Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament | |
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Conference basketball championship | |
![]() The Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Championship logo | |
Sport | Basketball |
Conference | Big 12 Conference |
Number of teams | 14 |
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, 2016โ2019) T-Mobile Center (2024โ2031) | |
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. It is a single-elimination tournament of four rounds, with the top four seeds getting byes in the first round until 2011. Beginning in 2012 the bottom four teams play First Round games to advance to the Quarterfinals against the top six teams.
Seeding is based on regular season records. The Tournament has been held every year since 1997, except in 2020 when it was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The tournament is set to be held at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri until 2031.[1]