The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference headquartered in Irving, Texas. It consists of 16 full-member universities (3 private universities and 13 public universities) in the states of Arizona, Colorado See more

Conference revenue comes mostly from television contracts, bowl games, the NCAA, merchandise, licensing and conference-hosted sporting events. The Conference distributes revenue annually to member institutions. From 1996 to 2011, 57 percent of … See more

The first football game in conference play was Texas Tech vs. Kansas State in 1996, won by Kansas State, 21–14.
From 1996 to 2010, Big 12 Conference teams played eight conference games a season. Each team faced all five opponents within its … See more

Population base and markets
The Big 12 is currently the only Power Five conference in the country with a television market that covers … See more

All current and future Big 12 members are doctorate-granting universities.
All but BYU and TCU have R1 "very high research activity," … See more

National team titles by institution
The national championships listed below are as of the March 31, 2024. Football, Helms, pre-NCAA competition and overall equestrian titles … See more

The Big 12 is known for rivalries (primarily in football) that mostly predate the conference. The Kansas-Missouri rivalry was the longest running, the longest west of the Mississippi, … See more