On Sunday, the March Madness selection committee elected to place seven teams from the Big 12 Conference in the 2025 NCAA Tournament.
Houston, Texas Tech, Arizona, Iowa State, BYU, Kansas, and Baylor were all selected for the tournament field, with Houston earning a 1-seed as the league’s highest-ranked team. Shockingly, West Virginia did not make the Big Dance. The Big 12 was largely projected to get eight in the NCAA Tournament.
And while seven Big 12 teams made the Tournament, the SEC got 14 of its 16 teams in, while the Big Ten received eight. Other leagues receiving multiple bids included the Big East which had five, the ACC had four, Mountain West had four and the West Coast had two.
The top-seeded team from the Big 12 Conference was the regular season and tournament champion Houston Cougars, who were awarded the No. 1 seed in the Midwest Region. Other teams to earn top four seeds in their respective regions are No. 3 Texas Tech (West), No. 3 Iowa State (South) and No. 4 Arizona (East).
Of the four new members to join the Big 12 in 2024-25, the Arizona Wildcats were the only team to reach the Big Dance, with Arizona State, Colorado, and Utah all missing out on post-season play.
Big 12 Seeds
- Houston, No. 1 seed, Midwest Region
- Texas Tech, No. 3 seed, West Region
- Iowa State No. 3 seed, South Region
- Arizona, No. 4 seed, East Region
- BYU, No. 6 seed, East Region
- Kansas, No. 7 seed, West Region
- Baylor, No. 9 seed, East Region
With seven teams in the field, the Big 12 Conference placed the third-most teams in the tournament, as the SEC and Big Ten fielded 14 and eight tournament teams, respectively. Last season, the Big 12 had eight teams make the NCAA Tournament.
The 2025 NCAA Tournament begins on Thursday, March 20th.
