The Big 12 women's basketball tournament bracket was finalized, with Utah receiving the No. 8 seed and a first-round bye, while BYU receiving a No. 9 seed. The two teams could meet in the second round of the event. BYU will open the conference tournament at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City on Wednesday against No. 16 Houston, if it wins, it will advance to face Utah in the next round. Both BYU and Utah are considered NCAA Tournament bubble teams and would benefit from successful conference tournament runs to bolster their NCAA resumes. TCU repeated as regular-season champions, earning itself the top seed in the Big 12 tournament.