Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament
The Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament is the championship women's basketball tournament in the Big 12 Conference. It is a single-elimination tournament of four rounds, with the top four seeds getting byes in the first round until 2011. Beginning in 2012 the bottom four teams play First Round games to advance to the Quarterfinals against the top six teams.
| Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference basketball championship | |
 The Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Championship logo | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Conference | Big 12 Conference |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | Municipal Auditorium |
| Current location | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Played | 1997-present |
| Last contest | 2023 |
| Current champion | Iowa State Cyclones |
| Most championships | Baylor Bears (10) |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN+, ESPN2 |
| Official website | Big12Sports.com Women's Basketball |
| Sponsors | |
| Phillips 66 (1997-present) | |
| Host stadiums | |
| Municipal Auditorium (1997-2002, 2005, 2008, 2010-2012, 2020-2025) Cox Convention Center (2007, 2009) Reunion Arena (2003, 2004, 2006) American Airlines Center (2013, 2015) Chesapeake Energy Arena (2014, 2016–2019) | |
| Host locations | |
| Kansas City, Missouri (1997-2002, 2005, 2008, 2010-2012, 2020-2025) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (2007, 2009, 2014, 2016-2019) Dallas, Texas (2003, 2004, 2006, 2013, 2015) | |
Seeding is based on regular season records. The Tournament has been held every year since 1997, except in 2020 when it was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The tournament is set to be held at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri until 2025. It was announced on June 2, 2022, the Big 12 announced that it has agreed to extend its contract to keep the women's tournament in Kansas City until 2027.
Champions
Tournament champions receive an automatic bid to the year's NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship. Numbers in parentheses refer to each team's finish/seed in the tournament for that year.[1]
By school
Tournament record by school through the 2023 tournament. Former conference members are in italics.[2]
| School | Appearances | W | L | Pct | Titles | Title Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor | 26 | 48 | 15 | .762 | 11 | 2005, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021 |
| Colorado | 15 | 8 | 14 | .364 | 1 | 1997 |
| Iowa State | 26 | 31 | 23 | .574 | 3 | 2000, 2001, 2023 |
| Kansas | 26 | 14 | 26 | .368 | 0 | |
| Kansas State | 26 | 22 | 26 | .458 | 0 | |
| Missouri | 16 | 7 | 16 | .304 | 0 | |
| Nebraska | 15 | 8 | 15 | .348 | 0 | |
| Oklahoma | 26 | 27 | 22 | .551 | 4 | 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007 |
| Oklahoma State | 26 | 18 | 26 | .409 | 0 | |
| TCU | 10 | 4 | 10 | .286 | 0 | |
| Texas | 26 | 33 | 24 | .579 | 2 | 2003, 2022 |
| Texas A&M | 16 | 15 | 14 | .517 | 2 | 2008, 2010 |
| Texas Tech | 26 | 18 | 24 | .429 | 2 | 1998, 1999 |
| West Virginia | 10 | 11 | 9 | .550 | 1 | 2017 |
Championship game results by team
| Appearances | School | Wins | Losses | Last Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Baylor | 11 | 4 | 2022 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 4 | 2 | 2010 |
| 7 | Texas | 2 | 6 | 2023 |
| 6 | Iowa State | 3 | 4 | 2023 |
| 5 | Texas A&M | 2 | 3 | 2012 |
| 3 | Texas Tech | 2 | 1 | 2003 |
| 3 | West Virginia | 1 | 2 | 2021 |
| 2 | Kansas State | 0 | 2 | 2005 |
| 1 | Colorado* | 1 | 0 | 1997 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 0 | 1 | 2008 |
| 1 | Kansas | 0 | 1 | 1998 |
| 0 | TCU | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Italic=Former conference Members
See also
References
- "Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship Records" (PDF) (Press release). Big 12 Sports. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-22. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
- "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 57–62. Retrieved June 15, 2020.