Big 12 women’s basketball championship bracket set, five-seed Iowa State Cyclones set to open quarterfinals

With Baylor’s win over Iowa State on Tuesday night, the 2014 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women’s Basketball Championship was all set up to begin on Friday night. March madness is just about under way.

Mar 11, 2013; Dallas, TX, USA; Baylor Bears center Brittney Griner (42) stretches for a loose ball against Iowa State Cyclones forward Hallie Christofferson (5) during the second half of the championship game for the Big 12 Conference tournament at American Airlines Center. Baylor Bears won 75-47. Mandatory Credit: Jim Cowsert-USA TODAY Sports

The Lady Bears were able to clinch the one seed despite West Virginia’s valiant effort to win the regular season crown. The Mountaineers finished with a 16-2 conference record, winning the last 10 games of the season. But Baylor owns the tiebreaker and will have the top seed throughout the tournament.

The Cyclones were awarded the fifth seed, winning a tiebreaker over the Oklahoma Sooners. They’ll take on fourth-seeded Oklahoma State on Saturday to open up a full day of quarterfinal action.

This entire four-day event will take place at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Here’s a full schedule of the tournament, now with teams and records listed with the seeds. Central tip-off times are listed with TV network immediately following.

Friday, March 7th
First Round

• #8 Kansas (12-18, 5-13) vs #9 Kansas State (11-18, 5-13) – 6:00 PM, FCS
• #7 TCU (17-13, 8-10) vs #10 Texas Tech (6-23, 0-18) – 8:30 PM, FCS

Saturday, March 8th
Quarterfinals

• QF1: #4 Oklahoma State (22-7, 11-7) vs #5 Iowa State (20-9, 9-9) – 11:00 AM, FSN
• QF 2: #1 Baylor (26-4, 16-2) vs KAN/KSU – 1:30 PM, FSN
• QF 3: #2 West Virginia (27-3, 16-2) vs TCU/TTU – 6:00 PM, FSN
• QF 4: #3 Texas (20-10, 11-7) vs #6 Oklahoma (18-13, 9-9) – 8:30 PM, FSN

Sunday, March 9th
Semifinals

• SF 1: QF 1 vs QF 2 – 2:00 PM, FS1
• SF 2: QF 3 vs QF 4 – 4:30 PM, FS1

Monday, March 10th
Championship

• SF 1 vs SF 2 – 8:00 PM, FS1