what conference is oklahoma state in

Oklahoma State is a member of the Big 12 Conference. The Big 12 Conference is an American collegiate athletic organization composed of ten universities, including the Universities of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, as well as Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Iowa State, Baylor, Texas Christian, Texas Tech, and West Virginia universities. The conference was originally formed as the Big 6 Conference in 1928, and it became the Big 8 Conference in 1959 when Oklahoma State was added. The conference expanded in 1996 when four Texas universities left the Southwest Conference and joined the Big 8, forming the Big 12. Despite the reduction in conference membership to 10 schools, the Big 12 decided to keep its well-known name.