2020 Big 12 men's basketball tournament


The 2020 Phillips 66 Big 12 men's basketball tournament was a postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big 12 Conference. It was scheduled to be played from March 11 to 14, in Kansas City, Missouri at the Sprint Center.[1] The winner would have received the conference's automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA tournament.

2020 Big 12 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2019–20
Teams10
SiteSprint Center
Kansas City, Missouri
ChampionsNone (Canceled)
Attendance17,606
TelevisionESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU
← 2019
2021 →
2019–20 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Kansas 17 1   .944 28 3   .903
No. 5 Baylor 15 3   .833 26 4   .867
No. 24 West Virginia 9 9   .500 21 10   .677
Texas 9 9   .500 19 12   .613
Oklahoma 9 9   .500 19 12   .613
Texas Tech 9 9   .500 18 13   .581
TCU 7 11   .389 16 16   .500
Oklahoma State 7 11   .389 18 14   .563
Iowa State 5 13   .278 12 20   .375
Kansas State 3 15   .167 11 21   .344
Note: The 2020 Big 12 Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

On March 11, 2020, Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby announced that fans would not be allowed to attend the tournament beginning with the games on March 12 due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The two First Round games that took place on March 11 were completed with fans in attendance. The rest of the tournament was scheduled to be completed without fans in attendance. The following day, the conference announced it had cancelled the tournament completely.[3] Later that same day, the NCAA Tournament was canceled before the conference named their automatic bid.[4]

Seeds

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All 10 conference teams were slated to participate in the tournament. The top six teams earned a first round bye.

Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

2020 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament seeds
Seed School Conf Tiebreaker 1 Tiebreaker 2 Tiebreaker 3 Tiebreaker 4
1 Kansas 17–1
2 Baylor 15–3
3 Oklahoma 9–9 4–2 vs. Texas/Texas Tech/West Virginia
4 Texas 9–9 3–3 vs. Oklahoma/Texas Tech/West Virginia 0-2 vs. Kansas 0-2 vs. Baylor 3-1 vs. TCU/Oklahoma State
5 Texas Tech 9–9 3–3 vs. Oklahoma/Texas/West Virginia 0-2 vs. Kansas 0-2 vs. Baylor 2-2 vs. TCU/Oklahoma State
6 West Virginia 9–9 2–4 vs. Oklahoma/Texas/Texas Tech
7 TCU 7–11 1–1 vs. Oklahoma State 0-2 vs. Kansas 1–1 vs. Baylor
8 Oklahoma State 7–11 1–1 vs. TCU 0-2 vs. Kansas 0–2 vs. Baylor
9 Iowa State 5–13
10 Kansas State 3–15

Schedule

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Game Time* Matchup# Final score Television Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 11
1 6:00 pm No. 8 Oklahoma State vs No. 9 Iowa State 72–71 ESPNU 17,606
2 8:00 pm No. 7 TCU vs No. 10 Kansas State 49–53
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 12
3 11:30 am No. 4 Texas vs No. 5 Texas Tech Cancelled ESPN2
4 1:30 pm No. 1 Kansas vs No. 8 Oklahoma State
5 6:00 pm No. 2 Baylor vs No. 10 Kansas State
6 8:00 pm No. 3 Oklahoma vs No. 6 West Virginia
Semifinals – Friday, March 13
7 6:00 pm Winner of game 3 vs Winner of game 4 Cancelled ESPN2
8 8:00 pm Winner of game 5 vs Winner of game 6
Championship – Saturday, March 14
9 5:00 pm Winner of game 7 vs Winner of game 8 Cancelled ESPN
*Game times in CDT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

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First round
Wednesday, March 11
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 12
Semifinals
Friday, March 13
Championship
Saturday, March 14
            
1 Kansas  
8 Oklahoma State  
8 Oklahoma State 72
9 Iowa State 71
   
   
4 Texas  
5 Texas Tech  
   
   
2 Baylor  
10 Kansas State  
7 TCU 49
10 Kansas State 53
   
   
3 Oklahoma  
6 West Virginia  

References

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  1. ^ "BIG 12 MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP". SprintCenter.com.
  2. ^ "Big 12 Tournament barring fans starting with Thursday games". KCTV5.com.
  3. ^ "All Power 5 leagues cancel conference tournaments". ESPN.com. March 12, 2020.
  4. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". NCAA.org. March 12, 2020.