Big 12 Tournament Predictions, Betting Lines & How to Watch

• The Big 12 Tournament lasts from Tuesday, March 10 to Saturday, March 14
• The T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri plays host
• Continue reading for the 2026 Big 12 Tournament odds below

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Chock-full of national powerhouses, the 2026 Big 12 tournament is slated to be a bloodbath. At least half of the conference is likely to make March Madness, with the lower seeds just a five-game spurt away from stealing a bid, a la 2024 North Carolina State.

Continue reading for my Big 12 Tournament predictions as well as a breakdown of the odds and tournament schedule.

Big 12 Tournament Predictions

BYU Functions as a Cinderella

Nationally ranked for much of the season, BYU scuffled late, losing nine of 13 games from January 17 through March 3. BYU is still essentially a March Madness lock, but falling from 16-1 to 20-10 is not a great look.

In BYU’s favor, though, is a season-ending win over No. 10 Texas Tech in an inspired comeback performance. BYU also has the preeminent superstar in the conference in AJ Dybantsa. While Dybantsa did not win conference player of the year (Arizona’s Jaden Bradley did), he was a unanimous selection on the All-Big 12 First Team, unlike Bradley. While Dybantsa won’t catch Cameron Boozer in the Wooden Award odds, he is a likely second-place finisher.

On FanDuel, BYU is +5000 to win the Big 12 tournament. As the No. 10 seed in the tournament, the Cougars face five games in five days to win the tournament, starting with No. 15 Kansas State and No. 7 West Virginia.

Arizona Gets a Great Draw

With only two losses in the regular season, Arizona has an iron-clad resume and will likely be one of the No. 1 seeds in March Madness. Arizona only lost to Texas Tech and Kansas. Texas Tech no longer has its best player, JT Toppin, so they are less of a threat, while the Kansas loss was rectified 19 days later.

Arizona not only beat the remaining top contenders, but won games at BYU, Houston, and TCU. The Wildcats also dismantled third-favorites Iowa State just eight days ago. They are favorites for a reason. Arizona is also a major threat in the 2026 March Madness odds, listed shorter than 5-to-1 to win the whole tournament for the first time since 1997.

Big 12 Tournament Pick: Arizona to Win (+115 at FanDuel)

2026 Big 12 Tournament Odds

The top-seeded Arizona Wildcats are big favorites, listed at +115, a 46.51% implied chance to win the tournament. The reigning Big 12 champs, Houston, are second at +210 odds, with a 32.26% implied chance to win the tournament.

The other double-bye teams are fourth and fifth in odds with No. 3 Kansas (+850) and No. 4 Texas Tech (+1700) slipping behind an impressive, but No. 5-ranked, Iowa State squad (+650).

In terms of teams playing in the first round, No. 10 BYU has the best odds at +5000.

All odds are from FanDuel on March 9.

Big 12 Tournament Schedule

A historic #Big12MBB season has led us to this moment.

The OFFICIAL 2026 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket is here 👀 pic.twitter.com/tkKZYPWggt

— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) March 8, 2026

The Big 12 Tournament will be played over five days (March 10-14). The top eight seeds receive a bye, while the top four seeds receive a double bye. The ESPN family will broadcast the games. The opening round will be on ESPN+ while later rounds will be on ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU.

The opening round features No. 13 Baylor vs No. 12 Arizona State, No. 16 Utah vs No. 9 Cincinnati, No. 15 Kansas State vs No. 10 BYU, and No. 14 Oklahoma State vs No. 11 Colorado in games spread from 12:30 pm ET to 9:30 pm ET on Tuesday, March 10.

The second round will be played on March 11 with No. 5 Iowa State, No. 8 UCF, No. 7 West Virginia, and No. 6 TCU joining the fray. The final add-ins are the top four seeds on March 12: No. 4 Texas Tech, No. 1 Arizona, No. 2 Houston, and No. 3 Kansas.

The semifinals take place on March 13 with the final coming on March 14. Teams will get to sit for a day before Selection Sunday on March 15 and the start of the First Four on Tuesday, March 17.