WACO, Texas - AP No. 10 TCU defeated AP No. 17 Baylor 51-48 to claim the program’s first Big 12 women’s basketball regular season title.
The matchup between the Horned Frogs and the Bears marked the first time in league history that a winner-take-all game took place on the final day of the regular season. It was just the fourth time since the 1999-2000 season that a major conference had two teams play a winner-take-all game on the final day of the regular season and the first time since 2021.
The Horned Frogs (28-3, 16-2) end the regular season with a 6-2 record in top-25 contests and set program records for total wins, Big 12 wins and home wins. TCU becomes the second Big 12 team in Conference history to win a regular season title within two seasons of finishing in last place. The Horned Frogs will be the top seed in the 2025 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women’s Basketball Championship at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City. TCU will play in the Quarterfinals on Friday, March 7 at 1:30 p.m. CT on ESPNU.
The 2025 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women’s Basketball Championship features a new format this season including all 16 teams, starting Wednesday, March 5 through Sunday, March 9/Monday, March 10.
This year’s Championship marks the debut of the “
XII Court”, an XII-branded court. Additionally, the Big 12 Conference has partnered with global sportswear brand and retailer UNDEFEATED on the XII Court design. The court’s apron features the brand's iconic 5-strike logo.
No. 2 Baylor (25-6, 15-3), No. 3 Oklahoma State (24-5, 14-4) and No. 4 West Virginia (23-6, 13-5) join top-seeded TCU and receive double-byes into the Quarterfinals while No. 5 K-State (25-6, 13-5), No. 6 Utah (22-7, 13-5), No. 7 Iowa State (21-10, 12-6) and No. 8 Arizona (19-12, 10-8) received one bye into the Second Round on Thursday, March 6.
First Round games on Wednesday, March 5 will open with No. 12 BYU (13-16, 4-14) taking on No. 13 UCF (11-17, 4-14) at 11 a.m. CT, followed by No. 9 Colorado (18-11, 9-9) against No. 16 Houston (5-24, 1-17) at 1:30 p.m. CT. The evening session begins with No. 10 Cincinnati (15-13, 7-11) versus No. 15 Arizona State (9-21, 3-15) at 5:30 p.m. CT before the conclusion of day one featuring No. 11 Kansas (16-13, 6-12) and No. 14 Texas Tech (15-16, 4-14) at 8 p.m. CT. All four opening round games can be seen on ESPN+.
The Championship Final will take place Sunday, March 9 at 4 p.m. CT on ESPN unless BYU advances to the Final which would move the title game to Monday, March 10.
All and Single-Session along with Weekend Package tickets for the Championship are available
here.
Prices start at $74 for All-Session tickets while Single-Session tickets can be purchased for $10-$160. The Weekend Package ranges from $56-$72 and covers all games Friday through Sunday/Monday which includes the quarterfinals, semifinals and the final.
The Big 12 entered Sunday as one of two leagues to have at least three teams in the top 11 of the NET rankings, at least four teams in the top 16 of the NET and six teams in the top 25 of the NET. The Conference was also the only league through games of March 1 to have five teams in the top 16 nationally in scoring margin while the league finished the regular season leading the nation in home winning percentage.
The full schedule can be found below and the official Phillips 66 Big 12 Women’s Basketball Championship bracket is available for download
here.
2025 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship Schedule (Downloadable PDF)
First Round - Wednesday, March 5
Game 1 - No. 12 BYU vs. No. 13 UCF - 11 a.m. CT, ESPN+
Game 2 - No. 9 Colorado vs. No. 16 Houston - 1:30 p.m. CT, ESPN+
Game 3 - No. 10 Cincinnati vs. No. 15 Arizona State - 5:30 p.m. CT, ESPN+
Game 4 - No. 11 Kansas vs. No. 14 Texas Tech - 8 p.m. CT, ESPN+
Second Round - Thursday, March 6
Game 5 - No. 5 K-State vs. Winner of Game 1 - 11 a.m. CT, ESPN+
Game 6 - No. 8 Arizona vs. Winner of Game 2 - 1:30 p.m. CT, ESPN+
Game 7 - No. 7 Iowa State vs. Winner of Game 3 - 5:30 p.m. CT, ESPN+
Game 8 - No. 6 Utah vs. Winner of Game 4 - 8 p.m. CT, ESPN+
Quarterfinals - Friday, March 7
Game 9 - No. 4 West Virginia vs. Winner of Game 5 - 11 a.m. CT, ESPNU
Game 10 - No. 1 TCU vs. Winner of Game 6 - 1:30 p.m. CT, ESPNU
Game 11 - No. 2 Baylor vs. Winner of Game 7 - 5:30 p.m. CT, ESPN+
Game 12 - No. 3 Oklahoma State vs. Winner of Game 8 - 8 p.m. CT, ESPN+
Semifinals - Saturday, March 8
Game 13 - Winner of Game 9 vs. Winner of Game 10 - 3 p.m. CT, ESPN+
Game 14 - Winner of Game 11 vs. Winner of Game 12 - 5:30 p.m. CT, ESPN+
Final - Sunday, March 9*
Game 15 - Winner of Game 13 vs. Winner of Game 14 - 4 p.m. CT, ESPN
*Should BYU advance to the Championship the game will be played Monday, March 10.
Times are subject to change.