to the NCAA Tourney, we also have a blank NCAA Tournament bracket for you to use for your own NCAA tournament bracketology for 2016.
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