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2026 Big 12 Baseball Tournament presented by Allstate Bracket Announced

The seedings for the 2026 Big 12 Baseball Tournament presented by Allstate in Surprise, Arizona starting Tuesday, May 19, have been announced.
 
Kansas (22-8) is the top-seeded team in the 12-team field after clinching its first Big 12 regular season title in program history. The Jayhawks earned a double bye and will play their first game of the Big 12 Tournament on Thursday, May 21 at 12:30 p.m. MST against either No. 8 Baylor, No. 9 BYU or No. 12 Texas Tech.  

West Virginia (21-9) earned the second seed and a double bye. The Mountaineers will open the Conference Tournament on Thursday, May 21 at 4:30 p.m. MST against either No. 7 TCU, No. 10 Utah or No. 11 Kansas State.

Arizona State (19-11) secured the No. 3 seed after holding the tiebreaker over UCF due to its 2-1 series win at the beginning of May. The Sun Devils will play No. 6-seeded Cincinnati (17-13) in game eight of the Tournament to begin their postseason. The first pitch is scheduled for 8 p.m. MST on Thursday, May 21.
 
UCF (19-11) rounds out the top four seeds and will open Thursday’s slate of games against No. 5-seed Oklahoma State (18-12) as the last pair of teams to earn the double bye. The two will square off at 9 a.m. MST on Thursday, May 21.
 
TCU (17-13) will look to make its return to the Big 12 Tournament final as the No. 7 seed. The Horned Frogs will play the winner between No. 10 Utah and No. 11 Kansas State on Wednesday, May 20 at 8 p.m. MST after earning the single bye.
 
Baylor (14-16) grabbed the No. 8 seed and the final single bye and will play the winner of game one between No. 9 BYU and No. 12 Texas Tech at 4:30 p.m. MST on Wednesday, May 20.
 
The Tournament will begin Tuesday, May 19 at 4:30 p.m. MST with No. 9-seeded BYU taking on No. 12-seeded Texas Tech, followed by No. 10-seeded Utah squaring off with No. 11-seeded Kansas State at 8 p.m. MST.

The 2026 Tournament will be played at Surprise Stadium in Surprise, Arizona for the first time and will be a single-elimination format. All-session and single-session tickets for the 2026 Big 12 Baseball Tournament presented by Allstate can be purchased here.
 
2026 Big 12 Baseball Tournament presented by Allstate Schedule
Tuesday, May 19

Game 1 – No. 9 BYU vs. No. 12 Texas Tech – 4:30 p.m. – ESPN+
Game 2 – No. 10 Utah vs. No. 11 Kansas State – 8 p.m. – ESPN+
 
Wednesday, May 20

Game 3 – No. 8 Baylor vs. Game 1 winner– 4:30 p.m. – ESPN+
Game 4 – No. 7 TCU vs. Game 2 winner – 8 p.m. – ESPN+

Thursday, May 21
Game 5 – No. 4 UCF vs. No. 5 Oklahoma State – 9 a.m. – ESPNU
Game 6 – No. 1 Kansas vs. Game 3 winner – 12:30 p.m. – ESPNU
Game 7 – No. 2 West Virginia vs. Game 4 Winner – 4:30 p.m. – ESPNU
Game 8 – No. 3 Arizona State vs. No. 6 Cincinnati – 8 p.m. – ESPNU
 
Friday, May 22

Game 9 – Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner – 4:30 p.m. – ESPN+
Game 10 – Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner – 8 p.m. – ESPN+

Saturday, May 23
Game 11 – Championship Game – 4:30 p.m. – ESPN2
All times listed in MST.