Editing Big 12 Conference (section)

=== Membership timeline ===

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   bar:1 color:FMBig8 from:01/01/1995 till:08/31/1996 text:[[Big Eight Conference|Big8]]
   bar:1 color:Full    from:08/31/1996 till:07/01/2011 text:[[University of Nebraska–Lincoln|Nebraska]] (1996–2011)
   bar:1 color:OtherC1 from:06/30/2011 till:end text:[[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]

   bar:2 color:FMBig8 from:01/01/1995 till:08/31/1996 text:[[Big Eight Conference|Big8]]
   bar:2 color:Full    from:08/31/1996 till:end text:[[University of Missouri|Missouri]] (1996–2012)
   bar:2 color:OtherC1 from:06/30/2012 till:06/30/2021 text:[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
   bar:2 color:AssocOS from:06/30/2021 till:end text:[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] (wrestling 2021-present)

   bar:3 color:FMBig8 from:01/01/1995 till:08/31/1996 text:[[Big Eight Conference|Big8]]
   bar:3 color:Full    from:08/31/1996 till:06/30/2025 text:[[University of Oklahoma|Oklahoma]] (1996–2024)
   bar:3 color:AssocOS from:07/01/2024 till:end text:[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] (wrestling 2024-present)

   bar:4 color:FMBig8 from:01/01/1995 till:08/31/1996 text:[[Big Eight Conference|Big8]]
   bar:4 color:Full    from:08/31/1996 till:06/30/2011 text:[[University of Colorado Boulder|Colorado]] (1996–2011)
   bar:4 color:OtherC1 from:06/30/2011 till:06/30/2024 text:[[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]]
   bar:4 color:Full    from:06/30/2024 till:end text:(2024–present)

   bar:5 color:FMBig8 from:01/01/1995 till:08/31/1996 text:[[Big Eight Conference|Big8]]
   bar:5 color:Full    from:08/31/1996 till:end text:[[Iowa State University|Iowa State]] (1996–present)

   bar:6 color:FMBig8 from:01/01/1995 till:08/31/1996 text:[[Big Eight Conference|Big8]]
   bar:6 color:Full    from:08/31/1996 till:end text:[[University of Kansas|Kansas]] (1996–present)

   bar:7 color:FMBig8 from:01/01/1995 till:08/31/1996 text:[[Big Eight Conference|Big8]]
   bar:7 color:Full    from:08/31/1996 till:end text:[[Kansas State University|Kansas State]] (1996–present)

   bar:8 color:FMBig8 from:01/01/1995 till:08/31/1996 text:[[Big Eight Conference|Big8]]
   bar:8 color:Full    from:08/31/1996 till:end text:[[Oklahoma State University–Stillwater|Oklahoma State]] (1996–present)

   bar:9 color:FMSWC   from:01/01/1995 till:08/31/1996 text:[[Southwest Conference|SWC]]
   bar:9 color:Full    from:08/31/1996 till:end text:[[Texas A&amp;M University|Texas A&M]] (1996–2012)
   bar:9 color:OtherC1 from:06/30/2012 till:end text:[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]

   bar:10 color:FMSWC   from:01/01/1995 till:08/31/1996 text:[[Southwest Conference|SWC]]
   bar:10 color:Full    from:08/31/1996 till:06/30/2025 text:[[University of Texas at Austin|Texas]] (1996–2024)
   bar:10 color:OtherC1 from:07/01/2024 till:end text:[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]

   bar:11 color:FMSWC   from:01/01/1995 till:08/31/1996 text:[[Southwest Conference|SWC]]
   bar:11 color:Full    from:08/31/1996 till:end text:[[Baylor University|Baylor]] (1996-present)

   bar:12 color:FMSWC   from:01/01/1995 till:08/31/1996 text:[[Southwest Conference|SWC]]
   bar:12 color:Full    from:08/31/1996 till:end text:[[Texas Tech University|Texas Tech]] (1996–present)

   bar:13 color:OtherC1 from:01/01/1995 till:08/31/1996 text:[[Southwest Conference|SWC]]
   bar:13 color:OtherC2 from:08/31/1996 till:06/30/2001 text:[[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]]
   bar:13 color:OtherC1 from:07/01/2001 till:06/30/2005 text:[[Conference USA|C-USA]]
   bar:13 color:OtherC2 from:07/01/2005 till:06/30/2012 text:[[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]
   bar:13 color:Full from:07/01/2012 till:end text:[[Texas Christian University|TCU]] (2012–present)

   bar:14  color:OtherC1 from:01/01/1995 till:06/30/2012 text:[[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East]]
   bar:14  color:Full from:07/01/2012 till:end text:[[West Virginia University|West Virginia]] (2012–present)

   bar:15  color:OtherC1 from:01/01/1995 till:01/03/1999 text:[[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]]
   bar:15  color:OtherC2 from:01/04/1999 till:06/30/2011 text:[[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]
   bar:15  color:OtherC1 from:07/01/2011 till:06/30/2023 text:[[West Coast Conference|West Coast]] (FB Independent)
   bar:15  color:Full from:07/01/2023 till:end text:[[Brigham Young University|BYU]] (2023–present)

   bar:16  color:OtherC1 from:01/01/1995 till:06/30/2005 text: [[Conference USA|C-USA]]
   bar:16  color:OtherC2 from:07/01/2005 till:06/30/2012 text:[[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East]]
   bar:16  color:OtherC1 from:07/01/2012 till:06/30/2023 text: [[American Athletic Conference|The American]]
   bar:16  color:Full from:07/01/2023 till:end text:[[University of Cincinnati|Cincinnati]] (2023–present)

   bar:17 color:OtherC1 from:01/01/1995 till:08/31/1996 text:[[Southwest Conference|SWC]]
   bar:17 color:OtherC2 from:08/31/1996 till:06/30/2012 text: [[Conference USA|C-USA]]
   bar:17 color:OtherC1 from:07/01/2012 till:06/30/2023 text: [[American Athletic Conference|The American]]
   bar:17 color:Full from:07/01/2023 till:end text:[[University of Houston|Houston]] (2023–present)

   bar:18  color:OtherC1 from:01/01/1995 till:06/30/2005 text:[[Atlantic Sun Conference|TAAC/A-Sun]]                        [[Mid-American Conference|MAC]] (FB only 2002-2005)
   bar:18  color:OtherC2 from:07/01/2005 till:06/30/2012 text:[[Conference USA|C-USA]]
   bar:18  color:OtherC1 from:07/01/2012 till:06/30/2023 text:[[American Athletic Conference| The American]]
   bar:18  color:Full from:07/01/2023 till:end text:[[University of Central Florida|UCF]] (2023–present)

   bar:19  color:OtherC1 from:01/01/1995 till:06/30/2011 text:[[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-10]]
   bar:19  color:OtherC1 from:07/01/2011 till:06/30/2024 text:[[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]]
   bar:19  color:Full from:07/01/2024 till:end text:[[University of Arizona|Arizona]] (2024–present)

   bar:20  color:OtherC1 from:01/01/1995 till:06/30/2011 text:[[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-10]]
   bar:20  color:OtherC1 from:07/01/2011 till:06/30/2024 text:[[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]]
   bar:20  color:Full from:07/01/2024 till:end text:[[Arizona State University|Arizona State]] (2024–present)

   bar:21  color:OtherC1 from:01/01/1995 till:01/03/1999 text:[[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]]
   bar:21  color:OtherC2 from:01/04/1999 till:06/30/2011 text:[[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]
   bar:21  color:OtherC1 from:07/01/2011 till:06/30/2024 text:[[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]]
   bar:21  color:Full from:07/01/2024 till:end text:[[University of Utah|Utah]] (2024–present)

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==== Earlier Membership timelines ====

[[Big Eight Conference#Membership timeline|Click here]] for the [[Big Eight Conference]] Timeline which predates the Big 12 timeline for founding members:
* [[University of Colorado Boulder|Colorado]]
* [[Iowa State University|Iowa State]]
* [[University of Kansas|Kansas]]
* [[Kansas State University|Kansas State]]
* [[University of Missouri|Missouri]]
* [[University of Nebraska–Lincoln|Nebraska]]
* [[University of Oklahoma|Oklahoma]]
* [[Oklahoma State University–Stillwater|Oklahoma State]]

[[Southwest Conference#Membership timeline|Click here]] for the [[Southwest Conference]] Timeline which predates the Big 12 timeline for founding members:
* [[Baylor University|Baylor]]
* [[University of Texas at Austin|Texas]]
* [[Texas A&M University|Texas A&M]]
* [[Texas Tech University|Texas Tech]]

Current members with the longest continuous association with the [[Big Eight Conference]] / [[Southwest Conference]] / Big 12 Conference.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Institution
! Started Current<br />Association In
! Continuous<br />Years
! Note
|-
| [[University of Kansas|Kansas]]
| 1907
| {{Years ago|1907}}
|
|-
| [[Iowa State University|Iowa State]]
| 1908
| {{Years ago|1908}}
|
|-
| [[Kansas State University|Kansas State]]
| 1913
| {{Years ago|1913}}
|
|-
| [[Baylor University|Baylor]]
| 1915
| {{Years ago|1915}}
|
|-
| [[Texas Tech University|Texas Tech]]
| 1956
| {{Years ago|1956}}
|
|-
| [[Oklahoma State University|Oklahoma State]]
| 1958
| {{Years ago|1958}}
| Previously: 10 years in the Southwest Conference (1914–1924);<br />3 years in the [[Big Eight Conference|MVIAA]] (1924–1927)
|-
| [[Texas Christian University|TCU]]
| 2012
| {{Years ago|2012}}
| Previously: 73 years in the Southwest Conference (1923–1996)
|-
| [[West Virginia University|West Virginia]]
| 2012
| {{Years ago|2012}}
|
|-
| [[Brigham Young University|BYU]]
| 2023
| {{Years ago|2023}}
|
|-
| [[University of Central Florida|UCF]]
| 2023
| {{Years ago|2023}}
|
|-
| [[University of Cincinnati|Cincinnati]]
| 2023
| {{Years ago|2023}}
|
|-
| [[University of Houston|Houston]]
| 2023
| {{Years ago|2023}}
| Previously: 20 years in the [[Southwest Conference]] (1976–1996)
|- 
| [[University of Arizona|Arizona]]
| 2024
| {{Years ago|2024}}
|
|- 
| [[Arizona State University|Arizona State]]
| 2024
| {{Years ago|2024}}
|
|- 
| [[University of Utah|Utah]]
| 2024
| {{Years ago|2024}}
|
|- 
| [[University of Colorado Boulder|Colorado]]
| 2024
| {{Years ago|2024}}
| Previously: 49 years in the [[Big Eight Conference]] (1947–1996)<br />and 15 years in the Big 12 Conference (1996–2011)
|}