The Big 12 Conference is a conference of 16 universities which participate in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision football. The conference formed in 1994 and begin conference play in the fall of 1996. The schools that compose the Big 12 Conference, except for Arizona, Arizona State, Brigham Young, Central Florida, Cincinnati, Utah, and West Virginia, were members of either the Big Eight Conference or the Southwest Conference. Current Big 12 football teams claim a total of six national titles, while previous members of the conference claim an additional 19 titles. The current conference champion is Arizona State, the school's first Big 12 title.

Membership Current InstitutionNickname(Mascot)ColorsLocationTeam StartedAffiliationEnrollmentDivisional Titles† Big 12 Titles National Titles University of Arizona Wildcats() Tucson, Arizona(542,629) 1899 Public 49,471 0 0 0 Arizona State University Sun Devils() Tempe, Arizona(180,587) 1897 Public 79,232 0 1 0 Baylor University Bears() Waco, Texas(132,356) 1898 Private / Baptist 18,033 0 3‡ 0Brigham Young UniversityCougars()Provo, Utah(115,162)1922Private(LDS)33,633001University of Central FloridaKnights()Orlando, Florida(320,742)1979Public70,674 001University of CincinnatiBearcats()Cincinnati, Ohio(311,097)1885Public45,949000 University of Colorado Buffaloes(Ralphie / Chip) Boulder, Colorado(107,349) 1890 Public 36,430 4 1 1University of HoustonCougars()Houston, Texas(2,314,157)1946Public47,090000 Iowa State University Cyclones() Ames, Iowa(65,060) 1892 Public 36,350 1 0 0 University of Kansas Jayhawks( / ) Lawrence, Kansas(96,207) 1890 Public 27,565 1 0 0 Kansas State University Wildcats() Manhattan, Kansas(53,682) 1896 Public 23,779 4 3 0 Oklahoma State University Cowboys( / ) Stillwater, Oklahoma(48,967) 1890 Public 25,622 1 1 1 Texas Christian University Horned Frogs(Super Frog) Fort Worth, Texas(833,319) 1896 Private/Disciples of Christ 10,394 0 1‡ 2 Texas Tech University Red Raiders( / ) Lubbock, Texas(249,042) 1925 Public 36,551 1 1 0 University of Utah Utes(Swoop) Salt Lake City, Utah(200,133) 1892 Public 34,900 0 0 0 West Virginia University Mountaineers(The Mountaineer) Morgantown, West Virginia(30,708) 1891 Public 24,488 0 0 0Reference: †Divisions existed from 1996 through 2010. ‡: The Big 12 Conference recognizes TCU and Baylor as co-champions in 2014

Former InstitutionTeam Name(Mascot)Location(Population)Team StartedAffiliationDivisional TitlesBig 12 TitlesNational TitlesCurrent Conference University of Missouri Tigers(Truman the Tiger) Columbia, Missouri(133,803) 1890 Public 3 0 0 SEC University of Nebraska Cornhuskers( / ) Lincoln, Nebraska(277,348) 1890 Public 6 2 5 Big TenUniversity of Oklahoma Sooners(Sooner Schooner) Norman, Oklahoma(128,026) 1895 Public 8 14 7 SEC University of Texas Longhorns () Austin, Texas(974,447) 1893 Public 7 4 4 SEC Texas A&M University Aggies(Reveille) College Station, Texas(107,889) 1894 Public 3 1 3 SECReference:

Facilities and coaches

SchoolStadium(Capacity)CoachYear HiredRecord (Career)Record (School)Big 12 RecordBig 12 TitleTotal PayArizona Arizona Stadium(50,782) Brent Brennan 2024 38-56 4-82-70 $2,700,000Arizona State Mountain America Stadium(53,599) Kenny Dillingham 2023 14-12 14-127-21 $3,950,000Baylor McLane Stadium(45,140) Dave Aranda 2020 31-30 31-3021-241 $3,021,003 BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium(63,470) Kalani Sitake 2016 72-43 72-439-90 † Cincinnati Nippert Stadium(40,000) Scott Satterfield 2023 84-64 8-164-140 $3,600,000 Colorado Folsom Field(50,183) Deion Sanders 2023 40-18 11-107-20 $5,700,000 Houston TDECU Stadium(40,000) Willie Fritz 2024 212-124 4-83-60 $4,500,000Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium(61,500) Matt Campbell2016 88–63 64-5145-360 $4,005,537Kansas David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium(50,250)Lance Leipold2021 168-67 22-2813-230 $7,791,667Kansas State Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium(50,000) Chris Klieman2019 120-41 48-2831-231 $4,750,000Oklahoma State Boone Pickens Stadium(55,509) Eric Morris2025 46–34 0–00–00 $6,750,000TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium(45,000) Sonny Dykes2022 98-76 27-1317-101 †Texas Tech Jones AT&T Stadium(60,454) Joey McGuire2022 23-16 23-1615-120$4,104,960 UCF FBC Mortgage Stadium(45,301) Scott Frost 2025 35-38 19-7 0-0 0 $3,900,000Utah Rice-Eccles Stadium(51,444) Morgan Scalley2025 1-0 1-0 0-00 $5,000,000West Virginia Milan Puskar Stadium(60,000)Rich Rodriguez2025 190-129-2 60-260-00 $3,500,000Reference:Conference Facilities "McLane Stadium": "Jack Trice Stadium": "Memorial Stadium": "Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium": "Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium": "Boone Pickens Stadium": "Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium": "Amon G. Carter Stadium": "FBC Mortgage Stadium":

"Jones AT%T Stadium": "Milan Pusksar Stadium":

† denotes school is a private institution and is not required to disclose coaches pay

Notes:

Realignment In 2010, it was announced that in 2011 both Nebraska and Colorado would leave the Big 12 for the Big Ten and Pac-10 respectively. Then in 2011 it was announced that Texas A&M and Missouri would both be leaving for the SEC. As replacements, TCU and West Virginia would be joining the conference from the Mountain West and Big East respectively. In 2021, Oklahoma and Texas announced they would leave to join the Southeastern Conference. In response, the Big 12 decided to backfill with the University of Cincinnati, the University of Central Florida, the University of Houston, and Brigham Young University. The first 3 schools joining from the American Athletic Conference and BYU being an Independent in football since 2010, with its basketball team playing in the West Coast Conference.

On July 27, 2023, Colorado, a former member of the Big 12, announced it would rejoin the conference from the Pac-12 beginning in the 2024–25 academic year. The following week, Arizona, Arizona State, and Utah announced they would leave the Pac-12 for the Big 12, also effective for the 2024–25 academic year.

Scheduling

Divisions North DivisionSouth Division ColoradoBaylor Iowa StateOklahoma KansasOklahoma State Kansas StateTexas MissouriTexas A&M NebraskaTexas Tech From the time the league was formed until realignment, the conference was split into two, six team, divisions. Teams played a total of 11 regular season games, three non-conference match-ups and eight conference games per season. The conference games were a combination of five divisional foes and three from the opposing division. Inter-divisional play was a "three-on, three-off" system, where teams played three teams from the other division on a home-and-home basis for two seasons, and then played the other three foes from the opposite side for a two-year home-and-home.

At the conclusion of the regular season, the top team from the South Division played the top team from the North Division in the Big 12 Championship Game.

Round-robin After the departure of Nebraska and Colorado, both the divisional format and the Championship Game were dropped. Members continue to play three non-conference opponents in addition to playing all nine other members of the conference on an annual basis.

Starting again in 2017 the Championship Game was reinstated, the two teams with the highest conference winning percentage play in the game.

Champions

Since its inception in 1996, the Big 12 championship has been won by nine different schools, three of which no longer belong to the conference. From 1996 to 2010, the championship was determined in the Big 12 championship game. 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. The University of Oklahoma Sooners have won the most championships with 14.

Championship game

The Big 12 Championship Game was first held by the Big 12 Conference each year from 1996 until 2010 and again starting with the 2017 season. The original championship game pitted the Big 12 North Division champion against the Big 12 South Division champion in a game held after the regular season has been completed. The first championship game was held during the 1996 season in St. Louis. The 2009 and 2010 games were played at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Following the departures of Nebraska and Colorado to the Big Ten and Pac-12 respectively, the Big 12 Championship Game was discontinued. Following an NCAA rule change in 2015 which allows conferences with fewer than 12 members to hold a championship game, the Big 12 elected to return to a postseason championship game to determine the conference champion. Following the completion of the round-robin regular season, the conference's top two teams compete in the championship game. Oklahoma defeated TCU 41–17 on December 2, 2017, in the first Big 12 Championship Game played since 2010.

Championships by school School Championships Years Oklahoma Sooners‡ 14 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2010 • 2012† •2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2020 Texas Longhorns‡ 4 1996 • 2005 • 2009 • 2023 Baylor Bears 3 2013 • 2014† • 2021 Kansas State Wildcats 3 2003 • 2012† • 2022 Nebraska Cornhuskers‡ 2 1997 • 1999 TCU Horned Frogs 1 2014† Oklahoma State Cowboys 1 2011 Colorado Buffaloes 1 2001 Texas A&M Aggies‡ 1 1998 Arizona State Sun Devils 1 2024 Texas Tech Red Raiders 1 2025Reference:

†: Denotes co-champion ‡: Denotes former member of the conference

Bowl games Pick Name Location Opposing conference – College Football Playoff†–– 1 Valero Alamo Bowl San Antonio, Texas Pac-12 2 Pop-Tarts Bowl Orlando, Florida ACC 3 Kinder's Texas Bowl Houston, Texas SEC 4 AutoZone Liberty Bowl Memphis, Tennessee SEC 5 Rate Bowl Phoenix, Arizona Big Ten 6 Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl Shreveport, Louisiana CUSA - ESPN Events Pool of Games‡ - -Reference:

†:The Big 12 champion and all other top ranked Big 12 teams (typically #11 or higher) will go to the College Football Playoff. ‡:If there are insufficient bowl tie-ins for bowl eligible teams ESPN may invite teams to events it operates.

Pac-12 Legacy Bowls

For 2025 Arizona, Arizona State University, Colorado, and Utah are part of the legacy Pac-12 bowl tie-ins, and will fill these bowls in addition to teams from the Big Ten, ACC, and remaining Pac-12 teams. For 2025 these four teams will not fill any Big 12 bowls as the Big 12 representative.

Pick Name Location Opposing conference – College Football Playoff†–– 1 Valero Alamo Bowl San Antonio, Texas Big XII 2 Holiday Bowl San Diego, California ACC 3 SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl Las Vegas, Nevada Big Ten 4 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas ACC 5 Bucked Up LA Bowl Bowl Inglewood, California MW - ESPN Events Pool of Games‡––Reference: †:The Big 12 champion and all other top ranked Big 12 teams (typically #11 or higher) will go to the College Football Playoff. ‡:If there are insufficient bowl tie-ins for bowl eligible teams ESPN may invite teams to events it operates.

Bowl Game Results

Bowl games played by teams while they were in the Big 12