Big 8
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Contents |
Members
 Colorado |
 Iowa State |
 Kansas |
 Kansas State |
 Missouri |
 Nebraska |
 Oklahoma |
 Oklahoma State |
History
Formation
The Big 6 athletic conference was created in 1928 by six teams who were previously members of the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MVIAA). Colorado would join the conference 20 years later in 1948, the conference was renamed the Big 7. Oklahoma State (at the time Oklahoma A&M) who had originally been with the six original teams in the MVIAA before 1928, joined the Big 7 in 1960 making it the Big 8.
Reconstruction
In 1992 Arkansas moved from the Southwest Conference to the SEC. This sent rumours flying of Big 8 teams possibly changing their conference. Oklahoma was rumoured to be looking into moving to the Southwest Conference, filling the giant void left by Arkansas. Oklahoma was a key part of the Big 8 and their absense would have been detrimental to the other seven Big 8 teams. This started up the ever present rumour of Missouri to the Big Ten. The Big 8 needed to act to ensure its future. With the absense of Arkansas the Southwest Conference was just a shell of its former self, so it was mutially beneficial for all all teams involved for four of the Southwest Conference teams to join the Big 8, making it the Big 12. The Big 12 started competition after the 1995-96 season.
Championships
| Year | Mens Basketball Champ | Football Champ |
|---|---|---|
| 1995-96 | Kansas | Nebraska |
| 1994-95 | Oklahoma State | Nebraska |
| 1993-94 | Nebraska | Nebraska |
| 1992-93 | Missouri | Nebraska |
| 1991-92 | Kansas | Nebraska and Colorado |
| 1990-91 | Missouri | Colorado |
| 1989-90 | Oklahoma | Colorado |
| 1988-89 | Missouri | Nebraska |
| 1987-88 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma |
| 1986-87 | Missouri | Oklahoma |
| 1985-86 | Oklahoma | |
| 1984-85 | Oklahoma | Nebraska and Oklahoma |
| 1983-84 | Kansas | Nebraska |
| 1982-83 | Oklahoma State | Nebraska |
| 1981-82 | Missouri | Nebraska |
| 1980-81 | Kansas | Oklahoma |
| 1979-80 | Oklahoma | |
| 1978-79 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma |
| 1977-78 | Missouri | Oklahoma |
| 1976-77 | Colorado, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State |
