Big 12 Tournament Field Set with WVU Baseball as Top Seed

Despite West Virginia’s recent struggles, the Mountaineers earned the No. 1 seed in the Big 12 Tournament after winning the WVU baseball program’s first-ever outright regular season title.

After the conclusion of Saturday’s games throughout the conference, the rest of the seedings for the tournament are now set.

West Virginia (19-9) will face the winner of No. 8 seed Cincinnati and No. 9 seed Texas Tech on Thursday, May 22 at 1:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. CT.

The field is set… now time for some postseason baseball in Arlington, TX.

Take a first look at the 2025 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship Bracket 🏆 pic.twitter.com/2lNie5H9aC

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Kansas (20-10) earned the second seed, its highest Big 12 seeding in program history, surpassing its previous high of No. 3 in 2014. They will open the Conference Championship against the winner of No. 7-seeded Oklahoma State and No. 10-seeded Baylor at 4 p.m. CT on Thursday, May 22.

TCU (19-11) took the No. 3 seed, its highest spot since being ranked No. 1 in the 2022 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship. The Horned Frogs will begin the Championship on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. CT against either No. 6 Kansas State or No. 11 Houston.

Arizona (18-12) rounds out the teams with an opening-day bye as the No. 4 seed after holding the tiebreaker over Arizona State due to its 2-1 series win in April. The Wildcats will make their Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship debut against the winner of game 1 between No. 12 BYU and No. 5 Arizona State on Thursday at 9 a.m. CT/8 a.m. MDT/7 a.m. MST.

No. 5 Arizona State (18-12) will open the tournament at 9 a.m. CT/8 a.m. MDT/7 a.m. MST on Wednesday against No. 12 BYU. No. 8 Cincinnati (16-14) and No. 9 Texas Tech (13-17) will follow at 1:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. CT on ESPNU.

Oklahoma State (15-12), who won the 2024 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship, earned the No. 7 seed and will take on No. 10 Baylor (13-17), who will be making its first appearance in the tournament since 2022 at 4 p.m. CT on Wednesday. No. 6 Kansas State (17-13) and No. 11 Houston (12-17) will bring the first day of action to a close with a battle at 8 p.m. CT on ESPN2.

The 2025 Championship, which features an increase to 12 teams, will be played in a single-elimination format for the first time. All 12 teams participating in the event own a top 90 RPI, with eight in the top 50. All-session and single-session tickets for the 2025 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship at Globe Life Field can be purchased here.

Most of this story was taken from the Big 12 press release.

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