Teams will tee off on the first and 10th tees at 8 a.m. and 8:50 a.m. on all three days of competition. Pairings for the first round includes top-seeded Oklahoma State, No. 2 Texas Tech and No. 3 Texas starting on the first hole at 8 a.m. No. 4 Texas A&M, No. 5 Baylor, and No. 6 Colorado will follow beginning at 8:50 a.m. On the 10th hole, No. 7 Kansas State, No. 8 Oklahoma, and No. 9 Missouri will tee off at 8 a.m., followed by No. 10 Iowa State, No. 11 Kansas, and No. 12 Nebraska at 8:50 a.m.

Pairings for the second round of the first day will remain the same, but will switch starting tees. The second round is scheduled to begin five and a half hours after the first round tee times. Second day pairings will be based on first day results and placed in a horseshoe arrangement.

Oklahoma State is the defending champions after carding a team score of 11-under par 1,141 at the Whispering Pines Golf Club in Stillwater a year ago. It was the Cowboys’ second consecutive Big 12 title, sixth overall, and 51st all-time conference title. Rickie Fowler (OSU) shot a four-under par 68 in the final 18 to earn top medalist honors with a nine-under 279 score for the event.

In the 12-year history of the Championship, only five schools have taken the top honor, Baylor, Kansas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Texas, with the Cowboys (6) and Longhorns (3) being the only teams to win mulitple titles.

Located in Hutchinson, Prairie Dunes golf course is a par-70 that measures 6,700-yards. It has hosted the U.S. Women’s Open in 2002, and has sponsored numerous amateur and pro tournaments since. The course was rated 13th by Golf Week (2004) as America’s best classical golf courses, and 25th by Golf Digest (2003) on the list of America’s Greatest courses.

The awards ceremony will take place after the final round on Sunday. The Championship is free of charge to the public.

Team-by-Team Previews
Baylor:
The Bears started fast with back-to-back tournament titles at the Shoal Creek Intercollegiate and Hartford Hawks Invitational. Baylor also won the Border Olympics in March. Senior Bill Allcorn, sophomore Cody Paladino and freshman Joakim Mikkelsen have been the top players for the Bears. The trio has combined for 35 of Baylor’s 50 rounds of par or better.

Colorado:
The Buffaloes top performers have been seniors Derek Tolan (No. 23 by GolfStat) and Patrick Grady (No. 35). Ranked third and fourth, respectively in stroke average in the Big 12 (71.88, 72.00), each has won two tournaments and have combined for 12 top 10 and 18 top 20 finishes in 11 tournaments. Grady has a Big 12-best 10 rounds in the 60s. Coach Roy Edwards, in his third year at the school, is hopeful of a first division finish (top 6) or higher for CU the first time since tying for fifth in 2004.

Iowa State:
The Cyclones' best finish was a second-place effort in the Shocker Classic earlier this month. Iowa State, the No. 10 seed in the Big 12 Championships field, has gotten solid performances from underclassmen. Junior Ben Herrera leads the team in stroke average (71.83) while freshman Nate McCoy is second (72.0) and redshirt freshman Tom Lathrop is third (72.33).

Kansas:
The Jayhawks are continuing to make progress as they rebuild the program with youth under the direction of second-year coach Kit Grove. Kansas has three top-five finishes, including third place finishes at the Fairway Club Invitational and the Kansas Invitational. Sophomore Nate Barbee and senior Walt Koelbel have been the steadiest Jayhawks golfers this season.

Kansas State:
The Wildcats have won four tournaments this season. That's the second time that's happened in school history and the first time in 24 years. Junior Mitchell Gregson's team-leading stroke average of 71.33 is one stroke better than the school record. Senior Robert Streb is second on team in stroke average (71.87). He has five top-five finishes and eight top-10 finishes. Junior Joe Ida is third in stroke average and has carded three of the top-15 54-hole scores for the Wildcats this season.

Missouri:
Seniors Peter Malnati and Ryne Fisher lead a team eager to return to the Big 12 Championships. After a disappointing 12th place finish last year, the Tigers are focused on making a strong showing. Mizzou has shown promise, including a second-place finish at the Austin Peay Intercollegiate in October. Malnati has been a consistent leader for Mizzou, claiming five top-10 finishes, including a pair of runner-up finishes. He has a stroke average of 72.20 on the season and has shot six rounds in the 60s. Fisher is averaging 74.48 strokes per round and is coming off a 14th-place showing at the UMB-Mizzou Intercollegiate. A talented sophomore class of William Harrold, Will Hogan and Tyler Hillis has also produced impressive rounds this year for the Tigers.

Nebraska:
The Cornhuskers' best effort in the spring season was a third-place finish in the Troy Invitational in Florida in early March. Sophomore Mike Coatman, junior Brandon Crick and senior Mark Pillen have been Nebraska's most reliable golfers. The Cornhuskers' best finish in the Big 12 Championships was a second-place effort in 1999.

Oklahoma:
The Sooners have recorded three top-five finishes on the season, including a win at the MacDonald Cup last October. OU does not have a senior on this year’s roster, but the starting lineup for the Big 12 Championships features a pair of juniors in Eric Durbin and Tyler Rody, two sophomores (Liam Logan and Ryan Sirman) and redshirt freshman Riley Pumphrey rounding out the starting five. Pumphrey, the Big 12 Golfer of the Month in October, leads the Sooners with a season stroke average of 73.67 and also holds the low round of the year with a career-best 7-under-par 65 in the first round of the MacDonald Cup.

Oklahoma State:
The top-ranked Cowboys seek their third consecutive Big 12 Championships title when it tees it up at Prairie Dunes Country Club. Oklahoma State has won two of its last three tournament events. Sophomore Rickie Fowler is the defending Big 12 individual champion and the 2008 Ben Hogan Award winner. Freshman Morgan Hoffmann is currently ranked second in the country and joins Fowler as a semifinalist for this year’s Hogan Award.

Texas:
The Longhorns opened fast start, tying for first in the 12-team Gopher Invitational at Minnesota last September then winning the 19-team Turtle Bay Collegiate Invitational in Hawaii last November. Texas has since added fourth-place finishes at the Puerto Rico Classic and the Morris Williams Intercollegiate. Junior All-American Charlie Holland is one of three current Longhorns to win a college tournament. Sophomore Bobby Hudson and freshman Dylan Frittelli of South Africa also have been tournament medalists. Two of Texas’ three Big 12 Championship crowns have come at Prairie Dunes, site of this week's Big 12 Championship.

Texas A&M:
The Aggies, ranked No. 12 by Golfweek, have finished in the top four at the Big 12 Championships the last three years and are poised to make another strong run this season. Texas A&M beat top-ranked Oklahoma State by nine shots at the U.S. Collegiate Championship in Georgia in early April, then took them to the wire before falling by three strokes at the Aggie Invitational in College Station on April 19. The Aggies have tied a school record with three tournament victories this season. Senior Bronson Burgoon (team-leading 72.68 stroke average) is ranked No. 21 nationally by Golfweek while junior Andrea Pavan (second with a 73.36 stroke average) is No. 51.

Texas Tech:
The Red Raiders, ranked No. 15 nationally, enter the Big 12 Championships as the No. 2 seed behind Oklahoma State, the nation's top-ranked team. Texas Tech has played steady throughout the season and has seen its national ranking soar as high as No. 7. The Red Raiders have not finished out of the top 10 of any tournament with victories in the UT-San Antonio Invitational (in February) and the USF Invitational (in March). Individually, sophomore Nils Floren, who was ranked as high as No. 17 in the Golfweek individual rankings, is No. 55. Seniors Garrett Merrell and Santiago Rivas, junior Will Griffin and sophomore Chris Ward have also been top performers for Texas Tech this season.