The Big 12 Conference sponsors championships in 25 sports, 10 men's and 15 women's, with two women's sports to be added in the 2024–25 school year. The first conference championship awarded was the 1996 softball postseason tournament championship, which was won by Oklahoma.
From 2011 through 2016, the football champion was decided by regular-season play. Previously 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. Following changes in NCAA rules, the Big 12 will reinstate its football championship game in 2017, with the top two teams in the final conference standings advancing to the title game. Baseball, basketball, soccer, and tennis titles are awarded in both regular-season and tournament play. Cross country, golf, gymnastics, rowing, swimming and diving, track and field, and wrestling titles are awarded during an annual meet of participating teams. The volleyball and softball titles are awarded based on regular-season play. Softball previously held a post season tournament.
Membership Current membership
Former members Missouri Tigers 1996–20126713 Nebraska Cornhuskers 1996–2011334780 Oklahoma Sooners 1996–2024396099 Texas Longhorns 1996–202467158225 Texas A&M Aggies 1996–2012203858
Affiliate members Denver Pioneers 2016-present101 Florida Gators 2024-present213
Other current affiliate members: Beach volleyball Boise State Broncos Florida State Seminoles South Carolina Gamecocks Women's equestrian Fresno State Bulldogs Women's lacrosse San Diego State Aztecs UC Davis Aggies Florida Gators Women's rowing Old Dominion Monarchs Tulsa Golden Hurricane Men's wrestling Missouri Tigers Northern Iowa Panthers Oklahoma Sooners Utah Valley Wolverines Wyoming Cowboys
Baseball
All current Big 12 members sponsor baseball except Iowa State, which dropped the sport after the 2001 season, and Colorado, which never sponsored baseball during its first conference tenure and still does not sponsor the sport.
+ Baseball titles by season 1997Texas TechOklahoma 1998Texas A&MTexas Tech 1999Texas A&MNebraska 2000BaylorNebraska 2001NebraskaNebraska 2002TexasTexas 2003NebraskaTexas 2004Texas Oklahoma State 2005Baylor NebraskaNebraska 2006TexasKansas 2007TexasTexas A&M 2008Texas A&MTexas 2009TexasTexas 2010TexasTexas A&M 2011TexasTexas A&MTexas A&M 2012BaylorMissouri 2013Kansas StateOklahoma 2014 Oklahoma StateTCU2015TCUTexas 2016Texas TechTCU 2017TCUOklahoma StateTexas Tech 2018TexasBaylor 2019Texas Tech Oklahoma State 2020 2021TCUTCUTexas 2022TCUOklahoma 2023Oklahoma StateTCUTexas West Virginia 2024Oklahoma Oklahoma State 2025 West Virginia Arizona 2026 Kansas Kansas 2027
+ Baseball titles by school Arizona 2025–present011 Arizona State 2025–present000 Baylor 1997–present314 BYU 2024–present000 Cincinnati 2024–present000 Houston 2024–present000 Iowa State 1997–2001000 Kansas 1997–present123 Kansas State 1997–present101 Oklahoma State 1997–present246 TCU 2013–present448 Texas Tech 1997–present415 UCF 2024–present000 Utah 2025–present000 West Virginia 2013–present202
+ Baseball titles by former school Missouri 1997–2012011 Nebraska 1997–2011347 Oklahoma 1997–2024134 Texas 1997–202410515 Texas A&M1997–2012437
Men's basketball
+ Men's Basketball titles by season1997KansasKansas19981999Texas2000Iowa StateIowa State2001Oklahoma2002Kansas20032004Oklahoma StateOklahoma State 2005Kansas†Oklahoma† 2006Kansas†KansasTexas†2007Kansas 2008Kansas†Texas† 2009KansasMissouri 2010Kansas 2011 2012Missouri 2013Kansas†KansasKansas State† 2014KansasIowa State 2015 2016Kansas 2017Iowa State 2018Kansas 2019Kansas State†Iowa StateTexas Tech† 2020Kansas 2021BaylorTexas 2022Baylor†Kansas Kansas† 2023KansasTexas 2024HoustonIowa State 2025Houston 2026ArizonaArizona 2027
+ Men's Basketball titles by school Arizona 2025–present112 Arizona State 2025–present000 Baylor 1997–present202 BYU 2023–present000 Cincinnati 2023–present000 Colorado 1997–2011, 2025–present000 Houston 2023–present213 Iowa State 1997–present268 Kansas 1997–present211233 Kansas State 1997–present202 Oklahoma State 1997–present123 TCU 2013–present000 Texas Tech 1997–present101 UCF 2023–present000 Utah 2025–present000 West Virginia 2013–present000 + Men's Basketball titles by former schools Missouri 1997–2012022 Oklahoma 1997–2024134 Texas 1997–2024325 Texas A&M 1997–2012000
Women's basketball
+ Women's Basketball titles by season1997KansasColorado1998Texas TechTexas Tech19992000Iowa StateIowa StateTexas TechOklahoma2001Oklahoma2002Oklahoma2003TexasTexas2004TexasOklahomaKansas State2005BaylorBaylor2006OklahomaOklahoma2007OklahomaTexas A&M2008Kansas StateTexas A&M2009OklahomaBaylor2010NebraskaTexas A&M2011BaylorBaylor201220132014BaylorWest Virginia2015Baylor20162017West Virginia2018Baylor201920202021Baylor2022Texas2023TexasIowa StateOklahoma2024OklahomaTexas2025TCUTCU 2026West Virginia 2027
+ Women's basketball titles by school Arizona2024–present000 Arizona State2024–present000 Baylor1997–present131123 BYU2023–present000 Cincinnati2023–present000 Colorado1997–2011, 2024–present011 Houston2023–present000 Iowa State1997–present134 Kansas1997–present101 Kansas State1997–present202 Oklahoma State1997–present000 TCU2013–present213 Texas Tech1997–present325 UCF2023–present000 Utah2024–present000 West Virginia2013–present123 + Women's basketball titles by former school Nebraska1997–2011101 Oklahoma1997–20248412 Texas1997–2024336 Texas A&M1997–2012123
Beach volleyball Beach volleyball, organized by the NCAA only for women, is the first of two women's sports that were added in 2024–25. Established full member TCU was joined by incoming members Arizona, Arizona State, and Utah. The Big 12 planned to add other schools in that sport to meet the sponsorship level required for an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, but gave no timetable for any additions. After the 2025 season, Utah dropped beach volleyball and the Big 12 added Boise State, Florida State, and South Carolina as new associates.
+ Women's Beach Volleyball titles by season2025TCU 2026Florida State 2027
+ Women's Beach Volleyball titles by school Arizona2025–present000 Arizona State2025–present000 Boise State2026–present000 Florida State2026–present011 South Carolina2026–present000 TCU2025–present011 Utah2025000
Men's cross country
All current Big 12 schools sponsor men's cross country except UCF, Utah, and West Virginia.
+ Men's Cross Country titles by season1996Colorado199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008Oklahoma State200920102011201220132014201520162017Iowa State201820192020Oklahoma State2021202220232024BYU2025Oklahoma State2026Reference:
+ Men's Cross Country titles by school Arizona0 Arizona0 Baylor0 BYU1 Cincinnati0 Colorado12 Houston0 Iowa State3 Kansas0 Kansas State0 Oklahoma State14 TCU0 Texas Tech0 Utah0References:
Women's cross country All current Big 12 schools sponsor women's cross country.
+ Women's Cross Country titles by year1996Colorado19971998Kansas State1999Colorado200020012002200320042005200620072008Texas Tech200920102011Iowa State2012201320142015Oklahoma State2016Iowa State201720182019Oklahoma State2020Iowa State2021Oklahoma State20222023BYU202420252026Reference:
+ Women's Cross Country titles by school Arizona0 Arizona State0 Baylor0 BYU3 Cincinnati0 Colorado11 Houston0 Iowa State8 Kansas0 Kansas State1 Oklahoma State4 TCU0 Texas Tech3 UCF0 Utah0 West Virginia0Reference:
Equestrian Four schools participate in equestrian—full members Baylor, Oklahoma State, and TCU, plus associate member Fresno State. Kansas State discontinued its equestrian team after the 2016 season.
+ Equestrian titles by year2009Oklahoma State2010Baylor2011Texas A&M2012Oklahoma State201320142015Baylor2016Oklahoma State2017Baylor2018Oklahoma State2019Baylor20202021Oklahoma State202220232024202520262027Reference:
+ Equestrian titles by school Baylor4 Fresno State0 Kansas State0 Oklahoma State12 TCU0 Texas A&M1Reference:
Football Current football members
+ Football titles by schoolTeamSeasonDivision titlesConference titles (champ. game)Conference titles (regular season)Total Kansas State1996–present4217 Colorado1996–2010,2024–present4105 Baylor1996–present0123 Oklahoma State1996–present1012 Iowa State1996–present1001 Kansas1996–present1001 Texas Tech1996–present1102 TCU2012–presentN/A011 Arizona2024–presentN/A000 Arizona State2024–presentN/A101 BYU2023–presentN/A000 Cincinnati2023–presentN/A000 Houston2023–presentN/A000 UCF2023–presentN/A000 Utah2024–presentN/A000 West Virginia2012–presentN/A000
Previous football members + Football titles by schoolTeamSeasonsDivision titlesConference titles (champ. game)Conference titles (regular season)Total Oklahoma1996–2023811321 Texas1996–202374011 Nebraska1996–201092011 Texas A&M1996–20113104 Missouri1996–20113003
This list reflects the official Big 12 totals by including division championships (1996–2010), conference championships won through a postseason championship game (1996–2010 and 2017–present), and conference championships won through the regular season (2011–2016).
The Big 12 counts shared division championships as a full championship for each school, regardless of what school went on to play in the Big 12 title game.
+ Big 12 Championship Game (1996–2010, 2017–present)1996NebraskaTexasTexas1997NebraskaTexas A&MNebraska1998Kansas StateTexas A&MTexas A&M1999NebraskaTexasNebraska2000Kansas StateOklahomaOklahoma2001ColoradoTexasColorado2002ColoradoOklahomaOklahoma2003Kansas StateOklahomaKansas State2004ColoradoOklahomaOklahoma2005ColoradoTexasTexas2006NebraskaOklahomaOklahoma2007MissouriOklahoma2008MissouriOklahoma2009NebraskaTexasTexas2010NebraskaOklahomaOklahoma 2017 Oklahoma TCUOklahoma 2018 Oklahoma Texas 2019 Oklahoma Baylor2020Iowa StateOklahoma2021Oklahoma StateBaylorBaylor2022TCUKansas StateKansas State2023TexasOklahoma StateTexas2024Arizona StateIowa StateArizona State2025Texas TechBYUTexas Tech2026 Note: While the team playing in the championship game from 1996 through 2010 was popularly regarded as the divisional champion, the Big 12 did officially recognize co-champions in football, just like it does in other sports. As a result, the following teams are also recognized as champions by the Big 12: North Co-Champions: Kansas State (1999), Nebraska (2000, 2001, 2008), Iowa State (2004), Kansas (2007), Missouri (2010) South Co-Champions: Texas (2002, 2008), Texas Tech (2008), Oklahoma State (2010), Texas A&M (2010)
2011–2016
When Nebraska and Colorado left the conference after the 2010 season, it left the conference with only 10 members. The conference did not replace the two teams and therefore eliminated the Big 12 Championship game. Under the new format, which remained in place through the 2016 season, every team played each other and the team with the best conference record won the Big 12 title. In the event of a tie between two teams or more teams for the best conference record, then they were determined co-champions. Through the 2013 season, the winner of the head-to-head game earned the BCS berth in the Fiesta Bowl. This was later changed and the league recognized a tie-breaker starting in 2015. The change was made after the B12 was left out of the inaugural four-team College Football Playoff in 2014. The B12 presented TCU and Baylor as co-champs to the College Football Committee in 2014, despite Baylor having the head-to-head win over TCU. The move was seen as a play by the conference to get two teams invited into the new format, which backfired, leaving both teams out.