Big 12 Tournament 2020: Bracket, TV Schedule, Dates and Predictions

For the 15th time in 16 years, the Kansas Jayhawks reign over the Big 12.

The top-ranked Jayhawks, who knocked off co-leader Baylor in Waco, Texas, on Feb. 22, sewed up yet another conference regular season title under Bill Self with a gutty 66-62 win over Texas Tech.

Kansas' win also cemented the field for the Big 12 Conference Tournament, which begins Wednesday at Sprint Center in Kansas City. You can find the full bracket here.

2020 Big 12 Tournament Seeding

1. Kansas Jayhawks (28-3, 17-1)

2. Baylor Bears (26-4, 15-3)

3. Oklahoma Sooners (19-12, 9-9)

4. Texas Longhorns (19-12, 9-9)

5. Texas Tech Red Raiders (18-13, 9-9)

6. West Virginia Mountaineers (21-10, 9-9)

7. TCU Horned Frogs (16-15, 7-11)

8. Oklahoma State Cowboys (17-14, 7-11)

9. Iowa State Cyclones (12-19, 5-13)

10. Kansas State Wildcats (10-21, 3-15)

2020 Big 12 Tournament Schedule

1st Round: Wed., March 11

Game 1: No. 8 Oklahoma State vs. No. 9 Iowa State | 6 p.m. | ESPNU

Game 2: No. 7 TCU vs. No. 10 Kansas State | 8 p.m. | ESPNU

      

Quarterfinals: Thurs., March 12

Game 3: No. 4 Texas vs. No. 5 Texas Tech | 11:30 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN2

Game 4: No. 1 Kansas vs. Game 1 winner | 1:30 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN2

Game 5: No. 2 Baylor vs. Game 2 winner | 6 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN2

Game 6: No. 3 Oklahoma vs. No. 6 West Virginia| 8 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN

      

Semifinals: Fri., March 13

Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner | 6 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN2

Game 8: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner | 8 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN2

      

Championship: Sat., March 14

Game 9: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner | 5 p.m. | ESPN

Note: All times Central.

Barring a miraculous run through the tournament by one of the bottom four seeds, the Big 12 is expected to place six teams—Kansas, Baylor, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas Tech and West Virginia—in the Big Dance on Selection Sunday.

Predictions

Kansas Won't Win the Tournament Championship

The Jayhawks lost just one conference game all season—to Baylor at Allen Fieldhouse. But the Bears gave KU a run for their money in Waco as well, and on paper the Bears have every bit of talent Kansas does.

KU will no doubt have something resembling home-court advantage at Sprint Center, but the Bears will have a chip on their shoulder after watching the Big 12 title slip through their fingers in the final week of the season.

Texas Restarts Its Late-Season Roll.

Whether it was Shaka Smart's seat warming or the Longhorns' roster finally putting it all together, Texas has made one of the more impressive end-of-season runs in recent memory.

After four straight losses, punctuated by an embarrassing 29-point defeat to Iowa State, Smart's crew won five in a row, including two wins over ranked opponents, to put itself squarely back in the NCAA men's basketball tournament conversation.

An 81-59 shellacking at the hands of Oklahoma State on Saturday didn't do them any favors, but two wins in Kansas City would guarantee them a spot in March Madness.

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