1998 Big 12 men's basketball tournament

The 1998 Big 12 men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big 12 Conference. It was played from March 5 to 8, in Kansas City, Missouri at Kemper Arena. Number 1 seed Kansas defeated 3 seed Oklahoma 72–58 to win the championship and receive the conference’s automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament.

1998 Big 12 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199798
Teams12
SiteKemper Arena
Kansas City, Missouri
ChampionsKansas (2nd title)
Winning coachRoy Williams (2nd title)
MVPPaul Pierce (Kansas)
Attendance89,200 (overall)
16,800 (championship)
Top scorerPaul Pierce (Kansas)
(67 points)
TelevisionESPN
1997–98 Big 12 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Kansas151 .938354  .897
Oklahoma State115 .688227  .759
Oklahoma115 .6882211  .667
Nebraska106 .6252012  .625
Baylor88 .5001414  .500
Missouri88 .5001715  .531
Texas Tech79 .4381314  .481
Kansas State79 .4381712  .586
Colorado79 .4381314  .481
Texas610 .3751417  .452
Iowa State511 .3131218  .400
Texas A&M115 .063720  .259
1998 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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