Big 12 Conference

Big 12 Conference
Established	1996
Association	NCAA
Division	Division I FBS
Members	12 (11 in 2011, 10 in 2012) [1]
Sports fielded	21 (men's: 10; women's: 11)
Region	Southern United States (Texas and Oklahoma Schools), Midwestern United States, Western United States (Colorado)
Headquarters	Irving, Texas
Commissioner	Dan Beebe (since 2007)
Website	http://www.big12sports.com/
Locations

The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of twelve schools located in the Central United States, with headquarters located just outside of Dallas, in Irving, Texas. It is a member of the NCAA's Division I 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. Member schools are located in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas.

The conference was officially formed on February 25, 1994, when the members of the Big Eight Conference joined with four Texas schools from the Southwest Conference.^[2] Although the Big 12 is essentially the old Big Eight plus the four Texas schools, it regards itself as a separate conference (as opposed to an enlarged Big Eight) and does not claim the Big Eight's history as its own.

The conference is split into two divisions for most major sports. The Oklahoma and Texas schools make up the South Division, and the other former Big Eight Conference teams make up the North Division. Due to the announced departures of Nebraska after 2010, and Colorado after 2011, the divisional format will end in either 2011 or 2012 unless the conference adds any new members.^[3][4]

According to the Big 12 Conference's website, the use of the alternate names "Big Twelve" and "Big XII" are incorrect. The trademarked name of the conference is "Big 12 Conference", notwithstanding the Roman numeral XII featured on the conference logo.^[5]

Contents 1 Membership 1.1 Membership timeline 1.2 Conference realignment 1.3 Endowment 1.4 Conference facilities 1.5 Commissioners 2 Revenue 3 Sports 3.1 Football 3.1.1 Championship Game 3.1.2 Bowl games 3.1.3 Rivalries 3.1.4 Other notable series 3.2 Men's basketball 3.2.1 Big 12 men's basketball champions 3.2.2 Big 12 in the NCAA tournament 3.2.3 Big 12 men's basketball programs all time 3.3 Baseball 3.3.1 Tournament champions by year 3.3.2 By school 4 National championships 4.1 National team titles by institution 5 Conference champions 5.1 Big 12 Conference titles by school 6 References 7 External links

Membership

Institution	Location (Population)	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Mascot	Varsity Sports	National Titles[6][7]*
North Division
Iowa State University	Ames, Iowa (51,557)	1858	Public	27,945	Cyclones	Cy the Cardinal	16	19
Kansas State University	Manhattan, Kansas (51,707)	1863	Public	23,581[8]	Wildcats	Willie the Wildcat	14	0
University of Colorado**	Boulder, Colorado (94,673)	1876	Public	30,128	Buffaloes	Ralphie / Chip	14	23
University of Kansas	Lawrence, Kansas (92,048)	1865	Public	30,004[9]	Jayhawks	Big Jay / Baby Jay	16	12
University of Missouri	Columbia, Missouri (100,733)	1839	Public	32,009[10]	Tigers	Truman the Tiger	18	3
University of Nebraska***	Lincoln, Nebraska (225,581)	1869	Public	24,100[11]	Cornhuskers	Herbie Husker / Lil' Red	21	23
South Division
Baylor University	Waco, Texas (122,222)	1845	Private / Baptist	13,886	Bears	Judge and Bruiser	16	2
Oklahoma State University	Stillwater, Oklahoma (46,976)	1890	Public	23,307	Cowboys	Pistol Pete / Bullet	16	49
Texas A&M University	College Station, Texas (74,125)	1876	Public	48,039	Aggies	Reveille / Gig' Em	18	10
Texas Tech University	Lubbock, Texas (212,169)	1923	Public	30,049	Red Raiders	Masked Rider / Raider Red	15	1
University of Oklahoma	Norman, Oklahoma (102,827)	1890	Public	29,721	Sooners	Sooner Schooner / Boomer and Sooner	19	25
University of Texas	Austin, Texas (786,382)	1883	Public	49,696	Longhorns	Bevo / Hook 'em	18	48

* See section on National championships below.

** Colorado has accepted an invitation to join the Pac-10 in 2012.

*** Nebraska has accepted an invitation to join the Big Ten in 2011.

Membership timeline

Conference realignment

In June 2010 American intercollegiate sports news became rife with speculation that the Big 12 Conference was on the verge of dissolution, including rumors of dividing the teams largely between the Pac 10 and Big Ten conferences. On June 10, the University of Colorado accepted an invitation to become the Pac 10's eleventh member, effective in 2012.^[12][13] The following day (June 11) the University of Nebraska applied for, and was unanimously accepted to join the Big Ten conference, becoming the Big Ten's twelfth member, effective in 2011.^[3] According to multiple sources, the loss of Nebraska would set into motion the collapse of the Big 12. ^[4] However, on June 14, Texas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and Texas A&M officially declined the Pac-10 invitation in order to stay in the Big 12.^[14] A&M officials had also been unsuccessful in lobbying for invitation to the Southeastern Conference.^[15] On June 16th, Texas State lawmakers Garnet Coleman and Bill Callegari, both from the Houston area, co-wrote a letter asking Big 12 officials to consider adding the University of Houston to the conference.^[16]

Endowment

• Texas (System-wide) - $12.1 billion ^[17]
• Texas A&M (System-wide) - $5.1 billion ^[17]
• Kansas - $1.2 billion ^[17]
• Nebraska - $1.2 billion ^[17]
• Missouri - $1.1 billion ^[17]
• Oklahoma - $1.1 billion ^[17]
• Baylor - $1 billion ^[17]
• Colorado - $870 million ^[17]
• Texas Tech - $792 million ^[17]
• Oklahoma State - $617 million ^[17]
• Iowa State - $569 million ^[17]
• Kansas State - $346 million ^[17]

"2008 NACUBO Endowment Study" (PDF). National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO). 2008. http://www.nacubo.org/documents/research/NES2008PublicTable-AllInstitutionsByFY08MarketValue.pdf. Retrieved 2010-01-08. 

Conference facilities

School	Football stadium	Capacity	Basketball arena	Capacity	Baseball stadium	Capacity
North Division
Colorado	Folsom Field	53,750	Coors Events Center	11,064	No baseball team
Iowa State	Jack Trice Stadium	55,000	Hilton Coliseum	14,356	Cap Timm Field (Club Baseball)	3,000
Kansas	Memorial Stadium	50,071	Allen Fieldhouse	16,300***	Hoglund Ballpark	2,500
Kansas State	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium	52,200	Bramlage Coliseum	12,528	Tointon Family Stadium	2,000
Missouri	Faurot Field	71,004*	Mizzou Arena	15,061	Taylor Stadium	3,000
Nebraska	Memorial Stadium	81,067*	Bob Devaney Sports Center	13,595	Haymarket Park	8,500**
South Division
Baylor	Floyd Casey Stadium	50,000	Ferrell Center	10,284	Baylor Ballpark	5,000
Oklahoma	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium	82,112*	Lloyd Noble Center	12,000	L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park	2,700
Oklahoma State	Boone Pickens Stadium	60,218	Gallagher-Iba Arena	13,611	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium	3,821
Texas	Darrell K Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium	100,119*	Frank Erwin Center	16,755	UFCU Disch-Falk Field	6,649
Texas A&M	Kyle Field	83,002*	Reed Arena	12,989	Olsen Field	7,053
Texas Tech	Jones AT&T Stadium	61,000	United Spirit Arena	15,091	Dan Law Field	6,000

*Note the official capacities are listed on the respective schools' websites. Due to temporary seating, the attendance records are often more than the official capacity. The record attendance for Faurot Field is 75,298, The record attendance at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium is 85,313, the record for Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium is 101,357, the record attendance at Kyle Field is 88,253, the record attendance at Nebraska's Memorial Stadium is 86,304. **Haymarket Park has 4,500 seats. Its total capacity is listed as 8,500 because an additional 4,000 people can sit on berms along the outfield walls.

***Original capacity of Allen Fieldhouse was 17,000. Building code changes have caused it to be reduced. The record attendance for Allen Fieldhouse is 17,228.

Commissioners

Commissioners of the Big 12 Conference^[18]

• creation-1995 Charles Martin Dobbs (Interim)
• 1995–1997 Steven J. Hatchell
• 1998 Dave Martin (Interim)
• 1998–2007 Kevin Weiberg
• 2007–present Dan Beebe

Revenue

Big 12 Conference annual revenue distribution

Year	Revenue distributed	Annual Increase
1997	$53.6 million	-
1998	$58 million	8.2%
1999	$64 million	10.3%
2000	$72 million	12.5%
2001	$78 million	8.3%
2002	$83.5 million	7.1%
2003	$89 million	6.6%
2004	$101 million	13.5%
2005	$105.6 million	4.6%
2006	$103.1 million	-2.4%
2007	$106 million	2.8%
2008	$113.5 million	7.1%
2009	$130 million	14.5%
2010	$139 million	6.9%
Total	$1.296 billion	259%
Average	$92.6 million	7.6%
source: Big 12 Conference[19]

The Big 12 Conference distributes revenue, mostly collected from television contracts, bowl games, the NCAA, merchandise, licensing, and conference-hosted sporting events, annually to member institutions.^[20] One-half of all distributed revenue is allotted equally; the rest is distributed based upon the number of television appearances.^[21] Due to this revenue-sharing model, larger schools in the conference, such as the University of Texas, can receive more revenue because television channels will schedule such schools more frequently than smaller schools that may have less national audience appeal. In 2006, for example, Texas received $10.2 million, 44% more than Baylor University's $7.1 million.

Compared to other conferences, the Big 12's revenue is low for a BCS conference; this is due in part to television contracts signed with Fox Sports Net (four years for $48 million) and ABC/ESPN (eight years for $480 million) that are set to expire in 2012 and 2016, respectively. In comparison, the Southeastern Conference will collect nearly $3 billion total from its two 15-year contracts with ESPN and CBS.^[22]

Sports

The conference sponsors championships in the following sports: baseball (m), basketball (m,w), cross-country (m,w), football (m), golf (m,w), gymnastics (w), soccer (w), softball (w), swimming and diving (m,w), tennis (m,w), track and field (m,w), volleyball (w), wrestling (m) and awards unofficial championships in equestrian (w) and rowing (w).

Among the sponsored sports, all twelve universities participate in 12 sports, while the following sports do not have full participation:

• 11 schools participate in volleyball (Oklahoma State does not)
• 11 schools participate in women's soccer (Kansas State does not)
• 10 schools participate in baseball (Colorado and Iowa State do not)
• 10 schools participate in softball (Colorado and Kansas State do not)
• 7 schools participate in men's tennis (Colorado, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, and Missouri do not)
• 6 schools participate in women's swimming and diving (Kansas, Iowa State, Missouri, Nebraska, Texas, and Texas A&M)
• 5 schools participate in wrestling (Iowa State, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma State)
• 4 schools participate in gymnastics (Iowa State, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma)
• 3 schools participate in men's swimming and diving (Missouri, Texas, and Texas A&M)

The following member schools participate in varsity sports that are unofficially recognized by the conference:

• Kansas State, Baylor, Oklahoma State, and Texas A&M participate in equestrian.^[23]

The following member schools participate in varsity sports, not recognized by the conference:

• Nebraska participates in women's bowling and women's rifle.
• Colorado participates in skiing.
• Nebraska, Kansas State, Iowa State, Texas A&M, and Texas Tech participate in rodeo. (Rodeo is not sanctioned by the NCAA, but instead by the NIRA.)

The following member schools participate in varsity sports as members of another conference:

• Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, and Texas participate in rowing as members of Conference USA.^[24]

Football

North Division	South Division
Colorado	Baylor
Iowa State	Oklahoma
Kansas	Oklahoma State
Kansas State	Texas
Missouri	Texas A&M
Nebraska	Texas Tech

There are many national football powerhouses in the Big 12 Conference, and when the league was formed, it was decided that the top team from the South Division would play the top team from the North Division at the end of the season to determine the conference champion.

Teams play eight conference games a season, facing all five opponents within its own division and three teams from the opposite division. Inter-divisional play is a "three-on, three-off" system, where teams will play three teams from the other division on a home-and-home basis for two seasons, and then play the other three foes from the opposite side for a two-year home-and-home.

This format has come under considerable criticism, especially from fans at Nebraska and Oklahoma, who are denied a yearly matchup between two of college football's most storied programs. The Oklahoma–Nebraska rivalry was one of the most intense rivalries in college football history. (Until 2006, the teams had never met in the Big 12 Championship.) There has been talk of modifying the current format to allow each team to have one permanent opponent from the opposite division (as is the case in the Southeastern Conference and Atlantic Coast Conference), or for Nebraska and Oklahoma to play a non-conference game when the two teams are not scheduled to meet in conference play.

Championship Game

The Big 12 Championship Game is held by the Big 12 Conference each year. The championship game pits 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. Since the 1996 season, the most football championships have been held at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 2008 Big 12 Championship Game was held at Arrowhead, while the 2009 game was played at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas with the Texas Longhorns defeating the Nebraska Cornhuskers 13-12. Barring a rule change by the NCAA (conferences currently must have 12 teams to contest a Championship game) or the addition of schools to replace Nebraska or Colorado, the 2010 Big 12 Championship Game will be the final championship game for the time being.

Bowl games

Pick	Name	Location	Opposing Conference	Opposing Pick
1	Fiesta Bowl	Tempe, Arizona	BCS	-
2	Cotton Bowl Classic	Arlington, Texas	SEC	3/4/5
3	Alamo Bowl	San Antonio, Texas	Pac-10	2
4	Insight Bowl	Tempe, Arizona	Big Ten	4/5
5	Holiday Bowl	San Diego, California	Pac-10	3
6	Texas Bowl	Houston, Texas	Big Ten	6
7	Pinstripe Bowl	Bronx, New York	Big East	4
8	Dallas Football Classic 2010, 2012 or Conference USA	Dallas, Texas	Big Ten	8
8	EagleBank Bowl 2011, 2013	Washington, D.C.	ACC	8

Rivalries

The Big 12 Conference has many rivalries among its member schools, primarily in football. Most of the rivalries existed before the Big 12 was established. The Kansas-Missouri rivalry is the longest running in the Big 12, being played for 118 years; however the Texas–Oklahoma rivalry is also unique, as it too was a major rivalry decades before the two schools were in the same conference. Some of the longstanding football rivalries between Big 12 schools include:

Rivalry	Name	Trophy	Games played†	Began
Baylor - Texas A&M	Battle of the Brazos		105	1899
Baylor - Texas Tech	Texas Farm Bureau Shootout		67	1929
Colorado - Nebraska			68	1898
Iowa State - Missouri		Telephone Trophy[25]	101	1959
Kansas - Kansas State	Sunflower Showdown	Governor's Cup	107	1902
Kansas - Missouri	Border War	Indian War Drum[26] Lamar Hunt Trophy[27]	118	1891
Missouri - Nebraska		Victory Bell[28]	103	1892
Missouri - Oklahoma		Peace Pipe	94	1929
Nebraska - Oklahoma			85	1912
Oklahoma - Oklahoma State	Bedlam Series	Bedlam Bell	103	1904
Oklahoma - Texas	Red River Rivalry	Golden Hat	103	1900
Texas - Texas A&M	Lone Star Showdown	Lone Star Showdown Trophy	116	1894
Texas - Texas Tech		Chancellor's Spurs[29]	59	1928
Texas A&M - Texas Tech			68	1927

Other notable series

• Kansas v. Nebraska - The series began in 1892 and has been played 116 times, making it the second most-played series in the Big 12 and tied for second oldest. The series is also the longest uninterrupted series in Division I FBS, having been played each year since 1906^[30] While longstanding, the series is not known as a rivalry due to Nebraska's dominance. Nebraska once won 36 games in a row (the second most consecutive wins over a team in college football history) and currently leads the series 89-23-3.^[31]
• Baylor v. Texas - The series began in 1901 and has been played 99 times, including annually since 1946. Although Texas maintains a dominating 73–22–4 lead in the series and holds the series' longest winning streaks of 16, 11, and 11 games, Baylor has at times been very competitive, such as from 1913 to 1942, 1951 to 1957, and 1974 to 1992.^[32]

Men's basketball

North Division	South Division
Colorado	Baylor
Iowa State	Oklahoma
Kansas	Oklahoma State
Kansas State	Texas
Missouri	Texas A&M
Nebraska	Texas Tech

Although standings in the conference are combined and not split among divisions, the schedule is structured as if the schools were split into two divisions. Teams play a home-and-home against teams within its division and a single game against teams from the opposite division for a total of 16 conference games. This denies Oklahoma and Oklahoma State, formerly in the Big Eight, two games a season against their opponents from that former conference, but does allow most of the other traditional rivalries to be played home-and-home.

Big 12 men's basketball champions

Season	Regular Season Champion Record	Tournament Champion
1997	Kansas 15-1	Kansas
1998	Kansas 15-1	Kansas
1999	Texas 13-3	Kansas
2000	Iowa State 14-2	Iowa State
2001	Iowa State 13-3	Oklahoma
2002	Kansas 16-0	Oklahoma
2003	Kansas 14-2	Oklahoma
2004	Oklahoma State 14-2	Oklahoma State
2005	Oklahoma Kansas 12-4	Oklahoma State
2006	Texas Kansas 13-3	Kansas
2007	Kansas 14-2	Kansas
2008	Texas Kansas 13-3	Kansas
2009	Kansas 14-2	Missouri
2010	Kansas 15-1	Kansas

In 2005, Oklahoma won the post-season tournament seeding tiebreaker over Kansas based on their 71-63 home victory over the Jayhawks.^[33]

In 2006, Texas won the post-season tournament seeding tiebreaker over Kansas based on their 80-55 home victory over the Jayhawks.^[34]

In 2008, Texas won the post-season tournament seeding tiebreaker over Kansas based on their 72-69 home victory over the Jayhawks.^[35]

Big 12 in the NCAA tournament

• As of the end of the 2010 tournament.

School	Appearances	Final Fours	Championships
Baylor	6	2	0
Colorado	10	2	0
Iowa State	13	1	0
Kansas	39	13	3
Kansas State	24	4	0
Missouri	24*	0	0
Nebraska	6	0	0
Oklahoma	28	4	0
Oklahoma State	24	6	2
Texas	28	3	0
Texas A&M	11	0	0
Texas Tech	8	0	0

*Includes Missouri's 1994 NCAA tournament Elite 8 run that was later vacated by the NCAA.

Big 12 men's basketball programs all time

School	Year Started	All Time Wins	All Time Winning Percentage
Baylor	1907	1,113	.469
Colorado	1902	1,113	.509
Iowa State	1908	1,163	.493
Kansas	1899	2,002	.716
Kansas State	1903	1,434	.580
Missouri	1907	1,453	.588
Nebraska	1897	1,354	.530
Oklahoma	1908	1,499	.614
Oklahoma State	1908	1,475	.589
Texas	1906	1,586	.627
Texas A&M	1913	1,225	.518
Texas Tech	1926	1,250	.568

• Through the end of the 2008-09 season

Baseball

The top 8 teams compete in the Big 12 Baseball Tournament at the conclusion of each season. Colorado and Iowa State do not sponsor baseball.

In the 2008 Big 12 Baseball Tournament, The Texas Longhorns edged The Kansas State Wildcats, 15-7.

Tournament champions by year

Year	School	Site	MOP
1997	Oklahoma	All Sports Stadium, Oklahoma City	Brian Shackelford (Oklahoma)
1998	Texas Tech	SBC Bricktown Ballpark, Oklahoma City	Josh Bard (Texas Tech)
1999	Nebraska	SBC Bricktown Ballpark, Oklahoma City	Jason Jennings (Baylor)
2000	Nebraska	SBC Bricktown Ballpark, Oklahoma City	Adam Shabala (Nebraska)
2001	Nebraska	SBC Bricktown Ballpark, Oklahoma City	Dan Johnson (Nebraska)
2002	Texas	The Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington	Dustin Majewski (Texas)
2003	Texas	SBC Bricktown Ballpark, Oklahoma City	Dustin Majewski (Texas)
2004	Oklahoma State	Ameriquest Field in Arlington, Arlington	Cody Ehlers (Missouri)
2005	Nebraska	SBC Bricktown Ballpark, Oklahoma City	Curtis Ledbetter (Nebraska)
2006	Kansas	AT&T Bricktown Ballpark, Oklahoma City	Matt Baty (Kansas)
2007	Texas A&M	AT&T Bricktown Ballpark, Oklahoma City	Craig Stinson (Texas A&M)
2008	Texas	AT&T Bricktown Ballpark, Oklahoma City	Brandon Belt (Texas)
2009	Texas	AT&T Bricktown Ballpark, Oklahoma City	Brandon Loy (Texas)
2010	Texas A&M	AT&T Bricktown Ballpark, Oklahoma City, OK	Brodie Greene (Texas A&M)

By school

School	Appearances	W-L	Pct	Tourney Titles	Title Years
Baylor	13	23-19	.548	0
Iowa State	1	1-2	.333	0
Kansas	5	4-4	.500	1	2006
Kansas State	4	4-6	.400	0
Missouri	11	15-17	.469	0
Nebraska	10	28-10	.737	4	1999, 2000, 2001, 2005
Oklahoma	13	19-21	.475	1	1997
Oklahoma State	12	10-22	.313	1	2004
Texas	12	23-18	.561	4	2002, 2003, 2008, 2009
Texas A&M	11	19-16	.543	2	2007, 2010
Texas Tech	10	13-19	.406	1	1998

• As of the end of the 2010 tournament.

National championships

The following is a list of all national championships won by member schools in NCAA-recognized sports.^[6][7] Only championships 1996 and later should be counted towards the Big 12 total itself (48).

* Champion selected retroactively by the Helms Athletic Foundation
^ AIAW Championship, prior to NCAA sponsorship of women's athletics in 1982

National team titles by institution

School - Number - NCAA Championships

• Oklahoma State - 49 - NCAA(49)
• Texas - 48 - NCAA(40)
• Oklahoma - 25 - NCAA(18)
• Colorado - 23 - NCAA(21)
• Nebraska - 23 - NCAA(18)
• Iowa State - 19 - NCAA(14)
• Kansas - 12 - NCAA(10)
• Texas A&M - 9 - NCAA(8)
• Baylor - 2 - NCAA(2)
• Missouri - 2 - NCAA(2)
• Texas Tech - 1 - NCAA(1)
• Kansas State - 0 - NCAA(0)

NCAA Championships as of June 2010

Football, Helms and AIAW titles are not included in the NCAA Championship count.

Conference champions

The Big 12 Conference sponsors 21 sports, 10 men's and 11 women's.

In football, divisional titles are awarded based on regular-season conference results, with the teams with the best conference records from the North and South playing the in the Big 12 Championship Game for the Big 12 title. Baseball, basketball, soccer, softball, and tennis titles are awarded in both regular-season and tournament play. Cross country, golf, gymnastics, swimming and diving, track and field, and wrestling titles are awarded during an annual meet of participating teams. The volleyball title is awarded based on regular-season play.

Big 12 Conference titles by school

As of May 30, 2010. List includes both regular-season and tournament titles.

North Division

• Nebraska - 68
• Colorado - 27
• Kansas - 22
• Iowa State - 11
• Kansas State - 7
• Missouri - 6

South Division

• Texas - 106
• Texas A&M - 44
• Oklahoma - 38
• Baylor - 36
• Oklahoma State - 35
• Texas Tech - 10

References

External links

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Bowl Challenge Cup winners Big Ten (2002–03) • ACC (2003–04) • Mountain West (2004–05) • Big 12 & ACC (tied, 2005–06) • Big East (2006–07) • Mountain West (2007–08) • Pac-10 (2008–09) • Mountain West (2009-10)

Big 12 Conference - Stadiums Football stadiums of the Big 12 Conference North Division Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium (Kansas State) • Faurot Field (Missouri) • Folsom Field (Colorado) • Jack Trice Stadium (Iowa State) • Memorial Stadium (Kansas) • Memorial Stadium (Nebraska) South Division Boone Pickens Stadium (Oklahoma State) • Darrell K Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium (Texas) • Floyd Casey Stadium (Baylor) • Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Oklahoma) • Jones AT&T Stadium (Texas Tech) • Kyle Field (Texas A&M) Basketball arenas of the Big 12 Conference North Division Allen Fieldhouse (Kansas) • Bob Devaney Sports Center (Nebraska) • Bramlage Coliseum (Kansas State) • Coors Events Center (Colorado) • Hilton Coliseum (Iowa State) • Mizzou Arena (Missouri) South Division Ferrell Center (Baylor) • Frank Erwin Center (Texas) • Gallagher-Iba Arena (Oklahoma State) • Lloyd Noble Center (Oklahoma) • Reed Arena (Texas A&M) • United Spirit Arena (Texas Tech) Baseball parks of the Big 12 Conference Baylor Ballpark (Baylor) • Haymarket Park (Nebraska) • Hoglund Ballpark (Kansas) • Dan Law Field (Texas Tech) • L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park (Oklahoma) • Olsen Field (Texas A&M) • Allie P. Reynolds Stadium (Oklahoma State) • Taylor Stadium (Missouri) • Tointon Family Stadium (Kansas State) • UFCU Disch-Falk Field (Texas)

Big 12 Conference - People and Teams Big 12 Conference football teams North Division Colorado Buffaloes (to Pac-10 in 2011) • Iowa State Cyclones • Kansas Jayhawks • Kansas State Wildcats • Missouri Tigers • Nebraska Cornhuskers (to Big 10 in 2011) South Division Baylor Bears • Oklahoma Sooners • Oklahoma State Cowboys • Texas Longhorns • Texas A&M Aggies • Texas Tech Red Raiders Current head football coaches of the Big 12 Conference North Division Brian Cabral (Colorado) • Paul Rhoads (Iowa State) • Turner Gill (Kansas) • Bill Snyder (Kansas State) • Gary Pinkel (Missouri) • Bo Pelini (Nebraska) South Division Art Briles (Baylor) • Bob Stoops (Oklahoma) • Mike Gundy (Oklahoma State) • Mack Brown (Texas) • Mike Sherman (Texas A&M) • Tommy Tuberville (Texas Tech) Big 12 Conference men's basketball teams North Division Colorado Buffaloes • Iowa State Cyclones • Kansas Jayhawks • Kansas State Wildcats • Missouri Tigers • Nebraska Cornhuskers South Division Baylor Bears • Oklahoma Sooners • Oklahoma State Cowboys • Texas Longhorns • Texas A&M Aggies • Texas Tech Red Raiders Big 12 Conference head men's basketball coaches North Division Tad Boyle (Colorado) · Fred Hoiberg (Iowa State) · Bill Self (Kansas) · Frank Martin (Kansas State) · Mike Anderson (Missouri) · Doc Sadler (Nebraska) South Division Scott Drew (Baylor) · Jeff Capel III (Oklahoma) · Travis Ford (Oklahoma State) · Rick Barnes (Texas) · Mark Turgeon (Texas A&M) · Pat Knight (Texas Tech) Big 12 Conference women's basketball teams North Division Colorado Buffaloes • Iowa State Cyclones • Kansas Jayhawks • Kansas State Wildcats • Missouri Tigers • Nebraska Cornhuskers South Division Baylor Lady Bears • Oklahoma Sooners • Oklahoma State Cowgirls • Texas Longhorns • Texas A&M Aggies • Texas Tech Lady Raiders Big 12 Conference head women's basketball coaches North Division Kathy McConnell-Miller (Colorado) · Bill Fennelly (Iowa State) · Bonnie Henrickson (Kansas) · Deb Patterson (Kansas State) · Robin Pingeton (Missouri) · Connie Yori (Nebraska) South Division Kim Mulkey (Baylor) · Sherri Coale (Oklahoma) · Kurt Budke (Oklahoma State) · Gail Goestenkors (Texas) · Gary Blair (Texas A&M) · Kristy Curry (Texas Tech) Big 12 Conference Baseball Teams Baylor Bears • Kansas Jayhawks • Kansas State Wildcats • Missouri Tigers • Nebraska Cornhuskers • Oklahoma Sooners • Oklahoma State Cowboys • Texas Longhorns • Texas A&M Aggies • Texas Tech Red Raiders Tournament Conference Tournament • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 Discontinued Iowa State Cyclones • Colorado Buffaloes Marching bands of the Big 12 Conference North Division "Golden Buffalo" Marching Band (Colorado) • Cyclone Marching Band (Iowa State) • Marching Jayhawks (Kansas) • The Pride of Wildcat Land (Kansas State) • Marching Mizzou (Missouri) • Cornhusker Marching Band (Nebraska) South Division Golden Wave Band (Baylor) • Pride of Oklahoma Marching Band (Oklahoma) • Cowboy Marching Band (Oklahoma State) • Longhorn Band (Texas) • Fightin' Texas Aggie Band (Texas A&M) • Goin' Band from Raiderland (Texas Tech) Official fight songs of the Big 12 Conference North Division CU Fight Song (Colorado) • ISU Fights (Iowa State) • I'm a Jayhawk (Kansas) • Wildcat Victory (Kansas State) • Every True Son & Fight, Tigers (Missouri) • Hail Varsity & Dear Old Nebraska U (Nebraska) South Division Old Fite (Baylor) • Boomer Sooner (Oklahoma) • The Waving Song & Ride 'Em Cowboys (Oklahoma State) • Texas Fight & The Eyes of Texas (Texas) • Aggie War Hymn (Texas A&M) • Fight, Raiders, Fight & The Matador Song (Texas Tech) Mascots of the Big 12 Conference North Division Ralphie / Chip (Colorado) • Cy the Cardinal (Iowa State) • Big Jay / Baby Jay (Kansas) • Willie the Wildcat (Kansas State) • Truman the Tiger (Missouri) • Herbie Husker / Lil' Red (Nebraska) South Division Judge & Bruiser (Baylor) • Sooner Schooner / Boomer and Sooner (Oklahoma) • Pistol Pete / Bullet (Oklahoma State) • Bevo / Hook 'em (Texas) • Reveille (Texas A&M) • The Masked Rider / Raider Red (Texas Tech) Student Newspapers of the Big 12 Conference North Division CUIndependent (Colorado) · Iowa State Daily (Iowa State) · The University Daily Kansan (Kansas) · Kansas State Collegian (Kansas State) · The Maneater (Missouri) · Daily Nebraskan (Nebraska) South Division The Baylor Lariat (Baylor) · The Oklahoma Daily (Oklahoma) · The Daily O'Collegian (Oklahoma State) · The Daily Texan (Texas) · The Battalion (Texas A&M) · The Daily Toreador (Texas Tech)

Big 12 Conference - Championships Big 12 Championship Game Years 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 Venues Trans World Dome (1996, 1998) • Alamodome (1997, 1999, 2007) • Arrowhead Stadium (2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008) • Texas Stadium (2001) • Reliant Stadium (2002, 2005) • Cowboys Stadium (2009, 2010) Related 1979 Orange Bowl Broadcasters Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournaments 1990s 1997 • 1998 • 1999 2000s 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 2010s 2010 Other Broadcasters Big 12 Women's Basketball Tournaments 1990's 1997, 1998, 1999 2000's 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 2010's 2010 Big 12 Baseball Tournaments 1990s 1997 • 1998 • 1999 2000s 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 2010s 2010

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