| Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference basketball championship | |
 The Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Championship logo | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Conference | Big 12 Conference |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | T-Mobile Center |
| Current location | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Played | 1997-present |
| Last contest | 2024 |
| Current champion | Texas Longhorns |
| Most championships | Baylor Bears (10) |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN+, ESPN2 |
| Official website | Big12Sports.com Women's Basketball |
| Sponsors | |
| Phillips 66 (1997-present) | |
| Host stadiums | |
| Municipal Auditorium (1997-2002, 2005, 2008, 2010-2012, 2020-2023) Cox Convention Center (2007, 2009) Reunion Arena (2003, 2004, 2006) American Airlines Center (2013, 2015) Chesapeake Energy Arena (2014, 2016–2019) T-Mobile Center (2024–2031) | |
| Host locations | |
| Kansas City, Missouri (1997-2002, 2005, 2008, 2010-2012, 2020-2031) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (2007, 2009, 2014, 2016-2019) Dallas, Texas (2003, 2004, 2006, 2013, 2015) | |
The Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament is the championship women's basketball tournament in the Big 12 Conference. The tournament is set to be held at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri until 2031.[1] Due to a major conference realignment that significantly impacted the Big 12, the 2025 women's tournament will be the first tournament with 16 teams participating. At the beginning of the 2024–25 season, Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, and Utah joined the conference. The tournament is sponsored by Phillips 66. The Tournament has been held every year since 1997, except in 2020 when it was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
All sixteen teams will participate in the tournament. The top eight teams will receive a first round bye and the top four teams will receive a double bye, automatically advancing them into the quarterfinals.[2] Seeding is based on regular season records, ties will be broken using a tiebreaker system, with the first tiebreaker being best record in head-to-head matchups then the 2nd tiebreaker being head-to-head record against each team in the conference beginning with the first place team and working down.[3]
The championship game will be played on a Sunday, unless BYU advances to the final thus pushing the championship game to a Monday finish[4]
- ^ Skretta, Dave (March 12, 2024). "Big 12 men's and women's tournaments to remain in Kansas City through 2031". USAToday.com. Gannett.
- ^ "2025 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship". Big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference.
- ^ "Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship Seeding and Tiebreaker Procedures". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference.
- ^ "2025 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship". Big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference.