Big 12 Tournament 2023: Men's Bracket, Schedule and Championship Odds
The fight for the Big 12 men's basketball crown is on. Again.
While the Kansas Jayhawks snagged the regular-season championship, they and the nine other schools will now duke it out for the conference tournament title.
Is this the Jayhawks' tournament to lose? Are the Texas Longhorns the team to watch in Kansas City? Or will someone emerge from outside of the top two seeds make a surprising run to championship glory?
Oddsmakers have a hunch. So do we. We'll explore those and more.
Standings and Schedule
Season Standings
Kansas Jayhawks: 13-5
Texas Longhorns: 12-6
Kansas State Wildcats: 11-7
Baylor Bears: 11-7
Iowa State Cyclones: 9-9
TCU Horned Frogs: 9-9
Oklahoma State Cowboys: 8-10
West Virginia Mountaineers: 7-11
Texas Tech Red Raiders: 5-13
Oklahoma Sooners: 5-13
Wednesday, March 8
Game 1: No. 8 West Virginia vs. No. 9 Texas Tech, 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2/ESPNU
Game 2: No. 7 Oklahoma State vs. No. 10 Oklahoma, 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2/ESPNU
Thursday, March 9
Game 3: No. 4 Baylor vs. No. 5 Iowa State, 12:30 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN2
Game 4: No. 1 Kansas vs. Game 1 winner, 3 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN2
Game 5: No. 2 Texas vs. Game 2 winner, 7 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN2
Game 6: No. 3 Kansas State vs. No. 6 TCU, 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN2
Friday, March 10
Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 7 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN2
Game 8: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPN/ESPN2
Saturday, March 11
Championship game, 6 p.m. ET on ESPN
Championship Odds
Kansas: +300 (bet $100 to win $300)
Texas: +330
Baylor: +475
Kansas State: +650
Iowa State: +650
TCU: +800
West Virginia: +1500
Oklahoma State: +3000
Texas Tech: +4000
Oklahoma: +4000
Predictionsr
Iowa State Bests Baylor Again
The Bears have more talent than the Cyclones. I'm not sure even the most ardent Iowa State supporters would argue that.
However, talent isn't always the deciding factor. Matchups matter, and this just hasn't been a good one for Baylor.
Iowa State has leaned on its physicality and execution to deliver Baylor a pair of 15-point losses this season. Thursday's tussle might be less lopsided, but the Cyclones will make it three wins in three tries over the Bears.
West Virginia Makes Kansas Sweat
The Mountaineers first need to handle Texas Tech for this to happen, but that's definitely doable. West Virginia has won three of its last four games—the lone loss being a two-point defeat at Kansas—while Texas Tech, which suspended coach Mark Adams for a "racially insensitive comment," carries a three-game losing streak into the tournament.
Once the Mountaineers bounce the Red Raiders, they can give the Jayhawks all they can handle.
Erik Stevenson and Tre Mitchell are high-level shot-makers, and this defense is feisty. Kansas might escape with a win anyway, but it will have to earn it.
Texas Takes the Title
The Longhorns aren't exactly the model of consistency, but their ceiling stretches as high as any in the conference.
Their potential will be fully realized this week in Kansas City.
They have a quartet of double-digit scorers in Marcus Carr, Sir'Jabari Rice, Timmy Allen and Tyrese Hunter, plus KenPom.com's 20th-ranked defense. That two-way balance will push them to a title run.
For all the latest betting information and reaction, check out B/R Betting.
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