What Will ‘New Big 12’ Look Like With BYU Now Added?
Sep 10, 2021, 8:29 AM
The Big 12 Conference wasn't shy about pulling out attendance numbers against the Pac-12. (Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
(Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
PROVO, Utah – With BYU now officially a member of the Big 12 Conference. What will BYU’s new league home look like?
Here’s a rundown of how the league will look until the 2024-25 academic year. Keep in mind, BYU will join the league in the 2023-24 academic year. That gives BYU a chance to compete in the league with Texas and Oklahoma.
Big 12 Conference Teams until 2024-25
Baylor
BYU
Cincinnati
Houston
Iowa State
Kansas
Kansas State
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
TCU
Texas
Texas Tech
UCF
West Virginia
Conference programs beginning in 2025-26
Baylor
BYU
Cincinnati
Houston
Iowa State
Kansas
Kansas State
Oklahoma State
TCU
Texas Tech
UCF
West Virginia
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Everyone in the Big 12 Conference has won at least one conference championship since the creation of the league except West Virginia. For Men’s Basketball, all but two have claimed at least one share of a men’s basketball title. The only outliers are West Virginia and TCU.
Kansas men’s basketball has 19 conference championships.
With Texas and Oklahoma leaving after 2025, the Baylor Bears athletic department claims the most Big 12 Championships. Baylor has 14 men’s tennis titles, 12 in women’s basketball, and 11 in women’s tennis. They have two in football and one (last year) in men’s basketball.
Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for KSLsports.com and host of the Cougar Tracks Podcast (SUBSCRIBE) and Cougar Sports Saturday (Saturday from 12-3 pm) on KSL Newsradio. Follow him on Twitter: @Mitch_Harper.
