Big 12 School History Big 12 School History The Big 12 Conference is a ten-school collegiate athletic conference headquartered in Irving, Texas. It is a member of the NCAA’s Division I for all sports, except hockey and men’s soccer. Baylor Bears Established: 1890 NCAA Championships: 3See School HistoryIowa State Cyclones Established: 1908 NCAA Championships: 0See School HistoryKansas Jayhawks Established: 1865 NCAA Championships: 6See School HistoryKansas State Wildcats Established: 1913 NCAA Championships: 0See School HistoryOklahoma Sooners Established: 1919 NCAA Championships: 9See School HistoryOklahoma State Cowboys Established: 1901 NCAA Championships: 4See School HistoryTCU Horned Frogs Established: 1923 NCAA Championships: 0See School HistoryTexas Longhorns Established: 1915 NCAA Championships: 7See School HistoryTexas Tech Red Raiders Established: 1925 NCAA Championships: 1See School HistoryWest Virginia Mountaineers Established: 1912 NCAA Championships: 0See School History