Big 12 Conference men's basketball explained

The Big 12 Conference is a group of 16 (originally 12) universities which compete in the NCAA Division I level. The conference was formed in 1994 but did not begin conference play until the fall of 1996. The schools that composed the Big 12 Conference in the most recent 2022–23 season, except West Virginia, were members of either the Big Eight Conference or the Southwest Conference, and have won six national titles including three titles since the inception of the Big 12 Conference.

The conference expanded to 16 members in the 2024–25 season with the return of charter-member Colorado, and the arrival of Arizona, Arizona State, and Utah.

Membership

Current members

Institution Location Founded Joined Type Enrollment Nickname Colors
Tucson, Arizona18852024Public51,134Wildcats
Arizona State UniversityTempe, Arizona18852024Public57,588Sun Devils
Baylor UniversityWaco, Texas18451996Private16,787Bears
Brigham Young University (BYU)Provo, Utah18752023Private34,737Cougars
(UCF)Orlando, Florida19632023Public71,948Knights
Boulder, Colorado18761996; 2024Public27,010Buffaloes
Cincinnati, Ohio18192023Public46,719Bearcats
Houston, Texas19272023Public47,090Cougars
Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa18581996Public36,660Cyclones
Lawrence, Kansas18651996Public28,091Jayhawks
Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas18631996Public23,779Wildcats
Oklahoma State UniversityStillwater, Oklahoma18901996Public23,459Cowboys
(TCU)Fort Worth, Texas18732012Private10,394Horned Frogs
Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas19231996Public38,246Red Raiders
Salt Lake City, Utah18502024Public34,900Utes
West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, West Virginia18672012Public29,933 [1] Mountaineers
Reference:[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Former members

Institution Location Founded Left Current Conference Type Enrollment Nickname Colors
Columbia, Missouri18392012SECPublic32,777Tigers
Lincoln, Nebraska18692011Big TenPublic25,260Cornhuskers
Norman, Oklahoma18902024SECPublic30,824Sooners
(Texas)Austin, Texas18832024SECPublic50,950Longhorns
Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station, Texas18762012SECPublic60,435Aggies
Reference:[8] [9] [10]

Standings

All-time records

Team Big 12 Record Big 12 Winning % Overall record Overall Winning % Big 12 Regular season Championships Big 12 Tournament RecordBig 12 tournament championships
Arizona0–01889–986–1-0–0-
Arizona State0–01468–1303-0–0-
Baylor222–2481434–1387218–27-
BYU10–81892–1145-1–1-
UCF7–11874–688-1–1-
Cincinnati7–111911–1079-2–1-
Colorado95–1451426–1272-9–15-
Houston15–31433–88112–1-
Iowa State215–2591460–1398224–226
Kansas380–942393–8962152–1412
Kansas State212–2621740–1238218–27-
Oklahoma State237–2371748–1249128–242
TCU68–1461319–1476-8–12-
Texas Tech196–2771514–1180117–27-
Utah0–01897–1081-0–0-
West Virginia101–1141855–1175-10–11-
Reference:[11]
Totals though the end of the 2023-24 season.

Overall series records in Big 12 Play

1997 - 2024 as Big 12 Members

Source:[12]
Note: Some of the values from the bottom of page 32 don't match with the detailed numbers given on pages 33–41 so that latter values were used: *

vs. Arizonavs. Arizona
State		vs. Baylorvs. BYUvs. UCFvs. Cincinnativs. Coloradovs. Houstonvs. Iowa
State		vs. Kansasvs. Kansas
State		vs. Oklahoma
State		vs. TCUvs. Texas
Tech		vs. Utahvs. West
Virginia		Total
Arizona—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Arizona
State		0–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Baylor0–00–0—1–11–01–00–00–124–199–3426–17 *26–3120–5 *29–260–013–9149–144
BYU0–00–01–1—2–00–10–00–11–11–01–11–11–00–10–01–08–7
UCF0–00–00–10–2—0–20–00–20–11–00–11–01–01–10–01–15–11
Cincinnati0–00–00–11–02–0—0–00–20–10–11–00–11–11–00–01–16–8
Colorado0–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Houston0–00–01–01–02–02–00–0—1–11–11–01–00–11–00–01–012–3
Iowa
State		0–00–019–241–11–01–00–01–1—16–4329–2820–2414–920–210–09–12 *131–163
Kansas0–00–034–90–10–11–00–01–143–16—57–734–1321–3 *34–80–019–7 *244–59
Kansas
State		0–00–017–26 *1–11–00–10–00–128–297–57—18–26 *17–8 *18–23 *0–010–14117–186
Oklahoma
State		0–00–031–261–10–11–00–00–124–2013–3426–18 *—11–1139–220–012–10158–144
TCU0–00–05–20 *0–10–11–10–01–09–143–218–17 *11–11—7–150–06–1751–118
Texas
Tech		0–00–026–291–01–10–10–00–121–208–3423–18 *22–3915–7 *—0–09–15 *126–165
Utah0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–0
West
Virginia		0–00–08–140–11–11–10–00–112–9 *7–19 *14–1010–1217–615–9 *0–0—85–83
Totals though the end of the 2023–24 season. Includes any regular season match up regardless of conference affiliation or postseason meetings.

All Time Series Record

Source:[13] Totals from though the end of the 2023–24 season.
Includes any regular season match up regardless of conference affiliation or postseason meetings.

Source:[14]

vs. Arizonavs. Arizona
State		vs. Baylorvs. BYUvs. UCFvs. Cincinnativs. Coloradovs. Houstonvs. Iowa
State		vs. Kansasvs. Kansas
State		vs. Oklahoma
State		vs. TCUvs. Texas
Tech		vs. Utahvs. West
Virginia		Total
Arizona—161–875–520–190–04–026–166–64–34–86–83–01–224–2840–323–2307–216
Arizona
State		87–161—2–722–280–01–212–163–32–16–55–43–52–319–2228–370–0182–294
Baylor5–57–2—6–61–01–011–1616–3925–2410–37 25–26 37–57109–8965–830–317–8335–395
BYU19–2028–226–6—3–02–26–173–61–72–44–55–420–33–3134–1292–1238–229
UCF0–00–00–10–3—5–171–111–240–11–00–33–01–11–11–01–225–54
Cincinnati0–42–10–12–217–5—7–133–164–35–48–12–46–12–03–112–11119–77
Colorado16–2616–1216–1117–61–11–7—3–378–7040–12448–96 61–482–213–1812–180–0324–442
Houston6–63–339–166–324–1116–333–3—4–53–64–510–1349–2631–270–11–0199–158
Iowa
State		3–41–224–257–11–03–470–785–4—68–19094–14668–7217–1423–221–210–14395–578
Kansas8–45–637–104–20–14–5124–406–3190–68—205–96125–6026–443–82–027–7806–314
Kansas
State		8–64–526–255–43–01–896–485–4149–9496–205—87–5921–1326–252–112–16541–513
Oklahoma
State		0–35–357–374–50–34–248–6113–1072–6860–12559–87—29–1450–264–113–12418–457
TCU2–13–289–1093–201–11–62–226–4914–174–2613–2114–29—56–8716–67–18251–394
Texas
Tech		28–2422–1983–653–31–10–218–1327–3122–238–4325–2626–5087–56—3–410–18363–378
Utah32–4037–283–0129–1340–11–318–121–02–10–21–21–46–164–3—6–0241–246
West
Virginia		2–30–08–171–22–111–120–00–114–107–2716–1212–1318–718–100–6—109–121
Totals though the end of the 2023–24 season. Includes any regular season match up regardless of conference affiliation or postseason meetings.

Conference Tournament

See main article: Big 12 men's basketball tournament.

Year Champion Runner-up Most Valuable Player Location
(1) Kansas 87 (10) Missouri 60 Paul Pierce (1), Kansas Kemper Arena - Kansas City, MO
(1) Kansas 72 (3) Oklahoma 58 Paul Pierce (2), Kansas
(3) Kansas 53 (5) 37 Jeff Boschee, Kansas
(1) Iowa State 70 (3) Oklahoma 58 Marcus Fizer, Iowa State
(3) Oklahoma 54 (4) Texas 45 Nolan Johnson, Oklahoma
(2) Oklahoma 64 (1) Kansas 55 Hollis Price (1), Oklahoma
(3) Oklahoma 49 (5) Missouri 47 Hollis Price (2), Oklahoma American Airlines Center - Dallas, TX
(1) Oklahoma State 65 (2) Texas 49 Tony Allen, Oklahoma State
(3) 72 (4) 68 Joey Graham, Oklahoma State Kemper Arena - Kansas City, MO
(2) Kansas 80 (1) Texas 68 Mario Chalmers, Kansas American Airlines Center - Dallas, TX
2007† (1) Kansas 88 (3) Texas 84 Kevin Durant, Texas Ford Center - Oklahoma City, OK
(2) Kansas 84 (1) Texas 74 Brandon Rush, Kansas Sprint Center - Kansas City, MO
2009(3) Missouri 73 (9) Baylor 60 DeMarre Carroll, Missouri Ford Center - Oklahoma City, OK
2010(1) Kansas 72 (2) Kansas State 64 Sherron Collins, Kansas Sprint Center - Kansas City, MO
2011(1) Kansas 85 (2) Texas 73 Marcus Morris, Kansas
2012(2) Missouri 90 (4) Baylor 75 Kim English, Missouri
2013(1) Kansas 70(2) Kansas State 54Jeff Withey, Kansas
2014(4) Iowa State 74(7) Baylor 65 DeAndre Kane, Iowa State
2015(2) Iowa State 70(1) Kansas 66Georges Niang, Iowa State
2016(1) Kansas 81 (2) West Virginia 71 Devonte' Graham, Kansas
2017(4) Iowa State 80(2) West Virginia 74Monté Morris, Iowa State
2018(1) Kansas 81 (3) West Virginia 70 Malik Newman, Kansas
2019(5) Iowa State 78(3) Kansas 66Marial Shayok, Iowa State
2020Canceled after two games due to COVID-19.
2021(3) Texas 91(5) Oklahoma State 86Matt Coleman III, TexasT-Mobile Center - Kansas City, MO
2022(1) Kansas 74(3) Texas Tech 65Ochai Agbaji, Kansas
2023(2) Texas 76(1) Kansas 56Dylan Disu, Texas
2024(2) Iowa State 69(1) Houston 41Keshon Gilbert, Iowa State
2025
Reference:[15] † – Denotes Each Overtime Played

Performance by team

Through 2024 tournament[16]

Teams (# of titles)199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020
20212022202320242025
Big 12 (28)(12)(12)(12)(12)(12)(12)(12)(11)(12)(12)(12)(12)(12)(12)(12)(10)(10)(10)(10)(10)(10)(10)(10)(10)(10)(9)(10)(14)(16)
1 Kansas (12)CCCQFbgcolor=thistleSFbgcolor=yellowFbgcolor=thistleSFbgcolor=thistleSFbgcolor=thistleSFCCCQFCCbgcolor=thistleSFCbgcolor=thistleSFbgcolor=yellowFCQFCbgcolor=yellowFQFbgcolor=thistleSFCbgcolor=yellowF2R
2 Iowa State (6)bgcolor=thistleSF1R1RCQF1RQFQFQF1R1R1R1R1R1RQFbgcolor=thistleSFCCQFC1RC1R1RQFbgcolor=thistleSFC
3 Oklahoma (3)bgcolor=thistleSFbgcolor=yellowFQFbgcolor=yellowFCCCQFbgcolor=thistleSFQFQFbgcolor=thistleSFQF1RQF1RQFQFbgcolor=thistleSFbgcolor=thistleSF1R1R1RQFQFbgcolor=thistleSF1R2R•
4 Texas (2)QFbgcolor=thistleSFbgcolor=thistleSFbgcolor=thistleSFbgcolor=yellowFbgcolor=thistleSFQFbgcolor=yellowF1Rbgcolor=yellowFbgcolor=yellowFbgcolor=yellowFbgcolor=thistleSFQFbgcolor=yellowFbgcolor=thistleSFQFbgcolor=thistleSFQFQFQFQFQFQFCQFC2R•
5 Missouri (2)bgcolor=yellowFQFQFQFQFQFbgcolor=yellowFQFQF1R1R1RC1RQFC•••••••••••••
6 Oklahoma State (2)QFQFbgcolor=yellowFbgcolor=thistleSFQFQFQFCCQFbgcolor=thistleSFQFbgcolor=thistleSFQFQFQFbgcolor=thistleSFQFQF1RQFQF1RQFbgcolor=yellowF•QF1R
7 Arizona (0)••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
8 Arizona State (0)••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
9 Baylor (0)1RQF1RQFbgcolor=thistleSF1R1R•1R1RQF1Rbgcolor=yellowFbgcolor=thistleSF1Rbgcolor=yellowFQFbgcolor=yellowFbgcolor=thistleSFbgcolor=thistleSFQFQFQFQFbgcolor=thistleSFQFQFbgcolor=thistleSF
10 BYU (0)•••••••••••••••••••••••••••QF
11 UCF (0)•••••••••••••••••••••••••••2R
12 Cincinnati (0)•••••••••••••••••••••••••••QF
13 Colorado (0)QF1RQFQF1RQFQFQFQFQF1RQF1R1Rbgcolor=thistleSF•••••••••••••
14 Houston (0)•••••••••••••••••••••••••••bgcolor=yellowF
15 Kansas State (0)1RQFbgcolor=thistleSF1RQFQF1R1RQF1Rbgcolor=thistleSFQFQFbgcolor=yellowFQFQFbgcolor=yellowFQF1RQFbgcolor=thistleSFbgcolor=thistleSFbgcolor=thistleSFQFQF1RQFQF
16 Nebraska (0)1Rbgcolor=thistleSFQF1R1R1R1R1R1Rbgcolor=thistleSF1RQF1RQF1R••••••••••••••
17 TCU (0)••••••••••••••••1R1RQFQFbgcolor=thistleSFQFQF1R1Rbgcolor=thistleSFbgcolor=thistleSFQF
18 Texas A&M (0)1R1R1R1R1R1R1R1R1Rbgcolor=thistleSFQFbgcolor=thistleSF1Rbgcolor=thistleSFbgcolor=thistleSFQF•••••••••••••
19 Texas Tech (0)QF1R1R1R1Rbgcolor=thistleSFbgcolor=thistleSFbgcolor=thistleSFbgcolor=yellowFQFQF1RQFQF1R1RQF1R1R1R1Rbgcolor=thistleSFQFQFQFbgcolor=yellowF1Rbgcolor=thistleSF
20 Utah (0)••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
21 West Virginia (0)••••••••••••••••1RQFQFbgcolor=yellowFbgcolor=yellowFbgcolor=yellowFbgcolor=thistleSFQFQFQFQF1R
Key
CChampion
bgcolor=yellowFRunner-up
bgcolor=thistleSFSemifinals
QFQuarterfinals
RRRound Number
•Did not participate
*The 2020 tournament was canceled after the first-round games due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Player of the Year

See main article: Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year.

Sources: [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26]

SeasonPlayerSchoolPositionClass
1996–97 PF
1997–98 (2)Kansas (2)PF
1998–99C
Iowa StatePF
Iowa State (2)PG
Kansas (3)PF
Kansas (4)PF
SG
Kansas (5)PF
2005–06SF
2006–07TexasSF
PF
PF
Oklahoma State (2)SG
Kansas (6)PF
Kansas (7)PF
Oklahoma State (3)PG
Iowa State (3)SF
Oklahoma (2)SG
2015–16
  • (2)
Oklahoma (3)SG
2016–17Kansas (8)PG
Kansas (9)PG
Texas TechSG
2019–20Kansas (10)CSenior
2020–21Oklahoma State (4)G
2021–22Kansas (11)G
2022–23Kansas (12)F
2023–24Jamal SheadHoustonG
2024–25
†Co-Players of the Year
Awarded a national Player of the Year award:
Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year (1904–05 to 1978–79)
UPI College Basketball Player of the Year (1954–55 to 1995–96)
Naismith College Player of the Year (1968–69 to present)
John R. Wooden Award (1976–77 to present)
Player (X)Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Big 12 Player of the Year award at that point

NCAA tournament

School Appearances WinsFinal Fours Championships
Arizona345841
Arizona State161300
16 223 1
BYU311500
UCF5100
Cincinnati334662
Colorado161320
Houston254060
Iowa State23 231 0
Kansas5111115 4
Kansas State32374 0
29 3962
1150 0
20191 0
Utah293841
31322 0
Reference:

Totals though the end of the 2023-24 season.






Home Court Record (Current Arena)

 WinsLossesPct.Undefeated Seasons
Arizona (McKale Center)65112113
Arizona State (Desert Financial Arena)5512451
Baylor (Foster Pavilion)820
BYU (Marriott Center)60915310
UCF (Addition Financial Arena)196790
Cincinnati (Fifth Third Arena)4601024
Colorado (CU Events Center)3042860
Houston (Fertitta Center)9362
Iowa State (Hilton Coliseum)6132075
Kansas (Allen Fieldhouse)86112021
Kansas State (Bramlage Coliseum)4381460
Oklahoma State (Gallagher-Iba Arena)85626310
TCU (Schollmaier Arena)5663241
Texas Tech (United Supermarkets Arena)3011091
Utah (Jon M. Huntsman Center)6841807
West Virginia (WVU Coliseum)6131892
Reference:

Baylor moved from the Ferrell Center, its home since 1988, to the new Foster Pavilion on January 2, 2024 ending its tenure at the former venue with a 411–171 record . Arizona, Arizona State, BYU, UCF, Cincinnati, Colorado, Houston & Utah are records included as members of another conference.

Conference by Year

Totals highlighted in bold signify a first place/championship finish.

Big 12 Year-By-Year!Year!# Teams!RPI!KenPom!NCAA!NIT!CBI
1997122552
1998126842
1999127653
2000123561
2001126561
2002123560
2003122262
2004124345
2005123362
2006125643
2007127642
20081232620
20091233630
20101211710
20111234530
20121042600
20131053511
20141011710
20151011700
20161011700
20171021610
20181011720
20191011621
20201022---
20211012700
20221011610
20231011710
20241411830
2025
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  3. Web site: FINAL ENROLLMENT – FALL 2016 . Iowa State University – Office of the Registrar . February 10, 2017.
  4. Web site: Enrollment numbers. 10 February 2017. Manhattan, Kansas. 29 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170217214750/http://www.k-state.edu/media/mediaguide/enrollment.html. 17 February 2017. dead.
  5. Web site: 2014 Endowment Market Value . nacubo.org . June 30, 2014 . February 10, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170223091003/http://www.nacubo.org/Documents/EndowmentFiles/2014_Endowment_Market_Values_Revised.pdf . 2017-02-23 . dead .
  6. Web site: The University of Texas at Austin Facts & Figures . The University of Texas at Austin. June 27, 2016.
  7. Web site: How many students are enrolled?. April 6, 2021.
  8. Web site: Common Data Set 2015–2016, Part B . University of Colorado Boulder . 2017-02-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160820220833/http://www.colorado.edu/oda/cds/cds16/index.htm . 2016-08-20 . dead .
  9. Web site: Fall 2016 MU freshmen enrollment slightly more than projected . . February 10, 2017.
  10. Big 12 Announces Agreement for Withdrawal of Oklahoma and Texas . Big 12 Conference . February 9, 2023 . February 9, 2023.
  11. Web site: 2022-23 Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Record Book . January 1, 2023 . Big 12 Conference.
  12. Web site: All Time Team Series Results.
  13. Web site: All Time Team Series Results .
  14. Web site: All Time Team Series Results.
  15. http://www.big12sports.com/fls/10410/championships/pdfs/2016_MBB_Championship_Guide_WEB.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=10410 2016 Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship Media Guide
  16. Web site: 2022-23 Men's Basketball media Guide.
  17. News: 2008–09 Big 12 men's basketball media guide – Records section (1997–2008 winners) . Big 12 Conference . Big 12 Conference . February 10, 2017.
  18. CNN/SI – Venson Hamilton. https://web.archive.org/web/20010126080600/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/1999/draft/draftboard/players/13.html. dead. January 26, 2001. 1999. Sports Illustrated. 10 February 2017.
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  20. News: 2010 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Men's Basketball Awards Announced. Big 12 Conference . Big 12 Conference . February 10, 2017.
  21. News: 2011 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Men's Basketball Awards Announced. Big 12 Conference . Big 12 Conference . February 10, 2017.
  22. News: 2012 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Men's Basketball Awards Announced. Big 12 Conference. Big 12 Conference. February 10, 2017. September 28, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130928032518/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/kan/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/12allbig12.pdf. dead.
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  24. News: Melvin Ejim honored as Big 12's best. ESPN.com . ESPN Internet Ventures LLC . March 9, 2014 . February 10, 2017.
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  28. Web site: kenpom.com subscription. 2021-12-12. kenpom.com.

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