Big 12 football teams ranked by conference championships
The Big 12 conference was formed in 1996 and there’s been a few changes over the years in regards to determining how each football team can reach the championship game.
From 1996-2010, the conference champions were determined in a head-to-head matchup held at the end of the regular season. At this time, the Big 12 Championship game featured the Big 12 North Division champion against the Big 12 South Division champion.
Between 2011-2016, it was a round-robin regular-season format among all conference members. However, there were no tiebreaking procedures put in place until the 2015 season. This caused a few co-champions from 2012-2014.
Beginning in 2017, the Big 12 championship game now features the two teams with the best conference records. Oklahoma has dominated the conference to a point that they have more Big 12 football titles than every other conference opponent combined.
West Virginia joined the conference in 2012, therefore it’s not too surprising to see the Mountaineers near the bottom of the list. Take a look at where each football program ranks in terms of Big 12 titles below. Keep in mind that former conference foes Nebraska, Texas A&M, Missouri and Colorado are not included.
West Virginia
Justin Ford-USA TODAY Sports
Big 12 titles: 0
Kansas
Peter Aiken-USA TODAY Sports
Big 12 titles: 0
Texas Tech
Michael C. Johnson-USA TODAY Sports
Big 12 titles: 0
Iowa State
Reese Strickland-USA TODAY Sports
Big 12 titles: 0
TCU
Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
Big 12 titles: 1 (2014) *shared title in 2014
Oklahoma State
Rob Ferguson-USA TODAY Sports
Big 12 titles: 1 (2011)
Kansas State
Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Big 12 titles: 2 (2003, 2012) *shared title in 2012
Baylor
Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
Big 12 titles: 2 (2013, 2014) *shared title in 2014
Texas
Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports
Big 12 titles: 3 (1996, 2005, 2009)
Oklahoma
ADAM LAU/NEWS SENTINEL
Big 12 titles: 14 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) *shared title in 2012
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