University of Oklahoma Athletics

Conference Tournament History

OU Men's Basketball History & Tradition

Big 12 Champs Lead

OU made five Big 12 Championship title game appearances in the event's 25 years. Oklahoma's 10 consecutive league tournament game victories (2001-04) are tied with Kansas for the most in event history. The Sooners are 24-24 all-time in the Big 12 Championship.

In a dominant three-year stretch, Oklahoma won postseason Big 12 Championship titles in 2001, 2002 and 2003. OU's three titles rank third in the conference.

Oklahoma also claimed three Big 8 Tournament titles during the Billy Tubbs era.
 

SEC Tournament (1-1)
 Year  Site  Results
2025 Nashville (14) Oklahoma 81, (11) Georgia 75
(6) Kentucky 85, (14) Oklahoma 84
 
Big 12 Championship (24-24)
 Year  Site  Results
2024 Kansas City (8) TCU 77, (9) Oklahoma 70
2023 Kansas City (7) Oklahoma State 57, (10) Oklahoma 49
2022 Kansas City (7) Oklahoma 72, (2) Baylor 67
(3) Texas Tech 56, (7) Oklahoma 55
2021 Kansas City (7) Oklahoma 79, (10) Iowa State 73
(2) Kansas 69, (7) Oklahoma 62
 2020  Kansas City  (3) Oklahoma vs. (6) West Virginia - Canceled
 2019  Kansas City  (10) West Virginia 72, (6) Oklahoma 71
 2018  Kansas City  (8) Oklahoma State 71, (9) Oklahoma 60
 2017  Kansas City  (8) TCU 82, (9) Oklahoma 63
 2016  Kansas City  (3) Oklahoma 79, (6) Iowa State 76
 (2) West Virginia 69, (3) Oklahoma 67
 2015  Kansas City  (3) Oklahoma 64, (6) Oklahoma State 49
 (2) Iowa State 67, (3) Oklahoma 65
 2014  Kansas City  (7) Baylor 78, (2) Oklahoma 73
 2013  Kansas City  (5) Iowa State 73, (4) Oklahoma 66
 2012  Kansas City  (9) Texas A&M 62, (8) Oklahoma 53
 2011  Kansas City  (10) Oklahoma 84, (7) Baylor 67
 (2) Texas 74, (10) Oklahoma 54
 2010  Kansas City  (7) Oklahoma State 81, (10) Oklahoma 67
 2009  Oklahoma City  (7) Oklahoma State 71, (2) Oklahoma 70
 2008  Kansas City  (4) Oklahoma 54, (12) Colorado 49
 (1) Texas 77, (4) Oklahoma 49
 2007  Oklahoma City  (9) Oklahoma 68, (8) Iowa State 63
 (1) Kansas 64, (9) Oklahoma 47
 2006  Dallas  (6) Nebraska 69, (3) Oklahoma 63
 2005  Kansas City  (1) Oklahoma 83, (8) Missouri 79
 (4) Texas Tech 69, (1) Oklahoma 63
 2004  Dallas  (7) Oklahoma 63, (10) Nebraska 59
 (2) Texas 66, (7) Oklahoma 63
 2003  Dallas  (3) Oklahoma 74, (6) Colorado 59
 (3) Oklahoma 67, (7) Texas Tech 60 (OT)
 (3) Oklahoma 49, (5) Missouri 47 (Championship Game)
 2002  Kansas City  (2) Oklahoma 63, (7) Kansas State 52
 (2) Oklahoma 67, (3) Texas 51
 (2) Oklahoma 64, (1) Kansas 55 (Championship Game)
 2001  Kansas City  (3) Oklahoma 67, (6) Missouri 65
 (3) Oklahoma 62, (2) Kansas 57
 (3) Oklahoma 54, (4) Texas 45 (Championship Game)
 2000  Kansas City  (3) Oklahoma 84, (6) Missouri 80 (OT)
 (3) Oklahoma 81, (2) Texas 65
 (1) Iowa State 70, (3) Oklahoma 58 (Championship Game)
 1999  Kansas City  (5) Oklahoma State 60, (4) Oklahoma 57
 1998  Kansas City  (3) Oklahoma 58, (6) Missouri 53
 (3) Oklahoma 68, (10) Texas 55
 (1) Kansas 72, (3) Oklahoma 58 (Championship Game)
 1997  Kansas City  (6) Oklahoma 67, (11) Texas A&M 58
 (6) Oklahoma 55, (3) Colorado 41
 (10) Missouri 89, (6) Oklahoma 80
Big 8 Tournament (23-16)
 Year  Site  Results
 1996  Kansas City  (6) Missouri 92, (3) Oklahoma 88 (OT)
 1995  Kansas City  (3) Oklahoma 71, (6) Colorado 53
 (2) Oklahoma State 74, (3) Oklahoma 58
 1994  Kansas City  (4) Nebraska 105, (5) Oklahoma 88
 1993  Kansas City  (4) Iowa State 69, (5) Oklahoma 55
 1992  Kansas City  (4) Oklahoma 107, (5) Nebraska 85
 (1) Kansas 85, (4) Oklahoma 67
 1991  Kansas City  (3) Nebraska 117, (6) Oklahoma 113 (2OT)
 1990  Kansas City  (2) Oklahoma 78, (7) Nebraska 65
 (2) Oklahoma 95, (3) Kansas 77
 (2) Oklahoma 92, (8) Colorado 80 (Championship Game)
 1989  Kansas City  (1) Oklahoma 95, (8) Colorado 87 (2OT)
 (1) Oklahoma 76, (5) Iowa State 74
 1988  Kansas City  (1) Oklahoma 99, (8) Colorado 66
 (1) Oklahoma 102, (4) Missouri 99
 (1) Oklahoma 88, (2) Kansas State 83 (Championship Game)
 1987  Kansas City  (3) Oklahoma 83, (6) Iowa State 73
 (2) Kansas 82, (3) Oklahoma 77
 1986  Kansas City  (5) Oklahoma 78, (4) Missouri 75
 (1) Kansas 72, (5) Oklahoma 70
 1985  Kansas City  (1) Oklahoma 116, (8) Oklahoma State 91
 (1) Oklahoma 104, (4) Missouri 84
 (1) Oklahoma 73, (3) Iowa State 71 (Championship Game)
 1984  Kansas City  (1) Oklahoma 72, (8) Missouri 66 (played in Norman)
 (1) Oklahoma 90, (5) Colorado 78
 (2) Kansas 79, (1) Oklahoma 78 (Championship Game)
 1983  Kansas City  (7) Kansas 87, (2) Oklahoma 77 (played in Norman)
 1982  Kansas City  (3) Oklahoma 71, (6) Iowa State 67 (played in Norman)
 (3) Oklahoma 68, (2) Kansas State 62
 (1) Missouri 68, (3) Oklahoma 63 (Championship Game)
 1981  Kansas City  (2) Kansas State 75, (7) Oklahoma 56 (played in Manhattan)
 1980  Kansas City  (3) Nebraska 75, (6) Oklahoma 68 (played in Lincoln)
 1979  Kansas City  (1) Oklahoma 77, (8) Colorado 57 (played in Norman)
 (1) Oklahoma 72, (3) Kansas State 68
 (1) Oklahoma 80, (4) Kansas 65 (Championship Game)
 1978  Kansas City  (4) Kansas State 52, (5) Oklahoma 44 (played in Manhattan)
 1977  Kansas City  (3) Oklahoma 68, (6) Colorado 56 (played in Norman)
 (2) Missouri 90, (3) Oklahoma 74
 Overall Conference Tournament Record: 46-37