2024 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament


The 2024 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament was held from May 21 through 25 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. The annual tournament determines the conference champion of the Division I Big 12 Conference for college baseball. The winner of the tournament will earn the league's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2][3][4]

2024 Big 12 Conference
baseball tournament
Teams10
Formattwo bracket Double-elimination tournament
with single-elimination semifinals and championship games
Finals site
ChampionsOklahoma State (4th title)
TelevisionBracket Play: ESPN+, ESPNU
Championship: ESPNU
2024 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Oklahoma ‍‍‍y 23 7   .767 37 19   .661
No. 16 Oklahoma State ‍‍y 19 9   .679 40 17   .702
Texas ‍‍‍y 20 10   .667 35 22   .614
West Virginia ‍‍‍y 19 11   .633 33 22   .600
Cincinnati ‍‍‍ 17 13   .567 32 25   .561
Kansas State ‍‍‍y 15 15   .500 32 24   .571
Kansas ‍‍‍ 15 15   .500 31 23   .574
UCF ‍‍‍y 14 15   .483 35 19   .648
TCU ‍‍‍ 14 16   .467 33 21   .611
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 12 17   .414 33 26   .559
Baylor ‍‍‍ 10 20   .333 22 31   .415
Houston ‍‍‍ 7 21   .250 26 28   .481
BYU ‍‍‍ 7 23   .233 21 31   .404
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 25, 2024[1]
Rankings from D1baseball

The tournament has been held since 1997, the inaugural year of the Big 12 Conference. Among current league members, Texas has won the most championships with five. Among original members, Kansas State has never won the event. Defending champion TCU won their fourth championship in 2023. Iowa State discontinued their program after the 2001 season without having won a title. Oklahoma State and Oklahoma both have three titles each.

Format and seeding

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The top ten finishers from the regular season will be seeded one through ten, and will then play a two-bracket double-elimination tournament leading to single-elimination semifinals and championship games.[5] This is a subtle change from the previous season where semifinal games were replayed in the event that the losing team had not lost in the previous rounds. Also new in 2024, the top two overall seeds will receive a first round bye.

Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker
#1 Oklahoma 23–7 34–18
#2 Oklahoma State 19–9 36–16
#3 Texas 20–10 35–20
#4 West Virginia 19–11 33–21
#5 Cincinnati 17–13 31–23
#6 Kansas State 15–15 32–22 2–1 vs Kansas
#7 Kansas 15–15 29–22 1–2 vs Kansas State
#8 UCF 14–15 33–18
#9 TCU 14–16 32–19
#10 Texas Tech 12–17 31–24

First Round Bye

Bracket

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First round
Tuesday May 21
Wednesday May 22
Second round
Wednesday May 22
Thursday May 23
Third round
Thursday May 23
Friday May 24
Semifinals
Friday May 24
Finals
Saturday May 25
7 Kansas 2
6 Kansas State 1 1 Oklahoma 4
9 TCU 5 9 TCU 0
4 West Virginia 2 1 Oklahoma 7
7 Kansas 5
1 Oklahoma 8
6 Kansas State 8 7 Kansas 6
4 West Virginia 4 6 Kansas State 4
9 TCU 9
9 TCU 10
7 Kansas 11
1 Oklahoma 3
8 UCF 6(11) 2 Oklahoma State 9
5 Cincinnati 5 2 Oklahoma State 7
10 Texas Tech 6 10 Texas Tech 2
3 Texas 4 2 Oklahoma State 6
8 UCF 7(10)
8 UCF 1
5 Cincinnati 8 2 Oklahoma State 10
3 Texas 7 5 Cincinnati 5
10 Texas Tech 10
2 Oklahoma State 4
10 Texas Tech 0

Schedule

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Game Time* Matchup# Score Television notes
Tuesday, May 21
1 9:00am No. 7 Kansas vs No. 6 Kansas State 2–1 ESPN+
2 12:30pm No. 9 TCU vs No. 4 West Virginia 5–2
3 4:00pm No. 8 UCF vs No. 5 Cincinnati 6–5(11)
4 7:30pm No. 10 Texas Tech vs No. 3 Texas 6–4
Wednesday, May 22
5 9:00am No. 6 Kansas State vs No. 4 West Virginia 8–4 ESPNU West Virginia Eliminated
6 12:30pm No. 1 Oklahoma vs No. 9 TCU 4–0 ESPN+
7 4:00pm No. 5 Cincinnati vs No. 3 Texas 8–7 Texas Eliminated
8 7:30pm No. 2 Oklahoma State vs No. 10 Texas Tech 7–2
Thursday, May 23
9 9:00am No. 9 TCU vs No. 6 Kansas State 9–4 ESPN+ Kansas State Eliminated
10 12:30pm No. 1 Oklahoma vs No. 7 Kansas 7–5
11 4:00pm No. 10 Texas Tech vs No. 5 Cincinnati 10–5 ESPNU Cincinnati Eliminated
12 7:30pm No. 8 UCF vs No. 2 Oklahoma State 7–6(10)
Friday, May 24
13 9:00am No. 7 Kansas vs No. 9 TCU 11–10 ESPN+ TCU Eliminated
14 12:30pm No. 1 Oklahoma vs No. 7 Kansas 8–6 Kansas Eliminated
15 4:00pm No. 2 Oklahoma State vs No. 10 Texas Tech 4–0 Texas Tech Eliminated
16 7:30pm No. 2 Oklahoma State vs No. 8 UCF 10–1 UCF Eliminated
Saturday, May 25
17 5:00pm No. 2 Oklahoma State vs No. 1 Oklahoma 9–3 ESPNU OU Eliminated
*Game times in CDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.

References

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  1. ^ "2024 Baseball Standings". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  2. ^ "Big 12 Postseason Championship Schedule". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  3. ^ "Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  4. ^ "Bracket Announced For 2024 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship".
  5. ^ "Bracket Announced For 2024 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship".