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Conference Overall Versus Top 25 W-L Pct. Home Away W-L Pct. Home Away Neutral Streak Top 10 Top 25 Baylor (National Champion) 13-1 .929 6-0 7-1 28-2 .933 11-0 7-1 10-1 W6 7-0 11-2 Kansas 12-6 .667 8-1 4-5 21-9 .700 13-1 4-6 4-2 L1 3-4 8-7 Texas 11-6 .647 5-4 6-2 19-8 .704 8-5 6-2 5-1 L1 1-1 7-7 West Virginia 11-6 .647 5-4 6-2 19-10 .655 8-5 7-2 4-3 L1 2-4 5-7 Oklahoma State 11-7 .611 6-3 5-4 21-9 .700 10-3 8-4 3-2 L1 6-2 9-5 Texas Tech 9-8 .529 5-4 4-4 18-11 .621 11-4 5-4 2-3 L1 2-4 3-10 Oklahoma 9-8 .529 5-3 4-5 16-11 .593 10-3 4-6 2-2 L1 4-3 5-9 TCU 5-11 .313 2-6 3-5 12-14 .462 7-7 3-6 2-1 L4 0-4 1-9 Kansas State 4-14 .222 2-7 2-7 9-20 .310 6-12 2-7 1-1 L1 1-5 1-11 Iowa State 0-18 .000 0-9 0-9 2-22 .083 2-10 0-11 0-1 L18 0-6 0-12

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No. 1 seed Baylor captured the Big 12’s second national championship in men’s No. 3 seed Texas earned the Big 12’s automatic berth after winning its fi rst basketball with a dominating 86-70 win against overall top seed Gonzaga in Phillips 66 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Championship. the 2021 title game. In the Final Four games against Houston and Gonzaga, the Bears outscored their opponents by a combined 35 points (164-129). BU’s The Longhorns were joined by No. 1 seed Baylor, the Big 12 regular season average margin of victory in its six NCAA tournament victories was 15.3 points. champion, No. 3 seed Kansas, No. 8 seed Oklahoma, No. 4 seed Oklahoma State, No. 6 seed Texas Tech and No. 3 seed West Virginia. The Big 12’s The Big 12 has made fi ve appearance in the national championship game, average seed of 4.0 is the best in Conference history. including the last two - 2003 (Kansas), 2008 (Kansas), 2012 (Kansas), 2019 (Texas Tech) and 2021 (Baylor). KU won the national title in 2008. The Big 12 fi nished over .500 (.647) in NCAA Championship competition in 2021 for the fourth straight tournament (no tournament in 2020). Sixty percent of the Big 12’s institutions have advanced to the Final Four since inception in 1996 - Kansas (2002, 2003, 2008, 2012, 2018) Oklahoma (2002, Four Big 12 programs have new head coaches for the 2021-22 season - T.J. 2016), Texas (2003), Oklahoma State (2004), Texas Tech (2019) and Baylor Otzelberger (Iowa State), Porter Moser (Oklahoma), Chris Beard (Texas) and (2021). Mark Adams (Texas Tech).

The Big 12 is home to a nation-high four of the 11 teams that were ranked every Of the 10 head coaches for the 2021-22 season, nine have guided a team to week of the 2020-21 season in the AP Poll - Baylor, Texas, Texas Tech and the NCAA Championship and six have led teams to the Final Four, tied for the West Virginia. The AP doesn’t conduct a poll following the NCAA Tournament. most among conferences.

No. 1 Baylor headlined a nation-high six Big 12 teams that were ranked in the The Big 12 has had six or more NCAA Championship teams in 17 of 24 years, fi nal USA Today/coaches poll at the conclusion of the season. Other ranked including eight seasons since 2012. From 2014-21, the Big 12 has 47 selections teams were 16. Kansas, 18. West Virginia, 19. Oklahoma State, 21. Texas and 22 - the second-best total of any conference. Texas Tech. Additionally, Oklahoma received votes. The Big 12 compiled a 72-23 (.758) non-conference record in 2020-21 with 10 Baylor played in the Final Four for the fi rst time since 1950. The Bears made of the losses to top 25 teams. The Big 12’s win percentage was second among the Big 12’s 11th appearance in the national semifi nals. The Conference has all conferences. The league has won at least 71 percent of its non-conference played in 16 Final Four games with a 7-9 record. games in 21 consecutive seasons and 23 of 25 seasons all-time.

For the 15th time in the last 18 years of the NCAA Championship (canceled in The Big 12’s .548 (17-14) win percentage against the other fi ve major leagues 2020), at least one Big 12 squad advanced to the Elite Eight. The Conference in 2020-21 was the second-highest among that group. has a total of 27 regional fi nalists during that time span with No. 1 seed Baylor’s appearance this year. The Big 12’s .500 (10-10) win percentage against non-conference top 25 opponents in 2020-21 was the highest among the top six men’s basketball Baylor made the Conference’s 12th appearance in the Regional semifi nals leagues. The 10 wins were also the most. since the 2016 tournament (no tournament in 2020), which is tied for second among all leagues. The Big 12’s .667 (8-4) win percentage is the best among The Big 12 had six teams in the top 10 for most wins against ranked opposition conferences. in 2020-21. Baylor’s 11 top 25 victories led the nation. Oklahoma State was second (9 wins), Kansas was tied for third (8), Texas was tied for sixth (7) Seventy percent of Big 12 teams have advanced to a Sweet 16 within the last while Oklahoma and West Virginia tied for 10th (5). fi ve seasons of postseason play - Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Texas Tech and West Virginia. The Big 12 was the only league that ended the 2020-21 season with seven teams and 70% percent of its membership in the top 36 of the NCAA NET The Big 12 placed a nation high 70 percent of its teams in the 2021 NCAA ratings. Division I Men’s Basketball Championship. The Conference had seven selections for the sixth time in the last 11 tournaments, including fi ve seasons Sixty percent of Big 12 teams were ranked in NCAA statistics for toughest in the past seven years the event was conducted. 2020-21 schedule – 2. Oklahoma State, 3. West Virginia, 13. Baylor, 14. Kansas, 15 Texas Tech and 25. Oklahoma. The Big 12 also had seven selections in 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2018.

BIG12SPORTS.COM @Big12Conference #Big12 Facebook.com/Big12 YouTube.com/Big12Conference BAAYLORYLOR ((28-2,28-2, 113-13-1 BIIGG 112)2) IOOWAWA STTATEATE (22-22,-22, 00-18-18 BIIGG 112)2) KAANSASNSAS ((21-9,21-9, 112-62-6 BIIGG 112)2)

November November November 28 vs. UL-Lafayette (FloHoops) W 112-82 29 Ark.-Pine Bluff (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) W 80-63 26 vs. Gonzaga (FOX)~ (1/2) L 90-102 29 vs. Washington (FloHoops) W 86-52 December 27 vs. St. Joseph’s (FS1)~ W 94-72 December 2 South Dakota State (Big 12 Now/ESPN+) L 68-71 December 2 vs. Illinois% (ESPN) (5) W 92-69 11 at Iowa (BTN) (3/3) L 77-105 1 vs. Kentucky (ESPN)^ (20) W 65-62 9 SFA (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) W 83-52 15 Kansas State* (ESPNU) L 65-74 3 Washburn (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) W 89-54 13 Texas* (ESPN) canceled 18 at West Virginia* (ESPNU) (8/7) L 65-70 5 North Dakota State (Big 12 Now/ESPN+) W 65-61 19 at Kansas State* (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) W 100-69 20 Jackson State (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) W 60-45 8 Creighton# (ESPN) (8/7) W 73-72 21 Ark.-Pine Bluff (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) W 99-42 January 11 Omaha (ESPN2) W 95-50 29 Central Arkansas(Big 12 Now on ESPN+) W 93-56 2 Baylor* (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) L 65-76 17 at Texas Tech* (ESPN) (14/14) W 58-57 30 Alcorn State (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) W 105-76 5 at Texas* (LHN) (4/4) L 72-78 22 West Virginia* (ESPN2) (7/6) W 79-65 January 9 Texas Tech* (ESPN2) (18/19) L 64-91 January 2 at Iowa State* (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) W 76-65 25 Oklahoma State* (ESPN2) L 60-81 2 Texas* (ESPN2) (8/9) L 59-84 6 Oklahoma* (ESPN2) W 76-61 30 at Mississippi State^ (ESPN2) L 56-95 5 at TCU* (ESPN) W 93-67 9 at TCU* (ESPN) W 67-49 February 9 Oklahoma* (CBS) W 63-59 16 at Texas Tech* (ESPN) (15/15) W 68-60 2 West Virginia* (B12Now on ESPN+) (17/18) L 72-76 12 at Oklahoma State* (B12Now/ESPN+) L 70-75 18 Kansas* (ESPN) (9/9) W 77-69 6 at Oklahoma* (ESPN2) L 72-79 18 at Baylor* (ESPN)(2/2) L 69-77 23 at Oklahoma State* (CBS) W 81-66 9 at TCU* (ESPNU) L 76-79 23 at Oklahoma* (ESPN) L 68-75 27 Kansas State* (ESPN2) W 107-59 11 at Kansas* (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) L 64-97 28 TCU* (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) W 59-51 30 Auburn# (ESPN) W 84-72 13 Kansas* (ABC) L 50-64 30 at Tennessee+ (ESPN) (18/17) L 61-80 February 16 at Oklahoma State* (B12N/ESPN+) (RV/22) L 58-76 February 2 at Texas* (ESPN) (6/6) W 83-69 20 Oklahoma* (ESPN2) (9/10) L 56-66 2 Kansas State* (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) W 74-51 6 TCU* (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) canceled 23 at Baylor* (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) (2/2) L 72-77 6 at West Virginia* (CBS)(17/18) L 79-91 10 at Oklahoma* (ESPN2) canceled 27 TCU* (ESPNU) L 72-76 8 Oklahoma State* (ESPN)(23/22) W 78-66 23 Iowa State* (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) W 77-72 March 11 Iowa State* (ESPN) W 97-64 25 West Virginia* (10/13) canceled 2 Texas* (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) (15/16) L 67-81 13 at Iowa State* (ABC) W 64-50 27 at Kansas* (ESPN) (17/19) L 58-71 4 at Texas Tech* (B12Now/ESPN+) (18/18) L 54-81 17 at Kansas State* (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) W 59-41 March 6 at Kansas State* (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) L 56-61 20 Texas Tech* (ESPN) (15/11) W 67-61 2 at West Virginia* (ESPN) (6/5) W 94-89 (OT) 10 vs. Oklahoma (ESPN) (25/24) L 73-79 23 at Texas* (ESPN) (14/15) L 72-75 OT 4 Oklahoma State* (ESPN2) (17/17) W 81-70 27 Baylor* (ESPN) (2/2) W 71-58 7 Texas Tech* (ESPN) (18/18) W 88-73 *Big 12 game ^ SEC/Big 12 Challenge March 11 vs. K-State (ESPN) W 74-68 ~ Big 12/Big East Battle 4 UTEP (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) W 67-62 12 vs. Oklahoma State (ESPN2) (12/14) L 74-83 11 vs. Oklahoma (ESPN) (25/24) W 69-62 19 vs. Hartford (truTV) W 79-55 12 vs. Texas (ESPN2) (13/16) canceled 21 vs. Wisconsin (CBS) W 76-63 20 vs. Eastern Washington (TBS) W 93-84 27 vs. Villanova (CBS) (18/17) W 62-51 22 vs. USC (CBS) (23/23) L 51-85 29 vs. Arkansas (CBS) (10/10) W 81-72 April *Big 12 Game # Big 12/Big East Battle 3 vs. Houston (CBS) (6/6) W 78-59 ~ Rocket Mortgage Fort Myers Tipoff + SEC/Big 12 Challenge 5 vs. Gonzaga (CBS) (1/1) W 86-70 ^ State Farm Champions Classic

* Big 12 game % Jimmy V Classic ~ Empire Classic # SEC/Big 12 Challenge ^ Big 12/Big East Battle KAANSASNSAS STTATEATE ((9-20,9-20, 44-14-14 BIIGG 112)2) OKKLAHOMALAHOMA ((16-11,16-11, 99-8-8 BIIGG 112)2) OKKLAHOMALAHOMA STTATEATE ((21-9,21-9, 111-71-7 BIIGG 112)2)

November December November 25 Drake (ESPNU)^ L 70-80 3 UTSA (FSOK) W 105-66 25 at UT-Arlington (ESPN) W 75-68 27 Colorado (ESPNU)^ L 58-76 6 at TCU* (ESPN2) W 82-78 28 Texas-Southern (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) W 85-65 30 Kansas City (ESPNU) W 62-58 9 at Xavier~ (FS1) L 77-99 December December 12 Florida A&M (FSSW) W 85-48 1 at Marquette~ (FS1) W 70-62 5 UNLV (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) L 58-68 17 ORU (FSOK+) W 79-65 5 Oakland (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) W 84-71 8 Fort Hays State (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) L 68-81 19 Houston Baptist (FSSW) W 84-65 8 ORU (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) W 83-73 11 Milwaukee (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) W 76-75 22 Texas Tech* (ESPN2) (15/16) L 67-69 12 at Wichita State W 67-64 15 at Iowa State* (ESPNU) W 74-65 January 16 TCU* (ESPN) L 76-77 19 Baylor* (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) (2/2) L 69-100 2 West Virginia* (ESPN2) (9/8) W 75-71 20 at Texas* (LHN) (11/11) L 74-77 21 Jacksonville (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) W 70-46 6 at Baylor* (ESPN2) (2/2) L 61-76 January 29 Omaha (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) W 60-58 9 at Kansas* (CBS) (6/6) L 59-63 2 at Texas Tech* (B12Now on ESPN+) (13/14) W 82-77 OT January 12 TCU* (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) W 82-46 4 West Virginia* (ESPN2) (14/16) L 84-87 2 TCU* (ESPNU) L 60-67 19 Kansas State* (FSOK) W 76-50 9 at Kansas State* (ESPN2) W 70-54 5 at Texas Tech* (ESPNU) (18/19) L 71-82 23 Kansas* (ESPN) (9/9) W 75-68 12 Kansas* (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) (6/6) W 75-70 9 Oklahoma State* (ESPN2) L 54-70 26 at Texas* (ESPN2) (5/5) W 80-79 23 Baylor* (CBS) (2/2) L 66-81 16 at Texas* (LHN) (4/4) L 67-82 30 Alabama+ (ESPN) (9/8) W 66-61 25 at Iowa State* (ESPN2) W 81-60 19 at Oklahoma* (FSOK) L 50-76 February 30 Arkansas+ (ESPN2) W 81-77 23 West Virginia* (ESPN2) (14/15) L 47-69 1 at Texas Tech* (ESPN) (13/11) L 52-57 February 27 at Baylor* (ESPN2) (2/2) L 59-107 6 Iowa State* (ESPN2) W 79-72 3 at TCU* (ESPN2) L 78-81 30 Texas A&M+ (ESPNU) L 61-68 10 Baylor* (ESPN2) canceled 6 Texas* (ABC) (6/6) W 75-67 2OT February 13 at West Virginia* (B12Now/ESPN+) (14/14) W 91-90 2OT 8 at Kansas* (ESPN) L 66-78 2 at Kansas* (B12 Now on ESPN+) (23/22) L 51-74 20 at Iowa State* (ESPN2) W 66-56 13 Kansas State* (ESPNU) W 67-60 6 Texas Tech* (B12Now on ESPN+) (13/11) L 62-73 23 at Kansas State* (ESPN2) L 57-62 16 Iowa State* (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) W 76-58 9 Texas* (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) (13/13) L 77-80 27 Oklahoma State* (ABC) (RV/21) L 90-94 (OT) 22 Texas Tech* (ESPN) (18/17) W 74-69 (OT) 13 at Oklahoma State* (ESPNU) (23/22) L 60-67 March 27 at Oklahoma* (ABC) (7/8) W 94-90 (OT) 17 Kansas* (Big12Now on ESPN+) (23/24) L 49-51 1 at Oklahoma State* (ESPN) (17/17) L 75-79 March 20 at TCU* (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) W 62-54 4 Texas* (ESPN)(15/16) L 65-69 1 Oklahoma* (ESPN) (16/15) W 79-75 23 Oklahoma* (ESPN2) (7/8) W 62-57 10 vs. Iowa State (ESPN) W 79-73 4 at Baylor* (ESPN2) (3/3) L 70-81 27 at West Virginia* (ESPN2) (10/13) L 43-65 11 vs. Kansas (ESPN) (11/12) L 62-69 6 at West Virginia* (ESPN2) (6/5) W 85-80 March 20 vs. Missouri (TNT) W 72-68 11 vs. West Virginia (ESPN) (10/9) W 72-69 6 Iowa State* (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) W 61-56 22 vs. Gonzaga (CBS) (1/1) L 71-87 12 vs. Baylor (ESPN) (2/2) W 83-74 10 vs. TCU (ESPN) W 71-50 13 vs. Texas (ESPN) (13/16) L 86-91 11 vs. Baylor (ESPN) (2/2) L 68-74 * Big 12 game ~ Big 12/Big East Battle 19 vs. Liberty (TBS) W 69-60 + SEC/Big 12 Challenge 21 vs. Oregon State (TBS) L 70-80 * Big 12 game ~ Big 12/Big East Battle ^ Little Apple Classic + SEC/Big 12 Challenge * Big 12 game ~ Big 12/Big East Battle + SEC/Big 12 Challenge TTCUCU ((12-14,12-14, 55-11-11 BIIGG 112)2) TEEXASXAS ((19-8,19-8, 111-61-6 BIIGG 112)2) TEEXASXAS TEECHCH ((18-11,18-11, 99-8-8 BIIGG 112)2)

November November November 25 Houston Baptist (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) W 69-45 25 UTRGV (LHN) W 91-55 25 Northwestern State (Big 12 Now/ESPN+) W 101-58 28 vs. Tulsa^ (ESPN3) W 70-65 30 vs. Davidson^ (ESPN2) W 78-76 27 Sam Houston State (ESPNU) W 84-52 29 vs. Liberty^ (ESPN2) W 56-52 December 29 vs. Houston^ (ESPN) (17/18) L 53-64 December 1 vs. Indiana^ (ESPN) W 66-44 December 3 Northwestern State (Big 12 Now/ESPN+) W 74-68 2 vs. North Carolina^ (ESPN) (14) W 69-67 4 Troy (ESPN2) W 80-46 6 Oklahoma* (ESPN2) L 78-82 6 Villanova~ (ESPN) (12) L 64-68 6 Grambling State (ESPNU) W 81-40 9 Providence~ (ESPNU) L 70-79 9 Texas State (LHN) W 74-53 9 Abilene Christian (Big 12 Now/ESPN+) W 51-44 12 Texas A&M (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) W 73-55 13 at Baylor* (ESPN) canceled 12 vs. TAMU-CC# W 77-57 16 at Oklahoma State* (ESPN) W 77-76 16 Sam Houston State (LHN) W 79-63 17 Kansas* (ESPN) (5/5) L 57-58 22 North Dakota State (ESPNU) W 89-82 20 Oklahoma State* (LHN) W 77-74 22 at Oklahoma* (ESPN2) W 69-67 30 Prairie View A&M (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) W 66-61 January 29 Incarnate Word (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) W 79-51 January 2 at Kansas* (ESPN2) (3/4) W 84-59 January 2 at Kansas State* (ESPNU) W 67-60 5 Iowa State* (LHN) W 78-72 2 Oklahoma State* (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) L 77-82 OT 5 Kansas* (ESPN) (6/6) L 67-93 9 at West Virginia* (ESPN) (14/16) W 72-70 5 Kansas State* (ESPNU) W 82-71 9 Baylor* (ESPN) (2/2) L 49-67 13 Texas Tech* (ESPN2) (15/15) L 77-79 9 at Iowa State* (ESPN2) W 91-64 12 at Oklahoma* (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) L 46-82 16 Kansas State* (LHN) W 82-67 13 at Texas* (ESPN2) (4/4) W 79-77 28 at Kansas* (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) (15/18) L 51-59 26 Oklahoma* (ESPN2) (24/RV) L 79-80 16 Baylor* (ESPN) (2/2) L 60-68 30 at Missouri+ (ESPNU) (12/12) L 98-102 (OT) 30 at Kentucky+ (ESPN) canceled 25 at West Virginia* (ESPN) (11/11) L 87-88 February February 30 at LSU+ (ESPN2) W 76-71 3 Oklahoma State* (ESPN2) (RV/24) W 81-78 2 Baylor* (ESPN) (2/2) L 69-83 February 6 at Baylor* (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) (2/2) canceled 6 at Oklahoma State* (ABC) (RV/24) L 67-75 2OT 1 Oklahoma* (ESPN) (9/14) W 57-52 9 Iowa State* (ESPNU) W 79-76 9 at Kansas State* (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) W 80-77 6 at Kansas State* (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) W 73-62 13 at Texas* (LHN) (13/13) L 55-70 13 TCU* (LHN) W 70-55 9 West Virginia* (ESPN) (14/14) L 71-82 18 Texas Tech* canceled 20 West Virginia* (ABC) (13/15) L 82-84 18 at TCU* canceled 20 Kansas State* (Big 12 Now son ESPN+) L 54-62 23 Kansas* (ESPN) (17/19) W 75-72 OT 20 at Kansas* (ESPN) (23/24) L 61-67 23 West Virginia* (ESPN2) (10/13) L 66-74 27 at Texas Tech* (CBS) (18/17) L 59-68 22 at Oklahoma State* (ESPN) (RV/21) L 69-74 (OT) 27 at Iowa State* (ESPNU) W 76-72 March 27 Texas* (CBS) (14/16) W 68-59 March 2 at Iowa State* (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) W 81-67 March 2 at Texas Tech* (B12Now/ESPN+) (18/18) L 49-69 4 at Oklahoma* (ESPN)(16/15) W 69-65 2 TCU* (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) W 69-49 4 at West Virginia* (B12Now/ESPN+) (6/5) L 67-76 7 at TCU* (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) W 76-64 4 Iowa State* (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) W 81-54 7 Texas* (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) (15/16) L 64-76 11 vs. Texas Tech (ESPN2) (20/22) W 67-66 7 at Baylor* (ESPN)(3/3) L 73-88 10 vs. Kansas State (ESPN) L 50-71 12 vs. Kansas (ESPN) (11/12) canceled 11 vs. Texas (ESPN2) (13/16) L 66-67 13 vs. Oklahoma State (ESPN) (12/14) W 91-86 19 vs. Utah State (TNT) W 79-55 * Big 12 game ~ Big 12/Big East Battle 20 vs. Abilene Christian (truTV) L 52-53 21 vs. Arkansas (TNT) (10/10) L 66-68 ^ Hall of Fame Classic + SEC/Big 12 Challenge * Big 12 game ~ Big 12/Big East Battle * Big 12 game ~ Big 12/Big East Battle ^ Maui Invitational + SEC/Big 12 Challenge ^ Fort Worth, Texas + SEC/Big 12 Challenge # Frisco, Texas

WEESTST VIIRGINIARGINIA ((19-10,19-10, 111-61-6 BIIGG 112)2) Baylor clinched the 2020-21 Big 12 men’s Oklahoma State fi nished the season with 21 November basketball regular season championship. It wins for the fi rst time since also winning 21 25 vs. South Dakota State^ (ESPN2) W 79-71 marked BU’s fi rst Big 12 title and the program’s during the 2017-18 season, Mike Boynton’s fi rst 26 vs. VCU^ (ESPN) W 78-66 fi rst conference crown since 1950 – a span of 71 with the team. 27 vs. Western Kentucky^ (ESPN) W 70-64 years. December All but four of TCU’s losses in 2020-21 came 2 vs. Gonzaga! (ESPN) (1) L 82-87 Seventy percent of Big 12 teams fi nished above against teams with a NET ranking of 36 or 6 at Georgetown~ (FS1) W 80-71 .500 in conference play. better. 11 North Texas (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) W 62-50 13 Richmond (ESPN) (19/19) W 87-71 Of the 90 conference games scheduled, 85 were 18 Iowa State* (ESPNU) W 70-65 Texas posted seven wins against AP ranked 22 at Kansas* (ESPN2) (2/3) L 65-79 completed while fi ve games were canceled. opponents in 2020-21, just one shy of the 29 Northeastern (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) W 73-51 school’s single-season record. January Of the Big 12’s 85 conference games, 38.8 percent 2 at Oklahoma* (ESPN2) L 71-75 were decided by 5-or-less points, the highest Texas Tech was selected for its third straight 4 at Oklahoma State* (ESPN2) W 87-84 percentage among autonomy leagues and third NCAA Championship, which is a program 9 Texas* (ESPN) (4/4) L 70-72 overall. record. TTU made its 18th overall appearance. 23 at Kansas State* (ESPN2) W 69-47 25 Texas Tech* (ESPN) (10/10) W 88-87 Home teams fi nished with a 43-42 advantage in West Virginia concluded the 2020-21 season 30 Florida+ (ESPN) L 80-85 conference wins. with a 19-10 record. Nine of the Mountaineers’ February 10 defeats were by fi ve points or less. 2 at Iowa State* (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) W 76-72 Baylor’s No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament was 6 Kansas* (CBS) (23/22) W 91-79 its fi rst in program history. 9 at Texas Tech* (ESPN2) (7/8) W 82-71 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship Results 13 Oklahoma* (B12Now on ESPN+) (12/12) L 90-91 2OT Eleven of Iowa State’s 23 games were against 20 at Texas* (ABC) (12/13) W 84-82 Wednesday, March 10 23 at TCU* (ESPN2) W 74-66 AP Top-25 teams, no previous team in school 25 at Baylor (2/2) Canceled history played a higher percentage. No. 9 Kansas State 71, No. 8 TCU 50 (ESPN) 27 Kansas State* (ESPN2) W 65-43 No. 7 Oklahoma 79, No. 10 Iowa State 73 (ESPN) March Kansas fi nished its season with 21 wins, marking 2 Baylor* (ESPN) (3/3) L 89-94 (OT) the 32nd consecutive season with 21 or more wins, Thursday, March 11 4 TCU* (Big 12 Now on ESPN+) W 76-67 dating back to 1989-90. No. 5 Oklahoma State 72, No. 4 West Virginia 69 (ESPN) 6 Oklahoma State* (ESPN2) (17/17) L 80-85 No. 1 Baylor 74, No. 9 Kansas State 68 (ESPN) 11 vs. Oklahoma State (EPSN) (12/14) L 69-72 In the last month of the season, Kansas State No. 2 Kansas 69, No. 7 Oklahoma 62 (ESPN) 19 vs. Morehead State (truTV) W 84-67 recovered from a 13-game losing streak to win No. 3 Texas 67, No. 6 Texas Tech 66 (ESPN2) 21 vs. Syracuse (CBS) L 72-75 four of its last six games with both losses coming to Top 15 foes West Virginia and Baylor. * Big 12 game ~ Big 12/Big East Battle Friday, March 12 ^ Bad Boy Mowers Classic + SEC/Big 12 Challenge No. 5 Oklahoma State 83, No. 1 Baylor 74 (ESPN) ! Jimmy V Classic Oklahoma has won eight NCAA Tournament games No. 2 Kansas vs. No. 3 Texas (canceled - no contest) since 2015 – the 13th most in the country during that span and the third-most in the Big 12. Saturday, March 13 No. 3 Texas 91, No. 5 Oklahoma State 86 (ESPN)