Big 12 Conference
| Status |
|---|
| Active |
| Years Active |
| 1994-present |
| Prior Name(s)/Conference(s) |
| Big Eight Conference, Southwest Conference |
| Successor Conference(s) |
| n/a |
The Big 12 Conference is a collegiate athletic conference headquartered in Irving, Texas. The conference consists of ten full-member universities. It is a member of Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for all sports. Its college 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 Conference was founded on February 25, 1994. The eight members of the former Big Eight Conference joined with Southwest Conference schools Texas, Texas A&M, Baylor, and Texas Tech to form the new Big 12 Conference, which commenced competition on August 31, 1996.
Members
Current members
Baylor Bears • Iowa State Cyclones • Kansas Jayhawks • Kansas State Wildcats • Oklahoma Sooners • Oklahoma State Cowboys • TCU Horned Frogs • Texas Longhorns • Texas Tech Red Raiders • UCF Knights • West Virginia Mountaineers
Former members
Colorado Buffaloes • Missouri Tigers • Nebraska Cornhuskers • Texas A&M Aggies
Publications
Conference championship game programs
| Date | Opponent | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Football | |||
| December 7, 1996 | Nebraska vs. Texas | Trans World Dome | |
Media guides and yearbooks by sport
Football
| 2010s | 2016 |
|---|---|
| 2020s | 2020 • 2021 |
| NCAA Division I all-sports conferences | |
|---|---|
| FBS | The American • Atlantic Coast • Big 12 • Big Ten • C-USA • Mid-American • Mountain West • Pac-12 • Southeastern • Sun Belt |
| FCS | ASUN • Big Sky • Big South • CAA • Ivy • MEAC • Northeast • Ohio Valley • Patriot • SoCon • Southland • SWAC • WAC |
| Non-Football | America East • Atlantic 10 • Big East • Big West • Horizon • MAAC • Missouri Valley • Summit • West Coast |
| Football-Only | MVFC |
