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2024–25 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season

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2024–25 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams16
TV partner(s)ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN+, Fox Sports 1, FOX, CBS
Regular season
Big 12 tournament
Big 12 men's basketball seasons
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2024–25 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Arizona 0 0   2 0   1.000
Arizona State 0 0   2 0   1.000
BYU 0 0   2 0   1.000
No. 20 Cincinnati 0 0   2 0   1.000
Colorado 0 0   2 0   1.000
No. 1 Kansas 0 0   2 0   1.000
Kansas State 0 0   2 0   1.000
TCU 0 0   2 0   1.000
Texas Tech 0 0   2 0   1.000
UCF 0 0   2 0   1.000
Utah 0 0   2 0   1.000
West Virginia 0 0   2 0   1.000
No. 5 Iowa State 0 0   1 0   1.000
Oklahoma State 0 0   1 0   1.000
No. 8 Baylor 0 0   1 1   .500
No. 4 Houston 0 0   1 1   .500
2025 Big 12 tournament winner
As of November 8, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Big 12 men's basketball season will begin with the start of the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Regular season conference play will begin in December 2024 and conclude in March 2025. The 2025 Big 12 Conference men's basketball tournament will be held March, 2025, at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

This will be the first season for the Big 12 Conference with 16 teams after the addition of Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah, plus the departure of Oklahoma and Texas.

Coaches

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Coaching changes

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Coach School Reason Replacement
Mike Boynton Oklahoma State Fired[1] Steve Lutz
Josh Eilert West Virginia Fired[2] Darian DeVries[3]
Mark Pope BYU Left for Kentucky[4] Kevin Young[5]

Head coaches

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Note: Stats are through the beginning of the season. All stats and records are from time at current school only.

Team Head coach Previous job Seasons at school as HC Overall record at School Big 12 record NCAA tournaments NCAA Final Fours NCAA championships
Arizona Tommy Lloyd Gonzaga (asst.) 4th 88–20 (.815) 0–0 (–) 3 0 0
Arizona State Bobby Hurley Buffalo 9th 155–131 (.542) 0–0 (–) 3 0 0
Baylor Scott Drew Valparaiso 22nd 446–244 (.646) 189–173 (.522) 12 1 1
BYU Kevin Young Phoenix Suns (asst.) 1st 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0 0 0
UCF Johnny Dawkins Stanford 9th 148–103 (.590) 7–11 (.389) 1 0 0
Cincinnati Wes Miller UNC Greensboro 4th 63–43 (.594) 7–11 (.389) 0 0 0
Colorado Tad Boyle Northern Colorado 15th 298–183 (.620) 8–8 (.500) 6 0 0
Houston Kelvin Sampson Houston Rockets (asst.) 11th 264–79 (.770) 15–3 (.833) 6 1 0
Iowa State T. J. Otzelberger UNLV 4th 70–35 (.667) 29–25 (.537) 3 0 0
Kansas Bill Self Illinois 22nd 579–138 (.808) 272–72 (.791) 19† 3† 2
Kansas State Jerome Tang Baylor (asst.) 3rd 45–25 (.643) 19–17 (.528) 1 0 0
Oklahoma State Steve Lutz Western Kentucky 1st 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0 0 0
TCU Jamie Dixon Pittsburgh 9th 160–110 (.593) 60–81 (.426) 4 0 0
Texas Tech Grant McCasland North Texas 2nd 23–11 (.676) 11–7 (.611) 1 0 0
Utah Craig Smith Utah State 4th 50–50 (.500) 0–0 (–) 0 0 0
West Virginia Darian DeVries Drake 1st 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0 0 0

† All of the Jayhawks' postseason victories and 7 of their regular-season wins were vacated from the 2017–18 season. Officially, their record for the season 16–8 overall and 3–5 in conference play. The Jayhawks' regular-season Big 12 championship and their Big 12 tournament championship were vacated. The Jayhawks' entire NCAA tournament appearance from the season was vacated including their Final Four appearance.

Big 12 media day

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Big 12 Men's Basketball Media day will be held on Wednesday, October 23 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri,[6] with coverage on ESPNU and ESPN+.[7]

Teams and representatives attending are as follows:

Team Coach Player
Arizona Tommy Lloyd Jaden Bradley, KJ Lewis & Caleb Love
Arizona State Bobby Hurley Basheer Jihad, Alston Mason & Adam Miller
Baylor Scott Drew V.J. Edgecombe, Langston Love & Jayden Nunn
BYU Kevin Young Dallin Hall, Fousseyni Traore & Trevin Knell
UCF Johnny Dawkins Jordan Ivy-Curry, Darius Johnson, Keyshawn Hall[8]
Cincinnati Wes Miller Aziz Bandaogo, Simas Lukosius[9]
Colorado Tad Boyle Julian Hammond III, Andrej Jakimovski & Javon Ruffin
Houston Kelvin Sampson LJ Cryer, J’Wan Roberts & Emanuel Sharp
Iowa State T. J. Otzelberger Keshon Gilbert, Curtis Jones & Tamin Lipsey
Kansas Bill Self KJ Adams Jr., Hunter Dickinson & Dajuan Harris Jr.
Kansas State Jerome Tang Coleman Hawkins, Max Jones & David N'Guessan
Oklahoma State Steve Lutz Robert Jennings II, Jamyron Keller & Bryce Thompson
TCU Jamie Dixon Frankie Collins, Noah Reynolds & Ernest Udeh Jr.
Texas Tech Grant McCasland Chance McMillian, Kerwin Walton & Darrion Williams
Utah Craig Smith Lawson Lovering & Gabe Madsen
West Virginia Darian DeVries Tucker DeVries & Javon Small
Reference:[7]

Preseason

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The Big 12 preseason coaches poll was released: October 10, 2024. All awards were voted on by the league’s 16 head coaches, who could not vote for their own team or players.

Big 12 Preseason Poll

Big 12 Coaches Points
1. Kansas 215 (9)
2. Houston 211 (5)
3. Iowa State 194 (1)
4. Baylor 185
5. Arizona 179 (1)
6. Cincinnati 140
7. Texas Tech 135
8. Kansas State 133
9. BYU 116
10. TCU 90
11. UCF 83
12. Arizona State 64
13. West Virginia 62
14. Oklahoma State 46
15. Colorado 37
16. Utah 30
Reference:[10] (#) first-place votes

Pre-Season All-Big 12 Team

First Team
Player School
Caleb Love Arizona
LJ Cryer Houston
J’Wan Roberts
Tamin Lipsey Iowa State
Hunter Dickinson Kansas
† denotes unanimous selection
Reference:[10]
Second Team
Player School
Norchad Omier Baylor
Jeremy Roach
Keshon Gilbert Iowa State
Dajuan Harris Jr Kansas
Coleman Hawkins Kansas State
† denotes unanimous selection
Reference:[10]

Recruiting classes

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Rankings
Team ESPN[11] Rivals[12] 247 Sports[13] On3[14] Signees[13]
Arizona 32 34 26 2
Arizona State 8 9 7 3
Baylor 4 6 4 3
BYU 13 22 6
UCF 24 92 65 3
Cincinnati 31 37 21 2
Colorado 42 29 40 3
Houston 28 41 17 2
Iowa State 55 54 38 2
Kansas 17 31 9 2
Kansas State 59 91 66 2
Oklahoma State 0
TCU 57 18 37 2
Texas Tech 63 99 83 2
Utah 62 43 59 2
West Virginia 78 83 87 2

Preseason watchlists

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Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.

Player Wooden Naismith[15] Naismith DPOY Robertson Cousy[16] West[17] Erving [18] Malone[19] Abdul-Jabbar[20]
LJ Cryer Green tickY Green tickY
Tucker DeVries Green tickY Green tickY
Hunter Dickinson Green tickY Green tickY
V. J. Edgecombe Green tickY Green tickY
BJ Freeman Green tickY
Dajuan Harris Jr. Green tickY Green tickY
Coleman Hawkins Green tickY Green tickY
Elijah Hawkins Green tickY
Motiejus Krivas Green tickY
KJ Lewis Green tickY
Tamin Lipsey Green tickY Green tickY
Caleb Love Green tickY Green tickY
Zeke Mayo Green tickY
Milan Momcilovic Green tickY
Norchad Omier Green tickY Green tickY
Jayden Quaintance Green tickY
Jeremy Roach Green tickY Green tickY
J'Wan Roberts Green tickY Green tickY
AJ Storr Green tickY Green tickY
JT Toppin Green tickY
Trey Townsend Green tickY

Preseason All-American teams

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AP[21] Blue Ribbon 1st Team[22] Blue Ribbon 3rd Team[22] Blue Ribbon 4th Team[22] SI 1st Team[23] SI 2nd Team[23]
LJ Cryer Green tickY
Hunter Dickinson Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Caleb Love Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Tamin Lipsey Green tickY Green tickY
J'Wan Roberts Green tickY

Preseason national polls/ratings

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AP[24] Blue Ribbon
Yearbook
[25]
CBS Sports[26] Coaches[27] ESPN[28] FOX Sports[29] Lindy's
Sports
Sporting News[30] Kenpom[31] NCAA Sports[32] Sports
Illustrated
[33]
Arizona No. 10 No. 13 No. 14 No. 9 No. 9 No. 9 No. 10 No. 18 No. 8 No. 17 No. 11
Arizona State RV No. 100 No. 71 No. 72
Baylor No. 8 No. 8 No. 6 No. 8 No. 6 No. 8 No. 9 No. 5 No. 11 No. 8 No. 9
BYU RV No. 66 RV No. 21 No. 39
UCF No. 61 No. 66 No. 83
Cincinnati No. 20 No. 21 No. 30 No. 20 No. 19 No. 19 No. 17 No. 23 No. 17
Colorado No. 98 No. 80 No. 128
Houston No. 4 No. 7 No. 2 No. 4 No. 4 No. 4 No. 4 No. 12 No. 1 No. 6 No. 2
Iowa State No. 5 No. 5 No. 21 No. 6 No. 7 No. 6 No. 6 No. 2 No. 7 No. 7 No. 6
Kansas No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 1 No. 1 No. 1 No. 2 No. 19 No. 6 No. 2 No. 3
Kansas State RV No. 24 RV No. 27 No. 49 No. 28
Oklahoma State No. 97 No. 89 No. 98
TCU No. 79 No. 58 No. 42
Texas Tech RV No. 31 RV No. 26 No. 23 No. 15 No. 15
Utah No. 71 No. 82 No. 125
West Virginia No. 87 No. 56

Regular season

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The Conference match ups for each school were announced on June 27, 2024. The full Big 12 schedule on September 26, 2024.[34]

Key
Schedule Home & Away Conference Schedule
Home (H) & Away (A)
Home Only (H)
Away Only (A)
  Arizona Arizona State Baylor BYU UCF Cincinnati Colorado Houston Iowa State Kansas Kansas State Oklahoma State TCU Texas Tech Utah West Virginia
vs. Arizona H & A H & A H & A A H A A H & A H H H A H & A A H
vs. Arizona State H & A A H & A A H H & A A A H H & A H A H & A H H
vs. Baylor H & A H H A H & A H H & A H A A A H & A H H & A A
vs. BYU H & A H & A A H H & A H H H A A A H A H & A H & A
vs. UCF H H H A A H & A A H & A H & A A H & A H & A H A H
vs. Cincinnati A A H & A H & A H H H H A H & A H A A H & A H & A
vs. Colorado H H & A A A H & A A A H & A H & A H H H & A H H A
vs. Houston H H H & A A H A H A H & A H H & A A H & A A H & A
vs. Iowa State H & A H A A H & A A H & A H H & A H & A H A H A H
vs. Kansas A A H H H & A H H & A H & A H & A H & A A H A H A
vs. Kansas State A H & A H H H H & A A A H & A H & A H & A H A H A
vs. Oklahoma State A A H H H & A A A H & A A H H & A H H & A H & A H
vs. TCU H H H & A A H & A H H & A H H A A A H & A A H & A
vs. Texas Tech H & A H & A A H A H A H & A A H H H & A H & A H A
vs. Utah H A H & A H & A H H & A A H H A A H & A H A H & A
vs. West Virginia A A H H & A A H & A H H & A A H H A H & A H H & A

Conference matrix

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  Arizona Arizona State Baylor BYU UCF Cincinnati Colorado Houston Iowa State Kansas Kansas State Oklahoma State TCU Texas Tech Utah West Virginia
vs. Arizona 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Arizona State 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Baylor 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. BYU 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. UCF 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Cincinnati 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Colorado 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Houston 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Iowa State 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Kansas 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Kansas State 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Oklahoma State 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. TCU 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Texas Tech 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Utah 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. West Virginia 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Total 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0

Thru Nov. 6, 2024.

Points scored

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Team For Against Difference
Arizona 93 64 29
Arizona State 136 122 14
Baylor 63 101 -38
BYU 174 130 44
UCF 139 129 10
Cincinnati 192 110 82
Colorado 166 144 22
Houston 97 40 57
Iowa State 83 44 39
Kansas 179 146 33
Kansas State 89 65 24
Oklahoma State 89 76 13
TCU 172 110 62
Texas Tech 180 126 54
Utah 198 122 76
West Virginia 162 128 34

Note: Through Nov. 8, 2024.[35]

Big East-Big 12 Battle

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Date[36] Time Big East team Big 12 team Score Location Television Attendance Leader
Tue., Dec. 3 6:30 p.m. Villanova Cincinnati Finneran PavilionVillanova, PA FS1
8:30 p.m. Providence BYU Amica Mutual PavilionProvidence, RI
Wed., Dec. 4 6:30 p.m. UConn Baylor Gampel PavilionStorrs, CT
8:30 p.m. Creighton Kansas CHI Health Center OmahaOmaha, NE
9:00 p.m. DePaul Texas Tech United Supermarkets ArenaLubbock, TX ESPNU
Marquette Iowa State Hilton ColiseumAmes, IA ESPN+
Thu., Dec. 5 7:00 p.m. Xavier TCU Schollmaier ArenaFort Worth, TX
Fri., Dec. 6 Georgetown West Virginia WVU ColiseumMorgantown, WV ESPN2
Sat., Dec. 7 5:30 p.m. Butler Houston Fertitta CenterHouston, TX
11:00 a.m. St. John's Kansas State UBS ArenaElmont, NY Fox
Sun., Dec. 8 12:00 p.m. Seton Hall Oklahoma State Prudential CenterNewark, NJ FS1
WINNERS ARE IN BOLD. HOME TEAM IN ITALICS.
All times Eastern. Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game. Not participating: Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, UCF and Utah

Multi-Team Events

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Team Event Place/Finish
Arizona Battle 4 Atlantis TBD
Arizona State Acrisure Classic TBD
Baylor Bahamas Championship TBD
BYU Rady Children's Invitational TBD
UCF Greenbrier Tip-Off TBD
Cincinnati
Colorado Maui Invitational TBD
Houston Players Era Festival TBD
Iowa State Maui Invitational TBD
Kansas
Kansas State Paradise Jam TBD
Oklahoma State Charleston Classic TBD
TCU Acrisure Invitational TBD
Texas Tech Legends Classic TBD
Utah
West Virginia Battle 4 Atlantis TBD

Big 12 Players of the Week

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Week Player of the week Newcomer of the week
November 11, 2024
November 18, 2024
November 25, 2024
December 2, 2024
December 9, 2024
December 16, 2024
December 23, 2024
December 30, 2024
January 6, 2025
January 13, 2025
January 20, 2025
January 27, 2025
February 3, 2025
February 10, 2025
February 17, 2025
February 24, 2025
March 3, 2025
March 10, 2025

Rankings

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Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
т   Tied with another team in rankings
  Pre Wk
1
Wk
2
Wk
3
Wk
4
Wk
5
Wk
6
Wk
7
Wk
8
Wk
9
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10
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12
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16
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18
Final
Arizona AP 10
C 9
Arizona State AP RV
C
Baylor AP 8
C 8
BYU AP RV
C RV
UCF AP
C
Cincinnati AP 20
C 20
Colorado AP
C
Houston AP 4
C 4
Iowa State AP 5
C 6
Kansas AP 1
C 1
Kansas State AP RV
C RV
Oklahoma State AP RV
C
TCU AP
C
Texas Tech AP RV
C RV
Utah AP
C
West Virginia AP
C

Big 12 vs other conferences

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Record against ranked non-conference opponents

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This is a list of games against ranked opponents only (rankings from the AP Poll at time of the game):

Date Visitor Home Site Significance Score Conference record
Nov. 4 No. 13 Texas A&M UCF Addition Financial ArenaOrlando, FL UCF 64−61 1−0
Nov. 4 No. 8 Baylor No. 6 Gonzaga Spokane ArenaSpokane, WA Gonzaga 101−63 1−1
Nov. 8 No. 9 North Carolina No. 1 Kansas Allen FieldhouseLawrence, KS Kansas 92−89 2−1
Nov. 9 No. 16 Arkansas No. 8 Baylor American Airlines CenterDallas, Texas Baylor 72−67 2−0
Nov. 9 No. 11 Auburn No. 4 Houston Toyota CenterHouston, TX The Battleground 2k24 Auburn 74−69 2−2
Nov. 10 Arizona State No. 6 Gonzaga McCarthey Athletic Center ● Spokane, WA 0−0

† denotes neutral site game

Record vs vs other conferences

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The Big 12 has a record of 28–2 in non-conference play.

Postseason

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Big 12 tournament

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TV networks

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Team ESPN ESPN2 ESPNU Fox FS1 CBS CBSSN TBS TNT TruTV Streaming (ESPN+/Peacock/ACCNX)
Arizona 7 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 12
Arizona State 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 11
Baylor 4 3 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 7
BYU 0 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 15
UCF 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 15
Cincinnati 0 6 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 15
Colorado 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 23
Houston 3 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 13
Iowa State 3 1 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 14
Kansas 11 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 8
Kansas State 1 1 0 1 0 2 5 0 0 0 19
Oklahoma State 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 19
TCU 0 2 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 18
Texas Tech 2 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 15
Utah 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 24
West Virginia 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 18

Home game attendance

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Team Stadium Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Game 8 Game 9 Game 10 Game 11 Game 12 Game 13 Game 14 Game 15 Game 16 Game 17 Game 18 Game 19 Total Average % of Capacity
Arizona McKale Center 14,688 13,597 13,982† 27,579 13,790 93.88%
Arizona State Desert Financial Arena 14,198 6,966† 6,966 6,966 49.06%
Baylor Foster Pavilion 7,500
BYU Marriott Center 17,978 16,941 17,381† 34,322 17,161 95.45%
UCF Addition Financial Arena 9,432 8,808† 7,768 16,576 8,288 87.87%
Cincinnati Fifth Third Arena 12,012 10,290 10,604† 20,894 10,447 86.97%
Colorado CU Events Center 11,064 5,679 6,152† 11,831 5,916 53.46%
Houston Fertitta Center 7,100 7,035† 7,035 7,035 99.08%
Iowa State Hilton Coliseum 14,267 13,616† 13,616 13,616 95.43%
Kansas Allen Fieldhouse 15,300 15,300 15,300 30,600 15,300 100.00%
Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum 11,000 9,155 9,928† 19,083 9,542 86.74%
Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena 13,611 7,251 7,251 7,251 53.27%
TCU Schollmaier Arena 6,700 5,127† 5,026 10,153 5,077 76.76%
Texas Tech United Supermarkets Arena 15,300 12,034 13,610† 25,644 12,822 83.80%
Utah Jon M. Huntsman Center 15,000 6,785† 6,722 13,507 6,754 45.02%
West Virginia WVU Coliseum 14,000 9,229 10,017† 19,246 9,623 68.73%
Total 12,509 240,393 10,016 80.07%

Bold – At or exceed capacity
†Season high


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