Sports
As of the current 2012–13 academic year, the conference sponsors championships in the following sports: baseball (m), basketball (m,w), cross-country (m,w), equestrian (w), football (m), golf (m,w), gymnastics (w), rowing (w), soccer (w), softball (w), swimming and diving (m,w), tennis (m,w), track and field (m,w), volleyball (w), wrestling (m). The most recently added sports were equestrian and rowing, previously unofficial sports, which debuted as fully sponsored sports with official championships in 2011–12.
Among the sponsored sports, all ten universities participate in 12 sports, while the following sports do not have full participation:
- 9 schools participate in volleyball (Oklahoma State does not)
- 9 schools participate in women's soccer (Kansas State does not)
- 9 schools participate in baseball (Iowa State does not)
- 7 schools participate in softball (Kansas State, TCU and West Virginia do not)
- 6 schools participate in men's tennis (Baylor, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas Tech, TCU)
- 5 schools participate in women's swimming and diving (Kansas, Iowa State, TCU, Texas, West Virginia)
- 5 schools participate in rowing (Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Texas, West Virginia)
- 4 schools participate in wrestling (Iowa State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, West Virginia)
- 4 schools participate in equestrian (Baylor, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, TCU)
- 3 schools participate in gymnastics (Iowa State, Oklahoma, West Virginia)
- 3 schools participate in men's swimming and diving (Texas, TCU, West Virginia)
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