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The Big Eight Conference, a former NCAA

National Collegiate Athletic Association

The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...

-affiliated Division I-A college athletic association that sponsored football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

, was formed in January 1907 as the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MVIAA) by its charter member schools: the University of Kansas

University of Kansas

The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The...

, University of Missouri

University of Missouri

The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses...

, University of Nebraska

University of Nebraska–Lincoln

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is a public research university located in the city of Lincoln in the U.S. state of Nebraska...

, and Washington University in St. Louis

Washington University in St. Louis

Washington University in St. Louis is a private research university located in suburban St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1853, and named for George Washington, the university has students and faculty from all fifty U.S. states and more than 110 nations...

. Additionally, the University of Iowa

University of Iowa

The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...

 was a joint member of the newly formed MVIAA and the older Western Conference (now the Big Ten Conference

Big Ten Conference

The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its twelve member institutions are located primarily in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Nebraska in the west to Pennsylvania in the east...

).

The Big Eight dissolved in 1996, when its members joined the newly formed Big 12 Conference

Big 12 Conference

The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving...

. The Big Eight's headquarters were in Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...

. Although Kansas City wanted to be the home for the headquarters of the new conference, the member schools voted, 7–5, to establish the conference headquarters in Irving, Texas

Irving, Texas

Irving is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within Dallas County. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city population was 216,290. Irving is within the Dallas–Plano–Irving metropolitan division of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area, designated...

, a suburb of Dallas. (The four Texas schools plus Colorado, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State voted for Irving, while Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, and Nebraska voted for Kansas City.)

History

In 1908 Drake University

Drake University

Drake University is a private, co-educational university located in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. The institution offers a number of undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as professional programs in law and pharmacy. Today, Drake is one of the twenty-five oldest law schools in the country....

 and Iowa State College (now Iowa State University

Iowa State University

Iowa State University of Science and Technology, more commonly known as Iowa State University , is a public land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa, United States. Iowa State has produced astronauts, scientists, and Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, along with a host of...

) joined the MVIAA , increasing the conference membership to seven. Iowa departed in 1911 but Kansas State University

Kansas State University

Kansas State University, commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States...

 joined the conference in 1913. Nebraska left in 1919 to play two seasons as an independent. Also in 1919, the University of Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma

The University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its...

 and Saint Louis University

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis University is a private, co-educational Jesuit university located in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1818 by the Most Reverend Louis Guillaume Valentin Dubourg SLU is the oldest university west of the Mississippi River. It is one of 28 member institutions of the...

 applied for membership, but both schools were disapproved due to deficient management of their athletic programs. The conference added Grinnell College

Grinnell College

Grinnell College is a private liberal arts college in Grinnell, Iowa, U.S. known for its strong tradition of social activism. It was founded in 1846, when a group of pioneer New England Congregationalists established the Trustees of Iowa College....

 in 1919, with the University of Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma

The University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its...

 following suit in 1920; its intrastate rival Oklahoma A&M joined in 1925.

The year 1928 proved to be a pivotal one as the conference split up. The larger state schools of Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma remained together as the MVIAA, which became known informally to fans and the media as the Big Six Conference, while the smaller schools of Drake, Grinnel, and Washington University joined with Oklahoma A&M to form a new conference, the Missouri Valley Conference

Missouri Valley Conference

The Missouri Valley Conference is a college athletic conference whose members are located in the midwestern United States...

 (MVC). The similarity of the two conferences' official names, as well as the competing claims of the two conferences, has led to considerable debate over which conference was the original and which was the spin-off. For the remainder of the Big Eight's run, both conferences claimed 1907 as their founding date, as well as the same history through 1927. To this day, it has never been definitively established which conference was the original.

The conference membership remained unchanged until the addition of the University of Colorado

University of Colorado at Boulder

The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado...

 in 1948 from the Mountain States Conference (a forerunner of the Western Athletic Conference

Western Athletic Conference

The Western Athletic Conference is an American collegiate athletic conference, which was formed on July 27, 1962, making it the sixth oldest of the 11 college athletic conferences currently participating in the NCAA's Division I FBS...

). The conference's unofficial name became the Big Seven Conference, coincidentally, the former unofficial name of the MSC. Oklahoma A&M, which by this time had changed its name to Oklahoma State, rejoined the conference on June 1, 1957, and the conference became known as the Big Eight.

In 1964 the conference legally assumed the name "Big Eight Conference." In 1968 the conference began its long association with the Orange Bowl, sending its champion annually to play in the prestigious bowl game

Bowl game

In North America, a bowl game is commonly considered to refer to one of a number of post-season college football games. Prior to 2002, bowl game statistics were not included in players' career totals and the games were mostly considered to be exhibition games involving a payout to participating...

 in Miami, Florida

Florida

Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

.

The conference remained unchanged until 1996, when four former members of the now-defunct Southwest Conference (Baylor

Baylor University

Baylor University is a private, Christian university located in Waco, Texas. Founded in 1845, Baylor is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.-History:...

, Texas

University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in Austin...

, Texas A&M

Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...

 and Texas Tech

Texas Tech University

Texas Tech University, often referred to as Texas Tech or TTU, is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Established on February 10, 1923, and originally known as Texas Technological College, it is the leading institution of the Texas Tech University System and has the...

) joined the eight member schools to form the Big 12 Conference

Big 12 Conference

The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving...

. Prior to Nebraska and Colorado's departure in 2011, the Big 12 was the old Big Eight plus the four Texas schools. However, it considers itself a new conference and does not claim the Big Eight's history as its own. Nonetheless, some college football history sources list both conferences as a continuous operation from 1907 onward.

When the Big 8 folded all of the records were moved to Kansas State's Vanier Complex and are now on exhibit in the Big 8 room which also serves host to post game interviews after football games.

Final members

Institution	Location (Population)	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Endowment	Nickname	Mascot	Varsity Sports	National Titles*
Iowa State University Iowa State University Iowa State University of Science and Technology, more commonly known as Iowa State University , is a public land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa, United States. Iowa State has produced astronauts, scientists, and Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, along with a host of...	Ames, Iowa Ames, Iowa Ames is a city located in the central part of the U.S. state of Iowa in Story County, and approximately north of Des Moines. The U.S. Census Bureau designates that Ames, Iowa metropolitan statistical area as encompassing all of Story County, and which, when combined with the Boone, Iowa... (47,198)	1858	Public	28,682	$452,200,000	Cyclones Iowa State Cyclones The Iowa State Cyclones are the athletic teams of Iowa State University. The university is a member of the Big 12 Conference and competes in NCAA Division I, fielding 16 varsity teams in 12 sports.*Men's sports...	Cy the Cardinal Cy the Cardinal -Origin of Cy:Since a cyclone was difficult to depict in costume, a cardinal was selected from the cardinal and gold of the official school colors. A cardinal-like bird was introduced at the 1954 homecoming pep rally. A contest was conducted to select a name for the mascot, and the winning entry...	16	19
University of Kansas University of Kansas The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The...	Lawrence, Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Lawrence is the sixth largest city in the U.S. State of Kansas and the county seat of Douglas County. Located in northeastern Kansas, Lawrence is the anchor city of the Lawrence, Kansas, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Douglas County... (65,608)	1865	Public	30,004	$1,005,000,000	Jayhawks Kansas Jayhawks The sports teams at the University of Kansas are known as the Jayhawks. They are one of three schools in the state of Kansas that participate in NCAA Division I. The Jayhawks are also a member of the Big 12 Conference...	Big Jay Big Jay (mascot) Big Jay is one of the mascots of the University of Kansas' sports teams. He and fellow mascot Baby Jay are Jayhawks. School tradition dictates Big Jay be male and at least 6 feet 2 inches tall, and in a given year there are multiple people that are Big Jay....  / Baby Jay Baby Jay Baby Jay is one of the mascots of the University of Kansas's sports teams. She and fellow mascot Big Jay are Jayhawks. Baby Jay was created by student Amy Sue Hurst and "hatched" at half-time of KU's Homecoming victory in football over Kansas State University on October 9, 1971, and has served as a...	16	12
Kansas State University Kansas State University Kansas State University, commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States...	Manhattan, Kansas Manhattan, Kansas Manhattan is a city located in the northeastern part of the state of Kansas in the United States, at the junction of the Kansas River and Big Blue River. It is the county seat of Riley County and the city extends into Pottawatomie County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 52,281... (37,712)	1863	Public	23,588	$277,600,000	Wildcats Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State University's athletic teams are called the Wildcats. The official color of the teams is Royal Purple, making Kansas State one of very few schools that have only one official color; white and silver are generally used as complementary colors.Kansas State participates in...	Willie the Wildcat	14	0
University of Missouri University of Missouri The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses...	Columbia, Missouri Columbia, Missouri Columbia is the fifth-largest city in Missouri, and the largest city in Mid-Missouri. With a population of 108,500 as of the 2010 Census, it is the principal municipality of the Columbia Metropolitan Area, a region of 164,283 residents. The city serves as the county seat of Boone County and as the... (69,101)	1839	Public	33,318	$974,900,000	Tigers Missouri Tigers The Missouri Tigers athletics programs include the extramural and intramural sports teams of the University of Missouri, located in Columbia, Missouri, United States...	Truman the Tiger Truman the Tiger http://women.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/1046647.jpgTruman the Tiger is the official mascot of the athletic teams of the University of Missouri Tigers. Truman is named after U.S. President Harry S. Truman, who was from the U.S. state of Missouri. The mascot was named on September 12,...	18	3
University of Oklahoma University of Oklahoma The University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its...	Norman, Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma Norman is a city in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, United States, and is located south of downtown Oklahoma City. It is part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, Norman was to have 110,925 full-time residents, making it the third-largest city in Oklahoma and the... (80,071)	1890	Public	29,721	$968,400,000	Sooners Oklahoma Sooners The University of Oklahoma features 19 varsity sports teams. Both men's and women's teams are called the Sooners, a nickname given to the early participants in the land rushes which initially opened the Oklahoma Indian Territory to non-native settlement. They participate in the NCAA's Division I-A,...	Sooner Schooner Sooner Schooner The Sooner Schooner is the official mascot of the sports teams of the University of Oklahoma Sooners. Pulled by two white ponies named Boomer and Sooner, it is a scaled-down replica of the Conestoga wagon used by settlers of the Oklahoma Territory around the time of the Land Run of 1889...  / Boomer and Sooner	19	25
Oklahoma State University Oklahoma State University–Stillwater Oklahoma State University–Stillwater is a land-grant, sun-grant, coeducational public research university located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA. OSU was founded in 1890 under the Morrill Act...	Stillwater, Oklahoma Stillwater, Oklahoma Stillwater is a city in north-central Oklahoma at the intersection of U.S. 177 and State Highway 51. It is the county seat of Payne County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 45,688. Stillwater is the principal city of the Stillwater Micropolitan Statistical... (36,676)	1890	Public	23,307	$239,000,000	Cowboys Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State Cowboys are the athletic teams that represent Oklahoma State University. Their mascot is a cowboy named Pistol Pete. Oklahoma State participates in the NCAA's Division I-A and in the Big 12 Conference's South Division. The university's current athletic director is Mike Holder...	Pistol Pete Pistol Pete (mascot) Pistol Pete is the athletics mascot of Oklahoma State University, New Mexico State University and the University of Wyoming. The Pistol Pete mascot costume features traditional cowboy attire and a headpiece resembling Frank Eaton...  / Bullet Bullet (mascot) Bullet is the name of the horse ridden by the "Spirit Rider" at Oklahoma State University-Stillwater football games and other special events. The current Bullet is a black American quarter horse gelding. Bullet was introduced as an Oklahoma State tradition in 1984 by the late Dr. Eddy Finley as...	16	50
University of Colorado University of Colorado at Boulder The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado...	Boulder, Colorado Boulder, Colorado Boulder is the county seat and most populous city of Boulder County and the 11th most populous city in the U.S. state of Colorado. Boulder is located at the base of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains at an elevation of... (83,312)	1876	Public	30,128	$665,000,000	Buffaloes Colorado Buffaloes The University of Colorado Boulder sponsors 16 varsity sports teams. Both men's and women's team are called the Buffaloes or Golden Buffaloes . "Lady Buffs" referred to the women's teams beginning in the 1970s, but was officially dropped in 1993...	Ralphie the Buffalo / Chip Chip - Food :* Potato chips , a snack food made from potatoes, also known as crisps in the UK and some other English-speaking countries...	14	24
University of Nebraska University of Nebraska–Lincoln The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is a public research university located in the city of Lincoln in the U.S. state of Nebraska...	Lincoln, Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska The City of Lincoln is the capital and the second-most populous city of the US state of Nebraska. Lincoln is also the county seat of Lancaster County and the home of the University of Nebraska. Lincoln's 2010 Census population was 258,379.... (191,972)	1869	Public	24,100	$1,140,000,000	Cornhuskers Nebraska Cornhuskers The Nebraska Cornhuskers is the name given to several sports teams of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. The university is a member of the Big Ten Conference...	Herbie Husker Herbie Husker Herbie Husker is the oldest current mascot of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's sports teams. Herbie was created by Lubbock, Texas, artist Dirk West and first appeared on the cover of the Husker's media guide in 1974. Soon after, he became the university's official mascot.Herbie has gone through...  / Lil' Red Lil' Red Lil' Red is one of two mascots at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln's athletics teams. Lil' Red is the newest mascot, having been created for the 1993 season after a state wide contest run for that purpose. Associate athletic director Dr. Barbara Hibner was the driving force in the creation of...	21	23

Previous members

Institution	Location (Population)	Founded	Type	Enrollment	Endowment	Nickname	Mascot	Varsity Sports	National Titles*
Drake University Drake University Drake University is a private, co-educational university located in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. The institution offers a number of undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as professional programs in law and pharmacy. Today, Drake is one of the twenty-five oldest law schools in the country....	Des Moines, Iowa Des Moines, Iowa Des Moines is the capital and the most populous city in the US state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small portion of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857... (193,187)	1881	Private	3,164	$135,000,000	Bulldogs Drake Bulldogs The Drake Bulldogs are the athletic teams of Drake University. Athletic scholarships are offered in basketball, cross-country, golf, soccer, softball, track and field, tennis, and volleyball. However, all football players are walk-ons as Drake does not offer athletic scholarships in that sport...	Spike	17	??
Grinnell College Grinnell College Grinnell College is a private liberal arts college in Grinnell, Iowa, U.S. known for its strong tradition of social activism. It was founded in 1846, when a group of pioneer New England Congregationalists established the Trustees of Iowa College....	Grinnell, Iowa Grinnell, Iowa Grinnell is a city in Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States. The population was 9,218 at the 2010 census. Grinnell was named after Josiah Bushnell Grinnell and is the home of Grinnell College.- History :... (8,902)	1846	Private	1,688	$1,260,000,000	Pioneers		20	??
University of Iowa University of Iowa The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...	Iowa City, Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Iowa City is a city in Johnson County, State of Iowa. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a total population of about 67,862, making it the sixth-largest city in the state. Iowa City is the county seat of Johnson County and home to the University of Iowa... (59,735)	1847	Public	30,825	$791,231,000	Hawkeyes Iowa Hawkeyes The Iowa Hawkeyes are the athletics teams that represent the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. The Hawkeyes have varsity teams in 24 sports, 11 for men and 13 for women. The teams participate in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and are members of the...	Herky the Hawk Herky the Hawk Herky the Hawk is the athletics mascot of the University of Iowa Hawkeyes. Herky is a student dressed in black and gold, including wings made out of fabric, with a headpiece shaped like a hawk's head. Herky was first drawn as a cartoon in 1948, and was first portrayed at a football game in 1959....	24	26
Washington University in St. Louis Washington University in St. Louis Washington University in St. Louis is a private research university located in suburban St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1853, and named for George Washington, the university has students and faculty from all fifty U.S. states and more than 110 nations...	St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St... (396,685)	1853	Private	13,995	$4,600,000,000	Bears Washington University Bears The Washington University Bears are the athletic teams of Washington University in St. Louis, located in St. Louis, Missouri. Washington University is currently a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the NCAA Division III level...		17	??

Subsequent conference affiliations

1. Colorado left the Big 12 for the Pac-12 beginning with the 2011-12 season.
2. Drake briefly withdrew
   Johnny Bright Incident
   The "Johnny Bright Incident" was a violent on-field assault against African-American player Johnny Bright by White American player Wilbanks Smith during an American college football game held on October 20, 1951 in Stillwater, Oklahoma...
   
    from the Missouri Valley Conference from 1951-1956. The MVC stopped sponsoring football in 1985; Drake remains a member for all non-football sports. The football program was was independent until the football-only Pioneer League began play with the 1993-94 season.
3. Grinnell joined the Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference beginning with the 1939-40 season; their affiliation from 1928-1939 is unclear. The MCAC merged with the Midwest Athletic Conference for Women to form the Midwest Conference beginning with the 1994-95 season.
4. Missouri will leave the Big 12 for the SEC beginning with the 2012-13 season.
5. Nebraska left the Big 12 for the Big Ten beginning with the 2011-12 season.
6. Washington-St. Louis left the MVC in 1946; it joined the College Athletic Conference from 1971 through 1986, and became a charter member of the University Athletic Association, which began play with the 1986-87 season. It was independent
   NCAA Division III independent schools
   NCAA Division III independents are four-year institutions that compete in college athletics at the NCAA’s Division III level, but do so independently of an established athletic conference. These same institutions often compete as members of an intercollegiate athletic conference in some sports...
   
    in all other years.

Commissioners

• Reaves Peters (1957–1963)
• Wayne Duke
  Wayne Duke
  -Early life and education:A native of Burlington, Iowa, Wayne Duke graduated from the University of Iowa in 1950.-Career:Duke began his career in college athletics publicity at the University of Northern Iowa and the University of Colorado. He joined the National Collegiate Athletic Association in...
  
   (1963–1971)
• Chuck Neinas
  Chuck Neinas
  Chuck Neinas is the current interim commissioner of the Big 12 Conference replacing Dan Beebe. Neinas was also the commissioner of the Big Eight Conference from 1971 to 1980.-References:...
  
   (1971–1980)
• Carl C. James (1980–1996)

Men's basketball

• Kansas: 32 outright/43 total
• Kansas State: 14/17
• Missouri: 12/15
• Nebraska: 2/7
• Colorado: 3/5
• Iowa State: 2/4
• Oklahoma: 8/13
• Oklahoma State: 1/2

Regular season champions

• 1908: Kansas (6–0)
• 1909: Kansas (8–2)
• 1910: Kansas (7–1)
• 1911: Kansas (9–3)
• 1912: Nebraska (8–2)/Kansas (6–0)*
• 1913: Nebraska (10–0)
• 1914: Nebraska (7–0)/Kansas (13–1)*
• 1915: Kansas (13–1)
• 1916: Nebraska (12–0)
• 1917: Kansas State (10–2)
• 1918: Missouri (15–1)
• 1919: Kansas State (10–2)
• 1920: Missouri (17–1)
• 1921: Missouri (17–1)
• 1922: Missouri/Kansas (15–1)
• 1923: Kansas (16–0)
• 1924: Kansas (15–1)
• 1925: Kansas (15–1)
• 1926: Kansas (16–2)
• 1927: Kansas (10–2)
• 1928: Oklahoma (18–0)

• 1929: Oklahoma (10–0)
• 1930: Missouri (8–2)
• 1931: Kansas (7–3)
• 1932: Kansas (7–3)
• 1933: Kansas (8–2)
• 1934: Kansas (9–1)
• 1935: Iowa State (8–2)
• 1936: Kansas (10–0)
• 1937: Kansas/Nebraska (8–2 apiece)
• 1938: Kansas (9–1)
• 1939: Missouri/Oklahoma (7–3 apiece)
• 1940: Kansas/Missouri/Oklahoma (8–2 apiece)
• 1941: Iowa State/Kansas (7–3 apiece)
• 1942: Kansas/Oklahoma (8–2 apiece)
• 1943: Kansas (10–0)
• 1944: Iowa State/Oklahoma (9–1 apiece)
• 1945: Iowa State (8–2)
• 1946: Kansas (10–0)
• 1947: Oklahoma (8–2)

• 1948: Kansas State (9–3)
• 1949: Nebraska/Oklahoma (9–3 apiece)
• 1950: Kansas State/Nebraska/Kansas (8–4 apiece)
• 1951: Kansas State (11–1)
• 1952: Kansas (11–1)
• 1953: Kansas (10–2)
• 1954: Kansas/Colorado (10–2)
• 1955: Colorado (10–2)
• 1956: Kansas State (9–3)
• 1957: Kansas (11–1)
• 1958: Kansas State (10–2)

• 1959: Kansas State (14–0)
• 1960: Kansas/Kansas State (10–4 apiece)
• 1961: Kansas State (13–1)
• 1962: Colorado (13–1)
• 1963: Colorado/Kansas State (11–3 apiece)
• 1964: Kansas State (12–2)
• 1965: Oklahoma State (12–2)
• 1966: Kansas (13–1)
• 1967: Kansas (13–1)
• 1968: Kansas State (11–3)
• 1969: Colorado (10–4)
• 1970: Kansas State (10–4)
• 1971: Kansas (14–0)
• 1972: Kansas State (12–2)
• 1973: Kansas State (12–2)
• 1974: Kansas (13–1)
• 1975: Kansas (11–3)
• 1976: Missouri (12–2)
• 1977: Kansas State (11–3)
• 1978: Kansas (13–1)
• 1979: Oklahoma (10–4)
• 1980: Missouri (11–3)
• 1981: Missouri (10–4)
• 1982: Missouri (12–2)
• 1983: Missouri (12–2)
• 1984: Oklahoma (13–1)
• 1985: Oklahoma (13–1)
• 1986: Kansas (13–1)
• 1987: Missouri (11–3)
• 1988: Oklahoma (12–2)
• 1989: Oklahoma (12–2)
• 1990: Missouri (12–2)
• 1991: Kansas/Oklahoma State (10–4)
• 1992: Kansas (11–3)
• 1993: Kansas (11–3)
• 1994: Missouri (14–0)
• 1995: Kansas (11–3)
• 1996: Kansas (12–2)

Tournament champions

• 1977: Kansas State
• 1978: Missouri
• 1979: Oklahoma
• 1980: Kansas State
• 1981: Kansas
• 1982: Missouri
• 1983: Oklahoma State
• 1984: Kansas
• 1985: Oklahoma
• 1986: Kansas
• 1987: Missouri
• 1988: Oklahoma
• 1989: Missouri
• 1990: Oklahoma
• 1991: Missouri
• 1992: Kansas
• 1993: Missouri
• 1994: Nebraska
• 1995: Oklahoma State
• 1996: Iowa State

Football

• Colorado (3 outright/5 total): 1961; 1976 (Co-Champions); 1989; 1990; 1991 (Co-Champions)
• Iowa (0/1): 1907 (Co-Champions)
• Iowa State (0/2): 1911 (Co-Champions); 1912 (Co-Champions)
• Kansas (2/5): 1908; 1930; 1946 (Co-Champions); 1947 (Co-Champions); 1968 (Co-Champions)
• Kansas State (1/1): 1934
• Missouri (10/12): 1909; 1913 (Co-Champions); 1919; 1924; 1925; 1927; 1939; 1941; 1942; 1945; 1960; 1969 (Co-Champions)
• Nebraska (30/41): 1907 (Co-Champions); 1910; 1911 (Co-Champions); 1912 (Co-Champions); 1913 (Co-Champions); 1914; 1915; 1916; 1917; 1921; 1922; 1923; 1928; 1929; 1931; 1932; 1933; 1935; 1936; 1937; 1940; 1963; 1964; 1965; 1966; 1969 (Co-Champions); 1970; 1971; 1972; 1975 (Co-Champions); 1978 (Co-Champions); 1981; 1982; 1983; 1984 (Co-Champions); 1988; 1991 (Co-Champions); 1992; 1993; 1994; 1995
• Oklahoma (26/33): 1920; 1938; 1943; 1944; 1946 (Co-Champions); 1947 (Co-Champions); 1948; 1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959; 1962; 1967; 1968 (Co-Champions); 1973; 1974; 1975 (Co-Champions); 1976 (Co-Champions); 1977; 1978 (Co-Champions); 1979; 1980; 1984 (Co-Champions); 1985; 1986; 1987
• Oklahoma State (1/2): 1926; 1976 (Co-Champions)

Wrestling

• Iowa State (13/14) 1929, 1933, 1937, 1941, 1947, 1958, 1970, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1987 (Co-Champions), 1993
• Kansas State (3/3) 1931, 1939, 1940
• Nebraska (2/2) 1949, 1995
• Oklahoma (20/21) 1930, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1967, 1968 (Co-Champions), 1981, 1985, 1986
• Oklahoma State (22/24) 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968 (Co-Champions), 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1987 (Co-Champions), 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994

Men's Cross Country

• Kansas: 1953
• Oklahoma State: 1954
• Iowa State: 1989, 1994

Men's Golf

• Oklahoma: 1989
• Oklahoma State: 1963, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1995

Men's Gymnastics

• Iowa State: 1971, 1973, 1974
• Oklahoma: 1977, 1978, 1991
• Nebraska: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1990, 1994

Football

• Colorado: 1990
• Nebraska: 1970, 1971, 1994, 1995
• Oklahoma: 1950, 1955, 1956, 1974, 1975, 1985

Skiing

• Colorado: 1959, 1960. 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1991, 1995

Wrestling

• Iowa State: 1933, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1987
• Oklahoma:1936, 1951, 1952, 1957, 1960, 1963, 1974
• Oklahoma State: 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1971, 1989, 1990, 1994

Conference facilities