Editing Big 12 Conference (section)

=== Affiliate members ===
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|-
!Institution !! City !! State !! Founded !! Joined{{efn|group=aff|Reflects the calendar year in which the school joined, which for spring sports is the year before the first season of competition.}} !! Type !! Enrollment<br /><small>(fall 2023)</small><ref name=CollegeNavigator/> !! Nickname !! class="unsortable"|Colors !! Big 12<br />sport !! Primary<br />conference
|-
| '''[[United States Air Force Academy]]'''
| [[Air Force Academy, Colorado|USAF Academy]]{{efn|group=aff|Virtually all of the Air Force Academy grounds, including the cadet area and all athletic facilities, are outside the city limits of [[Colorado Springs, Colorado|Colorado Springs]]. The US Postal Service considers the Academy to be its own entity, and the US Census Bureau considers it to be the census-designated place of [[Air Force Academy, Colorado]].}}
| [[Colorado]]
| 1954
| 2015
| [[United States service academies|Military academy]]
| 4,124
| [[Air Force Falcons|Falcons]]
| {{college color boxes|Air Force Falcons}}
| Wrestling
| [[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]
|-
| '''[[California Baptist University]]'''
| [[Riverside, California|Riverside]]
| [[California]]
| 1950
| 2022
| rowspan="2"| Private
| 11,407
| [[California Baptist Lancers|Lancers]]
| {{college color boxes|California Baptist Lancers}}
| Wrestling
| [[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]]<br>{{small|([[Big West Conference|Big West]] in 2026)}}
|-
| '''[[University of Denver]]'''
| [[Denver, Colorado|Denver]]
| [[Colorado]]
| 1864
| 2015
| 13,387
| [[Denver Pioneers|Pioneers]]
| {{college color boxes|Denver Pioneers}}
| Women's gymnastics
| [[Summit League|Summit]]
|-
| '''[[University of Florida]]'''
| [[Gainesville, Florida|Gainesville]]
| [[Florida]]
| 1853
| 2024
| rowspan=10 | Public
| 54,814
| [[Florida Gators women's lacrosse|Gators]]
| {{college color boxes|Florida Gators}}
| Women's lacrosse
| [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
|-
| '''[[California State University, Fresno]]'''
| [[Fresno, California|Fresno]]
| [[California]]
| 1911
| 2019
| 23,986
| [[Fresno State Bulldogs|Bulldogs]]
| {{college color boxes|Fresno State Bulldogs}}
| Equestrian
| [[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]<br>{{small|([[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]] in 2026)}}
|-
| '''[[University of Missouri]]'''
| [[Columbia, Missouri|Columbia]]
| [[Missouri]]
| 1839
| 2021{{efn|group=aff|Missouri was a full Big 12 member from the conference's formation in 1996 until leaving for the SEC in 2012.}}
| 31,013
| [[Missouri Tigers|Tigers]]
| {{college color boxes|Missouri Tigers}}
| rowspan=5 | Wrestling
| [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
|-
| {{sort|Northern Colorado|'''[[University of Northern Colorado]]'''}}
| [[Greeley, Colorado|Greeley]]
| [[Colorado]]
| 1889
| 2015
| 9,067
| [[Northern Colorado Bears|Bears]]
| {{college color boxes|Northern Colorado Bears}}
| [[Big Sky Conference|Big Sky]]
|-
| '''[[University of Northern Iowa]]'''
| [[Cedar Falls, Iowa|Cedar Falls]]
| [[Iowa]]
| 1876
| 2017
| 9,013
| [[Northern Iowa Panthers|Panthers]]
| {{college color boxes|Northern Iowa Panthers}}
| [[Missouri Valley Conference|Missouri Valley]]
|-
| '''[[North Dakota State University]]'''
| [[Fargo, North Dakota|Fargo]]
| [[North Dakota]]
| 1890
| 2015
| 11,952
| [[North Dakota State Bison|Bison]]
| {{college color boxes|North Dakota State Bison}}
| [[Summit League|Summit]]
|-
| '''[[University of Oklahoma]]'''
| [[Norman, Oklahoma|Norman]]
| [[Oklahoma]]
| 1890
| 2024{{efn|group=aff|Oklahoma was a full Big 12 member from the conference's formation in 1996 until leaving for the SEC in 2024.}}
| 29,145
| [[Oklahoma Sooners|Sooners]]
| {{College color boxes|Oklahoma Sooners}}
| [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
|-
| '''[[Old Dominion University]]'''
| [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]]
| [[Virginia]]
| 1930
| 2024{{efn|group=aff|Old Dominion was previously a women's rowing affiliate of the Big 12 from 2014 until 2018.}}
| 22,541
| [[Old Dominion Monarchs|Monarchs]]
| {{college color boxes|Old Dominion Monarchs}}
| Women's rowing
| [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]
|-
| '''[[San Diego State University]]'''
| [[San Diego]]
| [[California]]
| 1897
| 2024
| 39,241
| [[San Diego State Aztecs women's lacrosse|Aztecs]]
| {{college color boxes|San Diego State Aztecs}}
| Women's lacrosse
| [[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]<br>{{small|([[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]] in 2026)}}
|-
| '''[[South Dakota State University]]'''
| [[Brookings, South Dakota|Brookings]]
| [[South Dakota]]
| 1881
| 2015
| 11,498
| [[South Dakota State Jackrabbits|Jackrabbits]]
| {{college color boxes|South Dakota State Jackrabbits}}
| Wrestling
| [[Summit League|Summit]]
|-
| '''[[University of Tulsa]]'''
| [[Tulsa, Oklahoma|Tulsa]]
| [[Oklahoma]]
| 1894
| 2024
| Private
| 3,559
| [[Tulsa Golden Hurricane|Golden Hurricane]]
| {{college color boxes|Tulsa Golden Hurricane}}
| Women's rowing
| [[American Athletic Conference|American]]
|-
| '''[[University of California, Davis]]'''
| [[Davis, California|Davis]]
| [[California]]
| 1908
| 2024
| rowspan="3" | Public
| 39,707
| [[UC Davis Aggies|Aggies]]
| {{college color boxes|UC Davis Aggies}}
| Women's lacrosse
| [[Big West Conference|Big West]]<br>{{small|([[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]] in 2026)}}
|-
| '''[[Utah Valley University]]'''
| [[Orem, Utah|Orem]]
| [[Utah]]
| 1941
| 2015
| 44,651
| [[Utah Valley Wolverines|Wolverines]]
| {{college color boxes|Utah Valley Wolverines}}
| rowspan="2"| Wrestling
| [[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]]
|-
| '''[[University of Wyoming]]'''
| [[Laramie, Wyoming|Laramie]]
| [[Wyoming]]
| 1886
| 2015
| 10,913
| [[Wyoming Cowboys and Cowgirls|Cowboys]]
| {{college color boxes|Wyoming Cowboys}}
| [[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]
|}

;Notes:
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* On July 29, 2015, the Big 12 announced it would add the six former members of the Western Wrestling Conference—Air Force, Northern Colorado, North Dakota State, South Dakota State, Utah Valley, and Wyoming—as affiliate members for wrestling, plus Denver as an affiliate member for women's gymnastics, all effective with the 2015–16 academic year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=106184&SPID=13152&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=210232422&DB_OEM_ID=10410|title=Big 12 Adds Affiliate Members for Gymnastics and Wrestling|publisher=Big 12 Conference|date=July 29, 2015|access-date=August 25, 2015}}</ref>
* On July 5, 2017, the Big 12 added Fresno State and Northern Iowa as wrestling affiliates.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211642990&DB_OEM_ID=10410|title=Big 12 Wrestling Adds Affiliate Members|publisher=Big 12 Conference|date=July 5, 2017|access-date=July 5, 2017}}</ref>
* On May 2, 2019, the Big 12 added Fresno State as an equestrian affiliate.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fresno State Equestrian joins the Big 12 Conference|url=https://gobulldogs.com/news/2019/5/2/fresno-state-equestrian-joins-the-big-12-conference.aspx|website=Fresno State Athletics|access-date=November 13, 2019|date=May 2, 2019}}</ref> Fresno State would drop wrestling in 2021, but remains an equestrian affiliate.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://gobulldogs.com/news/2020/10/16/general-fresno-state-athletics-announces-program-changes.aspx|title=Fresno State Athletics Announces Program Changes|publisher=Fresno State Bulldogs|date=October 16, 2020|access-date=October 17, 2020}}</ref>
* In 2021, the Big 12 added former full member Missouri as a wrestling affiliate.<ref>{{cite press release|url= https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/mizzou/mizzou-wrestling-returns-home-to-big-12/article_9d320b95-3a58-5ab2-9481-945b5f55b7cf.html|title=Mizzou wrestling returns home to Big 12|work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|date=February 16, 2021|access-date=April 22, 2021}}</ref>