After their eighth straight Big 12 conference title, it's an obvious by-product that the Kansas Jayhawks will not have to play in the first round of the Big 12 Basketball Championship coming up Wednesday. Instead, Bill Self and his squad will get to watch the basement dwellers duke it out for the chance to take on the champs. That said, few saw Frank Haith's first season at Missouri going nearly as well as Self's. And both Mizzou and Kansas will be watching and waiting for their opponents in the beginning of conference tourney play.
Kansas State also gets to wait out the first day before taking on the Baylor Bears, who are a surprising fourth seed in this year's tourney after being ranked in the top 10 nationally most of the season. They have Iowa State to thank for slipping into the No. 3 slot.
The Big 12 Conference Championship begins Wednesday, March 7, and will be at the Sprint Center in Kansas City. Here is a look at the complete Big 12 Conference Championship Schedule:
Wednesday, March 7
Gm1: No. 8 Oklahoma Vs. No. 9 Texas A&M - 6:00 p.m. CT - Big 12 Network
Gm2: No. 7 Oklahoma State Vs. No. 10 Texas Tech - 8:30 p.m. CT - Big 12 Network
Thursday, March 8
Gm3: No. 4 Baylor Vs. No. 5 Kansas State - 11:30 a.m. CT - ESPN2
Gm4: No. 1 Kansas Vs. Oklahoma/Texas A&M - 2:00 p.m. CT - ESPN2
Gm5: No. 2 Missouri Vs. Oklahoma State/Texas Tech - 6:00 p.m. CT - ESPN2
Gm6: No. 3 Iowa State Vs. No. 6 Texas - 8:30 p.m. CT - ESPN2
Friday, March 9
Gm7: Baylor/Kansas State Vs. Kansas/Oklahoma/Texas A&M - 6:30 p.m. CT - Big 12 Network/ESPNU
Gm8: Missouri/Oklahoma State/Texas Tech Vs. Iowa State/Texas - 8:30 p.m. CT - Big 12 Network/ESPNU
Sautrday, March 10
Gm9: Championship Gm7 winner Vs. Gm8 winner - 5:00 p.m. CT - ESPN
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