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With 19 Division I sports teams playing in the challenging Big 12 Conference, Baylor offers sports fans lots of excitement all year long. Plus, all student tickets are free!

Baylor is a charter member of the powerful Big 12 Conference and we have the highest athletic graduation rate in the conference. From the 2005 women's NCAA basketball championship victory to Jeremy Wariner's Olympic gold medal 400m finish, Baylor fans have plenty to cheer about.

2011-2012 BU Athletic Season Highlights

• 19 teams in postseason play
• Alamo Bowl victory
• Elite Eight men's basketball team
• Super Regional baseball team
• 3 Big 12 championships
• 2 national championships (women's basketball & equestrian)
• 2 national players of the year
• 3 Big 12 players of the year
• 2 Big 12 coaches of the year
• 1 national coach of the year
• 1 NCAA Elite 89 winner
• 4 Capital One CoSida All Americans
• 630 named to Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (school record)
• 149 received Academic All-Big 12 honors
• Set NCAA record for wins in the big 4 sports (football, men's and women's basketball, baseball) at 129

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