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The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference headquartered in Irving, Texas. It consists of 16 full-member universities (3 private universities and 13 public universities) in the states of Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia.
The Big 12 is a member of the Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 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.
The Big 12 is one of the Power Four conferences, the four highest-earning and most historically successful FBS football conferences. Power Four conferences are guaranteed at least one bid to a New Year's Six bowl game and have been granted exemptions from certain NCAA rules.
The Big 12 is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Brett Yormark became the commissioner on August 1, 2022.
The Big 12 was founded in February 1994. All eight members of the former Big Eight Conference joined with half the members of the former Southwest Conference (Texas, Texas A&M, Baylor and Texas Tech) to form the conference, with play beginning in 1996.
Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, and Utah joined the conference on August 2, 2024, as part of a more extensive NCAA conference realignment.
Member universities[]
Current full members[]
| Members | Location | Stadium |
| Arizona Wildcats | Tucson, AZ | Arizona Stadium |
| Arizona State Sun Devils | Tempe, AZ | Mountain America Stadium |
| Baylor Bears | Waco, TX | McLane Stadium |
| BYU Cougars | Provo, UT | LaVell Edwards Stadium |
| Colorado Buffaloes | Boulder, CO | Folsom Field |
| Iowa State Cyclones | Ames, IA | Jack Trice Stadium |
| Kansas Jayhawks | Lawrence, KS | Memorial Stadium |
| Kansas State Wildcats | Manhattan, KS | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium |
| UCF Knights | Orlando, FL | FBC Mortgage Stadium |
| Utah Utes | Salt Lake City, UT | Rice–Eccles Stadium |
| Oklahoma State Cowboys | Stillwater, OK | Boone Pickens Stadium |
| Cincinnati Bearcats | Cincinnati, OH | Nippert Stadium |
| TCU Horned Frogs | Fort Worth, TX | Amon G. Carter Stadium |
| Texas Tech Red Raiders | Lubbock, TX | Jones AT&T Stadium |
| West Virginia Mountaineers | Morgantown, WV | Milan Puskar Stadium |
Former teams[]
- Colorado Buffaloes - moved to the Pacific-12 Conference in 2011. Returned to the Big 12 in 2024
- Missouri Tigers - moved to the Southeastern Conference in 2012.
- Nebraska Cornhuskers - moved to the Big Ten Conference in 2011.
- Texas A&M Aggies - moved to the Southeastern Conference in 2012.
- Texas - moved to the Southeastern Conference in 2024.
- Oklahoma - moved to the Southeastern Conference in 2024.
Conference Championship Game results[]
Below are the results from all Big 12 Championship Games played. The winning team appears in bold font, on a background of their primary team color. Rankings are from the AP Poll released prior to the game. From 1996 to 2010, the Big 12 was divided into two divisions, North and South. Following the departures of two schools in 2010, the conference discontinued the championship game in favor of a round-robin format to determine the champion. When it resumed in 2017, the top two seeds would face off in the championship game.
| Year | North Division | South Division | Site | Att. | MVP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 3 Nebraska | 27 | Texas | 37 | Trans World Dome • St. Louis, MO | 63,109 | RB DeAngelo Evans, Nebraska |
| 1997 | 2 Nebraska | 54 | 14 Texas A&M | 15 | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | 64,824 | RB Ahman Green, Nebraska |
| 1998 | 2 Kansas State | 33 | 10 Texas A&M | 36 | Trans World Dome • St. Louis, MO | 60,798 | QB Branndon Stewart, Texas A&M |
| 1999 | 3 Nebraska | 22 | 12 Texas | 6 | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | 65,035 | |
| 2000 | 8 Kansas State | 24 | 1 Oklahoma | 27 | Arrowhead Stadium • Kansas City, MO | 79,655 | QB Josh Heupel, Oklahoma |
| 2001 | 9 Colorado | 39 | 3 Texas | 37 | Texas Stadium • Irving, TX | 65,675 | |
| 2002 | 12 Colorado | 7 | 8 Oklahoma | 29 | Reliant Stadium • Houston, TX | 63,332 | RB Quentin Griffin, Oklahoma |
| 2003 | 13 Kansas State | 35 | 1 Oklahoma | 7 | Arrowhead Stadium • Kansas City, MO | 75,491 | QB Ell Roberson, Kansas State |
| 2004 | Colorado | 3 | 2 Oklahoma | 42 | 62,310 | WR Malcolm Kelly, Oklahoma | |
| 2005 | Colorado | 3 | 2 Texas | 70 | Reliant Stadium • Houston, TX | 71,107 | QB Vince Young, Texas |
| 2006 | 19 Nebraska | 7 | 8 Oklahoma | 21 | Arrowhead Stadium • Kansas City, MO | 80,031 | WR Malcolm Kelly, Oklahoma |
| 2007 | 1 Missouri | 17 | 9 Oklahoma | 38 | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | 62,585 | QB Sam Bradford, Oklahoma |
| 2008 | 19 Missouri | 21 | 4 Oklahoma | 62 | Arrowhead Stadium • Kansas City, MO | 71,004 | |
| 2009 | 21 Nebraska | 12 | 3 Texas | 13 | Cowboys Stadium • Arlington, TX | 76,211 | DT Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska |
| 2010 | 13 Nebraska | 20 | 10 Oklahoma | 23 | 78,802 | QB Landry Jones, Oklahoma | |
| 2011–2016: No championship game held | |||||||
| Year | 1 Seed | 2 Seed | Site | Att. | MVP | ||
| 2017 | 2 Oklahoma | 41 | 10 TCU | 17 | AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX | 64,104 | QB Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma |
| 2018 | 5 Oklahoma | 39 | 14 Texas | 27 | 83,114 | QB Kyler Murray, Oklahoma | |
| 2019 | 6 Oklahoma | 30 | 7 Baylor | 23 | 65,191 | QB Jalen Hurts, Oklahoma | |
| 2020 | 8 Iowa State | 21 | 12 Oklahoma | 27 | 18,720* | QB Spencer Rattler, Oklahoma | |
| 2021 | 5 Oklahoma State | 16 | 9 Baylor | 21 | 65,771 | QB Blake Shapen, Baylor | |
| 2022 | 3 TCU | 28 | 10 Kansas State | 31 | 69,335 | RB Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State | |
| 2023 | 7 Texas | 49 | 18 Oklahoma State | 21 | 84,523 | QB Quinn Ewers, Texas | |
| 2024 | 15 Arizona State | 45 | 16 Iowa State | 19 | 55,889 | RB Cam Skattebo, Arizona State | |
*Limited attendance due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Results by team[]
Eleven different teams have played in the Big 12 Championship Game, including all five former members. 29 conference championship game appearances are represented by the former members and 17 by current members. Of current members that have played at least one conference season:
Current members[]
| Appearances | School | Wins | Losses | PCT. | Year(s) Won | Year(s) Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Kansas State Wildcats | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2003, 2022 | 1998, 2000 |
| 4 | Colorado Buffaloes | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2001 | 2002, 2004, 2005 |
| 2 | Baylor Bears | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2021 | 2019 |
| 2 | TCU Horned Frogs | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2017, 2022 | |
| 2 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2021, 2023 | |
| 2 | Iowa State Cyclones | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2020, 2024 | |
| 1 | Arizona State Sun Devils | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2024 |
- Arizona, BYU, Cincinnati, Houston, Kansas, Texas Tech, UCF, Utah, and West Virginia have not yet appeared in a Big 12 Championship Game. Of these, Kansas and Texas Tech joined the Big 12 in 1996, West Virginia in 2012, and the other six in 2023 or later.
Former members[]
| Appearances | School | Wins | Losses | PCT. | Year(s) Won | Year(s) Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Oklahoma Sooners | 11 | 1 | .917 | 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 | 2003 |
| 7 | Texas Longhorns | 4 | 3 | .571 | 1996, 2005, 2009, 2023 | 1999, 2001, 2018 |
| 6 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 2 | 4 | .333 | 1997, 1999 | 1996, 2006, 2009, 2010 |
| 2 | Texas A&M Aggies | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1998 | 1997 |
| 2 | Missouri Tigers | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2007, 2008 |
LCommon matchups[]
Matchups that have occurred more than once:
Division era
| No. of Times | North Division | South Division | Record | Years Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Nebraska | Texas | Texas, 2–1 | 1996, 1999, 2009 |
| 2 | Nebraska | Oklahoma | Oklahoma, 2–0 | 2006, 2010 |
| 2 | Missouri | Oklahoma | Oklahoma, 2–0 | 2007, 2008 |
| 2 | Colorado | Oklahoma | Oklahoma, 2–0 | 2004, 2005 |
| 2 | Kansas State | Oklahoma | Tied, 1–1 | 2003, 2000 |
| 2 | Colorado | Texas | Tied, 1–1 | 2005, 2001 |