The Big 12 Conference is unquestionably the best men’s basketball league in all of Division I, and with nine out of fourteen teams likely heading to the 2024 NCAA Tournament, Kansas City’s T-Mobile Center should help prepare plenty of teams to have a chance to win the national championship.
2024 Big 12 Tournament Bracket
First round: Tuesday, March 12
Game 1: No. 12 Central Florida 77, No. 13 Oklahoma State 62
Game 2: No. 11 Cincinnati 90, No. 14 West Virginia 85
Second round: Wednesday, March 13
Game 3: No. 5 BYU 87, No. 12 Central Florida 73
Game 4: No. 8 TCU 77, No. 9 Oklahoma 70
Game 5: No. 10 Kansas State 78, No. 7 Texas 74
Game 6: No. 11 Cincinnati 72, No. 6 Kansas 52
Quarterfinals: Thursday, March 14
Game 7: No. 4 Texas Tech 81, No. 5 BYU 67
Game 8: No. 1 Houston 60, No. 8 TCU 45
Game 9: No. 2 Iowa State 76, No. 10 Kansas State 57
Game 10: No. 3 Baylor 68, No. 11 Cincinnati 56
Semifinals: Friday, March 15
Game 11: No. 1 Houston vs. No. 4 Texas Tech: 7 p.m. ET, ESPN2
Game 12: No. 2 Iowa State vs. No. 3 Baylor: 9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
Championship: Saturday, March 16
Championship: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner: 6 p.m. ET, ESPN
Odds to win from DraftKings Sportsbook
Houston −135
Iowa State +275
Baylor +750
Kansas +1200
BYU +1400
Texas Tech +2000
Texas +5000
TCU +6500
Oklahoma +10000
Kansas State +30000
UCF +50000
Cincinnati +50000
West Virginia +100000
Oklahoma State +100000
Big 12 March Madness Bids
It looks like nine Big 12 teams will make the NCAA Tournament, the most of any conference in the country. There are some scenarios where Oklahoma and TCU could be left out of the Big Dance if they got bounced in their first game in Kansas City, and there were plenty of bid thieves from the major conferences as well, but nine does seem like the right number.
Baylor, BYU, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Texas, and Texas Tech don’t have anything to worry about, and are just playing for the trophy and better seeding in March Madness.