Via Kansas Athletics
ARLINGTON, Texas – Kansas baseball will open the 2025 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship on Thursday at 4 p.m. CT on ESPNU at Globe Life Field, home of the Texas Rangers. The Jayhawks will play the winner of Baylor and Oklahoma State, which is set for 4 p.m. CT on Wednesday.
Kansas (42-14, 20-10 Big 12) earned the No. 2 seed in the field, marking its highest Big 12 finish in program history. The Jayhawks finished with more overall wins (42) and conference wins (20) than any team in the Big 12.
KU received a first round bye and an automatic spot in the tournament’s quarterfinals by finishing with one of the four best winning percentages in the conference. On the Kansas side of the bracket is No. 3 TCU, No. 6 Kansas State, No. 7 Oklahoma State, No. 10 Baylor and No. 11 Houston.
The other side of the bracket is No. 1 West Virginia, No. 4 Arizona, No. 5 Arizona State, No. 8 Cincinnati, No. 9 Texas Tech and No. 12 BYU. UCF and Utah did not qualify for the tournament.
All 12 teams participating in the event own a top 90 RPI, with eight in the top 50.
The 2025 Championship, which features an increase to 12 teams, will be played in a single-elimination format for the first time. All-session and single-session tickets for the 2025 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship at Globe Life Field can be purchased here.
2025 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship Schedule
Wednesday, May 21
Game 1 – No. 5 Arizona State vs. No. 12 BYU – 9 a.m. – ESPN+
Game 2 – No. 8 Cincinnati vs. No. 9 Texas Tech – 12:30 p.m. – ESPNU & ESPN+
Game 3 – No. 7 Oklahoma State vs. No. 10 Baylor – 4 p.m. – ESPNU & ESPN+
Game 4 – No. 6 Kansas State vs. No. 11 Houston – 8:00 p.m. – ESPN2 & ESPN+
Thursday, May 22
Game 5 – No. 4 Arizona vs. Game 1 Winner – 9 a.m. – ESPN+
Game 6 – No. 1 West Virginia seed vs. Game 2 Winner – 12:30 p.m. – ESPN+
Game 7 – No. 2 Kansas vs. Game 3 Winner – 4 p.m. – ESPNU & ESPN+
Game 8 – No. 3 TCU vs. Game 4 Winner – 7:30 p.m. – ESPNU & ESPN+
Friday, May 23
Game 9 – Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner – 4 p.m. – ESPN+
Game 10 – Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner – 7:30 p.m. – ESPN+
Saturday, May 24
Game 11 – Championship Game – 6 p.m. – ESPNU & ESPN+
