Projecting seeds, tournament schedule for 2022 Big 12 Tournament

The men’s college basketball season is almost always exciting in the Big 12 – and that’s certainly been the case in 2021-22. While Kansas has remained on top of the league standings for much of the season, the Jayhawks have still suffered a few upset losses to Big 12 opponents such as Texas Tech, Texas and Baylor.

As Kansas has been sitting at No. 1 in the league, Baylor hasn’t been far behind the Jayhawks – and the Bears are even coming off a 80-70 win over Kansas on Saturday, which puts them just a half-game back in the Big 12 standings. When you look beyond Kansas and Baylor, Texas Tech and Texas are the next two teams in line, as the Red Raiders have a 11-5 league record and the Longhorns present a 10-6 mark.

Here’s a look at the current Big 12 standings heading into the final week of the regular season, including the schedule for the upcoming Big 12 Tournament.

Current Big 12 Standings

Note: As of Feb. 27

1.) Kansas Jayhawks (12-3)

2.) Baylor Bears (12-4)

3.) Texas Tech Red Raiders (11-5)

4.) Texas Longhorns (10-6)

5.) TCU Horned Frogs (7-8)

6.) Iowa State Cyclones (7-9)

7.) Kansas State Wildcats (6-10)

8.) Oklahoma State Cowboys (6-10)

Note: Oklahoma State has been banned from postseason play in 2022 by the NCAA, so the Cowboys will not participate in the Big 12 Tournament.

9.) Oklahoma Sooners (5-11)

10.) West Virginia Mountaineers (3-13)

2022 Big 12 Tournament Schedule

First Round: Wednesday, March 9

Game 1: No. 8 Oklahoma Sooners vs. No. 9 West Virginia Mountaineers | 6 p.m. | TV TBD

Quarterfinals: Thursday, March 10

Game 2: No. 4 Texas Longhorns vs. No. 5 TCU Horned Frogs | 11:30 a.m. | TV TBD

Game 3: No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks vs. Game 1 winner | 2 p.m. | TV TBD

Game 4: No. 2 Baylor Bears vs. No. 7 Kansas State Wildcats | 6 p.m. | TV TBD

Game 5: No. 3 Texas Tech Red Raiders vs. No. 6 Iowa State Cyclones | 8:30 p.m. | TV TBD

Semifinals: Friday, March 11

Game 6: Game 2 winner vs. Game 3 winner | 6 p.m. | TV TBD

Game 7: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner | 8:30 p.m. | TV TBD

Championship: Saturday, March 11 | 5 p.m. | TV TBD

Determining Big 12 Tiebreakers

The first criteria in tie breaking in the standings is head-to-head competition of tied teams, according to the Big 12 rules. The following procedures are used to establish the postseason championship seeds when ties exist. 

– Each team’s record versus the team occupying the highest position in the final regular season standings, and then continuing down through the standings until one team gains an advantage will be used if the regular season series between teams is also tied.

– A comparison of the tied teams’ conference-games only road record. Then, a comparison of the tied teams’ conference games only road record versus the team occupying the highest position in the final conference regular season standings, and then counting down through the standings until one team gains an advantage.

– In the event tie breaking procedures are unsuccessful and a draw is necessary in determining any portion of seeding, a draw will then be held.