Big 12 Selected to Host Future NCAA Tournament

The Big 12 will once again serve as host to the premiere event in college basketball. On Wednesday, the Big 12 announced the conference will partner with the Kansas City Sports Commission to host the Division I Men’s Basketball Midwest Regional at the T-Mobile Center in 2027.

This now provides the Big 12 with the conference’s 18th opportunity to host the Men’s NCAA Tournament since 1997. The Big 12 has already been selected to host NCAA First and Second Rounds at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City in 2026 and the 2030 NCAA Men’s Final Four at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

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— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) October 2, 2024

From the press release….

Most recently, the Conference hosted the 2024 NCAA South Regional at the American Airlines Center. The Big 12 last hosted the Big Dance in Kansas City during the 2023 Midwest Regional, also playing at the longtime host site of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship.

Big 12 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Host History
2001    Kansas City, Mo (Kemper Arena), First/Second Rounds
2002    Dallas, Texas (American Airlines Center), First/Second Rounds
2003    Oklahoma City, Okla. (Ford Center), First/Second Rounds
2004    Kansas City, Mo. (Kemper Arena), First/Second Rounds
2005    Oklahoma City, Okla. (Ford Center), First/Second Rounds
2006    Dallas, Texas (American Airlines Center), First/Second Rounds
2009    Kansas City, Mo. (Sprint Center), First/Second Rounds
2010    Oklahoma City, Okla. (Ford Center), First/Second Rounds
2013    Arlington, Texas (AT&T Stadium), South Regional
2014    Arlington, Texas (AT&T Stadium), Men’s Final Four
2016    Oklahoma City, Okla. (Chesapeake Energy Arena), First/Second Rounds
2017    Kansas City, Mo. (Sprint Center), Midwest Regional
2018    Dallas, Texas (American Airlines Center), First/Second Rounds
2023    Kansas City, Mo. (T-Mobile Center), Midwest Regional
2024    Dallas, Texas (American Airlines Center), South Regional
2026    Oklahoma City, Okla. (Paycom Center), First/Second Rounds
2027    Kansas City, Mo. (T-Mobile Center), Midwest Regional
2030    Arlington, Texas (AT&T Stadium), Men’s Final Four

For a related story, Mike Asti and Ethan Bock discuss the impact of Gonzaga joining the Pac-12 on an episode of Mountaineer Report.