March 9, 2008

Championship Central

Irving, Texas - The University of Texas and the University of Kansas will share the 2007-08 Big 12 men's basketball regular season title. It marks the third crown for the Longhorns and eighth overall for the Jayhawks, who have won or shared four in a row.

UT and KU both finished 13-3 in league play. The Longhorns will be the No. 1 seed in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship based on its head-to-head win over the Jayhawks. It is the third time Texas has been the top seed. The Championship is scheduled to be played on March 13-16 at Sprint Center in Kansas City.

Kansas State (10-6) and Oklahoma (9-7) earned the other first-round byes in the championship. The Wildcats have a bye for the second consecutive season, while OU has a bye for the ninth time.

The entire Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship will be televised either regionally or nationally by ESPN Plus, ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU.

2008 PHILLIPS 66 BIG 12 MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Kansas City, Missouri (Sprint Center)

Thursday, March 13	TV	Time (CT)
No. 8 Texas Tech vs. No. 9 Oklahoma State	ESPN2	11:30 a.m.
No. 5 Baylor vs. No. 12 Colorado	ESPN Plus and ESPNU	2:00 p.m.
No. 7 Nebraska vs. No. 10 Missouri	ESPN Plus	6:00 p.m.
No. 6 Texas A&M vs. No. 11 Iowa State	ESPN2	8:30 p.m.
Friday, March 14
No. 1 Texas vs. OSU/TTU winner	ESPN Plus and ESPNU	11:30 a.m.
No. 4 Oklahoma vs. BU/CU winner	ESPN Plus and ESPNU	2:00 p.m.
No. 2 Kansas vs. MU/NU winner	ESPN Plus	6:00 p.m.
No. 3 Kansas State vs. TAMU/ISU winner	ESPN Plus	8:20 p.m.
Saturday, March 15
Friday Afternoon Winners	ESPN Plus and ESPN2**	1:00 p.m.
Friday Evening Winners	ESPN Plus and ESPN2**	3:20 p.m.
Sunday, March 16
Semifinal Winners	ESPN	2:00 p.m.

All times listed as Central and subject to change
** - Telecast shown on ESPN Plus stations in Big 12 markets, on ESPN2 nationally