Big 12 Championship Game
| Big 12 Championship Game | ||
| ||
| Stadium | AT&T Stadium | |
| Location | Arlington, TX | |
| Played: | 2013-present | |
| Current Champion: |
Oklahoma | |
| Most Championships |
Texas and Oklahoma (3) | |
The Big 12 Championship Game is the matchup between the winners of the Big 12 North Division and the Big 12 South Davision to determine the Big 12 champion, as well as the league's automatic bid to the Sugar Bowl against the SEC champion (barring a playoff appearance). With a 26-24 victory over TCU in the 2022 Big 12 Championship Game, Oklahoma is the reigning champion of the conference.. Texas and Oklahoma have won the most Big 12 championships (3), followed by Kansas (2) and West Virginia and TCU (1 each). Baylor, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, and former member UCF have all made appearances in the game.
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Results
Pre-Division Format
In 2013, the Big 12 used a non-divisional format in which the top two teams in the final regular-season standings advanced to the championship game. The regular-season schedule was not a round-robin, so a championship game rematch was not guaranteed.
| Season | #1 Seed | #2 Seed | Site | MVP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | #10 Texas Longhorns | 42 | UCF Knights | 10 | AT&T Stadium * Arlington, TX | Sterling Brown, RB Texas |
Division Format
From 2014 to 2019, the Big 12 was divided into North and South divisions. Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, and West Virginia were in the North Division; Baylor, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas, and Texas Tech were in the South Division.
| Season | North Division | South Division | Site | MVP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #6 Kansas Jayhawks | 35 | #24 Baylor Bears | 6 | AT&T Stadium * Arlington, TX | Robert Medina, SS Kansas |
| 2015 | #4 Oklahoma Sooners | 14 | #2 Texas Tech Red Raiders | 10 | AT&T Stadium * Arlington, TX | Kavika Russell, TE Oklahoma |
| 2016 | #5 Oklahoma Sooners | 17 | #12 Texas Longhorns | 20 | AT&T Stadium * Arlington, TX | Ivory Hull, CB Texas |
| 2017 | #11 West Virginia Mountaineers | 21 | #1 Texas Longhorns | 24 | AT&T Stadium * Arlington, TX | Troy Marshall, CB Texas |
| 2018 | Kansas Jayhawks | 17 | #9 TCU Horned Frogs | 13 | AT&T Stadium * Arlington, TX | Eric Jennings, QB, Kansas |
| 2019 | #7 Oklahoma Sooners | 35 | #4 Baylor Bears | 21 | AT&T Stadium * Arlington, TX | Graham Burnett, QB, Oklahoma |
Post-Division Format
Beginning with the schedule reform of 2020, the Big 12 returned to a non-divisional format in which the top two teams in the final regular-season standings would qualify for the conference championship game. The round-robin schedule means that the championship game is guaranteed to be a rematch.
| Season | #1 Seed | #2 Seed | Site | MVP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | #7 West Virginia Mountaineers | 49 | TCU Horned Frogs | 3 | AT&T Stadium * Arlington, TX | Mohammed Foster QB, West Virginia |
| 2021 | #5 TCU Horned Frogs | 20 | #6 Oklahoma State Cowboys | 13 | AT&T Stadium * Arlington, TX | - |
| 2022 | #3 TCU Horned Frogs | 24 | #6 Oklahoma Sooners | 26 | AT&T Stadium * Arlington, TX | Louis Dwyer, K, Oklahoma |
Results by Team
| Appearances | School | Wins | Losses | pct. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Oklahoma Sooners | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| 4 | TCU Horned Frogs | 1 | 3 | .250 |
| 3 | Texas Longhorns | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 | Kansas Jayhawks | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| 2 | Baylor Bears | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| 1 | UCF Knights | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| 1 | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 0 | 1 | .000 |
Winners Bowl Performance
Runner up's Bowl Performance
| Season | Big 12 Runner Up | Result | Opponent | Opp. Conf | Bowl Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | UCF Knights | L 15-49 | UCLA Bruins | Pac-12 | Fiesta Bowl |
| 2014 | Baylor Bears | L 10-28 | Oregon Ducks | Pac-12 | Alamo Bowl |
| 2015 | Texas Tech | L 23-26 | USC Trojans | Pac-12 | Hawaii Bowl (play-in game) |
| 2016 | Oklahoma Sooners | W 28-14 | Utah Utes | Pac-12 | Alamo Bowl |
| 2017 | West Virginia Mountaineers | W 49-14 | California Golden Bears | Pac-12 | Alamo Bowl |
| 2018 | TCU Horned Frogs | L 14-38 | USC Trojans | Pac-12 | Alamo Bowl |
| 2019 | Baylor Bears | L 14-34 | Tennessee Volunteers | SEC | CFP Quarterfinal |
| 2020 | TCU Horned Frogs | L 18-28 | Georgia Bulldogs | SEC | Sugar Bowl |
| 2021 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | W 21-17 | LSU Tigers | SEC | Sugar Bowl |
| 2022 | TCU Horned Frogs | W 38-6 W 30-27 L 14-34 |
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ACC Big XII SEC |
CFP Quarterfinal CFP Semifinal National Championship Game |
