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Big 12 Conference

The Big 12 Conference (stylized XII) is a collegiate athletic conference in the United States. It consists of 16 full-member universities (3 private universities and 13 public universities) in the states of Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia. It is headquartered in Irving, Texas.

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Member universities

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Founded
February 25, 1994; 32 years ago (1994-02-25)
Headquarters
Irving, Texas
Association
NCAA
Broadcasters
ABC/ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU Fox/FS1 TNT/TBS/TruTV(via ESPN) CBS/CBSSN (via ESPN) NBCSN
Commissioner
Brett Yormark (since 2022)
Division
Division I

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Member universities

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Academics

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Financials

Championships

Other NCAA championships

Football

Rivalries

Men's Basketball

Broadcasting and media rights

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Big 12 Conference

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Triples133
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Big 12 ConferenceAssociationNCAA1.00infobox
Big 12 ConferenceBroadcastersABC/ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU Fox/FS1 TNT/TBS/TruTV(via ESPN) CBS/CBSSN (via ESPN) NBCSN1.00infobox
Big 12 ConferenceCommissionerBrett Yormark (since 2022)1.00infobox
Big 12 ConferenceDivisionDivision I1.00infobox
Big 12 ConferenceFoundedFebruary 25, 1994; 32 years ago (1994-02-25)1.00infobox
Big 12 ConferenceHeadquartersIrving, Texas1.00infobox
Big 12 ConferenceNo. of teams161.00infobox
Big 12 ConferenceRegionSouth South Atlantic West South Central1.00infobox
Big 12 ConferenceRegionSouth Atlantic1.00infobox
Big 12 ConferenceRegionWest South Central1.00infobox
Big 12 ConferenceRegionMidwest East North Central West North Central1.00infobox
Big 12 ConferenceRegionEast North Central1.00infobox
Big 12 ConferenceRegionWest North Central1.00infobox
Big 12 ConferenceRegionWest Mountain Southwest1.00infobox
Big 12 ConferenceRegionMountain1.00infobox
Big 12 ConferenceRegionSouthwest1.00infobox
Big 12 ConferenceSports fielded25 men's: 10 women's: 151.00infobox
Big 12 ConferenceSports fieldedmen's: 101.00infobox
Big 12 ConferenceSports fieldedwomen's: 151.00infobox
Big 12 ConferenceStreaming partnersESPN Fox One HBO Max Paramount+ Peacock1.00infobox
Big 12 ConferenceSubdivisionFBS1.00infobox
Big 12 ConferenceWebsitebig12sports.com1.00infobox

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