From 2017 onward, the game features the two teams with the best conference records.

From 1996 to 2010, the championship game pitted the Big 12 North Division champion against the South Division champion in a game held after the regular season was completed. The game was played each year since the conference's formation in 1996 until 2010 and returned during the 2017 season.

^ This game was cancelled due to Hurricane Florence.The Big 12 Championship Game is a college football game held by the Big 12 Conference between the best and the second-best Big 12 team.

Iowa City, IA ( Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy).

#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Charlotte, North Carolina ( Belk Kickoff Game).

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Newcomer of the Year: Brendan Radley-Hiles, Oklahoma.

Defensive Player of the Year: Ben Banogu, TCU.

Offensive Player of the Year: Will Grier, West Virginia.

Oklahoma was chosen to finish at the top of the standings for the third consecutive year in the 2018 Big 12 football preseason poll, voted on by media representatives. The Big12 media days were held from July 16–17 in Frisco, Texas. The 2018 Big12 Preseason media poll was announced on July 12, 2018, prior to the Big12 media days. Background Previous season Preseason Recruiting National rankings Oklahoma defeated Texas 39–27 to win their 12th Big 12 Championship.

The 2018 Big 12 Championship Game was held on Saturday, December 1, 2018.

The regular season will be followed by a conference championship game played between the regular-season champion and regular-season runner-up. The 2018 season will be the seventh for the Big 12 since the 2010–13 Big 12 Conference realignment brought the Big 12 membership to its current form.Īs a ten-team league, the Big 12 will play a nine-game round-robin conference schedule and each member will play three non-conference games-one of which must be against another Power Five conference foe. Big 12 Conference play began on Saturday, September 22, 2018. The season began with non-conference play on Thursday, August 30, 2018. The 2018 Big 12 Conference football season represents the 23rd season of Big 12 Conference football, talking place during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

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