<P> In December 2014 after completing the first season with the College Football Playoff, Baylor and TCU both finished the season with an 8--1 conference record and were declared co-champions by the conference despite Baylor's head - to - head win over TCU . When the selection committee met to set the teams for the first playoff, both Baylor and TCU were overlooked in favor of teams that competed in and won their conference's championship game, leaving the Big 12 out of the playoffs . This led to criticism of how the Big 12 determined its champion . </P> <P> In April 2015, legislation was developed by the ACC and the Big 12 to deregulate conference championship games . It was announced by NCAA officials as being expected to pass in time for the start of the 2016 season . The legislation passed on January 14, 2016 allowing a conference with fewer than twelve teams to stage a championship game between the top two teams, so long as they play a round - robin schedule . In late 2016, the Big 12 decided to bring back the championship game in 2017 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> North Division </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> South Division </Th> <Th> Site </Th> <Th> Attendance </Th> <Th> MVP </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 3 Nebraska Cornhuskers </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> Texas Longhorns </Td> <Td> 37 </Td> <Td> Trans World Dome St. Louis </Td> <Td> 63,109 </Td> <Td> RB DeAngelo Evans, Nebraska </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1997 </Td> <Td> 2 Nebraska Cornhuskers </Td> <Td> 54 </Td> <Td> 14 Texas A&M Aggies </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Alamodome San Antonio </Td> <Td> 64,824 </Td> <Td> RB Ahman Green, Nebraska </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> 2 Kansas State Wildcats </Td> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> 10 Texas A&M Aggies </Td> <Td> 36 </Td> <Td> Trans World Dome St. Louis </Td> <Td> 60,798 </Td> <Td> QB Branndon Stewart, Texas A&M </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1999 </Td> <Td> 3 Nebraska Cornhuskers </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> 12 Texas Longhorns </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Alamodome San Antonio </Td> <Td> 65,063 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> 8 Kansas State Wildcats </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 1 Oklahoma Sooners </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, Missouri </Td> <Td> 79,655 </Td> <Td> QB Josh Heupel, Oklahoma </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2001 </Td> <Td> 9 Colorado Buffaloes </Td> <Td> 39 </Td> <Td> 3 Texas Longhorns </Td> <Td> 37 </Td> <Td> Texas Stadium Irving, Texas </Td> <Td> 65,675 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> 12 Colorado Buffaloes </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 8 Oklahoma Sooners </Td> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> Reliant Stadium Houston </Td> <Td> 63,332 </Td> <Td> RB Quentin Griffin, Oklahoma </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> 13 Kansas State Wildcats </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> 1 Oklahoma Sooners </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, Missouri </Td> <Td> 75,491 </Td> <Td> QB Ell Roberson, Kansas State </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Colorado Buffaloes </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2 Oklahoma Sooners </Td> <Td> 42 </Td> <Td> 62,310 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> Colorado Buffaloes </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2 Texas Longhorns </Td> <Td> 70 </Td> <Td> Reliant Stadium Houston </Td> <Td> 71,107 </Td> <Td> QB Vince Young, Texas </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> 19 Nebraska Cornhuskers </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 8 Oklahoma Sooners </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, Missouri </Td> <Td> 80,031 </Td> <Td> WR Malcolm Kelly, Oklahoma </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2007 </Td> <Td> 1 Missouri Tigers </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> 9 Oklahoma Sooners </Td> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> Alamodome San Antonio </Td> <Td> 62,585 </Td> <Td> QB Sam Bradford, Oklahoma </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> 19 Missouri Tigers </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> 4 Oklahoma Sooners </Td> <Td> 62 </Td> <Td> Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, Missouri </Td> <Td> 71,004 </Td> <Td> QB Sam Bradford, Oklahoma </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2009 </Td> <Td> 21 Nebraska Cornhuskers </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 3 Texas Longhorns </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Cowboys Stadium Arlington, Texas </Td> <Td> 76,211 </Td> <Td> DT Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 13 Nebraska Cornhuskers </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> 10 Oklahoma Sooners </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 78,802 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> #1 Seed </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> #2 Seed </Th> <Th> Site </Th> <Th> Attendance </Th> <Th> MVP </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> 2 Oklahoma Sooners </Td> <Td> 41 </Td> <Td> 10 TCU Horned Frogs </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> AT&T Stadium Arlington, Texas </Td> <Td> 64,104 </Td> <Td> QB Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> North Division </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> South Division </Th> <Th> Site </Th> <Th> Attendance </Th> <Th> MVP </Th> </Tr>

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