2012–13 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season

2012–13 Big 12 Men's Basketball Season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Teams10
TV partner(s)CBS, ESPN, FSN
Regular Season
2013 Big 12 ChampionsKansas, Kansas State
Season MVPMarcus Smart
Top scorerPierre Jackson
Tournament
ChampionsKansas
  Runners-upKansas State
Finals MVPJeff Withey
2012–13 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Kansas 14 4   .778 31 6   .838
No. 12 Kansas State 14 4   .778 27 8   .771
No. 17 Oklahoma State 13 5   .722 24 9   .727
Oklahoma 11 7   .611 20 12   .625
Iowa State 11 7   .611 23 12   .657
Baylor 9 9   .500 23 14   .622
Texas 7 11   .389 16 18   .471
West Virginia 6 12   .333 13 19   .406
Texas Tech 3 15   .167 11 20   .355
TCU 2 16   .111 11 21   .344
2013 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2012–13 Big 12 men's basketball season began with practices in October 2012, followed by the start of the regular-season in November. Conference play began in early January 2013 and concluded in March with the 2013 Big 12 men's basketball tournament at the Sprint Center in Kansas City. This was the first season in the Big 12 for two former Mountain West and Big East teams, as the TCU Horned Frogs and the West Virginia Mountaineers, respectively, played their first seasons in the conference.