Big 12 Conference
From BR Bullpen
The conference was officially formed on February 25, 1994, when the former Big Eight Conference merged with four Texas schools that had been members of the Southwest Conference, which had just disbanded. Athletic competition in the conference commenced on August 31, 1996.
While the Big 12 regards itself as a new conference, many fans, especially those of the original Big Eight schools, regard it as an enlarged Big Eight. In it's short history the conference has not added or lost any schools. Phillips 66 sponsors the conference's championship tournament. The tournament has been held in Oklahoma City, OK every year except for two. In 2002 and 2004 it was held at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, TX. All-Sport Stadium hosted the tournament once, 1997. AT&T Bricktown Ballpark has hosted the tournament every other year and will continue to do so until 2011.
According to the Big 12 Conference's website, the use of the alternate names "Big Twelve" and "Big XII" are incorrect; the trademarked name of the conference is "Big 12 Conference" (notwithstanding that the conference logo features the Roman numeral XII).
[edit] Members
- Colorado Buffaloes (Dropped Baseball 1980)
- Iowa St. Cyclones (Dropped Baseball 2001)
- Kansas St. Wildcats
- Kansas Jayhawks
- Missouri Tigers
- Nebraska Cornhuskers
- Baylor Bears
- Oklahoma Sooners
- Oklahoma St. Cowboys
- Texas Longhorns
- Texas A&M Aggies
- Texas Tech Red Raiders
[edit] Champions
Source:Wikipedia
