The Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament is the championship women's basketball tournament in the Big 12 Conference. The tournament is set to be held at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri until 2031.[1] Due to a major conference realignment that significantly impacted the Big 12, the 2025 women's tournament will be the first tournament with 16 teams participating. At the beginning of the 2024–25 season, Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, and Utah joined the conference. The tournament is sponsored by Phillips 66. The Tournament has been held every year since 1997, except in 2020 when it was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
| Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference basketball championship | |
 The Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Championship logo | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Conference | Big 12 Conference |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | T-Mobile Center |
| Current location | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Played | 1997-present |
| Last contest | 2024 |
| Current champion | Texas Longhorns |
| Most championships | Baylor Bears (10) |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN+, ESPN2 |
| Official website | Big12Sports.com Women's Basketball |
| Sponsors | |
| Phillips 66 (1997-present) | |
| Host stadiums | |
| Municipal Auditorium (1997-2002, 2005, 2008, 2010-2012, 2020-2023) Cox Convention Center (2007, 2009) Reunion Arena (2003, 2004, 2006) American Airlines Center (2013, 2015) Chesapeake Energy Arena (2014, 2016–2019) T-Mobile Center (2024–2031) | |
| Host locations | |
| Kansas City, Missouri (1997-2002, 2005, 2008, 2010-2012, 2020-2031) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (2007, 2009, 2014, 2016-2019) Dallas, Texas (2003, 2004, 2006, 2013, 2015) | |
All sixteen teams will participate in the tournament. The top eight teams will receive a first round bye and the top four teams will receive a double bye, automatically advancing them into the quarterfinals.[2] Seeding is based on regular season records, ties will be broken using a tiebreaker system, with the first tiebreaker being best record in head-to-head matchups then the 2nd tiebreaker being head-to-head record against each team in the conference beginning with the first place team and working down.[3]
The championship game will be played on a Sunday, unless BYU advances to the final thus pushing the championship game to a Monday finish[4]
Champions
editTournament champions receive an automatic bid to the year's NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship. Numbers in parentheses refer to each team's finish/seed in the tournament for that year.[5]
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Most Outstanding Player | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | (3) Colorado 54 | (5) Kansas State 44 | Andria Jones, Kansas State | Municipal Auditorium • Kansas City, Missouri | 18,700 |
| 1998 | (1) Texas Tech 71 | (3) Kansas 53 | Alicia Thompson, Texas Tech | 18,774 | |
| 1999 | (1) Texas Tech 73 | (2) Iowa State 59 | Angie Braziel, Texas Tech | 30,968 | |
| 2000 | (1) Iowa State 75 | (6) Texas 65 | Edwina Brown, Texas | 29,961 | |
| 2001 | (3) Iowa State 68 | (1) Oklahoma 65 | Angie Welle, Iowa State | 31,831 | |
| 2002 | (1) Oklahoma 84 | (2) Baylor 69 | Stacey Dales, Oklahoma | 32,953 | |
| 2003 | (1) Texas 67 | (3) Texas Tech 57 | Stacy Stephens, Texas | Reunion Arena • Dallas, Texas | 35,619 |
| 2004 | (6) Oklahoma 66 | (1) Texas 47 | Dionnah Jackson, Oklahoma | 34,851 | |
| 2005 | (1) Baylor 68 | (3) Kansas State 55 | Sophia Young, Baylor | Municipal Auditorium • Kansas City, Missouri | 26,929 |
| 2006 | (1) Oklahoma 72 | (2) Baylor 61 | Courtney Paris, Oklahoma | Reunion Arena • Dallas, Texas | 25,551 |
| 2007 | (1) Oklahoma 67 | (5) Iowa State 60 | Cox Convention Center • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 48,990 | |
| 2008 | (4) Texas A&M 64 | (3) Oklahoma State 59 | Takia Starks, Texas A&M | Municipal Auditorium • Kansas City, Missouri | 24,190 |
| 2009 | (2) Baylor 72 | (4) Texas A&M 63 | Jessica Morrow, Baylor | Cox Convention Center • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 35,515 |
| 2010 | (4) Texas A&M 74 | (3) Oklahoma 67 | Danielle Adams, Texas A&M | Municipal Auditorium • Kansas City, Missouri | 25,412 |
| 2011 | (1) Baylor 61 | (2) Texas A&M 58 | Brittney Griner, Baylor | 25,400 | |
| 2012 | (1) Baylor 73 | (3) Texas A&M 50 | 22,833 | ||
| 2013 | (1) Baylor 75 | (2) Iowa State 47 | American Airlines Center • Dallas, Texas | 35,183 | |
| 2014 | (1) Baylor 74 | (2) West Virginia 71 | Nina Davis, Baylor | Chesapeake Energy Arena • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 24,387 |
| 2015 | (1) Baylor 75 | (6) Texas 64 | American Airlines Center • Dallas, Texas | 21,155 | |
| 2016 | (1) Baylor 79 | (2) Texas 63 | Alexis Jones, Baylor | Chesapeake Energy Arena • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 20,672 |
| 2017 | (6) West Virginia 77 | (1) Baylor 66 | Tynice Martin, West Virginia | 17,369 | |
| 2018 | (1) Baylor 77 | (2) Texas 69 | Kalani Brown, Baylor | 17,854 | |
| 2019 | (1) Baylor 67 | (2) Iowa State 49 | 16,823 | ||
| 2020 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | ||||
| 2021 | (1) Baylor 76 | (2) West Virginia 50 | NaLyssa Smith, Baylor | Municipal Auditorium • Kansas City, Missouri | 3,783 |
| 2022 | (3) Texas 67 | (1) Baylor 58 | Rori Harmon, Texas | 20,415 | |
| 2023 | (3) Iowa State 67 | (1) Texas 58 | Ashley Joens, Iowa State | 25,385 | |
| 2024 | (2) Texas 70 | (4) Iowa State 53 | Madison Booker, Texas | T-Mobile Center • Kansas City, Missouri | 33,128 |
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By school
editTournament record by school through the 2024 tournament. Former conference members as of the upcoming 2024–25 season are in italics.[6] Arizona, Arizona State, and Utah will play their first Big 12 seasons in 2024–25.
| School | Appearances | W | L | Pct | Titles | Title Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor | 27 | 49 | 16 | .754 | 11 | 2005, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021 |
| Colorado | 15 | 8 | 14 | .364 | 1 | 1997 |
| Iowa State | 27 | 33 | 24 | .579 | 3 | 2000, 2001, 2023 |
| Kansas | 27 | 15 | 27 | .357 | 0 | |
| Kansas State | 27 | 23 | 27 | .460 | 0 | |
| Missouri | 16 | 7 | 16 | 7|16}} | 0 | |
| Nebraska | 15 | 8 | 15 | .348 | 0 | |
| Oklahoma | 27 | 28 | 23 | .549 | 4 | 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007 |
| Oklahoma State | 27 | 18 | 27 | .400 | 0 | |
| TCU | 11 | 5 | 11 | .313 | 0 | |
| Texas | 27 | 36 | 24 | .600 | 3 | 2003, 2022, 2024 |
| Texas A&M | 16 | 15 | 14 | .517 | 2 | 2008, 2010 |
| Texas Tech | 27 | 19 | 25 | .432 | 2 | 1998, 1999 |
| West Virginia | 11 | 12 | 10 | .545 | 1 | 2017 |
Championship game results by team
edit| Appearances | School | Wins | Losses | Last Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Baylor | 11 | 4 | 2022 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 4 | 2 | 2010 |
| 9 | Texas | 3 | 6 | 2024 |
| 8 | Iowa State | 3 | 5 | 2024 |
| 5 | Texas A&M | 2 | 3 | 2012 |
| 3 | Texas Tech | 2 | 1 | 2003 |
| 3 | West Virginia | 1 | 2 | 2021 |
| 2 | Kansas State | 0 | 2 | 2005 |
| 1 | Colorado | 1 | 0 | 1997 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 0 | 1 | 2008 |
| 1 | Kansas | 0 | 1 | 1998 |
| 0 | TCU | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Italics=Former conference members as of the 2024–25 season
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Skretta, Dave (March 12, 2024). "Big 12 men's and women's tournaments to remain in Kansas City through 2031". USAToday.com. Gannett.
- ^ "2025 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship". Big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference.
- ^ "Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship Seeding and Tiebreaker Procedures". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference.
- ^ "2025 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship". Big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference.
- ^ "Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship Records" (PDF) (Press release). Big 12 Sports. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-22. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
- ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 57–62. Retrieved June 15, 2020.