BYU finished 9-9 in Big 12 play and in a 4-way tie for seventh place, but the Cougs do not get a first round bye and will be a 10 seed in the Big 12 Tournament. BYU opens with 15 seed Kansas State Tuesday at 6pm CT on ESPN+. BYU’s first three games would all be at 6pm CT if BYU were to advance that far.
Below is the full bracket and TV schedule. You can find odds for the Big 12 Tournament at Fan Duel.
For BYU to make a little run, they caught a little bit of a break by not drawing UCF or Cincinnati in a potential second round matchup. BYU first has to take care of Kansas State, and BYU has shown that without Richie they can’t overlook anyone. BYU should be a fairly sizable favorite, but Kansas State is dangerous with high-scoring guard PJ Haggerty. BYU won at Kansas State 83-73 back on January 3 in both teams Big 12 opener. The Wildcats finished the season 12-19, including 3-15 in Big 12 play. Their three wins were all at home over Utah, Baylor, and West Virginia.
With the Texas Tech win, a 6 or 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament seems like the most likely seed. A win over Kansas State and West Virginia would put BYU in a good spot for a 6 seed. Beating Houston seems like a far fetched scenario, considering Houston’s talent and BYU would be playing three games in three days versus a rested Houston team. BYU probably doesn’t want to play more than three games and would like to get out of the tournament healthy and a full week of rest before their NCAA Tournament opener on March 19.