List of Big 12 Conference champions


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

Affiliate members

Other affiliate members:

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.
Arizona2025–present011
Arizona State2025–present000
Baylor1997–present314
BYU2024–present000
Cincinnati2024–present000
Houston2024–present000
Iowa State1997–2001000
Kansas1997–present011
Kansas State1997–present101
Oklahoma State1997–present246
TCU2013–present448
Texas Tech1997–present415
UCF2024–present000
Utah2025–present000
West Virginia2013–present202

Missouri1997–2012011
Nebraska1997–2011347
Oklahoma1997–2024134
Texas1997–202410515
Texas A&M1997–2012437

Men's basketball

1997KansasKansas
1998KansasKansas
1999TexasKansas
2000Iowa StateIowa State
2001Iowa StateOklahoma
2002KansasOklahoma
2003KansasOklahoma
2004Oklahoma StateOklahoma State
2005KansasOklahoma State
2005OklahomaOklahoma State
2006KansasKansas
2006TexasKansas
2007KansasKansas
2008KansasKansas
2008TexasKansas
2009KansasMissouri
2010KansasKansas
2011KansasKansas
2012KansasMissouri
2013KansasKansas
2013Kansas StateKansas
2014KansasIowa State
2015KansasIowa State
2016KansasKansas
2017KansasIowa State
2018KansasKansas
2019Kansas StateIowa State
2019Texas TechIowa State
2020Kansas
2021BaylorTexas
2022BaylorKansas
2022KansasKansas
2023KansasTexas
2024HoustonIowa State
2025HoustonHouston
2026

Arizona2025–present000
Arizona State2025–present000
Baylor1997–present202
BYU2023–present000
Cincinnati2023–present000
Colorado1997–2011, 2025–present000
Houston2023–present213
Iowa State1997–present268
Kansas1997–present211233
Kansas State1997–present202
Oklahoma State1997–present123
TCU2013–present000
Texas Tech1997–present101
UCF2023–present000
Utah2025–present000
West Virginia2013–present000

Women's basketball

1997KansasColorado
1998Texas TechTexas Tech
1999Texas TechTexas Tech
2000Iowa StateIowa State
2000Texas TechIowa State
2000OklahomaIowa State
2001OklahomaIowa State
2002OklahomaOklahoma
2003TexasTexas
2004TexasOklahoma
2004Kansas StateOklahoma
2005BaylorBaylor
2006OklahomaOklahoma
2007OklahomaOklahoma
2007Texas A&MOklahoma
2008Kansas StateTexas A&M
2009OklahomaBaylor
2010NebraskaTexas A&M
2011BaylorBaylor
2012BaylorBaylor
2013BaylorBaylor
2014BaylorBaylor
2014West VirginiaBaylor
2015BaylorBaylor
2016BaylorBaylor
2017BaylorWest Virginia
2018BaylorBaylor
2019BaylorBaylor
2020Baylor
2021BaylorBaylor
2022BaylorTexas
2023TexasIowa State
2023OklahomaIowa State
2024OklahomaTexas
2025TCUTCU
2026

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–present112
Texas Tech1997–present325
UCF2023–present000
Utah2024–present000
West Virginia2013–present112

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.
2025TCU
2026

Arizona2025–present000
Arizona State2025–present000
Boise State2026–present000
Florida State2026–present000
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.

Women's cross country

All current Big 12 schools sponsor women's cross country.

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.

Football

Current football members

TeamSeasonDivision titlesConference titles Conference titles Total
Kansas State1996–present4217
Colorado1996–2010,
2024–present
4105
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

This list reflects the official Big 12 totals by including division championships, conference championships won through a postseason championship game, and conference championships won through the regular season.
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.
1996NebraskaTexasTexas
1997NebraskaTexas A&MNebraska
1998Kansas StateTexas A&MTexas A&M
1999NebraskaTexasNebraska
2000Kansas StateOklahomaOklahoma
2001ColoradoTexasColorado
2002ColoradoOklahomaOklahoma
2003Kansas StateOklahomaKansas State
2004ColoradoOklahomaOklahoma
2005ColoradoTexasTexas
2006NebraskaOklahomaOklahoma
2007MissouriOklahomaOklahoma
2008MissouriOklahomaOklahoma
2009NebraskaTexasTexas
2010NebraskaOklahomaOklahoma
2017OklahomaTCUOklahoma
2018OklahomaTexasOklahoma
2019OklahomaBaylorOklahoma
2020Iowa StateOklahomaOklahoma
2021Oklahoma StateBaylorBaylor
2022TCUKansas StateKansas State
2023TexasOklahoma StateTexas
2024Arizona StateIowa StateArizona State
2025Texas TechBYU Cougars football team|BYU]Texas Tech

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, Nebraska, Iowa State, Kansas, Missouri
South Co-Champions: Texas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M
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.
Following a 2016 change in NCAA rules that allowed FBS conferences to stage championship games regardless of their membership numbers, the Big 12 announced it would reinstate its championship game starting in 2017. The conference continued to play a full round-robin conference schedule until it expanded to 14 members in 2023. The top two teams at the end of the conference season play in the championship game.
With the launch of the College Football Playoff in 2014, which coincided with a reworking of bowl tie-ins, the Big 12 tie to the Fiesta Bowl ended.
  • The Big 12's primary bowl partner is now the Sugar Bowl, In years when that game is not a CFP semifinal, the top teams from the Big 12 and SEC, as chosen by the CFP selection committee, will play one another. If either conference provides a team for the CFP semifinals, the top non-playoff team from that conference will go to the Sugar Bowl.
  • When the Sugar Bowl is hosting a semifinal, the top Big 12 team not involved in the playoff will receive a berth in either the Cotton Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, or Peach Bowl.
2011Oklahoma State
2012Kansas State*
Oklahoma
2013Baylor
2014Baylor*
TCU
2015Oklahoma
2016Oklahoma

Note: * Head to head winner

Men's golf

All current Big 12 members sponsor men's golf. The most recent school to add the sport while a Big 12 member is West Virginia, which added that sport starting in the 2015–16 season.

Women's golf

All current Big 12 members sponsor women's golf except Utah and West Virginia.

Women's gymnastics

The Big 12 currently has seven women's gymnastics members—full members Arizona, Arizona State, BYU, Iowa State, Utah and West Virginia, plus Denver, an affiliate since the 2015–16 season.
1997Nebraska
1998Nebraska
1999Nebraska
2000Iowa State
2001Nebraska
2002Nebraska
2003Nebraska
2004Oklahoma
2005Nebraska
2006Iowa State
2007Nebraska
2008Oklahoma
2009Oklahoma
2010Oklahoma
2011Nebraska
2012Oklahoma
2013Oklahoma
2014Oklahoma
2015Oklahoma
2016Oklahoma
2017Oklahoma
2018Oklahoma
2019Oklahoma
2020
2021Denver
2022Oklahoma
2023Oklahoma
2024Oklahoma
2025Utah
2026

Arizona0
Arizona State0
BYU0
Denver1
Iowa State2
Nebraska9
Oklahoma15
Utah1
West Virginia0

Women's lacrosse

Women's lacrosse is the other women's sport added in 2024–25. At the time of announcement, Cincinnati was the only full member that sponsored the sport, joined by incoming members Arizona State and Colorado. As in the case of beach volleyball, the other new sport for 2024–25, the Big 12 planned to add other schools to meet the sponsorship level required for an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, but gave no timetable for any additions. In February 2024, the conference announced the arrival of three associates for its first women's lacrosse season—Florida, San Diego State, and UC Davis.
2025FloridaFlorida
2026

Arizona State2025–present000
Cincinnati2025–present000
Colorado2025–present000
Florida2025–present112
San Diego State2025–present000
UC Davis2025–present000

Rowing

In the 2014–15 school year, rowing was the only Big 12 sport with affiliate members. Before that school year, the Big 12 and Conference USA had a rowing alliance in which all Big 12 rowing schools would participate in the CUSA championship as well as the Big 12 championship. CUSA dropped rowing after the departure of most of its rowing members for other conferences. The Big 12 then took in the three remaining schools from the CUSA rowing league as single-sport affiliates. Old Dominion left Big 12 rowing after the 2017–18 season to join the American Athletic Conference, but returned to Big 12 women's rowing in 2024–25. Full American Conference member Tulsa also joined for women's rowing in 2024–25.
Since 2015–16, the Big 12 has also had affiliates in women's gymnastics and men's wrestling, and now has affiliates in beach volleyball and women's equestrian as well.
The departure of Oklahoma and Texas in 2024 for the SEC allowed that conference to begin sponsoring women's rowing. Both schools that were affiliates in the 2023–24 season are charter SEC members, and SEC bylaws allow it to hold a championship in any sport sponsored by at least 25% of the full membership. The Big 12's announcement of the arrival of Old Dominion and Tulsa hinted at the departure of Alabama and Tennessee. Neither SEC member was included in the list of Big 12 rowing members for 2024–25, and the SEC indeed added rowing for 2024–25 with Alabama, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas as the initial members.
2009Texas
2010Texas
2011Texas
2012Texas
2013Oklahoma
2014Oklahoma
2015Texas
2016Texas
2017Texas
2018Texas
2019Texas
2020
2021Texas
2022Texas
2023Texas
2024Texas
2025UCF
2026

Alabama0
Kansas0
Kansas State0
Oklahoma2
Old Dominion0
Tennessee0
Texas12
Tulsa0
UCF1
West Virginia0

Women's soccer

All current Big 12 members sponsor women's soccer. The most recent to add the sport was Kansas State, which announced in 2015 that it was adding the sport. The Wildcats played their first season in 2016 as an independent, and began playing a full Big 12 schedule in 2017.
1996NebraskaNebraska
1997Texas A&MTexas A&M
1998BaylorNebraska
1999NebraskaNebraska
2000NebraskaNebraska
2001TexasTexas A&M
2002Texas A&MNebraska
2003ColoradoOklahoma State
2004KansasTexas A&M
2004Texas A&MTexas A&M
2005Texas A&MTexas A&M
2006Texas A&MTexas
2007Texas A&MTexas
2008Oklahoma StateMissouri
2009MissouriOklahoma State
2010Texas A&MOklahoma State
2011Oklahoma StateTexas A&M
2012West VirginiaBaylor
2013West VirginiaWest Virginia
2014West VirginiaWest Virginia
2015West VirginiaTexas Tech
2016West VirginiaWest Virginia
2017Oklahoma StateBaylor
2018BaylorWest Virginia
2019Oklahoma StateKansas
2020TCU
2021TCUTCU
2022TexasWest Virginia
2023Texas TechTexas
2024TCUKansas
2025TCUBYU

TeamRegular seasonTournamentTotal
Arizona000
Arizona State000
Baylor224
BYU011
Cincinnati000
Colorado101
Houston000
Iowa State000
Kansas123
Kansas State000
Oklahoma State437
TCU415
Texas Tech112
UCF000
Utah000
West Virginia5510

Softball

Eleven Big 12 schools currently sponsor softball; Cincinnati, Colorado, Kansas State, TCU, and West Virginia do not.
Arizona000
Arizona State000
Baylor101
BYU000
Houston000
Iowa State000
Kansas011
Oklahoma State011
Texas Tech112
Utah000
UCF000

Reference:

Men's swimming & diving

Seven Big 12 schools currently sponsor men's swimming & diving: Arizona, Arizona State, BYU, Cincinnati, TCU, Utah, and West Virginia.
1997Texas
1998Texas
1999Texas
2000Texas
2001Texas
2002Texas
2003Texas
2004Texas
2005Texas
2006Texas
2007Texas
2008Texas
2009Texas
2010Texas
2011Texas
2012Texas
2013Texas
2014Texas
2015Texas
2016Texas
2017Texas
2018Texas
2019Texas
2020Texas
2021Texas
2022Texas
2023Texas
2024Texas
2025Arizona State
2026

Arizona0
Arizona State1
BYU0
Cincinnati0
TCU0
Utah0
West Virginia0

Women's swimming & diving

Ten Big 12 schools currently sponsor women's swimming and diving: Arizona, Arizona State, BYU, Cincinnati, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, TCU, Utah, and West Virginia.
1997Nebraska
1998Nebraska
1999Texas
2000Texas
2001Texas
2002Texas
2003Texas
2004Texas
2005Texas
2006Texas
2007Texas A&M
2008Texas A&M
2009Texas
2010Texas A&M
2011Texas
2012Texas A&M
2013Texas
2014Texas
2015Texas
2016Texas
2017Texas
2018Texas
2019Texas
2020Texas
2021Texas
2022Texas
2023Texas
2024Texas
2025Arizona State
2026

Arizona0
Arizona State1
BYU0
Cincinnati0
Houston0
Iowa State0
Kansas0
TCU0
Utah0
West Virginia0

Nebraska2
Texas22
Texas A&M4

Men's tennis

Nine current Big 12 members sponsor men's tennis; Cincinnati, Colorado, Houston, Iowa State, the Kansas schools, and West Virginia do not.
TeamSeasonRegular seasonTournamentTotal
Arizona2025–present011
Arizona State2025–present000
Baylor1997–present141125
BYU2024–present000
Kansas1997–2001000
Oklahoma State1997–present000
TCU2013–present538
Texas Tech1997–present101
UCF2024–present000

Women's tennis

All current Big 12 members sponsor women's tennis.
TeamSeasonsRegular seasonTournamentTotal
Arizona2025–present000
Arizona State2025–present000
Baylor1997–present11819
BYU2024–present000
Cincinnati2024–present000
Colorado1997–2011,
2025–present
000
Houston2024–present000
Iowa State1997–present000
Kansas1997–present011
Kansas State1997–present000
Oklahoma State1997–present538
TCU2013–present000
Texas Tech1997–present426
Utah2025–present000
UCF2024–present101
West Virginia2013–present000

Reference:

Men's track & field

All current Big 12 members sponsor men's track and field except UCF, Utah, and West Virginia.
1997NebraskaTexas
1998NebraskaNebraska
1999TexasTexas
2000NebraskaNebraska
2001NebraskaTexas A&M
2002NebraskaNebraska
2003NebraskaTexas
2004NebraskaNebraska
2005NebraskaTexas Tech
2006TexasTexas
2007NebraskaOklahoma
2007TexasOklahoma
2008TexasColorado
2009TexasNebraska
2010OklahomaNebraska
2011Texas A&MTexas A&M
2012Texas A&MTexas A&M
2013TexasTexas
2014Oklahoma StateTexas Tech
2015TexasTexas
2016Oklahoma StateTexas
2017TexasTexas
2018Texas TechTexas Tech
2019Texas TechTexas Tech
2020Iowa State
2021TexasTexas
2022TexasTexas
2023Texas TechTexas Tech
2024Texas TechTexas
2025Texas TechTexas Tech
2026

TeamIndoorOutdoorTotal
Arizona000
Arizona State000
Baylor000
BYU000
Cincinnati000
Colorado011
Houston000
Iowa State101
Kansas000
Kansas State000
Oklahoma State202
TCU000
Texas Tech4610

Women's track & field

All current Big 12 members sponsor women's track and field.
1997NebraskaTexas
1998TexasTexas
1999TexasTexas
2000NebraskaNebraska
2001NebraskaKansas State
2002TexasKansas State
2003TexasTexas
2004NebraskaTexas
2005NebraskaNebraska
2006TexasTexas
2007Texas A&MTexas A&M
2008Texas A&MTexas A&M
2009Texas A&MTexas A&M
2010Texas A&MTexas A&M
2011NebraskaTexas A&M
2012Texas A&MTexas
2013KansasKansas
2014TexasTexas
2015TexasTexas
2016TexasTexas
2017BaylorKansas State
2018TexasKansas State
2019TexasTexas
2020Texas
2021TexasTexas
2022TexasTexas
2023Oklahoma StateTexas
2024TexasTexas
2025Texas TechTexas Tech
2026

TeamIndoorOutdoorTotal
Arizona000
Arizona State000
Baylor101
BYU000
Cincinnati000
Colorado000
Houston000
Iowa State000
Kansas112
Kansas State044
Oklahoma State101
TCU000
Texas Tech112
Utah000
West Virginia000

Volleyball

All current Big 12 members sponsor women's volleyball except Oklahoma State, which has never sponsored women's volleyball as a Big 12 member. With Vanderbilt reinstating women's volleyball in 2025 after a 45-year absence, Oklahoma State is the only Power Four conference member that does not sponsor women's volleyball. The only current member with a varsity men's team is BYU.
1996Nebraska
1997Texas
1998Nebraska
1999Nebraska
2000Nebraska
2001Nebraska
2002Nebraska
2003Kansas State
2004Nebraska
2005Nebraska
2006Nebraska
2007Nebraska
2007Texas
2008Nebraska
2008Texas
2009Texas
2010Nebraska
2011Texas
2012Texas
2013Texas
2014Texas
2015Texas
2016Kansas
2017Texas
2018Texas
2019Baylor
2019Texas
2020Texas
2021Texas
2022Texas
2023Texas
2024Arizona State
2025Arizona State

TeamChampionships
Arizona0
Arizona State2
Baylor1
BYU0
Cincinnati0
Colorado0
Houston0
Iowa State0
Kansas1
Kansas State1
TCU0
Texas Tech0
UCF0
Utah0
West Virginia0

Men's wrestling

Men's wrestling crowned regular-season champions in 2011–12 and 2012–13 only.
In 2015, the Big 12 absorbed the Western Wrestling Conference, with that league's six final members becoming Big 12 affiliates effective with the 2015–16 school year. Fresno State and Northern Iowa became affiliates in 2017–18. Missouri became an affiliate during the 2021-22 season after Fresno State dropped its program, and California Baptist became an affiliate in 2022–23 once it completed its transition from NCAA Division II to Division I.
Oklahoma remained in Big 12 wrestling after otherwise joining the SEC, keeping that program together with the only other SEC member to sponsor the sport, former Big 12 member Missouri. Of the four schools that joined the Big 12 in 2024, only Arizona State sponsors wrestling.
Women's wrestling became an official NCAA championship sport in 2025–26, but no Big 12 member sponsors the sport.