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Big 12 Conference
ConferenceNCAA
FoundedFebruary 25, 1994[1]
CommissionerBob Bowlsby
Sports fielded
  • men's: 10
  • women's: 11
DivisionDivision I
SubdivisionFBS
No. of teams20 (10 full members, 10 affiliate members)
HeadquartersIrving, Texas
RegionWest South Central, Midwest
Appalachia (West Virginia)
Official websitebig12sports.com
Locations
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The Big 12 Conference is a collegiate athletic conference headquartered in Irving, Texas. It is a member of the NCAA's Division I for all sports; its football teams compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS; formerly Division I-A), the higher of two levels of NCAA Division I football competition. Its ten members, located in Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and West Virginia, include eight public and two private Christian schools.

The Big 12 was formerly composed of 12 schools, hence its name: it was formed in 1996 when four schools from the collapsing Southwest Conference (Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech and Baylor) joined with the pre-existing Big Eight Conference. Oklahoma and Oklahoma State were grouped with the four newcomers in the "Big 12 South", while the remaining Six teams of the Big Eight (Kansas, Kansas State, Colorado, Nebraska, Missouri and Iowa State) formed the "Big 12 North".

The conference's current ten member makeup resulted from the 2010–13 Big 12 Conference realignment which was apart of a larger conference realignment. In 2011 Nebraska and Colorado left for the Big 10 Conference (Big 10) and Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12) respectfully. The following year Texas A&M and Missouri both left for the Southeastern Conference. Following their departure TCU and West Virginia joined from the Mountain West and Big East Conferences respectively to offset the departing schools, bringing the conference to its current strength. In addition to the ten full members the conference also has ten affiliate members that take part in ether Wrestling, Women's rowing, or Women's gymnastics.

The Big 12 Conference, like others involved in the realignment, has kept its name primarily for marketing purposes; the conference has high name recognition, attempts to rename the conference to reflect its current membership strength would lead to confusion with the Big Ten Conference (which currently has 14 members).

The Big 12 is considered a member of the Power Five conferences, who are considered the primary contenders to produce a College Football Playoff championship team in any given year. The conference is also considered a member of the Power Seven Basketball Conferences who have historically placed the majority of the teams into the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.

The Big 12 Conference commissioner is Bob Bowlsby.

History[edit]

The Big 12 Conference is the second youngest of the major college athletic conferences in the United States, having formed in 1994 from a merger of one of the oldest conferences, the Big Eight, with four prominent colleges from Texas. From its formation until 2011, its 12 members competed in two divisions. Two charter members left the conference in 2011, and in 2012, two more universities left, while another two joined from other conferences. In 2012, the Big 12 formed an alliance with the Southeastern Conference to host a joint post-season college bowl game between the champions of each conference.

Origins and Formation[edit]

Locations of the Big Eight Conference and Southwest Conference members who joined the Big 12 Conferences

In the early 1990s, most of the colleges in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), then known as Division I-A, were members of the College Football Association who coordinate internal lobbying efforts in the NCAA on behalf of its member schools; this included members of the Big Eight and Southwest Conferences. However following a Supreme Court decision in 1984, the primary function of the CFA changed to negotiating television broadcast rights for its member conferences and independent colleges. In February 1994, the Southeastern Conference announced that they, like the Big Ten, Pac-10, and Notre Dame before them, would leave the CFA and begin negotiating independently for a television deal that covered the SEC only.[2] More significantly, this change in television contracts ultimately would lead to significant realignment of college conferences, with the biggest change being the dissolution of the Big Eight and the Southwest Conferences and the formation of the Big 12.

After the SEC's abandonment of the CFA, the Southwest Conference and the Big Eight Conference saw potential financial benefits from an alliance to negotiate television deals, both had markets of approximately the same size --- about 8.5% of the nations TV households. Because of this the two conference began negotiations, with ABC and ESPN. During the negotiations for television rights, the leadership of both the University of Texas and the University of Oklahoma viewed an alliance of 16 teams as being the least optimal option, with them both favoring being in the same conference. [3] However at the same time Texas started to flirt with the idea of joining the Pacific-10 Conference along with Colorado. At a point in the negotiation, the deal with the PAC-10 changed to Texas and Texas A&M instead of Colorado, when Colorado's Board of Regents got wind of the new deal they became heavily involved with the TV negotiations for the new conference. The Big 8 began negotiations with ABC and ESPN for a TV deal for the new conference. Additionally, Texas A&M was also investigating a potential membership in the SEC, but the SEC only viewed them as an option if they brought Texas with them as a packaged deal. When word got out that both Texas and Texas A&M were both eying leaving the SWC , Texas state senator David Sibley, a Baylor alum and member of the very powerful Senate Finance Committee, approached William Cunningham President of the University of Texas and asked him pointedly whether Texas had planned to leave the SWC for the Big 8, Cunningham tried to change the subject a number of times but ultimately didn't deny the move. Sibley then approached Lieutenant Governor Bob Bullock, a Texas Tech and Baylor alum and they put together a number of Texas Tech and Baylor alum legislators who worked to cut UT and A&M's access to the state of Texas's Permanent University Fund. Bullock called together a meeting between the legislators and Texas's and Texas A&M's leadership on February 20, 1994 where a deal was worked out that halted Texas's A&M's pursuit of a membership in the SEC and the inclusion of Texas Tech and Baylor in the new conference.[3] In the meantime, the Big Eight had not stopped to wait for the Texas schools, and had continued to negotiate with the television networks.

Five days later on February 25, 1994, it was announced that a new conference would be formed in place of an alliance, the new conference consented of the members of the Big Eight plus four of the Texas colleges of the Southwest Conference.[4][5][6] Though the name would not be made official for several months, newspaper accounts immediately dubbed the new entity the "Big 12".[7] Charter members of the Big 12 included: Baylor University, the University of Colorado at Boulder, Iowa State University, University of Kansas, Kansas State University, the University of Missouri, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, the University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University–Stillwater, the University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M University, and Texas Tech University.

Three months after the conferences formation, the schools officially selected the conference's name: the Big 12 Conference,[6] and the location for its new headquarters. Seven city's were considered Colorado Springs and Denver, Colorado, Dallas (then headquarters for the SWC) and Lubbock, Texas, Kansas City, Missouri (then headquarters for the Big Eight), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Omaha, Nebraska. Ultimately it would come down to Kansas City and Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas being the finalist, Irving was selected after a 7-5 vote of the Board of Directors.[8] In December of 1994 following the conferences formation in February, the Pac-10 who had pursued Texas and Colorado as its eleventh and twelfth members unanimously voted to offer membership to Texas and Colorado. Texas turned them down outright and Colorado's Board of Regents voted 6-3 to reject the offer opting to stay in the newly formed conference.[9][10]

Athletic competition in the conference commenced on August 31, 1996. Although at the time of its formation the Big 12 was composed of the old Big Eight plus the four Texas schools, it regards itself as a separate conference, not an expanded Big Eight, and as such does not claim the Big Eight's history as its own. From the conference's formation until the 2010–11 season, the Big 12 was split into two divisions for most major sports. The six northernmost schools Colorado, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, and Nebraska constituted the North Division, while the Texas and Oklahoma schools constituted the South Division.

Immediate plans for expansion[edit]

The four Southwest Conference schools were not the only candidates the Big 8 considered. After the Big 12 was founded, there were leaks in 1994 that the conference also had a plan for a 14 team membership in order to secure a larger share of the nation's TV audience than the SEC, something much of the conference leadership felt might be vital for it's future TV negotiations.

Reports were confirmed that Brigham Young University and the University of New Mexico, then in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), were actively being considered for membership in the new conference and if the conference should then decide to go to 16 schools, the University of Louisville and Memphis State University would have been favorites to fill those slots.;[11] in anticipation of of immediate expansion to 14, the new conference trademarked not only the name "Big 12" but also the name "Big 14[12] The idea was that BYU and New Mexico would raise the conference footprint to 20% of the nation's TV households while also giving the northern division another football powerhouse in BYU. Articles of the day suggested support for the idea was not uniform among Big 12 schools and many quotes suggested such an expansion was only a future possibility.

New Mexico's athletic director Rudy Davalos pointedly questioned in the media why the Big 12 would consider New Mexico and expressed a commitment to the WAC. It is possible that factions in the Big 12 were pushing for a different 14th member. There was also talk that the addition of BYU might be opposed by Baylor and a few other schools.[11] TCU's AD at the time, Frank Windegger was told by collegues that TCU was discussed as a package deal with BYU, with the idea even going to a vote --- but the expansion vote was narrowly defeated.

Ultimately the conference chose to stay at 12 members. BYU's athletic director Clayne Jensen told the press that while the addition of BYU could likely pay for the Cougars' admission as the conference's 13th member, it appeared no other candidate school made financial sense to come in as the 14th member. It is unclear whether that statement was truly the sentiment of the leaderships at the dissenting schools in voting down the admission of BYU with a partner or whether the statement was designed to soothe BYU's jilted fan base.

Instability and realignment[edit]

The North (Red) and South (Gray) Divisions prior to the 2011-12 season
Main article: 2010–14 NCAA conference realignment
Further information: 2010–13 Big 12 Conference realignment

During the 2010–14 NCAA conference realignment, the Big 12 was one of the more heavily impacted all-sports conferences; Colorado announced plans to join the Pac-10, then Nebraska accepted an invitation to join the Big Ten Conference. This ended the Big 12's divisional format, and the conference championship game as the NCAA only allows football championship games in conferences with at least twelve teams.

Departures of Nebraska and Colorado[edit]

In May 2010, American intercollegiate sports news became rife with speculation that the Big 12 Conference was on the verge of dissolution. One reason for this speculation was the inability of the Big 12 to come to an agreement on equal revenue sharing in the conference. Nebraska, Texas, Texas A&M, and Oklahoma objected to equal sharing, according to former Commissioner Dan Beebe. Later, after being fired by the Big 12, Beebe was quoted as saying, "Nebraska was one of the biggest objectors of equal revenue rights, and their president Harvey Perlman said that."[13] After his 2011 firing, Beebe said in a phone interview with The Associated Press that Oklahoma, Nebraska, and even Texas A&M were interested in "developing their own distribution systems" for their sports programs.[14]

The Big 12's collapse seemed imminent amid rampant speculation that teams were defecting to various conferences.[15] Colorado was eying the Pac-10. Nebraska was eying the Big Ten. The Big 10 also considered the addition of Texas a possibility.[16] Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and Colorado were talking with the Pac-10.[17]

On June 10, Colorado accepted an invitation to become the Pac-10's eleventh member; Colorado reportedly moved quickly for fear that Baylor would force its way into the Pac-10, leaving Colorado behind in a dissolving conference. The Colorado move to the Pac 10 was to be effective in 2012,[18][19] but the school later negotiated a settlement with the Big 12 to leave on July 1, 2011. The day following Colorado's defection announcement, on June 11, Nebraska applied for membership in the Big Ten Conference and was unanimously accepted, becoming the Big Ten's twelfth member, effective July 1, 2011.[20]

The departures of Colorado and Nebraska, combined with reports that Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma State were close to accepting invitations to join the Pac-10, made the Big 12's demise seem to be a foregone conclusion. However, on June 14, those five schools announced that they had decided to stay in the Big 12, after agreeing to an eleventh-hour deal to save the conference.[21] The decisions reportedly came after furious lobbying by the other five remaining Big 12 schools (Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, and Missouri), as well as intervention by athletic directors around the country who were concerned about the prospect of a 16-team "superconference". The deal was made possible because of a restructured revenue sharing agreement and the promise of a lucrative new television deal.[22] As part of the deal, member schools were permitted to launch their own television networks, which eventually led to the creation of the University of Texas Longhorn Network, which would broadcast Texas Longhorn sporting events including non-conference football games and at least one conference football game. Additionally, Texas A&M and Oklahoma ended contact with the Southeastern Conference, which had been pursuing both schools as potential candidates if their conference decided to expand past 12 members.[23]

On June 16, 2010, Texas state lawmakers Garnet Coleman and Bill Callegari, both from the Houston area, co-wrote a letter asking Big 12 officials to consider adding the University of Houston (a Conference USA member) to the Big 12.[24]

Departures of Texas A&M and Missouri[edit]

In August 2011 Texas A&M University announced plans to leave the conference and apply for membership in an unspecified conference.[25] Texas A&M's desire to leave the Big 12 Conference was driven by concern about conference stability and also by concerns that the Longhorn Network, controlled by Texas, would give Texas an unfair advantage in recruiting and other aspects of competition.[26] As part of the settlement of there exit, the Big 12 Conference withheld $12.4 million of the revenue the Big 12 Conference would have shared with Texas A&M.[27] Texas A&M still received a portion of the revenue from the recently signed contract between the Big 12 Conference and Fox Sports.[27] Following Texas A&M announcement the Boards of Regents of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and Texas all authorized their presidents to make decisions related to conference alignment, all of which where were reportedly considering applying to the Pacific-12 Conference along with Texas Tech.[28][29][30] The remaining schools entered talks with the Big East football schools to potentially combine conferences.[31] Those talks however temporarily halted on September 20, 2011 when the Pac-12 reiterated its desire to remain a twelve-team conference.[32] Several days later, Southeastern Conference officials voted to accept Texas A&M as its thirteenth member, conditional upon a reaffirmation that the remaining Big 12 schools would not pursue legal action to block the move.[33] Several schools refused to waive their rights to pursue legal action against the Southeastern Conference for tortious interference.[34][30] However despite this, on September 25, 2011 the SEC announced that Texas A&M was being accepted unconditionally—regardless of threats of legal action.[35] Texas A&M officially joined the SEC on July 1, 2012. Once Texas A&M accepted the invite the other schools particularly the University of Oklahoma and its President David Boren pushed for the ousting of Commissioner Dan Beebe for not doing enough to smooth school concerns and his inability to stabilize the Conference, He was fired on September 23, 2011 and replaced by Interim commissioner Chuck Neinas while the Big 12's Board of Directory's looked for his replacement.[36][37] With Neinas at the helm he was able to get all of the member schools to agree to equally distribute Tier I and II television revenues moving the conference towards stability on October 5, 2011.[38]

On October 4, 2011 Missouri's Board of Curators authorized the school's Chancellor Dr. Brady J. Deaton to explore applying to other conferences.[39] The previous year Missouri was looking to leave and join the Big Ten but that had ended when Nebraska, not Missouri, was invited to join the Big Ten. Deaton who at the time was the Chairmen of the Big 12 Board of Directors stepped down from the chairmanship stating that it was in the best interest of the Conference and the University of Missouri, following this Burns Hargis the president of Oklahoma State was selected to replace Deaton as Chairmen.[40] Even with Neinas stating that Missouri would remain in the conference for the 2012 season, Missouri's Board of Curators on October 21 authorized Chancellor Brady Deaton to move the school out of the Big 12 Conference if it would be in the school's best interest to do so.[41][42][43] On November 6, 2011 Missouri announced that it would join the Southeastern Conference effective July 1, 2012.[44] As compensation for the departure, the Big 12 Conference withheld $12.4 million of the revenue it would have shared with Missouri; additionally, it was announced that Missouri would not share the revenue from a newly-signed contract between the Big 12 Conference and Fox Sports.[27] Missouri also agreed to pay the Big 12 Conference for its share of officiating costs of its final year in the conference, as it has done in prior years (an estimated payment of $500,000).[27]

Additions of Texas Christian and West Virgina[edit]

Following Texas A&M's and Beebe's departure the Big 12 formed a committee to replace Texas A&M with at least one other school. Further stability came when on October 6, the Big 12 Conference Board of Directors, acting upon a unanimous recommendation of the expansion committee, authorized negotiations with Texas Christian University (TCU) to become a member of the Conference even though TCU had previously agreed to join the Big East Conference in the near-future.[45] A Big 12 official also named Brigham Young University and the University of Louisville as other candidates for expansion.[46][47] On October 10, Texas Christian University's Board of Trustees voted to accept the invitation from the Big 12 Conference, and the school joined the conference on July 1, 2012. TCU had previously been a member of the Southwest Conference, one of the original constituent conferences that were incorporated into what became the Big 12 and has long historical rivalries with several Big 12 schools, the most notable of which is with Baylor, a rivalry dating back to 1899—making it one of the longest ongoing series in the nation.[48]

With Missouri in talks to leave the conference the Big 12 announced on October 28, 2011 that it had invited West Virginia University to join the conference and that WVU had accepted the invite and would begin conference play in 2012.[49] However as a member of the Big East WVU was required to give the conference 27 months notice before leaving, which then Big East Commissioner John Marinatto said that West Virginia could not leave before July 1, 2014.[50] In response, West Virginia filled a lawsuit against the Big East to have the withdrawal-notice requirement stipulated in the Big East's bylaws invalidated on the grounds that the Big East had breached its fiduciary duty by allowing several football-playing members to depart, causing the conference to no longer be a major football conference and jeopardizing the conference's continued existence.[51][52] Because of this, West Virginia alleged, its continued performance under the contract had become unreasonably burdensome and that its original purpose in entering into the contract had been eliminated.[53][54][55] Additionally, West Virginia also stated its belief that its notice to withdraw in 2012 was indeed accepted, when the Big East Conference accepted its payment of half the $5 million withdrawal penalty.[55] Marinatto denied the allegations. The Big East Conference filed a counter suit against West Virginia, alleging that West Virginia breached its contract by withdrawing from the conference without 27 months of notice.[56][57] West Virginia requested a dismissal of the Big East's lawsuit; this was denied. The Big East Conference's lawsuit was scheduled to begin being argued in court in April 2012.[58] However on February 14, 2012, West Virginia announced that it had settled its lawsuit with the Big East Conference.[59] Clearing the final hurdle for West Virginia to join the Big 12 Conference in time for the 2012 season. While terms of the settlement were kept confidential, West Virginia's athletic director said that the settlement would be paid only from private donations and money the athletes raise themselves. According to an anonymous source, the Big East Conference will be paid $20 million, of which $11 million will be paid by West Virginia and $9 million by the Big 12 Conference. The agreement apparently stipulated that the $2.5 million exit fee that West Virginia paid to the Big East Conference in October 2011 will be counted towards the settlement, and that the revenue-sharing money owed by the Big East Conference to West Virginia would not be paid to West Virginia but instead would be applied towards the settlement with West Virginia.[60][61]

Grant of media rights agreemtent and new tv deal[edit]

Locations of the Big 12 Conference full-member institutions.

Following the departures of Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska, and Texas A&M and the additions of Texas Christen and West Virginia the Conference retained the "Big 12" name and logo despite dropping to ten teams,[62] a decision ostensibly similar to the Big Ten Conference's choice to keep its name after its membership increased first to eleven and then to twelve. With the additions of TCU and West Virginia as members of the Conference, the Big 12 Board to Directors hired Stanford University Athletic Director Bob Bowlsby as the conferences fourth Commissioner to replace Dan Beebe.[63] Following six months of negotiations the Big 12 signed a 13 year $2.6 billion media rights agreement with Fox and ESPN.[64] The deal also included a 13 year Grant of rights agreement between the member schools and the conference. The agreement gives the conference the rights to the schools Tier I and II television content while Tier III rights remain with the schools.[65] Should a member school leave the conference during the duration of the contract that schools Tier I and II media rights would remain with the conference making it economically invaluable for them to leave.[64] The New deal also allows Fox and ESPN to air a minimum of 25 football games per season on a combination of Fox, FX, ABC and ESPN. ESPN will be the primary basketball rights holder for both league games and the Big 12 Basketball Championship tournament.[64] The deal will give each member school an estimated $20.3 million per year in revenue during the duration of the contract, and allow them to own and monetize their Tier III media.[65][64] This allows member schools to form a network to air those third tier media and keep the revenue like Texas's Longhorn Network.[65]

In May 2012, the Big 12 and SEC announced plans to create a new bowl game, the Champions Bowl, that would play host to the champions of both conferences. Much like how the Big 10 and Pac-12 champions play in the Rose Bowl.[66] In November 2012, it was decided instead that the Sugar Bowl would play host to the champions of the Big 12 and SEC, beginning in January 2015.[67] Because there is the likelihood that ether one or both conferences champions could be a percipient in the playoffs the next highest team from each conference will take their place, it also became one of the bowls that rotate as a spot for one of two national semifinal games.

Addition of affiliate members[edit]

Women's rowing[edit]

Prior to the 2014-15 athletic season conference members who sponsored womens rowing. (Kansas, K-State, Oklahoma, Texas and West Virginia) Competed in Conference USA for the C-USA rowing championship. As a result of conference realingment C-USA was left with few members that sponsored rowing, so begining with the 2015-16 season the Big 12 began sponsoring womens rowing and invited Alabama, Old Dominion and Tennessee to join the Big 12 as affiliate members in womens rowing.

Wrestling and Women's gymnastics[edit]

When the NCAA declined to grant another waiver that would allow the Big 12 Championship to be recognized and its champions and runnersup to be granted automatic qualification to the national championships. And with member schools wrestling coaches decling to have their athletes wrestle in the Western Regional Tournament, ment that wrestlers advanced to the NCAA Championships only as at-large invitees. The Big 12 entered talks to add the members of Western Wrestling Conference (Air Force, Northern Colorado, North Dakota State, South Dakota State, Utah Valley, and Wyoming) as affiliate members.

Member university[edit]

Current full members[edit]

Institution Location Founded Joined Type Enrollment Nickname Colors
Baylor University Waco, Texas 1845 1996 Private 16,263 Bears/Lady Bears Baylor green & Gold[68]
   
Iowa State University Ames, Iowa 1858 1996 Public 36,001 Cyclones Cardinal & Gold[69]
   
University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas 1865 1996 Public 27,983[70] Jayhawks Blue & Crimson[71]
   
Kansas State University Manhattan, Kansas 1863 1996 Public 24,766[70] Wildcats Royal Purple & White [72][73]
   
University of Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma 1890 1996 Public 30,303 Sooners Crimson & Cream[74]
   
Oklahoma State University Stillwater, Oklahoma 1890 1996 Public 25,390 Cowboys/Cowgirls Orange & Black[75]
   
University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas 1883 1996 Public 51,313[76] Longhorns Burnt orange & White[77]
   
Texas Christian University Fort Worth, Texas 1873 2012 Private 10,033 Horned Frogs Purple & White[78]
   
Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas 1923 1996 Public 35,893[79] Red Raiders/Lady Raiders Scarlet & Black[80]
   
West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia 1867 2012 Public 29,175[81] Mountaineers Gold & Blue[82]
   

Affiliate members[edit]

Institution Location Founded Joined Type Enrollment Nickname Sport(s) Primary
Conference
United States Air Force Academy Colorado Springs, Colorado 1954 2015 Service academy 4,000 Falcons Wrestling MWC
University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Alabama 1831 2014 Public 36,155 Crimson Tide Women's rowing SEC
University of Denver Denver, Colorado 1864 2015 Private 11,809 Pioneers Women's gymnastics Summit League
University of Northern Colorado Greeley, Colorado 1889 2015 Public 12,084 Bears Wrestling Big Sky
North Dakota State University Fargo, North Dakota 1890 2015 Public 14,747 Bison Wrestling Summit League
Old Dominion University Norfolk, Virginia 1930 2014 Public 24,125 Lady Monarchs Women's rowing C-USA
South Dakota State University Brookings, South Dakota 1881 2015 Public 12,554 Jackrabbits Wrestling Summit League
University of Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee 1794 2014 Public 27,523 Volunteers Women's rowing SEC
Utah Valley University Orem, Utah 1941 2015 Public 31,556 Wolverines Wrestling WAC
University of Wyoming Laramie, Wyoming 1886 2015 Public 13,992 Cowboys Wrestling MWC

Former full members[edit]

Institution Location Founded Joined Left Type Enrollment Nickname Colors Current
Conference
University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado 1876 1996 2011 Public 30,128 Buffaloes      [83] Pac-12
University of Missouri Columbia, Missouri 1839 1996 2012 Public 34,255[84] Tigers    [85] SEC
University of Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska 1869 1996 2011 Public 24,100[86] Cornhuskers    [87] Big Ten
Texas A&M University College Station, Texas 1876 1996 2012 Public 53,337 Aggies    [88] SEC

Membership timeline[edit]

University of DenverMountain Rim Gymnastics ConferenceUniversity of WyomingWestern Wrestling ConferenceUtah Valley UniversityWestern Wrestling ConferenceSouth Dakota State UniversityWestern Wrestling ConferenceNorth Dakota State UniversityWestern Wrestling ConferenceUniversity of Northern ColoradoWestern Wrestling ConferenceUnited States Air Force AcademyWestern Wrestling ConferenceOld Dominion UniversityConference USAUniversity of TennesseeConference USAUniversity of AlabamaConference USAWest Virginia UniversityBig East Conference (1979–2013)Texas Christian UniversityMountain West ConferenceConference USAWestern Athletic ConferenceTexas Tech UniversityUniversity of Texas at AustinOklahoma State University–StillwaterUniversity of OklahomaKansas State UniversityUniversity of KansasIowa State UniversityBaylor UniversitySoutheastern ConferenceTexas A&M UniversitySoutheastern ConferenceUniversity of MissouriBig Ten ConferenceUniversity of Nebraska–LincolnPacific 12 ConferenceUniversity of Colorado Boulder

Full members Assoc. member (Other sports) Other Conference

Board of Directors and Commissioners[edit]

Big 12 Board of Directors
Name Position University Notes
Dr. Kirk Schulz Chairmen Kansas State University NCAA Division I Representative
David L. Boren Vice Chairman University of Oklahoma

Bob Bowlsby

Commissioner
Tim Weiser Deputy Commissioner
Dr. Bernadette Gray-Little Secretary/Treasurer University of Kansas
Burns Hargis Oklahoma State University
Dr. Victor Boschini Texas Christian University
Ken Starr Baylor University
John Opperman (interim) Texas Tech University
Dr. Steven Leath Iowa State University
E. Gordon Gee West Virginia University
Gregory L. Fenves University of Texas at Austin
Big 12 Commissioners
No. Name Took Office Left Office
— Charles Martin Dobbs 1994[citation needed] March 27, 1995 [89]
1 Steven J. Hatchell March 27, 1995[89] May 8, 1998[90]
— Dave Martin May 8, 1998[89] December 4, 1998[91]
2 Kevin Weiberg Dec 4, 1998[91] September 5, 2007[92]
3 Dan Beebe September 5, 2007[92] September 22, 2011[93]
— Chuck Neinas September 22, 2011[94] June 15, 2012[95]
4 Bob Bowlsby June 15, 2012[95] Incumbent

Revenue[edit]

The Big 12 Conference distributes revenue, mostly collected from television contracts, bowl games, the NCAA, merchandise, licensing, and conference-hosted sporting events, annually to member institutions.[101] From 1996 to 2011, 57 percent of all distributed revenue was allotted equally; with the other 43 percent distributed based upon the number of football and men's basketball television appearances and other factors.[102][103] The 2011 annual meeting of the conference resulted in a distribution of 76 percent equal allotment and 24 percent based on television appearances. Changing the revenue-sharing arrangement requires a unanimous vote; as a Big 12 member, Nebraska had withheld support for more equitable revenue distribution.[102]

With this exposure-based revenue-sharing model, larger schools in the conference, such as the University of Texas, can receive more revenue because television channels will schedule such schools more frequently than smaller schools that may have less national audience appeal. In 2006, for example, Texas received $10.2 million, 44% more than Baylor University's $7.1 million.[104]

Compared to other conferences, the Big 12's revenue has been low for a BCS conference; this was due in part to television contracts signed with Fox Sports Net (four years for $48 million) and ABC/ESPN (eight years for $480 million) that were set to expire in 2012 and 2016, respectively.[105]

In 2011, the Big 12 announced a new 13-year media rights deal with Fox that would ensure every Big 12 home football game is televised, as well as greatly increasing coverage of women's basketball, conference championships, and low-revenue sports.[106] The deal, valued at an estimated $1.1 billion, runs until 2025.[107] In 2012, the conference announced a new ESPN/FOX agreement, replacing the current ABC/ESPN deal, to immediately increase national media broadcasts of football and increase conference revenue;[108] the new deal is estimated to be worth $2.6 billion through the 2025 expiration.[109] The two deals pushed the conference per-team payout to approximately $20 million per year, while also withholding third-tier media rights for schools to negotiate separately for individual contract; schools signing contracts for these rights have secured an additional $6 million to $20 million per school annually.[110]The per-school payout under the deal is expected to reach $44 million, according to Commissioner Bob Bowlsby.[111]

Revenue ranking[edit]

Revenue includes ticket sales, contributions and donations, rights/licensing, student fees, school funds and all other sources including TV income, camp income, food and novelties. Total expenses includes coaching/staff, scholarships, buildings/ground, maintenance, utilities and rental fees and all other costs including recruiting, team travel, equipment and uniforms, conference dues and insurance costs. Data is from United States Department of Education.[112]

2014-15 Conference Rank Institution 2014-15 Total Revenue from Athletics[113] 2014-15 Total Expenses on Athletics[113] 2014-15 Average Spending per student-athlete[114]
1 University of Texas at Austin $179,555,311 $152,853,239 $218,050
2 University of Oklahoma $135,660,070 $124,732,244 $170,866
3 Baylor University $106,078,643 $106,078,643 $153,737
4 University of Kansas $103,326,170 $103,326,170 $177,536
5 West Virginia University $87,265,473 $87,265,473 $147,159
6 Oklahoma State University $85,645,208 $80,196,450 $123,189
7 Texas Christian University $80,608,562 $80,608,562 $145,766
8 Kansas State University $76,245,188 $66,449,920 $110,016
9 Texas Tech University $69,858,256 $64,245,380 $123,207
10 Iowa State University $65,733,110 $65,658,901 $129,396

Sports[edit]

As of the current 2012-13 academic year, the conference sponsors championship competition in ten men's and twelve women's NCAA sanctioned sports. The most recently added sports were equestrian which is sanctioned by the National Collegiate Equestrian Association (NCEA) and rowing, which debuted as fully sponsored sports with official championships during the 2011–12 school year.[115][62] All Big 12 rowing schools are also affiliate members of Conference USA for that sport and as such compete for the C-USA Rowing championship as well as the Big 12 Rowing championship.[116]

Men's sponsored sports by school[edit]

School Baseball Basketball Cross
Country		 Football Golf Swimming
& Diving		 Tennis Track
& Field
Indoor		 Track
& Field
Outdoor		 Wrestling Total
Big 12
Sports
Full Members
Baylor Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN 8
Iowa State Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 7
Kansas Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN 7
Kansas State Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN 7
Oklahoma Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 9
Oklahoma State Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 9
TCU Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN 9
Texas Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN 9
Texas Tech Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN 8
West Virginia Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY 6
Affiliate Members
Air Force Green tickY 1
North Dakota State Green tickY 1
Northern Colorado Green tickY 1
South Dakota State Green tickY 1
Utah Valley Green tickY 1
Wyoming Green tickY 1
Totals 9 10 9 10 10 3 6 9 9 10

Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the Big 12 Conference which are played by Big 12 schools:

School Gymnastics Rifle* Soccer
Oklahoma Mountain Pacific Sports Federation No No
TCU No Independent No
West Virginia No Great America Rifle Conference Mid-American Conference
*Rifle is technically a men's sport, but men's, women's, and coed teams all compete against each other. TCU and West Virginia both field coed teams.

Women's sponsored sports by school[edit]

School Basketball Cross
Country		 Equestrian Golf Gymnastics Rowing Soccer Softball Swimming
& Diving		 Tennis Track
& Field
Indoor		 Track
& Field
Outdoor		 Volleyball Total
Big 12
Sports
Full Members
Baylor Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 10
Iowa State Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 11
Kansas Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 11
Kansas State Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 9
Oklahoma Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 11
Oklahoma State Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN 9
TCU Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 10
Texas Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 11
Texas Tech Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 9
West Virginia Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY 10
Affiliate Members
Alabama Green tickY 1
Old Dominion Green tickY 1
Denver Green tickY 1
Tennessee Green tickY 1
Totals 10 10 4 9 4 8 9 7 5 10 10 10 9

Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the Big 12 Conference which are played by Big 12 schools:

School Rifle*
TCU Patriot Rifle Conference
West Virginia Great America Rifle Conference
  • Rifle is technically a men's sport, but men's, women's, and coed teams all compete against each other. TCU and West Virginia both field coed teams.

Baseball[edit]

Main article: Big 12 Baseball Tournament

The top 8 teams compete in the conference tournament at the conclusion of each season. Iowa State has not sponsored baseball since dropping its intercollegiate program after the 2001 season.[citation needed]

By school[edit]

School Appearances W-L Pct Tourney Titles Title Years
Baylor 15 25–23 .521 0
Iowa State 1 1–2 .333 0
Kansas 6 6–6 .500 1 2006
Kansas State 6 7–10 .412 0
Missouri 13 22–19 .536 1 2012
Nebraska 10 28–10 .737 4 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005
Oklahoma 15 23–24 .489 1 1997
Oklahoma State 14 11–26 .297 1 2004
Texas 13 26–22 .542 4 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009
Texas A&M 13 24–18 .571 3 2007, 2010, 2011
Texas Tech 11 13–19 .382 1 1998

[citation needed]

  • As of the end of the 2012 tournament.

Basketball[edit]

Men's basketball[edit]

See also: Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament and Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

From 1996–2011, standings in conference play were combined and not split among divisions, the schedule was structured as if the schools were split into two divisions. Teams played a home-and-home against teams within its division and a single game against teams from the opposite division for a total of 16 conference games. This denied Oklahoma and Oklahoma State, formerly in the Big Eight, two games a season against their opponents from that former conference, but did allow most of the other traditional rivalries to be played home-and-home. However, after the departures of Nebraska and Colorado, Big 12 play transitioned to an 18-game, double round robin schedule, allowing Oklahoma and Oklahoma State to once again play their former Big 8 rivals twice each season, in addition to adding second annual games to lucrative, nationally prominent series like Texas-Kansas.[117]

Big 12 men's basketball champions[edit]

Kansas has the most Big 12 regular season titles, winning or sharing the title 12 times in the league's 16 seasons. The 2002 Kansas team became the first, and so far, only team to complete an undefeated Big XII regular season, going 16–0. Kansas has won or shared 8 straight league titles and 10 of the past 11. Kansas has won the most Big 12 postseason titles as well, winning 8 out of 16. However, Missouri was the most recent Big 12 Tournament champion, winning the 2012 edition of the tournament, the Tigers' final appearance in the event before leaving for the SEC.

Season Regular Season Champion
Record 		Tournament
Champion
1997 Kansas 15–1 Kansas
1998 Kansas 15–1 Kansas
1999 Texas 13–3 Kansas
2000 Iowa State 14–2 Iowa State
2001 Iowa State 13–3 Oklahoma
2002 Kansas 16–0 Oklahoma
2003 Kansas 14–2 Oklahoma
2004 Oklahoma State 14–2 Oklahoma State
2005 Oklahoma
Kansas 12–4 		Oklahoma State
2006 Texas
Kansas 13–3 		Kansas
2007 Kansas 14–2 Kansas
2008 Texas
Kansas 13–3 		Kansas
2009 Kansas 14–2 Missouri
2010 Kansas 15–1 Kansas
2011 Kansas 14–2 Kansas
2012 Kansas 16–2 Missouri

In 2005, Oklahoma won the post-season tournament seeding tiebreaker over Kansas based on their 71–63 home victory over the Jayhawks.[118][dead link]

In 2006, Texas won the post-season tournament seeding tiebreaker over Kansas based on their 80–55 home victory over the Jayhawks.[119][dead link]

In 2008, Texas won the post-season tournament seeding tiebreaker over Kansas based on their 72–69 home victory over the Jayhawks.[120]

Big 12 in the NCAA tournament[edit]
  • Through 2012 Final Four
School Appearances Final Fours Championships
Baylor 7 2 0
Iowa State 14 1 0
Kansas 41 14 3
Kansas State 26 4 0
Oklahoma 28 4 0
Oklahoma State 24 6 2
Texas 30 3 0
Texas Tech 8 0 0

[citation needed]

Big 12 men's basketball programs all time[edit]
  • Through the end of the 2008–09 season[121]
School Year Started All Time Wins All Time Winning Percentage
Baylor 1907 1,180 .479
Iowa State 1908 1,163 .493
Kansas 1899 2,038 .718
Kansas State 1903 1,434 .580
Oklahoma 1908 1,499 .614
Oklahoma State 1908 1,475 .589
Texas 1906 1,586 .627
Texas Tech 1925 1,250 .568

[citation needed]

Big 12 Cumulative Conference record[edit]
  • From 1996–1997, through March 12, 2013[121]
School Conf Ws Conf Ls Conf W % Total Ws Total Ls Total W %
Baylor 98 178 .355 274 244 .529
Colorado 95 145 .396 240 223 .518
Iowa State 123 153 .446 309 230 .573
Kansas 231 45 .837 500 103 .829
Kansas State 125 151 .453 309 223 .581
Missouri 139 119 .539 322 199 .618
Nebraska 97 143 .404 247 221 .528
Oklahoma 164 112 .594 370 182 .670
Oklahoma State 158 118 .572 370 187 .664
Texas 183 93 .663 389 182 .681
Texas A&M 98 160 .380 257 234 .523
Texas Christian 2 16 .111 11 20 .355
Texas Tech 101 175 .366 272 260 .511
West Virginia 6 12 .333 13 18 .419

Conference records do not include conference tournament games, only regular season conference games

Women's basketball[edit]

Cross Country[edit]

Mens Cross Country[edit]

Women's Cross Country[edit]

Equestrian[edit]

Football[edit]

Main article: Big 12 Conference football
North Division South Division
Colorado Baylor
Iowa State Oklahoma
Kansas Oklahoma State
Kansas State Texas
Missouri Texas A&M
Nebraska Texas Tech

From 1996-2010 teams were separated into North and South divisions each comprising of six teams, Each team played eight conference games a season, five from its own division and three teams from the opposite division. Inter-divisional play was a "three-on, three-off" system, where teams would play three teams from the other division on a home-and-home basis for two seasons, and then play the other three foes from the opposite side for a two-year home-and-home. Under this format the teams leading their division at the end of the regular season would play in the Big 12 Championship game for the Conference Championship. Following the departures of Nebraska and Colorado in 2011, the Big 12 eliminated the divisions (and championship game) and instituted a nine-game round-robin format. Under this format all ten schools play one another and the team with the best conference record at the end of the regular season is declared the Big 12 Champion.[122]

Championship Game[edit]

Main article: Big 12 Championship Game

The Big 12 Championship Game was held by the Big 12 Conference from 1996 till 2010. The idea of having a championship game was voted on at a Big 12 Conference meeting; Nebraska voted against, while the other schools voted in favor.[123] The championship game pitted the North Division champion against the South Division champion in a game held after the completion of the regular season. The first championship game was held on December 7 at Trans World Dome (now Edward Jones Dome) in St. Louis, Missouri following the 1996 season. The game was played between North Division Champion Nebraska and Big 12 South Division Champion Texas, with Texas winning 37-27 to become the first Big 12 Champion. The final Championship game was held on December 4 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas following the 2010 season. The game was played between North division Champion Nebraska and South division Champion Oklahoma, with Oklahoma winning the final Big 12 Championship game 23-20.

Only seven of the twelve teams to compete for a chance to play in the championship played in the game those being Oklahoma (8), Nebraska (6), Texas (5), Colorado (4), Kansas State (3), Texas A&M (2), Missouri (2). Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Oklahoma State, and Texas Tech did not make an appearance in any Big 12 Championship Game. Oklahoma won the most at seven.

During its fifteen year history the game was played in six different locations with Kansas City, Missouri hosting the most at five (2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008), San Antonio, Texas hosted the seconded most with three (1997, 1999, 2007), Arlington, Texas (2009, 2010), Houston, Texas (2002, 2005), and St. Louis, Missouri (1996, 1998) each hosted the event twice and Irving, Texas (2001) hosted it once.

2014 Bowl games[edit]

Pick
Name[124]
 Location Opposing conference
– College Football Playoff – –
1 Sugar Bowl† New Orleans, Louisiana SEC
2 Valero Alamo Bowl San Antonio, Texas Pac-12
3 Russell Athletic Bowl Orlando, Florida ACC
4 AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl Houston, Texas SEC
5 AutoZone Liberty Bowl Memphis, Tennessee SEC
6 Cactus Bowl Tempe, Arizona Pac-12
7 Heart of Dallas Bowl‡ Dallas, Texas Conference USA
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl‡ Fort Worth, Texas American
†:The Big 12 champion will go to the Sugar Bowl unless selected for the College football playoff. In the event that the conference champion is selected for the playoff, the conference runner up will go to the Sugar Bowl.

‡:Conference representative will play in the bowls on a rotating basis.

Rivalries[edit]

The Big 12 Conference has many rivalries among its member schools, primarily in football. Most of the rivalries existed before the Big 12 was established. The Kansas-Missouri rivalry was the longest running in the Big 12, the longest running west of the Mississippi, and the second longest running in college football. It was played a duration of 119 years before Missouri left the Big 12. The Oklahoma-Texas rivalry is also unique, as it was a major rivalry decades before the two schools were in the same conference. Before their departure to other conferences, a number of former member schools held longtime rivalries within the conference:

Some of the longstanding football rivalries between Big 12 schools include:

Rivalry Name Trophy Games
played†		 Began Last Meeting Notes
Baylor–TCU 108 1899 —
Baylor–Texas 101 1901 —
Baylor–Texas Tech Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Shootout 67 1929 —
Iowa State–Kansas State Farmageddon 96 1917 —
Kansas–Kansas State Sunflower Showdown Governor's Cup 110 1902 —
Oklahoma–Oklahoma State Bedlam Series Bedlam Bell 107 1904 — Oklahoma leads the series 83–17–7
Oklahoma–Texas Red River Rivalry Golden Hat 107 1900 —
Texas–Texas Tech Chancellor's Spurs 62 1928 —
Texas–TCU 82 1897 —
Texas Tech–TCU The West Texas Championship 55 1926 —
Former Rivalries
Nebraska–Colorado 69 1898 2010
Oklahoma–Nebraska 86 1912 2010 On November 29, 2012 an agreement was reached between the two schools to play a home a home series during the 2021 and 2022 seasons.[125] Oklahoma leads the series 45–38–3
Nebraska–Missouri Victory Bell 104 1892 2010
Iowa State–Missouri Telephone Trophy[126] 52 1959 2011
Kansas-Missouri Border War Indian War Drum[126] 119 1891 2011 As of October 2012, the University of Kansas' athletic department has not accepted Missouri's invitations to play inter-conference rivalry games, putting the rivalry on hold. Sports clubs sponsored by the two universities have continued to play games.[127]
Oklahoma–Missouri Peace Pipe 95 1929 2011 Oklahoma leads the series 65–25–5
Baylor–Texas A&M Battle of the Brazos 108 1899 2011
Texas–Texas A&M Lone Star Showdown Lone Star Showdown Trophy 118 1894 2011
Texas Tech–Texas A&M 70 1927 2011

† Through 2012

Golf[edit]

Gymnastics[edit]

Rowing[edit]

Soccer[edit]

Softball[edit]

Swimming & Diving[edit]

Men's Swimming & Diving[edit]

Women's Swimming & Diving[edit]

Tennis[edit]

Men's Tennis[edit]

Women's Tennis[edit]

Track and Field (Indoor)[edit]

Men's Track and Field[edit]

Women's Track and Field[edit]

Track and Field (Outdoor)[edit]

Men's Track and Field[edit]

Women's Track and Field[edit]

Volleyball[edit]

Wrestling[edit]

Facilities[edit]

School Football stadium Capacity Basketball arena Capacity Baseball stadium Capacity
Baylor Floyd Casey Stadium
Baylor Stadium (2014) 		50,000[128]
45,000 		Ferrell Center 10,284 Baylor Ballpark 5,000
Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium 55,000[129] Hilton Coliseum 14,356 Non-baseball school*
Kansas Memorial Stadium 50,071[130] Allen Fieldhouse 16,300 Hoglund Ballpark 2,500
Kansas State Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium 50,000[131] Bramlage Coliseum 12,528 Tointon Family Stadium 2,000
Oklahoma Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium 82,112[132] Lloyd Noble Center 12,000 L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park 3,180
Oklahoma State Boone Pickens Stadium 60,218[133] Gallagher-Iba Arena 13,611 Allie P. Reynolds Stadium 3,821
Texas Darrell K Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium 100,119[134] Frank Erwin Center 16,734 UFCU Disch-Falk Field 6,649
TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium 45,000 Daniel–Meyer Coliseum 7,200 Lupton Stadium 4,500
Texas Tech Jones AT&T Stadium 60,454[135][136][137][138] United Spirit Arena 15,091 Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park 5,050
West Virginia Mountaineer Field 60,000[139] WVU Coliseum 14,000[140] Hawley Field 1,500[141]
*Iowa State discontinued its participation in baseball as an NCAA-recognized activity following the 2001 season.[142] It participates in club baseball as a member of the National Club Baseball Association. Games are played at Cap Timm Field, capacity 3,000.[143]

Conference champions[edit]

Main article: List of Big 12 Conference champions

The Big 12 Conference sponsors 23 sports, 10 men's and 13 women's.[144]

In football, divisional titles were awarded based on regular-season conference results, with the teams with the best conference records from the North and South playing in the Big 12 Championship Game for the Big 12 title from 1996–2010. Baseball, basketball, softball, tennis, and women's soccer titles are awarded in both regular-season and tournament play. Cross country, golf, gymnastics, swimming and diving, track and field, and wrestling titles are awarded during an annual meet of participating teams. The volleyball title is awarded based on regular-season play.[citation needed]

Big 12 Conference titles by school[edit]

As of May 3, 2012. List includes both regular-season, tournament titles, and co-championships. List does not include conference championships won prior to the formation of the Big 12 Conference in 1996.[145]

Big 12 Conference titles by institution
School Baseball Basketball Cross Country Equestrian Football Golf Gymnastics Rowing Soccer Softball** Swimming & Diving Tennis Indoor Track & Field Outdoor Track & Field Wrestling Total
Baylor 0
Colorado* —
Iowa State —
Kansas 1
Kansas State 0
Missouri* 1
Nebraska* 4
Oklahoma 1
Oklahoma State 1
Texas 4
Texas A&M* 3
Texas Christian 0
Texas Tech 1
West Virginia 0
*Lists conference championships won as member of the conference.
**Oklahoma won the 1996 Big 12 softball postseason title prior to the first academic year of Big 12 competition (1996-97).

National championships[edit]

The following is a list of all NCAA championships won by teams that were representing the Big 12 Conference in NCAA-recognized sports at the time of their championship.[146][147]

Team national championships[edit]

National team titles by institution[edit]

Big 12 National Championships by institution
School NCAA*[148] AIAW Helms
 Football** Total titles Notes
Baylor 3 0 0 0 4 BU has 1 equestrian title
Colorado 21 0 0 1 22
Iowa State 13 5 0 0 18
Kansas 10 2 3 0 15
Kansas State 0 0 0 0 0
Missouri 2 0 0 0 2
Nebraska 18 1 2 5 26
Oklahoma 19 0 6 7 32
Oklahoma State 51 0 2 0 53 OSU has 3 equestrian titles
Texas 50 4 2 4 60
Texas A&M 8 1 1 3 13
Texas Christian 6 0 1 2 9 TCU has 1 equestrian title
Texas Tech 1 0 0 0 1
West Virginia 15 0 0 0 15
*Football, Helms, Equestrian and AIAW titles are not included in the NCAA Championship count, but are included in the total count.

**Claimed National football championships.

Individual national championships[edit]

Individual national team titles by institution[edit]

Notes[edit]

  • A Twelve Big 12 members received disbursements each year from 1997-2011; ten each year afterwards. Individual schools' disbursement varied according to bylaw rules and entrance or withdrawal agreements.

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