Big 12 Football

Established in 1996, the Big 12 Conference contains 12 football teams across the central United States. Each of the teams play the five teams within their own division once, plus three teams from the other division once, and three or four games outside their league. The eight league games help determine which teams win their division title, and advance to play for the Big 12 Championship game. Winning this game guarantees them a birth in a Bowl Championship Series game.

Fast Facts:

1. Established: 1996
2. Commissioner: Dan Beebe
3. Members: 12
4. 2007 champion: Oklahoma
5. Home office: Dallas
6. Combined teams from Big 8 Conference and Southwest Conference
7. 2008 Championship Game: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, December 6

North Division Teams

1. Colorado
2. Iowa State
3. Kansas
4. Kansas State
5. Missouri
6. Nebraska

South Division Teams

1. Baylor
2. Oklahoma
3. Oklahoma State
4. Texas
5. Texas A&M
6. Texas Tech

History

When the Southwest Conference disbanded in May of 1996, the four schools from that league which reside within the state of Texas decided to join another league. The Baylor, Texas, Texas A&M and Texas Tech joined the existing teams in the Big 8 Conference to form the Big 12 Conference. The four former SWC schools were placed into the South Division, along with Oklahoma and Oklahoma State. Meanwhile, the other six schools would form the North Division: Colorado, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri and Nebraska.

The Latest in NCAA Football

Top ranked Sooners to face the fifth ranked Longhorns in the Red River Rivalry Saturday

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USC tops Oregon 44 to 10, Vanderbilt upsets Auburn 14 to 13

Oklahoma, LSU, Missouri and Alabama stay atop the AP Poll and Coaches Poll, Ball State ranked for the first time

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