Big 8
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Big 8 is the common shorthand for the former Big Eight Conference, a major U.S. college athletic league that once featured prominent Midwestern universities before merging into the Big 12.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Big 8 canonical | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NCAA Division I conference
ⓘ
college athletic conference ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Big Eight
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Big Eight Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
college sports conferences in the United States
ⓘ
defunct NCAA Division I conferences ⓘ |
| competitionLevel |
top-tier NCAA basketball
ⓘ
top-tier NCAA football ⓘ |
| conferenceType | major conference ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| focus | major college athletics ⓘ |
| fullName | Big Eight Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicFootprint |
Great Plains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Midwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | predecessor of the Big 12 Conference ⓘ |
| memberInstitution |
Iowa State University
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kansas State University NERFINISHED ⓘ Oklahoma State University NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Colorado Boulder NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Nebraska–Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Big 12 Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NCAADivision | Division I ⓘ |
| notableFor |
strong Midwestern basketball programs
ⓘ
strong Midwestern football programs ⓘ |
| primarySport |
college football
ⓘ
men's basketball ⓘ women's basketball ⓘ |
| region | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| shortName | Big 8 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sportLevel | college athletics ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| subdivision | Division I FBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Big 12 Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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