The Big 12 Conference is made up of 12 schools from the Midwest and South
It was formed in 1994 by combining the 8 schools of the Big 8 with 4 schools from the Southwest Conference. They began competing as the Big 12 Conference in 1996. The 12 teams are divided into North and South divisions. For football, the champions of the two divisions play each other in the Big 12 Championship game, and earns a berth into the Bowl Championship Series. The Big 12 Conference is considered to be one of the "Power Conferences" in college athletics.
When my school (University of Nebraska) isn't doing well, I will always cheer on the other Big 12 Conference schools. It's quite amazing to have 3 out of the Top 5 BCS teams right now (Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma).
Big 12 Conference : North Division
- Nebraska
- Missouri
- Colorado
- Iowa State
- Kansas
- Kansas State
Big 12 Conference : South Division
- Oklahoma
- Oklahoma State
- Texas
- Texas Tech
- Baylor
- Texas A&M
Learn more about the members of the Big 12 Conference: North Division
- Colorado Buffaloes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Colorado
- Iowa State Cyclones - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Iowa State
- Kansas Jayhawks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Kansas
- Kansas State Wildcats - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Kansas State
- Missouri Tigers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Missouri
- Nebraska Cornhuskers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Nebraska
Learn more about the members of the Big 12 Conference: South Division
- Baylor Bears - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Baylor
- Oklahoma Sooners - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Oklahoma
- Oklahoma State Cowboys - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Oklahoma State
- Texas Longhorns - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Texas
- Texas A&M Aggies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Texas A&M
- Texas Tech Red Raiders - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Texas Tech
Great books about the Big 12 Conference and some of their member schools
currently available on Amazon
Links to more information about the Big 12 Conference
and the member schools
- Big 12 Conference - Official Athletic Site
- Big 12 Conference Athletics Site: complete coverage of all Big 12 NCAA sports including basketball, football, baseball, soccer, volleyball, Sailing & swimming. Contains scores, stats, news, trivia, chats, polls, shopping & cheerleaders.
More history of the Big 12 Conference
The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of twelve schools located mostly in the central United States. 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 former Big Eight Conference joined with four Texas schools that had been members of the Southwest Conference, which had just disbanded. Athletic competition in the conference commenced on August 31, 1996. Big 12 headquarters is located in Irving, Texas, which is a suburb of Dallas. 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).
The conference is split into two divisions for most major sports?a South Division consisting of the Oklahoma and Texas schools, and a North Division consisting of the other six former Big Eight schools.
Although the Big 12 is essentially the old Big Eight plus the four Texas schools, the Big 12 considers itself a separate conference and does not claim the Big Eight's history.
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