TCU men’s basketball appears to have punched its NCAA Tournament ticket, but the Horned Frogs can improve their seeding with a run in the Big 12 Tournament this week in Kansas City, Missouri.
The sixth-seeded Horned Frogs (21-10) have a bye to the second round of the tournament. They will face No. 14 Oklahoma State (19-13), a 92-83 winner Tuesday over No. 11 Colorado (17-15), at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday on ESPNU.
TCU beat Oklahoma State twice in the regular season, 68-65 on Jan. 20 at Schollmaier Arena and 95-92 in overtime on Feb. 14 in Stillwater.
TCU wrapped up the regular season with a 73-63 victory over Cincinnati on Saturday at Schollmaier Arena. The Horned Frogs won eight of nine games to finish the season and avoid sweating out their spot on the NCAA Tournament bubble.
Big 12 Tournament schedule (men’s basketball)
First round (Tuesday, March 10)
Game 1: No. 12 Arizona State 83, No. 13 Baylor 79
Game 2: No. 9 Cincinnati 73, No. 16 Utah 66
Game 3: No. 10 BYU 105, No. 15 Kansas State 91
Game 4: No. 14 Oklahoma State 92, No. 11 Colorado 83
Second round (Wednesday, March 11)
Game 5: No. 5 Iowa State 91, No. 12 Arizona State 42
Game 6: No. 8 Central Florida 66, No. 9 Cincinnati 65 (OT)
Game 7: No. 10 BYU 68, No. 7 West Virginia 48
Game 8: No. 6 TCU 95, No. 14 Oklahoma State 88
Quarterfinals (Thursday, March 12)
Game 9: No. 5 Iowa State 75, No. 4 Texas Tech 53
Game 10: No. 1 Arizona 81, No. 8 Central Florida 59
Game 11: No. 2 Houston 73, No. 10 BYU 66
Game 12: No. 3 Kansas 78, No. 6 TCU 73
Semifinals (Friday, March 13)
Game 13: No. 1 Arizona 82, No. 5 Iowa State 80
Game 14: No. 2 Houston 69, No. 3 Kansas 47
Championship game (Saturday, March 14)
Game 15: No. 1 Arizona 79, No. 2 Houston 74
Game schedule dates, times, locations
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Rangers ▶
April 21 Rangers 5, Pittsburgh 1
April 22 Pittsburgh 8, Rangers 4
April 23 Rangers 6, Pittsburgh 1
April 24 Athletics 8, Rangers 1
April 25 Rangers 4, Athletics 3
April 26 vs. Athletics, 1:35 p.m., RSN
April 27 vs. N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m., RSN
April 28 vs. N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m., RSN
April 29 vs. N.Y. Yankees, 1:35 p.m., RSN
May 1 at Detroit, 5:40 p.m., RSN
May 2 at Detroit, 6:15 p.m., Fox
May 3 at Detroit, 6:20 p.m., NBCSN, Peacock
TCU Baseball ▶
April 17 Baylor 11, TCU 4
April 19 TCU 5, Baylor 4 (doubleheader)
April 19 TCU 10, Baylor 2 (doubleheader)
April 21 TCU 6, Dallas Baptist 5 (10 innings)
April 24 TCU 8, Houston 3
April 25 TCU 4, Houston 2
April 26 vs. Houston, 1 p.m., ESPN+
April 29 vs. UT Arlington, 6 p.m., ESPN+
May 1 at Oklahoma State, 6 p.m., ESPN+
May 2 at Oklahoma State, 6 p.m., ESPN+
May 3 at Oklahoma State, 1 p.m., ESPN+
Stars ▶
First-round playoff series (series tied 2-2)
Game 1: April 18 Minnesota 6, Stars 1
Game 2: April 20 Stars 4, Minnesota 2
Game 3: April 22 Stars 4, Minnesota 3 (2OT)
Game 4: April 25 Minnesota 3, Stars 2 (OT)
Game 5: April 28 vs. Minnesota, 7 p.m., ESPN2, Victory+
Game 6: April 30 at Minnesota, TBA
Game 7 (if necessary): May 2 vs. Minnesota, TBA
Wings▶
April 30 at Indiana (preseason), 6 p.m., Ion
May 3 vs. Las Vegas (at Austin) (preseason), 6 p.m., Ion
May 9 at Indiana, noon, ABC
May 12 vs. Atlanta, 7 p.m., KFAA
May 14 vs. Minnesota, 7 p.m., Amazon Prime Video
TCU Football ▶
2026 season
Aug. 29 vs. North Carolina (at Dublin), TBA
Sept. 12 vs. Grambling State, TBA
Sept. 19 vs. Arkansas State, TBA
Sept. 26 at Central Florida, TBA
Oct. 3 vs. BYU, TBA
Oct. 17 at Baylor, TBA
Oct. 24 vs. West Virginia, TBA
Oct. 31 vs. Kansas, TBA
Nov. 6 at Arizona, TBA
Nov. 14 vs. Kansas State, TBA
Nov. 21 vs. Utah, TBA
Nov. 26 at Texas Tech, TBA
Cowboys ▶
2026 season
Sept. 27 vs. Baltimore (at Rio de Janeiro), 3:25 p.m.
2026 opponents (dates and times TBA; one home game will be in Rio)
vs. N.Y Giants
vs. Philadelphia
vs. Washington
vs. Arizona
vs. San Francisco
vs. Tampa Bay
vs. Jacksonville
vs. Tennessee
vs. Baltimore
at N.Y Giants
at Philadelphia
at Washington
at L.A. Rams
at Seattle
at Green Bay
at Houston
at Indianapolis
FC Dallas ▶
March 21 FC Dallas 4, Houston 3
April 4 FC Dallas 4, D.C. United 0
April 11 FC Dallas 1, St. Louis 1
April 18 FC Dallas 2, LA Galaxy 2
April 22 Minnesota 1, FC Dallas 0
April 25 at Seattle, 9:30 p.m., Apple TV
May 2 at NY Red Bulls, 6:30 p.m., Apple TV
May 9 vs. Salt Lake, 7:30 p.m., Apple TV
May 13 vs. Vancouver, 7:30 p.m., Apple TV
May 16 at San Jose, 9:30 p.m., Apple TV
Texas Motor Speedway ▶
April 23-25 Pate Swap Meet
April 25 FuelFest
April 30-May 2 High Limit Racing Stockyard Stampede
May 1 NASCAR Truck Series: SpeedyCash.com 250
May 2 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series: Andy's Frozen Custard 340
May 3 NASCAR Cup Series: Wurth 400
This story was originally published March 8, 2026 at 7:02 PM.
Jim Barnes is the Star-Telegram’s sports editor. A Fort Worth native and graduate of Castleberry High School, he returned to Texas after 13 years at the Las Vegas Review-Journal. He previously was sports editor of the Waco Tribune-Herald and a freelance high school sports reporter for The Dallas Morning News.
