Big 12 Conference

The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference that is part of the NCAA's Division I. It started when the Big 8 Conference joined together with four colleges from Texas that had been part of the Southwest Conference, and the first games in the Big 12 Conference were played in 1996.

University of Texas at Austin playing football against Iowa State University

Members

SchoolLocationFoundedTypeNicknameJoined
Big 12
Baylor UniversityWaco, Texas1845PrivateBears1996
Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa1858PublicCyclones1996
University of KansasLawrence, Kansas1865PublicJayhawks1996
Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas1863PublicWildcats1996
University of OklahomaNorman, Oklahoma1890PublicSooners1996
Oklahoma State University–StillwaterStillwater, Oklahoma1890PublicCowboys &
Cowgirls
1996
Texas Christian University (TCU)Fort Worth, Texas1873PrivateHorned Frogs2012
University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas1883PublicLonghorns1996
Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas1923PublicRed Raiders & Lady Raiders[lower-alpha 1]1996
West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, West Virginia1867PublicMountaineers2012
  1. Texas Tech uses the "Lady Raiders" nickname for women's teams in sports that are sponsored for both sexes. Sports sponsored for only one sex, whether men's or women's, use "Red Raiders".

Future members

SchoolLocationFoundedTypeNicknameJoining Big 12
Brigham Young University (BYU)Provo, Utah1875PrivateCougars2023
University of CincinnatiCincinnati, Ohio1819PublicBearcats2023
University of HoustonHouston, Texas1927PublicCougars2023
University of Central Florida (UCF)Orlando, Florida1963PublicKnights2023

Associate members

The Big 12 also has 13 "associate members", all of which play one sport in the conference.

SchoolLocationFoundedTypeNicknameJoined
Big 12
Big 12 SportMain Conference
United States Air Force AcademyColorado Springs, Colorado1954FederalFalcons2015WrestlingMountain West
University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, Alabama1831PublicCrimson Tide2014Women's rowingSEC
California Baptist UniversityRiverside, California1950PrivateLancers2022WrestlingWAC
University of DenverDenver, Colorado1864PrivatePioneers2015Women's gymnasticsSummit League
California State University, Fresno (Fresno State)Fresno, California1911PublicBulldogs2019EquestrianMountain West
University of MissouriColumbia, Missouri1839PublicTigers2021WrestlingSEC
North Dakota State UniversityFargo, North Dakota1890PublicBison2015WrestlingSummit League
University of Northern ColoradoGreeley, Colorado1889PublicBears2015WrestlingBig Sky
University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, Iowa1876PublicPanthers2017WrestlingMissouri Valley
South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, South Dakota1881PublicJackrabbits2015WrestlingSummit League
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Tennessee1794PublicVolunteers2014Women's rowingSEC
Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah1941PublicWolverines2015WrestlingWAC
University of WyomingLaramie, Wyoming1886PublicCowboys2015WrestlingMountain West

Former members

Four schools have left the Big 12 since it was formed. Missouri would return to the Big 12 in 2021 as a wrestling-only member.

SchoolLocationFoundedTypeNicknameJoined
Big 12
Left
Big 12
Current Conference
University of Colorado at BoulderBoulder, Colorado1876PublicBuffaloes19962011Pac-12
University of MissouriColumbia, Missouri1839PublicTigers19962012SEC
University of Nebraska–LincolnLincoln, Nebraska1869PublicCornhuskers19962011Big Ten
Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station, Texas1876PublicAggies19962012SEC

References

  • "Big 12 Conference". big12sports.com. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
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