The Big 12 Conference was founded in February 1994. All eight members of the former Big Eight Conference joined with half the members of … 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

National team titles by institution
The national championships listed below are as of the March 31, 2024. Football, Helms 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, and the second longest in college football, dating back to the Missouri Valley … 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," the highest classification given by the 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 … See more