Big 12 Men 's Basketball Tournament - wikipedia Big 12 Men 's Basketball Tournament Big 12 Men 's Basketball Tournament Conference Basketball Championship Sport Basketball Conference Big 12 Conference Number of teams 10 Format Single - elimination tournament Current stadium Sprint Center Current location Kansas City, Missouri Played 1997 -- present Last contest 2018 Current champion Kansas Jayhawks ( 11th title ) Most championships Kansas Jayhawks ( 11 ) TV partner ( s ) ESPN, FS1 Official website Big12Sports.com Men 's Basketball Sponsors Phillips 66 ( 1997 -- present ) Host stadiums Sprint Center ( 2008, 2010 -- 2020 ) Ford Center ( 2007, 2009 ) American Airlines Center ( 2003 -- 2004, 2006 ) Kemper Arena ( 1997 -- 2002, 2005 ) Host locations Kansas City, Missouri ( 1997 -- 2002, 2005, 2008, 2010 -- 2020 ) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma ( 2007, 2009 ) Dallas, Texas ( 2003 -- 2004, 2006 ) The Big 12 Men 's Basketball Tournament ( known since its inception in 1997 under sponsorship agreements as the Phillips 66 Big 12 Men 's Basketball Tournament ) is the championship men 's basketball tournament in the Big 12 Conference. It is a single - elimination tournament of four rounds, with the top six seeds getting byes in the first round. Seeding is based on regular season records. Contents 1 History 2 Tournament champions 3 Results by team 3.1 Tournament record 3.2 Championship game record 4 See also 5 References History Former logo The tournament has been held every year since the first full basketball season was completed in 1997. ( The Big 12 was formed in 1996 ) Since that time, it was held in Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri in early March for every year up until 2003, and also in 2005. In 2003, 2004, and 2006 it was held at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, and in 2007 it was held in the Ford Center at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. In 2008 it was again held in Kansas City, but this time at the Sprint Center. The 2009 edition of the championship was held in Oklahoma City, with the event returning to Kansas City from 2010 through 2020. On May 28, 2015, it was announced that the Big 12 Tournament would stay in Kansas City through 2020. Kansas has won the most Big 12 postseason titles as well, winning 10 out of 21. Tournament champions Numbers in parentheses refer to each team 's finish / seed in the tournament for that year. Teams are seeded in order of highest conference record. Tie - breakers are based on conference record starting with : Head - to - head Record against highest standing team in conference, continuing down until one team gains an advantage Conference road games Road record against highest standing team, continuing down Draw, starting with highest seed to be determined Ties among more than two teams are broken similarly by comparing the `` mini round - robin '' record among tied teams, reverting to the above when elimination narrows it to two tied teams Year Champion Runner - up Most Valuable Player Location 1997 ( 1 ) Kansas 87 ( 10 ) Missouri 60 Paul Pierce, Kansas Kemper Arena -- Kansas City, MO 1998 ( 1 ) Kansas 72 ( 3 ) Oklahoma 58 Paul Pierce, Kansas Kemper Arena -- Kansas City, MO 1999 ( 3 ) Kansas 53 ( 5 ) Oklahoma State 37 Jeff Boschee, Kansas Kemper Arena -- Kansas City, MO 2000 ( 1 ) Iowa State 70 ( 3 ) Oklahoma 58 Marcus Fizer, Iowa State Kemper Arena -- Kansas City, MO 2001 ( 3 ) Oklahoma 54 ( 4 ) Texas 45 Nolan Johnson, Oklahoma Kemper Arena -- Kansas City, MO 2002 ( 2 ) Oklahoma 64 ( 1 ) Kansas 55 Hollis Price, Oklahoma Kemper Arena -- Kansas City, MO 2003 ( 3 ) Oklahoma 49 ( 5 ) Missouri 47 Hollis Price, Oklahoma American Airlines Center -- Dallas, TX ( 1 ) Oklahoma State 65 ( 2 ) Texas 49 Tony Allen, Oklahoma State American Airlines Center -- Dallas, TX 2005 ( 3 ) Oklahoma State 72 ( 4 ) Texas Tech 68 Joey Graham, Oklahoma State Kemper Arena -- Kansas City, MO 2006 ( 2 ) Kansas 80 ( 1 ) Texas 68 Mario Chalmers, Kansas American Airlines Center -- Dallas, TX 2007 † ( 1 ) Kansas 88 ( 3 ) Texas 84 Kevin Durant, Texas Ford Center -- Oklahoma City, OK 2008 ( 2 ) Kansas 84 ( 1 ) Texas 74 Brandon Rush, Kansas Sprint Center -- Kansas City, MO 2009 ( 3 ) Missouri 73 ( 9 ) Baylor 60 DeMarre Carroll, Missouri Ford Center -- Oklahoma City, OK ( 1 ) Kansas 72 ( 2 ) Kansas State 64 Sherron Collins, Kansas Sprint Center -- Kansas City, MO 2011 ( 1 ) Kansas 85 ( 2 ) Texas 73 Marcus Morris, Kansas Sprint Center -- Kansas City, MO 2012 ( 2 ) Missouri 90 ( 4 ) Baylor 75 Kim English, Missouri Sprint Center -- Kansas City, MO 2013 ( 1 ) Kansas 70 ( 2 ) Kansas State 54 Jeff Withey, Kansas Sprint Center -- Kansas City, MO 2014 ( 4 ) Iowa State 74 ( 7 ) Baylor 65 DeAndre Kane, Iowa State Sprint Center -- Kansas City, MO 2015 ( 2 ) Iowa State 70 ( 1 ) Kansas 66 Georges Niang, Iowa State Sprint Center -- Kansas City, MO 2016 ( 1 ) Kansas 81 ( 2 ) West Virginia 71 Devonte ' Graham, Kansas Sprint Center -- Kansas City, MO 2017 ( 4 ) Iowa State 80 ( 2 ) West Virginia 74 Monte Morris, Iowa State Sprint Center -- Kansas City, MO 2018 ( 1 ) Kansas 81 ( 3 ) West Virginia 70 Malik Newman, Kansas Sprint Center -- Kansas City, MO 2019 Sprint Center -- Kansas City, MO 2020 Sprint Center -- Kansas City, MO Reference : † -- Denotes Each Overtime Played Results by team Tournament record School Pct Kansas 41 11. 788 Missouri 19 14. 576 Oklahoma 22 18. 550 Oklahoma State 23 19. 547 Texas 25 21. 543 Iowa State 17 17. 500 Baylor 16 20. 444 TCU 5. 444 West Virginia 5. 444 Kansas State 13 21. 382 Texas Tech 13 21. 382 Colorado 9 15. 375 Nebraska 6 15. 286 Texas A&M 6 16. 273 Reference : Italics denote former conference member Championship game record Appearances School Pct 13 Kansas 11 0.846 Iowa State 0 1.000 5 Oklahoma 0.600 Missouri 0.500 Oklahoma State 0.666 6 Texas 0 6 0.000 Baylor 0 0.000 West Virginia 0 0.000 Kansas State 0 0.000 Texas Tech 0 0.000 0 TCU 0 0 N / A 0 Colorado 0 0 N / A 0 Nebraska 0 0 N / A 0 Texas A&M 0 0 N / A Reference : Italics denote former conference member See also College basketball portal Big Eight Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament Big 12 Tournament Finals broadcasters Big 12 Women 's Basketball Tournament References Jump up ^ http://www.big12sports.com//pdf8/765528.pdf Jump up ^ 04. mbb. pgs 1 - 15. pmd Jump up ^ `` Big 12 Conference Concludes Spring Meetings ; Future Championship Sites Approved For Football, Basketball ''. Big12Sports.com. Retrieved 21 August 2015. Jump up ^ `` Big 12 Tournament will stay at the Sprint Center through 2020 ''. kansascity. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 27. Jump up ^ http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=1520897 ^ Jump up to : 2016 Big 12 Men 's Basketball Championship Media Guide Big 12 Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Broadcasters Big 12 Conference men 's basketball Current teams Baylor Bears Iowa State Cyclones Kansas Jayhawks Kansas State Wildcats Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma State Cowboys TCU Horned Frogs Texas Longhorns Texas Tech Red Raiders West Virginia Mountaineers Championships & awards Big 12 Men 's Basketball Tournament Coach of the Year Player of the Year Big 12 / SEC Challenge Seasons 1996 -- 97 1997 -- 98 1998 -- 99 1999 -- 00 2000 -- 01 2001 -- 02 2002 -- 03 2003 -- 04 2004 -- 05 2005 -- 06 2006 -- 07 2007 -- 08 2008 -- 09 2009 -- 10 2010 -- 11 2011 -- 12 2012 -- 13 2013 -- 14 2014 -- 15 2015 -- 16 2016 -- 17 2017 -- 18 2018 -- 19 Big 12 Conference championships Baseball Men 's Basketball Women 's Basketball Football Women 's Soccer Softball ( Defunct ) NCAA men 's college basketball tournaments Division I Pre-season 2K Sports Classic Puerto Rico Tip - Off Charleston Classic The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase Paradise Jam Hall of Fame Tip Off Legends Classic CBE Hall of Fame Classic Maui Invitational MGM Resorts Main Event Cayman Islands Classic Gulf Coast Showcase Cancún Challenge Battle 4 Atlantis Savannah Invitational NIT Season Tip - Off Las Vegas Invitational AdvoCare Invitational Phil Knight Invitational Wooden Legacy Emerald Coast Classic Barclays Center Classic Jimmy V Classic Las Vegas Classic Diamond Head Classic Vancouver Showcase Conference postseason ACC America East The American American South American West Atlantic 10 Atlantic Sun Big 12 Big East Big Eight Big Sky Big South Big Ten Big West CAA Conference USA East Coast Great Midwest Great West Horizon Ivy League MAAC MEAC Metro Mid-American Missouri Valley Mountain West Northeast Ohio Valley Pac - 12 Patriot SEC Southern Southland Southwest SWAC Sun Belt Summit WAC West Coast Postseason NCAA Division I Men 's Basketball Tournament National Invitation Tournament Vegas 16 College Basketball Invitational CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament National Commissioners Invitational Tournament 1922 National Intercollegiate Basketball Tournament Division II Conference postseason CCAA CACC Carolinas East Coast GLIAC GLVC G - MAC Great Northwest Gulf South Heartland Lone Star Mountain East Northeast - 10 Northern Sun Pacific West Peach Belt PSAC RMAC South Atlantic Sunshine State Postseason NCAA Division II Men 's Basketball Tournament Division III Conference postseason Allegheny Mountain American Southwest Capital Centennial CCIW CSAC HCAC Landmark Little East Middle Atlantic NEWMAC NJAC Northwest OAC ODAC SAA SCIAC SCAC USA South WIAC Postseason NCAA Division III Men 's Basketball Tournament ECAC Tournaments Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Big_12_Men%27s_Basketball_Tournament&oldid=831046453 '' Categories : Big 12 Men 's Basketball Tournament Recurring sporting events established in 1997 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 18 March 2018, at 12 : 18. 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