The 2025 NCAA Tournament could not be off to a better start for the Big 12 Conference. The league is now 9-1 in 10 games in March Madness after a 3-0 record on Saturday in the Second Round.
The Big 12 Conference went 6-1 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament between seven games on Thursday and Friday. The only team to lose in the opening round was the Kansas Jayhawks, who fell to Arkansas.
On Saturday, there were three Big 12 teams trying to punch tickets to the Sweet 16. The day began with No. 3 Texas Tech beating No. 11 Drake 77-64, as the Red Raiders advance to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2022 under Mark Adams.
Then, it was No. 6 BYU handling No. 3 Wisconsin 91-89. This is the Cougars first trip to the Sweet 16 since 2011 under Dave Rose when BYU was a member of the Mountain West Conference.
And finally, the No. 1 seed Houston Cougars handled No. 8 Gonzaga 81-76. A trip to the Sweet 16 is nothing new for Houston, who has made is to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament for the third straight season. Now, the Cougars are two wins away from their first Final 4 since 2021.
The Big 12 Conference has a chance to get six teams into the Sweet 16, if the league can have another 3-0 day on Sunday.
Sunday’s Big 12 Basketball Second Round March Madness Games
Baylor vs. Duke: 2:40 p.m. ET on CBS
Iowa State vs. Ole Miss: 7:45 p.m. ET on TruTV
Arizona vs. Oregon: 9:40 p.m. ET on TBS
If the Big 12 Conference can have a sweep on Sunday, the league will have six teams in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16, which would be tie a record set by the ACC in 2016.
Several conferences have gotten five teams into the Sweet 16, including the Big 12 in 2018. But no one has matched the ACC’s record performance from 2016.
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