The Big 12 Conference is a group of 16 (originally 12) universities which compete in the NCAA Division I level. The conference was formed in 1994 but did not begin conference play until the fall of 1996. The schools that composed the Big 12 Conference in the most recent 2022–23 season, except West Virginia, were members of either the Big Eight Conference or the Southwest Conference, and have won six national titles including three titles since the inception of the Big 12 Conference.

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The conference expanded to 16 members in the 2024–25 season with the return of charter-member Colorado, and the arrival of Arizona, Arizona State, and Utah.

Membership

Current members

More information Institution, Location ...
InstitutionLocationFoundedJoinedTypeEnrollmentNicknameColors
University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona 1885 2024 Public 51,134 Wildcats    
Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona[lower-alpha 1] 1885 2024 Public 57,588[lower-alpha 2] Sun Devils    
Baylor University Waco, Texas 1845 1996 Private 16,787 Bears    
Brigham Young University (BYU) Provo, Utah 1875 2023 Private 34,737 Cougars    
University of Central Florida (UCF) Orlando, Florida 1963 2023 Public 71,948 Knights    
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, Colorado 1876 1996; 2024 Public 27,010 Buffaloes      
University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio 1819 2023 Public 46,719 Bearcats    
University of Houston Houston, Texas 1927 2023 Public 47,090 Cougars    
Iowa State University Ames, Iowa 1858 1996 Public 36,660 Cyclones    
University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas 1865 1996 Public 28,091 Jayhawks    
Kansas State University Manhattan, Kansas 1863 1996 Public 23,779 Wildcats    
Oklahoma State University Stillwater, Oklahoma 1890 1996 Public 23,459 Cowboys[lower-alpha 3]    
Texas Christian University (TCU) Fort Worth, Texas 1873 2012 Private 10,394 Horned Frogs    
Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas 1923 1996 Public 38,246 Red Raiders[lower-alpha 4]    
University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 1850 2024 Public 34,900 Utes    
West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia 1867 2012 Public 29,933 [1] Mountaineers    
Reference:[2][3][4][5][6][7]
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  1. Tempe hosts the main campus and university administration. ASU has three other physical campuses in the Phoenix metropolitan area.
  2. Enrollment at the main Tempe campus. Total on-campus enrollment is 80,065, and total enrollment including online students is 142,616.
  3. Oklahoma State uses "Cowboys" for men's teams and "Cowgirls" for women's teams.
  4. Texas Tech uses "Red Raiders" for all men's teams and some women's teams, with women's basketball using "Lady Raiders".

Former members

More information Institution, Location ...
InstitutionLocationFoundedLeftCurrent ConferenceTypeEnrollmentNicknameColors
University of Missouri Columbia, Missouri 1839 2012 SEC Public 32,777 Tigers    
University of Nebraska–Lincoln Lincoln, Nebraska 1869 2011 Big Ten Public 25,260 Cornhuskers    
University of Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma 1890 2024 SEC Public 30,824 Sooners    
University of Texas at Austin (Texas) Austin, Texas 1883 2024 SEC Public 50,950 Longhorns    
Texas A&M University College Station, Texas 1876 2012 SEC Public 60,435 Aggies    
Reference:[8][9][10]
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Standings

All-time records

More information Team, % ...
TeamBig 12 RecordBig 12 Winning %Overall recordOverall Winning %Big 12 Regular season Championships Big 12 Tournament RecordBig 12 tournament championships
Arizona 0–0 1889–986–1 .657 - 0–0 -
Arizona State 0–0 1468–1303 .530 - 0–0 -
Baylor 222–248 .472 1434–1387 .508 2 18–27 -
BYU 10–8 .556 1892–1145 .623 - 1–1 -
UCF 7–11 .389 874–688 .560 - 1–1 -
Cincinnati 7–11 .389 1911–1079 .639 - 2–1 -
Colorado 95–145 .396 1426–1272 .529 - 9–15 -
Houston 15–3 .833 1433–881 .619 1 2–1 -
Iowa State 215–259 .454 1460–1398 .511 2 24–22 6
Kansas 380–94 .802 2393–896 .728 21 52–14 12
Kansas State 212–262 .447 1740–1238 .584 2 18–27 -
Oklahoma State 237–237 .500 1748–1249 .583 1 28–24 2
TCU 68–146 .318 1319–1476 .472 - 8–12 -
Texas Tech 196–277 .414 1514–1180 .562 1 17–27 -
Utah 0–0 1897–1081 .637 - 0–0 -
West Virginia 101–114 .470 1855–1175 .612 - 10–11 -
Reference:[11]
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Totals though the end of the 2023-24 season.

Overall series records in Big 12 Play

1997 - 2024 as Big 12 Members

Source:[12]
Note: Some of the values from the bottom of page 32 don't match with the detailed numbers given on pages 33–41 so that latter values were used: *

More information vs. Arizona, vs. Arizona State ...
  vs. Arizona vs. Arizona
State
vs. Baylor vs. BYU vs. UCF vs. Cincinnati vs. Colorado vs. Houston vs. Iowa
State
vs. Kansas vs. Kansas
State
vs. Oklahoma
State
vs. TCU vs. Texas
Tech
vs. Utah vs. West
Virginia
Total
Arizona 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Arizona
State
0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Baylor 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 24–19 9–34 26–17 * 26–31 20–5 * 29–26 0–0 13–9 149–144
BYU 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 8–7
UCF 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–2 0–2 0–0 0–2 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 5–11
Cincinnati 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–2 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 6–8
Colorado 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Houston 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 12–3
Iowa
State
0–0 0–0 19–24 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 16–43 29–28 20–24 14–9 20–21 0–0 9–12 * 131–163
Kansas 0–0 0–0 34–9 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 43–16 57–7 34–13 21–3 * 34–8 0–0 19–7 * 244–59
Kansas
State
0–0 0–0 17–26 * 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 28–29 7–57 18–26 * 17–8 * 18–23 * 0–0 10–14 117–186
Oklahoma
State
0–0 0–0 31–26 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 24–20 13–34 26–18 * 11–11 39–22 0–0 12–10 158–144
TCU 0–0 0–0 5–20 * 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 9–14 3–21 8–17 * 11–11 7–15 0–0 6–17 51–118
Texas
Tech
0–0 0–0 26–29 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 21–20 8–34 23–18 * 22–39 15–7 * 0–0 9–15 * 126–165
Utah 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
West
Virginia
0–0 0–0 8–14 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 12–9 * 7–19 * 14–10 10–12 17–6 15–9 * 0–0 85–83
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Totals though the end of the 2023–24 season. Includes any regular season match up regardless of conference affiliation or postseason meetings.

All Time Series Record

Source:[13] Totals from though the end of the 2023–24 season.
Includes any regular season match up regardless of conference affiliation or postseason meetings.

Source:[14]

More information vs. Arizona, vs. Arizona State ...
  vs. Arizona vs. Arizona
State
vs. Baylor vs. BYU vs. UCF vs. Cincinnati vs. Colorado vs. Houston vs. Iowa
State
vs. Kansas vs. Kansas
State
vs. Oklahoma
State
vs. TCU vs. Texas
Tech
vs. Utah vs. West
Virginia
Total
Arizona 161–87 5–5 20–19 0–0 4–0 26–16 6–6 4–3 4–8 6–8 3–0 1–2 24–28 40–32 3–2 307–216
Arizona
State
87–161 2–7 22–28 0–0 1–2 12–16 3–3 2–1 6–5 5–4 3–5 2–3 19–22 28–37 0–0 182–294
Baylor 5–5 7–2 6–6 1–0 1–0 11–16 16–39 25–24 10–37 25–26 37–57 109–89 65–83 0–3 17–8 335–395
BYU 19–20 28–22 6–6 3–0 2–2 6–17 3–6 1–7 2–4 4–5 5–4 20–3 3–3 134–129 2–1 238–229
UCF 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–3 5–17 1–1 11–24 0–1 1–0 0–3 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 25–54
Cincinnati 0–4 2–1 0–1 2–2 17–5 7–1 33–16 4–3 5–4 8–1 2–4 6–1 2–0 3–1 12–11 119–77
Colorado 16–26 16–12 16–11 17–6 1–1 1–7 3–3 78–70 40–124 48–96 61–48 2–2 13–18 12–18 0–0 324–442
Houston 6–6 3–3 39–16 6–3 24–11 16–33 3–3 4–5 3–6 4–5 10–13 49–26 31–27 0–1 1–0 199–158
Iowa
State
3–4 1–2 24–25 7–1 1–0 3–4 70–78 5–4 68–190 94–146 68–72 17–14 23–22 1–2 10–14 395–578
Kansas 8–4 5–6 37–10 4–2 0–1 4–5 124–40 6–3 190–68 205–96 125–60 26–4 43–8 2–0 27–7 806–314
Kansas
State
8–6 4–5 26–25 5–4 3–0 1–8 96–48 5–4 149–94 96–205 87–59 21–13 26–25 2–1 12–16 541–513
Oklahoma
State
0–3 5–3 57–37 4–5 0–3 4–2 48–61 13–10 72–68 60–125 59–87 29–14 50–26 4–1 13–12 418–457
TCU 2–1 3–2 89–109 3–20 1–1 1–6 2–2 26–49 14–17 4–26 13–21 14–29 56–87 16–6 7–18 251–394
Texas
Tech
28–24 22–19 83–65 3–3 1–1 0–2 18–13 27–31 22–23 8–43 25–26 26–50 87–56 3–4 10–18 363–378
Utah 32–40 37–28 3–0 129–134 0–1 1–3 18–12 1–0 2–1 0–2 1–2 1–4 6–16 4–3 6–0 241–246
West
Virginia
2–3 0–0 8–17 1–2 2–1 11–12 0–0 0–1 14–10 7–27 16–12 12–13 18–7 18–10 0–6 109–121
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Totals though the end of the 2023–24 season. Includes any regular season match up regardless of conference affiliation or postseason meetings.

Conference Tournament

More information Year, Champion ...
YearChampionRunner-upMost Valuable PlayerLocation
1997(1) Kansas 87(10) Missouri 60Paul Pierce (1), KansasKemper Arena - Kansas City, MO
1998(1) Kansas 72(3) Oklahoma 58Paul Pierce (2), Kansas
1999(3) Kansas 53(5) Oklahoma State 37Jeff Boschee, Kansas
2000(1) Iowa State 70(3) Oklahoma 58Marcus Fizer, Iowa State
2001(3) Oklahoma 54(4) Texas 45Nolan Johnson, Oklahoma
2002(2) Oklahoma 64(1) Kansas 55Hollis Price (1), Oklahoma
2003(3) Oklahoma 49(5) Missouri 47Hollis Price (2), OklahomaAmerican Airlines Center - Dallas, TX
2004(1) Oklahoma State 65(2) Texas 49Tony Allen, Oklahoma State
2005(3) Oklahoma State 72(4) Texas Tech 68Joey Graham, Oklahoma StateKemper Arena - Kansas City, MO
2006(2) Kansas 80(1) Texas 68Mario Chalmers, KansasAmerican Airlines Center - Dallas, TX
2007(1) Kansas 88(3) Texas 84Kevin Durant, TexasFord Center - Oklahoma City, OK
2008(2) Kansas 84(1) Texas 74Brandon Rush, KansasSprint Center - Kansas City, MO
2009(3) Missouri 73(9) Baylor 60DeMarre Carroll, MissouriFord Center - Oklahoma City, OK
2010(1) Kansas 72(2) Kansas State 64Sherron Collins, KansasSprint Center - Kansas City, MO
2011(1) Kansas 85(2) Texas 73Marcus Morris, Kansas
2012(2) Missouri 90(4) Baylor 75Kim English, Missouri
2013(1) Kansas 70(2) Kansas State 54Jeff Withey, Kansas
2014(4) Iowa State 74(7) Baylor 65DeAndre Kane, Iowa State
2015(2) Iowa State 70(1) Kansas 66Georges Niang, Iowa State
2016(1) Kansas 81 (2) West Virginia 71Devonte' Graham, Kansas
2017(4) Iowa State 80(2) West Virginia 74Monté Morris, Iowa State
2018(1) Kansas 81 (3) West Virginia 70Malik Newman, Kansas
2019 (5) Iowa State 78 (3) Kansas 66 Marial Shayok, Iowa State
2020 Canceled after two games due to COVID-19.
2021 (3) Texas 91 (5) Oklahoma State 86 Matt Coleman III, Texas T-Mobile Center - Kansas City, MO
2022 (1) Kansas 74 (3) Texas Tech 65 Ochai Agbaji, Kansas
2023 (2) Texas 76 (1) Kansas 56 Dylan Disu, Texas
2024 (2) Iowa State 69 (1) Houston 41 Keshon Gilbert, Iowa State
Reference:[15] † – Denotes Each Overtime Played
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Performance by team

Through 2024 tournament[16]

Teams (# of titles)199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020*202120222023 20242025
Big 12 (28) (12)(12)(12)(12)(12)(12)(12)(11)(12)(12)(12)(12)(12)(12)(12)(10)(10)(10)(10)(10)(10)(10)(10)(10)(10)(9)(10)(14)(16)
1Kansas (12) C C C QF SF F SF SF SF C C C QF C C SF C SF F C QF C F QF SF C F 2R
2Iowa State (6) SF 1R 1R C QF 1R QF QF QF 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R QF SF C C QF C 1R C 1R 1R QF SF C
3Oklahoma (3) SF F QF F C C C QF SF QF QF SF QF 1R QF 1R QF QF SF SF 1R 1R 1R QF QF SF 1R 2R
4Texas (2) QF SF SF SF F SF QF F 1R F F F SF QF F SF QF SF QF QF QF QF QF QF C QF C 2R
5Missouri (2) F QF QF QF QF QF F QF QF 1R 1R 1R C 1R QF C
6Oklahoma State (2) QF QF F SF QF QF QF C C QF SF QF SF QF QF QF SF QF QF 1R QF QF 1R QF F QF 1R
7Arizona (0)
8Arizona State (0)
9Baylor (0) 1R QF 1R QF SF 1R 1R 1R 1R QF 1R F SF 1R F QF F SF SF QF QF QF QF SF QF QF SF
10BYU (0) QF
11UCF (0) 2R
12Cincinnati (0) QF
13Colorado (0) QF 1R QF QF 1R QF QF QF QF QF 1R QF 1R 1R SF
14Houston (0) F
15Kansas State (0) 1R QF SF 1R QF QF 1R 1R QF 1R SF QF QF F QF QF F QF 1R QF SF SF SF QF QF 1R QF QF
16Nebraska (0) 1R SF QF 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R SF 1R QF 1R QF 1R
17TCU (0) 1R 1R QF QF SF QF QF 1R 1R SF SF QF
18Texas A&M (0) 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R SF QF SF 1R SF SF QF
19Texas Tech (0) QF 1R 1R 1R 1R SF SF SF F QF QF 1R QF QF 1R 1R QF 1R 1R 1R 1R SF QF QF QF F 1R SF
20Utah (0)
21West Virginia (0) 1R QF QF F F F SF QF QF QF QF 1R

Key

C Champion
F Runner-up
SF Semifinals
QF Quarterfinals
RR Round Number
Did not participate

*The 2020 tournament was canceled after the first-round games due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Player of the Year

Sources: [17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]

Co-Players of the Year
* Awarded a national Player of the Year award:
Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year (1904–05 to 1978–79)
UPI College Basketball Player of the Year (1954–55 to 1995–96)
Naismith College Player of the Year (1968–69 to present)
John R. Wooden Award (1976–77 to present)
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Big 12 Player of the Year award at that point

NCAA tournament

More information School, Appearances ...
SchoolAppearances WinsFinal FoursChampionships
Arizona 34 58 4 1
Arizona State 16 13 0 0
Baylor 16 22 3 1
BYU 31 15 0 0
UCF 5 1 0 0
Cincinnati 33 46 6 2
Colorado 16 13 2 0
Houston 25 40 6 0
Iowa State 23 23 1 0
Kansas 51 111 15 4
Kansas State 32 37 4 0
Oklahoma State 29 39 6 2
TCU 11 5 0 0
Texas Tech 20 19 1 0
Utah 29 38 4 1
West Virginia 31 32 2 0
Reference:[27]
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Totals though the end of the 2023-24 season.

*Texas Tech has appeared in 21 tournaments; however, their 1996 Tournament appearance was vacated by the NCAA, officially giving them 19 tournament appearances.
*Kansas has appeared in 52 tournaments; however, their 2018 Tournament appearance was vacated by the NCAA, officially giving them 51 tournament appearances, 15 final fours and 111 wins.
*Arizona has appeared in 38 tournaments; however, their 1999, 2008, 2017 & 2018 Tournament appearance was vacated by the NCAA, officially giving them 34 tournament appearances and 58 wins.
*Arizona State has appeared in 17 tournaments; however, their 1995 Tournament appearance was vacated by the NCAA, officially giving them 16 tournament appearances, 13 wins.

*Arizona, Arizona State, BYU, UCF, Cincinnati, Houston & Utah totals are while members of other conferences
*Colorado has 6 appearances and 4 wins while a member of other conferences

Home Court Record (Current Arena)

More information Wins, Losses ...
  Wins Losses Pct. Undefeated Seasons
Arizona (McKale Center) 651 121 .843 13
Arizona State (Desert Financial Arena) 551 245 .691 1
Baylor (Foster Pavilion) 8 2 .800 0
BYU (Marriott Center) 609 153 .799 10
UCF (Addition Financial Arena) 196 79 .713 0
Cincinnati (Fifth Third Arena) 460 102 .819 4
Colorado (CU Events Center) 304 286 .515 0
Houston (Fertitta Center) 93 6 .939 2
Iowa State (Hilton Coliseum) 613 207 .748 5
Kansas (Allen Fieldhouse) 861 120 .878 21
Kansas State (Bramlage Coliseum) 438 146 .750 0
Oklahoma State (Gallagher-Iba Arena) 856 263 .765 10
TCU (Schollmaier Arena) 566 324 .636 1
Texas Tech (United Supermarkets Arena) 301 109 .734 1
Utah (Jon M. Huntsman Center) 684 180 .792 7
West Virginia (WVU Coliseum) 613 189 .764 2
Reference:[11]
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Updated through 2023-24 season.
Baylor moved from the Ferrell Center, its home since 1988, to the new Foster Pavilion on January 2, 2024 ending its tenure at the former venue with a 411–171 record (.706). Arizona, Arizona State, BYU, UCF, Cincinnati, Colorado, Houston & Utah are records included as members of another conference.

Conference by Year

Totals highlighted in bold signify a first place/championship finish.

More information Year, # Teams ...
Big 12 Year-By-Year
Year # Teams RPI KenPom NCAA NIT CBI
1997 12 2 5 5 2
1998 12 6 8 4 2
1999 12 7 6 5 3
2000 12 3 5 6 1
2001 12 6 5 6 1
2002 12 3 5 6 0
2003 12 2 2 6 2
2004 12 4 3 4 5
2005 12 3 3 6 2
2006 12 5 6 4 3
2007 12 7 6 4 2
2008 12 3 2 6 2 0
2009 12 3 3 6 3 0
2010 12 1 1 7 1 0
2011 12 3 4 5 3 0
2012 10 4 2 6 0 0
2013 10 5 3 5 1 1
2014 10 1 1 7 1 0
2015 10 1 1 7 0 0
2016 10 1 1 7 0 0
2017 10 2 1 6 1 0
2018 10 1 1 7 2 0
2019 10 1 1 6 2 1
2020 10 2 2 - - -
2021 10 1 2 7 0 0
2022 10 1 1 6 1 0
2023 10 1 1 7 1 0
2024 14 1 1 8 3 0
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