List of Big 12 Conference football standings

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The Big 12 Conference first sponsored football in 1996, and has kept annual standings since establishment. [1]

Standings

1996 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 6 Nebraska x%  8 0   11 2  
No. 8 Colorado  7 1   10 2  
No. 17 Kansas State  6 2   9 3  
Missouri  3 5   5 6  
Kansas  2 6   4 7  
Iowa State  1 7   2 9  
South Division
No. 23 Texas x$  6 2   8 5  
Texas Tech  5 3   7 5  
Texas A&M  4 4   6 6  
Oklahoma  3 5   3 8  
Oklahoma State  2 6   5 6  
Baylor  1 7   4 7  
Championship: Texas 37, Nebraska 27
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • $ – Bowl Alliance representative as champion
    % – Bowl Alliance at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll
1997 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 2 Nebraska † xy$  8 0   13 0  
No. 8 Kansas State  %  7 1   11 1  
No. 23 Missouri  5 3   7 5  
Colorado  3 5   5 6  
Kansas  3 5   5 6  
Iowa State  1 7   1 10  
South Division
No. 20 Texas A&M xy  6 2   9 4  
No. 24 Oklahoma State  5 3   8 4  
Texas Tech  5 3   6 5  
Texas  2 6   4 7  
Oklahoma  2 6   4 8  
Baylor  1 7   2 9  
Championship: Nebraska 54, Texas A&M 15
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • † – Coaches Poll National Champion
    $ – Bowl Alliance representative as champion
    % – Bowl Alliance at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll
1998 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 10 Kansas State x  8 0   11 2  
No. 19 Nebraska  5 3   9 4  
No. 21 Missouri  5 3   8 4  
Colorado  4 4   8 4  
Kansas  1 7   4 7  
Iowa State  1 7   3 8  
South Division
No. 11 Texas A&M x$  7 1   11 3  
No. 15 Texas  6 2   9 3  
Texas Tech  4 4   7 5  
Oklahoma State  3 5   5 6  
Oklahoma  3 5   5 6  
Baylor  1 7   2 9  
Championship: Texas A&M 36, Kansas State 33 
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
1999 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 3 Nebraska xy$  7 1   12 1  
No. 6 Kansas State x  7 1   11 1  
Colorado  5 3   7 5  
Kansas  3 5   5 7  
Iowa State  1 7   4 7  
Missouri  1 7   4 7  
South Division
No. 21 Texas xy  6 2   9 5  
Oklahoma  5 3   7 5  
Texas Tech  5 3   6 5  
No. 23 Texas A&M  5 3   8 4  
Oklahoma State  3 5   5 6  
Baylor  0 8   1 10  
Championship: Nebraska 22, Texas 6
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
2000 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 9 Kansas State xy  6 2   11 3  
No. 8 Nebraska x  6 2   10 2  
No. 25 Iowa State  5 3   9 3  
Colorado  3 5   3 8  
Kansas  2 6   4 7  
Missouri  2 6   3 8  
South Division
No. 1 Oklahoma x$#  8 0   13 0  
No. 12 Texas  7 1   9 3  
Texas A&M  5 3   7 5  
Texas Tech  3 5   7 6  
Oklahoma State  1 7   3 8  
Baylor  0 8   2 9  
Championship: Oklahoma 27, Kansas State 24
  • # BCS National Champion
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
2001 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 9 Colorado xy$  7 1   10 3  
No. 8 Nebraska x%  7 1   11 2  
Iowa State  4 4   7 5  
Kansas State  3 5   6 6  
Missouri  3 5   4 7  
Kansas  1 7   3 8  
South Division
No. 5 Texas xy  7 1   11 2  
No. 6 Oklahoma  6 2   11 2  
Texas Tech  4 4   7 5  
Texas A&M  4 4   8 4  
Oklahoma State  2 6   4 7  
Baylor  0 8   3 8  
Championship: Colorado 39, Texas 37
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
2002 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 20 Colorado xy  7 1   9 5  
No. 7 Kansas State  6 2   11 2  
Iowa State  4 4   7 7  
Nebraska  3 5   7 7  
Missouri  2 6   5 7  
Kansas  0 8   2 10  
South Division
No. 5 Oklahoma xy$  6 2   12 2  
No. 6 Texas x  6 2   11 2  
Texas Tech  5 3   9 5  
Oklahoma State  5 3   8 5  
Texas A&M  3 5   6 6  
Baylor  1 7   3 9  
Championship: Oklahoma 29, Colorado 7
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
2003 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 14 Kansas State x$  6 2   11 4  
No. 19 Nebraska  5 3   10 3  
Missouri  4 4   8 5  
Kansas  3 5   6 7  
Colorado  3 5   5 7  
Iowa State  0 8   2 10  
South Division
No. 3 Oklahoma x%  8 0   12 2  
No. 12 Texas  7 1   10 3  
Oklahoma State  5 3   9 4  
Texas Tech  4 4   8 5  
Texas A&M  2 6   4 8  
Baylor  1 7   3 9  
Championship: Kansas State 35, Oklahoma 7
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
2004 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
Colorado xy  4 4   8 5  
Iowa State x  4 4   7 5  
Nebraska  3 5   5 6  
Missouri  3 5   5 6  
Kansas  2 6   4 7  
Kansas State  2 6   4 7  
South Division
No. 3 Oklahoma xy$  8 0   12 1  
No. 5 Texas  %  7 1   11 1  
Texas A&M  5 3   7 5  
No. 18 Texas Tech  5 3   8 4  
Oklahoma State  4 4   7 5  
Baylor  1 7   3 8  
Championship: Oklahoma 42, Colorado 3
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
2005 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
Colorado x  5 3   7 6  
No. 24 Nebraska  4 4   8 4  
Missouri  4 4   7 5  
Iowa State  4 4   7 5  
Kansas  3 5   7 5  
Kansas State  2 6   5 6  
South Division
No. 1 Texas x$#  8 0   13 0  
No. 20 Texas Tech  6 2   9 3  
No. 22 Oklahoma  6 2   8 4  
Texas A&M  3 5   5 6  
Baylor  2 6   5 6  
Oklahoma State  1 7   4 7  
Championship: Texas 70, Colorado 3
  • # BCS National Champion
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
2006 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
Nebraska x  6 2   9 5  
Missouri  4 4   8 5  
Kansas State  4 4   7 6  
Kansas  3 5   6 6  
Colorado  2 6   2 10  
Iowa State  1 7   4 8  
South Division
No. 11 Oklahoma x$  7 1   11 3  
No. 13 Texas  6 2   10 3  
Texas A&M  5 3   9 4  
Texas Tech  4 4   8 5  
Oklahoma State  3 5   7 6  
Baylor  3 5   4 8  
Championship: Oklahoma 21, Nebraska 7
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
2007 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 4 Missouri xy  7 1   12 2  
No. 7 Kansas x%  7 1   12 1  
Colorado  4 4   6 7  
Kansas State  3 5   5 7  
Nebraska  2 6   5 7  
Iowa State  2 6   3 9  
South Division
No. 8 Oklahoma xy$  6 2   11 3  
No. 10 Texas  5 3   10 3  
No. 22 Texas Tech  4 4   9 4  
Oklahoma State  4 4   7 6  
Texas A&M  4 4   7 6  
Baylor  0 8   3 9  
Championship: Oklahoma 38, Missouri 17
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
2008 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 19 Missouri xy  5 3   10 4  
Nebraska x  5 3   9 4  
Kansas  4 4   8 5  
Colorado  2 6   5 7  
Kansas State  2 6   5 7  
Iowa State  0 8   2 10  
South Division
No. 5 Oklahoma xy$  7 1   12 2  
No. 4 Texas x%  7 1   12 1  
No. 12 Texas Tech x  7 1   11 2  
No. 16 Oklahoma State  5 3   9 4  
Baylor  2 6   4 8  
Texas A&M  2 6   4 8  
Championship: Oklahoma 62, Missouri 21
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
2009 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 14 Nebraska x  6 2   10 4  
Missouri  4 4   8 5  
Kansas State  4 4   6 6  
Iowa State  3 5   7 6  
Colorado  2 6   3 9  
Kansas  1 7   5 7  
South Division
No. 2 Texas x$  8 0   13 1  
Oklahoma State  6 2   9 4  
No. 21 Texas Tech  5 3   9 4  
Oklahoma  5 3   8 5  
Texas A&M  3 5   6 7  
Baylor  1 7   4 8  
Championship: Texas 13, Nebraska 12
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
2010 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 20 Nebraska xy  6 2   10 4  
No. 18 Missouri x  6 2   10 3  
Kansas State  3 5   7 6  
Iowa State  3 5   5 7  
Colorado  2 6   5 7  
Kansas  1 7   3 9  
South Division
No. 6 Oklahoma xy$  6 2   12 2  
No. 13 Oklahoma State x  6 2   11 2  
No. 19 Texas A&M x  6 2   9 4  
Baylor  4 4   7 6  
Texas Tech  3 5   8 5  
Texas  2 6   5 7  
Championship: Oklahoma 23, Nebraska 20
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
2011 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 Oklahoma State $  8 1   12 1  
No. 15 Kansas State  7 2   10 3  
No. 13 Baylor  6 3   10 3  
No. 16 Oklahoma  6 3   10 3  
Missouri  5 4   8 5  
Texas  4 5   8 5  
Texas A&M  4 5   7 6  
Iowa State  3 6   6 7  
Texas Tech  2 7   5 7  
Kansas  0 9   2 10  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
2012 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 12 Kansas State $+  8 1   11 2  
No. 15 Oklahoma +  8 1   10 3  
No. 19 Texas  5 4   9 4  
Oklahoma State  5 4   8 5  
Baylor  4 5   8 5  
TCU  4 5   7 6  
Texas Tech  4 5   8 5  
West Virginia  4 5   7 6  
Iowa State  3 6   6 7  
Kansas  0 9   1 11  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
2013 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 13 Baylor $  8 1   11 2  
No. 6 Oklahoma  %  7 2   11 2  
No. 17 Oklahoma State  7 2   10 3  
Texas  7 2   8 5  
Kansas State  5 4   8 5  
Texas Tech  4 5   8 5  
TCU  2 7   4 8  
West Virginia  2 7   4 8  
Iowa State  2 7   3 9  
Kansas  1 8   3 9  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll
2014 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 7 Baylor +  8 1   11 2  
No. 3 TCU +  8 1   12 1  
No. 18 Kansas State  7 2   9 4  
Oklahoma  5 4   8 5  
West Virginia  5 4   7 6  
Texas  5 4   6 7  
Oklahoma State  4 5   7 6  
Texas Tech  2 7   4 8  
Kansas  1 8   3 9  
Iowa State  0 9   2 10  
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
2015 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 Oklahoma $^  8 1   11 2  
No. 20 Oklahoma State  7 2   10 3  
No. 7 TCU  7 2   11 2  
No. 13 Baylor  6 3   10 3  
West Virginia  4 5   8 5  
Texas Tech  4 5   7 6  
Texas  4 5   5 7  
Kansas State  3 6   6 7  
Iowa State  2 7   3 9  
Kansas  0 9   0 12  
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
2016 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 Oklahoma $  9 0   11 2  
No. 11 Oklahoma State  7 2   10 3  
No. 18 West Virginia  7 2   10 3  
Kansas State  6 3   9 4  
TCU  4 5   6 7  
Baylor  3 6   7 6  
Texas  3 6   5 7  
Texas Tech  3 6   5 7  
Iowa State  2 7   3 9  
Kansas  1 8   2 10  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
2017 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 Oklahoma y$^  8 1   12 2  
No. 9 TCU y  7 2   11 3  
No. 14 Oklahoma State  6 3   10 3  
Texas  5 4   7 6  
West Virginia  5 4   7 6  
Kansas State  5 4   8 5  
Iowa State  5 4   8 5  
Texas Tech  3 6   6 7  
Baylor  1 8   1 11  
Kansas  0 9   1 11  
Championship: Oklahoma 41, TCU 17
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
2018 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Oklahoma y$^  8 1   12 2  
No. 9 Texas y  7 2   10 4  
Iowa State  6 3   8 5  
No. 20 West Virginia  6 3   8 4  
TCU  4 5   7 6  
Baylor  4 5   7 6  
Oklahoma State  3 6   7 6  
Kansas State  3 6   5 7  
Texas Tech  3 6   5 7  
Kansas  1 8   3 9  
Championship: Oklahoma 39, Texas 27
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
2019 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 7 Oklahoma y$^  8 1   12 2  
No. 13 Baylor y  8 1   11 3  
No. 25 Texas  5 4   8 5  
Oklahoma State  5 4   8 5  
Kansas State  5 4   8 5  
Iowa State  5 4   7 6  
West Virginia  3 6   5 7  
TCU  3 6   5 7  
Texas Tech  2 7   4 8  
Kansas  1 8   3 9  
Championship: Oklahoma 30, Baylor 23 OT
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
2020 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 9 Iowa State y  8 1   9 3  
No. 6 Oklahoma y$  6 2   9 2  
No. 20 Oklahoma State  6 3   8 3  
No. 19 Texas  5 3   7 3  
TCU  5 4   6 4  
West Virginia  4 4   6 4  
Kansas State  4 5   4 6  
Texas Tech  3 6   4 6  
Baylor  2 7   2 7  
Kansas  0 8   0 9  
Championship: Oklahoma 27, Iowa State 21
  • $ Conference champion
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll.
2021 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 7 Oklahoma State y  8 1   12 2  
No. 5 Baylor y$  7 2   12 2  
No. 10 Oklahoma  7 2   11 2  
Iowa State  5 4   7 6  
Kansas State  4 5   8 5  
West Virginia  4 5   6 7  
Texas  3 6   5 7  
TCU  3 6   5 7  
Texas Tech  3 6   7 6  
Kansas  1 8   2 10  
Championship: Baylor 21, Oklahoma State 16
  • $ Conference champion
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
2022 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 TCU y^  9 0   13 2  
No. 14 Kansas State y$  7 2   10 4  
No. 25 Texas  6 3   8 5  
Texas Tech  5 4   8 5  
Oklahoma State  4 5   7 6  
Baylor  4 5   6 7  
Oklahoma  3 6   6 7  
Kansas  3 6   6 7  
West Virginia  3 6   5 7  
Iowa State  1 8   4 8  
Championship: Kansas State 31, TCU 28OT
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
2023 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 Texas y$^  8 1   12 2  
No. 16 Oklahoma State y  7 2   10 4  
No. 15 Oklahoma  7 2   10 3  
Iowa State  6 3   7 6  
No. 18 Kansas State  6 3   9 4  
West Virginia  6 3   9 4  
Texas Tech  5 4   7 6  
No. 23 Kansas  5 4   9 4  
UCF  3 6   6 7  
TCU  3 6   5 7  
Houston  2 7   4 8  
BYU  2 7   5 7  
Baylor  2 7   3 9  
Cincinnati  1 8   3 9  
Championship: Texas 49, Oklahoma State 21
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
2024 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Arizona  0 0   0 0  
Arizona State  0 0   0 0  
BYU  0 0   0 0  
Baylor  0 0   0 0  
Cincinnati  0 0   0 0  
Colorado  0 0   0 0  
Houston  0 0   0 0  
Iowa State  0 0   0 0  
Kansas  0 0   0 0  
Kansas State  0 0   0 0  
Oklahoma State  0 0   0 0  
TCU  0 0   0 0  
Texas Tech  0 0   0 0  
UCF  0 0   0 0  
Utah  0 0   0 0  
West Virginia  0 0   0 0  
Championship: December 7, 2024
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • y Championship game participant
As of January 17, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Power Five conferences</span> Group of top-level American college football conferences

The Power Five conferences are the five most prominent athletic conferences in college football in the United States. They are part of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of NCAA Division I, the highest level of collegiate football in the nation, and are considered the most elite conferences within that tier. The Power Five conferences have provided nearly all of the participants in the College Football Playoff since its inception, and generally have larger revenue, budgets, and television viewership than other college athletic programs.

ESPN Events is an American multinational sporting event promoter owned by ESPN Inc. It is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and shares its operations with SEC Network and formerly with ESPNU. The corporation organizes sporting events for broadcast across the ESPN family of networks, including, most prominently, a group of college football bowl games and in-season college basketball tournaments.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michigan Wolverines football</span> Football team of the University of Michigan

The Michigan Wolverines football team represents the University of Michigan in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level. Michigan has the most all-time wins in college football history. The team is known for its distinctive winged helmet, its fight song, its record-breaking attendance figures at Michigan Stadium, and its many rivalries, particularly its annual, regular season-ending game against Ohio State, known simply as "The Game," once voted as ESPN's best sports rivalry.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Texas Longhorns football</span> Intercollegiate team representing The University of Texas at Austin in American football

The Texas Longhorns football program is the intercollegiate team representing the University of Texas at Austin in the sport of American football. The Longhorns compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Big 12 Conference. Their home games are played at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Big 12 Championship Game</span> College football game held by the Big 12 Conference

The Big 12 Championship Game is a college football game held by the Big 12 Conference between the best and the second-best Big 12 team. The game was played each year since the conference's formation in 1996 until 2010 and returned during the 2017 season. From 1996 to 2010, the championship game pitted the Big 12 North Division champion against the South Division champion in a game held after the regular season was completed. From 2017 onward, the game features the two teams with the best conference records.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision</span> Top level of college football in the US

The NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), formerly known as Division I-A, is the highest level of college football in the United States. The FBS consists of the largest schools in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). As of the 2024 season, there are 10 conferences and 134 schools in FBS.

The Big 12 Conference is a conference of 14 universities which participate in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision football. The conference formed in 1994 and begin conference play in the fall of 1996. The schools that compose the Big 12 Conference, except for Brigham Young, Central Florida, Cincinnati, and West Virginia, were members of either the Big Eight Conference or the Southwest Conference, and have won 21 national titles including 3 titles since the inception of the Big 12 Conference.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">College Football Playoff</span> Postseason tournament in American college football

The College Football Playoff (CFP) is an annual postseason knockout invitational tournament to determine a national champion for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), the highest level of college football competition in the United States. It culminates in the College Football Playoff National Championship game. The inaugural tournament was held at the end of the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season under a four-team format. The CFP expands to include twelve teams for the 2024 season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Big East Conference</span> U.S. college athletic conference that began in 2013

The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletic conference that competes in NCAA Division I in 10 men's sports and 12 women's sports. Headquartered in New York City, the 11 full-member schools are primarily located in Northeast and Midwest metropolitan areas. The conference was officially recognized as a Division I multi-sport conference on August 1, 2013, and since then conference members have won NCAA national championships in men's basketball, women's cross country, field hockey, men's lacrosse, and men's soccer. Val Ackerman is the commissioner.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">American Athletic Conference</span> US college sports conference

The American Athletic Conference (AAC), also known as the American, is a collegiate athletic conference in the United States featuring 14 full member universities and 8 affiliate member universities that compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I, with its football teams competing in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Member universities represent a range of private and public universities of various enrollment sizes located primarily in urban metropolitan areas in the Northeastern, Midwestern, and Southern regions of the United States.

References

  1. "2017 Big 12 Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 24–44. Retrieved April 29, 2018.