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The '''Big 12 Conference''' (often written as '''Big XII''') is an [[NCAA]] Division I conference, which despite its name consists of only ten member institutions:<ref>The name was created when the original Big 8 Conference merged with four Texas universities from the defunct Southwest Conference; subsequently four original member universities left for other conferences (Colorado to the PAC-12, Nebraska to the Big 10, and Texas A&M and Missouri to the Southeastern Conference) while two joined (TCU -- an original Southwest Conference member -- and West Virginia).</ref> eight public universities and two private universities (Baylor and Texas Christian) in [[Texas]], [[Oklahoma]], [[Kansas]], [[Iowa]], [[Nebraska]], and [[West Virginia]].
The '''Big 12 Conference''' (often written as '''Big XII''') is an [[NCAA]] Division I conference, one of the "Power Five" conferences.<ref>The "Power 5" conferences, a term designating the major conferences in college football, are (in addition to the Big 12) the Big 10, the PAC-12, the Southeastern (SEC), and the Atlantic Coast (ACC) conferences. Notre Dame, despite being an independent in football (it is affiliated with the ACC in all other sports), is also included in this grouping.</ref>
The most recent Big 12 team to win a national [[football]] championship was the University of Texas in 2006. Some of the more prestigious football schools in the conference are Texas and Oklahoma. The most recent national men's [[basketball]] championship among Big 12 teams was won by the University of Kansas in 2008. Historically prestigious basketball schools include Kansas and Oklahoma State, and Baylor in women's basketball having won three national titles.
The conference was formed when the original Big 8 Conference (consisting of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, and Iowa State) merged with four Texas universities from the defunct Southwest Conference (SEC; the schools joining were Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, and Baylor, the latter two were not originally slated to join but the Texas Legislature mandated it as a condition of Texas and Texas A&M joining).
Of the Power 5 conferences it has had the most turnover in terms of membership: six of its original member universities have left for other conferences (Colorado to the PAC-12, Nebraska to the Big 10, and Texas A&M and Missouri to the SEC, with Texas and Oklahoma scheduled to also join the SEC no later than the 2025 season) while it has also gained six new members (TCU -- also a former SWC member -- and West Virginia, with BYU, Central Florida, Cincinnati, and Houston -- another former SWC member -- slated to join at a future date). However, it has also been the most willing to accept a religious-based university into its membership: outside of ACC member [[Duke University|Duke]] -- which is only nominally affiliated with the Methodists -- the Big 12 is the only other Power 5 conference to have religious-based universities as members (TCU -- though its affiliation is also nominal -- and Baylor, along with future member BYU).
The most recent Big 12 team to win a national [[football]] championship was the University of Texas in 2006. The most recent national men's [[basketball]] championship among Big 12 teams was won by Baylor University in 2021. Historically prestigious basketball schools include Kansas and Oklahoma State, and Baylor in women's basketball having won three national titles.
==Members==
*[[Baylor University]] in [[Waco]], Texas
*[[Baylor University]] in [[Waco]], Texas
*[[Iowa State University]] in Ames, Iowa
*[[Iowa State University]] in Ames, Iowa
*[[University of Kansas]] in [[Lawrence]], Kansas
*[[University of Kansas]] in [[Lawrence]], Kansas
*[[Kansas State University]] in Manhattan, Kansas
*[[Kansas State University]] in Manhattan, Kansas
*[[Oklahoma State University]] in Stillwater, Oklahoma
*[[Oklahoma State University]] in Stillwater, Oklahoma
*[[Texas Christian University]] in [[Fort Worth]], Texas
*[[Texas Christian University]] in [[Fort Worth]], Texas
*[[Texas Tech University]] in [[Lubbock]], Texas
*[[Texas Tech University]] in [[Lubbock]], Texas
*[[West Virginia University]] in Morgantown, West Virginia
*[[West Virginia University]] in Morgantown, West Virginia
===Departing Members===
*[[University of Oklahoma]] in [[Norman, Oklahoma]]
*[[University of Texas]] in [[Austin]], Texas
===Future Members===
*[[Brigham Young University]] in Provo, Utah
*[[University of Central Florida]] in Orlando, Florida
*[[University of Cincinnati]] in Cincinnati, Ohio
*[[University of Houston]] in Houston, Texas
==References==
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