Big 12 Adds Beach Volleyball and Women’s Lacrosse for 2024-25
The Big 12 Conference will add beach volleyball and women's lacrosse in the 2024-25 academic year, boosting its sponsored sports to 25. This expansion reflects the national growth of these sports and includes new affiliate members for women’s lacrosse.
Published on April 12, 2025
On November 9, 2023, the Big 12 Conference announced plans to add beach volleyball and women’s lacrosse beginning in the 2024-25 academic year. With this move, the conference now sponsors 25 sports—including 15 for women—with beach volleyball teams from Arizona, Arizona State, TCU, and Utah set to compete for national titles.
Further updates in February 2024 revealed that, in addition to full members like Arizona State, Colorado, and Cincinnati in women’s lacrosse, several affiliate members including Florida, San Diego State, and UC Davis will join the competition. Commissioner Brett Yormark highlighted the national growth of these sports and emphasized that the move will expand the league’s footprint while providing more teams the opportunity to contend for championships.