2024–25 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season
Sports season
The 2024–25 Big 12 men's basketball season began with the start of the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Regular season conference play will begin in December 2024 and conclude in March 2025. The 2025 Big 12 Conference men's basketball tournament will be held March 11–15, 2025, at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri .
This is the first season for the Big 12 Conference with 16 teams after the addition of Arizona , Arizona State , Colorado and Utah , plus the departure of Oklahoma and Texas .
Coaches
Coaching changes
Head coaches
Note: Stats are through the beginning of the season. All stats and records are from time at current school only.
† All of the Jayhawks' postseason victories and 7 of their regular-season wins were vacated from the 2017–18 season. Officially, their record for the season 16–8 overall and 3–5 in conference play. The Jayhawks' regular-season Big 12 championship and their Big 12 tournament championship were vacated. The Jayhawks' entire NCAA tournament appearance from the season was vacated including their Final Four appearance.
Big 12 Men's Basketball Media day was held on Wednesday, October 23 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri ,[ 6] with coverage on ESPNU and ESPN+ .[ 7]
Teams and representatives attending were as follows:
Team
Coach
Player
Arizona
Tommy Lloyd
Jaden Bradley , KJ Lewis & Caleb Love
Arizona State
Bobby Hurley
Basheer Jihad, Alston Mason & Adam Miller
Baylor
Scott Drew
V.J. Edgecombe , Langston Love & Jayden Nunn
BYU
Kevin Young
Dallin Hall, Fousseyni Traore & Trevin Knell
UCF
Johnny Dawkins
Jordan Ivy-Curry, Darius Johnson, Keyshawn Hall[ 8]
Cincinnati
Wes Miller
Aziz Bandaogo, Simas Lukosius[ 9]
Colorado
Tad Boyle
Julian Hammond III, Andrej Jakimovski & Javon Ruffin
Houston
Kelvin Sampson
LJ Cryer , J’Wan Roberts & Emanuel Sharp
Iowa State
T. J. Otzelberger
Keshon Gilbert, Curtis Jones & Tamin Lipsey
Kansas
Bill Self
KJ Adams Jr. , Hunter Dickinson & Dajuan Harris Jr.
Kansas State
Jerome Tang
Coleman Hawkins, Max Jones & David N'Guessan
Oklahoma State
Steve Lutz
Robert Jennings II, Jamyron Keller & Bryce Thompson
TCU
Jamie Dixon
Frankie Collins , Noah Reynolds & Ernest Udeh Jr.
Texas Tech
Grant McCasland
Chance McMillian, Kerwin Walton & Darrion Williams
Utah
Craig Smith
Lawson Lovering & Gabe Madsen
West Virginia
Darian DeVries
Tucker DeVries & Javon Small
Reference: [ 7]
Preseason
The Big 12 preseason coaches poll was released: October 10, 2024. All awards were voted on by the league’s 16 head coaches, who could not vote for their own team or players.
Big 12 Preseason Poll
Big 12 Coaches
Points
1.
Kansas
215 (9)
2.
Houston
211 (5)
3.
Iowa State
194 (1)
4.
Baylor
185
5.
Arizona
179 (1)
6.
Cincinnati
140
7.
Texas Tech
135
8.
Kansas State
133
9.
BYU
116
10.
TCU
90
11.
UCF
83
12.
Arizona State
64
13.
West Virginia
62
14.
Oklahoma State
46
15.
Colorado
37
16.
Utah
30
Reference: [ 10] (#) first-place votes
Pre-Season All-Big 12 Team
First Team
Second Team
Player
School
Norchad Omier
Baylor
Jeremy Roach
Keshon Gilbert
Iowa State
Dajuan Harris Jr
Kansas
Coleman Hawkins
Kansas State
† denotes unanimous selectionReference:[ 10]
Recruiting classes
Rankings
Team
ESPN[ 11]
Rivals[ 12]
247 Sports[ 13]
On3[ 14]
Signees[ 13]
Arizona
32
34
26
2
Arizona State
8
9
7
3
Baylor
4
6
4
3
BYU
–
13
22
6
UCF
24
92
65
3
Cincinnati
31
37
21
2
Colorado
42
29
40
3
Houston
28
41
17
2
Iowa State
55
54
38
2
Kansas
17
31
9
2
Kansas State
59
91
66
2
Oklahoma State
–
–
–
0
TCU
57
18
37
2
Texas Tech
63
99
83
2
Utah
62
43
59
2
West Virginia
78
83
87
2
Preseason watchlists
Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.
Preseason All-American teams
Preseason national polls/ratings
AP [ 26]
Blue Ribbon Yearbook [ 27]
CBS Sports [ 28]
Coaches [ 29]
ESPN [ 30]
FOX Sports [ 31]
Lindy's Sports
Sporting News [ 32]
Kenpom [ 33]
NCAA Sports [ 34]
Sports Illustrated [ 35]
Arizona
No. 10
No. 13
No. 14
No. 9
No. 9
No. 9
No. 10
No. 18
No. 8
No. 17
No. 11
Arizona State
RV
–
No. 100
–
–
–
–
–
No. 71
–
No. 72
Baylor
No. 8
No. 8
No. 6
No. 8
No. 6
No. 8
No. 9
No. 5
No. 11
No. 8
No. 9
BYU
RV
–
No. 66
RV
–
–
–
–
No. 21
–
No. 39
UCF
–
–
No. 61
–
–
–
–
–
No. 66
–
No. 83
Cincinnati
No. 20
No. 21
No. 30
No. 20
No. 19
No. 19
–
–
No. 17
No. 23
No. 17
Colorado
–
–
No. 98
–
–
–
–
–
No. 80
–
No. 128
Houston
No. 4
No. 7
No. 2
No. 4
No. 4
No. 4
No. 4
No. 12
No. 1
No. 6
No. 2
Iowa State
No. 5
No. 5
No. 21
No. 6
No. 7
No. 6
No. 6
No. 2
No. 7
No. 7
No. 6
Kansas
No. 1
No. 2
No. 3
No. 1
No. 1
No. 1
No. 2
No. 19
No. 6
No. 2
No. 3
Kansas State
RV
–
No. 24
RV
No. 27
–
–
–
No. 49
No. 28
–
Oklahoma State
–
–
No. 97
–
–
–
–
–
No. 89
–
No. 98
TCU
–
–
No. 79
–
–
–
–
–
No. 58
–
No. 42
Texas Tech
RV
–
No. 31
RV
No. 26
No. 23
–
–
No. 15
–
No. 15
Utah
–
–
No. 71
–
–
–
–
–
No. 82
–
No. 125
West Virginia
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
No. 87
–
No. 56
Regular season
The Conference match ups for each school were announced on June 27, 2024. The full Big 12 schedule on September 26, 2024.[ 36]
Key
Schedule
Home & Away Conference Schedule
Home (H) & Away (A)
Home Only (H)
Away Only (A)
Arizona
Arizona State
Baylor
BYU
UCF
Cincinnati
Colorado
Houston
Iowa State
Kansas
Kansas State
Oklahoma State
TCU
Texas Tech
Utah
West Virginia
vs. Arizona
—
H & A
H & A
H & A
A
H
A
A
H & A
H
H
H
A
H & A
A
H
vs. Arizona State
H & A
—
A
H & A
A
H
H & A
A
A
H
H & A
H
A
H & A
H
H
vs. Baylor
H & A
H
—
H
A
H & A
H
H & A
H
A
A
A
H & A
H
H & A
A
vs. BYU
H & A
H & A
A
—
H
H & A
H
H
H
A
A
A
H
A
H & A
H & A
vs. UCF
H
H
H
A
—
A
H & A
A
H & A
H & A
A
H & A
H & A
H
A
H
vs. Cincinnati
A
A
H & A
H & A
H
—
H
H
H
A
H & A
H
A
A
H & A
H & A
vs. Colorado
H
H & A
A
A
H & A
A
—
A
H & A
H & A
H
H
H & A
H
H
A
vs. Houston
H
H
H & A
A
H
A
H
—
A
H & A
H
H & A
A
H & A
A
H & A
vs. Iowa State
H & A
H
A
A
H & A
A
H & A
H
—
H & A
H & A
H
A
H
A
H
vs. Kansas
A
A
H
H
H & A
H
H & A
H & A
H & A
—
H & A
A
H
A
H
A
vs. Kansas State
A
H & A
H
H
H
H & A
A
A
H & A
H & A
—
H & A
H
A
H
A
vs. Oklahoma State
A
A
H
H
H & A
A
A
H & A
A
H
H & A
—
H
H & A
H & A
H
vs. TCU
H
H
H & A
A
H & A
H
H & A
H
H
A
A
A
—
H & A
A
H & A
vs. Texas Tech
H & A
H & A
A
H
A
H
A
H & A
A
H
H
H & A
H & A
—
H
A
vs. Utah
H
A
H & A
H & A
H
H & A
A
H
H
A
A
H & A
H
A
—
H & A
vs. West Virginia
A
A
H
H & A
A
H & A
H
H & A
A
H
H
A
H & A
H
H & A
—
Conference matrix
Arizona
Arizona State
Baylor
BYU
UCF
Cincinnati
Colorado
Houston
Iowa State
Kansas
Kansas State
Oklahoma State
TCU
Texas Tech
Utah
West Virginia
vs. Arizona
—
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–1
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–1
0–0
0–0
0–1
vs. Arizona State
0–0
—
0–0
1–0
0–0
0–0
0–1
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
vs. Baylor
0–0
0–0
—
0–0
0–0
0–1
0–0
0–0
1–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–1
0–0
vs. BYU
0–0
0–1
0–0
—
0–0
0–0
0–0
1–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
1–0
0–0
0–0
vs. UCF
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
—
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
1–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–1
0–0
0–0
vs. Cincinnati
1–0
0–0
1–0
0–0
0–0
—
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
1–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
vs. Colorado
0–0
1–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
—
0–0
1–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
vs. Houston
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–1
0–0
0–0
0–0
—
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–1
0–1
0–0
0–0
0–0
vs. Iowa State
0–0
0–0
0–1
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–1
0–0
—
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–1
0–0
vs. Kansas
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–1
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
—
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
1–0
vs. Kansas State
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–1
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
—
1–0
1–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
vs. Oklahoma State
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
1–0
0–0
0–0
0–1
—
0–0
0–0
0–0
1–0
vs. TCU
1–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
1–0
0–0
0–0
0–1
0–0
—
0–0
0–0
0–0
vs. Texas Tech
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–1
1–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
—
0–1
0–0
vs. Utah
0–0
0–0
1–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
1–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
1–0
—
0–0
vs. West Virginia
1–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–1
0–0
0–1
0–0
0–0
0–0
—
Total
3–0
1–1
2–1
1–2
1–1
0–3
0–2
3–0
3–0
1–1
1–2
1–2
1–2
2–1
0–3
2–1
Thru Jan. 7, 2024.
Points scored
Team
For
Against
Difference
Arizona
1,103
892
211
Arizona State
1,001
922
79
Baylor
1,092
896
196
BYU
1,140
926
214
UCF
1,024
996
28
Cincinnati
1,008
786
222
Colorado
974
912
62
Houston
1,069
756
313
Iowa State
1,126
845
281
Kansas
1,031
836
195
Kansas State
991
911
80
Oklahoma State
965
950
15
TCU
987
819
68
Texas Tech
1,197
915
282
Utah
1,075
909
166
West Virginia
983
813
170
Note: Through Jan. 7, 2024.[ 37]
Big East-Big 12 Battle
Date[ 38]
Time
Big East team
Big 12 team
Score
Location
Television
Attendance
Leader
Tue., Dec. 3
6:30 p.m.
Villanova
No. 14 Cincinnati
68–60
Finneran Pavilion • Villanova, PA
FS1
6,501
Big East (1–0)
8:30 p.m.
Providence
BYU
83–64
Amica Mutual Pavilion • Providence, RI
FS1
12,005
Big East (2–0)
Wed., Dec. 4
6:30 p.m.
No. 25 UConn
No. 15 Baylor
76–72
Gampel Pavilion • Storrs, CT
FS1
10,299
Big East (3–0)
7:00 p.m.
No. 5 Marquette
No. 6 Iowa State
81–70
Hilton Coliseum • Ames, IA
ESPN+
14,267
Big East (3–1)
8:30 p.m.
Creighton
No. 1 Kansas
76–63
CHI Health Center Omaha • Omaha, NE
FS1
17,908
Big East (4–1)
9:00 p.m.
DePaul
Texas Tech
76–62
United Supermarkets Arena • Lubbock, TX
ESPNU
11,465
Big East (4–2)
Thur., Dec. 5
8:00 p.m.
Xavier
TCU
72–76
Schollmaier Arena • Fort Worth, TX
ESPN+
5,156
Big East (4–3)
Fri., Dec. 6
7:00 p.m.
Georgetown
West Virginia
60–73
WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV
ESPN2
11,522
Tied (4–4)
Sat., Dec. 7
11:30 a.m.
St. John's
Kansas State
88–71
Carnesecca Arena • Jamaica, NY
Fox
5,602
Big East (5–4)
5:30 p.m.
Butler
No. 17 Houston
51–79
Fertitta Center • Houston, TX
ESPN2
7,035
Tied (5–5)
Sun., Dec. 8
12:00 p.m.
Seton Hall
Oklahoma State
76–85
Prudential Center • Newark, NJ
FS1
8,791
Big 12 (6–5)
WINNERS ARE IN BOLD . HOME TEAM IN ITALICS. All times Eastern . Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game. Not participating: Arizona , Arizona State , Colorado , UCF and Utah
Multi-Team Events
Big 12 Players of the Week
Week
Player of the week
Team
Newcomer of the week
Team
November 11, 2024[ 39]
Hunter Dickinson
Kansas
Egor Demin Zeke Mayo
BYU Kansas
November 18, 2024[ 40]
Hunter Dickinson (2)
Kansas
Egor Demin (2)Joson Sanon
BYU Arizona State
November 25, 2024[ 41]
Norchad Omier
Baylor
JT Toppin
Texas Tech
December 2, 2024[ 42]
Keshon Gilbert Javon Small
Iowa State West Virginia
Tucker DeVries
West Virginia
December 9, 2024[ 43]
Keshon Gilbert (2)
Iowa State
Joshua Jefferson
Iowa State
December 16, 2024[ 44]
Hunter Dickinson (3)
Kansas
Joshua Jefferson (2) Zeke Mayo (2)
Iowa State Kansas
December 23, 2024[ 45]
Darrion Williams
Texas Tech
Jayden Quaintance
Arizona State
January 6, 2025[ 46]
Javon Small (2)
West Virginia
Joshua Jefferson Noah Reynolds
Iowa State TCU
January 13, 2025
January 20, 2025
January 27, 2025
February 3, 2025
February 10, 2025
February 17, 2025
February 24, 2025
March 3, 2025
March 10, 2025
Team Total
Team
Total
Iowa State
5
Kansas
5
West Virginia
3
Arizona State
2
BYU
2
Texas Tech
2
Baylor
1
TCU
1
Arizona
0
UCF
0
Cincinnati
0
Colorado
0
Houston
0
Kansas State
0
Oklahoma State
0
Utah
0
Rankings
Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
Not ranked previous week
т
Tied with another team in rankings
Pre
Wk 1
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
Wk 9
Wk 10
Wk 11
Wk 12
Wk 13
Wk 14
Wk 15
Wk 16
Wk 17
Wk 18
Final
Arizona
AP
10
9
17
24
RV
C
9
8
17
23
RV
RV
Arizona State
AP
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
C
RV
RV
Baylor
AP
8
12
13
17
15
RV
RV
25
25
RV
C
8
14
15
18
16
25
RV
23
21
RV
BYU
AP
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
C
RV
RV
RV
RV
UCF
AP
RV
C
RV
Cincinnati
AP
20
17
18
16
14
22
19
17
16
RV
C
20
17
16
14
14
23
20
17
17
RV
Colorado
AP
C
Houston
AP
4
8
7
6
17
15
15
15
14
12
C
4
10
7т
7
18
13
12
12
14
11
Iowa State
AP
5
7
5
5
6
3
3
3
3
3
C
6
7
5
5
5
3
3
3
3
3
Kansas
AP
1
1
1
1
1
10
8
7
7
11
C
1
1
1
1
1
10
8
7
7
12
Kansas State
AP
RV
RV
RV
C
RV
RV
Oklahoma State
AP
RV
RV
C
TCU
AP
C
Texas Tech
AP
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
C
RV
RV
22
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
Utah
AP
C
West Virginia
AP
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
21
C
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
23
Big 12 vs other conferences
Record against ranked non-conference opponents
This is a list of games against ranked opponents only (rankings from the AP Poll at time of the game):
Date
Visitor
Home
Site
Significance
Score
Conference record
Nov. 4
No. 13 Texas A&M
UCF
Addition Financial Arena ● Orlando, FL
−
UCF 64 −61
1−0
Nov. 4
No. 8 Baylor
No. 6 Gonzaga
Spokane Arena ● Spokane, WA
−
Gonzaga 101 −63
1−1
Nov. 8
No. 9 North Carolina
No. 1 Kansas
Allen Fieldhouse ● Lawrence, KS
−
Kansas 92 −89
2−1
Nov. 9
No. 16 Arkansas
No. 8 Baylor †
American Airlines Center ● Dallas, Texas
−
Baylor 72 −67
3−1
Nov. 9
No. 11 Auburn
No. 4 Houston
Toyota Center ● Houston, TX
The Battleground 2k24
Auburn 74 −69
3−2
Nov. 10
Arizona State
No. 6 Gonzaga
McCarthey Athletic Center ● Spokane, WA
−
Gonzaga 88 −80
3−3
Nov. 21
No. 22 St. John's
No. 13 Baylor †
Baha Mar Convention Center ● Nassau, Bahamas
Bahamas Championship
Baylor 99 −98 2OT
4−3
Nov. 22
No. 19 Wisconsin
UCF †
Colonial Hall ● White Sulphur Springs, WV
Greenbrier Tip-Off
Wisconsin 86 −70
4−4
Nov. 22
No. 11 Tennessee
No. 13 Baylor †
Baha Mar Convention Center ● Nassau, Bahamas
Bahamas Championship
Tennessee 77 −62
4−5
Nov. 22
No. 12 Duke
No. 17 Arizona
McKale Center ● Tucson, AZ
−
Duke 69 −55
4−6
Nov. 25
No. 4 Auburn
No. 5 Iowa State †
Lahaina Civic Center ● Lahaina, HI
Maui Invitational
Auburn 83 −81
4−7
Nov. 26
No. 2 UConn
Colorado †
Lahaina Civic Center ● Lahaina, HI
Maui Invitational
Colorado 73 −72
5−7
Nov. 26
No. 9 Alabama
No. 6 Houston†
MGM Grand Garden Arena ● Paradise, NV
Players Era Festival
Alabama 85 −80
5−8
Nov. 26
No. 11 Duke
No. 1 Kansas †
T-Mobile Arena ● Paradise, NV
Vegas Showdown
Kansas 75 −72
6−8
Nov. 27
No. 3 Gonzaga
West Virginia †
Imperial Arena ● Nassau, Bahamas
Battle 4 Atlantis
West Virginia 86 −78 OT
7−8
Nov. 28
No. 23 Ole Miss
BYU †
LionTree Arena ● San Diego, CA
Rady Children's Invitational
Ole Miss 96 −85 OT
7−9
Dec. 4
No. 15 Baylor
No. 25 UConn
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion ● Storrs, CT
Big East–Big 12 Battle
UConn 76 −72
7−10
Dec. 4
No. 5 Marquette
No. 6 Iowa State
Hilton Coliseum ● Ames, IA
Big East–Big 12 Battle
Iowa State 81 −70
8−10
Dec. 8
No. 22 Texas A&M
Texas Tech †
Dickies Arena ● Fort Worth, TX
Coast-to-Coast Challenge
Texas A&M 72 −67
8−11
Dec. 14
No. 24 UCLA
Arizona†
Footprint Center ● Phoenix, AZ
Rivalry
UCLA 57 −54
8−12
Dec. 14
No. 9 Florida
Arizona State †
State Farm Center ● Atlanta,GA
Holiday Hoopsgiving
Florida 83 −66
8−13
Dec. 14
No. 13 Oklahoma
Oklahoma State †
Paycom Center ● Oklahoma City, OK
Bedlam Series
Oklahoma 80 −65
8−14
Dec. 20
No. 22 Dayton
No. 19 Cincinnati †
Heritage Bank Center ● Cincinnati, OH
Simple Truth Hoops Classic
Cincinnati 66 −59
9−14
† denotes neutral site game
Record vs vs other conferences
The Big 12 has a record of 134–38 in non-conference play.
Postseason
Big 12 tournament
TV networks
Team
ESPN
ESPN2
ESPNU
FOX
FS1
CBS
CBSSN
TBS
TNT
TruTV
Streaming (ESPN+/Peacock/ACCNX/FloSports)
Arizona
8
5
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
10
Arizona State
1
3
1
0
0
1
3
0
0
2
16
Baylor
4
2
1
0
1
1
3
0
0
0
13
BYU
0
3
1
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
15
UCF
1
0
1
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
23
Cincinnati
0
5
1
0
1
1
4
0
0
0
16
Colorado
1
3
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
23
Houston
3
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
13
Iowa State
3
2
2
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
14
Kansas
11
5
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
8
Kansas State
1
1
0
1
0
2
5
0
0
0
19
Oklahoma State
1
0
4
0
1
1
3
0
0
0
19
TCU
0
2
1
0
1
0
3
0
0
2
18
Texas Tech
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
15
Utah
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
24
West Virginia
1
4
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
20
Home game attendance
Team
Stadium
Capacity
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5
Game 6
Game 7
Game 8
Game 9
Game 10
Game 11
Game 12
Game 13
Game 14
Game 15
Game 16
Game 17
Game 18
Game 19
Total
Average
% of Capacity
Arizona
McKale Center
14,688
13,597
13,982
14,634†
13,747
12,847
13,903
13,650
96,360
13,766
93.72%
Arizona State
Desert Financial Arena
14,198
6,966
6,057
6,294
6,633
7,998†
33,948
6,790
47.82%
Baylor
Foster Pavilion
7,500
7,500 †
7,500 †
7,500 †
7,500 †
7,500 †
7,500 †
7,500 †
7,500 †
60,000
7,500
100.00%
BYU
Marriott Center
17,978
16,941
17,381†
16,789
16,456
16,954
15,950
15,544
16,926
17,307
150,248
16,694
92.85%
UCF
Addition Financial Arena
9,432
8,808
7,768
8,302
7,522
6,027
5,817
6,155
9,669 †
60,008
7,501
79.52%
Cincinnati
Fifth Third Arena
12,012
10,290
10,604
10,485
10,970
10,913
12,513 †
11,175
11,212
88,162
11,020
91.74%
Colorado
CU Events Center
11,064
5,679
6,152
5,358
6,288
5,235
9,143†
5,942
7,684
9,157
60,638
6,738
60.89%
Houston
Fertitta Center
7,100
7,035†
7,035†
7,035†
7,035†
7,035†
7,035†
7,035†
7,035†
7,035†
63,315
7,035
99.08%
Iowa State
Hilton Coliseum
14,267
13,616
13,464
13,615
14,267 †
13,658
14,267 †
14,267 †
14,267 †
13,496
123,917
13,880
97.28%
Kansas
Allen Fieldhouse
15,300
15,300 †
15,300 †
15,300 †
15,300 †
15,300 †
15,300 †
15,300 †
15,300 †
122,400
15,300
100.00%
Kansas State
Bramlage Coliseum
11,000
9,155
9,928
9,507
8,416
7,971
9,970†
54,947
9,158
83.25%
Oklahoma State
Gallagher-Iba Arena
13,611
7,251
5,447
5,804
5,188
6,349
7,365†
5,540
42,944
6,135
45.07%
TCU
Schollmaier Arena
6,700
5,127
5,026
4,815
4,707
5,156
4,781
5,135
6,108†
40,855
5,107
76.22%
Texas Tech
United Supermarkets Arena
15,300
12,034
13,610†
11,456
9,847
13,274
11,465
9,967
10,013
12,767
104,433
11,603
75.83%
Utah
Jon M. Huntsman Center
15,000
6,785
6,722
6,757
6,969
6,604
7,064
7,435
7,370
6,699
7,798†
70,203
7,020
46.80%
West Virginia
WVU Coliseum
14,000
9,229
10,017
8,591
11,522
8,711
9,651
10,777
11,753†
10,566
90,817
10,091
71.07%
Total
12,447
1,263,195
9,792
78.67%
Bold – At or exceed capacity
†Season high
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