MEMBERSHIP (16 teams)

GENERAL INFORMATION

MEN’S BASKETBALL WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

18 GAMES 18 GAMES

REGULAR SEASON FORMAT > Play 3 teams 2x and 12 teams 1x Play 3 teams 2x and 12 teams 1x

16-TEAM SINGLE ELIMINATION 16-TEAM SINGLE ELIMINATION

CHAMPIONSHIP FORMAT > Tuesday, March 11 - Saturday, March 15 Wed, March 4 - Sun, March 8 (Mon, March 9)

NCAA MBB COMMITTEE NCAA WBB COMMITTEE

COMMITTEE REPRESENTATION > Chad Weiberg, OSU (thru 2027-28) Liz Darger (Vice Chair), BYU (thru 2028-29)

NCAA MBOC NCAA WBOC

Travis Goff Jill Shields, K-State (thru 2027-28)

NCAA MBB RULES COMMITTEE WBOC PLAYING RULES SUBCOMMITTEE

Brian Thornton, Big 12 Nicki Collen (Chair), BU (thru 2025-26)

NABC CONGRESS & USA TOP 25 POLL NCAA WBB STUDENT-ATHLETE ENGAGEMENT

Scott Drew, BU Bella Fontleroy, BU (2025-26)

NCAA MBB STUDENT-ATHLETE ENGAGEMENT NCAA WBB REGIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Nick Randle, CU (2025-26) Jacie Hoyt, OSU (thru 2027-28)

NCAA MBB REGIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE WBCA COACHES CAPTAIN

Craig Smith, UU JR Payne, CU (2025-26)

WBCA TOP 25 VOTER

Bill Fennelly, ISU (thru 2025-26)

DATES TO KNOW

MEN’S BASKETBALL WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

PRESEASON ALL-BIG 12/POLLS ANNOUNCED > OCT 16 OCT 9

WEEKLY AWARDS TIMELINE > MONDAYS (NOV 10 - MAR 9) MONDAYS (NOV 10 - MAR 2)

ALL-BIG 12 & YEARLY AWARDS VOTING DEADLINE > MAR 8 MAR 1

ALL-BIG 12 & YEARLY AWARDS ANNOUNCED > MAR 9 MAR 3

BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP

T-Mobile Center // Kansas City, MO > MAR 10 - 14 MAR 4 - 8 (9)

NCAA SELECTION SUNDAY > SUNDAY, MAR 15 (WBB Top 16 Announced Mar 14)

MAR 18 - 19 MAR 18 - 19

NCAA FIRST FOUR > Dayton Campus Sites

MAR 20 - 23 MAR 20 - 23

NCAA FIRST & SECOND ROUNDS > Various Sites Campus Sites

MAR 26 - 29 MAR 27 - 30

NCAA REGIONALS > Houston, San Jose, Chicago, Fort Worth & Sacramento

D.C.

APR 4 & 6 APR 3 & 5

NCAA FINAL FOUR > Indianapolis Phoenix

SPRING BUSINESS MEETINGS

ANNUAL COACHES MEETING > Tuesday, May 26 - Friday, May 29 // Frisco, TX

BIG 12 CONFERENCE LINKS

TEAMWORKS

Single source of truth featuring key documents, manuals, sport calendar, contacts, forms and more.

REFQUEST (RQ+)

BIG 12 RECORD BOOK

big12sports.com > About > Record Book

NCAA LINKS

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP DATES

Championship Dates, Selection Dates, etc. (includes future years)

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP ADMINISTRATION LINKS

Resources, Dates, Bid Information, etc.

NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL LINKS

NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL SPECIFIC INFORMATION

NCAA Championship Information, NCAA Manuals, General Information, Committee Information

NCAA MBB RULES OF THE GAME

Various Information Available

NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL STATS & NET RANKINGS

NCAA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL LINKS

NCAA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SPECIFIC INFORMATION

NCAA Championship Information, NCAA Manuals, General Information, Committee Information

NCAA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RULES OF THE GAME

Various Information Available

NCAA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL STATS & NET RANKINGS

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MEN’S BASKETBALL LIAISONS

SEC. SPORT LIAISON

COORDINATOR

COMMUNICATIONS

SPORT LIAISON

OFFICIATING

BRIAN THORNTON NICK WILLIAMS REGINA EVERETT DAVID WAXMAN JOHN HIGGINS

bthornton@big12sports.com nwilliams@big12sports.com regina@big12sports.com dwaxman@big12sports.com john@rooferees.com

803-448-5635 317-966-6242 214-208-1697 832-326-2863 402-510-2877

MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM CONTACTS

SPORT ADMINISTRATOR RACHEL BLUNT rblunt@arizona.edu 573-614-8229

HEAD COACH TOMMY LLOYD eliasm@arizona.edu

DIRECTOR OF OPS EVAN MANNING evanmanning@arizona.edu 785-760-0005

GAME MANAGER MATT BROWN lmbrown@arizona.edu 520-621-6706

VIDEO COORDINATOR AUSTIN TORRES aotorres@arizona.edu

SPORT ADMINISTRATOR JD LOUDABARGER joe.loudabarger@asu.edu 602-820-1385

HEAD COACH BOBBY HURLEY mmitch30@asu.edu

DIRECTOR OF OPS MICKEY MITCHELL mmitch30@asu.edu 480-851-7852

GAME MANAGER KRYSTINA MALLON krystina.mallon@asu.edu 360-888-8604

VIDEO COORDINATOR MICKEY MITCHELL mmitch30@asu.edu 480-851-7852

SPORT ADMINISTRATOR DAVID KAYE david_kaye@baylor.edu 254-709-5147

HEAD COACH SCOTT DREW steve_m_henson@baylor.edu

DIRECTOR OF OPS TY BEARD ty_beard@baylor.edu 254-644-3151

GAME MANAGER WILL LATTIMORE william_lattimore@baylor.edu 254-265-1296

VIDEO COORDINATOR GABE AWBREY gabriel_awbrey1@baylor.edu

SPORT ADMINISTRATOR BRIAN SANTIAGO brian_santiago@byu.edu 801-319-0104

HEAD COACH KEVIN YOUNG samantha_young@byu.edu

DIRECTOR OF OPS NATE AUSTIN nathan_austin@byu.edu 801-231-4994

GAME MANAGER MATT NIX matt_nix@byu.edu 801-360-1337

VIDEO COORDINATOR DHRUV MEHROTRA dhruvmehrotra2001@gmail.com

SPORT ADMINISTRATOR RICH ZVOSEC rzvosec@athletics.ucf.edu 816-547-3026

HEAD COACH JOHNNY DAWKINS kpufko@athletics.ucf.edu

DIRECTOR OF OPS JEFF CHAPMAN jchapman@athletics.ucf.edu 316-650-1938

GAME MANAGER TORI FORNEY vforney@athletics.ucf.edu 239-848-7838

GAME MANAGER SPENCER DOUCHES sdouches@athletics.ucf.edu 678-488-3089

VIDEO COORDINATOR TYLER KRIMINGER tkriminger@athletics.ucf.edu

SPORT ADMINISTRATOR BRAD PIKE pikeby@ucmail.uc.edu 315-952-0320

HEAD COACH WES MILLER ashley.hecimovich@uc.edu

DIRECTOR OF OPS BILL COMAR comarwt@ucmail.uc.edu 937-620-8122

GAME MANAGER STUART SCOVANNER scovansp@ucmail.uc.edu 513-545-1038

VIDEO COORDINATOR OMARI PRINCE omari.prince@uc.edu

SPORT ADMINISTRATOR LEON JACKSON III leon.jacksoniii@colorado.edu 303-349-8144

HEAD COACH TAD BOYLE margaret.marcy@colorado.edu

DIRECTOR OF OPS BILL CARTUN bill.cartun@colorado.edu 303-594-4373

GAME MANAGER ROB COURTNEY rob.courtney@colorado.edu 720-916-0992

VIDEO COORDINATOR BILL CARTUN bill.cartun@colorado.edu

HEAD COACH KELVIN SAMPSON wfinch@central.uh.edu

DIRECTOR OF OPS BOBBY CHAMPAGNE rjchampa@central.uh.edu 256-483-3703

GAME MANAGER JASON BAUMAN jdbauman@central.uh.edu 434-996-4195

GAME MANAGER KATIE ORTMANN kmortman@central.uh.edu 832-248-8998

VIDEO COORDINATOR MATTHEW MCDONALD Mmcdona2@cougarnet.uh.edu

SPORT ADMINISTRATOR SHAMAREE BROWN shamaree@iastate.edu 515-567-0995

HEAD COACH T.J. OTZELBERGER tpollard@iastate.edu

DIRECTOR OF OPS MICAH BYARS mbyars@iastate.edu 515-509-5536

GAME MANAGER BRIAN HONNOLD bhonnold@iastate.edu 815-201-4324

GAME MANAGER JASON PYLE jpyle@iastate.edu 785-548-5562

VIDEO COORDINATOR THOMAS POLLARD tpollard@iastate.edu

SPORT ADMINISTRATOR SEAN LESTER slester@ku.edu 785-331-7600

HEAD COACH BILL SELF joanstep@ku.edu

DIRECTOR OF OPS LEXI PRICE alexia.price@ku.edu

GAME MANAGER CASEY COOK cccook@ku.edu 785-214-1482

VIDEO COORDINATOR PARKER ZIDEL pzidel@asu.edu

SPORT ADMINISTRATOR CASEY SCOTT cscott@kstatesports.com 785-587-7701

HEAD COACH JEROME TANG bbachamp@kstatesports.com

DIRECTOR OF OPS BAILEY BACHAMP bbachamp@kstatesports.com 785-410-6109

GAME MANAGER CASEY SCOTT cscott@kstatesports.com 785-587-7701

VIDEO COORDINATOR CHASE DRISCOLL cdriscoll@kstatesports.com

SPORT ADMINISTRATOR REID SIGMON reid.sigmon@okstate.edu 214-790-2961

HEAD COACH STEVE LUTZ andrea.m.brown@okstate.edu

DIRECTOR OF OPS ALANNAH YEATS alannah.yeats@okstate.edu 713-882-8030

GAME MANAGER KELBY CARVER kelby.carver@okstate.edu 940-235-0661

VIDEO COORDINATOR ZEKE BROOKS-SENA Isaiah.b.sena@okstate.edu

SPORT ADMINISTRATOR GREG FEATHERSTON g.featherston@tcu.edu 817-739-7570

HEAD COACH JAMIE DIXON k.coleman1@tcu.edu

DIRECTOR OF OPS THOMAS MONTIGEL t.montigel@tcu.edu 817-673-7863

GAME MANAGER SASSAN SAHBA s.sahba@tcu.edu 817-751-1850

VIDEO COORDINATOR MIKE RICE m.rice4@tcu.edu

SPORT ADMINISTRATOR JONATHAN BOTROS jonathan.botros@ttu.edu 806-535-7612

HEAD COACH GRANT MCCASLAND jardon.powell@ttu.edu

DIRECTOR OF OPS JARDON POWELL jardon.powell@ttu.edu 806-742-7600

GAME MANAGER MIKE RYAN mike.ryan@ttu.edu 806-834-7536

GAME MANAGER STEVE MAINES steve.maines@ttu.edu 806-392-0269

VIDEO COORDINATOR BRIAN PETE brian.pete@ttu.edu

SPORT ADMINISTRATOR CHARMELLE GREEN cgreen@utah.edu 814-777-7784

HEAD COACH ALEX JENSEN vsun@huntsman.utah.edu

DIRECTOR OF OPS VICTORIA SUN vsun@huntsman.utah.edu 801-581-5451

GAME MANAGER SPENCER BRIGGS sbriggs@huntsman.utah.edu 801-671-9916

VIDEO COORDINATOR JORDAN MASON jmason@huntsman.utah.edu

SPORT ADMINISTRATOR BEN MURRAY bmurray@wvuf.org 402-318-9946

HEAD COACH ROSS HODGE alex.mergner@mail.wvu.edu

DIRECTOR OF OPS ALEX MERGNER alex.mergner@mail.wvu.edu 304-293-2193

GAME MANAGER APRIL MESSERLY april.messerly@mail.wvu.edu 304-290-4094

GAME MANAGER ZACH ECKERT zach.eckert@mail.wvu.edu 304-288-6309

VIDEO COORDINATOR SEAN MCCLURG sean.mcclurg@mail.wvu.edu

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL LIAISONS

SEC. SPORT LIAISON

SEC. SWA LIAISON

COMMUNICATIONS

SPORT LIAISON

SWA LIAISON

OFFICIATING

DAYNA SCHERF LIZZIE GOMEZ JOSH CONRAD PATTY BRODERICK LIZ DARGER JILL SHIELDS

dayna@big12sports.com lgomez@big12sports.com jconrad@big12sports.com patty14broderick25@gmail.com liz_darger@byu.edu jshields@kstatesports.com

214-263-7724 954-540-6396 512-971-0400 317-409-4875 801-592-3406 785-410-6520

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM CONTACTS

SPORT ADMINISTRATOR MORGAN DOMENICK mbdomenick@arizona.edu 727-430-4673

HEAD COACH BECKY BURKE beckyburke11@arizona.edu

DIRECTOR OF OPS ALLESE WILLIAMS allesew@arizona.edu 678-346-0096

GAME MANAGER ASHLEY SUMMERSET asummerset@arizona.edu 520-869-2059

VIDEO COORDINATOR JENNA KNUDSON jknudson@arizona.edu 970-580-7874

SPORT ADMINISTRATOR MARCUS WILLIAMS marcus.g.williams@asu.edu 480-227-8357

HEAD COACH MOLLY MILLER mmill295@asu.edu

DIRECTOR OF OPS DAEJAH BERNARD daejah.bernard@asu.edu 480-973-2010

DIRECTOR OF OPS ASHLEIGH LOPEZ ashleigh.lopez@asu.edu 480-973-7954

GAME MANAGER KRYSTINA MALLON krystina.mallon@asu.edu 360-888-8604

VIDEO COORDINATOR KATE BROWN kbrow267@asu.edu

SPORT ADMINISTRATOR LAUREN SPENCER lauren_spencer@baylor.edu 254-405-7123

HEAD COACH NICKI COLLEN nicki_collen@baylor.edu

DIRECTOR OF OPS MICHAEL MOTTA michael_motta@baylor.edu 254-327-8369

GAME MANAGER WILL LATTIMORE william_lattimore@baylor.edu 254-265-1296

VIDEO COORDINATOR AARON STERNECKER aaron_sternecker@baylor.edu 254-327-8255

SPORT ADMINISTRATOR BRIAN SANTIAGO brian_santiago@byu.edu 801-319-0104

HEAD COACH LEE CUMMARD lcummard@byu.edu

DIRECTOR OF OPS PAISELY HARDING paisley.harding@byu.edu 425-422-8993

GAME MANAGER LAYNE VAN NOY layne_van_noy@byu.edu 775-544-2416

VIDEO COORDINATOR DALLIN HUCKS dallin.hucks@byu.edu 801-602-5104

SPORT ADMINISTRATOR CHRIS MCFARLANE cmcfarlane@athletics.ucf.edu 407-267-8621

HEAD COACH SYTIA MESSER smesser@athletics.ucf.edu

DIRECTOR OF OPS ERIN HORNE ehorne@athletics.ucf.edu 407-697-5311

GAME MANAGER CAROLINE CROSBY ccrosby@athletics.ucf.edu 563-209-6705

VIDEO COORDINATOR REEGAN MCCUE rmccue@athletics.ucf.edu 630-536-4845

SPORT ADMINISTRATOR MAGGIE MCKINLEY maggie.mckinley@uc.edu 513-295-7683

HEAD COACH KATRINA MERRIWEATHER merriwkm@ucmail.uc.edu

DIRECTOR OF OPS ANA OWENS owens2ai@ucmail.uc.edu 317-833-4544

GAME MANAGER DANE MEHLING dane.mehling@uc.edu 812-630-9765

VIDEO COORDINATOR MICHAL MILLER mill3m8@ucmail.uc.edu

SPORT ADMINISTRATOR ALEXIS WILLIAMS alexis.williams@colorado.edu 303-263-8933

HEAD COACH JR PAYNE jrpayne@colorado.edu

DIRECTOR OF OPS MATT HOWER matthew.hower-1@colorado.edu 720-346-5607

GAME MANAGER CARLY HERM carly.herm@colorado.edu 720-765-7572

VIDEO COORDINATOR SHELLEY SHEETZ shelley.sheetz@colorado.edu

HEAD COACH MATTHEW MITCHELL mlmitch4@cougarnet.uh.edu

DIRECTOR OF OPS AMY TILLEY ahtilley@central.uh.edu 859-227-6195

GAME MANAGER KATIE ORTMANN kmortman@central.uh.edu 832-248-8998

VIDEO COORDINATOR CARTER EDWARDS cedwar22@central.uh.edu

SPORT ADMINISTRATOR CALLI SANDERS csanders@iastate.edu 515-460-5807

HEAD COACH BILL FENNELLY coachf@iastate.edu

DIRECTOR OF OPS JOSH CARPER jcarp23@iastate.edu 515-203-1609

GAME MANAGER SOPHIE WOLD sdwold@iastate.edu 641-832-0274

VIDEO COORDINATOR ROB JENKINS rj2@iastate.edu 515-357-7996

SPORT ADMINISTRATOR NICOLE CORCORAN ncorcoran@ku.edu 785-393-0258

HEAD COACH BRANDON SCHNEIDER bschneid@ku.edu

DIRECTOR OF OPS JENA JESSUP jjessup4@ku.edu 785-331-5523

GAME MANAGER ANDREW STORM stor1355@ku.edu 785-330-3122

VIDEO COORDINATOR JARED ROANE jroane@ku.edu 614-582-7571

SPORT ADMINISTRATOR JILL SHIELDS jshields@kstatesports.com 785-410-6520

HEAD COACH JEFF MITTIE jmittie@kstatesports.com

DIRECTOR OF OPS MEGAN FOOTE mfoote@kstatesports.com 785-706-1967

GAME MANAGER BRIAN CORDILL bcordill@kstatesports.com 785-587-7722

VIDEO COORDINATOR MADISON PAHLS mpahls@kstatesports.com 785-712-0131

SPORT ADMINISTRATOR KAREN HANCOCK karen.hancock@okstate.edu 405-269-3102

HEAD COACH JACIE HOYT jacie.hoyt@okstate.edu

DIRECTOR OF OPS CALI MERCER cali.mercer@okstate.edu 918-541-8396

GAME MANAGER TANNER TAYLOR tanner.taylor10@okstate.edu 620-794-9404

VIDEO COORDINATOR BRENDAN ROBERTS brendan.roberts@okstate.edu 972-215-6720

SPORT ADMINISTRATOR CORI BOLTS c.bolts@tcu.edu 254-447-7699

HEAD COACH MARK CAMPBELL mark.campbell@tcu.edu

DIRECTOR OF OPS JESSIE CRAIG jessie.craig@tcu.edu 765-490-8929

GAME MANAGER SCOTT ZIEGNER s.ziegner@tcu.edu 541-399-7679

VIDEO COORDINATOR OLA AKOMALAFE a.akomolafe@tcu.edu 915-479-2678

SPORT ADMINISTRATOR DEEDEE BROWN-CAMPBELL dee.brown-campbell@ttu.edu 254-652-0673

HEAD COACH KRISTA GERLICH coach.gerlich@ttu.edu

DIRECTOR OF OPS ASHLEE VILLARREAL ashlee.villarreal@ttu.edu 806-778-2166

GAME MANAGER SANDY COLLINS sandy.collins@ttu.edu 806-786-6588

VIDEO COORDINATOR COOPER STEELE cooper.steele@ttu.edu 817-980-9775

SPORT ADMINISTRATOR CHARMELLE GREEN cgreen@utah.edu 814-777-7784

HEAD COACH GAVIN PETERSEN gpetersen@huntsman.utah.edu

DIRECTOR OF OPS GEANNA LUALU glsummers@huntsman.utah.edu 650-243-1765

GAME MANAGER SPENCER BRIGGS sbriggs@huntsman.utah.edu 801-671-9916

VIDEO COORDINATOR JOEY TREESH joey.treesh@utah.edu 801- 581-8171

SPORT ADMINISTRATOR NATASHA OAKES natasha.oakes@mail.wvu.edu 304-290-9765

HEAD COACH MARK KELLOGG mark.kellogg@mail.wvu.edu

DIRECTOR OF OPS KAYLA SCOTT kayla.scott3@mail.wvu.edu 304-290-8502

GAME MANAGER JIMMY DELGATTO james.delgatto@mail.wvu.edu 304-290-9654

VIDEO COORDINATOR CADEN ROBERTS caden.roberts@mail.wvu.edu 304-433-0636

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This section includes all information specific to men’s and women’s basketball, along with references to Conference policies that are applicable

to all Conference sports unless otherwise noted. The most recent version of the complete Big 12 Conference Handbook can be accessed through

Teamworks or contact a Conference staff person.

ADMINISTRATIVE MANUAL

See Conference Rules > C.R. 10.3.

GOVERNANCE

See Conference Policies > Governance.

OFFICIALS

ASSIGNMENTS

The respective Big 12 Conference Liaison to Officials will make the three-person crew assignments for all

Conference games and non-conference games as stipulated in institutional agreements.

Institutions shall forward all non-conference contractual officiating requests to the Liaisons to Officials by

August 1 preceding the season.

regional observers and game management will be contacted in advance if attending.)

OFFICIALS’ TICKETS

The host institution shall provide each game official the opportunity to receive two complimentary tickets for

Big 12 regular-season competitions to which he/she is assigned. The home team will reserve these tickets

until one week prior to the contest for Big 12 sponsored sports charging admission. Tickets will be allocated

in a block in best available seating and must be requested by the official through the ticket manager of the

institution. (Updated 2023-24)

ARRIVAL ON-SITE

Big 12 officials are required to arrive at the game site at least 90 minutes prior to tip-off. Game management

should contact the Liaison to Officials if officials have not arrived in their dressing room 90 minutes prior to

game time. The Liaison to Officials will develop a plan of action to provide officials in the event inclement

weather prevents any official from arriving on site.

PARKING

Game officials shall be admitted to a parking area close to their building entrance via pass list.

CREDENTIALS

Officials credentials will NOT be provided by the Conference. (Updated 2022-23)

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LOCATION

Where possible, the officials’ dressing room should be located in an area with the most direct access to

the playing floor. Equitable gender-specific officials’ dressing rooms must be available.

HOST PROVISIONS

In addition to standard dressing room supplies, the following should be provided:

ACCESS

The officials’ dressing room(s) shall be used as a changing area for the three game officials only. No other

individuals shall use this area for changing purposes.

There shall be no visitor access to the officials’ dressing room. Only exceptions are the Conference Liaison

to Officials, selected Conference staff (Commissioner and/or Sport Liaisons), and the NCAA WBB Officials

Coordinator (Penny Davis). NCAA Regional Observers do NOT have access to the locker room.

SECURITY

Security guard(s) shall be stationed outside the officials’ dressing room any time it is occupied.

It is the responsibility of home game management to provide a security escort for game officials to and

from the playing court in pregame, halftime and postgame, as well as a security escort to the parking lot

at the conclusion of the contest.

COMMUNICATION WITH OFFICIALS

Except for necessary contact by the designated game administrator, institutional representatives are prohibited

from talking to the officials before, during or after games on matters related to the game. All violations of this

procedure are to be reported to the Conference office.

PREGAME MEETING

All game officials will meet with designated home game management personnel 90 minutes prior to game

time to review all emergency guidelines and communications procedures.

The officials will be advised of the seat location of the primary staff contact in event of an emergency. It is

suggested this contact be located at or in the vicinity of the scorer’s table.

The officials will also be advised as to the location of the security guards when leaving the court at halftime

and postgame.

Approximately 15 minutes (WBB) and 20 minutes (MBB) prior to tip-off, the bench crew (including scorer,

timer, shot-clock operator, DVSport technician and public address announcer) will meet with the game officials

on the court.

REPLAY MONITORS

When applicable under the rules of basketball, game officials shall use the DVSport instant replay monitor

which is located near the television timeout coordinator’s position at the scorer’s table, not at the television

broadcast position.

If the timeout coordinator does not have a monitor, and the DVSport instant replay monitor is not working, it

is then permissible to go to the television broadcast position. See Appendix G for end of game procedures and

Appendix H for DVSport instant replay policies. (Last updated 2014-15)

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Game officials will delay leaving the court until players and coaches have left the court at halftime. A security

escort should meet the officials at mid-court and escort the officials to their dressing room, preventing contact

or conversation between coaches and officials.

MEDICAL ATTENTION

See Conference Policies > Officials.

UPLOADING VIDEO CLIPS

WBB: Video clips must be uploaded through Refquest (RQ+). Instructions can be found on the FAQ page. You

will see the link to the FAQ page by clicking on your profile picture “circle” in the upper right corner. Please

submit no more than 10 clips per game and do NOT send clips via email.

FEES & EXPENSES

A flat fee is provided to cover an official’s fee, travel and per diem for all games (non-conference and conference).

There is a tier formula based on experience level, commitment of dates (MBB) to the Conference and other

established parameters. The Conference office will process payment to referees, and fees will be billed to

each institution for reimbursement of regular-season games. The Conference will pay expenses for Big 12

Championship games.

2025-26 OFFICIATING FEES

GAME MANAGEMENT & OPERATIONS

UNIFORMS

Unless mutually agreed upon by both coaches, the visiting team shall wear dark uniforms and the home team

shall wear light uniforms.

NOT wear white.

In an instance where the difference in color between the light and dark uniforms is not discernible, it is the

responsibility of the visiting team to make the necessary adjustments and/or discuss the arrangement prior to

game day. Uniforms must comply with NCAA Rules.

GAME BALLS

The home team shall select the manufactured brand of game ball to be used and all game balls must be

equipped with ShotTracker chips. A minimum of six, game-conditioned practice balls shall be made available

to the visiting team. (Editorial Note, 2025-26)

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ARIZONA Nike Elite Championship 2 Nike Elite Championship 2

ARIZONA STATE Wilson EVO NXT Adidas Pro

BAYLOR Nike Elite Championship 2 Nike Elite Championship 2

BYU Nike Elite Championship 2 Nike Elite Championship 2

UCF Nike Elite Championship 2 Nike Elite Championship 2

CINCINNATI Wilson EVO NXT Wilson EVO NXT

COLORADO Nike Elite Championship 2 Nike Elite Championship 2

HOUSTON Nike Elite Championship 2 Nike Elite Championship 2

IOWA STATE Nike Elite Championship 2 Nike Elite Championship 2

KANSAS Wilson EVO NXT Wilson EVO NXT

K-STATE Nike Elite Championship 2 Nike Elite Championship 2

OKLAHOMA STATE Wilson EVO NXT Nike Elite Championship 2

TCU Nike Elite Championship 2 Nike Elite Championship 2

TEXAS TECH Wilson EVO NXT Wilson EVO NXT

UTAH Wilson EVO NXT Wilson EVO NXT

WEST VIRGINIA Wilson EVO NXT Wilson EVO NXT

VISITING TEAM ARRANGEMENTS & PROVISIONS

ARRIVAL INFORMATION

At least 10 days prior to a game, the visiting head coach shall receive the following information from

the home team: map/directions to the arena, location of parking area and team entrances, name and

telephone number of game administrator and practice coordinator, confirmation of practice and game

time.

≠PRACTICE ARRANGEMENTS

The home team shall use its best effort to provide the visiting team an opportunity for a closed practice

on the game floor the day before a scheduled game and for shoot-around on game day. Game day

shootarounds must be equitable for home and away teams (same site, length of time, etc.).

Practice and shoot-around times for all Conference games should be communicated as early as possible

but no later than three weeks prior to the game. If adjustments are necessary, request/notification will

be made as soon as possible. Sport administrators should be engaged if issues or questions arise. (Last

updated 2024-25)

In addition to standard practice supplies (cups, water, ice, towels, balls, etc.), the visiting team shall have

access to training facilities and be provided emergency telephone numbers and procedures.

than 8 a.m. unless there are extenuating circumstances. (Last updated 2008-09)

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In addition to standard dressing room supplies, the visiting team dressing room will be stocked with ice,

soft drinks and/or isotonic beverages, towels, dry erase board, training table (or access to such) and other

items mutually agreeable to participating institutions.

The visiting team trainer/manager shall contact the home team at least 10 days in advance of a game with

any special requests (jersey color, etc.) and to discuss available services.

While not required, each institution is strongly urged to have portable x-ray equipment on site. Trainers

should forward a list of available on-site services prior to the start of the season to all teams playing at

his/her institution.

POSTGAME SNACKS

The home team should NOT provide the visiting team with postgame snacks. However, postgame snacks

should be provided for the game officials in their respective locker rooms for all games.

VISITING TEAM TICKETS

The visiting team shall receive up to 100 complimentary tickets with a minimum of 30 immediately behind

the visiting team’s bench and the remaining elsewhere in the arena (with best effort to locate these seats

together). By mutual agreement, institutions have the flexibility to make this requirement less restrictive.

VISITING ATHLETICS DIRECTOR SEAT

As approved by the Athletics Directors, it is recommended that a designated seat be assigned at the

scorer’s table for the visiting AD or his full-time designee (a member of the athletics department staff).

The seat should be next to their respective bench for each game. The visiting SID will notify the host

sports information personnel prior to arrival if such a seat is not required. Note that this is in addition to

the SID seat as explained in Appendix D.

TEAM BENCHES

Team benches will be set with a minimum of 20 chairs. The seats do not need to be configured consecutively.

(Updated 2025-26)

The team bench area is defined from the 28’ hash mark to the baseline and beyond, if desired, on each side

of the scorer’s table.

Home institutions may choose to add floor seats between the scorer’s table and the home team bench only

(Hollywood Seats). It is at each institution’s discretion to determine the number of seats. If floor seating is

added by the home bench, NCAA Basketball Rule 1-21.2 must be adhered to. (Updated 2024-25)

NCAA Basketball Rule 1-21.2: Team benches shall be located equidistant from the division line extended at each

side of the scorers’ and timers’ table on the sidelines.” This implies that players and coaches must have access

to the side of the table. Therefore, any seating other than the team bench must be set back on a different plane

to avoid blocking this access.

VISITING TEAM SECURITY & BUFFER ZONE

Institutions are required to assign a security person to the visiting team who must be positioned behind

the visiting team bench. Big 12 institutions have agreed to establish a buffer zone behind the visiting

team’s bench, and persons seated in this area shall be responsible adults and/or faculty members. This

area is to be monitored by host game management to maintain decorum.

ISOTONIC BEVERAGES

Should opponents have different isotonic beverage sponsors, the visiting team’s supplier may ship items

to the game site at the supplier’s cost for use during the contest.

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TABLE CREW PERSONNEL

Every effort should be made to seat only those individuals with game management functions at the official

scorer’s table, including but not limited to:

1. Visiting AD (or designee)

2. Visiting SID

3. Public Address Announcer

4. Official Scorebook

5. Scoreboard Operator

6. Game Clock Operator

7. Shot Clock Operator

8. DVSport

9. Timeout Coordinator

If necessary, it is permissible to place media at the scorer’s table. All individuals seated at the official

scorer’s table are subject to the strictest definitions of sportsmanship and adherence to the rules of

competition.

MICROPHONES/CAMERAS

It is permissible for live television to place a microphone at the center of the scorer’s table for sound

effects. They may not be placed in close proximity to the game officials replay monitor, nor near the team

benches (unless permission granted by institution). At the discretion of home game management, still or

video cameras may be permissible at the official scorer’s table. (Last Updated 2015-16)

PUBLIC ADDRESS ANNOUNCER

See Appendix C for instructions about the responsibilities of the public address announcer.

SCORERS & TIMERS

See Appendix D for instructions about the responsibilities of the scorers and timers.

PREGAME WARM-UP

Unless special conditions warrant (i.e., preliminary game), a minimum of 60 minutes warm-up shall be allotted

before the game.

Conditions of the playing floor during this time shall be identical to regular game conditions (i.e., lights, nets,

background, etc.).

Home game management must ensure that the visiting team has access to all of the area within its half of the

court during warm-ups.

In the event of a preliminary game, it is recommended that a minimum of 35 minutes be provided for warm-up

unless mutually agreed upon by both coaches.

CAPTAINS MEETING

Approximately 14 minutes prior to introductions, the two umpires will secure the respective team captains

for a pregame meeting at the center circle with the referee.

TEAM/OFFICIALS INTRODUCTIONS

The introduction of starting lineups will occur immediately at 0:00 on the clock. The visiting team starters

will be introduced first, followed by the home team and then both head coaches. Game officials are not to

be introduced. The introduction of starting line-ups must be completed within three minutes.

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The pregame timing clock shall be set to start at a minimum of 60 minutes prior to the Introductions (can also

be set at 90 minutes). The home team will provide a timing sheet to the visiting team and game officials that will

allow for planned activities when teams clear the court and return to the locker room for final instructions. The

court must be cleared and made available for teams to return at the 6:00 mark on the pregame countdown.

Here is a sample timing format:

SCOREBOARD TIME OF DAY ACTIVITY

60:00 (90:00) 7:01:00 (6:31) CLOCK STARTS // 60 minutes to Introductions (can adjust to 90:00)

12:00 7:49:00 Teams leave court (not required if no on-court activations)

10:00 7:51:00 NATIONAL ANTHEM // Timing can vary slightly (see below)

6:00 7:55:00 Court must be clear for return of teams

00:30 8:00:30 Horn sounds for INTRODUCTIONS

00:00 8:01:00 PLAYER INTROS (NOT TELEVISED) // Must be completed in 3 minutes or less

8:04:00 TEAMS TO BENCHES // 60-second break

8:05:00 Tipoff

ADJUSTMENTS

Institutions may alter this format for special pregame activities by adjusting the pregame countdown clock

prior to the 6:00 mark. (Updated 2008-09)

NATIONAL ANTHEM

The National Anthem shall take place when the pregame clock reaches approximately 10:00 (or similar

time) as outlined on the pregame timing sheet. Intent is after teams leave court (if teams decide to do so).

(Updated 2020-21)

PLAYER INTRODUCTIONS

Player introductions will occur at 0:00 and must be completed in three minutes or less. Tip-off will occur

one minute after the introduction of starting lineups. The game officials are not to be introduced. (Updated

2008-09)

SENIOR RECOGNITION

Home team may adjust pregame timing format for senior recognition day so that it occurs after visiting

team has cleared the court and is concluded prior to the 6:00 mark to allow the visiting team ample

opportunity for a final warm-up prior to tip-off. The home team will notify the visiting team at least 10 days

prior to a senior recognition game of its intent to adjust the pregame protocol.

SLIDING TIPOFF

See Appendix A.

≠ELECTRONIC-MEDIA TIMEOUTS

MBB: Utilizing the new procedures, base timeouts occur at or after the 16:00, 12:00, 8:00 and 4:00 minute

marks at or within 30 seconds of the media minute mark and until the first dead ball at or after the media

minute mark in both halves. The first team-called timeout of the second half is also a full timeout. This process

guarantees nine full commercial breaks per game for radio networks.

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or below the 5-minute mark. When a team calls a timeout before the electronic media timeout for that period,

or calls a timeout which creates the first stoppage in play at or below the mark, the timeout shall be charged

to the team and it will become that quarter’s electronic-media timeout. The first team-called timeout of the

second half will become an electronic-media timeout. This timeout does not replace the 5-minute media

timeout in the period in which it is called. The first team-called timeout in any extra period(s) will become an

electronic-media timeout (per Conference media agreement).

A replay review prior to the electronic-media timeout mark in each quarter or the first replay review in the

second half will trigger the electronic-media timeout. (Updated 2021-22)

When replay triggers a media timeout, they shall run concurrently. When replay finishes before the media TO,

subs must report before the first horn. When replay goes past the media TO horns, once the officials have

finished any communication with the scorer, the timer shall be instructed to sound the horn followed by a

second horn 15 seconds later. Subs must report before the second horn. (Updated 2022-23)

All Big 12 WBB media timeouts will be 2:45 with first horn at 2:30.

HALFTIME

Any halftime special events or activities must be completed so that the court is cleared five minutes before the

start of the second half. At no time shall the halftime clock be held, nor halftime extended beyond 15 minutes.

Any alteration of pregame or halftime as it relates to timing must be approved by the Conference office. In

televised games, the producer must be advised before tip-off of any expanded halftime activities.

DISTRIBUTION OF IN-GAME STATISTICS

Stats, including shot/rebounding charts and box scores, should be provided to the visiting team in a timely

fashion. This may be done electronically, if desired, but an equal number of tablets must be provided to

each bench.

DESIGNATED ADMINISTRATIVE CONTACT

See Conference Policies > Game Management.

EJECTED/DISQUALIFIED PLAYER(S)

See Conference Policies > Game Management > Ejected/Disqualified Player(s) for complete policy. Note: In

basketball, a suspended player cannot be in uniform and may not participate in pregame activities or be in the

team bench area. The bench area ends behind the row of seats the team sits in. (Editorial Update, 2025-26)

CROWD CONTROL/GAME INTERRUPTION

Big 12 Conference policies shall be followed in the event a game is interrupted. See Appendix B.

ARTIFICIAL NOISEMAKERS

Institutions must adhere to NCAA Basketball Playing Rules which state the playing of musical instruments and/

or amplified music and the use of artificial noisemakers while the game is in progress shall be prohibited. The

only time the game, once started, is not “in progress” is during a timeout, intermission or dead ball. The use

of laser pointers by fans, coaches and team members shall be prohibited at all times. (Last Updated 2012-13)

POSTGAME PROTOCOL

See Conference Policies > Game Management.

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In-arena television replays are permitted (e.g. videoboards) as outlined by member agreement.

AWARDS

PRESEASON RECOGNITION

A 10-person Preseason All-Big 12 Team along with Preseason Player, Newcomer and Freshman of the Year

will be selected by a vote of the head coaches along with a preseason poll. Both the teams and the poll will be

released on October 9, 2025 for Women’s Basketball and October 16, 2025 for Men’s Basketball.

≠WEEKLY AWARDS

Throughout the regular season, the Conference will recognize a Big 12 Starting Five consisting of :

1. Player of the Week;

2. Newcomer (MBB) or Freshman (WBB) of the Week; and

3. Up to three “Top Performers”

CRITERIA

Newcomer of the Week (MBB). Must be a student-athlete in their first year of participation in the Big 12

Conference, including true or redshirt freshmen.

Freshman of the Week (WBB). Must be true or redshirt freshmen.

SELECTION PROCESS

An eight-member media panel shall select the Player of the Week and the Newcomer/Freshman of the

Week. Conference staff shall select the remaining “Top Performers” to total five weekly honorees taking

the voting results from the media panel into consideration.

ANNOUNCEMENT & AWARD

Recipients shall be announced weekly through official Big 12 communication channels, including social

media, press release, and the Conference website. Recipients will receive digital certificates following the

season.

REGULAR SEASON CHAMPION

The Big 12 Regular Season Champion trophy will be awarded to the team(s) with the highest win percentage

during Conference-scheduled regular season competition.

REGULAR SEASON TROPHY PRESENTATION

See Conference Policies > Trophy Policy.

≠REGULAR SEASON AWARDS

All head coaches will nominate players from their teams for consideration for the respective awards. Information

on the process will be sent to coaches according to respective timelines below. Conference sportsmanship

principles apply to voting for Conference awards. Coaches may not vote for their own student-athletes or

themselves.

Tiebreaker for “Of the Year” Awards. In the case of a three-way tie for a superlative award, the number of first-

place votes will be compared. Two-way ties will not be broken. (Updated 2024-25)

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ALL-BIG 12 TEAMS 1st TEAM - 10 Honorees 1st TEAM - 10 Honorees

Honorees receive trophies

(except HM)

2nd TEAM - 5 Honorees 2nd TEAM - 5 Honorees

3rd TEAM- 5 Honorees 3rd TEAM - 5 Honorees

HONORABLE MENTION HONORABLE MENTION

Additional individuals receiving min. 2 votes Additional individuals receiving min. 2 votes

no award; press release recognition only no award; press release recognition only

SPECIALTY TEAMS ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM

Honorees receive 5 Honorees 5 Honorees

digital certificates Must be true or redshirt freshman Must be true or redshirt freshman

ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM

5 Honorees 5 Honorees

ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM

5 Honorees

See “Of The Year Awards” below for definition

“OTY” AWARDS PLAYER PLAYER

Honorees receive trophies

FRESHMAN FRESHMAN

True or redshirt freshman only True or redshirt freshman only

NEWCOMER NEWCOMER

No true or redshirt freshman; must be first No true or redshirt freshman; must be first

year participating at the instititution and year participating at the instititution and

first year in Big 12 first year in Big 12

DEFENSIVE DEFENSIVE

SCHOLAR-ATHLETE SCHOLAR-ATHLETE

Must be a junior or senior (athletic and aca- Must be a junior or senior (athletic and aca-

demic standing), cumulative GPA of at least demic standing), cumulative GPA of at least

3.2, participates in at least 60% of a team’s 3.2, participates in at least 60% of a team’s

scheduled contests, minimum one year in scheduled contests, minimum one year in

residence at the institution residence at the institution

COACH COACH

SIXTH PLAYER AWARD SIXTH PLAYER AWARD

Cannot start more than 50% of Conference Cannot start more than 50% of Conference

games games

MOST IMPROVED PLAYER

AWARD TIMELINES

MEN’S BASKETBALL WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

NOMINATIONS DUE FROM COACHES Thursday, February 26, 2026 Friday, February 20, 2026

VOTING BALLOT AVAILABLE Friday, March 6, 2026 Thursday, February 27, 2026

VOTES DUE Sunday, March 8, 2026 @ 10 AM CT Sunday, March 1, 2026 @ 6 PM CT

AWARDS ANNOUNCED^ Monday, March 9, 2026 @ 6 PM CT Tuesday, March 3, 2026

ACADEMIC AWARDS

See Conference Policies > Awards for academic award information.

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COMPETITION SQUAD SIZE

Effective 2024-25, a “competition squad limit” model is in effect instead of a “travel squad size” model. In

basketball, the competition squad limit is 15 student-athletes. Please refer to Conference Rules > C.R. 10.4 for

the full policy and additional information.

CONFERENCE BRANDING

See Conference Policies > Conference Branding as well as Appendix M.

CONFERENCE CREDENTIALS

See Conference Policies > Conference Credentials.

CONFERENCE SCHEDULING

SCHEDULING PARAMETERS

For 2025-26, the Conference regular season schedule for men’s and women’s basketball will consist of

18 scheduled games played over 19 windows (1 bye). Teams will play 12 teams once and 3 teams twice

(6 games).

Conference schedules are formulated by the Conference office and generated by a computer. The Big 12

utilizes both “core” and “soft” scheduling principles. Each schedule reviewed must meet all the following

core principles:

equal rest.

time. Any requests for later start times must be approved by the Conference Office.

games are defined as Friday, Saturday, or Sunday.

In addition to the core principles, the Conference office staff reviews compliance with the following soft

principles, which are not mandated but are avoided when possible. In some instances, institutions may

agree to allow these issues to occur. The soft principles include:

Away trip for travel efficiency.

Adjustments are made for building conflicts, television requests, and men’s and women’s games scheduled

at home on the same day as generated by the computer. The Conference office will put forth its best effort

to minimize same-day games (men/women).

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See Appendix K.

BUILDING CONFLICTS

Institutions shall forward building conflicts to the Conference office by April 1 preceding the season.

NON-CONFERENCE REQUESTS

When a bye occurs in the Conference schedule, any request to schedule a non-conference game in a

conference window must be made in writing to the Conference office by the Athletics Director. This does

not include games scheduled by the Conference television partner(s). Every effort will be made to honor

such requests. (Updated for 2011-12)

SCHEDULING OBLIGATIONS

See Conference Rules > C.R. 9.5.

CHANGE OF SCHEDULE

By mutual agreement of both institutions and with the permission of the Conference office, Conference

games may be rescheduled. Institutions are required to follow the Conference change of schedule

procedure which may be completed via the Change of Schedule Form found in Teamworks.

RESCHEDULING

See Conference Rules > C.R. 9.3.

CONFERENCE STANDINGS / BIG 12 CHAMPION

The Big 12 regular-season champion(s) will be the team(s) with the best overall record based upon winning

percentage in its 18 scheduled Conference games. If there is a tie between two or more teams for first place

at the conclusion of regular-season conference play, co- or multiple champions shall be declared. Tie-breaking

and other procedures for championship seeding can be found in Appendix E. The regular-season champion(s)

will be declared the Conference champion(s). (Last Updated 2025-26)

PLAYER AVAILABILITY REPORTING

Starting with the 2025-26 academic year, the Big 12 Conference will require its institutions to publicly disclose,

through a standardized Availability Report, any uncertainties regarding a student-athlete’s participation in

football or men’s and women’s basketball games between Big 12 schools. This policy is intended to promote

fairness and integrity in competition and protect student-athlete welfare through uniform, transparent reporting

practices.

In basketball, the INITIAL REPORT is due the day before the game at 7:00 p.m. CT. One of following status

options must be provided for each student-athlete:

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options must be provided for each student-athlete:

PUBLIC COMMENTS

See Conference Rules > C.R. 11.3.

TECHNOLOGY

TEAM FILMING POLICY

The home team is responsible for filming Conference games and/or providing space for the visiting team

to film. Any variance from this policy shall be mutually agreed upon by the institutions.

The Conference will operate under an open exchange policy in regards to the exchange of game videos. All

conference and non-conference games will be available to all Big 12 teams. All teams shall use Synergy

software as the primary means for transferring video of games; unique accounts will be developed for

each school. (WBB began using Synergy in 2015-16; MBB began 2017-18)

Teams must adhere to the following requirements for posting game video files:

NON-CONFERENCE REGULAR SEASON GAMES

HOME. Must send within 4 hours following completion of the game.

AWAY. Must send by Noon local time the day AFTER ARRIVAL back to campus from corresponding road

trip.

sent by Noon local time the day following the game.

CONFERENCE GAMES

HOME. Must send film file within 4 hours following completion of a game.

Synergy accepts most file formats for uploads. HD formatted video is strongly encouraged in all uploads.

Any questions regarding video file formats compliance with Synergy can be answered via Synergy technical

support at 1-800-411-1627 Ext 1.

There must be a 5-second leader at the start of the game footage to insure that the beginning of the game

is transferred and to start the second half.

MP4 is preferred but Synergy accepts multiple video formats. Games should not be uploaded directly

from a DVD. (Editorial change 2017-18)

Television broadcast video is preferred. For games shot by team personnel, uploaded film must be shot

from center court perspective and all 10 players shall be in the field of view. Similar framing to the ¾ wide

shot used in television broadcast footage. (Editorial change 2017-18)

All uploaded game video must disclose game time and score during the entirety of the video, including

final score. All game action should be included as well as free throw lineups. (Last Updated 2018-19)

All action shall be recorded, including out-of-bounds plays, from the first horn except for timeouts, halftimes

and injuries.

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report to any non-conference institution regarding Big 12 teams or games.

Teams are responsible for communicating with one another to address any problems that arise. Additionally,

teams should communicate if unique circumstances arise. For example, in the event a visiting Conference

team was not able to download the home team’s previous game file, the home team shall provide a digital

copy of the previous game to the visiting team upon arrival.

Violations to any of the above will be addressed under Conference Rules of Sportsmanship and Ethical

Conduct (C.R. 11.3).

BENCH TECHNOLOGY

Each team may use the the bench technology of its choice for regular season and Big 12 Tournament

games. Each playing facility must supply the home and visiting bench area with an SDI cable containing

the television program feed and a hardline network connection.

SHOTTRACKER

Shot Tracker is mandatory for all Conference games. Teams must travel with sensors and iPads. Additionally,

all game balls must be equipped with ShotTracker chips.

VIDEO REVIEW

The Big 12 utilizes DVSport’s HD video instant replay system league-wide for both men’s and women’s

basketball.

WHISTLESTOP

Effective 2025-26, the Big 12 utilizes WhistleStop as the referee clock control system for both men’s and

women’s basketball. (Updated 2025-26)

TRAVEL ISSUES/CONTINGENCIES

See Conference Policies > Travel Issues/Contingencies.

SPIRIT SQUADS

BAND/AUDIO PLAY

Š Note: MBB and WBB policies are the same effective 2025-26 (MBB Rules Change 2025-26).

Bands/amplified music shall not play while the game clock is running or when a “live ball” situation is applicable

by rule. However, bands/amplified music may be played during timeouts, intermissions and dead balls while

the clock is stopped. (NCAA MBB and WBB Playing Rule 6, Section 5 explains all dead ball situations.)

BAND SEATING

Member institutions must place pep bands away from the visiting team bench. This provision prohibits bands

from being placed directly behind the visiting team bench or at the end of the bench on its side of the goal

standard.

SPIRIT SQUADS

The Big 12 does not permit cheerleaders, mascots or bands to travel to Conference road basketball games.

RESTRICTIONS

hazard for players.

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court boundary and parallel to the end line) when the game clock is running or when a ‘live ball’

situation is applicable by rule. This includes following a made basket.

Coaches and Advisors.

MASCOTS

Mascots are prohibited from crossing the six-foot boundary line while the ball is in play and at no time will

have interaction with game officials or opposing players. It is the responsibility of home game management

to enforce this policy.

SPIRIT SQUAD DECORUM

See Conference Policies > Game Management > Spirit Squad Interaction.

MEDIA

PHOTOGRAPHERS/CAMERAPERSONS

Still photographers, television and in-stadium camera personnel should be advised prior to the start of the

game of those locations that are off-limits during contests.

Priority locations under the baskets should be reserved for live television (cannot be in escape lanes). At

no time should a cameraperson be permitted to sit in front of the scorer’s table or sideline media tables.

(Exception: Live television may request and if at all possible should be granted a position in a break at mid-

court of the media tables. This camera operator should remain off of the wood surface during game action.)

During timeouts, camera operators and photographers may not get any nearer the team benches than an

imaginary line drawn the length of the court connecting the two keys on the side closest to the official scorer’s

table (unless permission to team huddle granted by head coach). (Updated 2015-16)

Game officials have the authority to move anybody or anything on the baseline to secure the safety of players.

Any camera attached to basket apparatus that is allowable under NCAA rules can also be removed by the

game officials for safety purposes.

POOL REPORTER POLICY

See Conference Policies > Pool Reporter Policy.

PREGAME INTERVIEWS / POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE

Pregame and postgame interview procedures shall be included in the pregame packet or on the timing sheet.

The home sports information director shall coordinate pregame radio network interviews with the head coaches

to be conducted at a reasonable advance prior to tip-off.

A postgame press conference must be conducted for both the home and visiting coach following the game.

The visiting team should report first after a 10-minute cooling off period. However, if the visiting team does not

report to the interview room in a timely manner, the home team has the option of going first.

The home institution must film both press conferences and provide footage for download within two hours

after the conclusion of the press conference. (Updated 2020-21)

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Each institution will designate one radio outlet to serve as its originator or network flagship station. No other

station - except a campus or student station - will be allowed to originate a live broadcast of a game without

the written approval of both athletics directors of competing institutions. Institutions are not prohibited by

geographic boundaries from securing affiliate stations in the development of a network. However, in order to

avoid the ‘cherry-picking’ of selected broadcasts, institutions will not permit stations outside of its state but

within the Big 12 10-state region to broadcast a game involving a team from that state, unless the station

carries a majority of that institution’s contests. These provisions may be waived with the written permission of

the Athletics Directors of the participating institutions.

A minimum of three seats for the visiting flagship radio network must be provided on the scorer’s table or

media table across from the scorer’s table in a comparable position to the home network. A monitor with the

“live” game feed should be provided for both home and visitor radio positions. (Effective 2019-20)

RECIPROCAL TELEPHONE LINES

At the sole expense of each institution’s radio network, three transmission lines – 1 POTS line (outside the

pbx), 2 hard-wired Ethernet lines and 1 TV monitor to be used on a reciprocal basis in Big 12 Conference

play. It is the responsibility of the radio networks to cooperate and manage this program. (Editorial updates

2022-23)

ISSUES NOT ADDRESSED

See Conference Policies > Issues Not Addressed.

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The Big 12 Conference has partnerships with ESPN and FOX for the telecast of women’s basketball. For men’s

basketball, partners include ESPN, FOX, CBS, Peacock and TNT.

DISTRIBUTION OF HIGHLIGHTS

The networks have different regulations related to the distribution of in-game and post-game highlights via

institutionally branded outlets and social media platforms. These guidelines will distributed to each institution prior

to the basketball season. For more information, please contact Kauri Black (kblack@big12sports.com).

VIDEO RECORDINGS/MELTS

Each institution should make contact with the telecast production staff to arrange for video records and/or melts

prior to the game. The distribution methods vary by network, truck and (whether or not the game is a) remote

production. For more information, please contact Kauri Black (kblack@big12sports.com).

INSTITUTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS/PSAS

For any campus-produced broadcast airing on ESPN+, each participating institution shall receive one 30-second

PSA, and the Conference shall receive two 30-second PSAs. For telecasts selected by media partners, the Conference

shall receive one 30-second PSA.

ACCESS AND PROGRAM PRODUCTION

Big 12 institutions are responsible for all arrangements with the owner of the competition site for the staging of each

game. The institution will provide suitable space for announcers and for the installation of all necessary equipment.

The institution will assure the availability of electrical power and all necessary lighting at no cost.

NETWORK SIGNAGE

Networks have the right to display banners within camera view for each telecast. The locations of these banners are

subject to institutional approval. No fixed or temporary signage of a competitor of the televising entity is permitted

within normal camera view during a telecast.

INSTITUTIONAL SIGNAGE

Member Institutions retain the right to display permanent fixed signage within their venues. Any additional signage

visible within normal camera view (e.g., in-arena chairbacks, pole pads, arena floor) shall be subject to the restrictions

of the applicable Televising Partner.

For rotating scorer’s table signage, the applicable Televising Partner shall receive twenty-five percent (25%) of the

available inventory to promote its own sports-related programming and shall be responsible for the production costs

associated with its promotional units. Such signage may rotate only during stoppages of play, and only one sponsor

message may be visible at any given time.

There shall be no restrictions on non-commercial messaging visible within normal camera view.

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The Conference and the host Member Institution shall provide the Televising Partner with a minimum of four (4)

complimentary tickets and the right to purchase up to twenty (20) additional tickets, all on a best-available basis, for

any regular season Selected Men’s or Women’s Basketball Game. The Televising Partner shall submit written ticket

requests to the Conference no later than sixty (60) days prior to the scheduled Game.

LIVE IN-ACTION TIMEOUT FORMAT

Timeout formats for men’s and women’s basketball will be provided to institutions. The formats will provide exact

timing for all in-game and overtime commercial break situations. Each institution is provided a timeout coordinator

overview which outlines all possible scenarios.

TIMEOUT COORDINATOR

Each institution will assign a timeout coordinator (TOC) with knowledge of NCAA media timeout procedures for all

network and third-tier games. The host institution will pay the TOC for men’s and women’s games on ABC, ESPN,

ESPN2 and ESPNU. The Conference Office will confirm TOC policies for CBS, FOX, Peacock, and TNT prior to the

season.

SLIDING TIPOFF

The Televising Partners may adjust the scheduled tipoff time (“slide back”) by up to five (5) minutes for any Selected

Game that follows a live event on the same linear network, with at least sixty (60) minutes’ notice to the Conference

and the host Member Institution.There are no exceptions to the sixty (60)-minute rule, except for Big Monday Games,

which operate on a forty-five (45)-minute clock. Digital direct-to-consumer networks are excluded from this provision.

BASKETBALL MINIMUM ACCESS (Effective 2023-24)

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Whenever a game is interrupted because of events beyond control of the responsible administrative authorities, it

shall be continued from the point of interruption unless the teams mutually agree otherwise. Crowd control shall

be a game management responsibility. Administrative personnel, coaches, players and game officials influence

crowd behavior by their actions and attitudes. Coaches and players can assist in controlling crowd reactions by

controlling their own reactions to the play of game; game officials can materially aid in such situations by clearly and

quickly signaling penalties. The following procedures have been adopted as they pertain to crowd control and Big 12

Conference games,

1. Only as a last resort should a team be penalized for crowd behavior.

a. If debris is thrown on the playing floor and the culprit(s) can be identified as a team follower(s), the

offended team may be rewarded as defined under NCAA rules.

b. If the culprit(s) cannot be identified, the debris shall be removed, a warning announcement given and the

game resumed.

c. If conditions prevail which prevent the game from being resumed, the referee shall direct both teams

to return to their benches or dressing rooms until it is deemed appropriate and safe for the game to

be resumed. In such cases, an announcement will be made outlining the actions by the officials. (See

Appendix C, item 6)

d. In all cases where the culprit(s) can be identified, immediate ejection from the facility shall be made by

home game management.

2. All reports or comments pertaining to officiating or game management responsibilities in regard to crowd

control and interruptions shall be forwarded to the Conference office.

3. Inasmuch as crowd control is a game management responsibility, each institution should implement a plan

of action to minimize the effect of crowd behavior on game administration.

Conference members should develop a protocol that ensures the protection of teams, coaches, officials and

administrative staffs, particularly in the event of a postgame celebration. In addition, institutions should

conduct a video surveillance of student sections and of any incidents of fans rushing onto the court, with

video of such problems being provided to a campus senior administrator for student affairs for appropriate

adjudication.

4. In the event of unexpected interruptions, game management should be ready with a plan of action to protect

the game participants (student-athletes, game officials and others with game administration responsibilities).

a. Home game management should start the game on time to minimize the chance for demonstration. An

advance plan of action (including use of police, ropes for seating areas, communication plans, notification

of opponents and officials) should be formulated.

b. Game officials should not attempt to enter a dressing room or facility that is blocked without the benefit of

security or game administration assistance.

c. If the playing floor becomes occupied either before or during a game, the responsibility becomes a function

of game management. Game officials and the teams must return to the bench or dressing room areas and

await further instructions.

d. Under these conditions, neither the game officials nor the teams should leave their respective dressing

rooms without benefit of the assistance of security.

e. Under no circumstances shall game officials forfeit a game due to demonstration or crowd interruptions.

The Commissioner, or his designee, will take final action in this instance.

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1. The basis of a successful public address system lies in the selection of a competent, responsible and informative announcer,

who will evaluate the job, plan it, and work at being part of game management. It is essential that the public address announcer

be alert to provide helpful and stimulating comments and information, but is likewise vital to remember to be adjunct of

the game and not an attraction. The basic rule is to be thorough but to always “underplay” the part. The public address

announcer should not be a “cheerleader”; his/her actions are in an administrative capacity, and represent an important role

in the administration and conduct of an intercollegiate athletic event.

2. The public address announcer must have good communication with the floor, particularly those charged with the administration

of the game. (There is no more important function than properly interpreting officials’ rulings.) Big 12 officials have been

instructed to offer ruling explanations when necessary but it is also the responsibility of the public address announcer to be

familiar with the rules of the game and the signals of the officials.

If, because of technical difficulties, the timing of the game should have to be conducted by stopwatch, communication should

be maintained with the public address announcer so that the time remaining may be relayed to the fans and participants.

3. Though a public address announcer can talk too much (as well as too little) during a game, the plan for operation should

stimulate and maintain interest in the game itself. The public address announcer should:

including any video - is completed within three minutes. Men’s and women’s head coaches may be introduced. Big 12

Conference policy dictates that game officials are not introduced. (Editorial Change 2022-23)

televised game when a media timeout occurs, there should be no reference other than to state: “There is a timeout on

the floor.”

4. Conference Announcements. See Conference Policies > Announcements for current policies and wording for the Conference

Sportsmanship Statement

5. The public address announcer must be aware of certain administrative announcements of functional importance, particularly

those having to do with crowd control. (These may include institutional specific information concerning exits, seating, safety

measures, first-aid stations and protection of the playing floor after the game.)

6. The Big 12 has instituted specific procedures regarding crowd control. In the event incidents interfere with the conduct of the

game, the game officials may remove the teams from the playing floor. In such an event, the public address announcer will

be directed to make the following announcement:

“The game officials and the personnel of both teams have been directed to remain off the playing floor and on

the sidelines until such time as playing conditions are proper for continuance of the game.”

7. Scores of other college games should be read, particularly those of Big 12 Conference games. To call attention to Conference

games, such scores should be presented together, prefacing this Conference-wide summary with an appropriate introductory

remark, such as:

“In games involving Big 12 Conference teams today…” This serves to alert fans in the arena that an update on

the progress of Big 12 Conference games is forthcoming.”

8. Guidelines relating to emergency calls and announcements of a general nature are to be established by the athletic department

of the home institution.

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1. Home team game management shall designate the official timing device, 30-second clock, scorebook and

individuals to operate such, in addition to the official scorer. It is the responsibility of each institution to provide

a copy of the official NCAA Basketball Women’s Rules and Interpretations (or a copy of Rule 2, as it relates to

officials and their duties) to each individual who will serve as a scorer, timer or shot-clock operator. A digital

stopwatch shall be available at the scorer’s table, as per NCAA Basketball Rule 2-10.1.

2. The scorer shall wear an official’s striped shirt or jacket. The location of the scorer shall be clearly marked. It is

required that an ‘X’ or the NCAA logo be placed on the floor out of bounds and directly in front of the scorer for

ease of identification.

halftime intermission.

time.

official scorer as possible. This book does not have an official game management function.

3. The timer shall notify officials and both teams five minutes before the start of the second half.

4. Approximately 15 minutes prior to tip-off, the bench crew (including scorer, timer, shot-clock operator, DVSport

technician and public address announcer) will meet with the game officials on the court.

5. The Big 12 Conference will provide appropriate outfitting (i.e., sweater, polo shirt, etc.) for bench crew members.

With the exception of the official scorer, it is expected that the public address announcer, timer, shot-clock

operator, scoreboard and other bench crew personnel with appropriate game function will wear this apparel

during games.

6. Effective 2022-23, all institutions must have shot clocks that can display tenths of a second.

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Each institution will be scheduled for and play up to 18 Conference games. The four eligible teams with the best

record (based on winning percentage) in their Conference games shall receive two byes in the Big 12 postseason

championship and will begin play in the quarterfinals. Seeds 5-8 start play in the second round. Seeds 9-16 will play

in the first round.

1. AUTOMATIC QUALIFIER

The winner of the Big 12 Basketball Tournament will be declared the Conference’s automatic qualifier to the NCAA

Tounament. In the event that the Tournament cannot be held, the No. 1 seed (based on Conference play) will be the

Conference’s automatic qualifier. If the Tournament has begun but is not completed, the highest remaining seed

through the last completed round will be the Conference’s automatic qualifier. (Last Updated 2020-21)

Eligibility. A team ineligible under NCAA or Big 12 rules for postseason competition shall not compete in the

tournament. (Conference Rule 7.5)

2. CHAMPIONSHIP SEEDING PROCESS

The Big 12 Conference has adopted the following policies and procedures for placement of seeds in the postseason

tournament:

2.1 DOUBLE BYES

The four teams with the best records (based on winning percentage) in Conference games shall receive two

byes and will begin play in the quarterfinals (third round).

2.2 REMAINING SEEDS

All remaining teams will be ranked (based upon winning percentage) in order No. 5 through No. 16 for seeding

in the championship. Seeds No. 5 through No. 8 will begin play in the second round. Seeds No. 9 through No.

16 will constitute the first round.

2.3 FORMAT

The match-up of seeds for championship competition will be as follows:

1ST ROUND 2ND ROUND QUARTERFINALS

GAME 1 SEED #12 vs. SEED #13 GAME 5 SEED #5 vs. GAME 1 WINNER GAME 9 SEED #4 vs. GAME 5 WINNER

GAME 2 SEED #9 vs. SEED #16 GAME 6 SEED #8 vs. GAME 2 WINNER GAME 10 SEED #1 vs. GAME 6 WINNER

GAME 3 SEED #10 vs. SEED #15 GAME 7 SEED #7 vs. GAME 3 WINNER GAME 11 SEED #2 vs. GAME 7 WINNER

GAME 4 SEED #11 vs. SEED #14 GAME 8 SEED #6 vs. GAME 4 WINNER GAME 12 SEED #3 vs. GAME 8 WINNER

SEMIFINALS CHAMPIONSHIP

GAME 13 GAME 9 WINNER vs. GAME 10 WINNER GAME 15 GAME 13 WINNER vs. GAME 14 WINNER

GAME 14 GAME 11 WINNER vs. GAME 12 WINNER

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The first criteria in the breaking of ties in the standings shall be head-to-head competition of tied teams. The

following procedure will be used to establish the postseason championship seeds when ties exist. Note that winning

percentage is used when comparing teams (not record).

3.1 QUALIFICATION FOR REGULAR-SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP

If any team plays four or more games less than the average number of games played by all conference teams,

said team will add losses to their win-loss record only to create an adjusted winning percentage. The team

with the highest adjusted win percentage will be crowned regular-season champion. Actual win percentage will

be used as a basis for all seeds in the conference tournament regardless of regular-season championship or

number of games played.

The average number of games played by all conference teams will be rounded to the nearest whole number.

3.2 TIES INVOLVING TWO TEAMS

1. Results of head-to-head competition during the regular season. If teams remain tied, then:

2. Each team’s winning percentage versus the team occupying the highest position in the final regular season

standings, and then continuing down through the standings until one team gains an advantage. (2-0 is not

better than 1-0 or 0-0, 0-0 and 0-1 is not better than 0-2)

When arriving at another group of tied teams while comparing records, use each team’s winning percentage

against the collective tied teams as a group (prior to that group’s own tiebreaking procedures), rather than

the performance against individual tied teams. The lone exception to this guideline would be if there are

only two tied teams in the group placement and one of the teams won the head-to-head matchup. In this

instance, the tie is deemed broken and comparison of the seed rather than the placement will be utilized.

3. A comparison of the tied teams Conference-games only road winning percentage.

4. A comparison of the tied teams Conference games only road winning percentage versus the team(s)

occupying the highest position in the final Conference regular season standings, and then counting down

through the standings until one team gains an advantage.

When arriving at another group of tied teams while comparing winning percentage, use each team’s

winning percentage against the collective tied teams as a group (prior to that group’s own tie breaking

procedure), rather than the performance against individual tied teams. The lone exception to this guideline

would be if there are only two tied teams in the group placement and one of the teams won the head-to-

head matchup. In this instance, the tie is deemed broken and comparison of the seed rather than the

placement will be utilized.

5. Draw. In the event tiebreaking procedures are unsuccessful and a draw is necessary in determining any

portion of seeding, the following procedure will be used:

a. The draw will be conducted virtually, in public or with media attendance.

b. Institutions involved in the drawing have the right to have a local representative in attendance at the

drawing;

c. A single slip of paper for each institution (with name or logo) will be placed into a container and will be

drawn in order of seeding from highest to lowest.

3.3 TIES INVOLVING MORE THAN TWO TEAMS

1. Results from the collective head-to-head competition during the regular season among the tied teams in

a mini round-robin format, ranking the tied teams by winning percentage from highest to lowest will be

used to determine the seeds. (2-0 is not better than 1-0 or 0-0, 0-0 and 0-1 is not better than 0-2). This

is done to essentially skip a given step if both teams didn’t play the other teams they are being compared

to. (Editorial Update 2021-22)

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system is used, starting with head-to-head results.

b. If during this process more than two teams remain tied with the same winning percentage, a second

mini round-robin format is implemented, ranking the remaining tied teams by winning percentage from

highest to lowest to determine seeds. If the teams remain tied, then the two-team tiebreaking system is

used, starting with head-to-head results.

2. If more than two teams are still tied, each of the tied team’s winning percentage versus the team occupying

the highest position in the final regular season standings, and then continuing down through the standings,

eliminating tied teams with inferior winning percentage until one team gains an advantage.

When arriving at another group of tied teams while comparing records, use each team’s winning percentage

against the collective tied teams as a group (prior to that group’s own tiebreaking procedure), rather than the

performance against individual tied teams. The lone exception to this guideline would be if there are only

two tied teams in the group placement and one of the teams won the head-to-head matchup.In this instance,

the tie is deemed broken and comparison of the seed rather than the placement will be utilized.

3. If more than two teams are still tied, a comparison of the tied teams Conference games only road winning

percentage.

4. If more than two teams are still tied, a comparison of the tied teams Conference games only road winning

percentage versus the team(s) occupying the highest position in the final Conference regular season

standings, and then continuing down through the standing until one team gains an advantage. If at any point

the multiple-teams tie is reduced to two teams, the two-team tiebreaking procedures above will be applied.

5. Add draw as final step, if needed.

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The intent of limitations related to in-arena video board operation is to reduce the risk of interference with game

management procedures. This policy allows for the use of all replays at full speed but institutions are asked to be

cautious in showing controversial replays.

1. CONTROVERSIAL REPLAYS

While Conference procedures allow for unlimited replays of a controversial play in succession at full speed,

institutions are asked to use good judgment in their use, Controversial replays include, but are not limited to,

official replay reviews, situations where a foul/penalty has or has not been called, timing decisions at the end of

a half or game, or another situation that could incite negative crowd reaction toward participants and/or game

officials. Each athletics director is required to document an in-person meeting with the program’s in-stadium

video board operators and game managers by September 1 of each year.

2. PLAYS UNDER REVIEW

Once a play has gone under review, the videoboard may only show the same video feed (unaltered) that is

provided for the official video review. While there is no limit on the number of times a controversial play can

be shown in real-time, institutions are asked to use good judgment in their use, and to maintain balance in

showing plays that protect the interests of both teams. (Updated 2023-24)

3. END OF GAME REPLAYS

For the protection of coaches, student-athletes and game officials, institutions are cautioned to avoid using any

controversial replays at the end of a game that may incite unwanted crowd reaction. If utilized, such should

be limited to the one-time, full-speed replay. It is required in such instances, institutions not continually run

replays or use slow motion.

4. NON-CONTROVERSIAL REPLAYS

Institutions are permitted to show replays of non-controversial calls in a manner consistent with sportsmanship

and good taste. These replays may be shown multiple times and at slow motion.

5. LIVE SHOTS

In the spirit of sportsmanship, it is requested that institutions refrain from showing coaches and game officials

involved in discussions; inappropriate demonstration by coaches and/or players, as well as fans; and, other

situations that could embarrass or jeopardize the safety of game participants via in-arena production.

6. PENALTY

Violations of these established guidelines are subject to C.R. 11 and the Conference Sportsmanship Guidelines.

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Suggested procedures to follow for end of game protocol/use of monitor:

1. When the referee arrives at the game site, she/he should ask the game management person to identify which

monitor will be designated as the “review” monitor.

2. Referee will meet with DVSport Replay Technician courtside prior to the game to ensure they are comfortable

with the equipment.

3. When the officials meet coaches prior to tip-off, the referee should inform both coaches that should review of

the monitor be necessary at the end of the game, both coaches will be responsible for keeping their respective

teams on the bench until the final score has been verified.

4. After the game/overtime period horn has sounded, and the official’s initial decision has been made to either

allow or disallow the game-determining field goal, the officiating crew shall use the monitor and headset next

to the timeout coordinator (if in attendance). Otherwise, use another available courtside monitor. Security

personnel should be available to accompany the officials to the monitor and stay with them until the outcome

has been verified.

5. The U1 and U2 will go to the head coach of the respective home and visitor’s teams to reinforce the procedure

of having the teams remain on their respective benches until the outcome of the game has been verified. Only

the three game officials will go to the designated monitor to review the game-determining field goal.

6. The monitor the officials will use should be turned to face the playing court. This will prevent fans and

unauthorized personnel access to the picture on the monitor.

7. The mechanics of verifying the game-determining field goal will be followed.

8. After a determination has been made, the officiating crew will return to the scorer’s table. The U1 and U2 will

ask the respective home and visiting coaches to join the referee at the scorer’s table, at which time the referee

will either verify the official’s original decision or reverse that decision. Based on the determination, the winner

will be announced or preparations for the overtime period will begin, if necessary.

9. The referee will then tell the announcer that the score has been verified or if an overtime period will be played.

The announcer will communicate the decision to those in attendance.

10. Security personnel will escort the officials to their locker room at the conclusion of the game and remain

outside the door if circumstances warrant their presence.

11. If a team leaves the bench and goes to their locker room prior to the verification of the game outcome, a

technical foul (to start the overtime period) will be assessed for delay of game (10-2.5), Refusal to return to

the court to continue the game will result in forfeiture, per 5-3.4. (The referee shall forfeit the game if a team

refuses to play after being instructed to do so by an official.

needed:

“IN AN EFFORT TO DETERMINE THE STATUS OF THE LAST SECOND SHOT, THE OFFICIALS MUST EXERCISE

NCAA PLAYING RULES, WHICH REQUIRE A REVIEW OF THE REPLAY SYSTEM.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE. THANK YOU.”

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INSTANT REPLAY

The Big 12 utilizes DVSport’s HD video instant replay system league-wide for both men’s and women’s basketball.

Use of the monitor by game officials is based on NCAA Basketball Rules and Procedures, as outlined in Rule 11.

DVSport and the Big 12 staff have worked with each institution throughout the summer on system specifications

and minimum setup requirements at each institution, and have designed the system to work with each facility’s

capabilities. The system is designed for the game officials to control the review of any play on the court, rather

than replay feeds being controlled by producers/directors in the television production truck. All institutions are

minimally required to provide nine video feeds and a game clock data feed to the replay system.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Should an end-of game last-second shot occur, the following information should be read by the public address

announcer:

“In an effort to determine the status of the last second shot, the officials must exercise NCAA playing

rules, which require a review of the instant replay system. We appreciate your patience. Thank you.”

The public address announcer will have NO role in the process for interrupting play for a review and the subsequent

resolution of the situation, but will communicate the information provided to him/her exclusively by the Referee.

EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION THRESHOLD

In accordance with Big 12 protocol, in the event the instant replay system goes down, the Instant Replay Technician

(IRT) will immediately work to repair it. While the replay system is being repaired the arena will utilize replay using

the old model with the official talking to the TV truck via the timeout coordinator. The IRT would use this model until

the replay system can be restored. If a TOC is not present then the IRT will use DVSport’s backup by routing Feed

1 into the backup connection on the replay system. This will allow the video feed to route to the Official’s monitor,

similar to a TOC monitor, for replay purposes while the IRT continues to repair the system.

Should the IRT be unable to make immediate repairs, he/she will notify the Referee who will inform both head

coaches and announce that replay is down. Should the game be televised, the IRT shall inform the Referee whether

the Timeout Coordinator (TOC) or DVSport Backup system has a functional monitor for a potential game replay

review. If a functional monitor for game play review, and a review is required by NCAA rules, the game officials

may elect to utilize the monitor for review. If there is no option for an official to review a play then the IRT should

notify the Referee who will inform both head coaches and announce that replay is down and the game will continue

without instant replay until the instant replay system can be restored.

Once replay is again available, it will immediately be utilized. At the next dead ball, the IRT will communicate this

fact to the Referee, who will then inform both head coaches and announce that replay is again operational.

INSTANT REPLAY TECHNICIAN (IRT)

Each institution is required to provide a qualified Instant Replay Technician (IRT) for every men’s and women’s

basketball home game. Each school must identify a minimum of two IRTs. It is recommended that a primary

technician be identified for Men’s and Women’s Basketball (can be the same person). The primary technician for

men’s basketball would serve as the backup for women’s basketball and vice versa.

ARRIVAL AT GAME SITE

The IRT is required to arrive a minimum of two hours prior to tip-off to test the equipment, ensure television feeds

are provided to the system and verify the system is fully operational.

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The IRT shall be compensated directly by the host institution. (Updated 2022-23)

QUALIFICATIONS

The IRT is responsible for operating the replay system during the game and troubleshooting any issues that might

arise with the replay system. The IRT plays an important role in the overall success of the replay experience;

therefore, each institution should consider the following qualifications when selecting an IRT:

Computer Technology Experience.

It is not necessary for the IRT to be a professional computer technician, however it is imperative that the

IRT is able to maneuver around computers comfortably and troubleshoot basic computer issues with the

assistance of a DVSport employee. They should also be familiar with the Windows 10 Operating System

and iPad technology.

Basketball/Officiating Experience.

It is equally important that the IRT has a sound understanding of the game of basketball. The more

comfortable the IRT is with the flow of a basketball game and its rules, the easier he/she will be able to

transition into the technician role. The more basketball experience the IRT has will aid him/her in his/her

ability to anticipate instances when a review might occur.

Availability.

Each institution will have 30-40 home games (men and women) each season. This requires a commitment

from the IRT to be available on days and times when home basketball games are scheduled.

GAME DAY RESPONSIBILITIES

5 Hours Prior to Tip.

The replay system is setup at the designated location at the scorer’s table, powered on, and the video feed,

internet, and game clock feed is connected to the replay system and confirmed working. Set-up of the

replay system should be completed by a staff member designated by the game manager.

2 Hours Prior to Tip.

The Replay Technician arrives and completes the following tasks:

communication techniques.

ready for the game or if there are any issues that he needs assistance troubleshooting.

30 Minutes Prior to Tip.

Replay Technician should have a discussion with the TOC to review each other’s role during a review and

how they plan to communicate with each other and the Producer during a review.

Approx. 15 Minutes Prior to Tip.

Join the rest of the scorer’s table personnel in the pre-game meeting with the officials (to be held on the

court). At the meeting the technician should introduce himself/herself to the officials and let the officials

know if the game is televised or not and how many camera angles are available for that game. Also be

prepared to share the location of the cameras with the officials.

Approx. 15 Minutes Prior to Tip.

Game Referee meets with the Replay Technician courtside to conduct a review of the replay equipment.

The technician should ensure the official is comfortable with the replay equipment and offer him/her

some video to practice with if he/she would like.

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(i.e. Flagrant Foul, Timing Error, etc.) and ask for all additional angles of the play to be sent to the replay

system.

and alert the official when new angles become available from the Producer. The technician should

also be ready to assist the Official with any other aspect of the review process when requested by the

official.

monitor along with the DVSport Replay Monitor.

the Producer can communicate this to the commentators.

of the second half.

Postgame.

replay equipment is placed back in its protective cases and stored in a secure location.

MEDIA & PUBLICITY

Questions regarding the particulars of the Big 12’s Instant Replay System and related issues should be directed to

the Conference office and its personnel. The IRT shall not speak with the media at any time.

SEATING REQUIREMENTS & ACCESS

A minimum of one seat must be reserved at the scorer’s table for the replay equipment and technician. The replay

system must be positioned as close to center court as possible and adjacent to the TOC if present.

VIDEO FEEDS

Broadcast Order of Preference (Please follow this order when providing a video feed for the replay system).

1) National Television

2) Regional Television

3) Web Broadcast (i.e. ESPN3)

4) In-house Video Production

VIDEO FORMAT ORDER OF PREFERENCE

1) HD-SDI (720p or 1080i)

2) SD-SDI

Providing nine video feeds to the replay system is required, however if extenuating circumstances only allow

one video feed to be provided for a game this feed must be the Dirty Program or Producer Iso provided by

the TV broadcast. If TV is not present and an in-house production is being used than the one angle must be

the in-house production with replay capabilities. If the in-house production does not have replay capabilities,

then the High Mid-Court angle should be provided.

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nine different video feeds to the replay system. The following are the recommended video feeds:

a. Dirty Program or Producer Iso (High Mid-Court if Television is not available).

b. Either feed is acceptable as long as the feed has a score and clock bug on it during live action.

c. In-House Program Feed, (if available) or Tight Mid-Court

d. Left Under Basket Handheld

e. Right Under Basket Handheld

f. Left Baseline PTZ

g. Right Baseline PTZ

h. If one of the cameras mentioned above is not available at the game than select another available camera to

provide to the replay system.

4) If TV is present and only able to provide one video feed then it is acceptable to supply the replay system with

three additional video feeds from your in-house production as long as the video format from the in-house

production matches the video format being produced by TV (i.e. 720p or 1080i). If you do supplement the

replay system with in-house feeds please inform the TV producer that you are doing so and what angles you

are providing the replay system.

GAME & SHOT CLOCK

Each school must provide a RS-232 (50’ limitation) or RS-422 (4000’ limitation) cable between the replay system

and the game clock controller. This clock is for data purposes only and is not an official clock and should not be

used by the officials during a review.

the Daktronics game clock controller and the replay system.

SERVICE AND SUPPORT

As part of the Service and Support Agreement DVSport offers a complete warranty on all equipment over the

course of the contract. If the replay equipment becomes damaged for any reason, other than intentional abuse,

DVSport will replace it or repair it free of charge. DVSport will assist in maintaining the equipment by sending

an employee on-site to every school prior to the season starting to conduct an equipment check. During this

preseason visit, DVSport will also train all personnel involved with the setup and operation of the replay equipment.

In addition, DVSport will provide phone support with remote access for every system so that issues can be solved

and questions answered in the quickest fashion possible.

FOR SERVICE & SUPPORT:

DVSport, Inc.

412-788-9070

replaysupport@dvsport.com

GAME DAY HOT LINE:

During the season, DVSport will send out a weekly update to Game Managers containing the contact information for the DVSport

Staff assigned to monitor your game.

FOR EMERGENCY PURPOSES: 412-788-9070

If you have a game day emergency and your game day support staff is unavailable call the DVSport main office and a support tech

will be routed to you.

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2025-26 and 2026-27

Men’s Basketball Rules Changes

The following rules changes were approved by the NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee and NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel.

All rules changes will be incorporated into the rules book or casebook for the 2025-26 season.

Proposal Rule(s)/Page Rules Change and Rationale

#

Shot Clock To provide an interpretation that will permit the use of one working shot clock should the other become inoperable during a game.

The public address announcer will periodically provide verbal updates to the time on the shot clock.

Rule 1-19

1 Rationale: Provides a more accurate determination of the end of shot clock period with a functioning horn. Under the current

rule, if one shot clock becomes inoperable, the other must be turned off.

Headbands, To permit headbands not wider than 4 inches.

Wristbands and

Sleeves Rationale: The current rule allows for headbands not wider than 2 inches. This proposal allows for the continued relaxation of the

2 uniform rules.

Rule 1-24.1.c

Continuous To amend the current Approved Ruling that defines the motion that normally starts a try. A player with the ball who is fouled after

Motion the dribble has ended and believed to be attempting a shot may complete a pivot or the one step the player is on in order to complete

the shooting motion.

3 Rule 4-8

Rationale: NCAA men’s basketball has been the most restrictive with the continuous motion rule. This change liberalizes our

current rule and brings us more in line with other levels of basketball.

Fouls Contact to the groin area will remain a Flagrant 2 foul, but this change will provide the official flexibility should they deem it

appropriate upon Instant Replay review to downgrade the foul to a Flagrant 1 or common foul based on the nature of the contact

4 Rule 4-15.2.c.2.d or the result of the contact.

Rationale: This change provides more consistency in how contact to the groin area and contact to the head area are adjudicated.

Out of Bounds – To penalize bench personnel who physically assist a player with the ball. Examples include assisting a player to stay inbounds

Player, Ball when their momentum is taking them out of bounds, and pushing a player in a direction the coach wants the player to go. This

5 would not penalize incidental contact by a player with bench personnel.

Rule 7-1.1

Rationale: To address situations where bench personnel deliberately interfere with a player to prevent an out-of-bounds violation.

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Proposal Rule(s)/Page Rules Change and Rationale

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Ball Awarded To establish that all fouls or violations below the free throw line extended in a team’s frontcourt will result in throw-ins at the

Out of Bounds nearest-designated spot under the basket and all fouls or violations above the free throw line extended will result in throw-ins at

the nearest-designated spot at the 28’ foot mark.

Rule 7-3.2.b

6

Rationale: This change will result in more throw-ins on the baseline and makes it easier to officiate. Under the current rule, there

is an imaginary line that extends down from the elbow to the corner of the baseline which officials use to determine where the

throw-in shall occur.

To establish that placing a hand(s) on the backboard or ring to gain an advantage will be a basket interference violation.

Basket

Interference and Rationale: Under the current rule, this has been classified as a Class B technical foul. In certain situations, this can result in the

7

Goaltending team committing the infraction still being awarded the ball. This change also makes it easier for officials to adjudicate.

Rule 9-15.2

Administrative To permit musical instruments, amplified music, canned music or artificial noisemakers during dead balls.

Technical Fouls

8 Rule 10-2.8.a Rationale: Under the current rule, musical instruments, amplified music, canned music or artificial noisemakers are only permitted

to be played during timeouts, intermissions and Instant Replay reviews. The change will also help game operations staff as the rule

in men’s and women’s basketball will be aligned.

Disqualifing To require a one-game suspension for an individual who failed to serve a suspension for physical abuse of an official or fighting,

Fouls and and a one-game suspension for the team’s head coach when the individual who should have served their suspension failed to do

Suspensions for so.

Fighting

9 Rationale: The Committee addressed PROP’s January directive to rules committees to establish penalties when an individual fails

Rules 10-14 to serve a rule-required suspension.

Penalty and 10-

15.10

To establish a coach’s challenge on called out of bounds plays, called basket interference/goaltending plays, and restricted area

Coach’s plays throughout the game. Coaches will be permitted one challenge provided they have at least one legal timeout remaining. If

Challenge the challenge is successful, the coach will be awarded a second, and final, challenge and will retain their timeout. If the challenge

10 is unsuccessful, the coach will lose their challenge and timeout. In the last two minutes of the game and any overtime period, no

Rule 11 challenge is needed on all called basket interference goaltending plays and restricted area plays as officials will review those plays

as they currently do now.

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Proposal Rule(s)/Page Rules Change and Rationale

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Rationale: In a continued effort to improve the overall flow of the game especially in the last two minutes, this change will reduce

the number of reviews during this segment of the games by specifically removing the officials’ voluntary ability to review out-of-

bounds plays.

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Women’s Basketball Rules Changes

The following rules changes were approved by the NCAA Women’s Basketball Rules Committee and the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel.

All rules changes are effective with the 2025-26 season.

Rule Rules Change and Rationale

Uniforms To eliminate the requirement that game jerseys be tucked into the game shorts.

(Game jersey

and Shorts) Rationale: Game jerseys have become shorter and are not always manufactured to be long enough to be properly tucked into the

game shorts. When players lift their arms, the jersey often becomes untucked, making it difficult for officials to enforce the rule

Rule 1-22.10 properly.

Supplemental To require that undergarments (tights) and knee/leg sleeves are the same legal color.

Apparel

Rationale: Considering the relaxation of the rule surrounding what a sleeve is and what tights are (leg length, number of legs, etc.),

Rule 1-23.2 the current rule is difficult for officials to enforce due to the sensitive nature of ensuring compliance. Requiring everything below

and .6 the waist to be the same color makes enforcement less intrusive and assists institutions in being compliant.

Supplemental To permit headbands not wider than 4 inches.

Apparel

Rationale: The current rule allows for headbands not wider than 2 inches. This proposal allows for the continued relaxation of the

Rule 1-23.3.c uniform rules.

Duties of the To set the shot clock to 20 seconds when, following a dead ball, the offense is awarded the ball for a throw-in in their frontcourt.

Shot-Clock

Operator Rationale: Teams do not need the extra 10 seconds to advance the ball from their backcourt. This change is anticipated to increase

possessions throughout the course of the game.

Rule 2-11.6.d

Out of Bounds To penalize bench personnel who physically assist a player with the ball. Examples include assisting a player to stay inbounds when

– Player, Ball their momentum is taking them out of bounds, and pushing a player in a direction the coach wants the player to go. This would not

penalize incidental contact by a player with bench personnel.

Rule 7-1.1

Rationale: To address situations where bench personnel deliberately interfere with a player to prevent an out-of-bounds violation.

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Rule Rules Change and Rationale

Traveling To adjust the traveling rule to permit a player who executes a jump stop/step back to land on both feet at approximately the same

time.

Rule 9-5.4.a.3

and b.2 Rationale: The current traveling rule requires both feet to land simultaneously. This proposal would increase accuracy on traveling

rulings due to the increased speed of the players when determining whether the feet land simultaneously.

Personal Fouls To permit a defender to contact a ball handler/dribbler with more than one “hot stove” touch, provided this is not persistent contact

and does not inhibit the rhythm, speed, balance, or quickness of the ball handler/dribbler, nor does it re-route or otherwise impede

Rule 10-10.5.c the dribbler.

Rationale: The elimination of the multiple touch fouls that do not affect the freedom of movement will provide continuous action

and less interruptions for contact that does not impede or hinder the ball handler/dribbler.

Technical To move the Administrative Technical Fouls for more than 5 players participating in the game and excessive timeouts to the Team

Fouls Technical Foul category.

Rules 10-12.2.f Rationale: These offenses are committed by players and coaches (teams) and are not administrative. Placing them under the Team

and .g Technical Foul category is an appropriate placement as the players and coaches commit these technical fouls.

Disqualifing To require a one-game suspension for an individual who failed to serve a suspension for physical abuse of an official or fighting,

Fouls and and a one-game suspension for the team’s head coach when the individual who should have served their suspension failed to do so.

Suspensions

for Fighting Rationale: The Committee addressed PROP’s January directive to rules committees to establish penalties when an individual fails

to serve a rule-required suspension.

Rules 10-14

Penalty and 10-

15.10

Coaches’ To permit coaches to appeal the following rulings: (1) an out-of-bounds violation by the officials, (2) a backcourt violation, (3)

Appeals whether team control changed before a ruled foul only if it could affect the awarding of free throws, and (4) whether the foul was

charged to the correct individual. The coaches’ appeal may be made at any time during the contest (provided it is within the window

Rule 11-4 for a proper appeal), and there is no limit to the number of appeals a coach may initiate. Unsuccessful appeals result in a charged

timeout to the team. Teams may appeal even when they have no timeouts remaining; however, when a team with no timeouts

remaining loses an appeal, they are assessed a technical foul for an excessive timeout (the penalty is two free throws, plus an awarded

throw-in to the offended team at the point of interruption).

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Rule Rules Change and Rationale

Rationale: To provide coaches with an opportunity to appeal/challenge a ruling made by game officials. For (1), officials no longer

have the ability to use replay of their own volition. For (2) and (3), officials cannot use replay on their own. For (4), officials retain

the ability to use replay on their own. These changes should increase the pace of play, particularly by decreasing the number of out-

of-bounds reviews late in the game. (1) was used as an experiment during the 2025 WBIT.

Experimental For 2025-26 exhibition games only and by mutual agreement of the competing institutions, to permit coaches to appeal a foul charged

Rule - to their own team at any time during the contest. There is no limit to the number of appeals a coach may initiate and the appeal must

Coaches’ be made before the ball becomes live following the ruling of the foul. Unsuccessful appeals result in a charged timeout to the team.

Appeals Teams may appeal even when they have no timeouts remaining; however, when a team with no timeouts remaining loses an appeal,

(2025-26 they are assessed a technical foul for an excessive timeout.

Exhibition

Games Only) Rationale: To provide coaches with an opportunity to appeal a ruled foul on pertinent plays that, if incorrect, could cause a coach

to remove a player from the game for an extended period of time. .

Rule 11-4

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Big 12 Conference Player Availability Policy – Approved 8/13/2025

Starting with the 2025-26 academic year, the Big 12 Conference will require its institutions to

publicly disclose, through a standardized Availability Report, any uncertainties regarding a student-

athlete’s participation in football or men’s and women’s basketball games between Big 12 schools.

This policy is intended to promote fairness and integrity in competition and protect student-athlete

welfare through uniform, transparent reporting practices.

1. Designated Participation Status

When an institution becomes aware that a student-athlete may be unable to participate in an

upcoming game for any reason (including, but not limited to, injury, illness, suspension, ineligibility,

or personal matters), it is required to accurately indicate the student-athlete’s participation status

on the Initial Report as outlined below. “Participation status” means only the student-athlete’s

name and their expected ability to participate in the upcoming game, using the categories set forth

in this policy, and does not include medical diagnoses, treatment plans, or underlying personal

details.

The Availability Report should only include the student-athlete’s name and participation status.

Schools may release additional information via press releases, social media, or coach comments,

provided it aligns with the information in the Availability Report.

2. Student-Athlete Reporting

Student-athletes who regularly participate in games, including football players on the Big 12 travel

roster, must follow this mandatory disclosure policy.

Visiting teams shall only list players to whom the policy applies who are either a) part of the travel

roster (Football) or competition roster (Basketball), or b) may not be part of the travel squad but

otherwise regularly participate in games.

When unsure, institutions should include the student-athlete on the Availability Report for

transparency.

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Report by Wednesday at 9:00 p.m. Central Time. Updated Availability Reports are required

after Thursday and Friday practices, each due no later than 9:00 p.m. Central Time, referred

to as the "Thursday Update" and "Friday Update," respectively. For any non-Saturday game,

the Initial report is due three nights before the game by 9:00 p.m. Central Time.

Player Participation Status Categories for the Initial Reports

Status Description Chance to

Play

Out Will not play; a broad term for any reason a student- 0%

athlete cannot play in the upcoming game (injury, illness,

suspension, eligibility or legal issues, or personal

matters)

Doubtful Unlikely to play 25%

Questionable Uncertain to play 50%

Probable Probable to play 75%

Available Will play; must be designated if previously appeared on 100%

any Availability Report and now expected to participate

Out (1st Half) Suspended for the first half of the upcoming game due to Not specified

the NCAA targeting rule

later than 90 minutes before kickoff. Only the following designation statuses are allowed.

Game Day Update Report Categories

Status Description

Available Will dress for the game and be available to play.

Game Time Coaches and/or medical personnel need to evaluate the student-athlete

Decision during pre-game warm-ups before deciding whether they can participate

in the game.

Out Not dressing or available for the game.

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pm Central Time.

Player Participation Status Categories for the Initial Report

Status Description Chance to

Play

Out Will not play; a broad term for any reason a student- 0%

athlete cannot play in the upcoming game (injury, illness,

suspension, eligibility or legal issues, or personal

matters)

Doubtful Unlikely to play 25%

Questionable Uncertain to play 50%

Probable Probable to play 75%

Available Will play; must be designated if previously appeared on 100%

any Availability Report and now expected to participate

later than 90 minutes before game time. Only the following designation statuses are

allowed.

Game Day Update Report Categories

Status Description

Available Will dress for the game and be available to play.

Game Time Coaches and/or medical personnel need to evaluate the student-athlete

Decision during pre-game warm-ups before deciding whether they can participate

in the game.

Out Not dressing or available for the game.

Availability Report by 11:00 a.m. local time on the day of the subsequent game, or two hours

prior to game time, whichever occurs first. In this circumstance, the institution is not

obligated to provide a Game Day Update 90 minutes before the start of the game. The only

allowable designation statuses on the Availability Report in this scenario are: (1) Available,

(2) Game Time Decision, and (3) Out.

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A student-athlete is not permitted to participate in a game if they are listed as "Out" on the Game

Day Update. The designation "Game Time Decision" is only allowed on the Game Day Update.

6. Act in Good Faith

Institutional personnel are required to comply with this policy in good faith. Actions designed to

conceal a student-athlete’s actual participation status for strategic or competitive purposes are not

allowed. Similarly, conduct that could be interpreted as misleading or causing confusion about a

student-athlete’s participation status is also not permitted.

7. Avoid Inconsistent Public Comments

Institutional staff (e.g., coaches, athletic trainers, sports information personnel) must not publicly

comment on a student-athlete’s availability in ways that contradict the Availability Report. Student-

athletes themselves are encouraged to align public comments with the Availability Report.

8. Non-Conference Games

Institutions may choose to release an Availability Report before games against non-Big 12

opponents, but it is not mandatory.

9. Submission of Availability Report

Each institution must appoint a Primary Inputter and a Backup Inputter for each sport to enter

information into the Reporting Hub, as identified by the Conference. The Head Coach, Sports

Information Director, and Head Athletic Trainer must participate in fulfilling policy obligations, with

the Head Coach ultimately responsible for compliance. The Availability Report for both teams will

be published simultaneously on the Conference’s official website.

If an institution identifies an error in an Availability Report previously submitted or published, it shall

promptly submit a corrected report to the Conference, which shall promptly update the published

report.

10. Enforcement

The Conference office holds the authority to investigate potential violations of this policy. This

includes, but is not limited to, engaging with relevant institutional personnel and student-athletes,

as well as reviewing pertinent practice footage. All institutional personnel are required to cooperate

fully with the investigation process. The Conference shall follow the same investigation and

enforcement procedures set out under Conference Rule 11 for any formal investigations.

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If an institution or Head Coach fails to submit accurate and timely Availability Reports, they may

face penalties, including reprimands, fines, or other disciplinary actions. Penalties for violations will

be administered under the same framework and at the Commissioner’s discretion, as with other

C.R. 11 matters.

12. Disclaimer of Liability

The Conference shall publish Availability Reports as submitted by institutions and shall not be

responsible for the accuracy or completeness of the information provided. Institutions remain

solely responsible for ensuring timely and accurate reporting.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL CALENDAR

1ST 1ST LAST

1ST BIG 12 BIG 12

PRACTICE NCAA PLAY BIG 12 PLAY NCAA TOURNAMENT DATES

PLAY DATE TOURNAMENT

DATE* DATE** DATE

Weekend

Monday Saturday Tuesday - Saturday

(except 2029-30)

FIRST FOUR: MAR 17-18

2025-26 JAN 2-4, 2026 March 10-14, 2026 1ST & 2ND ROUNDS: MAR 19-22

NOV 3, 2025 MAR 7, 2026

16 TEAMS 19 Windows Kansas City REGIONALS: MAR 26-29

FINAL FOUR - Indianapolis: APR 4 & 6

FIRST FOUR: MAR 16-17

2026-27 JAN 1-3, 2027 March 9-13, 2027 1ST & 2ND ROUNDS: MAR 18-21

NOV 2, 2026 MAR 6, 2027

16 TEAMS 19 Windows Kansas City REGIONALS: MAR 25-28

FINAL FOUR - Detroit: APR 3 & 5

VARIES BY FIRST FOUR: MAR 14-15

INSTITUTION DEC 31, 2027 - March 7-11, 2028 1ST & 2ND ROUNDS: MAR 16-19

2027-28

Contact NOV 1, 2027 JAN 2, 2028 MAR 4, 2028

16 TEAMS Kansas City REGIONALS: MAR 23-26

Compliance 19 Windows

Department FINAL FOUR - Las Vegas: APR 1 & 3

FIRST FOUR: MAR 13-14

2028-29 DEC 29-31, 2028 March 6-10, 2029 1ST & 2ND ROUNDS:MAR 15-18

OCT 30, 2028 MAR 3, 2029

16 TEAMS^ 19 Windows Kansas City REGIONALS: MAR 22-25

FINAL FOUR - Indianapolis: MAR 31 & APR 2

FIRST FOUR: MAR 19-20

2029-30 JAN 4-6, 2030 March 12-16, 2030 1ST & 2ND ROUNDS: MAR 21-24

NOV 5, 2029 MAR 9, 2030

16 TEAMS^ 19 Windows Kansas City REGIONALS: MAR 28-31

FINAL FOUR - North Texas: APR 6 & 8

*FIRST PRACTICE DATE - NCAA Bylaw 17.4.2 - Basketball:

A member institution shall not commence on-court preseason basketball practice sessions prior to the date that is 42 days

before the date of the institution’s first regular-season contest and shall not engage in more than 30 days of countable athletically

related activities before its first regular-season contest.

**FIRST CONTEST - NCAA Bylaw 17.4.3:

A member institution shall not play its first contest (game or scrimmage) with outside competition in basketball prior to the

Tuesday immediately before the second Friday of Nov.

** 17.4.3.1 Exception - If the first permissible contest date falls on the required day off for civic engagement, an institution shall

not play its first contest (game or scrimmage) with outside competition prior to the Monday immediately before the second

Friday of November. (Adopted 6/15/22)

EXHIBITION GAMES:

It is permissible to participate in two basketball games exempted under Bylaws 17.4.5.6-(g), 17.4.5.6-(h) after the institution’s

first practice date. (Exhibition against a Non-NCAA Division I Four-Year Collegiate Institution and Practice Scrimmage.)

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1ST 1ST BIG 12 PLAY BIG 12

PRACTICE NCAA PLAY 18 Games/ 19 Windows NCAA TOURNAMENT DATES

(1 Bye) TOURNAMENT

DATE* DATE**

Monday Day Varies Wed.-Sun/Mon if BYU

Early Rounds: MAR 18-23

2025-26 DEC 20-22, 2025 - MAR 4-8/9, 2026

NOV 3, 2025 Regionals: MAR 27-30

16 TEAMS FEB 28/MAR 1, 2026 Kansas City

WFF-Phoenix: APR 3 & 5

Early Rounds: MAR 17-22

2026-27 DEC 19-21, 2026 - MAR 3-7/8, 2027

NOV 2, 2026 Regionals: MAR 26-29

16 TEAMS^ FEB 27/28, 2027 Kansas City

WFF-Columbus: APR 2 & 4

VARIES BY

INSTITUTION Early Rounds: MAR 15-20

2027-28 DEC 20-21, 2027 - MAR 1-5/6, 2028

16 TEAMS^ Contact NOV 1, 2027 Regionals: MAR 24-27

FEB 26/27, 2028 Kansas City

Compliance WFF-Indianapolis: MAR 31 & APR 2

Department

DEC 16-18, 2028 - FEB 28 - MAR 4/5, Early Rounds: MAR 14-19

2028-29 OCT 30, 2028 FEB 24/25, 2029 2029 Regionals: MAR 23-26

16 TEAMS^

(To be discussed) Kansas City WFF-San Antonio: MAR 30 & APR 1

DEC 22-24, 2029 - Early Rounds: MAR 20-25

2029-30 MAR 6-10/11, 2030

NOV 5, 2029 MAR 2/3, 2030 Regionals: MAR 29-APR 1

16 TEAMS^ Kansas City

(To be discussed) WFF-Portland: APR 5 & 7

^16 Teams / 18 games = Play 3 teams twice; Play 12 teams once

*FIRST PRACTICE DATE - NCAA Bylaw 17.4.2 - Basketball:

A member institution shall not commence on-court preseason basketball practice sessions prior to the date that is 42 days

before the date of the institution’s first regular-season contest and shall not engage in more than 30 days of countable athletically

related activities before its first regular-season contest.

**FIRST CONTEST - NCAA Bylaw 17.4.3:

A member institution shall not play its first contest (game or scrimmage) with outside competition in basketball prior to the

Tuesday immediately before the second Friday of Nov.

** 17.4.3.1 Exception - If the first permissible contest date falls on the required day off for civic engagement, an institution shall

not play its first contest (game or scrimmage) with outside competition prior to the Monday immediately before the second

Friday of November. (Adopted 6/15/22)

Effective 2025-26 Season: Legislation adopted to standardize the playing season to 22 weeks and to change the first contest

date to the Monday of the 22nd weeks prior to the Division I Women’s Basketball Championship game.

EXHIBITION GAMES:

It is permissible to participate in two basketball games exempted under Bylaws 17.4.5.6-(g), 17.4.5.6-(h) after the institution’s

first practice date. (Exhibition against a Non-NCAA Division I Four-Year Collegiate Institution and Practice Scrimmage.)

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BENCH TECHNOLOGY POLICY

Effective 2023-24, video on the bench will be utilized. This will be applicable for non-conference and conference

games as well as the Big 12 Tournament. Each team may use the bench technology vendor of its choice for

regular season games and the Big 12 Tournament.

INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS

Each playing facility must supply the home and visiting bench area with an SDI cable containing the television

program feed and a hardline network connection. The home institution should inform the visiting team the

location of the feed before they arrive on site.

◊ A location in the bench area or scorer’s table will need to be provided for the home and visiting team.

of the lines currently at the scorer’s table).

utilizing the DVSport replay option.

LAPTOP/TABLETS

Each program is responsible for purchasing and traveling with its own laptop/tablet. The home team is not

responsible for supplying laptops/tablets to the visiting team.

PROHIBITED CONDUCT

Consistent with the Big 12 Bylaws regarding sportsmanship, all institutional staff members and student-

athletes shall conduct themselves with honesty and good sportsmanship when utilizing technology available

pursuant to this policy. The use of team bench technology to gain an improper competitive advantage is

prohibited. Examples of prohibited conduct include, but are not limited to, watching the live broadcast feed on

the team bench, texting or otherwise utilizing technology to communicate to/from the team bench, utilizing

technology to capture video of a team’s huddle, and searching the internet or other web-based platforms.

FAQS

ARE THERE OTHER NCAA PLAYING RULES ABOUT USING TECHNOLOGY IN THE BENCH AREA

FOR COACHING PURPOSES?

The NCAA has interpreted that pointing at the video board or a technological device in disagreement with an

official’s call will be penalized with a technical foul (WBB) or class A technical foul (MBB).

WILL WE BE ABLE TO USE LAPTOPS/TABLETS WITH LIVE VIDEO AND LIVE STATISTICS ON

THE BENCH DURING NONCONFERENCE PLAY?

Yes, live/pre-loaded video is an NCAA approved rule and may be used during the duration of the season. We

ask institutions to provide visiting teams, prior to their arrival, with technology specifications to utilize live video

in the bench area.

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THE ETHERNET CABLES FROM THE UNIT TO BOTH BENCHES?

Yes, even though the home institution may not be using DVSport for live video, the home institution is required

to have the ethernet cable provided to the visiting team bench.

HOW SHOULD THE SDI FEED GET TO THE HOME AND VISITING TEAM BENCH?

It is up to the home institution to provide an SDI feed to the home and visiting team bench. The most cost-

effective way would be to use the SDI feed that is currently going to the scorer’s table and split it, by using an

SDI splitter, between DVSport, home bench and the visiting bench.

WHAT HAPPENS IF ONE TEAM’S LAPTOP/TABLET(S) DOES NOT WORK?

If either institution’s laptops/tablets a team uses were to go down (due to the feed going out or ethernet cable

not working), leaving them with no working laptop/tablets, the opposing team would also need to stop using

them. However, if a team uses more than one laptop/tablet and one of them were to go down, the opposing

team would not be required to stop using one of their tablets. It is up to each institution to have a back-up

device in case a situation where the main device fails.

WILL LIVE VIDEO BE AVAILABLE DURING THE NCAA TOURNAMENT?

Yes, DVSport is the only option at the NCAA Tournament. - As of October 4, 2025

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This section includes selected Conference rules (C.R.) from the Big 12 Conference Handbook along with Conference policies that are applicable to all

Conference sports unless otherwise noted. The most recent version of the complete Big 12 Conference Handbook can be accessed through Teamworks

or contact a Conference staff person.

CONFERENCE RULES

EXCERPT FROM SECTION 5 - ORGANIZATION

5.6.1 HEAD COACHES MANDATORY ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS

Head coaches must attend the Annual Conference Coaches Meeting or Teleconference or Videoconference and

Conference Media Day. Exceptions to this attendance requirement can only be granted in writing by the Commissioner

after the coach’s Director of Athletics submits a written request for a waiver. Violations of this rule will result in a

$10,000 institutional fine for a first offense and a $25,000 institutional fine for each subsequent offense.

SECTION 8 - DRUG TESTING

In an effort to deter the use of banned substances and to protect the health and safety of Big 12 student-

athletes, each Member Institution must establish and implement an institutional drug testing policy that

includes at a minimum drug education for all student-athletes.

SECTION 9 - CHAMPIONSHIPS & SCHEDULES

9.1 CHAMPIONSHIP DATES & SITES

The dates and sites for all Conference championships shall be recommended to the ADs by the SWAs, and

then presented to the FARs for approval.

9.2 SCHEDULES & COMPETITION

Scheduling of Conference athletic events and championships during the final examination period of any

Member Institution is prohibited, unless an exception is granted by the FARs as a matter of scheduling

necessity. The FARs shall approve any exception no later than spring business meetings for the upcoming

academic year. Scheduling of all forms of practice and competition during these periods is strongly

discouraged. The rules and policies governing the making of schedules between Member Institutions are

set forth in the Administrative Manual (as defined below in Section 10) for each sport.

9.3 POSTPONED, CANCELED & FORFEITED CONTESTS

A contest that is required by the Conference and counts toward Conference standings may be postponed

with the consent of the ADs and/or designees of the involved Member Institutions and the approval

of the Conference. Every effort shall be made to reschedule the postponed contest, at the earliest

possible date, provided such rescheduling does not increase overall missed class time or interfere with

examination periods, or other sports’ prohibitions. If the two institutions cannot agree on a makeup date,

the Commissioner will assign a makeup date for the contest that is postponed. However, if no reasonable

opportunity exists to reschedule the contest, the Commissioner shall have the authority to cancel the

contest. A cancellation will be considered a “no-contest”.

Impacted Travel with No Reasonable Efforts Made. In the event a team’s travel plans are disrupted or otherwise

adversely impacted because of inclement weather or other unforeseen occurrence, and a scheduled

contest is thereby not played as originally scheduled, the Member Institution traveling to the contest

shall have forfeited the contest if the Commissioner determines that the traveling institution did not

make reasonable efforts to arrive in time for the scheduled contest. The Member Institution traveling

to the contest will be issued a loss in the Conference standings and the host team will be issued a win

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any reimbursement should be provided from the traveling Member Institution to the host Member

Institution. If the ADs cannot reach an agreement concerning reimbursement, the Commissioner

has the authority to render a final decision. In the event the Commissioner determines the traveling

institution did make reasonable efforts to arrive in time for the scheduled contest, a “no-contest” shall

be declared.

Unable to Field a Team and No Extraordinary Circumstances Exist. In the event a Member Institution is unable

to field a team for a contest, and a scheduled contest is thereby not played as originally scheduled,

the Member Institution unable to field a team shall have forfeited the contest if the Commissioner

determines that no extraordinary circumstances existed. The Member Institution unable to field the

team will be issued a loss in the Conference standings and the opposing team will be issued a

win in the Conference standings. In such a case, ADs for the involved institutions will determine

whether any reimbursement should be provided from the forfeiting Member Institution to the non-

forfeiting Member Institution. If the ADs cannot reach an agreement concerning reimbursement, the

Commissioner has the authority to render a final decision.

9.4 GROUNDS

Member Institutions shall schedule and conduct all intercollegiate contests, where possible, on grounds

either owned by or under the immediate control of one of the participating Member Institutions. Football

games may be played on a field which precedent has established as an alternate home field for that

Conference opponent.

9.5 SCHEDULING OBLIGATIONS

Schedules for competition in all Conference sports shall be approved by the Conference office. Once

approved, Member Institutions are to adhere to such schedules and any violation of this policy will subject

the involved Member Institution to Conference enforcement procedures. Member Institutions may, but

are not required to exchange game contracts.

SECTION 10 – SPORTS REGULATIONS

10.1 SPONSORSHIP OF INTERCOLLEGIATE SPORTS

As an obligation of membership in the Conference, each Member Institution shall meet NCAA Division I

Football Bowl Subdivision membership requirements, which includes sponsoring a minimum of 16 varsity

sports, with the minimum of six (6) varsity sports for men and a minimum of eight (8) varsity sports

for women. Further, a Member Institution must sponsor a minimum of six (6) men’s sports and six (6)

women’s sports from the list below. Two (2) of the required men’s sports must be football and basketball.

Of the required women’s sports, one (1) must be basketball and one (1) must be volleyball or soccer.

Conference Rules shall apply to those sports in which the Conference sponsors a championship (regular

season or postseason).

The following sports are sponsored by the Conference (indicates number of Member Institutions sponsoring

the sport):

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BASEBALL 14 BASKETBALL 16

BASKETBALL 16 BEACH VOLLEYBALL 3

CROSS COUNTRY 13 CROSS COUNTRY 16

FOOTBALL 16 EQUESTRIAN 3

GOLF 16 GOLF 14

SWIMMING & DIVING 7 GYMNASTICS 6

TENNIS 9 LACROSSE 3

INDOOR TRACK & FIELD 13 ROWING 4

OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD 13 SOCCER 16

WRESTLING 4 SOFTBALL 11

SWIMMING & DIVING 10

TENNIS 16

INDOOR TRACK & FIELD 16

OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD 16

VOLLEYBALL 15

10.1.1 Conference Championship Sports Requirements. To host a Conference championship, the sport must

satisfy “continuity-of-membership”. “Continuity-of-membership” requires a minimum of four (4)

Member Institutions to sponsor the sport on a varsity intercollegiate basis and to conduct Conference

competition together in Division I.

10.1.2 Notification Provision. To successfully manage its sponsored sports, Member Institutions must

maintain a minimum number of sports per the Conference’s sponsorship requirements in C.R. 10.1. If

a Member Institution discontinues a Conference-sponsored sport, confidential and written notification

at the onset of the process must be provided to the Commissioner.

10.2 PRINCIPLES & STANDARDS OF SPORTSMANSHIP

The regulation of the conduct of student-athletes, coaches, athletics department personnel and others

shall be as provided in Section 11 hereto.

10.3 ADMINISTRATIVE SPORTS MANUALS

The rules and policies governing each sport sponsored by the Conference shall be as set forth in the

administrative manual for each such sport (each, an “Administrative Manual” and collectively, the

“Administrative Manuals” or “General Administration Policies (GAP)”).

10.3.1 Delivery & Effect. The Administrative Manuals or GAP shall be forwarded via electronic transmission

prior to the start of each sport regular season and shall have the status of Rules of the Conference.

10.3.2 Violations & Sanctions for Violations. Violations of Administrative Manual rules are subject to the

following procedural guidelines with the understanding that the Commissioner may impose more

severe sanctions if warranted:

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violation occurs again;

10.4 TRAVEL SQUAD RESTRICTIONS

10.4.1 Regular Season Competition in Football. The restriction set forth in C.R. 10.4.4 shall constitute the

maximum travel squad size and shall apply to regular season Conference competition that is required

and scheduled by the Conference office. This limit applies to all student-athletes accompanying the

team to any away-from-home competition (e.g., redshirt, injured student-athlete). If additional student-

athletes travel to the competition, it must be at their own expense. Additional student-athletes who

have traveled to the competition may not dress in uniform, participate in pre-game warms-ups or

compete under any circumstance.

10.4.1.1 One-Time Regular Season & Championship Exception. In addition to the 74 football student-athletes in

the travel squad, a Member Institution may travel and compete all student-athletes in their final year of eligibility

as part of an expanded travel squad. This exception may be used each year at:

a. One regular season game provided the Member Institution communicates such designation in writing to

the Conference and host institution no later than the Monday preceding the game; and

b. The Conference Championship.

10.4.1.2 Final Year of Eligibility and Medically Unable to Compete Due to Incapacitating Injury or Illness Exception.

A Member Institution may travel and exempt from the travel squad limit any football student-athletes in their

final year of eligibility who has been deemed medically unable to compete the remainder of the season due to

an incapacitating injury or illness. The student-athlete may not miss class to travel unless the missed class time

is approved by the FAR in advance of the travel. The Member Institution must also be able to provide sufficient

medical documentation of the incapacitating injury or illness upon request of the Conference.

10.4.2 Regular Season Competition in Sports Other Than Football. The restrictions set forth in C.R. 10.4.4 shall

constitute the maximum competition squad size and shall apply to regular season Conference

competition that is required and scheduled by the Conference office. This limit applies to all

participating student-athletes accompanying the team to any away-from-home competition. Non-

competing student-athletes on the away team, who meet NCAA rules to receive competition-related

expenses, may travel to regular-season Conference competition at the Member Institution’s discretion

but may not dress in uniform, participate in pre-game warm-ups, or compete in the competition.

10.4.2.1 Baseball and Tennis Exception. The regular season restrictions set forth in C.R. 10.4.4 for baseball and

tennis shall constitute the maximum competition squad size for both participating home and away teams. Non-

competing student-athletes on the away team, who meet NCAA rules to receive competition-related expenses,

may travel to regular-season Conference competition at the Member Institution’s discretion but may not dress in

uniform, participate in pre-game warm-ups, or compete in the competition.

10.4.3 Conference Championship in Sports Other Than Football. For Conference postseason championships, the

restrictions set forth in C.R. 10.4.4 constitute the maximum competition squad size for all participating

teams, including a host institution. Additional student-athletes who are eligible for competition may

travel to the championship at the Member Institution’s discretion but may not dress in uniform,

participate in pre-game warm-ups, or compete in the championship.

10.4.4 Restrictions.

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BASKETBALL 15 OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD 32

BEACH VOLLEYBALL 14 ROWING 42

CROSS COUNTRY 10 SOCCER 28

EQUESTRIAN 32 SOFTBALL 25

FOOTBALL 74 SWIMMING & DIVING 24

GOLF 7 TENNIS 10

GYMNASTICS 18 VOLLEYBALL 18

LACROSSE 32 WRESTLING 13

10.4.4.1 Neutral Site Competition. The restrictions set forth in C.R. 10.4.4 shall apply to both participating teams

in a regular season neutral site competition that is required and scheduled by the Conference office, excluding any

competition held at an off-campus location that serves as an institution’s home arena.

10.4.4.2 Swimming & Diving Exception. Travel competition squads shall be limited to 24 equivalencies per

championship meet. An entrant who swims shall be counted as (1) one competitor. Divers shall be counted as

one-half (1/2).

SECTION 11 – SPORTSMANSHIP & ETHICAL CONDUCT

11.1 PRINCIPLES OF SPORTSMANSHIP & STANDARDS FOR CONDUCT

The essential elements of character-building and ethics in sports are embodied in the concept of

sportsmanship and six (6) core principles: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and

good citizenship. The Member Institutions place great importance on the principles of sportsmanship and

the ideal of pursuing victory with honor in intercollegiate athletics. Participation in athletics, including as

a fan, is a privilege and not a right.

11.2 GENERAL STATEMENTS OF RESPONSIBILITY

All those associated with the Conference athletics programs, including institutional personnel and fans,

have the responsibility to conduct themselves consistent with the principles of sportsmanship. The

Conference adopts the following minimum standards of responsibility.

11.2.1 Institutional Responsibility. Member Institutions have the responsibility to take all reasonable steps to

ensure that all institutional personnel, students and others in attendance at athletics events conduct

themselves in a dignified manner and exhibit respect and courtesy toward game officials and those

representing and supporting the opposing institution.

11.2.2 Athletics Department Responsibility. The Member Institution’s AD shall have the responsibility to

effectively communicate to all athletics department personnel, coaches and student-athletes the basic

principles of sportsmanship and standards for conduct. It must be made clear that concerns about

Conference programs, such as officiating, and other Member Institutions must be addressed with the

appropriate Conference or institutional staff and not in a public forum.

11.2.3 Game Management Responsibility. The Member Institution’s AD shall have the responsibility to take

reasonable steps to create an environment that is fair and safe for visiting teams and officials. The AD,

or his/her designee, must contact the visiting team’s AD, or his/her designee, of a sport to address

any issues and identify the game manager who can respond to concerns during the contest and the

location of this individual during the contest. Each institution must arrange its seating at events so as to

emphasize sportsmanship and minimize harassment of the visiting teams. Member Institutions must

also have a protocol that ensures the protection of all participants and related personnel, particularly

regarding court or field storming incidents.

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in their programs and must continually emphasize the need for sportsmanship. Coaches have the

responsibility to control the behavior of their student-athletes and staff members to ensure they are

demonstrating respect for their opponents, the game officials and the game itself. Coaches must

remain in their designated areas during a contest and refrain from behavior with the purpose of

inciting the crowd toward negative conduct.

11.2.5 Conference Responsibility. The Commissioner shall have the responsibility to promote and enforce

these principles and standards of conduct in connection with all athletics events involving a Member

Institution, including competition against non-conference institutions. The Commissioner shall have

broad authority to interpret the rules, review disciplinary action taken by Member Institutions and

further sanction those deemed to have violated the rules.

11.3 VIOLATIONS

Violations of Section 11 and its subsets requiring actions by the Commissioner are:

11.3.1 Verbal or Physical Abuse. Prior to, during and after a contest, coaches, student-athletes, institutional

personnel, spirit squads and others in attendance are prohibited from committing verbally or physically

abusive acts toward game officials or an opponent’s team members, coaching staff, institutional

personnel or fans.

11.3.2 Comments About Officiating. Coaches, student-athletes and institutional personnel are prohibited

from making any public comment regarding the game officials or the officiating at any contest. The

public airing of officiating matters, whether directly or indirectly, during or after a game, verbally or by

use of video, on or off the record, is prohibited.

11.3.3 Comments About Other Members. Coaches, student-athletes and institutional personnel are prohibited

from making public comments that are negative about other Member Institutions, including, but not

limited to, negative comments, whether made directly or indirectly, about the personnel, student-

athletes, support groups and other matters related to the institution.

11.3.4 Court & Field Storming. A Member Institution must safely escort the visiting team, coaches, officials

and other personnel off the playing surface, particularly in the event of a post-game celebration. All

court and field storming incidents will be reviewed by the Conference.

11.3.5 Other Misconduct. In addition to the specific authority set forth in Rules 11.3.1, 11.3.2, 11.3.3 and

11.3.4, the Commissioner has the absolute discretion to impose sanctions for other unsportsmanlike

conduct that is contrary to or inconsistent with the principles and expectations set forth in Rules 11.1

and 11.2.

11.4 PROCESSING OF POSSIBLE VIOLATIONS

When a Member Institution has reason to believe that a violation of Section 11 and its subsets has occurred

or is aware of an incident involving sportsmanship principles by either another member institution or its

own institution, it shall be reported immediately to the Commissioner. Written communication between

the Conference and the involved institution shall include copies to the president or chancellor and FAR.

11.4.1 Report of Commissioner. If the Commissioner believes a violation of these rules may have occurred,

he/she or a designated Conference staff member will gather all information available for review of the

matter. If the Commissioner believes that a violation occurred, a written report will be provided to the

AD of the involved institution.

11.4.2 Response by Institution. After receipt of the Commissioner’s report, the AD of the involved institution

must submit, within 24 hours of receipt of the report, a written response to the Commissioner indicating

the institution’s position on the matter. See C.R. 11.4.4 for exceptions to the 24-hour deadline.

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Commissioner will send the final written decision to the AD of the involved institution, which will set

forth the Commissioner’s findings and penalty, if any, to be imposed. The institution will have 24

hours after receipt of the Commissioner’s final decision to indicate in writing to the Commissioner

whether it will appeal his/her decision under the provisions of Rule 11.5 below. See Rule 11.4.4 for

exceptions to the 24-hour deadline.

11.4.4 Delegation of Authority & Timing Exceptions. The Commissioner or AD may designate another member

of his/her staff to act on his/her behalf. In addition, the Commissioner shall have the authority to

extend or shorten the 24-hour deadlines set forth above. In certain incidents where timing is of the

essence, the Commissioner may initiate the process in Rule 11.4.1 verbally.

11.4.5 Penalties. The penalties that may be imposed by the Commissioner for violation of these rules

may include, but are not limited to, private and public reprimand, institutional fines, and suspension

from practice and/or competition.

11.4.6 Violation by a Director of the Board, Other Institutional Personnel, Institutional Board Member. The members of

the Conference Board of Directors, high ranking institutional staff outside of athletics and institutional

board members are obligated to adhere to these sportsmanship rules. The Commissioner shall submit

a report to the full Board if it is alleged that such personnel have violated the rules. The Board has sole

authority to consider the allegation and will determine whether a violation occurred and the penalty,

if any, to be assessed.

11.5 APPEALS

Only the president or chancellor of a Member Institution may submit an appeal on behalf of the institution

or individual affected by the final disciplinary action of the Commissioner involving a suspension from

competition or fine or forfeiture of a game. In all other cases, the Commissioner’s decisions shall be final.

An appeal must be submitted in writing to the Commissioner within 24 hours after receiving the final

decision. The Board of Directors, or its designated committee, shall be the body to consider the appeal

and shall do so as expeditiously as possible. The Board may increase or decrease any penalty imposed

by the Commissioner.

11.5.1 Appeal Hearing. Once an appeal has been timely filed, a hearing in person or by teleconference will

be conducted by the Board as expeditiously as possible. A minimum of three (3) Directors of Member

Institutions not involved in the incident(s) that resulted in the Commissioner’s penalty will be required

to hear the appeal. The president or chancellor making the appeal must participate in the hearing.

11.5.1.1 Information Considered by Board. The president or chancellor filing the appeal must submit a written

statement outlining the reasons for the appeal to the other Directors at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. In

addition, the Conference office will submit its report, along with other relevant material (e.g., video, media reports,

statements by witnesses) for the Board’s consideration.

11.5.1.2 Hearing Process. If the chair of the Board cannot participate, he/she will appoint a chair for the appeal

hearing from the Directors who will hear the appeal. The president or chancellor making the appeal will make

an opening statement after the hearing is called to order by the chair for the hearing. The Conference staff will

participate and will issue an opening statement as well. The hearing then will be open for discussion between all

parties participating. The chair then will excuse everyone from the hearing except the Directors, who will deliberate

and make a determination to uphold, modify or reject the Commissioner’s final decision. In modifying the decision,

the Directors are authorized to decrease or increase the Commissioner’s penalties. The chair will then contact the

Commissioner to relay the Board’s decision and the Commissioner will notify the president or chancellor who

submitted the appeal.

11.5.2 Final Decision. The decision of the Appeal Board shall be final.

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In recognition that an expedient process is required during championship events to address possible

violations related to Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct, all decisions of the Commissioner, or designee,

are considered final, and not subject to appeal.

CONFERENCE POLICIES

AWARDS

Student-athletes are honored with numerous awards. See Awards section of respective sport’s Administration

Manual for a list of awards per sport. Academic awards are the same for all sports and are outlined below.

student-athletes unless specifically stated in voting policies.

first-place votes would be compared. Two-way ties will not be broken. (Note: The initial comparison is by accumulated points.) There

is no tiebreaker procedure for “teams” (all-conference, all-freshman, all-defensive, etc.). All tied individuals will be placed on the

appropriate team.

ACADEMIC AWARDS

The designated institutional contact is responsible for submitting qualified honorees for the following

awards to the Conference per guidelines sent by the Conference Academics liaison. All honorees will

receive digital certificates.

ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 TEAM

two previous semesters.

other academic and participation requirements are met. (Updated 2025-26)

years and meet all criteria except percent of participation are eligible.

recognized with a perfect GPA.

DR. GERALD LAGE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

higher. (Note: Credit hours do not have to be degree applicable and may include transferable credit hours.)

(Last Updated, 2024-25)

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Championship segment.

COMMISSIONER’S HONOR ROLL

3.0.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

SPORTSMANSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT

The following statement, provided by the Conference office, shall be announced prior to all Conference

contests (time at discretion of host institution) (Last Updated 2020-21):

“Good [morning/afternoon/evening] Big 12 [sport] fans. The Big 12 Conference and [school] promote

good sportsmanship by student-athletes, coaches, institutional personnel and spectators. We request

your cooperation by supporting the participants and officials in a positive manner. Abusive, vulgar,

racist, homophobic and sexist language or other intimidating actions directed at student-athletes,

fans, officials, coaches or team representatives will not be tolerated and will result in your removal

from this facility. Any spectator who interferes by coming onto the [field/court] or by throwing objects

onto the [field/court] at any time will be removed. Your cooperation is appreciated.”

CONCUSSION DIAGNOSIS & MANAGEMENT

Each Big 12 Member Institution shall follow the NCAA Concussion Safety Protocol Checklist, per NCAA Article

3.2.4.20.1 (Concussion Safety Protocol). The key components include:

specifically outlining the roles of athletics healthcare staff (e.g., physician, athletic trainer, physician

assistant, neurologist, neuropsychologist, physical therapist) and the specific protocol for evaluation and

management of concussions.

athletics directors as to their responsibility for reporting any injuries and illnesses, including signs and

symptoms for concussions, to the institutional medical staff. During the review process, student-athletes

and coaches should be presented with educational material on concussions and shall sign a statement

confirming their receipt of such materials, as well as acknowledging their responsibilities for reporting their

injuries and illnesses. (Concussion: a Fact Sheet for Student-Athletes, NCAA/CDC)

with concussion be removed from practice/competition, and be evaluated by a medical provider with

experience in the evaluation and management of concussion. The plan shall clearly state that a student-

athlete diagnosed with a concussion be withheld and not be permitted to return to activity for the remainder

of that day.

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to allow for post-injury comparative assessment at appropriate time intervals to monitor the recovery

process. These should include objective assessment of signs and symptoms, neurocognitive function, and

balance; and a systematic symptom guided return to play (“RTP”) progression.

rest following concussion and establishing a process to guide the transition back into the academic

classroom.

authority to determine management and RTP of any ill/injured student-athlete and to ensure that no coach

serve as the primary supervisor for any medical provider, nor have hiring, retention, and/or dismissal

authority over that provider.

Football Practice Contact for College Student-Athlete Recommendations for preseason, in-season and

post-season practice sessions.

by the NCAA Concussion Safety Protocol Review Committee, per NCAA Article 3.2.4.20 (Concussion

Management Plan).

will work collaboratively to better identify, deter, limit, and/or prevent potential unsafe plays (e.g., head to

head contact, elbow to head or upper torso) that can lead to concussions or more serious head and neck

injuries.

work to modify athletes’ techniques, and encourage safe play to help prevent injuries.

CONFERENCE BRANDING

Institutions must follow Big 12 brand guidelines on all team uniforms and apparel in addition to facilities,

digital and print materials. Please contact Katie Ristow (kristow@big12sports.com) with questions or to obtain

a copy of the complete brand guidelines. (Sport specific information is in appendix of sport manuals.)

Additionally, in all mediums, Big 12 should never be spelled out (Big Twelve) nor used in Roman numerals (Big

XII). Only sports sponsored by the Conference may use “Big 12” in the event title. Therefore, only events which

the Conference office conducts may use the “Big 12” name.

CONFERENCE CREDENTIALS

Selected Big 12 staff will utilize photo credentials that allow for access at all member institutions’ athletic

events. These credentials will be produced by the league office for Big 12 staff and each of the governance

groups (Presidents/Chancellors, FARs, ADs and SWAs). Big 12 staff will alert the respective media relations

contacts in advance when planning to attend an event.

GAME MANAGEMENT

SPIRIT SQUAD INTERACTION

At no time during contests (including pregame, intermissions and postgame), will representatives of an

institution’s spirit squad (including but not limited to cheerleaders, drill/dance teams, mascots, specialty

groups) interact with opposing players or game officials. Violations of this policy may result in the removal

of individuals or groups from the sidelines for specific and subsequent contests.

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The host athletics director or his/her designee should meet briefly with game officials and visiting team

representatives to inform them where he or she will be located during the contest in case of a situation

that requires action by game management (e.g. misbehavior by fans). This person must be available

throughout the duration of the contest. (Effective 2006-07)

EJECTED/DISQUALIFIED PLAYER(S)

In all Conference contests in all sports, a disqualified player, coach or other team representative shall

be removed from the playing and spectator areas and escorted to the locker room or other appropriate

location, by personnel from their team and/or administrative staff; where he/she is to remain until the

game is completed (individual should not return to the playing area postgame unless opposing team and

fans have exited). It is recommended that the individual be supervised by a team representative during this

time. In the event of disqualification, every effort should be made to remove the individual(s) discretely.

Further, there should not be PA announcements, video productions or other methods to highlight or entice

fan response to the ejection, nor should the ejected individual/player have interaction with media during

the contest.

If a player, coach or other team representative is serving a suspension for any subsequent game in which

he/she has been disqualified, ejected or suspended, he/she may not be on the court, playing or team

bench area during the game until such time as the suspension or disqualification has been completed.

He/she cannot be in uniform and may not participate in any pregame introduction or other function until

such time as the suspension or disqualification has been completed.

PROTECTION POLICY

Conference members should develop a protocol that ensures the protection of teams, coaches, officials

and administrative staffs, particularly in the event of a post-game celebration. Event management should

ensure that the officials are escorted to and from the locker room to venue floor. Appropriate security

personnel should be available to escort the officials out of the venue at the end of the match. In addition,

institutions should conduct a video surveillance of student sections and of any incidents of fans rushing

the court, with video of such problems being provided to a campus senior administrator for student affairs

for appropriate adjudication. For more information see Section 11 - Sportsmanship & Ethical Conduct.

(Effective 2006-07)

Big 12 Best Practices for Venue Security contains the minimum security-related operations for venues

hosting Big 12 games and related events. In addition to venue requirements, it contains recommended best

practices for security operations. While the best practices listed in this document are only recommended

at this time, venue operators should strongly consider incorporating these as required operations. These

security requirements do not constitute a comprehensive security program and do not address compliance

with any applicable federal, state, or local laws or regulations. It is the responsibility of each member

institution to ensure that the operation of the venue complies with all applicable laws and regulations.

It is the sole responsibility of each Big 12 member institution to maintain a secure venue for the safety of

the participants, staff, fans, and game officials.

To access the Big 12 Best Practices for Venue Security, please contact Conference staff.

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SPORT COMMITTEE

Each sport committee will be composed of the head coach from each Big 12 member institution that

sponsors the sport (affiliate member head coaches are included if applicable). Each member institution

shall be allowed one voting delegate per each group’s meeting. Any additional administrator who serves

on a sport-specific NCAA Committee will be an ex-officio member of the committee. Additionally, each

committee (except football and men’s basketball) has a two designated senior woman administrator

liaisons. The committee shall be responsible for recommendations governing the conduct of its sport’s

competition.

In general, the chairperson of the sport committee follows the institutional rotation as outlined in the

Conference handbook (the 2025-26 chairperson is West Virginia). Exceptions may occur, though, due to

sport sponsorship and affiliate members. Please reference sport-specific information for more details.

MANDATORY MEETING

Each sport committee shall meet annually and shall be responsible for recommendations governing the

conduct of its respective sport’s competition. Attendance is mandatory and addressed by C.R. 5.6.1.

RECOMMENDATIONS

Committee recommendations (adopted by a majority vote of members) shall be submitted for subsequent

approval by the senior woman administrators, athletics directors and faculty athletics representatives of

the Big 12 institutions.

MORATORIUM

Subsequent to the close of any sport committee meeting, the action taken or the adopted amendment

may not be subject to reconsideration or further amendment until two calendar years after the effective

date, unless there is new pertinent information (i.e. Conference school adds/drops a sport, the NCAA

expands the tournament bracket, etc.).

MINUTES

Minutes of each sport committee’s meeting shall be distributed to all appropriate administrative personnel

by the Conference office.

NCAA AUTOMATIC QUALIFIER

The Conference receives automatic qualification into the NCAA Championship for the following sports:

volleyball, soccer, wrestling, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s

tennis, lacrosse, rowing, softball and baseball. (Information regarding Beach Volleyball AQ waiver is pending.)

In all team sports except volleyball, the winner of the Big 12 Championship earns the conference’s automatic

berth to the NCAA Championship. Since volleyball does not have a postseason championship, the winner of

the regular-season is the Conference’s automatic qualifier.

and/or if a championship cannot be completed.

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The Conference has a Liaison to Officials (previously known as “Officials Coordinator”) assign regular-season

officials for the following sports: volleyball, soccer, football, wrestling, basketball, tennis, lacrosse, equestrian,

softball and baseball. In all other sports, the host institutions are responsible for securing officials and other

necessary personnel for all home contests as well as payment.

As a professional courtesy, during all games in which a Big 12 Member Institution serves as the home team

(including games at neutral site venues), the Big 12 Member Institution serving as the home team shall

provide an initial evaluation of any official who requires medical attention during the course of the game.

The home team’s medical staff shall initiate first aid/emergent care until onsite emergency services or other

medical attention is administered. The home team shall notify the Conference office sport administrator of any

incidence of a game official receiving medical attention.

The Conference Rule on Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct (Section 11) does not allow public comments on

officiating by coaches, student-athletes or institutional personnel.

POOL REPORTER POLICY

If an on-site credentialed member of the media has a rules clarification question, it must be submitted in writing

via e-mail to the Big 12 Vice President – Communications & Strategy within 30 minutes of the conclusion of the

contest. The Conference office will consult with the Liaison to Officials regarding rules clarification questions.

Game officials will not be available to the media at contests. When a clarification is warranted, the Big 12 office

will provide a response. (Updated 2020-21)

SPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE

The Conference established advisory committees in selected sports (not applicable in football or men’s

basketball) to provide interpretive assistance when needed. It is not anticipated that these committees will be

called upon often, but the intent is for members to participate in annual coaches meetings (can be virtual), to

assist Conference staff in seeding of teams and implementing the tiebreaker procedure, to assist in reviewing/

updating policies in administrative/championship manuals when called upon and if possible, to attend all or a

portion of the respective Big 12 Championship (should at least be accessible via phone if issue arises).

Each committee would consist of the two SWA liaisons for that sport in addition to the respective Liaison to

Officials when applicable. Additional administrators with respective sport oversight and/or expertise (NCAA

Committee experience, former coach, etc.) could be consulted if needed. (Updated 2025-26)

The coach who serves as the current chairperson for the sport should be a non-voting member (effective

2016-17). If the chair is the coach of an institution involved in the issue at hand, then the incoming chair shall

serve on the Committee in this capacity. Additionally, an administrator on a SAC should recuse him/herself if

his institution is involved in the matter at hand.

The following process was established when a SAC is needed to address unique sport-specific incidents that

are not clearly defined by NCAA or Conference rules:

incident, he/she shall be recused and the Conference sport liaison will serve on the committee.

Administrators. Again, the involved institution(s) may present information before a decision is made.

Commissioner for him to render a final decision.

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PLAYER-GUEST ADMISSIONS

For all sports which charge admission (with the exception of football and basketball) - At a minimum,

60 complimentary tickets shall be provided for Baseball, Softball, Women’s Soccer and Lacrosse; 50 for

Gymnastics, Volleyball and Wrestling; and 20 for Tennis. Should more tickets be requested, best efforts

will be made, with the visiting team financially responsible. The host institution shall utilize best efforts

to locate reserved seats in the area of close proximity to the visiting team bench/dugout. The visiting

team will notify the host institution of its desire to utilize these tickets in a timely manner. Distribution of

tickets designated by student-athletes shall be done in a manner consistent with NCAA guidelines. For

football and basketball, please refer to their respective administrative manuals for more information. (Last

Updated 2023-24)

OFFICIALS’ TICKETS

Regular Season. Effective 2023-24, the host institution shall provide each game official the opportunity to

receive two complimentary tickets for Big 12 regular-season competitions to which he/she is assigned.

The home team will reserve these tickets until one week prior to the contest for Big 12 sponsored sports

charging admission. Tickets will be allocated in a block in best available seating and must be requested

by the official through the ticket manager of the institution.

SOCCER 4 Officials

VOLLEYBALL 4 Officials (2 referees/2 line judges)

FOOTBALL 10 Officials (8 game/2 replay)

WRESTLING Up to 2 Officials

BASKETBALL 3 Officials

GYMNASTICS 5 Judges (if Dual); 8 (if Tri)

TENNIS 7 Officials

LACROSSE 3 Officials

SOFTBALL 3 Umpires

BASEBALL 4 Umpires

Championships. In select sports (football, basketball, soccer, wrestling, tennis, lacrosse, softball, baseball), each

assigned game official may request two complimentary all session tickets. Acceptance of complimentary

tickets will result in a taxable benefit, the value of which will be added to the 1099 Box 7 non-employee

compensation. Officials will provide written verification for these tickets and the Big 12 office will assist in

the distribution.

TRAVEL ISSUES / CONTINGENCIES

Institutions should adhere to the following communication steps at the first knowledge that inclement

weather or other unforeseen occurrence may affect travel to Conference competition (regular-season and/or

championship):

1. Both institutions – home and away – should be in communication as soon as one learns of potential

weather concerns – or other issues – that may affect team travel to the competition site (as well as leaving

the site) and should notify the involved athletics directors.

2. As soon as a potential travel concern is identified, the traveling team should notify the Conference staff

liaison.

3. The Conference staff liaison will alert necessary parties, including but not limited to, Commissioner, Vice

Presidents, Sport Liaison, Liaison to Officials, televising entity (if third tier package, institution should

notify appropriate entity) and involved Athletics Directors.

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institutional sport liaisons, athletics directors and Conference staff. Travel options should be outlined on

the teleconference as well as a timeline for making decisions.

visiting team not make reasonable efforts to arrive in time for the scheduled contest.

TROPHY POLICY

[Note: Each institution has a generic trophy effective with the 2025-26 season.]

The Big 12 Conference has provided each institution with a generic trophy (no sport or year) for the purpose

of trophy presentations to home or visiting teams that clinch regular-season championships (applicable to

football, volleyball, soccer, M/W basketball, gymnastics, M/W tennis, lacrosse, softball and baseball).

The Conference office will communicate with the designated trophy contact at the host institution to indicate

when a replica trophy may be needed. Additionally, the Conference will help facilitate communication between

athletics directors (or designees) of the involved institutions to discuss the details of the presentation. If the

host institution clinches the championship, the trophy presentation may be on the court. If a visiting team

clinches the championship, the presentation of the trophy shall be limited to the visitors’ locker room or

another suitable location, as determined by agreement of the participating teams’ athletics directors or their

designees.

The actual trophy will be sent to the winning institution after the championship has been secured. Conference

staff will not present regular-season trophies on campus. Additionally, regular-season trophies will not be

presented at championships.

for the celebration. Remember that any designs must be approved through the Big 12 licensing contact, Katie Ristow, kristow@

big12sports.com.

*The lone exception is volleyball since there is no championship. Please contact volleyball sport administrator for additional information on what is

provided.*

ISSUES NOT ADDRESSED

The NCAA Rules Book shall govern in any situation where administrative rules or rules of conduct are not

covered in this manual (or US Rowing in rowing; NCEA in equestrian; or ITA in tennis). Any issues not addressed

directly by the NCAA, the respective sport’s NCAA or governing body’s rules, Big 12 rules, these procedures or

the accompanying appendices will be acted upon by the Commissioner of the Big 12 Conference in concert

with the Athletics Directors.

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