Big 12 Conference

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Big 12 Conference
Established: 1996
NCAA	Division I FBS
Members	12
Sports fielded	21 (men's: 10; women's: 11)
Region	Central United States
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 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).^[1]

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.

Contents 1 Membership 1.1 Conference facilities 1.2 Commissioners 2 Sports 2.1 Football 2.1.1 Championship Game 2.1.2 Bowl affiliates 2.1.3 Rivalries 2.1.4 Other notable series 2.2 Men's basketball 2.2.1 Big 12 men's basketball champions 2.2.2 Big 12 in the NCAA tournament 2.3 Baseball 2.3.1 Tournament champions by year 2.3.2 By School 3 National championships 3.1 National team titles by institution 4 Conference champions 4.1 Big 12 Conference titles by school 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Membership

Institution	Location (Population)	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Mascot	Varsity Sports	National Titles[2][3]*
North Division
Iowa State University	Ames, Iowa (51,557)	1858	Public	27,945	Cyclones	Cy the Cardinal	18	19
Kansas State University	Manhattan, Kansas (51,707)	1863	Public	23,581[4]	Wildcats	Willie the Wildcat	16	0
University of Colorado	Boulder, Colorado (94,673)	1876	Public	30,128	Buffaloes	Ralphie / Chip	16	23
University of Kansas	Lawrence, Kansas (90,520)	1865	Public	30,004[5]	Jayhawks	Big Jay / Baby Jay	18	12
University of Missouri	Columbia, Missouri (100,733)	1839	Public	30,831[6]	Tigers	Truman the Tiger	20	2
University of Nebraska	Lincoln, Nebraska (225,581)	1869	Public	23,573	Cornhuskers	Herbie Husker / Lil' Red	21	23
South Division
Baylor University	Waco, Texas (122,222)	1845	Private / Baptist	13,886	Bears	Judge and Bruiser	18	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	20	8
Texas Tech University	Lubbock, Texas (212,169)	1923	Public	30,049	Red Raiders	Masked Rider / Raider Red	17	1
University of Oklahoma	Norman, Oklahoma (102,827)	1890	Public	29,721	Sooners	Sooner Schooner / Boomer and Sooner	16	25
University of Texas	Austin, Texas (743,074)	1883	Public	49,696	Longhorns	Bevo / Hook 'em	18	47

*See section on National championships below.

[edit] Conference facilities

School	Football stadium	Capacity	Basketball arena	Capacity	Baseball stadium	Capacity
North Division
Colorado	Folsom Field	53,750	Coors Events Center	11,064	N/A	N/A
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. **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.

[edit] Commissioners

Commissioners of the Big 12 Conference^[7]

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

[edit] 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)

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)

Additionally, member schools participate in the following varsity sports, not organized by the conference:

• Kansas State, Baylor, Oklahoma State, and Texas A&M participate in equestrian.^[8]
• Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, and Texas participate in rowing.
• 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.)

[edit] Football

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.

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

[edit] 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.

[edit] Bowl affiliates

Although the Big 12 is currently partnered with nine postseason bowls, only eight slots are guaranteed each season. The Gator Bowl selects a Big 12 team twice every four years, and in the two years that it does not, the Sun Bowl does.^[9]

Starting with the 2010-11 season, the 7th Big 12 selection will play in the newly created Yankee Bowl in the new Yankee Stadium.^[10] Also, the Gator, Sun, and Independence bowls will no longer be affiliated with the Big 12^[11]

The following is the current bowl selection order and the teams involved in each bowl:

Bowl name	Teams involved
BCS National Championship Game	BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2
Fiesta Bowl	Big 12 No. 1 vs BCS At-Large
Cotton Bowl Classic	Big 12 No. 2 vs SEC No. 3/4/5
Holiday Bowl	Big 12 No. 3 vs Pac-10 No. 2
Alamo Bowl	Big 12 No. 4 vs Big Ten No. 4
Gator Bowl*	Big 12 No. 4 vs. ACC No. 3
Sun Bowl**	Big 12 No. 5 vs. Pac-10 No. 3
Insight Bowl	Big 12 No. 6 vs Big Ten No. 6
Independence Bowl	Big 12 No. 7 vs SEC No. 6/7/8
Texas Bowl	Big 12 No. 8 vs. Big East No. 3 (2008); vs.C-USA No. 3/4 (2009)

*Selects a Big 12 team twice every four years **Selects a Big 12 team when the Gator Bowl does not

The following is the bowl selection order starting in 2010 and the teams involved in each bowl:

Bowl name	Teams involved
BCS National Championship Game	BCS No. 1 vs. BCS No. 2
Fiesta Bowl	Big 12 No. 1 vs. BCS At-Large
Cotton Bowl Classic	Big 12 No. 2 vs. SEC No. 3/4/5
Alamo Bowl	Big 12 No. 3 vs Pac-10 No. 2
Insight Bowl	Big 12 No. 4 vs Big Ten No. 4
Holiday Bowl	Big 12 No. 5 vs Pac-10 No. 3
Texas Bowl	Big 12 No. 6 vs. Big Ten No. 6
Yankee Bowl	Big 12 No. 7 vs Big East No. 4
Dallas Football Classic 2010, 2012	Conference USA vs Big Ten No. 8
EagleBank Bowl 2011, 2013	Big 12 No. 8 vs ACC No. 8

[edit] 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 Colorado - Nebraska 68 1898 Iowa State - Missouri Telephone Trophy[12] 101 1959 Kansas - Kansas State Sunflower Showdown Governor's Cup 107 1902 Kansas - Missouri Border War Indian War Drum[13] Lamar Hunt Trophy[14] 118 1891 Missouri - Nebraska Victory Bell[12] 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 Silver Spurs 58 1928 Texas A&M - Texas Tech 78 1927 † Through 2008 [edit] 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[15] 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.[16] 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.[17] [edit] Men's basketball See also: Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament See also: Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year 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. North Division South Division Colorado Baylor Iowa State Oklahoma Kansas Oklahoma State Kansas State Texas Missouri Texas A&M Nebraska Texas Tech [edit] Big 12 men's basketball champions Season Regular-Season Champion 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 In 2005, Oklahoma won the post-season tournament seeding tiebreaker over Kansas based on their 71-63 home victory over the Jayhawks.[18] In 2006, Texas won the post-season tournament seeding tiebreaker over Kansas based on their 80-55 home victory over the Jayhawks.[19] In 2008, Texas won the post-season tournament seeding tiebreaker over Kansas based on their 72-69 home victory over the Jayhawks.[20] [edit] Big 12 in the NCAA tournament School Appearances Final Fours Championships Baylor 5 2 0 Colorado 10 2 0 Iowa State 13 1 0 Kansas 38 13 5 Kansas State 23 4 0 Missouri 23* 0 0 Nebraska 6 0 0 Oklahoma 28 4 0 Oklahoma State 23 6 2 Texas 27 3 0 Texas A&M 10 0 0 Texas Tech 8 0 0 *Includes Missouri's 1994 NCAA tournament Elite 8 run that was later vacated by the NCAA. [edit] Baseball See also: Big 12 Baseball Tournament 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. [edit] Tournament champions by year Year School Site MOP 1997 Oklahoma All Sports Stadium, Oklahoma City Brian Shackelford (Oklahoma) 1998 Texas Tech AT&T Bricktown Ballpark, Oklahoma City Josh Bard (Texas Tech) 1999 Nebraska AT&T Bricktown Ballpark, Oklahoma City Jason Jennings (Baylor) 2000 Nebraska AT&T Bricktown Ballpark, Oklahoma City Adam Shabala (Nebraska) 2001 Nebraska AT&T Bricktown Ballpark, Oklahoma City Dan Johnson (Nebraska) 2002 Texas The Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington Dustin Majewski (Texas) 2003 Texas AT&T Bricktown Ballpark, Oklahoma City Dustin Majewski (Texas) 2004 Oklahoma State Ameriquest Field in Arlington, Arlington Cody Ehlers (Missouri) 2005 Nebraska AT&T 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) [edit] By School School Appearances W-L Pct Tourney Titles Title Years Baylor 12 20-18 .526 0 Iowa State 1 1-2 .333 0 Kansas 3 4-4 .500 1 2006 Kansas State 3 3-4 .429 0 Missouri 10 13-16 .448 0 Nebraska 10 28-10 .737 4 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005 Oklahoma 12 17-20 .459 1 1997 Oklahoma State 12 10-22 .313 1 2004 Texas 11 23-15 .605 4 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009 Texas A&M 10 15-16 .484 1 2007 Texas Tech 9 12-17 .414 1 1998 [edit] National championships The following is a list of all national championships won by member schools in NCAA-recognized sports.[2][3] Only championships 1996 and later should be counted towards the Big 12 total itself (48). Football (18):[21] 1939 - Texas A&M 1950 - Oklahoma 1955 - Oklahoma 1956 - Oklahoma 1963 - Texas 1969 - Texas 1970 - Nebraska/Texas 1971 - Nebraska 1974 - Oklahoma 1975 - Oklahoma 1985 - Oklahoma 1990 - Colorado 1994 - Nebraska 1995 - Nebraska 1997 - Nebraska 2000 - Oklahoma 2005 - Texas Baseball (10): 1949 - Texas 1950 - Texas 1951 - Oklahoma 1954 - Missouri 1959 - Oklahoma State 1975 - Texas 1983 - Texas 1994 - Oklahoma 2002 - Texas 2005 - Texas Men's Basketball (7): 1922 - Kansas* 1923 - Kansas* 1945 - Oklahoma State 1946 - Oklahoma State 1952 - Kansas 1988 - Kansas 2008 - Kansas Women's Basketball (3): 1986 - Texas 1993 - Texas Tech 2005 - Baylor Women's Bowling (5): 1999 - Nebraska 2001 - Nebraska 2004 - Nebraska 2005 - Nebraska 2009 - Nebraska Men's Cross Country (7): 1953 - Kansas 1954 - Oklahoma State 1989 - Iowa State 1994 - Iowa State 2001 - Colorado 2004 - Colorado 2006 - Colorado 2009 - Oklahoma State Women's Cross Country (8): 1975 - Iowa State^ 1976 - Iowa State^ 1977 - Iowa State^ 1978 - Iowa State^ 1981 - Iowa State^ 1986 - Texas 2000 - Colorado 2004 - Colorado Men's Golf (14): 1963 - Oklahoma State 1971 - Texas 1972 - Texas 1976 - Oklahoma State 1978 - Oklahoma State 1980 - Oklahoma State 1983 - Oklahoma State 1987 - Oklahoma State 1989 - Oklahoma 1991 - Oklahoma State 1995 - Oklahoma State 2000 - Oklahoma State 2006 - Oklahoma State 2009 - Texas A&M Men's Gymnastics (18): 1971 - Iowa State 1973 - Iowa State 1974 - Iowa State 1977 - Oklahoma 1978 - Oklahoma 1979 - Nebraska 1980 - Nebraska 1981 - Nebraska 1982 - Nebraska 1983 - Nebraska 1988 - Nebraska 1990 - Nebraska 1991 - Oklahoma 1994 - Nebraska 2002 - Oklahoma 2003 - Oklahoma 2005 - Oklahoma 2006 - Oklahoma 2008 - Oklahoma Men's Indoor Track (4): 1965 - Missouri 1966 - Kansas 1969 - Kansas 1970 - Kansas Women's Indoor Track (8): 1983 - Nebraska 1984 - Nebraska 1986 - Texas 1988 - Texas 1989 - Texas 1998 - Texas 1999 - Texas 2006 - Texas Men's Outdoor Track (4): 1959 - Kansas 1960 - Kansas 1970 - Kansas 2009 - Texas A&M Women's Outdoor Track (6): 1982 - Texas^ 1986 - Texas 1998 - Texas 1999 - Texas 2005 - Texas 2009 - Texas A&M Men's/Women's Skiing (17): 1959 - Colorado 1960 - Colorado 1972 - Colorado 1973 - Colorado 1974 - Colorado 1975 - Colorado 1976 - Colorado 1977 - Colorado 1978 - Colorado 1979 - Colorado 1982 - Colorado (men's) 1982 - Colorado (women's)^ 1991 - Colorado 1995 - Colorado 1998 - Colorado 1999 - Colorado 2006 - Colorado Softball (4): 1982 - Texas A&M^ 1983 - Texas A&M 1987 - Texas A&M 2000 - Oklahoma Men's Swimming (9): 1981 - Texas 1988 - Texas 1989 - Texas 1990 - Texas 1991 - Texas 1996 - Texas 2000 - Texas 2001 - Texas 2002 - Texas Women's Swimming (9): 1981 - Texas^ 1982 - Texas^ 1984 - Texas 1985 - Texas 1986 - Texas 1987 - Texas 1988 - Texas 1990 - Texas 1991 - Texas Men's Tennis (1): 2004 - Baylor Women's Tennis (2): 1992 - Texas 1995 - Texas Women's Volleyball (5): 1981 - Texas^ 1988 - Texas 1995 - Nebraska 2000 - Nebraska 2006 - Nebraska Wrestling (49): 1928 - Oklahoma State 1929 - Oklahoma State 1930 - Oklahoma State 1931 - Oklahoma State 1933 - Iowa State/Oklahoma State 1934 - Oklahoma State 1935 - Oklahoma State 1936 - Oklahoma 1937 - Oklahoma State 1938 - Oklahoma State 1939 - Oklahoma State 1940 - Oklahoma State 1941 - Oklahoma State 1942 - Oklahoma State 1946 - Oklahoma State 1948 - Oklahoma State 1949 - Oklahoma State 1951 - Oklahoma 1952 - Oklahoma 1954 - Oklahoma State 1955 - Oklahoma State 1956 - Oklahoma State 1957 - Oklahoma 1958 - Oklahoma State 1959 - Oklahoma State 1960 - Oklahoma 1961 - Oklahoma State 1962 - Oklahoma State 1963 - Oklahoma 1964 - Oklahoma State 1965 - Iowa State 1966 - Oklahoma State 1968 - Oklahoma State 1969 - Iowa State 1970 - Iowa State 1971 - Oklahoma State 1972 - Iowa State 1973 - Iowa State 1974 - Oklahoma 1977 - Iowa State 1987 - Iowa State 1989 - Oklahoma State 1990 - Oklahoma State 1994 - Oklahoma State 2003 - Oklahoma State 2004 - Oklahoma State 2005 - Oklahoma State 2006 - Oklahoma State * Champion selected retroactively by the Helms Athletic Foundation ^ AIAW Championship, prior to NCAA sponsorship of women's athletics in 1982 [edit] National team titles by institution School - Number - NCAA Championships Oklahoma State - 49 - NCAA(49) Texas - 47 - NCAA(39) Oklahoma - 25 - NCAA(18) Colorado - 23 - NCAA(21) Nebraska - 23 - NCAA(18) Iowa State - 19 - NCAA(14) Kansas - 12 - NCAA(10) Texas A&M - 7 - NCAA(6) Baylor - 2 - NCAA(2) Missouri - 2 - NCAA(2) Texas Tech - 1 - NCAA(1) Kansas State - 0 - NCAA(0) NCAA Championships as of May 2009 Football, Helms and AIAW titles are not included in the NCAA Championship count. [edit] Conference champions Main article: List of Big 12 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. [edit] Big 12 Conference titles by school As of 27 Oct. 2009. List includes both regular-season and tournament titles. North Division Nebraska - 66 Colorado - 27 Kansas - 20 Iowa State - 11 Kansas State - 7 Missouri - 6 South Division Texas - 99 Texas A&M - 38 Baylor - 34 Oklahoma - 34 Oklahoma State - 33 Texas Tech - 11 [edit] References ^ "The Big 12 Conference - Outstanding Success". Big 12 Conference. http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10410&KEY=&ATCLID=1514841. Retrieved 2009-02-17.  ^ a b "NCAA Men's Championships" (pdf). http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/champs_records_book/summaries/Men.pdf. Retrieved 2009-06-03.  ^ a b "NCAA Women's Championships" (pdf). http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/champs_records_book/summaries/Women.pdf. Retrieved 2009-06-03.  ^ "Regents Announce 2009 Enrollment" (English). http://www.kansasregents.org/download/career/CTE%20Web%20Page/CA1,%20Sherry%20Farris%20and%20Janelle%20Holt/092409%20-%20Press%20Release%20-%20Fall%20Enrollment.pdf. 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Dale Mitchell Baseball Park (Oklahoma) • Olsen Field (Texas A&M) • Allie P. 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