2015–16 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season

The 2015–16 Big 12 men's basketball season was the 20th season of basketball for the Big 12 Conference. Team practices began in October 2015, followed by the start of the regular season on November 13. Conference play began on January 2, 2016, and concluded on March 5. Kansas won their 12th straight Big 12 regular season championship by finishing 33–5 overall and 15–3 in conference play, two games ahead of second-place West Virginia. The 2016 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 9–12, 2016 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City. Kansas won the tournament for the 10th time in school history.

2015–16 Big 12 Men's Basketball Season
League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Basketball
Number of teams	10
TV partner(s)	CBS, ESPN, FSN
Regular Season
2016 Big 12 Champions	Kansas
Season MVP	Buddy Hield
Top scorer	Buddy Hield
Tournament
Champions	Kansas
Runners-up	West Virginia
Finals MVP	Devonte' Graham

2015–16 Big 12 men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Kansas †	15	–	3		.833			33	–	5		.868
No. 8 West Virginia	13	–	5		.722			26	–	9		.743
No. 7 Oklahoma	12	–	6		.667			29	–	8		.784
Texas	11	–	7		.611			20	–	13		.606
No. 21 Baylor	10	–	8		.556			22	–	12		.647
No. 22 Iowa State	10	–	8		.556			23	–	12		.657
Texas Tech	9	–	9		.500			19	–	13		.594
Kansas State	5	–	13		.278			17	–	16		.515
Oklahoma State	3	–	15		.167			12	–	20		.375
TCU	2	–	16		.111			12	–	21		.364
† 2016 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll [1]

Buddy Hield of Oklahoma was named Big 12 Player of the Year for the second consecutive year, and became just the third player in conference history to be named the National college player of the year.

Seven schools were awarded a berth to the NCAA Tournament. Kansas, Oklahoma, and Iowa State each reached the Sweet 16, with Oklahoma advancing all the way to the Final four before losing to the eventual champions Villanova.

Preseason

Big 12 Coaches[2] Points 1. Kansas (9) 81 2. Oklahoma 70 3. Iowa State (1) 68 4. Texas 51 5. Baylor 49 6. West Virginia 47 7. Oklahoma State 33 8. Kansas State 18 TCU 10. Texas Tech 15 (#) first place votes

Pre-Season All-Big 12 Team Big 12 Coaches[3] Isaiah Taylor, G Texas Buddy Hield, G Oklahoma Perry Ellis, F Kansas Georges Niang, F Iowa State Rico Gathers, F Baylor Player of the Year: Buddy Hield, Oklahoma Newcomer of the Year: Deonte Burton, Iowa State Freshman of the Year: Cheick Diallo, Kansas

Big 12 recruits at the 2015 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

Carlton Bragg, Kansas

Cheick Diallo, Kansas

Jawun Evans, OSU

Rankings

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week

		Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
Baylor	AP	22	20	RV	25	16	16	23	23	RV	22	13	17	15	21	25	19	19	22	21
	C	21	21	25	23	15	14	22	21	25	22	15	18	13	19	22	16	17	20	18	24
Iowa State	AP	7	7	4	5	4	5	11	11	13	17	19	14	13	14	13	17	21	21	22
	C	7	7	5	4	2	2	9	9	14	18	21	16	14	15	15	17	20	19	19	15
Kansas	AP	4	4	5	4	2	2	2	2	1	1	3	4	7	6	2	2	1	1	1
	C	5	5	7	6	7	5	3	3	2	1	3	3	6	6	2	2	1	1	1	3
Kansas State	AP
	C					RV
Oklahoma	AP	8	8	7	6	7	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	3	3	3	6	6	7
	C	8	8	6	8	8	3	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	3	3	4	6	6	7	4
Oklahoma State	AP	RV	RV
	C
TCU	AP
	C
Texas	AP	RV	RV				RV	RV	RV					RV	24	24	25	23	23	RV
	C	RV					RV	RV	RV				RV	RV	25	25	25	22	22	22	RV
Texas Tech	AP								RV	RV	RV						RV	RV	RV
	C								RV	RV	RV					RV	RV	RV	RV
West Virginia	AP	RV	RV	RV	20	14	20	19	19	17	11	6	9	14	10	10	14	10	9	8
	C	23	22	22	15	14	16	18	17	15	10	7	9	12	10	11	12	9	8	8	14

Regular season

Conference matrix

	Baylor	Iowa State	Kansas	Kansas State	Oklahoma	Oklahoma State	TCU	Texas	Texas Tech	West Virginia
vs. Baylor	—	0–2	2–0	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0
vs. Iowa State	2–0	—	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0
vs. Kansas	0–2	1–1	—	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1
vs. Kansas State	2–0	2–0	2–0	—	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	2–0
vs. Oklahoma	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	—	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2
vs. Oklahoma State	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	—	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0
vs. TCU	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	—	1–1	2–0	2–0
vs. Texas	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	—	1–1	0–2
vs. Texas Tech	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	—	2–0
vs. West Virginia	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–0	0–2	—
Total	10–8	10–8	15–3	5–13	12–6	3–15	2–16	11–7	9–9	13–5

Points scored

Team	For	Against	Difference
Baylor	1424	1323	101
Iowa State	1448	1392	56
Kansas	1401	1194	207
Kansas State	1251	1293	-42
Oklahoma	1393	1307	86
Oklahoma State	1123	1248	-125
TCU	1129	1370	-241
Texas	1238	1227	11
Texas Tech	1275	1314	-39
West Virginia	1365	1242	123

Baylor

Baylor Bears Schedule

Date time, TV Rank^# Opponent^# Result Record Site (attendance) city, state Big 12 regular season 01/02/2016 3:00 pm, CBS No. 23 at No. 2 Kansas L 74–102  10–3 (0–1) Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS 01/05/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN2 Oklahoma State W 79–62  11–3 (1–1) Ferrell Center (5,665) Waco, TX 01/09/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN2 at No. 13 Iowa State W 94–89  12–3 (2–1) Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA 01/13/2016 7:15 pm, ESPNews No. 22 TCU W 82–54  13–3 (3–1) Ferrell Center (5,764) Waco, TX 01/16/2016 2:00 pm, FSSW No. 22 at Texas Tech W 63–60  14–3 (4–1) United Supermarkets Arena (12,827) Lubbock, TX 01/20/2016 7:15 pm, ESPNews No. 13 Kansas State W 79–72 ^2OT 15–3 (5–1) Ferrell Center (5,588) Waco, TX 01/23/2016 11:00 am, ESPN No. 13 No. 1 Oklahoma L 72–82  15–4 (5–2) Ferrell Center (10,206) Waco, TX 01/27/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU No. 17 at Oklahoma State W 69–65  16–4 (6–2) Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,148) Stillwater, OK 01/30/2016* 5:00 pm, ESPN2 No. 17 Georgia Big 12/SEC Challenge W 83–73  17–4 Ferrell Center (9,675) Waco, TX 02/01/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN No. 15 Texas L 59–67  17–5 (6–3) Ferrell Center (6,064) Waco, TX 02/06/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN2 No. 15 at No. 14 West Virginia L 69–80  17–6 (6–4) WVU Coliseum (14,069) Morgantown, WV 02/10/2016 7:15 pm, ESPNews No. 21 at Kansas State W 82–72  18–6 (7–4) Bramlage Coliseum (11,636) Manhattan, KS 02/13/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU No. 21 Texas Tech L 66–84  18–7 (7–5) Ferrell Center (7,540) Waco, TX 02/16/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN2 No. 25 No. 13 Iowa State W 100–91 ^OT 19–7 (8–5) Ferrell Center (5,556) Waco, TX 02/20/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN No. 25 at No. 24 Texas W 78–64  20–7 (9–5) Frank Erwin Center (16,175) Austin, TX 02/23/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN2 No. 19 No. 2 Kansas L 60–66  20–8 (9–6) Ferrell Center (8,259) Waco, TX 02/27/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU No. 19 at TCU W 86–71  21–8 (10–6) Schollmaier Arena (6,364) Fort Worth, TX 03/01/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN2 No. 19 at No. 6 Oklahoma L 71–73  21–9 (10–7) Lloyd Noble Center (11,563) Norman, OK 03/05/2016 12:00 pm, ESPN No. 19 No. 10 West Virginia L 58–69  21–10 (10–8) Ferrell Center (7,629) Waco, TX Big 12 Tournament 03/10/2016 11:30 am, ESPN2 No. 22 vs. No. 23 (4) Texas Big 12 Tournament Quarterfinals W 75–61  22–10 Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO 03/11/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN2 No. 22 vs. No. 1 (1) Kansas Big 12 Tournament Semifinals L 66–70  22–11 Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO *Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Iowa State

Iowa State Cyclones Schedule

Date time, TV Rank^# Opponent^# Result Record Site (attendance) city, state Big 12 Regular Season 01/02/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN2 No. 11 at No. 3 Oklahoma L 83–87  11–2 (0–1) Lloyd Noble Center (11,251) Norman, OK 01/06/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU No. 13 Texas Tech W 76–69  12–2 (1–1) Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA 01/09/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN2 No. 13 Baylor L 89–94  12–3 (1–2) Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA 01/12/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN2 No. 18 at Texas L 91–94 ^OT 12–4 (1–3) Frank Erwin Center (10,663) Austin, TX 01/16/2016 3:00 pm, ESPNU No. 18 at Kansas State W 76–63  13–4 (2–3) Bramlage Coliseum (12,462) Manhattan, KS 01/18/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN No. 19 No. 1 Oklahoma W 82–77  14–4 (3–3) Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA 01/23/2016 3:00 pm, ESPNU No. 19 at TCU W 73–60  15–4 (4–3) Schollmaier Arena (6,014) Fort Worth, TX 01/25/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN No. 14 No. 4 Kansas W 85–72  16–4 (5–3) Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA 01/30/2016* 1:00 pm, ESPN No. 14 at No. 5 Texas A&M Big 12/SEC Challenge L 62–72  16–5 Reed Arena (12,473) College Station, TX 02/02/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN2 No. 13 No. 14 West Virginia L 76–81  16–6 (5–4) Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA 02/06/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN2 No. 13 at Oklahoma State W 64–59  17–6 (6–4) Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,561) Stillwater, OK 02/10/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU No. 14 at Texas Tech L 82–85 ^OT 17–7 (6–5) United Supermarkets Arena (6,715) Lubbock, TX 02/13/2016 7:30 pm, ESPN No. 14 No. 24 Texas W 85–75  18–7 (7–5) Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA 02/16/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN2 No. 13 at No. 25 Baylor L 91–100 ^OT 18–8 (7–6) Ferrell Center (5,556) Waco, TX 02/20/2016 6:00 pm, ESPNU No. 13 TCU W 92–83  19–8 (8–6) Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA 02/22/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN No. 17 at No. 14 West Virginia L 87–97  19–9 (8–7) WVU Coliseum (10,683) Morgantown, WV 02/27/2016 5:00 pm, ESPN2 No. 17 Kansas State W 80–61  20–9 (9–7) Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA 02/29/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU No. 21 Oklahoma State W 58–50  21–9 (10–7) Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA 03/05/2016 3:00 pm, ESPN No. 21 at No. 1 Kansas L 78–85  21–10 (10–8) Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS Big 12 Tournament 03/10/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU No. 21 vs. No. 6 (3) Oklahoma Big 12 Tournament Quarterfinals L 76–79  21–11 Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO *Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Kansas

Kansas Jayhawks Schedule

Date time, TV Rank^# Opponent^# Result Record Site (attendance) city, state Big 12 regular season 01/02/2016 3:00 PM, CBS No. 2 No. 23 Baylor W 102–74  12–1 (1–0) Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS 01/04/2016 8:00 PM, ESPN No. 1 No. 2 Oklahoma W 109–106 ^3OT 13–1 (2–0) Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS 01/09/2016 8:00 PM, ESPNU No. 1 at Texas Tech W 69–59  14–1 (3–0) United Supermarkets Arena (14,231) Lubbock, TX 01/12/2016 6:00 PM, ESPN2 No. 1 at No. 11 West Virginia L 63–74  14–2 (3–1) WVU Coliseum (12,097) Morgantown, WV 01/16/2016 1:00 PM, ESPN No. 1 TCU W 70–63  15–2 (4–1) Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS 01/19/2016 6:00 PM, ESPN2 No. 3 at Oklahoma State L 67–86  15–3 (4–2) Gallagher-Iba Arena (11,383) Stillwater, OK 01/23/2016 1:00 PM, ESPN No. 3 Texas W 76–67  16–3 (5–2) Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS 01/25/2016 8:00 PM, ESPN No. 4 at No. 14 Iowa State L 72–85  16–4 (5–3) Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA 01/30/2016* 6:00 PM, ESPN No. 4 No. 20 Kentucky Big 12/SEC Challenge W 90–84 ^OT 17–4 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS 02/03/2016 8:00 PM, ESPNU No. 7 Kansas State Sunflower Showdown W 77–59  18–4 (6–3) Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS 02/06/2016 11:00 AM, ESPN No. 7 at TCU W 75–56  19–4 (7–3) Schollmaier Arena (6,516) Fort Worth, TX 02/09/2016 6:00 PM, ESPN2 No. 6 No. 10 West Virginia W 75–65  20–4 (8–3) Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS 02/13/2016 1:00 PM, ESPN No. 6 at No. 3 Oklahoma W 76–72  21-4 (9–3) Lloyd Noble Center (12,247) Norman, OK 02/15/2016 8:00 PM, ESPN No. 2 Oklahoma State W 94–67  22–4 (10–3) Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS 02/20/2016 5:00 PM, ESPN2 No. 2 at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown W 72–63  23–4 (11–3) Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS 02/23/2016 7:00 PM, ESPN2 No. 2 at No. 19 Baylor W 66–60  24–4 (12–3) Ferrell Center (8,259) Waco, TX 02/27/2016 11:00 AM, ESPN No. 2 Texas Tech W 67–58  25–4 (13–3) Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS 02/29/2016 8:00 PM, ESPN No. 1 at No. 23 Texas W 86–56  26–4 (14–3) Frank Erwin Center (16,540) Austin, TX 03/05/2016 3:00 PM, ESPN No. 1 No. 21 Iowa State W 85–78  27–4 (15–3) Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS Big 12 Tournament 03/10/2016 1:30 PM, ESPN2 No. 1 vs. (8) Kansas State Big 12 Tournament Quarterfinals W 85–63  28–4 Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO 03/11/2016 6:00 PM, ESPN2 No. 1 vs. No. 22 (5) Baylor Big 12 Tournament Semifinals W 70–66  29–4 Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO 03/12/2016 5:00 PM, ESPN No. 1 vs. No. 9 (2) West Virginia Big 12 Tournament Championship W 81–71  30–4 Sprint Center (19,046) Kansas City, MO *Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Kansas State

Kansas State Wildcats Schedule

Date time, TV Rank^# Opponent^# Result Record Site (attendance) city, state Big 12 regular season 01/02/2016 11:00 am, ESPNU No. 19 West Virginia L 83–87 ^2OT 10–3 (0–1) Bramlage Coliseum (12,270) Manhattan, KS 01/05/2016 7:00 pm, LHN at Texas L 57–60  10–4 (0–2) Erwin Center (10,620) Austin, TX 01/09/2016 3:30 pm, ESPNews at No. 2 Oklahoma L 76–86  10–5 (0–3) Lloyd Noble Center (11,113) Norman, OK 01/12/2016 7:00 pm, FSKC Texas Tech W 83–70  11–5 (1–3) Bramlage Coliseum (12,316) Manhattan, KS 01/16/2015 3:00 pm, ESPNU No. 18 Iowa State L 63–76  11–6 (1–4) Bramlage Coliseum (12,462) Manhattan, KS 01/20/2016 7:15 pm, ESPNews at No. 13 Baylor L 72–79 ^2OT 11–7 (1–5) Ferrell Center (5,588) Waco, TX 01/23/2016 5:00 pm, ESPNU Oklahoma State W 89–73  12–7 (2–5) Bramlage Coliseum (12,298) Manhattan, KS 01/26/2016 6:00 pm, ESPNews at No. 9 West Virginia L 55–70  12–8 (2–6) WVU Coliseum (9,936) Morgantown, WV 01/30/2016* 1:00 pm, ESPNU Ole Miss Big 12/SEC Challenge W 69–64  13–8 Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS 02/03/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN2 at No. 7 Kansas Sunflower Showdown L 59–77  13–9 (2–7) Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS 02/06/2016 5:00 pm, ESPNU No. 1 Oklahoma W 80–69  14–9 (3–7) Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS 02/10/2016 7:15 pm, ESPNews No. 21 Baylor L 72–82  14–10 (3–8) Bramlage Coliseum (11,636) Manhattan, KS 02/13/2016 12:00 pm, ESPNews at Oklahoma State L 55–58  14–11 (3–9) Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,407) Stillwater, OK 02/16/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNews at TCU W 63–49  15–11 (4–9) Schollmaier Arena (4,999) Fort Worth, TX 02/20/2016 5:00 pm, ESPN2 No. 2 Kansas Sunflower Showdown L 63–72  15–12 (4–10) Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS 02/22/2015 6:00 pm, ESPNU No. 25 Texas L 70–71  15–13 (4–11) Bramlage Coliseum (11,629) Manhattan, KS 02/27/2016 5:00 pm, ESPN2 at No. 17 Iowa State L 61–80  15–14 (4–12) Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA 03/02/2016 7:00 pm, FSKC TCU W 79–54  16–14 (5–12) Bramlage Coliseum (11,518) Manhattan, KS 03/05/2016 2:00 pm, ESPNews at Texas Tech L 71–80  16–15 (5–13) United Supermarkets Arena (12,359) Lubbock, TX Big 12 Tournament 03/09/2016 6:00 pm, ESPNU vs. (9) Oklahoma State Big 12 Tournament 1st Round W 75–71  17–15 Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO 03/10/2016 1:30 pm, ESPN2 vs. No. 1 (1) Kansas Big 12 Tournament Quarterfinals L 63–85  17–16 Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO *Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Oklahoma

Oklahoma Sooners Schedule

Date time, TV Rank^# Opponent^# Result Record Site (attendance) city, state Big 12 regular season 01/02/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN2 No. 3 No. 11 Iowa State W 87–83  12–0 (1–0) Lloyd Noble Center (11,251) Norman, OK 01/04/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN No. 2 at No. 1 Kansas L 106–109 ^3OT 12–1 (1–1) Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS 01/09/2016 3:30 pm, ESPNews No. 2 Kansas State W 86–76  13–1 (2–1) Lloyd Noble Center (11,113) Norman, OK 01/13/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU No. 2 at Oklahoma State Bedlam Series W 74–72  14–1 (3–1) Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,380) Stillwater, OK 01/16/2016 3:00 pm, ESPN2 No. 2 No. 11 West Virginia W 70–68  15–1 (4–1) Lloyd Noble Center (11,933) Norman, OK 01/18/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN No. 1 at No. 19 Iowa State L 77–82  15–2 (4–2) Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA 01/23/2016 11:00 am, ESPN No. 1 at No. 13 Baylor W 82–72  16–2 (5–2) Ferrell Center (10,206) Waco, TX 01/26/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN2 No. 1 Texas Tech W 91–67  17–2 (6–2) Lloyd Noble Center (10,682) Norman, OK 01/30/2016* 4:00 pm, ESPN No. 1 at LSU Big 12/SEC Challenge W 77–75  18–2 Maravich Center (13,882) Baton Rouge, LA 02/02/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNews No. 1 TCU W 95–72  19–2 (7–2) Lloyd Noble Center (7,455) Norman, OK 02/06/2016 5:00 pm, ESPNU No. 1 at Kansas State L 69–80  19–3 (7–3) Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS 02/08/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN No. 3 No. 24 Texas W 63–60  20–3 (8–3) Lloyd Noble Center (10,014) Norman, OK 02/13/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN No. 3 No. 6 Kansas L 72–76  20–4 (8–4) Lloyd Noble Center (12,247) Norman, OK 02/17/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU No. 3 at Texas Tech L 63–65  20–5 (8–5) United Supermarkets Arena (14,471) Lubbock, TX 02/20/2016 3:00 pm, ESPN No. 3 at No. 10 West Virginia W 76–62  21–5 (9–5) WVU Coliseum (15,289) Morgantown, WV 02/24/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU No. 3 Oklahoma State Bedlam Series W 71–49  22–5 (10–5) Lloyd Noble Center (11,470) Norman, OK 02/27/2016 1:00 pm, CBS No. 3 at No. 25 Texas L 63–76  22–6 (10–6) Frank Erwin Center (16,540) Austin, TX 03/01/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN2 No. 6 No. 19 Baylor W 73–71  23–6 (11–6) Lloyd Noble Center (11,563) Norman, OK 03/05/2016 12:00 pm, ESPNews No. 6 at TCU W 75–67  24–6 (12–6) Schollmaier Arena (6,532) Fort Worth, TX Big 12 Tournament 03/10/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU No. 6 vs. No. 21 (6) Iowa State Big 12 Tournament Quarterfinals W 79–76  25–6 Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO 03/11/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN2 No. 6 vs. No. 9 (2) West Virginia Big 12 Tournament Semifinals L 67–69  25–7 Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO *Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Oklahoma State

Oklahoma State Cowboys Schedule

Date time, TV Rank^# Opponent^# Result Record Site (attendance) city, state Big 12 regular season 01/02/2016 1:00 pm, ESPNews TCU W 69–48  9–4 (1–0) Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,191) Stillwater, OK 01/05/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU at Baylor L 62–79  9–5 (1–1) Ferrell Center (5,665) Waco, TX 01/09/2016 12:00 pm, ESPNU at No. 17 West Virginia L 60–77  9–6 (1–2) WVU Coliseum (11,219) Morgantown, WV 01/13/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU No. 2 Oklahoma Bedlam Series L 72–74  9–7 (1–3) Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,380) Stillwater, OK 01/16/2016 5:00 pm, ESPN2 at Texas L 69–74  9–8 (1–4) Frank Erwin Center (13,241) Austin, TX 01/19/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN2 No. 3 Kansas W 86–67  10–8 (2–4) Gallagher-Iba Arena (11,383) Stillwater, OK 01/23/2016 5:00 pm, ESPNU at Kansas State L 73–89  10–9 (2–5) Bramlage Coliseum (12,298) Manhattan, KS 01/27/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU No. 17 Baylor L 65–69  10–10 (2–6) Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,148) Stillwater, OK 01/30/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 at Auburn Big 12/SEC Challenge W 74–63  11–10 Auburn Arena (8,867) Auburn, AL 02/03/2016 6:00 pm, ESPNews at Texas Tech L 61–63 ^OT 11–11 (2–7) United Supermarkets Arena (8,734) Lubbock, TX 02/06/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN2 No. 13 Iowa State L 59–64  11–12 (2–8) Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,561) Stillwater, OK 02/08/2016 6:00 pm, ESPNU at TCU L 56–63  11–13 (2–9) Schollmaier Arena (4,957) Fort Worth, TX 02/13/2016 12:00 pm, ESPNews Kansas State W 58–55  12–13 (3–9) Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,407) Stillwater, OK 02/15/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN at No. 2 Kansas L 67–94  12–14 (3–10) Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS 02/20/2016 8:30 pm, ESPNU Texas Tech L 61–71  12–15 (3–11) Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,814) Stillwater, OK 02/24/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU at No. 3 Oklahoma Bedlam Series L 49–71  12–16 (3–12) Lloyd Noble Center (11,470) Norman, OK 02/27/2016 5:00 pm, ESPNU No. 14 West Virginia L 56–70  12–17 (3–13) Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,539) Stillwater, OK 02/29/2016 6:00 pm, ESPNU at No. 21 Iowa State L 50–58  12–18 (3–14) Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA 03/04/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN2 No. 23 Texas L 50–62  12–19 (3–15) Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,023) Stillwater, OK Big 12 Tournament 03/09/2016 6:00 pm, ESPNU vs. (8) Kansas State Big 12 Tournament 1st Round L 71–75  12–20 Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO *Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

TCU

TCU Horned Frogs Schedule

Date time, TV Rank^# Opponent^# Result Record Site (attendance) city, state Big 12 regular season 01/02/2016 1:00 pm, ESPNews at Oklahoma State L 48–69  8–5 (0–1) Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,191) Stillwater, OK 01/04/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN2 No. 17 West Virginia L 87–95  8–6 (0–2) Schollmaier Arena (4,239) Fort Worth, TX 01/09/2016 6:00 pm, ESPNU Texas W 58–57  9–6 (1–2) Schollmaier Arena (6,673) Fort Worth, TX 01/13/2016 7:15 pm, ESPNews at No. 22 Baylor L 54–82  9–7 (1–3) Ferrell Center (5,764) Waco, TX 01/16/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN at No. 1 Kansas L 63–70  9–8 (1–4) Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS 01/18/2016 6:00 pm, ESPNU Texas Tech L 69–76  9–9 (1–5) Schollmaier Arena (5,905) Fort Worth, TX 01/23/2016 3:00 pm, ESPNU No. 19 Iowa State L 60–73  9–10 (1–6) Schollmaier Arena (6,014) Fort Worth, TX 01/26/2016 7:00 pm, LHN at Texas L 54–71  9–11 (1–7) Frank Erwin Center (11,282) Austin, TX 01/30/2016* 1:00 pm, ESPN2 Tennessee Big 12/SEC Challenge W 75–63  10–11 Schollmaier Arena (5,761) Fort Worth, TX 02/02/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNews at No. 1 Oklahoma L 72–95  10–12 (1–8) Lloyd Noble Center (7,455) Norman, OK 02/06/2016 11:00 am, ESPN No. 7 Kansas L 56–75  10–13 (1–9) Schollmaier Arena (6,516) Fort Worth, TX 02/08/2016 6:00 pm, ESPNU Oklahoma State W 63–56  11–13 (2–9) Schollmaier Arena (4,957) Fort Worth, TX 02/13/2016 11:00 am, ESPNU at No. 10 West Virginia L 42–73  11–14 (2–10) WVU Coliseum (13,137) Morgantown, WV 02/16/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNews Kansas State L 49–63  11–15 (2–11) Schollmaier Arena (4,999) Fort Worth, TX 02/20/2016 6:30 pm, ESPNU at No. 13 Iowa State L 83–92  11–16 (2–12) Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA 02/23/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNews at Texas Tech L 79–83  11–17 (2–13) United Supermarkets Arena (10,023) Lubbock, TX 02/27/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU No. 19 Baylor L 71–86  11–18 (2–14) Schollmaier Arena (6,364) Fort Worth, TX 03/02/2016 7:00 pm, FSSW at Kansas State L 54–79  11–19 (2–15) Bramlage Coliseum (11,518) Manhattan, KS 03/05/2016 12:00 pm, ESPNews No. 6 Oklahoma L 67–75  11–20 (2–16) Schollmaier Arena (6,532) Fort Worth, TX Big 12 Tournament 03/09/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU vs. (7) Texas Tech Big 12 Tournament 1st Round W 67–62  12–20 Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO 03/10/2016 6:00 pm, ESPNU vs. No. 9 (2) West Virginia Big 12 Tournament Quarterfinals L 66–86  12–21 Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO *Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Texas

Texas Longhorns Schedule

Date time, TV Rank^# Opponent^# Result Record Site (attendance) city, state Big 12 regular season 01/02/2016 1:00 pm, ESPNU at Texas Tech L 74–82  8–5 (0–1) United Supermarkets Arena (12,689) Lubbock, TX 01/05/2016 7:00 pm, LHN Kansas State W 60–57  9–5 (1–1) Frank Erwin Center (10,620) Austin, TX 01/09/2016 6:00 pm, ESPNU at TCU L 57–58  9–6 (1–2) Schollmaier Arena (6,673) Fort Worth, TX 01/12/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN2 No. 18 Iowa State W 94–91 ^OT 10–6 (2–2) Frank Erwin Center (10,663) Austin, TX 01/16/2016 5:00 pm, ESPN2 Oklahoma State W 74–69  11–6 (3–2) Frank Erwin Center (13,241) Austin, TX 01/20/2016 6:00 pm, ESPNU at No. 6 West Virginia W 56–49  12–6 (4–2) WVU Coliseum (9,881) Morgantown, WV 01/23/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN at No. 3 Kansas L 67–76  12–7 (4–3) Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS 01/26/2016 7:00 pm, LHN TCU W 71–54  13–7 (5–3) Frank Erwin Center (11,282) Austin, TX 01/30/2016* 11:00 am, ESPN2 Vanderbilt Big 12/SEC Challenge W 72–58  14–7 Frank Erwin Center (13,041) Austin, TX 02/01/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN at No. 15 Baylor W 67–59  15–7 (6–3) Ferrell Center (6,064) Waco, TX 02/6/2016 1:00 pm, LHN Texas Tech W 69–59  16–7 (7–3) Frank Erwin Center (14,951) Austin, TX 02/08/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN No. 24 at No. 3 Oklahoma L 60–63  16–8 (7–4) Lloyd Noble Center (10,014) Norman, OK 02/13/2016 7:30 pm, ESPN No. 24 at No. 14 Iowa State L 75–85  16–9 (7–5) Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA 02/16/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN2 No. 24 No. 10 West Virginia W 85–78  17–9 (8–5) Frank Erwin Center (12,284) Austin, TX 02/20/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN No. 24 No. 25 Baylor L 64–78  17–10 (8–6) Frank Erwin Center (16,175) Austin, TX 02/22/2016 6:00 pm, ESPNU No. 25 at Kansas State W 71–70  18–10 (9–6) Bramlage Coliseum (11,629) Manhattan, KS 02/27/2016 1:00 pm, CBS No. 25 No. 3 Oklahoma W 76–63  19–10 (10–6) Frank Erwin Center (16,540) Austin, TX 02/29/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN No. 23 No. 1 Kansas L 56–86  19–11 (10–7) Frank Erwin Center (16,540) Austin, TX 03/04/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN2 No. 23 at Oklahoma State W 62–50  20–11 (11–7) Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,023) Stillwater, OK Big 12 Tournament 03/10/2016 11:30 am, ESPN2 No. 23 vs. No. 22 (5) Baylor Big 12 Tournament Quarterfinals L 61–75  20–12 Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO *Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Texas Tech

Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule

Date time, TV Rank^# Opponent^# Result Record Site (attendance) city, state Big 12 regular season 01/02/2016 1:00 pm, ESPNU Texas W 82–74  11–1 (1–0) United Supermarkets Arena (12,689) Lubbock, TX 01/06/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU at No. 13 Iowa State L 69–76  11–2 (1–1) Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA 01/09/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU No. 1 Kansas L 59–69  11–3 (1–2) United Supermarkets Arena (14,231) Lubbock, TX 01/12/2016 7:00 pm, FSSW at Kansas State L 70–83  11–4 (1–3) Bramlage Coliseum (12,316) Manhattan, KS 01/16/2016 2:00 pm, FSSW No. 22 Baylor L 60–63  11–5 (1–4) United Supermarkets Arena (12,827) Lubbock, TX 01/18/2016 6:00 pm, ESPNU at TCU W 76–69  12–5 (2–4) Schollmaier Arena (5,905) Fort Worth, TX 01/23/2016 12:00 pm, ESPNews No. 6 West Virginia L 76–80  12–6 (2–5) United Supermarkets Arena (10,732) Lubbock, TX 01/26/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN2 at No. 1 Oklahoma L 67–91  12–7 (2–6) Lloyd Noble Center (10,682) Norman, OK 01/30/2016* 3:00 pm, ESPNU at Arkansas Big 12/SEC Challenge L 68–75 ^OT 12–8 Bud Walton Arena (15,975) Fayetteville, AR 02/03/2016 6:00 pm, ESPNews Oklahoma State W 63–61 ^OT 13–8 (3–6) United Supermarkets Arena (8,734) Lubbock, TX 02/06/2016 1:00 pm, LHN at Texas L 59–69  13–9 (3–7) Frank Erwin Center (14,951) Austin, TX 02/10/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU No. 14 Iowa State W 85–82 ^OT 14–9 (4–7) United Supermarkets Arena (6,715) Lubbock, TX 02/13/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU at No. 21 Baylor W 84–66  15–9 (5–7) Ferrell Center (7,540) Waco, TX 02/17/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU No. 3 Oklahoma W 65–63  16–9 (6–7) United Supermarkets Arena (14,471) Lubbock, TX 02/20/2016 8:30 pm, ESPNU at Oklahoma State W 71–61  17–9 (7–7) Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,814) Stillwater, OK 02/23/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNews TCU W 83–79  18–9 (8–7) United Supermarkets Arena (10,023) Lubbock, TX 02/27/2016 11:00 am, ESPN at No. 2 Kansas L 58–67  18–10 (8–8) Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS 03/02/2016 6:00 pm, ESPNU at No. 10 West Virginia L 68–90  18–11 (8–9) WVU Coliseum (12,680) Morgantown, WV 03/05/2016 2:00 pm, ESPNews Kansas State W 80–71  19–11 (9–9) United Supermarkets Arena (12,359) Lubbock, TX Big 12 Tournament 03/09/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU vs. (10) TCU Big 12 Tournament 1st Round L 62–67  19–12 Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO *Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

West Virginia

West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule

Date time, TV Rank^# Opponent^# Result Record Site (attendance) city, state Big 12 Regular Season 01/02/2016 12:00 pm, ESPNU No. 19 at Kansas State W 87–83 ^2OT 12–1 (1–0) Bramlage Coliseum (12,270) Manhattan, KS 01/04/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN2 No. 17 at TCU W 95–87  13–1 (2–0) Schollmaier Arena (4,239) Fort Worth, TX 01/09/2016 1:00 pm, ESPNU No. 17 Oklahoma State W 77–60  14–1 (3–0) WVU Coliseum (11,219) Morgantown, WV 01/12/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN2 No. 11 No. 1 Kansas W 74–63  15–1 (4–0) WVU Coliseum (12,097) Morgantown, WV 01/16/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN2 No. 11 at No. 2 Oklahoma L 68–70  15–2 (4–1) Lloyd Noble Center (11,933) Norman, OK 01/20/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU No. 6 Texas L 49–56  15–3 (4–2) WVU Coliseum (9,881) Morgantown, WV 01/23/2016 1:00 pm, ESPNews No. 6 at Texas Tech W 80–76  16–3 (5–2) United Supermarkets Arena (10,732) Lubbock, TX 01/26/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNews No. 9 Kansas State W 70–55  17–3 (6–2) WVU Coliseum (9,936) Morgantown, WV 01/30/2016* 12:00 pm, ESPN No. 9 at Florida Big 12/SEC Challenge L 71–88  17–4 O'Connell Center (11,611) Gainesville, FL 02/02/2016 9:00 pm, ESPN2 No. 14 at No. 13 Iowa State W 81–76  18–4 (7–2) Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA 02/06/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN2 No. 14 No. 15 Baylor W 80–69  19–4 (8–2) WVU Coliseum (14,069) Morgantown, WV 02/09/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN2 No. 10 at No. 6 Kansas L 65–75  19–5 (8–3) Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS 02/13/2016 12:00 pm, ESPNU No. 10 TCU W 73–42  20–5 (9–3) WVU Coliseum (13,137) Morgantown, WV 02/16/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN2 No. 10 at No. 24 Texas L 78–85  20–6 (9–4) Frank Erwin Center (12,284) Austin, TX 02/20/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN No. 10 No. 3 Oklahoma L 62–76  20–7 (9–5) WVU Coliseum (15,289) Morgantown, WV 02/22/2016 9:00 pm, ESPN No. 14 No. 17 Iowa State W 97–87  21–7 (10–5) WVU Coliseum (10,683) Morgantown, WV 02/27/2016 6:00 pm, ESPNU No. 14 at Oklahoma State W 70–56  22–7 (11–5) Gallagher-Iba Arena (5,539) Stillwater, OK 03/02/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU No. 10 Texas Tech W 90–68  23–7 (12–5) WVU Coliseum (12,680) Morgantown, WV 03/05/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN No. 10 at No. 19 Baylor W 69–58  24–7 (13–5) Ferrell Center (7,629) Austin, TX Big 12 Tournament 03/10/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU No. 9 vs. (10) TCU Big 12 Tournament Quarterfinals W 86–66  25–7 Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO 03/11/2016 9:00 pm, ESPN2 No. 9 vs. No. 6 (3) Oklahoma Big 12 Tournament Semifinals W 69–67  26–7 Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO 03/12/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN No. 9 vs. No. 1 (1) Kansas Big 12 Tournament Championship L 71–81  26–8 Sprint Center (19,046) Kansas City, MO *Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Honors and awards

All-Big 12 awards and teams

2016 Big 12 Men's Basketball Individual Awards[4] Award Recipient(s) Player of the Year Buddy Hield, G, Oklahoma Coach of the Year Tubby Smith, Texas Tech Defensive Player of the Year Prince Ibeh, C, Texas Sixth Man Award Jaysean Paige†, G, West Virginia Newcomer of the Year Deonte Burton†, G, Iowa State Freshman of the Year Jawun Evans, G, Oklahoma State 2016 Big 12 Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams[4] First Team Second Team Third Team Defensive Team Isaiah Taylor, Jr., G, Texas Buddy Hield†, Sr., G, Oklahoma Georges Niang†, Sr., F, Iowa State Taurean Prince, Sr., F, Baylor Perry Ellis†, Sr., F, Kansas Jaysean Paige, Sr., G, West Virginia Monte Morris, Jr., G, Iowa State Frank Mason III, Jr., G, Kansas Wayne Selden, Jr., Jr., G, Kansas Devin Williams, Jr., F, West Virginia Isaiah Cousins, Sr., G, Oklahoma Wesley Iwundu, Jr., F, Kansas State Rico Gathers, Sr., F, Baylor Johnathan Motley, So., F, Baylor Ryan Spangler, Sr., F, Oklahoma Devonte' Graham, So., G, Kansas Frank Mason III, Jr., G, Kansas Jevon Carter, So., G, West Virginia Wesley Iwundu, Jr., F, Kansas State Khadeem Lattin, So., F, Oklahoma Prince Ibeh†, Sr., C, Texas † - denotes unanimous selection Phillips 66 Player of the Week Week Player of the Week School Newcomer of the Week School Ref. Nov. 9–15 Rico Gathers Baylor Vladimir Brodziansky TCU [5] Wesley Iwundu Kansas State Nov. 16–22 Buddy Hield Oklahoma Chris Olivier Oklahoma State [6] Nov. 23–29 Monte Morris Iowa State Eric Davis Jr. Texas [7] Wayne Selden Jr. Kansas Nov. 30 – Dec.6 Taurean Prince Baylor Dean Wade Kansas State [8] Dec. 7–13 Jameel McKay Iowa State Eric Davis Jr. (2) Texas [9] Javan Felix Texas Dec. 14–20 Cameron Ridley Texas Jawun Evans Oklahoma State [10] Dec. 21–27 Buddy Hield (2) Oklahoma Deonte Burton Iowa State [11] Dec. 28 – Jan. 3 Jaysean Paige West Virginia Deonte Burton (2) Iowa State [12] Jan. 4–10 Buddy Hield (3) Oklahoma Barry Brown Kansas State [13] Jan. 11–17 Isaiah Taylor Texas Jawun Evans (2) Oklahoma State [14] Jan. 18–24 Monte Morris (2) Iowa State Jawun Evans (3) Oklahoma State [15] Jan. 25–31 Buddy Hield (4) Oklahoma Kerwin Roach Jr. Texas [16] Feb. 1–7 Jaysean Paige (2) West Virginia Dean Wade (2) Kansas State [17] Feb. 8–14 Devonte' Graham Kansas Deonte Burton (3) Iowa State [18] Feb. 15–21 Johnathan Motley Baylor Deonte Burton (4) Iowa State [19] Feb. 22–28 Jaysean Paige (3) West Virginia Malique Trent TCU [20] Feb. 29 – Mar. 6 Perry Ellis Kansas Kerwin Roach Jr. (2) Texas [21] Postseason Big 12 Tournament March 9–12, 2016–Big 12 Conference Basketball Tournament, Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO. 2016 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament seeds and results Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker First Round March 9 Quarterfinals March 10 Semifinals March 11 Championship March 12 1. ‡† Kansas 15–3 30–4 Bye #8 Kansas State #5 Baylor #2 West Virginia 2. † West Virginia 13–5 26–8 Bye #10 TCU #3 Oklahoma #1 Kansas 3. † Oklahoma 12–6 25–7 Bye #6 Iowa State #2 West Virginia 4. † Texas 11–7 20–12 Bye #5 Baylor 5. † Baylor 10–8 22–11 2–0 vs ISU Bye #4 Texas #1 Kansas 6. † Iowa State 10–8 21–11 0–2 vs BU Bye #3 Oklahoma 7. Texas Tech 9–9 19–12 #10 TCU 8. Kansas State 5–13 17–16 #9 Oklahoma State #1 Kansas 9. Oklahoma State 3–15 12–20 #8 Kansas State 10. TCU 2–16 12–21 #7 Texas Tech #2 West Virginia ‡ – Big 12 regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed. † – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament. Overall records include all games played in the Big 12 Tournament. Bracket   First round Wednesday, March 9 Quarterfinals Thursday, March 10 Semifinals Friday, March 11 Championship Saturday, March 12                                                 1 Kansas 85       8 Kansas State 63   8 Kansas State 75 9 Oklahoma State 71     1 Kansas 70     5 Baylor 66                     4 Texas 61     5 Baylor 75                   1 Kansas 81   2 West Virginia 71                   2 West Virginia 86     10 TCU 66   7 Texas Tech 62 10 TCU 67     2 West Virginia 69   3 Oklahoma 67                     3 Oklahoma 79     6 Iowa State 76         NCAA tournament Seed Region School First Round Second Round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four 1 South Kansas #16 Austin Peay - March 17, Des Moines - W, 105–79 #9 Connecticut - March 19, Des Moines - W, 73–61 #5 Maryland - March 24, Louisville - W, 79–63 #2 Villanova - March 26, Louisville - L, 59–64 2 West Oklahoma #15 Cal State Bakersfield - March 18, Oklahoma City - W, 82–68 #10 VCU - March 20, Oklahoma City - W, 85–81 #3 Texas A&M - March 24, Anaheim - W, 77–63 #1 Oregon - March 26, Anaheim - W, 80–68 #2 Villanova - April 2, Houston - L, 51–95 3 East West Virginia #14 Stephen F. Austin - March 18, Brooklyn - L, 56–70 4 Midwest Iowa State #13 Iona - March 17, Denver - W, 94–81 #12 Little Rock - March 19, Denver - W, 78–61 #1 Virginia - March 25, Chicago - L, 71–84 5 West Baylor #12 Yale - March 17, Providence - L, 75–79 6 West Texas #11 Northern Iowa - March 18, Oklahoma City - L, 72–75 8 Midwest Texas Tech #9 Butler - March 17, Raleigh - L, 61–71 7 Bids W-L (%): 3–4 .429 3–0 1.000 2–1 .667 1–1 .500 TOTAL: 9–7 .563 See also 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season Big 12 Conference Big 12/SEC Challenge References "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020. "Kansas Again! Jayhawks Picked To Win 12th Straight Title". Big 12 Conference. October 15, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2015. "Four First Team Returnees Lead All-Big 12 Preseason Honors". Big 12 Conference. October 8, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2015. "Nation's Best Lead All-Big 12 Men's Basketball Awards". Big 12 Sports. March 6, 2016. 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