Big 12 Football Champions: Complete list of winners by year

The Big 12 Conference formed in 1994 and kicked off in earnest in 1996 with conference play. From the beginning, a Big 12 Championship game was played between the North and South Division winners to determine the champion.

From 2010 to 2016, the championship game was on hiatus as the Big 12 dropped below the NCAA-mandated 12 team requirement to use a championship game to determine the conference winner. In 2017, the conference championship game returned with a small twist. Instead of division winners, the best two teams by conference record would play for the title.

Last year, Arizona State brought home its first ever Big 12 title in its first year in the conference.

Check out the complete list of Big 12 football champions including the year and team:

Big 12 Football Champions

2024: Arizona State
2023: Texas
2022: Kansas State
2021: Baylor
2020: Oklahoma
2019: Oklahoma
2018: Oklahoma
2018: Oklahoma
2017: Oklahoma
2016: Oklahoma
2015: Oklahoma
2014: TCU and Baylor
2013: Baylor
2012: Kansas State and Oklahoma
2011: Oklahoma State
2010: Oklahoma
2009: Texas
2008: Oklahoma
2007: Oklahoma
2006: Oklahoma
2005: Texas
2004: Oklahoma
2003: Kansas State
2002: Oklahoma
2001: Colorado
2000: Oklahoma
1999: Nebraska
1998: Texas A&M
1997: Nebraska
1996: Texas

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Who has won the most Big 12 Championships?

Oklahoma has won the most Big 12 Championships with 14 titles. Below is a list of schools who have won Big 12 titles:

Oklahoma - 14
Texas - 4
Baylor - 3
Kansas State - 3
Nebraska - 2
Colorado - 2
Arizona State - 1
Oklahoma State - 1
TCU - 1
Texas A&M - 1