Toast isn’t the only thing that comes bigger in Texas.

When it comes to sports, the University of Texas has big enrollment numbers and big bucks. The Longhorns better have a trophy case to match.

The Journal-World has compiled all-sport standings for the Big 12 Conference, and the results for the 2001-2002 school year were somewhat predictable.

Texas, with the league’s biggest enrollment and athletic budget, dominated the Big 12. Nebraska, the second-biggest spender, was close behind.

Teams were graded based on conference finish. For example, in men’s golf Texas was given 12 points for winning the league tournament. Runner-up Oklahoma State received 11 points, third-place Oklahoma received 10 points and so on.

In sports with less than 12 teams competing, scores were adjusted. For example, in the three-team men’s swimming championship, Texas received three points for winning, runner-up Texas A&M received two points and third-place Missouri scored one point.

In the event of ties, teams split the total number of points possible. For example, Kansas State and Colorado tied for third in the 12-team women’s basketball standings and received 9.5 points each.

Each school’s points were then totaled to determine order of finish in men’s, women’s and overall standings.

UT’s men won league titles in swimming, golf and baseball, while the Texas women were champs in indoor track, soccer, tennis, softball and swimming.

UT’s women, in fact, scored more points (94) than the combined men’s and women’s programs of Oklahoma State (93.5), Missouri (86.5), Kansas University (83.5), Texas Tech (80) and Iowa State (67).

The women’s runner-up was Baylor with 70 points, followed by Nebraska (68.5), Kansas State (63) and Texas A&M (60.5). Colorado and Oklahoma both scored 52 points, while Kansas, Iowa State and Oklahoma State scored 45.5. Missouri scored 42 points, and Texas Tech was last at 35.5.

The Longhorns also dominated the men’s standings with 80 points. Nebraska was second at 61, followed by Oklahoma (52) and Oklahoma State (48). Texas A&M (45.5) and Colorado both had 44.5 points. Baylor was at 45, while Tech and MU tied at 44.5. K-State (42.5) edged state rival KU (38), and ISU (21.5) was last.

Twelve of KU’s 38 points came from its championship basketball team.

Texas (174) dominated the overall standings ahead of runner-up Nebraska (129.5). Nebraska’s women claimed titles in volleyball and gymnastics, and the Husker men swept the indoor and outdoor track championships.

What do Texas and Nebraska have that their league rivals lack?

Money, and lots of it.

According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, Texas spent $42.2 million on athletic programs in 1999-2000, which were the most recent figures available. Nebraska spent $41.2 million nearly twice as much as Kansas, which fell in the middle of the pack at $22.2 million. No other league schools crossed the $30 million mark.

According to figures provided by the schools, UT increased its athletic budget to a whopping $47.3 million in 2000-2001 while Nebraska cut its spending to $38.7 million.

Kansas had a modest increase to $22.9 million.

Nebraska and UT have other advantages as well . Nebraska is the only major college in its state, giving the Huskers a monopoly on recruiting, marketing and fund-raising with the home folks. No other Big 12 school has that luxury.

In the Sunflower State, Kansas competes for students, fans, donors, TV viewers and radio listeners with Wichita State and Kansas State.

Texas, meanwhile, is the largest school in the conference with 46,610 students. Only Texas A&M comes close to UT with an enrollment of 44,081. KU has 24,502.

The biggest surprise in the conference standings was Baylor. The league’s only private school has the league’s smallest enrollment (13,334) and an athletic budget of $20.7 million, but the Bears finished third in the overall standings with 115 points.

BU won only one league title men’s tennis but was league runner-up in women’s basketball and fared well in men’s and women’s cross country and track and men’s and women’s golf.

Texas A&M, the league’s second-biggest school, was fourth at 106, followed by K-State (105.5), OU (104), CU (97.5), OSU (93.5), MU (86.5), KU (83.5), Tech (80) and ISU (67).