The 2007 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship, was the 2007 edition of the Big 12 Conference's championship tournament. The tournament was held at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City from 8 March until 11 March 2007. 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of twelve schools located in the central United States. ... The Ford Center is an multipurpose indoor sports/concert arena located in downtown Oklahoma City. ... Downtown Oklahoma City The State Capitol of Oklahoma From The South Motto: Nickname: Capital of the New Century Founded 1889 Incorporated County Oklahoma County Cleveland County Canadian County Borough {{{borough}}} Parrish {{{parrish}}} Mayor Mick Cornett Area  - Total  - Water 1,608. ...

Regular Season

In the first preseason poll, Kansas was picked first and received 11 first-place votes. Texas A&M was picked second and received one first-place vote. The rest of the voting was as follows: Oklahoma State was picked third, Texas fourth, Kansas State fifth, Texas Tech sixth, Baylor seventh, Missouri eighth, Oklahoma ninth, Iowa State tenth, Nebraska eleventh, and Colorado twelfth.

As predicted, Kansas did win the regular-season title, clinching it with a 90-86 win over Texas on March 3.

The seedings for the tournament were earned as follows, with tiebreaker procedures followed in breaking a four-way tie for seventh place between Oklahoma State, Iowa State, Oklahoma, and Nebraska (see Tie Breaking Procedures for more information on seeding in the tournament):

[1] The Kansas Jayhawks mens basketball team has enjoyed considerable success, and has won four national championships. ... The Texas A&M Aggies basketball teams are the official mens and womens basketball teams at Texas A&M University. ... The Texas Longhorn mens basketball team competes in the Big XII Conference. ... Kansas State Universitys athletic teams are called the Wildcats, and their official color is royal purple; white and silver are generally used as complementary colors. ... Texas Tech University is a nationally recognized doctoral/research university located in Lubbock, Texas, established in 1923 originally as Texas Technological College. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Oklahoma State Cowboys (Cowgirls for womens teams) are the athletic teams that represent Oklahoma State University. ... The Iowa State Cyclones, or Clones, are the athletic teams of the Iowa State University. ... The University of Oklahoma features 16 varsity sports teams. ... The Nebraska Cornhuskers (often abbreviated to Huskers) is the name given to several sports teams of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. ... Baylor University is a private, Baptist-affiliated university located in Waco, Texas. ... University of Colorado at Boulder The University of Colorado at Boulder (CU or CU–Boulder) is the flagship university of the University of Colorado system. ... Ricardo Maurice Patton (born October 23, 1958) is the current head mens basketball coach at the University of Colorado. ...

Bracket

[2] The Kansas Jayhawks mens basketball team has enjoyed considerable success, and has won four national championships. ... The University of Oklahoma features 16 varsity sports teams. ... The Iowa State Cyclones, or Clones, are the athletic teams of the Iowa State University. ... The University of Oklahoma features 16 varsity sports teams. ... The Kansas Jayhawks mens basketball team has enjoyed considerable success, and has won four national championships. ... Kansas State Universitys athletic teams are called the Wildcats, and their official color is royal purple; white and silver are generally used as complementary colors. ... Kansas State Universitys athletic teams are called the Wildcats, and their official color is royal purple; white and silver are generally used as complementary colors. ... Texas Tech University is a Tier I research university located in Lubbock, Texas, established in 1923 originally as Texas Technological College. ... Texas Tech University is a Tier I research university located in Lubbock, Texas, established in 1923 originally as Texas Technological College. ... University of Colorado at Boulder The University of Colorado at Boulder (CU or CU–Boulder) is the flagship university of the University of Colorado system. ... The Kansas Jayhawks mens basketball team has enjoyed considerable success, and has won four national championships. ... The Texas Longhorn mens basketball team competes in the Big XII Conference. ... The Texas A&M Aggies basketball teams are the official mens and womens basketball teams at Texas A&M University. ... Oklahoma State Cowboys (Cowgirls for womens teams) are the athletic teams that represent Oklahoma State University. ... Oklahoma State Cowboys (Cowgirls for womens teams) are the athletic teams that represent Oklahoma State University. ... The Nebraska Cornhuskers (often abbreviated to Huskers) is the name given to several sports teams of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. ... Oklahoma State Cowboys (Cowgirls for womens teams) are the athletic teams that represent Oklahoma State University. ... The Texas Longhorn mens basketball team competes in the Big XII Conference. ... The Texas Longhorn mens basketball team competes in the Big XII Conference. ... Baylor University is a private, Baptist-affiliated research university located in Waco, Texas. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Baylor University is a private, Baptist-affiliated university located in Waco, Texas. ...

Other Facts

• Kansas, Texas, Texas A&M, and Texas Tech continued to the NCAA Tournament.
• Kansas State and Oklahoma State continued to the NIT Tournament.
• This was the first Big 12 Basketball Tournament to end in an overtime game.
• The Tournament MVP was Kevin Durant, a freshman from the University of Texas
• The 2007 Big 12 All-Tournament Team included Durant, Brandon Rush (Kansas), A. J. Abrams (Texas), Curtis Jerrells (Baylor), and Julian Wright (Kansas).[3]
• The tournament final was televised by ESPN with play-by-play and commentary by Ron Franklin, Fran Fraschilla, and Holly Rowe.

The 2007 NCAA Mens Division I Basketball Tournament involves 65 NCAA schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of mens NCAA Division I college basketball. ... The National Invitation Tournament is an annual US basketball competition. ... Overtime is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport in order to bring the game to a decision and avoid declaring the contest a tie or draw. ... Kevin Durant (born September 29, 1988 in Washington, D.C.[2][3]) is a 69 American basketball player who currently plays for University of Texas at Austin in the Big 12 of the NCAA. Durants exceptional first year has been compared to Brian Scalabrines freshman season in... Brandon Rush (born July 7, 1985) is a college basketball player from Kansas City, Missouri. ... Julian Wright (born May 20, 1987) is an American college basketball player from Chicago Heights, Illinois. ... ESPN, formerly the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ... Ron Franklin Ron Franklin (born Feb. ... Fran Fraschilla is an American basketball coach. ... Holly Rowe is a sideline reporter for ESPN, having covered football and basketball for the sports network on a regular basis since 1998. ...

See Also

• Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament
• 2007 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship
• Big 12 Conference