NBC Sports announced it will stream 20 Big 12 men’s basketball games exclusively on Peacock during the 2025-26 season, adding to the platform’s growing slate of live college sports coverage.
The Big 12 enters the new campaign as one of the nation’s deepest conferences, with six programs ranked in the preseason Associated Press Top 25 — matching a league record and tying for the most of any conference. Houston leads the group at No. 2, followed by BYU (No. 8), Texas Tech (No. 10), Arizona (No. 13), Iowa State (No. 16), and Kansas (No. 19).
Peacock’s Big 12 coverage begins Friday, November 21, when No. 8 BYU hosts No. 24 Wisconsin at 4 p.m. ET in a non-conference showdown between ranked teams. The platform’s early-season slate also features No. 2 Houston hosting Florida State on Saturday, December 8, at 8 p.m. ET from the Toyota Center in Houston. The Cougars, who captured both the Big 12 regular-season and postseason titles last year, will make three exclusive appearances on Peacock, including a road matchup at Baylor on Saturday, January 10, at 1 p.m. ET.
Conference play tips off Saturday, January 3, with a Peacock doubleheader featuring No. 19 Kansas visiting UCF at 2 p.m. ET, followed by No. 13 Arizona traveling to Utah at 4 p.m. ET. Throughout the season, the platform will showcase several marquee matchups, including No. 16 Iowa State at Baylor (Jan. 7), No. 10 Texas Tech at Baylor (Jan. 20), No. 2 Houston hosting Kansas State (Feb. 14), and Kansas visiting Oklahoma State (Feb. 18).
The Big 12’s strong national presence continues after sending seven teams to last season’s NCAA Tournament. Houston advanced to the Final Four for the second time in five years, while Texas Tech, Arizona, and BYU joined the Cougars in the Sweet 16 — marking the first time since 2002 that four Big 12 teams reached that stage. It was also the 11th consecutive year the league earned at least six NCAA bids.
The Big 12’s recent success underscores its status as one of college basketball’s premier conferences. A Big 12 team has reached the Final Four in five of the past seven tournaments, and the league has claimed two of the last five national championships — Baylor in 2021 and Kansas in 2022.
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