 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 after a seven-year long gap of having no conference championship game.