2020–21 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season

2020–21 Big 12 Men's Basketball Season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Teams10
TV partner(s)CBS, ESPN, FSN
NBA Draft
2021 Big 12 ChampionsBaylor
  Runners-upKansas
Season MVPCade Cunningham, Oklahoma State
Top scorerCade Cunningham, Oklahoma State
Big 12 tournament
ChampionsTexas
  Runners-upOklahoma State
Finals MVPMatt Coleman III
2020–21 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Baylor 13 1   .929 28 2   .933
No. 16 Kansas 12 6   .667 21 9   .700
No. 21 Texas 11 6   .647 19 8   .704
No. 18 West Virginia 11 6   .647 19 10   .655
No. 19 Oklahoma State 11 7   .611 21 9   .700
No. 22 Texas Tech 9 8   .529 18 11   .621
Oklahoma 9 8   .529 16 11   .593
TCU 5 11   .313 12 14   .462
Kansas State 4 14   .222 9 20   .310
Iowa State 0 18   .000 2 22   .083
2021 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Big 12 men's basketball season began with practices in October 2020, followed by the start of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Regular season conference play began in December 2020 and concluded in March 2021. The Big 12 tournament was held from March 11–14, 2021 and was played at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Baylor won their first ever National Championship, becoming the first Big 12 team to win the National Championship since Kansas in 2008.