The third day of the 2025 Big 12 men's basketball tournament is basically an NCAA Tournament preview. Thursday's four quarterfinal games feature seven NCAA-bound teams, plus upset-minded Colorado who stunned No.

The finals, between Houston and Arizona, will take place March 15 at 6:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. CT. Notably, this is Arizona’s first year as a member of the Big 12 conference, following the numerous shakeups in the conferences. This will mark Houston’s return to the finals after falling to Iowa in 2024 in their first year in the Big 12.

The team with the highest NET ranking left out was Ohio State at 41. The Buckeyes had a KenPom ranking of 39 — extraordinarily high for a team that did not make the tournament, but just a 17-15 overall record. How many teams from state of Alabama will make 2025 NCAA men’s basketball tournament? Mar. 16, 2025, 1:00 p.m.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The Iowa State Cyclones have earned a bid to the NCAA women’s tournament, making the cutline as an 11 seed. The Cyclones will take on No. 11 seed Princeton (in the First Four).