The 2012 Big 12 Tournament will kick off on Wednesday. Ten men's basketball teams will be competing for the conference championship and a berth in the 2012 NCAA Tournament.

Wednesday will see two first-round games, with the winners advancing to the quarterfinals on Thursday. The top six seeds have all received byes to the quarterfinals, so Wednesday's games will be to determine who will be playing against the top two seeds in the next round.

The Oklahoma Sooners and Texas A&M Aggies will face off first, to see who will go be facing the No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks on Thursday. Following that, the Oklahoma St. Cowboys will square off against the Texas Tech Red Raiders. The winners of that game will advance to the quarterfinals to take on the No. 2 Missouri Tigers.

Wednesday's Schedule:

6:00 p.m. ET: No. 8 Oklahoma Sooners vs. No. 9 Texas A&M Aggies - Big 12 Network

8:30 p.m. ET: No. 7 Oklahoma St. Cowboys vs. No. 10 Texas Tech Red Raiders - Big 12 Network

Bracket:

Here is the full bracket for the tournament:

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