The 2026 college baseball regular season is in the books and conference tournament season has arrived. The 2026 Big 12 Baseball Tournament bracket is locked in, and the action gets underway Tuesday from Surprise Stadium in Surprise, Arizona.
Twelve of the league’s 14 teams are set to participate in the Big 12 Tournament. The top eight seeds in the conference receive a first-round bye, while the top six seeds get to bypass the first two rounds.
The Big 12 Tournament opens with a pair of first-round matchups on Tuesday, followed by a pair of second-round matchups on Wednesday, four quarterfinal matchups on Thursday and two semifinals on Friday before concluding Saturday with the championship game.
The Big 12 Tournament champion secures an automatic bid into the 64-team field for the 2026 NCAA Baseball Tournament, which includes 29 automatic qualifiers and 35 at-large bids. The full NCAA Tournament bracket will be revealed Monday.
The full seeding and schedule for the Big 12 Baseball Tournament can be seen below, complete with dates, game times and television information. To see the full tournament bracket, click here. This article will be updated with results.
2026 Big 12 Tournament seeding
1. Kansas Jayhawks (39-16, 22-8 Big 12)
2. West Virginia Mountaineers (37-13, 21-9)
3. Arizona State Sun Devils (36-18, 19-11)
4. UCF Knights (31-20, 19-11)
5. Oklahoma State Cowboys (36-19, 18-12)
6. Cincinnati Bearcats (37-19, 17-13)
7. TCU Horned Frogs (33-20, 17-13)
8. Baylor Bears (28-26, 14-16)
9. BYU Cougars (27-27, 14-16)
10. Utah Utes (26-24, 12-18)
11. Kansas State Wildcats (28-26, 11-19)
12. Texas Tech Red Raiders (27-27, 10-20)
DNQ. Arizona Wildcats (19-34, 9-21)
DNQ. Houston Cougars (24-31, 7-23)
2026 Big 12 Tournament schedule
Note: All times eastern.
First round—Tues., May 19
Game 1: No. 9 BYU 18, No. 12 Texas Tech 8
Game 2: No. 10 Utah vs. No. 11 Kansas State | 11 p.m. | ESPN+
Second round—Wed., May 20
Game 3: No. 8 Baylor vs. No. 9 BYU | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Game 4: No. 7 TCU vs. Game 2 winner | 11 p.m. | ESPN+
Quarterfinals—Thurs., May 20
Game 5: No. 4 UCF vs. No. 5 Oklahoma State | Noon | ESPNU
Game 6: No. 1 Kansas vs. Game 3 winner | 3:30 p.m. | ESPNU
Game 7: No. 2 West Virginia vs. Game 4 winner | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU
Game 8: No. 3 Arizona State vs. No. 6 Cincinnati | 11 p.m. | ESPNU
Semifinals—Fri., May 22
Game 9: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Game 10: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner | 11 p.m. | ESPN+
Championship—Sat., May 23
Game 11: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN2
