Big 12 Conference
The Big 12 enters its 30th year as one of the nation’s premier conferences in college athletics under the leadership of Commissioner Brett Yormark. Since joining the Conference in August 2022, Yormark has elevated the Big 12 to new heights, emphasizing marketing, brand building and instilling an innovative strategy that has resonated across the college athletics landscape.
The Conference is composed of 16 universities spanning 10 states and four time zones. The Big 12 members include Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, BYU, UCF, Cincinnati, Colorado, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas Tech, Utah and West Virginia.
The Big 12 began play in 1996 and is the home of 91 team NCAA national championships, and 775 individual national champions. The Big 12 Conference office is located in Irving, Texas.
Big 12 Fast Facts
- The Big 12 sponsors 25 sports across the Fall, Winter and Spring seasons.
- Men’s sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, indoor track & field, outdoor track & field, swimming & diving, tennis and wrestling.
- Women’s sports include basketball, beach volleyball, cross country, equestrian, golf, gymnastics, indoor track & field, lacrosse, outdoor track & field, rowing, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis and volleyball.
- The Conference currently conducts postseason championships for 24 of its 25 sports.
- The league has been home to over 800 Academic All-America recipients.
- In the last 16 seasons, 39 student-athletes were recipients of the NCAA Elite 90 award.
Big 12 Conference Commissioners
| Steve Hatchell, 1996-98 |
| Dave Martin (interim), 1998 |
| Kevin Weiberg, 1998- 2007 |
| Dan Beebe, 2007-2011 |
| Chuck Neinas (interim), 2011-12 |
| Bob Bowlsby, 2012-22 |
| Brett Yormark, 2022-Present |