Big Ten Conference
The Big Ten Conference (stylized B1G, formerly the Western Conference and the Big Nine Conference) is the oldest Division I collegiate athletic conference in the United States. Founded as the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives in 1896, it predates the founding of its regulating organization, the NCAA. It is based in the Chicago area in Rosemont, Illinois. For many decades the conference consisted of 10 prominent universities, which accounts for its name. As of 2014[update], it consists of 14 member institutions and 2 affiliate institutions, with 4 new member institutions scheduled to join in 2024.[1][2] The conference competes in the NCAA Division I and its football teams compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), formerly known as Division I-A, the highest level of NCAA competition in that sport.
| Formerly | Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives (officially, 1896–1987) Western Conference (1896–1899) Big Nine (1899–1917, 1946–1950) |
|---|---|
| Association | NCAA |
| Founded | 1896 |
| Commissioner | Tony Petitti |
| Sports fielded |
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| Division | Division I |
| Subdivision | FBS |
| No. of teams | 14 (18 in 2024) |
| Headquarters | Rosemont, Illinois, U.S. |
| Region | |
| Official website | bigten |
| Locations | |
Big Ten member institutions are major research universities with large financial endowments and strong academic reputations. A large student body is a hallmark of its universities, as 12 of the 14 members enroll more than 30,000 students. They are all public universities except founding member Northwestern University as the lone private university, but will be joined by private University of Southern California at the beginning of the 2024–25 collegiate athletic year. Collectively, Big Ten universities educate more than 520,000 total students and have 5.7 million living alumni.[1] The members engage in $9.3 billion in funded research each year;[2] 13 out of 14 are members of the Association of American Universities and all are members of the Universities Research Association (URA). All Big Ten universities are also members of the Big Ten Academic Alliance, formerly the Committee on Institutional Cooperation.[3]
Though the Big Ten existed for nearly a century based in the Midwest, since 2014 the conference's geographic footprint stretches from the Mid-Atlantic to the Great Plains and in 2024 will also be on the West Coast.[4]
Member universities edit
Current full members edit
- Notes
- ^ Athletic teams started competing in the conference effective the 1900–01 school year.
- ^ In April 1907, Michigan was voted out of the conference for refusing to adhere to league rules limiting football teams to no more than five games and players to three years of eligibility. Consequently, its athletic teams were independent from 1907–08 to 1916–17.
- ^ Athletic teams started competing in the conference effective with the 1953–54 school year.
- ^ Most sports teams started competing in the conference in the 1991–92 school year; football started Big Ten play in 1993.
- ^ The overall university administration is in Urbana; the athletic administration is in Champaign.
- ^ Athletic teams started competing in the conference effective the 1900–01 school year.
Membership map edit
Future members edit
On June 30, 2022, the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of Southern California (USC) announced plans to withdraw from the Pac-12 Conference to join the Big Ten in 2024 as full members.[6] On August 4, 2023, the University of Oregon and the University of Washington also announced their withdrawal from the Pac-12 to join the Big Ten in 2024.[7]
| Institution | Location | Founded | Join Date | Type | Enrollment | Endowment (millions) | Nickname | Colors | Existing affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) | Los Angeles, California | 1919 | 2024 | Public | 45,900 | $3,892 | Bruins | Pac-12 | |
| University of Oregon | Eugene, Oregon | 1876 | Public | 23,202 | $1,405 | Ducks | |||
| University of Southern California (USC) | Los Angeles, California | 1880 | Private not-for-profit (non-sectarian) | 49,500 | $8,120 | Trojans | |||
| University of Washington | Seattle, Washington | 1861 | Public | 49,522 | $4,678 | Huskies |
Affiliate members edit
| Institution | Location | Founded | Joined | Type | Enrollment | Nickname | Colors | Big Ten sport(s) | Primary conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, Maryland | 1876 | 2014 | Private not-for-profit (Non-sectarian) | 29,094 | Blue Jays | men's lacrosse[a] | Centennial (NCAA D-III) | |
| women's lacrosse[b] | |||||||||
| University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, Indiana | 1842 | 2017 | Private not-for-profit (Catholic) | 12,472 | Fighting Irish | men's ice hockey | ACC |
- Notes
- ^ On July 1, 2014, Johns Hopkins University joined the conference as an affiliate member in men's lacrosse.
- ^ On July 1, 2016, Johns Hopkins University became an affiliate member in women's lacrosse.
Former member edit
The University of Chicago was the only full member to have left the Big Ten Conference.[a]
| Institution | Location | Founded | Joined | Left | Type | Enrollment | Nickname | Colors | Current conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Chicago | Chicago, Illinois | 1890 | 1896 | 1946[b] | Private not-for-profit (Non-sectarian) | 17,470 | Maroons | UAA (NCAA D-III) |
- Notes
- ^ Lake Forest College attended the original 1895 meeting that led to the formation of the conference, but never participated in athletics or any other activities.
- ^ The University of Chicago was a co-founder of the conference. The school dropped football after the 1939 fall season (1939–40 school year), but remained a member in other sports until the end of the 1945–46 academic year.[8]
Membership timeline edit
Full members Full members (non-football) Sport affiliate Other conference Other conference
History edit
Early history edit
As intercollegiate football rapidly increased during the 1890s, so did the ruthless nature of the game. Tempers flared, fights erupted, and injuries soared. Between 1880 and 1905, college football players suffered more than 325 deaths and 1,149 injuries. To deal with mounting criticism of the game, Purdue University president James Henry Smart[9] invited the presidents of the University of Chicago, University of Illinois, Lake Forest College, University of Minnesota, Northwestern University, and University of Wisconsin to a meeting in Chicago on January 11, 1895, to create policies aimed at regulating intercollegiate athletics. The eligibility of student-athletes was one of the main topics of discussion.[10] The Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives was founded at a second meeting on February 8, 1896.[11] Lake Forest was not at the 1896 meeting and was replaced by the University of Michigan. At the time, the organization was more commonly known as the Western Conference, consisting of Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Chicago, Purdue, and Northwestern. These schools were the original seven members.
The conference is one of the nation's oldest, predating the founding of the NCAA by a decade and was one of the first collegiate conferences to sponsor men's basketball. The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association was also established in 1895; its successor, the Southern Conference, eventually spawned the Southeastern Conference and the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The first reference to the conference as the Big Nine was in 1899 after Iowa and Indiana had joined. Nebraska first petitioned to join the league in 1900 and again in 1911,[12] but was turned away both times.
In 1905, the conference was officially incorporated as the "Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives".[9]
In April 1907, Michigan was voted out of the conference for refusing to adhere to league rules limiting football teams to no more than five games and players to three years of eligibility.[13] Ohio State joined in 1912. The first known references to the conference as the Big Ten were in December 1916, when Michigan rejoined the conference after a nine-year absence.[14][15]
The conference was again known as the Big Nine after the University of Chicago decided to de-emphasize varsity athletics just after World War II. In 1939 UChicago President Robert Maynard Hutchins made the decision to abolish the football program, based on his negative views of big-time college football's excesses and associated problems of the time.[16] and withdrew from the conference in 1946 after struggling to obtain victories in many conference matchups. It was believed that one of several schools, notably Iowa State, Marquette, Michigan State, Nebraska, Notre Dame, and Pittsburgh would replace Chicago at the time.[17] On May 20, 1949,[11] Michigan State ended the speculation by joining and the conference was again known as the Big Ten.[clarification needed] The Big Ten's membership would remain unchanged for the next 40 years. The conference's official name throughout this period remained the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives. It did not formally adopt the name Big Ten until 1987, when it was incorporated as a not-for-profit corporation.
1990 expansion: Penn State edit
In 1990, the Big Ten universities voted to expand the conference to 11 teams and extended an invitation to Atlantic 10 member and football independent Pennsylvania State University, which accepted it.[18] When Penn State joined in 1990, it was decided the conference would continue to be called the Big Ten, but its logo was modified to reflect the change; the number 11 was disguised in the negative space of the traditionally blue "Big Ten" lettering.
Missouri showed interest in Big Ten membership after Penn State joined.[19] Around 1993, the league explored adding Kansas, Missouri and Rutgers or other potential schools, to create a 14-team league with two football divisions.[20] These talks died when the Big Eight Conference merged with former Southwest Conference members to create the Big 12.
Following the addition of Penn State, efforts were made to encourage the University of Notre Dame, at that time the last remaining non-service academy independent, to join the league. In 1999, Notre Dame and the Big Ten entered into private negotiations concerning a possible membership that would include Notre Dame. Although Notre Dame's faculty senate endorsed the idea with a near-unanimous vote, the school's board of trustees decided against joining the conference.[21] (In 1926, Notre Dame had briefly considered official entry into the Big Ten but chose to retain its independent status.[22]) Notre Dame subsequently joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in all sports except football, in which Notre Dame maintains its independent status as long as it plays at least five games per season against ACC opponents. This was believed to be the major stumbling block to Notre Dame joining the Big Ten, as Notre Dame wanted to retain its independent home game broadcasting contract with NBC Sports, while the Big Ten insisted upon a full membership with no special exemptions.
2010–2014 expansion: Nebraska, Maryland, Rutgers edit
In December 2009, Big Ten Conference commissioner Jim Delany announced that the league was looking to expand in what would later be part of a nationwide trend as part of the 2010–2014 NCAA conference realignment.[23] On June 11, 2010, the University of Nebraska applied for membership in the Big Ten and was unanimously approved as the conference's 12th school, which became effective July 1, 2011.[24] The conference retained the name "Big Ten". This briefly led to the interesting and ironic result of the Big Ten consisting of twelve teams, and the Big 12 consisting of ten teams (with fellow former Big 12 member Colorado's move to the Pac-12 Conference). As part of the agreement to join the Big Ten, Nebraska would not receive a full share of the media revenue for the first six years of its membership, until fall 2017.[25]
Legends and Leaders divisions edit
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On September 1, 2010, Delany revealed the conference's football divisional split, but noted that the division names would be announced later. Those division names, as well as the conference's new logo, were made public on December 13, 2010. For its new logo, the conference replaced the "hidden 11" logo with one that uses the "B1G" character combination in its branding. Delany did not comment on the logo that day, but it was immediately evident that the new logo would "allow fans to see 'BIG' and '10' in a single word."[26]
For the new football division names, the Big Ten was unable to use geographic names, because they had rejected a geographic arrangement. Delany announced that the new divisions would be known as the "Legends Division" and "Leaders Division". In the Legends division were Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska and Northwestern. The Leaders division was composed of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue and Wisconsin. Conference officials stated they had focused on creating competitive fairness rather than splitting by geographical location.[27] However, the new "Legends" and "Leaders" divisions were not met with enthusiasm. Some traditional rivals, including Ohio State and Michigan, were placed in separate divisions.[28]
For the football season, each team played the others in its division, one "cross-over" rivalry game, and two rotating cross-divisional games. At the end of the regular season the two division winners met in a new Big Ten Football Championship Game.[29] The Legends and Leaders divisional alignment was in effect for the 2011, 2012 and 2013 football seasons.
Maryland and Rutgers join edit
On November 19, 2012, the University of Maryland's Board of Regents voted to withdraw from the ACC and join the Big Ten as its 13th member effective on July 1, 2014.[30] The Big Ten's Council of Presidents approved the move later that day.[31] One day later, Rutgers University of the Big East also accepted an offer for membership from the Big Ten as its 14th member school.[32] Like Nebraska, both schools would not receive full shares of the media revenue until six years after they joined. However, both schools took loans from the conference, thus pushing back the date they would receive full shares.[25]
West and East divisions edit
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State
On April 28, 2013, the Big Ten presidents and chancellors unanimously approved a football divisional realignment that went into effect when Maryland and Rutgers joined in 2014.[33] Under the new plan, the Legends and Leaders divisions were replaced with geographic divisions.[33] The West Division includes Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue and Wisconsin (of which all but Purdue are in the Central Time Zone), while the East Division includes Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State and Rutgers (all of which are in the Eastern Time Zone). The final issue in determining the new divisions was which of the two Indiana schools would be sent to the West; Purdue was chosen because its West Lafayette campus is geographically west of Indiana's home city of Bloomington.[34] The divisional alignment permanently protected the cross-divisional football rivalry Indiana–Purdue.[33] As before, the two division winners play each other in the Big Ten Football Championship Game.
Affiliate members join edit
On June 3, 2013, the Big Ten announced the sponsorship of men's and women's lacrosse. For any conference to qualify for an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, at least six member schools must play the sport. In women's lacrosse, the addition of Maryland and Rutgers to the Big Ten brought the conference up to the requisite six participants, joining programs at Michigan, Northwestern, Ohio State and Penn State.[35] In men's lacrosse, Ohio State and Penn State were the only existing participants. Coincident with the addition of Maryland and Rutgers, Michigan agreed to upgrade its successful club team to varsity status, giving the Big Ten five sponsoring schools, one short of the minimum six for an automatic bid. Johns Hopkins University opted to join the conference as its first affiliate member beginning in 2014. Johns Hopkins had been independent in men's lacrosse for 130 years, claiming 44 national championships.[36] As long-time independents joined conferences (for example, Syracuse joining the Atlantic Coast Conference), other schools competing as independents in some cases concluded that the inability to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament was becoming a more serious competitive disadvantage in scheduling and recruiting.
On March 23, 2016, the Big Ten Conference and Notre Dame announced the Fighting Irish would become a men's ice hockey affiliate beginning with the 2017–18 season.[37] Notre Dame had been a member of Hockey East, and the move would save travel time and renew rivalries with former CCHA and WCHA members.
In 2013, the conference moved its headquarters from its location in Park Ridge, Illinois to neighboring Rosemont. The office building is situated within Rosemont's Parkway Bank Park Entertainment District (then named MB Financial Park Entertainment District), alongside Interstate 294.[38][39][40]
2021–2024 Pacific Expansion edit
On June 30, 2022, UCLA and USC announced that they will be joining the Big Ten Conference effective August 2, 2024, enabling both schools to remain in the Pac-12 Conference for the duration of the Pac-12's existing media rights agreements.[6][41] Unlike the prior expansion with Nebraska, Rutgers, and Maryland, USC and UCLA would join with a full share of the media revenue from the start of their Big Ten tenure.[25]
In August 2022, the conference reached new media rights deals with CBS, Fox, and NBC totaled at an estimated $7 billion.[42][43][44][45]
On August 4, 2023, Oregon and Washington announced that they would join the Big Ten Conference alongside UCLA and USC.[46] Unlike UCLA and USC, the two schools would receive a reduced media revenue share of $30 million each, with the share increasing by $1 million for each school each year, through the 2029-30 season. Rather than reducing the other conference members' revenue shares, Fox is contributing the necessary money.[47] The schools will receive a full share with the next media deal.[48]
Football: the return of no divisions edit
In June 2023 – after UCLA and USC were confirmed as incoming members but before Oregon and Washington were added – the conference announced that starting in 2024, the East and West divisions for football would be eliminated. Each team would play nine conference games and three non-conference games, as before. Within a four-year period, each team would play at least two games against every other team – one at home and one away. This plan called for 11 protected matchups to take place every year; these included Michigan–Ohio State and ten other regional rivalries. At the end of each season, the top two teams in the conference standings would oppose each other in the Big Ten Football Championship Game.[49]
The addition of Oregon and Washington added one more protected matchup to this count, bringing the total to 12 protected matchups: Illinois-Northwestern, Illinois-Purdue, Indiana-Purdue, Iowa-Minnesota, Iowa-Nebraska, Iowa-Wisconsin, Maryland-Rutgers, Michigan-Michigan State, Michigan-Ohio State, Minnesota-Wisconsin, Oregon-Washington and UCLA-USC, leaving Penn State as the lone school with no protected matchups. The schedule was also updated so that teams will play every other conference opponent at least twice – once home and once away – and will play rotating opponents no more than three times in a five-year period.[50]
Academics edit
All current and future members of the Big Ten are doctorate-granting universities.
Former conference commissioner Jim Delany said in 2010 that membership in the Association of American Universities is "an important part of who we are."[51] All current and future members of the Big Ten, other than the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, are members of the AAU. Nebraska was a member of the AAU when it was admitted to the Big Ten, but lost this status shortly afterwards.[51]
The following table shows National University rank by U.S. News & World Report as of 2023.[52]
Also indicated is membership in the Association of American Universities.[53]
Members joining in 2024.
| Institution | National University Rank | AAU Member | Academic Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern University | 9 | Yes | Quarter |
| University of California, Los Angeles | 15 | Yes | Quarter |
| University of Michigan | 21 | Yes | Semester |
| University of Southern California | 28 | Yes | Semester |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | 35 | Yes | Semester |
| University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign | 35 | Yes | Semester |
| Ohio State University | 43 | Yes | Semester |
| Purdue University | 43 | Yes | Semester |
| University of Maryland, College Park | 46 | Yes | Semester |
| Rutgers University–New Brunswick | 40 | Yes | Semester |
| University of Washington | 40 | Yes | Quarter |
| University of Minnesota | 53 | Yes | Semester |
| Indiana University Bloomington | 73 | Yes | Semester |
| Pennsylvania State University | 60 | Yes | Semester |
| Michigan State University | 60 | Yes | Semester |
| University of Iowa | 93 | Yes | Semester |
| University of Oregon | 98 | Yes | Quarter |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 159 | No | Semester |
Commissioners edit
The office of the commissioner of athletics was created in 1922 "to study athletic problems of the various member universities and assist in enforcing the eligibility rules which govern Big Ten athletics."[10]
| Name | Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| John L. Griffith | 1922–1944 | Died in office |
| Kenneth L. "Tug" Wilson | 1945–1961 | Retired |
| William R. Reed | 1961–1971 | Died in office |
| Wayne Duke | 1971–1989 | Retired |
| Jim Delany | 1989–2020 | Retired |
| Kevin Warren | 2020–2023 | Resigned to become president of the Chicago Bears; shortest-tenured commissioner in conference history |
| Tony Petitti | 2023–present |
All Big Ten members are members of the Big Ten Academic Alliance, formerly known as the Committee on Institutional Cooperation.[54][55][56] The University of Chicago, a former Big Ten Conference member, was a member of the CIC from 1958 to June 29, 2016.[57][58][59][60]
Athletic department revenue by school edit
Total revenue includes ticket sales, contributions and donations, rights and licensing, student fees, school funds and all other sources including TV income, camp income, concessions, and novelties.
Total expenses includes coach and staff salaries, scholarships, buildings and grounds, maintenance, utilities and rental fees, recruiting, team travel, equipment and uniforms, conference dues, and insurance.
The following table shows institutional reporting to the United States Department of Education as shown on the DOE Equity in Athletics website for the 2021–22 academic year.[61]
Members joining in 2024.
| Institution | 2021–22 Total Revenue from Athletics | 2021–22 Total Expenses on Athletics |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio State University | $246,605,307 | $209,874,565 |
| University of Michigan | $210,652,287 | $176,070,866 |
| Pennsylvania State University | $193,624,925 | $174,110,034 |
| USC | $187,650,353 | $187,650,353 |
| Indiana University Bloomington | $165,475,544 | $113,738,066 |
| University of Iowa | $150,428,705 | $126,680,448 |
| University of Washington | $145,184,864 | $136,494,743 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | $143,998,339 | $132,104,285 |
| Michigan State University | $143,656,649 | $128,196,083 |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | $136,303,218 | $124,061,227 |
| UCLA | $131,106,913 | $131,106,913 |
| Rutgers University–New Brunswick | $130,891,215 | $130,891,215 |
| University of Minnesota | $125,192,956 | $113,686,733 |
| University of Oregon | $121,317,887 | $121,162,341 |
| University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign | $115,544,276 | $113,652,548 |
| Purdue University | $115,139,432 | $97,361,750 |
| University of Maryland, College Park | $114,385,462 | $114,385,462 |
| Northwestern University | $105,383,998 | $105,383,998 |
The following table shows revenue specifically from NCAA / Conference Distributions, Media Rights, and Post-Season Football reported by the Knight Commission for the 2021–22 academic year.[62]
| Institution | 2021–22 Distribution (Millions of dollars) |
|---|---|
| Ohio State University | $71.92 |
| Michigan State University | $64.86 |
| University of Iowa | $64.60 |
| University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign | $63.97 |
| Indiana University Bloomington | $63.88 |
| University of Minnesota | $63.37 |
| University of Michigan | $62.97 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | $62.78 |
| Purdue University | $62.25 |
| Pennsylvania State University | $56.62 |
| University of Maryland, College Park | $52.25 |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | $56.50 |
| Rutgers University–New Brunswick | $49.21 |
| Northwestern University | Not Reported |
Broadcasting and media rights edit
2007–2016 edit
Commissioner Jim Delany began to explore the formation of a Big Ten-specific channel in 2004 after a failed attempt to seek a significantly larger rights fee from ESPN to renew its existing agreements. This came to fruition in 2006, when the conference announced the formation of a dedicated cable network, Big Ten Network, in partnership with Fox Sports, which would officially launch in 2007. The network carries coverage of Big Ten athletics (including events not carried by the Big Ten's other media partners), studio shows, as well as other original programs and documentaries profiling the conference and its members.[63] The impact of Big Ten Network influenced the conference's expansion in the 2010's, with some of its newer members being located in proximity to major media markets such as Baltimore and Washington, D.C. (Maryland) and the New York metropolitan area (Rutgers).[64][65]
Accompanying the new network announcement was a new ten-year media rights agreement beginning with the 2007–08 season and ending with the 2016–17 season that would split Big Ten coverage among the ESPN networks, CBS Sports, and Big Ten Network, thus ending Comcast Chicago's regional coverage of the conference.[66][67]
- ABC Sports:
- 17 football games per season
- ESPN/ESPN2:
- 24 football games per season
- 43 men's basketball games per season
- Rights to the first three rounds of the Big Ten men's basketball tournament, to be shared with Big Ten Network
- 5 women's basketball games per season
- ESPN Other (U,360):
- 13 men's basketball games per season
- CBS Sports:
- 15 men's basketball games per-season
- Rights to the semi-finals and championship game of the Big Ten men's basketball tournament
- 2 women's basketball games per-season
- 15 men's basketball games per-season
- Big Ten Network:
- 35 football games per season
- 105 men's basketball games per season
- Rights to the first three rounds of the Big Ten men's basketball tournament, to be shared with ESPN/ESPN2
- 55 women's basketball games per season
- Coverage of Olympic sports events
In 2010, the Big Ten announced the creation of the Big Ten Football Championship game starting with the 2011 season and signed a broadcast deal with Fox to broadcast the game from 2011 through 2016.[68]
2017–2022 edit
In 2017, the conference announced a new six-year media rights deal worth $2.64 billion with Fox Sports, CBS Sports, and ESPN to take effect with the start of the 2017–18 season and ending with the 2022–23 season. The size of the deal translated to a near tripling of the per-school media revenue share.[69] The new deal would see regular season Big Ten football games airing on Fox and Fox Sports 1 for the first time. It would also put an end to ESPN's coverage of the Big Ten men's basketball tournament.
2023–2029 edit
On August 18, 2022, the Big Ten announced that it had reached seven-year broadcast rights deals with Fox, CBS, and for the first time, NBC Sports, beginning in the 2023–24 academic year, ending an association between the conference and ESPN dating back to the 1980s. A major goal for the new contracts was to establish specific broadcast windows for Big Ten football games across its three partners, with Fox, CBS, and NBC primarily holding rights to Noon ET, 3:30 p.m. ET, and primetime games, respectively,[43][44][45] and the three broadcasters alternating first pick of games.[70] The contracts were estimated to be worth at least $7 billion,[43][71] but also reportedly includes an "escalator clause" that will raise the value of the contracts if the Notre Dame Fighting Irish were to specifically join the Big Ten.[72]
- Fox Sports:
- 24 to 32 football games per season:
- Will primarily air in a Noon ET window (Big Noon Saturday), but with the option for games in other windows after the West Coast schools join in 2024.
- Rights to the Big Ten championship game in 2023, 2025, 2027, and 2029.
- At least 45 men's basketball games per-season on Fox and FS1.
- Selected women's basketball games and Olympic sport events.
- 24 to 32 football games per season:
- CBS Sports:
- 14 to 15 football games per season on CBS and Paramount+:
- Will primarily air in a 3:30 p.m. ET window beginning in 2024, once CBS's contract with the SEC expires (CBS will air seven games in other timeslots during the 2023 season).
- Includes one Friday afternoon game on Thanksgiving weekend.
- Rights to the Big Ten championship game in 2024 and 2028.
- Up to 15 men's basketball games per-season:
- Rights to the semi-finals and championship game of the Big Ten men's basketball tournament
- Rights to the championship game of the Big Ten women's basketball tournament
- 14 to 15 football games per season on CBS and Paramount+:
- NBC Sports:
- 14 to 16 football games per season on NBC and Peacock:
- Games will primarily air in a primetime window on NBC
- Eight games will stream exclusively on Peacock, including four intraconference games.
- Rights to the Big Ten championship game in 2026
- Up to 77 basketball games per-season on Peacock:
- Up to 47 men's basketball games, including 32 intraconference games.
- Up to 30 women's basketball games, including 20 intraconference games.
- Rights to the opening night doubleheaders of the men's and women's basketball tournaments.
- Up to 40 live Olympic sports events per-season on Peacock.
- 14 to 16 football games per season on NBC and Peacock:
- Big Ten Network:
- Up to 50 football games per season
- At least 126 men's basketball games per season
- Second round and quarter-final games of the Big Ten men's basketball tournament
- At least 40 women's basketball games per season
- Coverage of the Big Ten women's basketball tournament (outside of the first round and championship game)
- Coverage of Olympic sports events
Sports edit
The Big Ten Conference sponsors championship competition in 14 men's and 14 women's NCAA sanctioned sports.[73]
| Sport | Men's | Women's |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball | 13 | — |
| Basketball | 14 | 14 |
| Cross country | 12 | 14 |
| Field hockey | — | 9 |
| Football | 14 | — |
| Golf | 14 | 14 |
| Gymnastics | 5 | 10 |
| Ice hockey | 7 | — |
| Lacrosse | 6 | 7 |
| Rowing | — | 8 |
| Soccer | 9 | 14 |
| Softball | — | 14 |
| Swimming & diving | 10 | 13 |
| Tennis | 12 | 14 |
| Track and field (indoor) | 12 | 13 |
| Track and field (outdoor) | 13 | 13 |
| Volleyball | — | 14 |
| Wrestling | 14 | — |
Men's sponsored sports by school edit
| School | Baseball | Basketball | Cross Country | Football | Golf | Gymnastics | Ice hockey | Lacrosse | Soccer | Swimming Diving | Tennis | Track & Field (Indoor) | Track & Field (Outdoor) | Wrestling | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 10 |
| Indiana | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 11 |
| Iowa | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8 |
| Maryland | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | 8 |
| Michigan | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 14 |
| Michigan State | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 11 |
| Minnesota | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | 9 |
| Nebraska | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 10 |
| Northwestern | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | 8 |
| Ohio State | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 14 |
| Penn State | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 14 |
| Purdue | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 10 |
| Rutgers | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 10 |
| Wisconsin | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 11 |
| Totals | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 6+1* | 5+1° | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 148+2 |
| Affiliate Members | |||||||||||||||
| Johns Hopkins | Yes | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | Yes | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Future members | |||||||||||||||
| Oregon | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 8 |
| UCLA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 9 |
| USC | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 8 |
| Washington | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 9 |
Notes:
* Notre Dame joined the Big Ten in the 2017–18 school year as an affiliate member in men's ice hockey.[74] It continues to field its other sports in the ACC except in football where it will continue to compete as an independent.
° Johns Hopkins joined the Big Ten in 2014 as an affiliate member in men's lacrosse, with women's lacrosse following in 2016. It continues to field its other sports in the NCAA Division III Centennial Conference.[75]
| School | Fencing[a] | Lightweight Rowing[b] | Pistol[c] | Rifle[d] | Rowing[b] | Volleyball | Water Polo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | Independent | No | Independent | PRC | No | MIVA | No |
| Penn State | Independent | No | No | No | No | EIVA | No |
| Rutgers | No | EARC | No | No | EARC | No | No |
| Wisconsin | No | No | No | No | EARC | No | No |
| Future Members | |||||||
| UCLA | No | No | No | No | No | MPSF | MPSF |
| USC | No | No | No | No | No | MPSF | MPSF |
| Washington | No | No | No | No | TBC | No | No |
- ^ Fencing is officially a coeducational team sport, although a few schools field only a women's team. Ohio State and Penn State, like most NCAA fencing schools, have coed teams.
- ^ a b Men's rowing, whether heavyweight or lightweight, is not governed by the NCAA, but instead by the Intercollegiate Rowing Association. Rutgers Men's Rowing was downgraded to Club status in 2008, but remains a member of the EARC.
- ^ Unlike rifle, pistol is not an NCAA-governed sport. It is fully coeducational.
- ^ Rifle is technically a men's sport, but men's, women's, and coed teams all compete against each other. Ohio State fields a coed team.
Women's sponsored sports by school edit
| School | Basketball | Cross Country | Field Hockey | Golf | Gymnastics | Lacrosse | Rowing | Soccer | Softball | Swimming & Diving | Tennis | Track & Field (Indoor) | Track & Field (Outdoor) | Volleyball | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 11 |
| Indiana | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 12 |
| Iowa | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 13 |
| Maryland | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 12 |
| Michigan | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 14 |
| Michigan State | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 12 |
| Minnesota | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 12 |
| Nebraska | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 11 |
| Northwestern | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | 10 |
| Ohio State | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 14 |
| Penn State | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 13 |
| Purdue | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 11 |
| Rutgers | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 14 |
| Wisconsin | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 11 |
| Totals | 14 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 6+1[c 1] | 8 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 172+1 |
| Affiliate Members | |||||||||||||||
| Johns Hopkins | Yes | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Future Members | |||||||||||||||
| Oregon | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 10 |
| UCLA | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 12 |
| USC | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 11 |
| Washington | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 11 |
- Notes
Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the Big Ten Conference that are played by Big Ten schools
| School | Acrobatics & Tumbling[a] | Bowling | Fencing[b] | Ice Hockey | Lightweight Rowing[c] | Pistol[d] | Rifle[e] | Synchronized Swimming[f] | Water Polo | Beach Volleyball | Wrestling[g] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | MPSF | No | No |
| Iowa | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | [h] |
| Michigan | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | CWPA | No | No |
| Minnesota | No | No | No | WCHA | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Nebraska | No | Independent | No | No | No | No | GARC | No | No | Independent | No |
| Northwestern | No | No | Independent | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Ohio State | No | No | Independent | WCHA | No | Independent | PRC | Independent | No | No | No |
| Penn State | No | No | Independent | CHA | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Rutgers | No | No | No | No | EARC | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Wisconsin | No | No | No | WCHA | EARC | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Future members | |||||||||||
| Oregon | Independent | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | MPSF | No |
| UCLA | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | MPSF | MPSF | No |
| USC | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | MPSF | MPSF | No |
| Washington | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | MPSF | No |
- ^ Part of the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program. NCAA-recognized competition is governed by the National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling Association.
- ^ Fencing is officially a coeducational team sport, but all bouts involve members of the same sex. Most NCAA fencing schools field both men's and women's squads, although a few schools field only a women's squad. Ohio State and Penn State have both men's and women's squads, while Northwestern fields only a women's squad.
- ^ The only category of rowing that the NCAA governs is women's heavyweight rowing. Women's lightweight rowing, as with all men's rowing, is governed by the Intercollegiate Rowing Association.
- ^ Unlike rifle, pistol is not an NCAA-governed sport. It is fully coeducational.
- ^ Rifle is technically a men's sport, but men's, women's, and coed teams all compete against each other. Nebraska fields a women-only team, and Ohio State fields a coed team.
- ^ Synchronized swimming is not governed by the NCAA. Collegiate competition is governed by United States Synchronized Swimming, the sport's national governing body.
- ^ Women's wrestling is part of the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program. NCAA-recognized competition is governed by the National Wrestling Coaches Association.
- ^ Iowa will add women's wrestling in the 2023–24 school year.[76]
Rivalries edit
Intra-conference football rivalries edit
The members of the Big Ten have longstanding rivalries with each other, especially on the football field. Each school, except Maryland and Rutgers, has at least one traveling trophy at stake. The following is a list of active rivalries in the Big Ten Conference with totals & records through the completion of the 2022 season.
| Teams | Rivalry name | Trophy | Meetings | Record | Series leader | Current streak | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | Michigan | Illinois–Michigan football series | None | 97 | 72–23–2 | Michigan | Michigan won 3 |
| Northwestern | Illinois–Northwestern football rivalry | Land of Lincoln Trophy | 116 | 57-54-5 | Illinois | Illinois won 2 | |
| Ohio State | Illinois-Ohio State football rivalry | Illibuck Trophy | 103 | 68-30-4 | Ohio State | Ohio State won 8 | |
| Purdue | Illinois–Purdue football rivalry | Purdue Cannon | 98 | 47-45-6 | Purdue | Purdue won 3 | |
| Indiana | Michigan State | Indiana–Michigan State football rivalry | Old Brass Spittoon | 69 | 50-17-2 | Michigan State | Indiana won 1 |
| Purdue | Indiana-Purdue football rivalry | Old Oaken Bucket | 124 | 76-42-6 | Purdue | Purdue won 2 | |
| Iowa | Minnesota | Iowa–Minnesota football rivalry | Floyd of Rosedale | 116 | 62-52-2 | Minnesota | Iowa won 8 |
| Nebraska | Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry | Heroes Trophy | 53 | 30-20-3 | Nebraska | Nebraska won 1 | |
| Wisconsin | Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry | Heartland Trophy | 96 | 49-45-2 | Wisconsin | Iowa won 1 | |
| Maryland | Penn State | Maryland–Penn State football rivalry | None | 46 | 42-3-1 | Penn State | Penn State won 2 |
| Michigan | Illinois | Illinois–Michigan football series | 97 | 72–23–2 | Michigan | Michigan won 3 | |
| Michigan State | Michigan–Michigan State football rivalry | Paul Bunyan Trophy | 115 | 72-38-5 | Michigan | Michigan won 1 | |
| Minnesota | Michigan-Minnesota football rivalry | Little Brown Jug | 104 | 76-25-3 | Michigan | Michigan won 3 | |
| Northwestern | Michigan-Northwestern football rivalry | George Jewett Trophy | 76 | 59–15–2 | Michigan | Michigan won 7 | |
| Ohio State | The Game | None | 118 | 60-51-6 | Michigan | Michigan won 2 | |
| Penn State | Michigan–Penn State football rivalry | 26 | 16-10 | Michigan | Michigan won 2 | ||
| Michigan State | Indiana | Indiana–Michigan State football rivalry | Old Brass Spittoon | 69 | 50-17-2 | Michigan State | Indiana won 1 |
| Michigan | Michigan–Michigan State football rivalry | Paul Bunyan Trophy | 115 | 72-38-5 | Michigan | Michigan won 1 | |
| Penn State | Michigan State–Penn State football rivalry | Land Grant Trophy | 36 | 18-18-1 | Tied | Penn State won 1 | |
| Minnesota | Iowa | Iowa–Minnesota football rivalry | Floyd of Rosedale | 116 | 62-52-2 | Minnesota | Iowa won 8 |
| Michigan | Michigan-Minnesota football rivalry | Little Brown Jug | 104 | 76-25-3 | Michigan | Michigan won 3 | |
| Nebraska | Minnesota–Nebraska football rivalry | $5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy | 63 | 36-25-2 | Minnesota | Minnesota won 4 | |
| Penn State | Minnesota–Penn State football rivalry | Governor's Victory Bell | 16 | 10-6 | Penn State | Penn State won 1 | |
| Wisconsin | Border Battle | Paul Bunyan's Axe | 132 | 62-62-8 | Tied | Minnesota won 2 | |
| Nebraska | Iowa | Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry | Heroes Trophy | 53 | 30-20-3 | Nebraska | Nebraska won 1 |
| Minnesota | Minnesota–Nebraska football rivalry | $5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy | 63 | 36-25-2 | Minnesota | Minnesota won 4 | |
| Wisconsin | Nebraska–Wisconsin football rivalry | Freedom Trophy | 16 | 12-4 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin won 9 | |
| Northwestern | Illinois | Illinois–Northwestern football rivalry | Land of Lincoln Trophy | 116 | 57-54-5 | Illinois | Illinois won 2 |
| Michigan | Michigan-Northwestern football rivalry | George Jewett Trophy | 76 | 59–15–2 | Michigan | Michigan won 7 | |
| Ohio State | Illinois | Illinois-Ohio State football rivalry | Illibuck Trophy | 103 | 68-30-4 | Ohio State | Ohio State won 8 |
| Michigan | The Game | None | 118 | 60-51-6 | Michigan | Michigan won 2 | |
| Penn State | Ohio State–Penn State football rivalry | 38 | 23-14 | Ohio State | Ohio State won 6 | ||
| Oregon | Washington | Oregon–Washington football rivalry | 114 | 63-48-5 | Washington | Washington won 3 | |
| Penn State | Maryland | Maryland–Penn State football rivalry | 46 | 42-3-1 | Penn State | Penn State won 2 | |
| Michigan | Michigan–Penn State football rivalry | 26 | 16-10 | Michigan | Michigan won 2 | ||
| Michigan State | Michigan State–Penn State football rivalry | Land Grant Trophy | 36 | 18-18-1 | Tied | Penn State won 1 | |
| Minnesota | Minnesota–Penn State football rivalry | Governor's Victory Bell | 16 | 10-6 | Penn State | Penn State won 1 | |
| Ohio State | Ohio State–Penn State football rivalry | None | 38 | 23-14 | Ohio State | Ohio State won 6 | |
| Purdue | Illinois | Illinois–Purdue football rivalry | Purdue Cannon | 98 | 47-45-6 | Purdue | Purdue won 3 |
| Indiana | Indiana-Purdue football rivalry | Old Oaken Bucket | 124 | 76-42-6 | Purdue | Purdue won 2 | |
| UCLA | USC | UCLA-USC football rivalry | Victory Bell | 92 | 50-33-7 | USC | USC won 1 |
| USC | UCLA | USC-UCLA football rivalry | Victory Bell | 92 | 50-33-7 | USC | USC won 1 |
| Washington | Oregon | Oregon–Washington football rivalry | None | 114 | 63-48-5 | Washington | Washington won 3 |
| Wisconsin | Iowa | Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry | Heartland Trophy | 96 | 49-45-2 | Wisconsin | Iowa won 1 |
| Minnesota | Border Battle | Paul Bunyan's Axe | 132 | 62-62-8 | Tied | Minnesota won 2 | |
| Nebraska | Nebraska–Wisconsin football rivalry | Freedom Trophy | 16 | 12-4 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin won 9 | |
Extra-conference football rivalries edit
Protected matchups edit
Beginning in 2024, the conference will eliminate divisions but will protect certain matchups. The following are the conference's 12 protected matchups.[78]
- Illinois: Northwestern, Purdue
- Indiana: Purdue
- Iowa: Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin
- Maryland: Rutgers
- Michigan: Michigan State, Ohio State
- Michigan State: Michigan
- Minnesota: Iowa, Wisconsin
- Nebraska: Iowa
- Northwestern: Illinois
- Ohio State: Michigan
- Oregon: Washington
- Purdue: Illinois, Indiana
- Rutgers: Maryland
- UCLA: USC
- USC: UCLA
- Washington: Oregon
- Wisconsin: Minnesota
From 1993 through 2010, the Big Ten football schedule was set up with each team having two permanent matches within the conference, with the other eight teams in the conference rotating out of the schedule in pairs for two-year stints. Permanent matches were as follows:[citation needed]
- Illinois: Indiana, Northwestern
- Indiana: Illinois, Purdue
- Iowa: Minnesota, Wisconsin
- Michigan: Michigan State, Ohio State
- Michigan State: Michigan, Penn State
- Minnesota: Iowa, Wisconsin
- Northwestern: Illinois, Purdue
- Ohio State: Michigan, Penn State
- Penn State: Michigan State, Ohio State
- Purdue: Indiana, Northwestern
- Wisconsin: Iowa, Minnesota
This system was discontinued after the 2010 season, as teams became grouped into two divisions, and would play all teams in their division once, with one protected cross-over game, and two games rotating against the other five opponents from the opposing division.
Most of the above permanent rivalries were maintained. By virtue of the new alignment, a handful of new permanent divisional opponents were created, as all pairs of teams within the same division would face off each season. Furthermore, three new permanent inter-divisional matches resulted from the realignment: Purdue–Iowa, Michigan State–Indiana, and Penn State–Nebraska. The following past permanent matches were maintained across divisions: Minnesota–Wisconsin, Michigan–Ohio State, and Illinois–Northwestern.
The new alignment, however, caused some of the above permanent rivalries to be discontinued. These were: Iowa–Wisconsin, Northwestern–Purdue, and Michigan State–Penn State. These matchups would continue to be played, but only twice every five years on average. More rivalries were disrupted, and some resumed on a yearly basis, when the league realigned into East and West Divisions for the 2014 season with the addition of Maryland and Rutgers. The two new schools were placed in the new East Division with Penn State, and the two Indiana schools were divided (Indiana to the East and Purdue to the West). With the move to a nine-game conference schedule in 2016, all cross-division games will be held at least once in a four-year cycle except for Indiana–Purdue, which is the only protected cross-division game.[33] The conference later announced that once the new scheduling format takes effect in 2016, members will be prohibited from playing FCS teams, and required to play at least one non-conference game against a team in the Power Five conferences (ACC, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC; presumably, this would also allow for non-conference games against Big Ten opponents that are not on the conference schedule). Games against independents Notre Dame (an ACC member in non-football sports) also count toward the Power Five requirement, as did games against BYU before it joined the Big 12 in 2023.[79]
Intra-conference basketball rivalries edit
- Illinois: Indiana, Iowa, Northwestern
- Indiana: Illinois, Purdue
- Iowa: Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin
- Maryland: Penn State
- Michigan: Michigan State, Ohio State
- Michigan State: Michigan, Ohio State, Wisconsin
- Minnesota: Iowa, Wisconsin
- Northwestern: Illinois
- Ohio State: Michigan, Penn State, Michigan State
- Penn State: Maryland, Ohio State
- Purdue: Indiana
- UCLA: USC
- USC: UCLA
- Wisconsin: Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota
Extra-conference basketball rivalries edit
- Illinois: Missouri
- Indiana: Kentucky
- Iowa: Iowa State, Iowa Big Four
- Maryland: Duke, Georgetown, Virginia
- Michigan: Duke
- Michigan State: Duke, Oakland
- Nebraska: Creighton
- Penn State: Bucknell, Pittsburgh
- Oregon*: Oregon State
- Rutgers: Princeton, Seton Hall
- UCLA*: Arizona, Notre Dame
- Washington*: Gonzaga, Washington State
- Wisconsin: Green Bay, Marquette, Milwaukee
* Indicates team not yet member of conference.
Other sports edit
Men's ice hockey edit
- Michigan–Michigan State
- Minnesota–Wisconsin
- Minnesota–North Dakota
- Minnesota–Minnesota Duluth
- Minnesota–St. Cloud State
- Michigan–Notre Dame
Men's lacrosse edit
- Maryland–Johns Hopkins
- Penn State–Bucknell
- Rutgers–Princeton
Men's soccer edit
- Michigan–Michigan State (Big Bear Trophy)
Wrestling edit
- Penn State–Lehigh
- Iowa-Penn State
- Iowa–Iowa State
- Iowa–Oklahoma State
- Rutgers–Princeton
Extra-conference rivalries edit
Four Big Ten teams—Purdue, Northwestern, Michigan State and Michigan—had rivalries in football with Notre Dame. After the University of Southern California with 35 wins (including a vacated 2005 win), the Michigan State Spartans have the most wins against the Irish, with 28. The Purdue Boilermakers follow with 26, and Michigan ranks fourth all-time with 24. Northwestern and Notre Dame had a yearly contest, with the winner taking home a shillelagh, much like the winner of the USC–Notre Dame and Purdue–Notre Dame contests now receive. The Northwestern–Notre Dame shillelagh was largely forgotten by the early 1960s and is now solely an element of college football's storied past.[80]
Penn State has a longstanding rivalry with Pittsburgh of the ACC, but the two schools did not meet from 2000 until renewing the rivalry with an alternating home-and-home series from 2016 to 2019. Penn State also has long histories with independent Notre Dame; Temple of The American; Syracuse, and Boston College of the ACC; and West Virginia, of the Big 12 Conference. Additionally, Penn State maintains strong intrastate rivalries with Patriot League universities Bucknell in men's basketball and men's lacrosse, and Lehigh in wrestling. Most of these rivalries were cultivated while Penn State operated independent of conference affiliation; the constraints of playing a full conference schedule, especially in football, have reduced the number of meetings between Penn State and its non-Big Ten rivals.
Iowa has an in-state rivalry with Iowa State of the Big 12, with the winner getting the Cy-Hawk Trophy in football. Iowa and Iowa State also compete annually in the Cy-Hawk Series sponsored by Hy-Vee (as of 2011 this series is now sponsored by The Iowa Corngrowers Association), the competition includes all head-to-head regular season competitions in all sports. Iowa also holds rivalries in basketball with the state's other two Division I programs, Drake and Northern Iowa.
Indiana has an out-of-conference rivalry with Kentucky of the SEC (see Indiana–Kentucky rivalry). While the two schools played in football for many years, the rivalry was rooted in their decades of national success in men's basketball. The two no longer play one another in football, but their basketball rivalry continued until a dispute about game sites ended the series after 2011. In the last season of the rivalry (2011–12), the teams played twice. During the regular season, then-unranked Indiana defeated then-#1 ranked Kentucky 73–72 at Assembly Hall. The Wildcats avenged the loss in the NCAA tournament, defeating Indiana 102–90 in the South Regional final in Atlanta on their way to a national title. The teams next played in the 2016 NCAA tournament, with Indiana winning.
Illinois has a longstanding basketball rivalry with the SEC's Missouri Tigers, with the two men's teams squaring off annually in the "Braggin' Rights" game. It has been held in St. Louis since 1980, first at the St. Louis Arena and since 1994 at the Enterprise Center. This rivalry has been carried over into football as "The Arch Rivalry" with games played at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis in 2002 and 2003 and four games in 2007 through 2010.
Wisconsin has a long-standing in-state basketball rivalry with Marquette. The series has intensified as of late with both teams having made the Final Four in recent years. The schools also played an annual football game before Marquette abandoned its football program in 1961. The school also has minor rivalries in basketball with the two other Division I members of the University of Wisconsin System, which include the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and University of Wisconsin–Green Bay.
Similarly, Nebraska has an in-state rivalry with another Big East school in Creighton, mostly in basketball and baseball.
Minnesota men's ice hockey has a prolific and fierce border rivalry with the University of North Dakota. The two teams played annually between 1948 and 2013 as members of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association prior to the inception of the Big Ten Conference. The rivalry resumed in 2016 in non-conference action.
Maryland has many rivalries outside of the conference, most notably Duke, Virginia, West Virginia, and Navy. Maryland left the Duke and Virginia rivalries behind in the ACC when it joined the Big Ten.
In the early days of the Big Ten, the Chicago-Michigan game was played on Thanksgiving, usually with conference championship implications. It was considered one of the first major rivalries of the conference.
Facilities edit
Three Big Ten football stadiums seat over 100,000 spectators: Michigan Stadium (Michigan), Beaver Stadium (Penn State), and Ohio Stadium (Ohio State). Only five other college football stadiums have a capacity over 100,000 (four in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and one in the Big 12 Conference).[81] Michigan Stadium and Beaver Stadium, respectively, are the two largest American football stadiums by capacity in the United States,[81][82] and all three of the Big Ten's largest venues rank among the ten largest sports stadiums in the world. UCLA plays in the Rose Bowl as its home stadium, which is the location of the Rose Bowl Game for the Big Ten champion.
Big Ten schools also play in two of the 10 largest on-campus basketball arenas in the country: Ohio State's Value City Arena and Maryland's Xfinity Center. Additionally, arenas at Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Penn State rank among the 20 largest on-campus basketball facilities in the United States. The Big Ten Conference has the most on-campus basketball arenas with seating capacities of 15,000 or more of any NCAA conference, with seven. (Of the other conferences considered "power conferences" in men's basketball, the ACC has two such arenas, the Big East none, the Big 12 three, the Pac-12 one, and the SEC five. Outside of these conferences, the Mountain West Conference has four such arenas.)
Football, basketball, baseball, and soccer facilities edit
Members joining in 2024.
Ice hockey arenas edit
| School | Men's arena | Capacity | Women's arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | Yost Ice Arena | 5,800 | No varsity team | |
| Michigan State | Munn Ice Arena | 6,470 | No varsity team | |
| Minnesota | 3M Arena at Mariucci | 10,000 | Ridder Arena | 3,400 |
| Notre Dame | Compton Family Ice Arena | 5,022 | No varsity team | |
| Ohio State | Value City Arena | 17,500 | OSU Ice Rink | 1,415 |
| Penn State | Pegula Ice Arena | 5,782 | Pegula Ice Arena | 5,782 |
| Wisconsin | Kohl Center | 15,359 | LaBahn Arena | 2,273 |
Apparel edit
Members joining in 2024.
This section needs additional citations for verification. (June 2021) |
| School | Provider |
|---|---|
| Illinois | Nike |
| Indiana | Adidas |
| Iowa | Nike |
| Maryland | Under Armour |
| Michigan | Air Jordan (Nike) |
| Michigan State | Nike |
| Minnesota | Nike |
| Nebraska | Adidas |
| Northwestern | Under Armour |
| Ohio State | Nike |
| Oregon | Nike |
| Penn State | Nike |
| Purdue | Nike |
| Rutgers | Adidas |
| UCLA | Air Jordan (Nike) |
| USC | Nike |
| Washington | Adidas |
| Wisconsin | Under Armour |
Football edit
When Maryland and Rutgers joined the Big Ten in 2014, the division names were changed to "East" and "West", with Purdue and the six schools in the Central Time Zone in the West and Indiana joining the remaining six Eastern Time Zone schools in the East. The only protected cross-division game is Indiana–Purdue. Beginning in 2016, the Big Ten adopted a nine-game conference schedule.[34][83] All teams have one cross-division opponent they play annually that changes every six years except for Indiana and Purdue, whose crossover is permanent. The other six opponents are played every three years during that cycle. For 2016–2021, the pairings are Maryland-Minnesota, Michigan-Wisconsin, Michigan State-Northwestern, Ohio State-Nebraska, Penn State-Iowa, and Rutgers-Illinois, and for 2022–2023 the pairings are Maryland-Northwestern, Michigan-Nebraska, Michigan State-Minnesota, Ohio State-Wisconsin, Penn State-Illinois, and Rutgers-Iowa.[84] In 2016, the Big Ten no longer allowed its members to play Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) teams and also requires at least one non-conference game against a school in the Power Five conferences (ACC, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC). Contracts for future games already scheduled against FCS teams would be honored. However, in 2017, the Big Ten started to allow teams to schedule an FCS opponent during years in which they only have four conference home games (odd-numbered years for East division teams, even-numbered years for West division teams).[85] At the time this policy was first announced, games against FBS independents Notre Dame and BYU would count toward the Power Five requirement.[79] ESPN, citing a Big Ten executive, reported in 2015 that the Big Ten would allow exceptions to the Power Five rule on a case-by-case basis, and also that the other FBS independent at that time, Army, had been added to the list of non-Power Five schools that would be counted as Power Five opponents.[86]
When the Big Ten expands to 18 teams in 2024 with the arrival of Oregon, UCLA, USC, and Washington, the football divisions will be eliminated. A schedule of nine conference games and three non-conference games will be maintained. At the end of the season, the top two teams in the conference standings will play each other in the Big Ten Football Championship Game. For at least 2024 and 2025, the conference was to adopt what it called the "Flex Protect Plus" model, which called for each conference member to play all the others at home and away at least once during a four-year cycle. Initially, the 11 "protected" matchups were to be played each season. The announcement was made before Oregon and Washington were announced as incoming members.[87][88] After the expansion to 18 teams was announced, the scheduling model was tweaked into the "Flex Protect XVIII" model, which will maintain the original 11 protected rivalries while adding Oregon–Washington. This model is planned to operate from 2024–2028.[89]
- Illinois–Northwestern
- Illinois–Purdue
- Indiana–Purdue
- Iowa–Minnesota
- Iowa–Nebraska
- Iowa–Wisconsin
- Maryland–Rutgers
- Michigan–Michigan State
- Michigan–Ohio State
- Minnesota–Wisconsin
- Oregon–Washington
- UCLA–USC
All-time school records edit
This list goes through 12/04/2023.
Members joining in 2024.
Future conference members in gray.
| # | Team | Records | Pct. | Division Championships | Big Ten Championships | Claimed National Championships |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 964–332–53 | .734 | 10 | 39† | 8 |
| 2 | Michigan | 1002–353–36 | .733 | 4 | 45 | 11 |
| 3 | USC†† | 874–368–54 | .695 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 4 | Penn State | 930–408–42 | .689 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Nebraska†† | 917–424–40 | .678 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Washington†† | 773–464–50 | .620 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Michigan State | 730–487–44 | .596 | 3 | 9 | 6 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 742–517–53 | .586 | 5 | 14 | 1 |
| 9 | UCLA†† | 629–453–37 | .579 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Oregon†† | 703–511–46 | .576 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Minnesota | 732–543–42 | .572 | 1 | 18 | 7 |
| 12 | Iowa | 695–575–39 | .546 | 2 | 11 | 5 |
| 13 | Maryland†† | 676–622–43 | .520 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Purdue | 641–597–48 | .517 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 15 | Illinois | 632–625–50 | .503 | 0 | 15 | 5 |
| 16 | Rutgers†† | 672–696–42 | .491 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Northwestern | 566–701–44 | .449 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 18 | Indiana | 506–713–44 | .418 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
† Ohio State vacated 12 wins and its Big Ten title in 2010 due to NCAA sanctions.
†† Numbers of division and conference championships shown reflect Big Ten history only and do not include division and conference championships in former conferences. Washington, Oregon, USC and UCLA join the Big Ten in 2024, Maryland and Rutgers joined in 2014, and Nebraska joined in 2011.
Number of Claimed National Championships, as well as win–loss–tie records, include all seasons played, regardless of conference membership.
Big Ten Conference champions edit
Bowl games edit
Since 1946, the Big Ten champion has had a tie-in with the Rose Bowl game. Michigan appeared in the first bowl game, the 1902 Rose Bowl. After that, the Big Ten did not allow their schools to participate in bowl games, until the agreement struck with the Pacific Coast Conference for the 1947 Rose Bowl. From 1946 through 1971, the Big Ten did not allow the same team to represent the conference in consecutive years in the Rose Bowl with an exception made after the 1961 season in which Minnesota played in the 1962 Rose Bowl after playing in the 1961 Rose Bowl due to Ohio State declining the bid because of Ohio State faculty concerns about academics.
It was not until the 1975 season that the Big Ten allowed teams to play in bowl games other than the Rose Bowl. Michigan, which had been shut out of the postseason the previous three years, was the first beneficiary of the new rule when it played in the Orange Bowl vs. Oklahoma. Due to the pre-1975 rules, Big Ten teams such as Michigan and Ohio State have lower numbers of all-time bowl appearances than powerhouse teams from the Big 12 Conference (previously Big Eight and Southwest Conferences) and Southeastern Conference, which always placed multiple teams in bowl games every year.
Since the 2020–21 season, a new slate of bowl game selections has included several new bowl games.[90]
| Pick | Name | Location | Opposing Conference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rose Bowl* | Pasadena, California | Pac-12 |
| 2 | Citrus Bowl or Orange Bowl^ | Orlando, Florida or Miami Gardens, Florida | SEC or ACC |
| 3 | ReliaQuest Bowl[91] | Tampa, Florida | SEC |
| 4 | Las Vegas Bowl or Duke's Mayo Bowl† | Paradise, Nevada or Charlotte, North Carolina | Pac-12 or ACC |
| 5 | Music City Bowl[91] | Nashville, Tennessee | SEC |
| 6 | Pinstripe Bowl[91] | New York City | ACC |
| 7 | Guaranteed Rate Bowl[91] | Phoenix, Arizona | Big 12 |
| 8 | San Francisco Bowl[91] | Santa Clara, California | Pac-12 |
| 9 | Quick Lane Bowl[91] | Detroit, Michigan | MAC |
* If the conference champion is picked for the College Football Playoff in years the Rose Bowl does not host a semifinal, the next highest-ranked team in the committee rankings, or runner-up, shall take its place at the Rose Bowl.
^ The Big Ten, along with the SEC, will be eligible to face the ACC representative in the Orange Bowl at least three out of the eight seasons that it does not host a semifinal for the Playoff over a 12-year span. Notre Dame will be chosen the other two years if eligible.
† The Big Ten will switch between the Las Vegas Bowl and Duke's Mayo Bowl on odd-numbered and even-numbered years, respectively.
Bowl selection procedures edit
Although the pick order usually corresponds to the conference standings, the bowls are not required to make their choices strictly according to the win–loss records; many factors influence bowl selections, especially the likely turnout of the team's fans. Picks are made after CFP selections; the bowl with the #2 pick will have the first pick of the remaining teams in the conference.
For all non-College Football Playoff partners, the bowl partner will request a Big Ten team. The Big Ten will approve or assign another team based on internal selection parameters.
When not hosting a semifinal, the Orange Bowl will select the highest-ranked team from the Big Ten, SEC or Notre Dame to face an ACC opponent. (However, in an 8-game cycle [12 years due to not counting when the Orange Bowl is a semifinal], the Big Ten must be selected at least three times and no more than four times; the SEC similarly will be selected between three and four times while Notre Dame may be selected up to two times.)[92] The Big Ten Champion cannot play in the Orange Bowl. If a Big Ten team is not selected by the Orange Bowl, the Citrus Bowl will submit a request for a Big Ten team.
Head coach compensation edit
Guaranteed compensation is due to the coaches regardless of performance. Though most of the pay is directed from the university, some also comes in the form of guaranteed endorsements and other income streams. Most coaches also have performance-based bonuses that can significantly raise their salaries.[93]
Two Big Ten member schools—Northwestern, a private institution, and Penn State, exempt from most open records laws due to its status as what Pennsylvania calls a "state-related" institution—are not obligated to provide salary information for their head coaches. Both typically choose to provide this information, although Northwestern has not announced the salary of its current interim coach.
| Conf. Rank | Institution | Head coach | 2023 guaranteed pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State University | Ryan Day | $9,960,000 |
| 2 | Michigan State University | Mel Tucker | $9,500,000 |
| 3 | University of Nebraska–Lincoln | Matt Rhule | $7,800,000 |
| T-4 | University of Wisconsin–Madison | Luke Fickell | $7,500,000 |
| T-4 | Pennsylvania State University | James Franklin | $7,500,000 |
| 6 | University of Michigan | Jim Harbaugh | $7,050,000 |
| 7 | University of Iowa | Kirk Ferentz | $7,000,000 |
| 8 | University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign | Bret Bielema | $6,000,000 |
| 9 | Northwestern University | David Braun (interim) | TBD |
| 10 | University of Minnesota | P. J. Fleck | $5,100,000 |
| 11 | Indiana University Bloomington | Tom Allen | $4,700,000 |
| 12 | Purdue University | Ryan Walters | $4,100,000 |
| T-13 | Rutgers University–New Brunswick | Greg Schiano | $4,000,000 |
| T-13 | University of Maryland, College Park | Mike Locksley | $4,000,000 |
Marching bands edit
All Big Ten member schools have marching bands which perform regularly during the football season. Ten of the member schools, as well as future member UCLA, have won the Sudler Trophy,[94] generally considered the most prestigious honor a collegiate marching band can receive.[95] The first three Sudler trophies were awarded to Big Ten marching bands—Michigan (1982), Illinois (1983) and Ohio State (1984).[94] The Big Ten has more Sudler Trophy recipients than any other collegiate athletic conference.[94]
Conference individual honors edit
Coaches and media of the Big Ten Conference award individual honors at the end of each football season.
Men's basketball edit
The Big Ten has participated in basketball since 1904, and has led the nation in attendance every season since 1978.[96] It has been a national powerhouse in men's basketball, having multiple championship winners and often sending four or more teams to the NCAA men's basketball tournament. Previous NCAA champions include Indiana with five titles, Michigan State with two, and Wisconsin, Michigan, and Ohio State with one each. Maryland, which joined the Big Ten in 2014, won one NCAA championship as a member of the ACC.[97][98] Ohio State played in the first NCAA tournament national championship game in 1939, losing to Oregon. Despite this, Jimmy Hull of Ohio State was the first NCAA tournament MVP. The first three tournament MVPs came from the Big Ten (Marv Huffman of Indiana in 1940 and John Katz of Wisconsin in 1941).
Big Ten teams have also experienced success in the postseason NIT. Since 1974, 13 Big Ten teams have played in the championship game, winning nine championships. Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State, and Minnesota have won two NIT championships, while Indiana and Purdue have won one each. Two other members, Maryland and Nebraska, won NIT titles before they joined the Big Ten. In addition, in 1943 the defunct Helms Athletic Foundation retrospectively awarded national titles to Northwestern for 1931 and Purdue for 1932; then in 1957, it selected Illinois for 1915, Minnesota for 1902 and 1919, and Wisconsin for 1912, 1914 and 1916.[99] Former member Chicago won a post-season national championship series in 1908.
Conference Challenges edit
From 1999 to 2022, the Big Ten took part in the ACC–Big Ten Challenge with the Atlantic Coast Conference. The ACC held a 13–8–3 record against the Big Ten; Minnesota, Nebraska, Penn State, Purdue, and Wisconsin are the only Big Ten schools without losing records in the challenge.
From 2015 to 2023, the Big Ten took part in the Gavitt Tipoff Games with the Big East Conference. The Big Ten did well in the challenge, holding a 3-1-4 record against the Big East, only losing the challenge in 2021.
All-time school records edit
This list is updated through March 1, 2022 and is listed by win percentage in NCAA Division I men's college basketball.
Members joining in 2024.
| # | Big Ten | Overall record | Pct. | Big Ten Tournament Championships | Big Ten Regular Season Championships | NCAA National Championships | Claimed Pre-Tournament Championships |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCLA | 1968–888 | .689 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2 | Purdue | 1855–1045 | .640 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Illinois | 1833–1031 | .640 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Indiana | 1865–1080 | .635 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 1810–1138 | .614 | 4† | 20† | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Michigan State | 1754–1114 | .612 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Michigan | 1659–1060 | .610 | 2† | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Maryland | 1604–1056 | .603 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Washington | 1812–1203 | .601 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Iowa | 1695–1193–1 | .587 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | USC | 1701–1241 | .578 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Minnesota | 1677–1248–2 | .573 | 0 | 8† | 0 | 3† |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 1653–1237 | .572 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Penn State | 1508–1211–1 | .555 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Oregon | 1753–1408 | .554 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Nebraska | 1529–1410 | .520 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Rutgers | 1276–1235 | .508 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Northwestern | 1105–1557–1 | .415 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
† Minnesota vacated its 1997 Big Ten Conference regular season title, Michigan vacated its 1998 Big Ten tournament title, and Ohio State vacated its 2002 Big Ten tournament, as well as 2000 and 2002 regular season titles, due to NCAA sanctions. Minnesota was the champion for both the Premo-Porretta Power Poll and the Helms Athletic Foundation in 1902, but was only the Premo-Porretta champion in 1903 and only the Helms champion in 1919.
National championships, Final Fours, and NCAA tournament appearances edit
Big Ten Conference basketball programs have combined to win 10 NCAA men's basketball championships as Big Ten members, with another current member having won a national championship before joining the conference. Indiana has won five, Michigan State has won two, while Michigan, Ohio State and Wisconsin have won one national championship each as Big Ten members. Maryland won one national championship while a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Two future members have won at least one national championship—UCLA has won 11 championships, matching the total of all existing Big Ten members, and Oregon won the first NCAA tournament in 1939. Eleven teams have advanced to the Final Four at least once in their history, as have all four future members. Nine Big Ten schools (Indiana, Michigan State, Illinois, Purdue, Ohio State, Maryland, Iowa, Michigan, and Wisconsin) plus future member UCLA are among the national top 50 in all-time NCAA tournament appearances.
Members joining in 2024.
| School | Men's NCAA Championships | Men's NCAA Final Fours | Men's NCAA Elite Eights | Men's NCAA Sweet Sixteens | Men's NCAA tournament appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 5 (1949, 1951, 1952, 1989, 2005) | 9 (1942, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1963, 1984, 1989, 2001, 2005) | 11 (1951, 1952, 1963, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1989, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005) | 33 (1942, 1949, 1951–52, 1963, 1981, 1983–90, 1993–95, 1997, 1998, 2000–07, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2021, 2022, 2023) | |
| Indiana | 5 (1940, 1953, 1976, 1981, 1987) | 8 (1940, 1953, 1973, 1976, 1981, 1987, 1992, 2002) | 11 (1940, 1953, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1981, 1984, 1987, 1992, 1993, 2002) | 22 (1953, 1954, 1958, 1967, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1991–94, 2002, 2012, 2013, 2016) | 41 (1940, 1953, 1954, 1958, 1967, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980–84, 1986–2003, 2006–08, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2022, 2023) |
| Iowa | 3 (1955, 1956, 1980) | 4 (1955, 1956, 1980, 1987) | 8 (1955, 1956, 1970, 1980, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1999) | 29 (1955, 1956, 1970, 1979–83, 1985–89, 1991–93, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2014–16, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023) | |
| Maryland | 1 (2002) | 2 (2001, 2002) | 4 (1973, 1975, 2001, 2002) | 14 (1958, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001–03, 2016) | 29 (1958, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1983–86, 1994–2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015–17, 2019, 2021, 2023) |
| Michigan | 1 (1989) | 6 (1964, 1965, 1976, 1989, 2013, 2018) | 14 (1948, 1964–66, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1989, 1992, 1994, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2021) | 17 (1964–66, 1974, 1976–77, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 2013, 2014, 2017–19, 2021, 2022) | 28 (1948, 1964–66, 1974–77, 1985–90, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2009, 2011–14, 2016–19, 2021, 2022) |
| Michigan State | 2 (1979, 2000) | 10 (1957, 1979, 1999–01, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2019) | 14 (1957, 1959, 1978, 1979, 1999–01, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2019) | 21 (1957, 1959, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1990, 1998–2001, 2003, 2005, 2008–10, 2012–15, 2019, 2023) | 36 (1957, 1959, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1986, 1990–92, 1994, 1995, 1998–2019, 2021, 2022, 2023) |
| Minnesota | 1 (1990) | 3 (1982, 1989, 1990) | 10 (1982, 1989, 1990, 1999, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2017, 2019) | ||
| Nebraska | 7 (1986, 1991–94, 1998, 2014) | ||||
| Northwestern | 2 (2017, 2023) | ||||
| Ohio State | 1 (1960) | 10 (1939, 1944–46, 1960–62, 1968, 2007, 2012) | 14 (1939, 1944–46, 1950, 1960–62, 1968, 1971, 1992, 2007, 2012, 2013) | 14 (1960–62, 1968, 1971, 1980, 1983, 1991, 1992, 2007, 2010–13) | 31 (1939, 1944–46, 1950, 1960–62, 1968, 1971, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1990–92, 2006, 2007, 2009–15, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022) |
| Oregon | 1 (1939) | 2 (1939, 2017) | 7 (1939, 1945, 1960, 2002, 2007, 2016, 2017) | 8 (1960, 2002, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021) | 17 (1939, 1945, 1960, 1961, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021) |
| Penn State | 1 (1954) | 2 (1942, 1954) | 4 (1952, 1954, 1955, 2001) | 10 (1942, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1965, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2011, 2023) | |
| Purdue | 2 (1969, 1980) | 5 (1969, 1980, 1994, 2000, 2019) | 13 (1969, 1980, 1988, 1994, 1998–2000, 2009, 2010, 2017–19, 2022) | 33 (1969, 1977, 1980, 1983–88, 1990, 1991, 1993–95, 1997–2000, 2003, 2007–12, 2015–19, 2021, 2022, 2023) | |
| Rutgers | 1 (1976) | 1 (1976) | 2 (1976, 1979) | 8 (1975, 1976, 1979, 1983, 1989, 1991, 2021, 2022) | |
| UCLA | 11 (1964–1965, 1967–1973, 1975, 1995) | 19 (1962, 1964–1965, 1967–1976, 1976, 1980*, 1995, 2006–2008, 2021) | 23 (1950, 1962, 1964–1965, 1967–1976, 1979–1980*, 1992, 1995, 1997, 2006–2008, 2021) | 36 (1952, 1956, 1962–1965, 1967–1980*, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1997–1998, 2000–2002, 2006–2008, 2014–2015, 2017, 2021–2022) | 46 (1950, 1952, 1956, 1962–1965, 1967–1981, 1983, 1987, 1989–2002, 2005–2009, 2011, 2013–2015 , 2017–2018, 2021–2022, 2023) |
| USC | 2 (1940, 1954) | 4 (1940, 1954, 2001, 2021) | 5 (1954, 1961, 2001, 2007*, 2021) | 21 (1940, 1954, 1960–1961, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1991–1992, 1997, 2001–2002, 2007*–2009, 2011, 2016–2017, 2021–2022, 2023) | |
| Washington | 1 (1953) | 4 (1943, 1948, 1951, 1953) | 6 (1951, 1953, 1984, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2010) | 17 (1943, 1948, 1951, 1953, 1976, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2019) | |
| Wisconsin | 1 (1941) | 4 (1941, 2000, 2014, 2015) | 6 (1941, 1947, 2000, 2005, 2014, 2015) | 10 (2000, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014–17) | 26 (1941, 1947, 1994, 1997, 1999–2017, 2019, 2021, 2022) |
Seasons are listed by the calendar years in which they ended. Italics indicate honors earned before the school competed in the Big Ten.
NCAA tournament champions, runners-up and locations edit
† denotes overtime games. Multiple †'s indicate more than one overtime.
- ^ a b Participation vacated due to major NCAA violations.
- ^ Participation and title vacated due to major NCAA violations.
Post-season NIT championships and runners-up edit
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | MVP | Venue and city | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Maryland | 100 | Niagara | 69 | Tom McMillen, Maryland | Madison Square Garden | New York City |
| 1974 | Purdue | 87 | Utah | 81 | Mike Sojourner, Utah | Madison Square Garden | New York City |
| 1979 | Indiana | 53 | Purdue | 52 | Butch Carter and Ray Tolbert, Indiana | Madison Square Garden | New York City |
| 1980 | Virginia | 58 | Minnesota | 55 | Ralph Sampson, Virginia | Madison Square Garden | New York City |
| 1982 | Bradley | 68 | Purdue | 61 | Mitchell Anderson, Bradley | Madison Square Garden | New York City |
| 1984 | Michigan | 83 | Notre Dame | 63 | Tim McCormick, Michigan | Madison Square Garden | New York City |
| 1985 | UCLA | 65 | Indiana | 62 | Reggie Miller, UCLA | Madison Square Garden | New York City |
| 1986 | Ohio State | 73 | Wyoming | 63 | Brad Sellers, Ohio State | Madison Square Garden | New York City |
| 1988 | Connecticut | 72 | Ohio State | 67 | Phil Gamble, UConn | Madison Square Garden | New York City |
| 1993 | Minnesota | 62 | Georgetown | 61 | Voshon Lenard, Minnesota | Madison Square Garden | New York City |
| 1996 | Nebraska | 60 | Saint Joseph's | 56 | Erick Strickland, Nebraska | Madison Square Garden | New York City |
| 1997 | Michigan[b 1] | 82 | Florida State | 73 | Robert Traylor, Michigan | Madison Square Garden | New York City |
| 1998 | Minnesota[b 2] | 79 | Penn State | 72 | Kevin Clark, Minnesota | Madison Square Garden | New York City |
| 2004 | Michigan | 62 | Rutgers | 55 | Daniel Horton, Michigan | Madison Square Garden | New York City |
| 2006 | South Carolina | 76 | Michigan | 64 | Renaldo Balkman, South Carolina | Madison Square Garden | New York City |
| 2008 | Ohio State | 92 | Massachusetts | 85 | Kosta Koufos, Ohio State | Madison Square Garden | New York City |
| 2009 | Penn State | 69 | Baylor | 63 | Jamelle Cornley, Penn State | Madison Square Garden | New York City |
| 2012 | Stanford | 75 | Minnesota | 51 | Aaron Bright, Stanford | Madison Square Garden | New York City |
| 2013 | Baylor | 74 | Iowa | 54 | Pierre Jackson, Baylor | Madison Square Garden | New York City |
| 2014 | Minnesota | 65 | SMU | 63 | Austin Hollins, Minnesota | Madison Square Garden | New York City |
| 2018 | Penn State | 82 | Utah | 66 | Lamar Stevens, Penn State | Madison Square Garden | New York City |
- ^ Participation and title vacated due to major NCAA violations.
- ^ Participation and title vacated due to major NCAA violations.
- ^ Affiliate member: Johns Hopkins
Women's basketball edit
Women's basketball teams have played a total of ten times in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament (since 1982) and Women's National Invitation Tournament Championship (since 1998). Purdue is the only Big Ten member to have won the NCAA women's basketball national title while a member of the conference. Both schools that joined in 2014, Maryland and Rutgers, won national titles before joining the Big Ten—Rutgers won the final AIAW championship in 1982, when it was a member of the Eastern 8, and Maryland won the NCAA title in 2006 as a member of the ACC. Big Ten women's basketball led conference attendance from 1993 to 1999.[100]
Like the men's teams, the women's basketball teams in the Big Ten participated in the Big Ten–ACC Women's Challenge, which was founded in 2007 and ended in 2022. The Big Ten's record in the challenge was 1-11-3, with Indiana, Maryland, and Michigan being the only Big Ten teams without a losing record in the challenge.
National championships, Final Fours, and NCAA tournament appearances edit
Seasons are listed by the calendar years in which they ended. Italics indicate seasons before the school competed in the Big Ten.
| School | Women's AIAW/NCAA Championships | Women's AIAW/NCAA Final Fours | Women's AIAW/NCAA Elite Eights | Women's AIAW/NCAA Sweet Sixteens | Women's AIAW/NCAA Tournament Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 2 (1997, 1998) | 8 (1982, 1986, 1987, 1997–2000, 2003) | |||
| Indiana | 1 (1973) | 3 (1972, 1974, 2021) | 2 (2021, 2022) | 8 (1983, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2022) | |
| Iowa | 2 (1993, 2023) | 5 (1987, 1988, 1993, 2019, 2023) | 9 (1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1996, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023) | 29 (1986–94, 1996–98, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010–15, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023) | |
| Maryland | 1 (2006) | 6 (1978, 1982, 1989, 2006, 2014, 2015) | 15 (1978–82, 1988, 1989, 1992, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2023) | 20 (1978–83, 1988, 1989, 1992, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012–14, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023) | 34 (1978–84, 1986, 1988–93, 1997, 2001, 2004–09, 2011–14, 2015–19, 2021, 2022, 2023) |
| Michigan | 1 (2022) | 2 (2021, 2022) | 9 (1990, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022) | ||
| Michigan State | 1 (2005) | 1 (2005) | 3 (2005, 2006, 2009) | 19 (1977, 1991, 1996, 1997, 2003–07, 2009–14, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021) | |
| Minnesota | 1 (2004) | 1 (2004) | 4 (1977, 2003, 2004, 2005) | 13 (1977, 1981, 1982, 1994, 2002–06, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2018) | |
| Nebraska | 2 (2010, 2013) | 15 (1988, 1993, 1996, 1998-2000, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012–15, 2018, 2022) | |||
| Northwestern | 1 | 8 (1982, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2015, 2021) | |||
| Ohio State | 1 (1993) | 5 (1975, 1985, 1987, 1993, 2023) | 13 (1985–89, 1993, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023) | 28 (1975, 1978, 1984–90, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2003–12, 2015–18, 2022, 2023) | |
| Penn State | 1 (2000) | 4 (1983, 1994, 2000, 2004) | 13 (1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2002-04, 2012, 2014) | 26 (1976, 1982-88, 1990, 1991, 1992–96, 1999–2005, 2011–14) | |
| Purdue | 1 (1999) | 3 (1994, 1999, 2001) | 8 (1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009) | 12 (1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009) | 26 (1989–92, 1994–2009, 2011–14, 2016, 2017) |
| Rutgers | 1 (1982) | 3 (1982, 2000, 2007) | 7 (1986, 1987, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2007, 2008) | 11 (1986–88, 1998–2000, 2005–09) | 27 (1982, 1986–94, 1998–2001, 2003–12, 2015, 2019, 2021) |
| Wisconsin | 8 (1982, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2010) |
NCAA tournament champions, runners-up and locations edit
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Venue and city | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Texas Tech | 84 | Ohio State | 82 | The Omni | Atlanta |
| 1999 | Purdue | 62 | Duke | 45 | San Jose Arena | San Jose, California |
| 2001 | Notre Dame | 68 | Purdue | 66 | Savvis Center | St. Louis |
| 2005 | Baylor | 84 | Michigan State | 62 | RCA Dome | Indianapolis |
| 2006 | Maryland | 78 | Duke | 75 | TD Banknorth Garden | Boston |
| 2007 | Tennessee | 59 | Rutgers | 46 | Quicken Loans Arena | Cleveland |
| 2023 | LSU | 102 | Iowa | 85 | American Airlines Center | Dallas |
Women's National Invitation Tournament championship games edit
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Venue | City | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Penn State | 59 | Baylor | 56 | Ferrell Center | Waco, Texas |
| 1999 | Arkansas | 67 | Wisconsin | 64 | Bud Walton Arena | Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| 2000 | Wisconsin | 75 | Florida | 74 | Kohl Center | Madison, Wisconsin |
| 2001 | Ohio State | 62 | New Mexico | 61 | University Arena | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 2007 | Wyoming | 72 | Wisconsin | 56 | Arena-Auditorium | Laramie, Wyoming |
| 2008 | Marquette | 81 | Michigan State | 66 | Breslin Center | East Lansing, Michigan |
| 2014 | Rutgers | 56 | UTEP | 54 | Don Haskins Center | El Paso, Texas |
| 2017 | Michigan | 89 | Georgia Tech | 79 | Calihan Hall | Detroit, Michigan |
| 2018 | Indiana | 65 | Virginia Tech | 57 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall | Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2019 | Arizona | 56 | Northwestern | 42 | McKale Center | Tucson, Arizona |
Field hockey edit
Big Ten field hockey programs have won 11 NCAA Championships, although only three of these titles were won by schools as Big Ten members. Maryland won eight national championships as a member of the ACC, second most in the sport all-time. Penn State's two AIAW championships were also won before it became a Big Ten member and before the NCAA sponsored women's sports.
| School | NCAA national championship | NCAA runner-up | NCAA Final Fours | NCAA tournament appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 2 (2002, 2007) | |||
| Iowa | 1 (1986) | 3 (1984, 1988, 1992) | 12 (1984, 1986–90, 1992-94, 1999, 2008, 2020) | 28 (1982–96, 1999, 2004, 2006–08, 2011, 2012, 2018–23) |
| Maryland | 8 (1987, 1993, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011) | 4 (1995, 2001, 2009, 2017, 2018) | 21 (1987, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999–2001, 2003–06, 2008–13, 2017–18, 2021, 2022) | 34 (1985, 1987, 1988, 1990–93, 1995–2019, 2021, 2022) |
| Michigan | 1 (2001) | 2 (1999, 2020) | 5 (1999, 2001, 2003, 2017, 2020) | 19 (1999–2005, 2007, 2010–12, 2015–22) |
| Michigan State | 2 (2002, 2004) | 9 (2001–04, 2007–10, 2013) | ||
| Northwestern | 1 (2021) | 2 (2022, 2023) | 7 (1983, 1985, 1989, 1994, 2021–23) | 18 (1983–91, 1993, 1994, 2014, 2017, 2019–23) |
| Ohio State | 1 (2010) | 7 (1994, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2009–11) | ||
| Penn State | 2 (2002, 2007) | 8 (1982, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2002, 2007, 2022) | 35 (1982–2000, 2002, 2003, 2005–08, 2010–14, 2016–18, 2021, 2022) | |
| Rutgers | 5 (1984, 1986, 2018, 2021, 2023) |
Men's gymnastics edit
The Big Ten fields five of the remaining 13 Division I men's gymnastics team. In 2014, Michigan edged out Oklahoma for their 6th NCAA men's gymnastics championship, the school's third in five years.[101]
NCAA championships and runners-up edit
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Host |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Chicago† | Illinois | Chicago |
| 1939 | Illinois | Army | Chicago |
| 1940 | Illinois | Navy/Temple | Chicago |
| 1941 | Illinois | Minnesota | Chicago |
| 1942 | Illinois | Penn State†† | Navy |
| 1948 | Penn State†† | Temple | Chicago |
| 1949 | Temple | Minnesota | California |
| 1950 | Illinois | Temple | Army |
| 1951 | Florida State | Illinois/Southern Cal | Michigan |
| 1953 | Penn State†† | Illinois | Syracuse |
| 1954 | Penn State†† | Illinois | Illinois |
| 1955 | Illinois | Penn State†† | UCLA |
| 1956 | Illinois | Penn State†† | North Carolina |
| 1957 | Penn State†† | Illinois | Navy |
| 1958 | Michigan State†††/Illinois | Michigan State | |
| 1959 | Penn State†† | Illinois | California |
| 1960 | Penn State†† | Southern Cal | Penn State |
| 1961 | Penn State†† | Southern Illinois | Illinois |
| 1963 | Michigan | Southern Illinois | Pittsburgh |
| 1965 | Penn State†† | Washington | Southern Illinois |
| 1967 | Southern Illinois | Michigan | Southern Illinois |
| 1969 | Iowa | Penn State††/Colorado State | Washington |
| 1970 | Michigan | Iowa State/New Mexico state | Temple |
| 1973 | Iowa State | Penn State†† | Oregon |
| 1976 | Penn State†† | LSU | Temple |
| 1979 | Nebraska†† | Oklahoma | LSU |
| 1980 | Nebraska†† | Iowa State | Nebraska |
| 1981 | Nebraska†† | Oklahoma | Nebraska |
| 1982 | Nebraska†† | UCLA | Nebraska |
| 1983 | Nebraska†† | UCLA | Penn State |
| 1984 | UCLA | Penn State†† | UCLA |
| 1985 | Ohio State | Nebraska†† | Nebraska |
| 1986 | Arizona State | Nebraska†† | Nebraska |
| 1987 | UCLA | Nebraska†† | UCLA |
| 1988 | Nebraska†† | Illinois | Nebraska |
| 1989 | Illinois | Nebraska†† | Nebraska |
| 1990 | Nebraska†† | Minnesota | Minnesota |
| 1991 | Oklahoma | Penn State†† | Penn State |
| 1992 | Stanford | Nebraska†† | Nebraska |
| 1993 | Stanford | Nebraska†† | New Mexico |
| 1994 | Nebraska†† | Stanford | Nebraska |
| 1995 | Stanford | Nebraska†† | Ohio State |
| 1996 | Ohio State | California | Stanford |
| 1998 | California | Iowa | Penn State |
| 1999 | Michigan | Ohio State | Nebraska |
| 2000 | Penn State | Michigan | Iowa |
| 2001 | Ohio State | Oklahoma | Ohio State |
| 2002 | Oklahoma | Ohio State | Oklahoma |
| 2003 | Oklahoma | Ohio State | Temple |
| 2004 | Penn State | Oklahoma | Illinois |
| 2005 | Oklahoma | Ohio State | Army |
| 2006 | Oklahoma | Illinois | Oklahoma |
| 2007 | Penn State | Oklahoma | Penn State |
| 2009 | Stanford | Michigan | Minnesota |
| 2010 | Michigan | Stanford | Army |
| 2012 | Illinois | Oklahoma | Oklahoma |
| 2013 | Michigan | Oklahoma | Penn State |
| 2014 | Michigan | Oklahoma | Michigan |
| 2017 | Oklahoma | Ohio State | Army |
| 2018 | Oklahoma | Minnesota | UIC |
†–Chicago left the Big Ten in 1946.
††–Finishes prior to Penn State and Nebraska joining the Big Ten.
†††–Michigan State no longer competes in gymnastics.
Men's ice hockey edit
The Big Ten began sponsoring men's ice hockey in the 2013–14 season, the only Power Five conference to do so.[102][103] The inaugural season included six schools: Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio State joined from the disbanded CCHA; Minnesota and Wisconsin joined from the WCHA; and Penn State joined after playing its first NCAA Division I season (2012–13) as an independent.[102][103] Notre Dame joined the league as an affiliate member beginning with the 2017–18 season.[104] Arizona State had a scheduling agreement with the conference for the 2020–21 season as an all-away game team, playing all seven Big Ten squads four times, but was not part of the conference and therefore was ineligible for the conference tournament or associated NCAA tournament automatic berth.[105] ASU has since been announced as a future member of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference effective in 2024–25.[106]
All-time school records edit
This list is updated through the 2022–23 season. Totals for conference regular-season and tournament championships include those won before the schools played Big Ten hockey.
| # | Team | Overall record | Pct. | NCAA championships | NCAA Frozen Fours | NCAA tournament appearances | Tournament championships | Regular season championships |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | 1,909–1,078–201[a] | .630 | 5 | 23 | 40 | 16 | 20 |
| 2 | Michigan | 1,777–1,130–171[a] | .605 | 9 | 27 | 40 | 12 | 14 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 1,314–947–173[a] | .575 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 13 | 4 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 1,358–1,128–167[a] | .543 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 13 | 8 |
| 5 | Penn State | 207–183–26[a] | .529 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Notre Dame | 955–933–171[a] | .505 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 986–970–174[a] | .504 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
Conference records edit
Team's records against conference opponents (as of the end of the 2018–19 season).
| School | Michigan | Michigan State | Minnesota | Notre Dame | Ohio State | Penn State | Wisconsin | Total | |||||||||||||||||
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| W | L | T | W | L | T | W | L | T | W | L | T | W | L | T | W | L | T | W | L | T | W | L | T | Win% | |
| Michigan | 165 | 135 | 24 | 128 | 143 | 16 | 79 | 59 | 5 | 83 | 44 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 75 | 61 | 13 | 544 | 456 | 72 | .541 | |||
| Michigan State | 135 | 165 | 24 | 48 | 118 | 16 | 63 | 48 | 12 | 89 | 45 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 55 | 53 | 3 | 400 | 444 | 73 | .476 | |||
| Minnesota | 143 | 128 | 16 | 118 | 48 | 16 | 30 | 20 | 3 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 170 | 96 | 23 | 502 | 309 | 63 | .610 | |||
| Notre Dame | 61 | 78 | 5 | 48 | 63 | 12 | 20 | 30 | 3 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 41 | 8 | 193 | 254 | 40 | .437 | |||
| Ohio State | 44 | 83 | 14 | 45 | 89 | 13 | 7 | 29 | 4 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 164 | 264 | 46 | .395 | |||
| Penn State | 12 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 68 | 74 | 11 | .480 | |||
| Wisconsin | 61 | 75 | 13 | 55 | 56 | 4 | 96 | 170 | 23 | 41 | 23 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 281 | 356 | 53 | .446 | |||
Note: games where one or more of the programs was not a varsity team are not included.
Conference champions edit
| Season | School | Conference record |
|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 | Minnesota | 14–3–3–0 |
| 2014–15 | Minnesota | 12–5–3–0 |
| 2015–16 | Minnesota | 14–6–0–0 |
| 2016–17 | Minnesota | 14–5–1–0 |
| 2017–18 | Notre Dame | 17–6–1–1 |
| 2018–19 | Ohio State | 13–7–4–3 |
| 2019–20 | Penn State | 12–8–4–1 |
| 2020–21 | Wisconsin | 17–6–1–0 |
| 2021–22 | Minnesota | 18–6–1–2 |
| 2022–23 | Minnesota | 19–4–2–1 |
Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament champions edit
| Year | Winning team | Coach | Losing team | Coach | Score | Location | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Wisconsin | Mike Eaves | Ohio State | Steve Rohlik | 5–4 (OT) | Saint Paul, Minnesota | Xcel Energy Center |
| 2015 | Minnesota | Don Lucia | Michigan | Red Berenson | 4–2 | Detroit, Michigan | Joe Louis Arena |
| 2016 | Michigan | Red Berenson | Minnesota | Don Lucia | 5–3 | Saint Paul, Minnesota | Xcel Energy Center |
| 2017 | Penn State | Guy Gadowsky | Wisconsin | Tony Granato | 2–1 (2OT) | Detroit, Michigan | Joe Louis Arena |
| 2018 | Notre Dame | Jeff Jackson | Ohio State | Steve Rohlik | 3–2 (OT) | Notre Dame, Indiana | Compton Family Ice Arena |
| 2019 | Notre Dame | Jeff Jackson | Penn State | Guy Gadowsky | 3–2 | Notre Dame, Indiana | Compton Family Ice Arena |
| 2020 | Canceled in progress due to COVID-19 | ||||||
| 2021 | Minnesota | Bob Motzko | Wisconsin | Tony Granato | 6–4 | Notre Dame, Indiana | Compton Family Ice Arena |
| 2022 | Michigan | Mel Pearson | Minnesota | Bob Motzko | 4–3 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | 3M Arena at Mariucci |
| 2023 | Michigan | Brandon Naurato | Minnesota | Bob Motzko | 4-3 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | 3M Arena at Mariucci |
NCAA tournament champions, runners-up and locations edit
- ^ Participation vacated due to major NCAA violations.
Awards edit
At the conclusion of each regular season schedule the coaches of each Big Ten team, as well as a media panel, vote which players they choose to be on the three All-Conference Teams:[107] first team, second team and rookie team. Additionally they vote to award the 5 individual trophies to an eligible player at the same time. The Big Ten also awards a Tournament Most Outstanding Player which is voted on after the conclusion of the conference tournament. Each team also names one of their players to be honored for the conference Sportsmanship Award. All of the awards were created for the inaugural season (2013–14).
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Men's lacrosse edit
The Big Ten began sponsoring men's lacrosse in the 2015 season. The Big Ten lacrosse league includes Maryland, Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers, and Johns Hopkins, which joined the Big Ten conference as an affiliate member in 2014. The teams that compete in Big Ten men's lacrosse have combined to win 13 NCAA national championships.[108]
With the addition of Johns Hopkins and Maryland to the league, Big Ten men's lacrosse boasts two of the top programs and most heated rivals in the history of the sport. Johns Hopkins (29) and Maryland (26) combine for 55 NCAA men's lacrosse Final Four appearances. The media and both schools have called Johns Hopkins–Maryland rivalry the greatest and most historic rivalry in men's lacrosse. Since 1895, the two teams have matched up more than 100 times.[109][110][111]
All-time school records edit
This list goes through the 2022 season.
| # | Team | Overall record | Pct. | Big Ten tournament Championships | Big Ten Regular Season Championships | NCAA National Championships |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryland | 862–277–4 | .756 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| 2 | Johns Hopkins | 966–325–15 | .735 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | Rutgers | 623–522–14 | .544 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 498–426–5 | .537 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Penn State | 553–533–8 | .509 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Michigan | 42–88 | .323 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
National championships, Final Fours, and NCAA tournament appearances edit
| School | Men's NCAA Championships | Men's NCAA Runner-Up | Men's NCAA Final Fours | Men's NCAA Quarterfinals | Men's NCAA Tournament Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins | 9 (1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1987, 2005, 2007) | 9 (1972, 1973, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1989, 2003, 2008) | 29 (1972–74, 1976–87, 1989, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1999–2000, 2002–05, 2007–08, 2015) | 41 (1972–89, 1991–2009, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2018) | 46 (1972–2012, 2014–18) |
| Maryland | 4 (1973, 1975, 2017, 2022) | 12 (1971, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1995, 1997–98, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2021) | 28 (1971–79, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1997–98, 2003, 2005–06, 2011–12, 2014–18, 2021-22) | 40 (1971–79, 1981–83, 1986–87, 1989, 1991–92, 1995–98, 2000–01, 2003–06, 2008–12, 2014–22) | 44 (1971–79, 1981–83, 1986–87, 1989, 1991–98, 2000–01, 2003–22) |
| Michigan | 1 (2023) | ||||
| Ohio State | 1 (2017) | 1 (2017) | 4 (2008, 2013, 2015, 2017) | 7 (2003, 2004, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2022) | |
| Penn State | 1 (2019) | 1 (2019) | 4 (2003, 2005, 2013, 2017) | ||
| Rutgers | 1 (2022) | 4 (1986, 1990, 2021, 2022) | 11 (1972, 1974, 1975, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 2003, 2004, 2021, 2022) |
Big Ten Conference champions edit
| Season | School | Conference Record |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Maryland Johns Hopkins | 4–1 4–1 |
| 2016 | Maryland | 5–0 |
| 2017 | Maryland | 4–1 |
| 2018 | Maryland | 4–1 |
| 2019 | Penn State | 5–0 |
| 2020 | Season canceled and no champion crowned | |
| 2021 | Maryland | 10–0 |
| 2022 | Maryland | 5–0 |
| 2023 | Penn State Johns Hopkins | 4–1 4–1 |
Big Ten men's lacrosse tournament champions edit
| Year | Winning team | Coach | Losing team | Coach | Score | Location | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Johns Hopkins | Dave Pietramala | Ohio State | Nick Myers | 13–6 | College Park, Maryland | Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium |
| 2016 | Maryland | John Tillman | Rutgers | Brian Brecht | 14–8 | Baltimore, Maryland | Homewood Field |
| 2017 | Maryland | John Tillman | conference, redirects, here, other, uses, disambiguation, stylized, formerly, western, conference, nine, conference, oldest, division, collegiate, athletic, conference, united, states, founded, intercollegiate, conference, faculty, representatives, 1896, preda. Big Ten redirects here For other uses see Big Ten disambiguation The Big Ten Conference stylized B1G formerly the Western Conference and the Big Nine Conference is the oldest Division I collegiate athletic conference in the United States Founded as the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives in 1896 it predates the founding of its regulating organization the NCAA It is based in the Chicago area in Rosemont Illinois For many decades the conference consisted of 10 prominent universities which accounts for its name As of 2014 update it consists of 14 member institutions and 2 affiliate institutions with 4 new member institutions scheduled to join in 2024 1 2 The conference competes in the NCAA Division I and its football teams compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision FBS formerly known as Division I A the highest level of NCAA competition in that sport Big Ten ConferenceFormerlyIntercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives officially 1896 1987 Western Conference 1896 1899 Big Nine 1899 1917 1946 1950 AssociationNCAAFounded1896 127 years ago 1896 CommissionerTony PetittiSports fielded28 men s 14 women s 14DivisionDivision ISubdivisionFBSNo of teams14 18 in 2024 HeadquartersRosemont Illinois U S RegionMidwest East North Central West North Central Northeast Mid Atlantic West starting in 2024 Pacific starting in 2024 Official websitebigten wbr orgLocationsBig Ten member institutions are major research universities with large financial endowments and strong academic reputations A large student body is a hallmark of its universities as 12 of the 14 members enroll more than 30 000 students They are all public universities except founding member Northwestern University as the lone private university but will be joined by private University of Southern California at the beginning of the 2024 25 collegiate athletic year Collectively Big Ten universities educate more than 520 000 total students and have 5 7 million living alumni 1 The members engage in 9 3 billion in funded research each year 2 13 out of 14 are members of the Association of American Universities and all are members of the Universities Research Association URA All Big Ten universities are also members of the Big Ten Academic Alliance formerly the Committee on Institutional Cooperation 3 Though the Big Ten existed for nearly a century based in the Midwest since 2014 the conference s geographic footprint stretches from the Mid Atlantic to the Great Plains and in 2024 will also be on the West Coast 4 Contents 1 Member universities 1 1 Current full members 1 2 Membership map 1 3 Future members 1 4 Affiliate members 1 5 Former member 1 6 Membership timeline 2 History 2 1 Early history 2 2 1990 expansion Penn State 2 3 2010 2014 expansion Nebraska Maryland Rutgers 2 3 1 Legends and Leaders divisions 2 3 2 Maryland and Rutgers join 2 3 3 West and East divisions 2 3 4 Affiliate members join 2 4 2021 2024 Pacific Expansion 2 4 1 Football the return of no divisions 3 Academics 4 Commissioners 5 Athletic department revenue by school 6 Broadcasting and media rights 6 1 2007 2016 6 2 2017 2022 6 3 2023 2029 7 Sports 7 1 Men s sponsored sports by school 7 2 Women s sponsored sports by school 8 Rivalries 8 1 Intra conference football rivalries 8 2 Extra conference football rivalries 8 3 Protected matchups 8 4 Intra conference basketball rivalries 8 5 Extra conference basketball rivalries 8 6 Other sports 8 6 1 Men s ice hockey 8 6 2 Men s lacrosse 8 6 3 Men s soccer 8 6 4 Wrestling 8 7 Extra conference rivalries 9 Facilities 9 1 Football basketball baseball and soccer facilities 9 2 Ice hockey arenas 10 Apparel 11 Football 11 1 All time school records 11 2 Big Ten Conference champions 11 3 Bowl games 11 3 1 Bowl selection procedures 11 4 Head coach compensation 11 5 Marching bands 11 6 Conference individual honors 12 Men s basketball 12 1 Conference Challenges 12 2 All time school records 12 3 National championships Final Fours and NCAA tournament appearances 12 4 NCAA tournament champions runners up and locations 12 5 Post season NIT championships and runners up 13 Women s basketball 13 1 National championships Final Fours and NCAA tournament appearances 13 2 NCAA tournament champions runners up and locations 13 3 Women s National Invitation Tournament championship games 14 Field hockey 15 Men s gymnastics 15 1 NCAA championships and runners up 16 Men s ice hockey 16 1 All time school records 16 2 Conference records 16 3 Conference champions 16 4 Big Ten Men s Ice Hockey Tournament champions 16 5 NCAA tournament champions runners up and locations 16 6 Awards 17 Men s lacrosse 17 1 All time school records 17 2 National championships Final Fours and NCAA tournament appearances 17 3 Big Ten Conference champions 17 4 Big Ten men s lacrosse tournament champions 18 Women s lacrosse 18 1 All time school records 19 Men s soccer 19 1 All time school records 20 Awards and honors 20 1 Big Ten Athlete of the Year 20 2 Big Ten Medal of Honor 20 3 NACDA Learfield Sports Directors Cup rankings 20 4 2022 23 Capital One Cup standings 21 Conference records 22 NCAA national titles 23 Conference titles 24 2023 2024 champions 25 See also 26 References 27 External linksMember universities editCurrent full members edit Institution Location Founded Joined Type Enrollment 5 Endowment millions Nickname ColorsEast DivisionIndiana University Bloomington Bloomington Indiana 1820 1899 a Public 47 005 3 317 Hoosiers University of Maryland College Park College Park Maryland 1856 2014 Public land grant 40 792 1 993 Terrapins University of Michigan Ann Arbor Michigan 1817 1896 1917 b Public 51 225 17 022 Wolverines Michigan State University East Lansing Michigan 1855 1950 c Public land grant 50 023 4 338 Spartans Ohio State University Columbus Ohio 1870 1912 60 540 6 814 Buckeyes Pennsylvania State University University Park Pennsylvania 1855 1990 d 50 028 4 613 Nittany Lions Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick Piscataway New Jersey 1766 2014 50 637 2 000 Scarlet Knights West DivisionUniversity of Illinois Urbana Champaign Urbana Champaign Illinois e 1867 1896 Public land grant 56 916 3 380 Fighting Illini University of Iowa Iowa City Iowa 1847 1899 f Public 30 015 3 137 Hawkeyes University of Minnesota Twin Cities Minneapolis St Paul Minnesota 1851 1896 Public land grant 54 955 5 443 Golden Gophers University of Nebraska Lincoln Lincoln Nebraska 1869 2011 23 805 2 310 Cornhuskers Northwestern University Evanston Illinois 1851 1896 Private not for profit non sectarian 23 161 14 958 Wildcats Purdue University West Lafayette Indiana 1869 Public land grant 45 869 3 584 Boilermakers University of Wisconsin Madison Madison Wisconsin 1848 51 528 3 981 Badgers Notes Athletic teams started competing in the conference effective the 1900 01 school year In April 1907 Michigan was voted out of the conference for refusing to adhere to league rules limiting football teams to no more than five games and players to three years of eligibility Consequently its athletic teams were independent from 1907 08 to 1916 17 Athletic teams started competing in the conference effective with the 1953 54 school year Most sports teams started competing in the conference in the 1991 92 school year football started Big Ten play in 1993 The overall university administration is in Urbana the athletic administration is in Champaign Athletic teams started competing in the conference effective the 1900 01 school year Membership map edit Big Ten Conference Midwest and Mid Atlantic nbsp Interactive fullscreen map nearby articles Location of Big Ten Full members 1 Rutgers2 Maryland3 Penn State4 Ohio State5 Michigan6 Michigan State7 Indiana8 Purdue9 Illinois10 Northwestern11 Wisconsin12 Iowa13 Minnesota14 Nebraska Big Ten Conference Western nbsp Interactive fullscreen map nearby articles Location of Big Ten Future Full members 29 USC30 UCLA31 Oregon32 Washington Big Ten Conference affiliate members nbsp Interactive fullscreen map nearby articles Location Big Ten affiliate members 37 Johns Hopkins38 Notre Dame Future members edit On June 30 2022 the University of California Los Angeles UCLA and the University of Southern California USC announced plans to withdraw from the Pac 12 Conference to join the Big Ten in 2024 as full members 6 On August 4 2023 the University of Oregon and the University of Washington also announced their withdrawal from the Pac 12 to join the Big Ten in 2024 7 Institution Location Founded Join Date Type Enrollment Endowment millions Nickname Colors ExistingaffiliationUniversity of California Los Angeles UCLA Los Angeles California 1919 2024 Public 45 900 3 892 Bruins Pac 12University of Oregon Eugene Oregon 1876 Public 23 202 1 405 Ducks University of Southern California USC Los Angeles California 1880 Private not for profit non sectarian 49 500 8 120 Trojans University of Washington Seattle Washington 1861 Public 49 522 4 678 Huskies Affiliate members edit Institution Location Founded Joined Type Enrollment Nickname Colors Big Ten sport s Primary conferenceJohns Hopkins University Baltimore Maryland 1876 2014 Private not for profit Non sectarian 29 094 Blue Jays men s lacrosse a Centennial NCAA D III women s lacrosse b University of Notre Dame Notre Dame Indiana 1842 2017 Private not for profit Catholic 12 472 Fighting Irish men s ice hockey ACCNotes On July 1 2014 Johns Hopkins University joined the conference as an affiliate member in men s lacrosse On July 1 2016 Johns Hopkins University became an affiliate member in women s lacrosse Former member edit The University of Chicago was the only full member to have left the Big Ten Conference a Institution Location Founded Joined Left Type Enrollment Nickname Colors CurrentconferenceUniversity of Chicago Chicago Illinois 1890 1896 1946 b Private not for profit Non sectarian 17 470 Maroons UAA NCAA D III Notes Lake Forest College attended the original 1895 meeting that led to the formation of the conference but never participated in athletics or any other activities The University of Chicago was a co founder of the conference The school dropped football after the 1939 fall season 1939 40 school year but remained a member in other sports until the end of the 1945 46 academic year 8 Membership timeline edit Full members Full members non football Sport affiliate Other conference Other conference History editEarly history edit As intercollegiate football rapidly increased during the 1890s so did the ruthless nature of the game Tempers flared fights erupted and injuries soared Between 1880 and 1905 college football players suffered more than 325 deaths and 1 149 injuries To deal with mounting criticism of the game Purdue University president James Henry Smart 9 invited the presidents of the University of Chicago University of Illinois Lake Forest College University of Minnesota Northwestern University and University of Wisconsin to a meeting in Chicago on January 11 1895 to create policies aimed at regulating intercollegiate athletics The eligibility of student athletes was one of the main topics of discussion 10 The Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives was founded at a second meeting on February 8 1896 11 Lake Forest was not at the 1896 meeting and was replaced by the University of Michigan At the time the organization was more commonly known as the Western Conference consisting of Illinois Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota Chicago Purdue and Northwestern These schools were the original seven members The conference is one of the nation s oldest predating the founding of the NCAA by a decade and was one of the first collegiate conferences to sponsor men s basketball The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association was also established in 1895 its successor the Southern Conference eventually spawned the Southeastern Conference and the Atlantic Coast Conference The first reference to the conference as the Big Nine was in 1899 after Iowa and Indiana had joined Nebraska first petitioned to join the league in 1900 and again in 1911 12 but was turned away both times In 1905 the conference was officially incorporated as the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives 9 In April 1907 Michigan was voted out of the conference for refusing to adhere to league rules limiting football teams to no more than five games and players to three years of eligibility 13 Ohio State joined in 1912 The first known references to the conference as the Big Ten were in December 1916 when Michigan rejoined the conference after a nine year absence 14 15 The conference was again known as the Big Nine after the University of Chicago decided to de emphasize varsity athletics just after World War II In 1939 UChicago President Robert Maynard Hutchins made the decision to abolish the football program based on his negative views of big time college football s excesses and associated problems of the time 16 and withdrew from the conference in 1946 after struggling to obtain victories in many conference matchups It was believed that one of several schools notably Iowa State Marquette Michigan State Nebraska Notre Dame and Pittsburgh would replace Chicago at the time 17 On May 20 1949 11 Michigan State ended the speculation by joining and the conference was again known as the Big Ten clarification needed The Big Ten s membership would remain unchanged for the next 40 years The conference s official name throughout this period remained the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives It did not formally adopt the name Big Ten until 1987 when it was incorporated as a not for profit corporation 1990 expansion Penn State edit nbsp Big Ten logo 1990 2011 To reflect the addition of the 11th school Penn State the number 11 was placed in the negative space of the Big Ten lettering In 1990 the Big Ten universities voted to expand the conference to 11 teams and extended an invitation to Atlantic 10 member and football independent Pennsylvania State University which accepted it 18 When Penn State joined in 1990 it was decided the conference would continue to be called the Big Ten but its logo was modified to reflect the change the number 11 was disguised in the negative space of the traditionally blue Big Ten lettering Missouri showed interest in Big Ten membership after Penn State joined 19 Around 1993 the league explored adding Kansas Missouri and Rutgers or other potential schools to create a 14 team league with two football divisions 20 These talks died when the Big Eight Conference merged with former Southwest Conference members to create the Big 12 Following the addition of Penn State efforts were made to encourage the University of Notre Dame at that time the last remaining non service academy independent to join the league In 1999 Notre Dame and the Big Ten entered into private negotiations concerning a possible membership that would include Notre Dame Although Notre Dame s faculty senate endorsed the idea with a near unanimous vote the school s board of trustees decided against joining the conference 21 In 1926 Notre Dame had briefly considered official entry into the Big Ten but chose to retain its independent status 22 Notre Dame subsequently joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in all sports except football in which Notre Dame maintains its independent status as long as it plays at least five games per season against ACC opponents This was believed to be the major stumbling block to Notre Dame joining the Big Ten as Notre Dame wanted to retain its independent home game broadcasting contract with NBC Sports while the Big Ten insisted upon a full membership with no special exemptions 2010 2014 expansion Nebraska Maryland Rutgers edit Main article 2010 2014 Big Ten Conference realignment In December 2009 Big Ten Conference commissioner Jim Delany announced that the league was looking to expand in what would later be part of a nationwide trend as part of the 2010 2014 NCAA conference realignment 23 On June 11 2010 the University of Nebraska applied for membership in the Big Ten and was unanimously approved as the conference s 12th school which became effective July 1 2011 24 The conference retained the name Big Ten This briefly led to the interesting and ironic result of the Big Ten consisting of twelve teams and the Big 12 consisting of ten teams with fellow former Big 12 member Colorado s move to the Pac 12 Conference As part of the agreement to join the Big Ten Nebraska would not receive a full share of the media revenue for the first six years of its membership until fall 2017 25 Legends and Leaders divisions edit nbsp nbsp Indiana nbsp Michigan nbsp Michigan State nbsp OhioState nbsp PennState nbsp Illinois nbsp Iowa nbsp Minnesota nbsp Nebraska nbsp Northwestern nbsp Purdue nbsp Wisconsinclass notpageimage Big Ten 2011 2013 nbsp Legends Division nbsp Leaders Division On September 1 2010 Delany revealed the conference s football divisional split but noted that the division names would be announced later Those division names as well as the conference s new logo were made public on December 13 2010 For its new logo the conference replaced the hidden 11 logo with one that uses the B1G character combination in its branding Delany did not comment on the logo that day but it was immediately evident that the new logo would allow fans to see BIG and 10 in a single word 26 For the new football division names the Big Ten was unable to use geographic names because they had rejected a geographic arrangement Delany announced that the new divisions would be known as the Legends Division and Leaders Division In the Legends division were Iowa Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Nebraska and Northwestern The Leaders division was composed of Illinois Indiana Ohio State Penn State Purdue and Wisconsin Conference officials stated they had focused on creating competitive fairness rather than splitting by geographical location 27 However the new Legends and Leaders divisions were not met with enthusiasm Some traditional rivals including Ohio State and Michigan were placed in separate divisions 28 For the football season each team played the others in its division one cross over rivalry game and two rotating cross divisional games At the end of the regular season the two division winners met in a new Big Ten Football Championship Game 29 The Legends and Leaders divisional alignment was in effect for the 2011 2012 and 2013 football seasons Maryland and Rutgers join edit On November 19 2012 the University of Maryland s Board of Regents voted to withdraw from the ACC and join the Big Ten as its 13th member effective on July 1 2014 30 The Big Ten s Council of Presidents approved the move later that day 31 One day later Rutgers University of the Big East also accepted an offer for membership from the Big Ten as its 14th member school 32 Like Nebraska both schools would not receive full shares of the media revenue until six years after they joined However both schools took loans from the conference thus pushing back the date they would receive full shares 25 West and East divisions edit nbsp nbsp Indiana nbsp Maryland nbsp Michigan nbsp Michigan State nbsp OhioState nbsp PennState nbsp Rutgers nbsp Illinois nbsp Iowa nbsp Minnesota nbsp Nebraska nbsp Northwestern nbsp Purdue nbsp Wisconsin nbsp USC nbsp UCLA nbsp Oregon nbsp Washingtonclass notpageimage Location of Big Ten members nbsp Full Member East Division nbsp Full Member West Division nbsp Future Members On April 28 2013 the Big Ten presidents and chancellors unanimously approved a football divisional realignment that went into effect when Maryland and Rutgers joined in 2014 33 Under the new plan the Legends and Leaders divisions were replaced with geographic divisions 33 The West Division includes Illinois Iowa Minnesota Nebraska Northwestern Purdue and Wisconsin of which all but Purdue are in the Central Time Zone while the East Division includes Indiana Maryland Michigan Michigan State Ohio State Penn State and Rutgers all of which are in the Eastern Time Zone The final issue in determining the new divisions was which of the two Indiana schools would be sent to the West Purdue was chosen because its West Lafayette campus is geographically west of Indiana s home city of Bloomington 34 The divisional alignment permanently protected the cross divisional football rivalry Indiana Purdue 33 As before the two division winners play each other in the Big Ten Football Championship Game Affiliate members join edit On June 3 2013 the Big Ten announced the sponsorship of men s and women s lacrosse For any conference to qualify for an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament at least six member schools must play the sport In women s lacrosse the addition of Maryland and Rutgers to the Big Ten brought the conference up to the requisite six participants joining programs at Michigan Northwestern Ohio State and Penn State 35 In men s lacrosse Ohio State and Penn State were the only existing participants Coincident with the addition of Maryland and Rutgers Michigan agreed to upgrade its successful club team to varsity status giving the Big Ten five sponsoring schools one short of the minimum six for an automatic bid Johns Hopkins University opted to join the conference as its first affiliate member beginning in 2014 Johns Hopkins had been independent in men s lacrosse for 130 years claiming 44 national championships 36 As long time independents joined conferences for example Syracuse joining the Atlantic Coast Conference other schools competing as independents in some cases concluded that the inability to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament was becoming a more serious competitive disadvantage in scheduling and recruiting On March 23 2016 the Big Ten Conference and Notre Dame announced the Fighting Irish would become a men s ice hockey affiliate beginning with the 2017 18 season 37 Notre Dame had been a member of Hockey East and the move would save travel time and renew rivalries with former CCHA and WCHA members nbsp The conference s headquarters in Rosemont IllinoisIn 2013 the conference moved its headquarters from its location in Park Ridge Illinois to neighboring Rosemont The office building is situated within Rosemont s Parkway Bank Park Entertainment District then named MB Financial Park Entertainment District alongside Interstate 294 38 39 40 2021 2024 Pacific Expansion edit Main article 2021 2024 NCAA conference realignment On June 30 2022 UCLA and USC announced that they will be joining the Big Ten Conference effective August 2 2024 enabling both schools to remain in the Pac 12 Conference for the duration of the Pac 12 s existing media rights agreements 6 41 Unlike the prior expansion with Nebraska Rutgers and Maryland USC and UCLA would join with a full share of the media revenue from the start of their Big Ten tenure 25 In August 2022 the conference reached new media rights deals with CBS Fox and NBC totaled at an estimated 7 billion 42 43 44 45 On August 4 2023 Oregon and Washington announced that they would join the Big Ten Conference alongside UCLA and USC 46 Unlike UCLA and USC the two schools would receive a reduced media revenue share of 30 million each with the share increasing by 1 million for each school each year through the 2029 30 season Rather than reducing the other conference members revenue shares Fox is contributing the necessary money 47 The schools will receive a full share with the next media deal 48 Football the return of no divisions edit In June 2023 after UCLA and USC were confirmed as incoming members but before Oregon and Washington were added the conference announced that starting in 2024 the East and West divisions for football would be eliminated Each team would play nine conference games and three non conference games as before Within a four year period each team would play at least two games against every other team one at home and one away This plan called for 11 protected matchups to take place every year these included Michigan Ohio State and ten other regional rivalries At the end of each season the top two teams in the conference standings would oppose each other in the Big Ten Football Championship Game 49 The addition of Oregon and Washington added one more protected matchup to this count bringing the total to 12 protected matchups Illinois Northwestern Illinois Purdue Indiana Purdue Iowa Minnesota Iowa Nebraska Iowa Wisconsin Maryland Rutgers Michigan Michigan State Michigan Ohio State Minnesota Wisconsin Oregon Washington and UCLA USC leaving Penn State as the lone school with no protected matchups The schedule was also updated so that teams will play every other conference opponent at least twice once home and once away and will play rotating opponents no more than three times in a five year period 50 Academics editAll current and future members of the Big Ten are doctorate granting universities Former conference commissioner Jim Delany said in 2010 that membership in the Association of American Universities is an important part of who we are 51 All current and future members of the Big Ten other than the University of Nebraska Lincoln are members of the AAU Nebraska was a member of the AAU when it was admitted to the Big Ten but lost this status shortly afterwards 51 The following table shows National University rank by U S News amp World Report as of 2023 52 Also indicated is membership in the Association of American Universities 53 Members joining in 2024 Institution National University Rank AAU Member Academic TermNorthwestern University 9 Yes QuarterUniversity of California Los Angeles 15 Yes QuarterUniversity of Michigan 21 Yes SemesterUniversity of Southern California 28 Yes SemesterUniversity of Wisconsin Madison 35 Yes SemesterUniversity of Illinois at Urbana Champaign 35 Yes SemesterOhio State University 43 Yes SemesterPurdue University 43 Yes SemesterUniversity of Maryland College Park 46 Yes SemesterRutgers University New Brunswick 40 Yes SemesterUniversity of Washington 40 Yes QuarterUniversity of Minnesota 53 Yes SemesterIndiana University Bloomington 73 Yes SemesterPennsylvania State University 60 Yes SemesterMichigan State University 60 Yes SemesterUniversity of Iowa 93 Yes SemesterUniversity of Oregon 98 Yes QuarterUniversity of Nebraska Lincoln 159 No SemesterCommissioners editThe office of the commissioner of athletics was created in 1922 to study athletic problems of the various member universities and assist in enforcing the eligibility rules which govern Big Ten athletics 10 Name Years NotesJohn L Griffith 1922 1944 Died in officeKenneth L Tug Wilson 1945 1961 RetiredWilliam R Reed 1961 1971 Died in officeWayne Duke 1971 1989 RetiredJim Delany 1989 2020 RetiredKevin Warren 2020 2023 Resigned to become president of the Chicago Bears shortest tenured commissioner in conference historyTony Petitti 2023 presentAll Big Ten members are members of the Big Ten Academic Alliance formerly known as the Committee on Institutional Cooperation 54 55 56 The University of Chicago a former Big Ten Conference member was a member of the CIC from 1958 to June 29 2016 57 58 59 60 Athletic department revenue by school editTotal revenue includes ticket sales contributions and donations rights and licensing student fees school funds and all other sources including TV income camp income concessions and novelties Total expenses includes coach and staff salaries scholarships buildings and grounds maintenance utilities and rental fees recruiting team travel equipment and uniforms conference dues and insurance The following table shows institutional reporting to the United States Department of Education as shown on the DOE Equity in Athletics website for the 2021 22 academic year 61 Members joining in 2024 Institution 2021 22 Total Revenue from Athletics 2021 22 Total Expenses on AthleticsOhio State University 246 605 307 209 874 565University of Michigan 210 652 287 176 070 866Pennsylvania State University 193 624 925 174 110 034USC 187 650 353 187 650 353Indiana University Bloomington 165 475 544 113 738 066University of Iowa 150 428 705 126 680 448University of Washington 145 184 864 136 494 743University of Wisconsin Madison 143 998 339 132 104 285Michigan State University 143 656 649 128 196 083University of Nebraska Lincoln 136 303 218 124 061 227UCLA 131 106 913 131 106 913Rutgers University New Brunswick 130 891 215 130 891 215University of Minnesota 125 192 956 113 686 733University of Oregon 121 317 887 121 162 341University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign 115 544 276 113 652 548Purdue University 115 139 432 97 361 750University of Maryland College Park 114 385 462 114 385 462Northwestern University 105 383 998 105 383 998The following table shows revenue specifically from NCAA Conference Distributions Media Rights and Post Season Football reported by the Knight Commission for the 2021 22 academic year 62 Institution 2021 22 Distribution Millions of dollars Ohio State University 71 92Michigan State University 64 86University of Iowa 64 60University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign 63 97Indiana University Bloomington 63 88University of Minnesota 63 37University of Michigan 62 97University of Wisconsin Madison 62 78Purdue University 62 25Pennsylvania State University 56 62University of Maryland College Park 52 25University of Nebraska Lincoln 56 50Rutgers University New Brunswick 49 21Northwestern University Not ReportedBroadcasting and media rights edit2007 2016 edit Commissioner Jim Delany began to explore the formation of a Big Ten specific channel in 2004 after a failed attempt to seek a significantly larger rights fee from ESPN to renew its existing agreements This came to fruition in 2006 when the conference announced the formation of a dedicated cable network Big Ten Network in partnership with Fox Sports which would officially launch in 2007 The network carries coverage of Big Ten athletics including events not carried by the Big Ten s other media partners studio shows as well as other original programs and documentaries profiling the conference and its members 63 The impact of Big Ten Network influenced the conference s expansion in the 2010 s with some of its newer members being located in proximity to major media markets such as Baltimore and Washington D C Maryland and the New York metropolitan area Rutgers 64 65 Accompanying the new network announcement was a new ten year media rights agreement beginning with the 2007 08 season and ending with the 2016 17 season that would split Big Ten coverage among the ESPN networks CBS Sports and Big Ten Network thus ending Comcast Chicago s regional coverage of the conference 66 67 ABC Sports 17 football games per season ESPN ESPN2 24 football games per season 43 men s basketball games per season Rights to the first three rounds of the Big Ten men s basketball tournament to be shared with Big Ten Network 5 women s basketball games per season ESPN Other U 360 13 men s basketball games per season CBS Sports 15 men s basketball games per season Rights to the semi finals and championship game of the Big Ten men s basketball tournament 2 women s basketball games per season Big Ten Network 35 football games per season 105 men s basketball games per season Rights to the first three rounds of the Big Ten men s basketball tournament to be shared with ESPN ESPN2 55 women s basketball games per season Coverage of Olympic sports eventsIn 2010 the Big Ten announced the creation of the Big Ten Football Championship game starting with the 2011 season and signed a broadcast deal with Fox to broadcast the game from 2011 through 2016 68 2017 2022 edit In 2017 the conference announced a new six year media rights deal worth 2 64 billion with Fox Sports CBS Sports and ESPN to take effect with the start of the 2017 18 season and ending with the 2022 23 season The size of the deal translated to a near tripling of the per school media revenue share 69 The new deal would see regular season Big Ten football games airing on Fox and Fox Sports 1 for the first time It would also put an end to ESPN s coverage of the Big Ten men s basketball tournament 2023 2029 edit On August 18 2022 the Big Ten announced that it had reached seven year broadcast rights deals with Fox CBS and for the first time NBC Sports beginning in the 2023 24 academic year ending an association between the conference and ESPN dating back to the 1980s A major goal for the new contracts was to establish specific broadcast windows for Big Ten football games across its three partners with Fox CBS and NBC primarily holding rights to Noon ET 3 30 p m ET and primetime games respectively 43 44 45 and the three broadcasters alternating first pick of games 70 The contracts were estimated to be worth at least 7 billion 43 71 but also reportedly includes an escalator clause that will raise the value of the contracts if the Notre Dame Fighting Irish were to specifically join the Big Ten 72 Fox Sports 24 to 32 football games per season Will primarily air in a Noon ET window Big Noon Saturday but with the option for games in other windows after the West Coast schools join in 2024 Rights to the Big Ten championship game in 2023 2025 2027 and 2029 At least 45 men s basketball games per season on Fox and FS1 Selected women s basketball games and Olympic sport events CBS Sports 14 to 15 football games per season on CBS and Paramount Will primarily air in a 3 30 p m ET window beginning in 2024 once CBS s contract with the SEC expires CBS will air seven games in other timeslots during the 2023 season Includes one Friday afternoon game on Thanksgiving weekend Rights to the Big Ten championship game in 2024 and 2028 Up to 15 men s basketball games per season Rights to the semi finals and championship game of the Big Ten men s basketball tournament Rights to the championship game of the Big Ten women s basketball tournament NBC Sports 14 to 16 football games per season on NBC and Peacock Games will primarily air in a primetime window on NBC Eight games will stream exclusively on Peacock including four intraconference games Rights to the Big Ten championship game in 2026 Up to 77 basketball games per season on Peacock Up to 47 men s basketball games including 32 intraconference games Up to 30 women s basketball games including 20 intraconference games Rights to the opening night doubleheaders of the men s and women s basketball tournaments Up to 40 live Olympic sports events per season on Peacock Big Ten Network Up to 50 football games per season At least 126 men s basketball games per season Second round and quarter final games of the Big Ten men s basketball tournament At least 40 women s basketball games per season Coverage of the Big Ten women s basketball tournament outside of the first round and championship game Coverage of Olympic sports eventsSports editThe Big Ten Conference sponsors championship competition in 14 men s and 14 women s NCAA sanctioned sports 73 Teams in Big Ten Conference competition Sport Men s Women sBaseball 13 Basketball 14 14Cross country 12 14Field hockey 9Football 14 Golf 14 14Gymnastics 5 10Ice hockey 7 Lacrosse 6 7Rowing 8Soccer 9 14Softball 14Swimming amp diving 10 13Tennis 12 14Track and field indoor 12 13Track and field outdoor 13 13Volleyball 14Wrestling 14 Men s sponsored sports by school edit School Baseball Basketball Cross Country Football Golf Gymnastics Ice hockey Lacrosse Soccer Swimming Diving Tennis Track amp Field Indoor Track amp Field Outdoor Wrestling TotalIllinois Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes 10Indiana Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 11Iowa Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes 8Maryland Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes 8Michigan Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 14Michigan State Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 11Minnesota Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes No No Yes Yes 9Nebraska Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes 10Northwestern Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes 8Ohio State Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 14Penn State Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 14Purdue Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 10Rutgers Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes 10Wisconsin No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 11Totals 13 14 12 14 14 5 6 1 5 1 9 8 10 11 13 14 148 2Affiliate MembersJohns Hopkins Yes 1Notre Dame Yes 1Future membersOregon Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No Yes Yes Yes No 8UCLA Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No 9USC Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No 8Washington Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No 9Notes Notre Dame joined the Big Ten in the 2017 18 school year as an affiliate member in men s ice hockey 74 It continues to field its other sports in the ACC except in football where it will continue to compete as an independent Johns Hopkins joined the Big Ten in 2014 as an affiliate member in men s lacrosse with women s lacrosse following in 2016 It continues to field its other sports in the NCAA Division III Centennial Conference 75 Men s varsity sports not sponsored by the Big Ten Conference that are played by Big Ten schools School Fencing a Lightweight Rowing b Pistol c Rifle d Rowing b Volleyball Water PoloOhio State Independent No Independent PRC No MIVA NoPenn State Independent No No No No EIVA NoRutgers No EARC No No EARC No NoWisconsin No No No No EARC No NoFuture MembersUCLA No No No No No MPSF MPSFUSC No No No No No MPSF MPSFWashington No No No No TBC No No Fencing is officially a coeducational team sport although a few schools field only a women s team Ohio State and Penn State like most NCAA fencing schools have coed teams a b Men s rowing whether heavyweight or lightweight is not governed by the NCAA but instead by the Intercollegiate Rowing Association Rutgers Men s Rowing was downgraded to Club status in 2008 but remains a member of the EARC Unlike rifle pistol is not an NCAA governed sport It is fully coeducational Rifle is technically a men s sport but men s women s and coed teams all compete against each other Ohio State fields a coed team Women s sponsored sports by school edit School Basketball Cross Country Field Hockey Golf Gymnastics Lacrosse Rowing Soccer Softball Swimming amp Diving Tennis Track amp Field Indoor Track amp Field Outdoor Volleyball TotalIllinois Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 11Indiana Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 12Iowa Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 13Maryland Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 12Michigan Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 14Michigan State Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 12Minnesota Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 12Nebraska Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 11Northwestern Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes 10Ohio State Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 14Penn State Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 13Purdue Yes Yes No Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 11Rutgers Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 14Wisconsin Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 11Totals 14 14 9 14 10 6 1 c 1 8 14 14 12 14 13 13 14 172 1Affiliate MembersJohns Hopkins Yes 1Future MembersOregon Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 10UCLA Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 12USC Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 11Washington Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 11Notes Women s varsity sports not sponsored by the Big Ten Conference that are played by Big Ten schools School Acrobatics amp Tumbling a Bowling Fencing b Ice Hockey Lightweight Rowing c Pistol d Rifle e Synchronized Swimming f Water Polo Beach Volleyball Wrestling g Indiana No No No No No No No No MPSF No NoIowa No No No No No No No No No No h Michigan No No No No No No No No CWPA No NoMinnesota No No No WCHA No No No No No No NoNebraska No Independent No No No No GARC No No Independent NoNorthwestern No No Independent No No No No No No No NoOhio State No No Independent WCHA No Independent PRC Independent No No NoPenn State No No Independent CHA No No No No No No NoRutgers No No No No EARC No No No No No NoWisconsin No No No WCHA EARC No No No No No NoFuture membersOregon Independent No No No No No No No No MPSF NoUCLA No No No No No No No No MPSF MPSF NoUSC No No No No No No No No MPSF MPSF NoWashington No No No No No No No No No MPSF No Part of the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program NCAA recognized competition is governed by the National Collegiate Acrobatics amp Tumbling Association Fencing is officially a coeducational team sport but all bouts involve members of the same sex Most NCAA fencing schools field both men s and women s squads although a few schools field only a women s squad Ohio State and Penn State have both men s and women s squads while Northwestern fields only a women s squad The only category of rowing that the NCAA governs is women s heavyweight rowing Women s lightweight rowing as with all men s rowing is governed by the Intercollegiate Rowing Association Unlike rifle pistol is not an NCAA governed sport It is fully coeducational Rifle is technically a men s sport but men s women s and coed teams all compete against each other Nebraska fields a women only team and Ohio State fields a coed team Synchronized swimming is not governed by the NCAA Collegiate competition is governed by United States Synchronized Swimming the sport s national governing body Women s wrestling is part of the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program NCAA recognized competition is governed by the National Wrestling Coaches Association Iowa will add women s wrestling in the 2023 24 school year 76 Rivalries editIntra conference football rivalries edit The members of the Big Ten have longstanding rivalries with each other especially on the football field Each school except Maryland and Rutgers has at least one traveling trophy at stake The following is a list of active rivalries in the Big Ten Conference with totals amp records through the completion of the 2022 season Teams Rivalry name Trophy Meetings Record Series leader Current streakIllinois Michigan Illinois Michigan football series None 97 72 23 2 Michigan Michigan won 3Northwestern Illinois Northwestern football rivalry Land of Lincoln Trophy 116 57 54 5 Illinois Illinois won 2Ohio State Illinois Ohio State football rivalry Illibuck Trophy 103 68 30 4 Ohio State Ohio State won 8Purdue Illinois Purdue football rivalry Purdue Cannon 98 47 45 6 Purdue Purdue won 3Indiana Michigan State Indiana Michigan State football rivalry Old Brass Spittoon 69 50 17 2 Michigan State Indiana won 1Purdue Indiana Purdue football rivalry Old Oaken Bucket 124 76 42 6 Purdue Purdue won 2Iowa Minnesota Iowa Minnesota football rivalry Floyd of Rosedale 116 62 52 2 Minnesota Iowa won 8Nebraska Iowa Nebraska football rivalry Heroes Trophy 53 30 20 3 Nebraska Nebraska won 1Wisconsin Iowa Wisconsin football rivalry Heartland Trophy 96 49 45 2 Wisconsin Iowa won 1Maryland Penn State Maryland Penn State football rivalry None 46 42 3 1 Penn State Penn State won 2Michigan Illinois Illinois Michigan football series 97 72 23 2 Michigan Michigan won 3Michigan State Michigan Michigan State football rivalry Paul Bunyan Trophy 115 72 38 5 Michigan Michigan won 1Minnesota Michigan Minnesota football rivalry Little Brown Jug 104 76 25 3 Michigan Michigan won 3Northwestern Michigan Northwestern football rivalry George Jewett Trophy 76 59 15 2 Michigan Michigan won 7Ohio State The Game None 118 60 51 6 Michigan Michigan won 2Penn State Michigan Penn State football rivalry 26 16 10 Michigan Michigan won 2Michigan State Indiana Indiana Michigan State football rivalry Old Brass Spittoon 69 50 17 2 Michigan State Indiana won 1Michigan Michigan Michigan State football rivalry Paul Bunyan Trophy 115 72 38 5 Michigan Michigan won 1Penn State Michigan State Penn State football rivalry Land Grant Trophy 36 18 18 1 Tied Penn State won 1Minnesota Iowa Iowa Minnesota football rivalry Floyd of Rosedale 116 62 52 2 Minnesota Iowa won 8Michigan Michigan Minnesota football rivalry Little Brown Jug 104 76 25 3 Michigan Michigan won 3Nebraska Minnesota Nebraska football rivalry 5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy 63 36 25 2 Minnesota Minnesota won 4Penn State Minnesota Penn State football rivalry Governor s Victory Bell 16 10 6 Penn State Penn State won 1Wisconsin Border Battle Paul Bunyan s Axe 132 62 62 8 Tied Minnesota won 2Nebraska Iowa Iowa Nebraska football rivalry Heroes Trophy 53 30 20 3 Nebraska Nebraska won 1Minnesota Minnesota Nebraska football rivalry 5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy 63 36 25 2 Minnesota Minnesota won 4Wisconsin Nebraska Wisconsin football rivalry Freedom Trophy 16 12 4 Wisconsin Wisconsin won 9Northwestern Illinois Illinois Northwestern football rivalry Land of Lincoln Trophy 116 57 54 5 Illinois Illinois won 2Michigan Michigan Northwestern football rivalry George Jewett Trophy 76 59 15 2 Michigan Michigan won 7Ohio State Illinois Illinois Ohio State football rivalry Illibuck Trophy 103 68 30 4 Ohio State Ohio State won 8Michigan The Game None 118 60 51 6 Michigan Michigan won 2Penn State Ohio State Penn State football rivalry 38 23 14 Ohio State Ohio State won 6Oregon Washington Oregon Washington football rivalry 114 63 48 5 Washington Washington won 3Penn State Maryland Maryland Penn State football rivalry 46 42 3 1 Penn State Penn State won 2Michigan Michigan Penn State football rivalry 26 16 10 Michigan Michigan won 2Michigan State Michigan State Penn State football rivalry Land Grant Trophy 36 18 18 1 Tied Penn State won 1Minnesota Minnesota Penn State football rivalry Governor s Victory Bell 16 10 6 Penn State Penn State won 1Ohio State Ohio State Penn State football rivalry None 38 23 14 Ohio State Ohio State won 6Purdue Illinois Illinois Purdue football rivalry Purdue Cannon 98 47 45 6 Purdue Purdue won 3Indiana Indiana Purdue football rivalry Old Oaken Bucket 124 76 42 6 Purdue Purdue won 2UCLA USC UCLA USC football rivalry Victory Bell 92 50 33 7 USC USC won 1USC UCLA USC UCLA football rivalry Victory Bell 92 50 33 7 USC USC won 1Washington Oregon Oregon Washington football rivalry None 114 63 48 5 Washington Washington won 3Wisconsin Iowa Iowa Wisconsin football rivalry Heartland Trophy 96 49 45 2 Wisconsin Iowa won 1Minnesota Border Battle Paul Bunyan s Axe 132 62 62 8 Tied Minnesota won 2Nebraska Nebraska Wisconsin football rivalry Freedom Trophy 16 12 4 Wisconsin Wisconsin won 9Extra conference football rivalries edit Teams Rivalry name Trophy Meetings Record Series leader Existing streakIllinois Missouri Arch Rivalry 24 7 17 Missouri Illinois lost 6Indiana Kentucky Indiana Kentucky rivalry 36 18 17 1 Indiana Indiana won 1Iowa Iowa State Iowa Iowa State football rivalry Cy Hawk Trophy 69 46 23 Iowa Iowa lost 1Maryland Navy Maryland Navy rivalry Crab Bowl Trophy 21 7 14 Navy Maryland won 2Virginia Maryland Virginia football rivalry Tydings Trophy 78 44 32 2 Maryland Maryland won 2West Virginia Maryland West Virginia football rivalry 53 23 28 2 West Virginia Maryland won 1Michigan Chicago Chicago Michigan football rivalry 26 19 7 Michigan Michigan won 3Notre Dame Michigan Notre Dame football rivalry 44 25 17 1 Michigan Michigan won 1Michigan State Notre Dame Michigan State Notre Dame football rivalry Megaphone Trophy 79 29 47 1 Notre Dame Michigan State lost 1Nebraska Colorado Colorado Nebraska football rivalry 71 49 20 2 Nebraska Nebraska lost 2Kansas Kansas Nebraska football rivalry 117 91 23 3 Nebraska Nebraska won 3Kansas State Kansas State Nebraska football rivalry 95 78 15 2 Nebraska Nebraska won 6Miami FL Miami Nebraska football rivalry 12 6 6 Tied Nebraska lost 1Missouri Missouri Nebraska football rivalry Victory Bell 104 65 36 3 Nebraska Nebraska won 2Oklahoma Nebraska Oklahoma football rivalry 88 38 47 3 Oklahoma Nebraska lost 3Northwestern Notre Dame Northwestern Notre Dame football rivalry 49 9 38 2 Notre Dame Northwestern lost 1Oregon Oregon State Oregon Oregon State football rivalry Platypus Trophy 126 67 49 10 Oregon Oregon lost 1Penn State Alabama Alabama Penn State football rivalry 15 5 10 Alabama Penn State lost 2Pittsburgh Penn State Pittsburgh football rivalry 100 53 43 4 Penn State Penn State won 3Syracuse Penn State Syracuse football rivalry 71 43 23 5 Penn State Penn State won 5West Virginia Penn State West Virginia football rivalry 59 48 9 2 Penn State Penn State won 4Purdue Chicago Chicago Purdue football rivalry 42 14 27 1 Chicago Purdue won 9Notre Dame Notre Dame Purdue football rivalry Shillelagh Trophy 87 26 57 2 Notre Dame Purdue lost 6Rutgers Princeton Princeton Rutgers rivalry 71 17 53 1 Princeton Rutgers won 5UCLA California California UCLA football rivalry 93 57 34 1 UCLA UCLA won 3USC Notre Dame Notre Dame USC football rivalry Jeweled Shillelagh 93 38 50 5 Notre Dame USC won 1Stanford Stanford USC football rivalry 101 63 34 3 USC USC won 1Washington Washington State Apple Cup Apple Cup Trophy 114 75 33 6 Washington Washington won 1 77 Protected matchups edit Beginning in 2024 the conference will eliminate divisions but will protect certain matchups The following are the conference s 12 protected matchups 78 Illinois Northwestern Purdue Indiana Purdue Iowa Minnesota Nebraska Wisconsin Maryland Rutgers Michigan Michigan State Ohio State Michigan State Michigan Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin Nebraska Iowa Northwestern Illinois Ohio State Michigan Oregon Washington Purdue Illinois Indiana Rutgers Maryland UCLA USC USC UCLA Washington Oregon Wisconsin MinnesotaFrom 1993 through 2010 the Big Ten football schedule was set up with each team having two permanent matches within the conference with the other eight teams in the conference rotating out of the schedule in pairs for two year stints Permanent matches were as follows citation needed Illinois Indiana Northwestern Indiana Illinois Purdue Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin Michigan Michigan State Ohio State Michigan State Michigan Penn State Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin Northwestern Illinois Purdue Ohio State Michigan Penn State Penn State Michigan State Ohio State Purdue Indiana Northwestern Wisconsin Iowa MinnesotaThis system was discontinued after the 2010 season as teams became grouped into two divisions and would play all teams in their division once with one protected cross over game and two games rotating against the other five opponents from the opposing division Most of the above permanent rivalries were maintained By virtue of the new alignment a handful of new permanent divisional opponents were created as all pairs of teams within the same division would face off each season Furthermore three new permanent inter divisional matches resulted from the realignment Purdue Iowa Michigan State Indiana and Penn State Nebraska The following past permanent matches were maintained across divisions Minnesota Wisconsin Michigan Ohio State and Illinois Northwestern The new alignment however caused some of the above permanent rivalries to be discontinued These were Iowa Wisconsin Northwestern Purdue and Michigan State Penn State These matchups would continue to be played but only twice every five years on average More rivalries were disrupted and some resumed on a yearly basis when the league realigned into East and West Divisions for the 2014 season with the addition of Maryland and Rutgers The two new schools were placed in the new East Division with Penn State and the two Indiana schools were divided Indiana to the East and Purdue to the West With the move to a nine game conference schedule in 2016 all cross division games will be held at least once in a four year cycle except for Indiana Purdue which is the only protected cross division game 33 The conference later announced that once the new scheduling format takes effect in 2016 members will be prohibited from playing FCS teams and required to play at least one non conference game against a team in the Power Five conferences ACC Big 12 Pac 12 and SEC presumably this would also allow for non conference games against Big Ten opponents that are not on the conference schedule Games against independents Notre Dame an ACC member in non football sports also count toward the Power Five requirement as did games against BYU before it joined the Big 12 in 2023 79 Intra conference basketball rivalries edit Illinois Indiana Iowa Northwestern Indiana Illinois Purdue Iowa Illinois Minnesota Wisconsin Maryland Penn State Michigan Michigan State Ohio State Michigan State Michigan Ohio State Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin Northwestern Illinois Ohio State Michigan Penn State Michigan State Penn State Maryland Ohio State Purdue Indiana UCLA USC USC UCLA Wisconsin Iowa Michigan State MinnesotaExtra conference basketball rivalries edit Illinois Missouri Indiana Kentucky Iowa Iowa State Iowa Big Four Maryland Duke Georgetown Virginia Michigan Duke Michigan State Duke Oakland Nebraska Creighton Penn State Bucknell Pittsburgh Oregon Oregon State Rutgers Princeton Seton Hall UCLA Arizona Notre Dame Washington Gonzaga Washington State Wisconsin Green Bay Marquette Milwaukee Indicates team not yet member of conference Other sports edit This section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed November 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Men s ice hockey edit Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Wisconsin Minnesota North Dakota Minnesota Minnesota Duluth Minnesota St Cloud State Michigan Notre DameMen s lacrosse edit Maryland Johns Hopkins Penn State Bucknell Rutgers PrincetonMen s soccer edit Michigan Michigan State Big Bear Trophy Wrestling edit Penn State Lehigh Iowa Penn State Iowa Iowa State Iowa Oklahoma State Rutgers PrincetonExtra conference rivalries edit Four Big Ten teams Purdue Northwestern Michigan State and Michigan had rivalries in football with Notre Dame After the University of Southern California with 35 wins including a vacated 2005 win the Michigan State Spartans have the most wins against the Irish with 28 The Purdue Boilermakers follow with 26 and Michigan ranks fourth all time with 24 Northwestern and Notre Dame had a yearly contest with the winner taking home a shillelagh much like the winner of the USC Notre Dame and Purdue Notre Dame contests now receive The Northwestern Notre Dame shillelagh was largely forgotten by the early 1960s and is now solely an element of college football s storied past 80 Penn State has a longstanding rivalry with Pittsburgh of the ACC but the two schools did not meet from 2000 until renewing the rivalry with an alternating home and home series from 2016 to 2019 Penn State also has long histories with independent Notre Dame Temple of The American Syracuse and Boston College of the ACC and West Virginia of the Big 12 Conference Additionally Penn State maintains strong intrastate rivalries with Patriot League universities Bucknell in men s basketball and men s lacrosse and Lehigh in wrestling Most of these rivalries were cultivated while Penn State operated independent of conference affiliation the constraints of playing a full conference schedule especially in football have reduced the number of meetings between Penn State and its non Big Ten rivals Iowa has an in state rivalry with Iowa State of the Big 12 with the winner getting the Cy Hawk Trophy in football Iowa and Iowa State also compete annually in the Cy Hawk Series sponsored by Hy Vee as of 2011 this series is now sponsored by The Iowa Corngrowers Association the competition includes all head to head regular season competitions in all sports Iowa also holds rivalries in basketball with the state s other two Division I programs Drake and Northern Iowa Indiana has an out of conference rivalry with Kentucky of the SEC see Indiana Kentucky rivalry While the two schools played in football for many years the rivalry was rooted in their decades of national success in men s basketball The two no longer play one another in football but their basketball rivalry continued until a dispute about game sites ended the series after 2011 In the last season of the rivalry 2011 12 the teams played twice During the regular season then unranked Indiana defeated then 1 ranked Kentucky 73 72 at Assembly Hall The Wildcats avenged the loss in the NCAA tournament defeating Indiana 102 90 in the South Regional final in Atlanta on their way to a national title The teams next played in the 2016 NCAA tournament with Indiana winning Illinois has a longstanding basketball rivalry with the SEC s Missouri Tigers with the two men s teams squaring off annually in the Braggin Rights game It has been held in St Louis since 1980 first at the St Louis Arena and since 1994 at the Enterprise Center This rivalry has been carried over into football as The Arch Rivalry with games played at the Edward Jones Dome in St Louis in 2002 and 2003 and four games in 2007 through 2010 1 Wisconsin has a long standing in state basketball rivalry with Marquette The series has intensified as of late with both teams having made the Final Four in recent years The schools also played an annual football game before Marquette abandoned its football program in 1961 The school also has minor rivalries in basketball with the two other Division I members of the University of Wisconsin System which include the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee and University of Wisconsin Green Bay Similarly Nebraska has an in state rivalry with another Big East school in Creighton mostly in basketball and baseball Minnesota men s ice hockey has a prolific and fierce border rivalry with the University of North Dakota The two teams played annually between 1948 and 2013 as members of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association prior to the inception of the Big Ten Conference The rivalry resumed in 2016 in non conference action Maryland has many rivalries outside of the conference most notably Duke Virginia West Virginia and Navy Maryland left the Duke and Virginia rivalries behind in the ACC when it joined the Big Ten In the early days of the Big Ten the Chicago Michigan game was played on Thanksgiving usually with conference championship implications It was considered one of the first major rivalries of the conference Facilities editThree Big Ten football stadiums seat over 100 000 spectators Michigan Stadium Michigan Beaver Stadium Penn State and Ohio Stadium Ohio State Only five other college football stadiums have a capacity over 100 000 four in the Southeastern Conference SEC and one in the Big 12 Conference 81 Michigan Stadium and Beaver Stadium respectively are the two largest American football stadiums by capacity in the United States 81 82 and all three of the Big Ten s largest venues rank among the ten largest sports stadiums in the world UCLA plays in the Rose Bowl as its home stadium which is the location of the Rose Bowl Game for the Big Ten champion Big Ten schools also play in two of the 10 largest on campus basketball arenas in the country Ohio State s Value City Arena and Maryland s Xfinity Center Additionally arenas at Indiana Wisconsin Illinois Iowa and Penn State rank among the 20 largest on campus basketball facilities in the United States The Big Ten Conference has the most on campus basketball arenas with seating capacities of 15 000 or more of any NCAA conference with seven Of the other conferences considered power conferences in men s basketball the ACC has two such arenas the Big East none the Big 12 three the Pac 12 one and the SEC five Outside of these conferences the Mountain West Conference has four such arenas Football basketball baseball and soccer facilities edit Members joining in 2024 School Football stadium Capacity Opened Basketball arena Capacity Opened Baseball stadium Capacity Opened Soccer stadium Capacity OpenedIllinois Memorial Stadium 60 670 1923 State Farm Center 16 618 1963 Illinois Field 3 000 1988 Demirjian ParkIndiana Memorial Stadium 52 626 1960 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall 17 357 1971 Bart Kaufman Field 2 500 2013 Bill Armstrong Stadium 6 500 1981Iowa Kinnick Stadium 70 585 1929 Carver Hawkeye Arena 15 400 1983 Duane Banks Field 3 000 1974 Iowa Soccer ComplexMaryland SECU Stadium 51 802 1950 Xfinity Center 17 950 2002 Bob Turtle Smith Stadium 2 500 1965 Ludwig Field 7 000 1995Michigan Michigan Stadium 107 601 1927 Crisler Center 12 707 1967 Ray Fisher Stadium 4 000 1923 U M Soccer Stadium 2 200 2010Michigan State Spartan Stadium 75 005 1923 Breslin Student Events Center 14 797 1989 McLane Stadium at Kona FieldJackson Field 4 00013 527 19021996 DeMartin Soccer Complex 2 500 2008Minnesota Huntington Bank Stadium 52 525 2009 Williams Arena 14 625 1928 U S Bank StadiumSiebert Field N A1 420 20162013 Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium 1 000 1999Nebraska Memorial Stadium 87 000 1923 Pinnacle Bank Arena 15 000 2013 Haymarket Park 8 500 2001 Barbara Hibner Soccer Stadium 2 500 2015Northwestern Ryan Field 47 330 1926 Welsh Ryan Arena 7 039 1952 Rocky Miller Park 600 1944 Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium 3 000 2016Ohio State Ohio Stadium 104 944 1922 Value City Arena 19 049 1998 Bill Davis Stadium 4 450 1997 Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium 10 000 2001Oregon Autzen Stadium 54 000 1967 Matthew Knight Arena 12 364 2011 PK Park 4 000 2009 Pape Field 1 000 2012Penn State Beaver Stadium 106 572 1960 Bryce Jordan Center 15 261 1996 Medlar Field 5 570 2006 Jeffrey Field 5 000 1966Purdue Ross Ade Stadium 65 000 1924 Mackey Arena 14 876 1967 Alexander Field 1 500 2013 Folk FieldRutgers SHI Stadium 52 454 1994 Jersey Mike s Arena 8 000 1977 Bainton Field 1 250 2007 Yurcak Field 5 000 1994UCLA Rose Bowl 92 542 1922 Pauley Pavilion 13 800 1965 Jackie Robinson Stadium 1 820 1981 Wallis Annenberg Stadium 2 145 2018USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 77 500 1923 Galen Center 10 258 2006 Dedeaux Field 2 500 1974 Soni McAlister Field 1 000 1998Washington Husky Stadium 70 083 1920 Hec Edmundson Pavilion 10 000 1927 Husky Ballpark 2 200 1998 Husky Soccer Stadium 2 200 1997Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium 80 321 1917 Kohl Center 17 230 1998 Non baseball school McClimon Soccer Complex 1 611 1959 Ice hockey arenas edit School Men s arena Capacity Women s arena CapacityMichigan Yost Ice Arena 5 800 No varsity teamMichigan State Munn Ice Arena 6 470 No varsity teamMinnesota 3M Arena at Mariucci 10 000 Ridder Arena 3 400Notre Dame Compton Family Ice Arena 5 022 No varsity teamOhio State Value City Arena 17 500 OSU Ice Rink 1 415Penn State Pegula Ice Arena 5 782 Pegula Ice Arena 5 782Wisconsin Kohl Center 15 359 LaBahn Arena 2 273Apparel edit Members joining in 2024 This section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed June 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message School ProviderIllinois NikeIndiana AdidasIowa NikeMaryland Under ArmourMichigan Air Jordan Nike Michigan State NikeMinnesota NikeNebraska AdidasNorthwestern Under ArmourOhio State NikeOregon NikePenn State NikePurdue NikeRutgers AdidasUCLA Air Jordan Nike USC NikeWashington AdidasWisconsin Under ArmourFootball editSee also List of Big Ten Conference football standings 1959 present and 2023 Big Ten Conference football season When Maryland and Rutgers joined the Big Ten in 2014 the division names were changed to East and West with Purdue and the six schools in the Central Time Zone in the West and Indiana joining the remaining six Eastern Time Zone schools in the East The only protected cross division game is Indiana Purdue Beginning in 2016 the Big Ten adopted a nine game conference schedule 34 83 All teams have one cross division opponent they play annually that changes every six years except for Indiana and Purdue whose crossover is permanent The other six opponents are played every three years during that cycle For 2016 2021 the pairings are Maryland Minnesota Michigan Wisconsin Michigan State Northwestern Ohio State Nebraska Penn State Iowa and Rutgers Illinois and for 2022 2023 the pairings are Maryland Northwestern Michigan Nebraska Michigan State Minnesota Ohio State Wisconsin Penn State Illinois and Rutgers Iowa 84 In 2016 the Big Ten no longer allowed its members to play Football Championship Subdivision FCS teams and also requires at least one non conference game against a school in the Power Five conferences ACC Big 12 Pac 12 SEC Contracts for future games already scheduled against FCS teams would be honored However in 2017 the Big Ten started to allow teams to schedule an FCS opponent during years in which they only have four conference home games odd numbered years for East division teams even numbered years for West division teams 85 At the time this policy was first announced games against FBS independents Notre Dame and BYU would count toward the Power Five requirement 79 ESPN citing a Big Ten executive reported in 2015 that the Big Ten would allow exceptions to the Power Five rule on a case by case basis and also that the other FBS independent at that time Army had been added to the list of non Power Five schools that would be counted as Power Five opponents 86 When the Big Ten expands to 18 teams in 2024 with the arrival of Oregon UCLA USC and Washington the football divisions will be eliminated A schedule of nine conference games and three non conference games will be maintained At the end of the season the top two teams in the conference standings will play each other in the Big Ten Football Championship Game For at least 2024 and 2025 the conference was to adopt what it called the Flex Protect Plus model which called for each conference member to play all the others at home and away at least once during a four year cycle Initially the 11 protected matchups were to be played each season The announcement was made before Oregon and Washington were announced as incoming members 87 88 After the expansion to 18 teams was announced the scheduling model was tweaked into the Flex Protect XVIII model which will maintain the original 11 protected rivalries while adding Oregon Washington This model is planned to operate from 2024 2028 89 Illinois Northwestern Illinois Purdue Indiana Purdue Iowa Minnesota Iowa Nebraska Iowa Wisconsin Maryland Rutgers Michigan Michigan State Michigan Ohio State Minnesota Wisconsin Oregon Washington UCLA USCAll time school records edit This list goes through 12 04 2023 Members joining in 2024 Future conference members in gray Team Records Pct DivisionChampionships Big TenChampionships Claimed NationalChampionships1 Ohio State 964 332 53 734 10 39 82 Michigan 1002 353 36 733 4 45 113 USC 874 368 54 695 0 0 114 Penn State 930 408 42 689 2 4 25 Nebraska 917 424 40 678 1 0 56 Washington 773 464 50 620 0 0 27 Michigan State 730 487 44 596 3 9 68 Wisconsin 742 517 53 586 5 14 19 UCLA 629 453 37 579 0 0 110 Oregon 703 511 46 576 0 0 011 Minnesota 732 543 42 572 1 18 712 Iowa 695 575 39 546 2 11 513 Maryland 676 622 43 520 0 0 114 Purdue 641 597 48 517 1 8 015 Illinois 632 625 50 503 0 15 516 Rutgers 672 696 42 491 0 0 117 Northwestern 566 701 44 449 2 8 018 Indiana 506 713 44 418 0 2 0 Ohio State vacated 12 wins and its Big Ten title in 2010 due to NCAA sanctions Numbers of division and conference championships shown reflect Big Ten history only and do not include division and conference championships in former conferences Washington Oregon USC and UCLA join the Big Ten in 2024 Maryland and Rutgers joined in 2014 and Nebraska joined in 2011 Number of Claimed National Championships as well as win loss tie records include all seasons played regardless of conference membership Big Ten Conference champions edit Main articles List of Big Ten Conference football champions and Big Ten Football Championship Game Bowl games edit Since 1946 the Big Ten champion has had a tie in with the Rose Bowl game Michigan appeared in the first bowl game the 1902 Rose Bowl After that the Big Ten did not allow their schools to participate in bowl games until the agreement struck with the Pacific Coast Conference for the 1947 Rose Bowl From 1946 through 1971 the Big Ten did not allow the same team to represent the conference in consecutive years in the Rose Bowl with an exception made after the 1961 season in which Minnesota played in the 1962 Rose Bowl after playing in the 1961 Rose Bowl due to Ohio State declining the bid because of Ohio State faculty concerns about academics It was not until the 1975 season that the Big Ten allowed teams to play in bowl games other than the Rose Bowl Michigan which had been shut out of the postseason the previous three years was the first beneficiary of the new rule when it played in the Orange Bowl vs Oklahoma Due to the pre 1975 rules Big Ten teams such as Michigan and Ohio State have lower numbers of all time bowl appearances than powerhouse teams from the Big 12 Conference previously Big Eight and Southwest Conferences and Southeastern Conference which always placed multiple teams in bowl games every year Since the 2020 21 season a new slate of bowl game selections has included several new bowl games 90 Pick Name Location OpposingConference1 Rose Bowl Pasadena California Pac 122 Citrus Bowl or Orange Bowl Orlando Florida or Miami Gardens Florida SEC or ACC3 ReliaQuest Bowl 91 Tampa Florida SEC4 Las Vegas Bowl or Duke s Mayo Bowl Paradise Nevada or Charlotte North Carolina Pac 12 or ACC5 Music City Bowl 91 Nashville Tennessee SEC6 Pinstripe Bowl 91 New York City ACC7 Guaranteed Rate Bowl 91 Phoenix Arizona Big 128 San Francisco Bowl 91 Santa Clara California Pac 129 Quick Lane Bowl 91 Detroit Michigan MAC If the conference champion is picked for the College Football Playoff in years the Rose Bowl does not host a semifinal the next highest ranked team in the committee rankings or runner up shall take its place at the Rose Bowl The Big Ten along with the SEC will be eligible to face the ACC representative in the Orange Bowl at least three out of the eight seasons that it does not host a semifinal for the Playoff over a 12 year span Notre Dame will be chosen the other two years if eligible The Big Ten will switch between the Las Vegas Bowl and Duke s Mayo Bowl on odd numbered and even numbered years respectively Bowl selection procedures edit Although the pick order usually corresponds to the conference standings the bowls are not required to make their choices strictly according to the win loss records many factors influence bowl selections especially the likely turnout of the team s fans Picks are made after CFP selections the bowl with the 2 pick will have the first pick of the remaining teams in the conference For all non College Football Playoff partners the bowl partner will request a Big Ten team The Big Ten will approve or assign another team based on internal selection parameters When not hosting a semifinal the Orange Bowl will select the highest ranked team from the Big Ten SEC or Notre Dame to face an ACC opponent However in an 8 game cycle 12 years due to not counting when the Orange Bowl is a semifinal the Big Ten must be selected at least three times and no more than four times the SEC similarly will be selected between three and four times while Notre Dame may be selected up to two times 92 The Big Ten Champion cannot play in the Orange Bowl If a Big Ten team is not selected by the Orange Bowl the Citrus Bowl will submit a request for a Big Ten team Head coach compensation edit Guaranteed compensation is due to the coaches regardless of performance Though most of the pay is directed from the university some also comes in the form of guaranteed endorsements and other income streams Most coaches also have performance based bonuses that can significantly raise their salaries 93 Two Big Ten member schools Northwestern a private institution and Penn State exempt from most open records laws due to its status as what Pennsylvania calls a state related institution are not obligated to provide salary information for their head coaches Both typically choose to provide this information although Northwestern has not announced the salary of its current interim coach Conf Rank Institution Head coach 2023 guaranteed pay1 Ohio State University Ryan Day 9 960 0002 Michigan State University Mel Tucker 9 500 0003 University of Nebraska Lincoln Matt Rhule 7 800 000T 4 University of Wisconsin Madison Luke Fickell 7 500 000T 4 Pennsylvania State University James Franklin 7 500 0006 University of Michigan Jim Harbaugh 7 050 0007 University of Iowa Kirk Ferentz 7 000 0008 University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Bret Bielema 6 000 0009 Northwestern University David Braun interim TBD10 University of Minnesota P J Fleck 5 100 00011 Indiana University Bloomington Tom Allen 4 700 00012 Purdue University Ryan Walters 4 100 000T 13 Rutgers University New Brunswick Greg Schiano 4 000 000T 13 University of Maryland College Park Mike Locksley 4 000 000Marching bands edit All Big Ten member schools have marching bands which perform regularly during the football season Ten of the member schools as well as future member UCLA have won the Sudler Trophy 94 generally considered the most prestigious honor a collegiate marching band can receive 95 The first three Sudler trophies were awarded to Big Ten marching bands Michigan 1982 Illinois 1983 and Ohio State 1984 94 The Big Ten has more Sudler Trophy recipients than any other collegiate athletic conference 94 Conference individual honors edit Main article Big Ten Conference football individual honors Coaches and media of the Big Ten Conference award individual honors at the end of each football season Men s basketball editSee also 2023 24 Big Ten Conference men s basketball season and Big Ten Conference men s basketball tournament The Big Ten has participated in basketball since 1904 and has led the nation in attendance every season since 1978 96 It has been a national powerhouse in men s basketball having multiple championship winners and often sending four or more teams to the NCAA men s basketball tournament Previous NCAA champions include Indiana with five titles Michigan State with two and Wisconsin Michigan and Ohio State with one each Maryland which joined the Big Ten in 2014 won one NCAA championship as a member of the ACC 97 98 Ohio State played in the first NCAA tournament national championship game in 1939 losing to Oregon Despite this Jimmy Hull of Ohio State was the first NCAA tournament MVP The first three tournament MVPs came from the Big Ten Marv Huffman of Indiana in 1940 and John Katz of Wisconsin in 1941 Big Ten teams have also experienced success in the postseason NIT Since 1974 13 Big Ten teams have played in the championship game winning nine championships Michigan Ohio State Penn State and Minnesota have won two NIT championships while Indiana and Purdue have won one each Two other members Maryland and Nebraska won NIT titles before they joined the Big Ten In addition in 1943 the defunct Helms Athletic Foundation retrospectively awarded national titles to Northwestern for 1931 and Purdue for 1932 then in 1957 it selected Illinois for 1915 Minnesota for 1902 and 1919 and Wisconsin for 1912 1914 and 1916 99 Former member Chicago won a post season national championship series in 1908 Conference Challenges edit From 1999 to 2022 the Big Ten took part in the ACC Big Ten Challenge with the Atlantic Coast Conference The ACC held a 13 8 3 record against the Big Ten Minnesota Nebraska Penn State Purdue and Wisconsin are the only Big Ten schools without losing records in the challenge From 2015 to 2023 the Big Ten took part in the Gavitt Tipoff Games with the Big East Conference The Big Ten did well in the challenge holding a 3 1 4 record against the Big East only losing the challenge in 2021 All time school records edit This list is updated through March 1 2022 and is listed by win percentage in NCAA Division I men s college basketball Members joining in 2024 Big Ten Overallrecord Pct Big TenTournamentChampionships Big TenRegular SeasonChampionships NCAA NationalChampionships ClaimedPre TournamentChampionships1 UCLA 1968 888 689 0 0 11 02 Purdue 1855 1045 640 2 25 0 13 Illinois 1833 1031 640 3 17 0 14 Indiana 1865 1080 635 0 22 5 05 Ohio State 1810 1138 614 4 20 1 06 Michigan State 1754 1114 612 6 16 2 07 Michigan 1659 1060 610 2 15 1 08 Maryland 1604 1056 603 0 1 1 09 Washington 1812 1203 601 0 0 0 010 Iowa 1695 1193 1 587 2 8 0 011 USC 1701 1241 578 0 0 0 012 Minnesota 1677 1248 2 573 0 8 0 3 13 Wisconsin 1653 1237 572 3 20 1 314 Penn State 1508 1211 1 555 0 0 0 015 Oregon 1753 1408 554 0 0 1 016 Nebraska 1529 1410 520 0 0 0 017 Rutgers 1276 1235 508 0 0 0 018 Northwestern 1105 1557 1 415 0 2 0 1 Minnesota vacated its 1997 Big Ten Conference regular season title Michigan vacated its 1998 Big Ten tournament title and Ohio State vacated its 2002 Big Ten tournament as well as 2000 and 2002 regular season titles due to NCAA sanctions Minnesota was the champion for both the Premo Porretta Power Poll and the Helms Athletic Foundation in 1902 but was only the Premo Porretta champion in 1903 and only the Helms champion in 1919 National championships Final Fours and NCAA tournament appearances edit Big Ten Conference basketball programs have combined to win 10 NCAA men s basketball championships as Big Ten members with another current member having won a national championship before joining the conference Indiana has won five Michigan State has won two while Michigan Ohio State and Wisconsin have won one national championship each as Big Ten members Maryland won one national championship while a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference Two future members have won at least one national championship UCLA has won 11 championships matching the total of all existing Big Ten members and Oregon won the first NCAA tournament in 1939 Eleven teams have advanced to the Final Four at least once in their history as have all four future members Nine Big Ten schools Indiana Michigan State Illinois Purdue Ohio State Maryland Iowa Michigan and Wisconsin plus future member UCLA are among the national top 50 in all time NCAA tournament appearances Members joining in 2024 School Men s NCAA Championships Men s NCAAFinal Fours Men s NCAAElite Eights Men s NCAASweet Sixteens Men s NCAA tournament appearancesIllinois 5 1949 1951 1952 1989 2005 9 1942 1949 1951 1952 1963 1984 1989 2001 2005 11 1951 1952 1963 1981 1984 1985 1989 2001 2002 2004 2005 33 1942 1949 1951 52 1963 1981 1983 90 1993 95 1997 1998 2000 07 2009 2011 2013 2021 2022 2023 Indiana 5 1940 1953 1976 1981 1987 8 1940 1953 1973 1976 1981 1987 1992 2002 11 1940 1953 1973 1975 1976 1981 1984 1987 1992 1993 2002 22 1953 1954 1958 1967 1973 1975 1976 1978 1980 1981 1983 1984 1987 1989 1991 94 2002 2012 2013 2016 41 1940 1953 1954 1958 1967 1973 1975 1976 1978 1980 84 1986 2003 2006 08 2012 2013 2015 2016 2022 2023 Iowa 3 1955 1956 1980 4 1955 1956 1980 1987 8 1955 1956 1970 1980 1983 1987 1988 1999 29 1955 1956 1970 1979 83 1985 89 1991 93 1996 1997 1999 2001 2005 2006 2014 16 2019 2021 2022 2023 Maryland 1 2002 2 2001 2002 4 1973 1975 2001 2002 14 1958 1973 1975 1980 1984 1985 1994 1995 1998 1999 2001 03 2016 29 1958 1973 1975 1980 1981 1983 86 1994 2004 2007 2009 2010 2015 17 2019 2021 2023 Michigan 1 1989 6 1964 1965 1976 1989 2013 2018 14 1948 1964 66 1974 1976 1977 1989 1992 1994 2013 2014 2018 2021 17 1964 66 1974 1976 77 1988 1989 1992 1994 2013 2014 2017 19 2021 2022 28 1948 1964 66 1974 77 1985 90 1992 1994 1995 2009 2011 14 2016 19 2021 2022 Michigan State 2 1979 2000 10 1957 1979 1999 01 2005 2009 2010 2015 2019 14 1957 1959 1978 1979 1999 01 2003 2005 2009 2010 2014 2015 2019 21 1957 1959 1978 1979 1986 1990 1998 2001 2003 2005 2008 10 2012 15 2019 2023 36 1957 1959 1978 1979 1985 1986 1990 92 1994 1995 1998 2019 2021 2022 2023 Minnesota 1 1990 3 1982 1989 1990 10 1982 1989 1990 1999 2005 2009 2010 2013 2017 2019 Nebraska 7 1986 1991 94 1998 2014 Northwestern 2 2017 2023 Ohio State 1 1960 10 1939 1944 46 1960 62 1968 2007 2012 14 1939 1944 46 1950 1960 62 1968 1971 1992 2007 2012 2013 14 1960 62 1968 1971 1980 1983 1991 1992 2007 2010 13 31 1939 1944 46 1950 1960 62 1968 1971 1980 1982 1983 1985 1987 1990 92 2006 2007 2009 15 2018 2019 2021 2022 Oregon 1 1939 2 1939 2017 7 1939 1945 1960 2002 2007 2016 2017 8 1960 2002 2007 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2019 2021 17 1939 1945 1960 1961 1995 2000 2002 2003 2007 2008 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2019 2021 Penn State 1 1954 2 1942 1954 4 1952 1954 1955 2001 10 1942 1952 1954 1955 1965 1991 1996 2001 2011 2023 Purdue 2 1969 1980 5 1969 1980 1994 2000 2019 13 1969 1980 1988 1994 1998 2000 2009 2010 2017 19 2022 33 1969 1977 1980 1983 88 1990 1991 1993 95 1997 2000 2003 2007 12 2015 19 2021 2022 2023 Rutgers 1 1976 1 1976 2 1976 1979 8 1975 1976 1979 1983 1989 1991 2021 2022 UCLA 11 1964 1965 1967 1973 1975 1995 19 1962 1964 1965 1967 1976 1976 1980 1995 2006 2008 2021 23 1950 1962 1964 1965 1967 1976 1979 1980 1992 1995 1997 2006 2008 2021 36 1952 1956 1962 1965 1967 1980 1990 1992 1995 1997 1998 2000 2002 2006 2008 2014 2015 2017 2021 2022 46 1950 1952 1956 1962 1965 1967 1981 1983 1987 1989 2002 2005 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2018 2021 2022 2023 USC 2 1940 1954 4 1940 1954 2001 2021 5 1954 1961 2001 2007 2021 21 1940 1954 1960 1961 1979 1982 1985 1991 1992 1997 2001 2002 2007 2009 2011 2016 2017 2021 2022 2023 Washington 1 1953 4 1943 1948 1951 1953 6 1951 1953 1984 1998 2005 2006 2010 17 1943 1948 1951 1953 1976 1984 1985 1986 1998 1999 2004 2005 2006 2009 2010 2011 2019 Wisconsin 1 1941 4 1941 2000 2014 2015 6 1941 1947 2000 2005 2014 2015 10 2000 2003 2005 2008 2011 2012 2014 17 26 1941 1947 1994 1997 1999 2017 2019 2021 2022 Seasons are listed by the calendar years in which they ended Italics indicate honors earned before the school competed in the Big Ten NCAA tournament champions runners up and locations edit denotes overtime games Multiple s indicate more than one overtime Year Champion Runner up Venue and city1939 Oregon 46 Ohio State 33 Patten Gymnasium Evanston Illinois1940 Indiana 60 Kansas 42 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City Missouri1941 Wisconsin 39 Washington State 34 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City Missouri 2 1953 Indiana 2 69 Kansas 68 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City Missouri 4 1956 San Francisco 2 83 Iowa 71 McGaw Hall Evanston Illinois 2 1960 Ohio State 75 California 55 Cow Palace Daly City California1961 Cincinnati 70 Ohio State 65 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City Missouri 8 1962 Cincinnati 2 71 Ohio State 59 Freedom Hall Louisville Kentucky 3 1965 UCLA 2 91 Michigan 80 Memorial Coliseum Portland Oregon1969 UCLA 5 92 Purdue 72 Freedom Hall Louisville Kentucky 6 1976 Indiana 3 86 Michigan 68 The Spectrum Philadelphia1979 Michigan State 75 Indiana State 64 Special Events Center Salt Lake City1981 Indiana 4 63 North Carolina 50 Spectrum Philadelphia 2 1987 Indiana 5 74 Syracuse 73 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans 2 1989 Michigan 80 Seton Hall 79 Kingdome Seattle 4 1992 Duke 2 71 Michigan a 1 51 Metrodome Minneapolis1993 North Carolina 3 77 Michigan a 1 71 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans 3 2000 Michigan State 2 89 Florida 76 RCA Dome Indianapolis 4 2002 Maryland 64 Indiana 52 Georgia Dome Atlanta 2 2005 North Carolina 4 75 Illinois 70 Edward Jones Dome St Louis 3 2007 Florida 2 84 Ohio State 75 Georgia Dome Atlanta 3 2009 North Carolina 5 89 Michigan State 72 Ford Field Detroit2013 Louisville a 2 82 Michigan 76 Georgia Dome Atlanta 4 2015 Duke 5 68 Wisconsin 63 Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis 7 2018 Villanova 3 79 Michigan 62 Alamodome San Antonio 4 a b Participation vacated due to major NCAA violations Participation and title vacated due to major NCAA violations Post season NIT championships and runners up edit Year Champion Runner up MVP Venue and city1972 Maryland 100 Niagara 69 Tom McMillen Maryland Madison Square Garden New York City1974 Purdue 87 Utah 81 Mike Sojourner Utah Madison Square Garden New York City1979 Indiana 53 Purdue 52 Butch Carter and Ray Tolbert Indiana Madison Square Garden New York City1980 Virginia 58 Minnesota 55 Ralph Sampson Virginia Madison Square Garden New York City1982 Bradley 68 Purdue 61 Mitchell Anderson Bradley Madison Square Garden New York City1984 Michigan 83 Notre Dame 63 Tim McCormick Michigan Madison Square Garden New York City1985 UCLA 65 Indiana 62 Reggie Miller UCLA Madison Square Garden New York City1986 Ohio State 73 Wyoming 63 Brad Sellers Ohio State Madison Square Garden New York City1988 Connecticut 72 Ohio State 67 Phil Gamble UConn Madison Square Garden New York City1993 Minnesota 62 Georgetown 61 Voshon Lenard Minnesota Madison Square Garden New York City1996 Nebraska 60 Saint Joseph s 56 Erick Strickland Nebraska Madison Square Garden New York City1997 Michigan b 1 82 Florida State 73 Robert Traylor Michigan Madison Square Garden New York City1998 Minnesota b 2 79 Penn State 72 Kevin Clark Minnesota Madison Square Garden New York City2004 Michigan 62 Rutgers 55 Daniel Horton Michigan Madison Square Garden New York City2006 South Carolina 76 Michigan 64 Renaldo Balkman South Carolina Madison Square Garden New York City2008 Ohio State 92 Massachusetts 85 Kosta Koufos Ohio State Madison Square Garden New York City2009 Penn State 69 Baylor 63 Jamelle Cornley Penn State Madison Square Garden New York City2012 Stanford 75 Minnesota 51 Aaron Bright Stanford Madison Square Garden New York City2013 Baylor 74 Iowa 54 Pierre Jackson Baylor Madison Square Garden New York City2014 Minnesota 65 SMU 63 Austin Hollins Minnesota Madison Square Garden New York City2018 Penn State 82 Utah 66 Lamar Stevens Penn State Madison Square Garden New York City Participation and title vacated due to major NCAA violations Participation and title vacated due to major NCAA violations Affiliate member Johns Hopkins See also List of Big Ten Conference men s basketball regular season champions and Big Ten Conference men s basketball tournamentWomen s basketball editWomen s basketball teams have played a total of ten times in the NCAA Division I women s basketball tournament since 1982 and Women s National Invitation Tournament Championship since 1998 Purdue is the only Big Ten member to have won the NCAA women s basketball national title while a member of the conference Both schools that joined in 2014 Maryland and Rutgers won national titles before joining the Big Ten Rutgers won the final AIAW championship in 1982 when it was a member of the Eastern 8 and Maryland won the NCAA title in 2006 as a member of the ACC Big Ten women s basketball led conference attendance from 1993 to 1999 100 Like the men s teams the women s basketball teams in the Big Ten participated in the Big Ten ACC Women s Challenge which was founded in 2007 and ended in 2022 The Big Ten s record in the challenge was 1 11 3 with Indiana Maryland and Michigan being the only Big Ten teams without a losing record in the challenge National championships Final Fours and NCAA tournament appearances edit Seasons are listed by the calendar years in which they ended Italics indicate seasons before the school competed in the Big Ten School Women s AIAW NCAAChampionships Women s AIAW NCAAFinal Fours Women s AIAW NCAAElite Eights Women s AIAW NCAASweet Sixteens Women s AIAW NCAATournament AppearancesIllinois 2 1997 1998 8 1982 1986 1987 1997 2000 2003 Indiana 1 1973 3 1972 1974 2021 2 2021 2022 8 1983 1994 1995 2002 2016 2019 2021 2022 Iowa 2 1993 2023 5 1987 1988 1993 2019 2023 9 1987 1988 1989 1993 1996 2015 2019 2021 2023 29 1986 94 1996 98 2001 2002 2006 2008 2009 2010 15 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 Maryland 1 2006 6 1978 1982 1989 2006 2014 2015 15 1978 82 1988 1989 1992 2006 2008 2009 2012 2014 2015 2023 20 1978 83 1988 1989 1992 2006 2008 2009 2012 14 2015 2017 2021 2022 2023 34 1978 84 1986 1988 93 1997 2001 2004 09 2011 14 2015 19 2021 2022 2023 Michigan 1 2022 2 2021 2022 9 1990 1998 2000 2001 2012 2013 2018 2019 2021 2022 Michigan State 1 2005 1 2005 3 2005 2006 2009 19 1977 1991 1996 1997 2003 07 2009 14 2016 2017 2019 2021 Minnesota 1 2004 1 2004 4 1977 2003 2004 2005 13 1977 1981 1982 1994 2002 06 2008 2009 2015 2018 Nebraska 2 2010 2013 15 1988 1993 1996 1998 2000 2007 2008 2010 2012 15 2018 2022 Northwestern 1 8 1982 1987 1990 1991 1993 1997 2015 2021 Ohio State 1 1993 5 1975 1985 1987 1993 2023 13 1985 89 1993 2005 2009 2011 2016 2017 2022 2023 28 1975 1978 1984 90 1993 1996 1999 2003 12 2015 18 2022 2023 Penn State 1 2000 4 1983 1994 2000 2004 13 1982 1983 1985 1986 1992 1994 1996 2000 2002 04 2012 2014 26 1976 1982 88 1990 1991 1992 96 1999 2005 2011 14 Purdue 1 1999 3 1994 1999 2001 8 1994 1995 1998 1999 2001 2003 2007 2009 12 1990 1992 1994 1995 1998 1999 2001 2003 2004 2006 2007 2009 26 1989 92 1994 2009 2011 14 2016 2017 Rutgers 1 1982 3 1982 2000 2007 7 1986 1987 1999 2000 2005 2007 2008 11 1986 88 1998 2000 2005 09 27 1982 1986 94 1998 2001 2003 12 2015 2019 2021 Wisconsin 8 1982 1992 1995 1996 1998 2001 2002 2010 NCAA tournament champions runners up and locations edit Year Champion Runner up Venue and city1993 Texas Tech 84 Ohio State 82 The Omni Atlanta1999 Purdue 62 Duke 45 San Jose Arena San Jose California2001 Notre Dame 68 Purdue 66 Savvis Center St Louis2005 Baylor 84 Michigan State 62 RCA Dome Indianapolis2006 Maryland 78 Duke 75 TD Banknorth Garden Boston2007 Tennessee 59 Rutgers 46 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland2023 LSU 102 Iowa 85 American Airlines Center DallasWomen s National Invitation Tournament championship games edit Year Champion Runner up Venue City1998 Penn State 59 Baylor 56 Ferrell Center Waco Texas1999 Arkansas 67 Wisconsin 64 Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville Arkansas2000 Wisconsin 75 Florida 74 Kohl Center Madison Wisconsin2001 Ohio State 62 New Mexico 61 University Arena Albuquerque New Mexico2007 Wyoming 72 Wisconsin 56 Arena Auditorium Laramie Wyoming2008 Marquette 81 Michigan State 66 Breslin Center East Lansing Michigan2014 Rutgers 56 UTEP 54 Don Haskins Center El Paso Texas2017 Michigan 89 Georgia Tech 79 Calihan Hall Detroit Michigan2018 Indiana 65 Virginia Tech 57 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington Indiana2019 Arizona 56 Northwestern 42 McKale Center Tucson ArizonaSee also List of Big Ten Conference women s basketball regular season champions and Big Ten Conference women s basketball tournamentField hockey editBig Ten field hockey programs have won 11 NCAA Championships although only three of these titles were won by schools as Big Ten members Maryland won eight national championships as a member of the ACC second most in the sport all time Penn State s two AIAW championships were also won before it became a Big Ten member and before the NCAA sponsored women s sports School NCAA national championship NCAA runner up NCAA Final Fours NCAA tournament appearancesIndiana 2 2002 2007 Iowa 1 1986 3 1984 1988 1992 12 1984 1986 90 1992 94 1999 2008 2020 28 1982 96 1999 2004 2006 08 2011 2012 2018 23 Maryland 8 1987 1993 1999 2005 2006 2008 2010 2011 4 1995 2001 2009 2017 2018 21 1987 1991 1993 1995 1999 2001 2003 06 2008 13 2017 18 2021 2022 34 1985 1987 1988 1990 93 1995 2019 2021 2022 Michigan 1 2001 2 1999 2020 5 1999 2001 2003 2017 2020 19 1999 2005 2007 2010 12 2015 22 Michigan State 2 2002 2004 9 2001 04 2007 10 2013 Northwestern 1 2021 2 2022 2023 7 1983 1985 1989 1994 2021 23 18 1983 91 1993 1994 2014 2017 2019 23 Ohio State 1 2010 7 1994 2001 2005 2006 2009 11 Penn State 2 2002 2007 8 1982 1986 1990 1991 1993 2002 2007 2022 35 1982 2000 2002 2003 2005 08 2010 14 2016 18 2021 2022 Rutgers 5 1984 1986 2018 2021 2023 Men s gymnastics editThe Big Ten fields five of the remaining 13 Division I men s gymnastics team In 2014 Michigan edged out Oklahoma for their 6th NCAA men s gymnastics championship the school s third in five years 101 NCAA championships and runners up edit Year Champion Runner up Host1938 Chicago Illinois Chicago1939 Illinois Army Chicago1940 Illinois Navy Temple Chicago1941 Illinois Minnesota Chicago1942 Illinois Penn State Navy1948 Penn State Temple Chicago1949 Temple Minnesota California1950 Illinois Temple Army1951 Florida State Illinois Southern Cal Michigan1953 Penn State Illinois Syracuse1954 Penn State Illinois Illinois1955 Illinois Penn State UCLA1956 Illinois Penn State North Carolina1957 Penn State Illinois Navy1958 Michigan State Illinois Michigan State1959 Penn State Illinois California1960 Penn State Southern Cal Penn State1961 Penn State Southern Illinois Illinois1963 Michigan Southern Illinois Pittsburgh1965 Penn State Washington Southern Illinois1967 Southern Illinois Michigan Southern Illinois1969 Iowa Penn State Colorado State Washington1970 Michigan Iowa State New Mexico state Temple1973 Iowa State Penn State Oregon1976 Penn State LSU Temple1979 Nebraska Oklahoma LSU1980 Nebraska Iowa State Nebraska1981 Nebraska Oklahoma Nebraska1982 Nebraska UCLA Nebraska1983 Nebraska UCLA Penn State1984 UCLA Penn State UCLA1985 Ohio State Nebraska Nebraska1986 Arizona State Nebraska Nebraska1987 UCLA Nebraska UCLA1988 Nebraska Illinois Nebraska1989 Illinois Nebraska Nebraska1990 Nebraska Minnesota Minnesota1991 Oklahoma Penn State Penn State1992 Stanford Nebraska Nebraska1993 Stanford Nebraska New Mexico1994 Nebraska Stanford Nebraska1995 Stanford Nebraska Ohio State1996 Ohio State California Stanford1998 California Iowa Penn State1999 Michigan Ohio State Nebraska2000 Penn State Michigan Iowa2001 Ohio State Oklahoma Ohio State2002 Oklahoma Ohio State Oklahoma2003 Oklahoma Ohio State Temple2004 Penn State Oklahoma Illinois2005 Oklahoma Ohio State Army2006 Oklahoma Illinois Oklahoma2007 Penn State Oklahoma Penn State2009 Stanford Michigan Minnesota2010 Michigan Stanford Army2012 Illinois Oklahoma Oklahoma2013 Michigan Oklahoma Penn State2014 Michigan Oklahoma Michigan2017 Oklahoma Ohio State Army2018 Oklahoma Minnesota UIC Chicago left the Big Ten in 1946 Finishes prior to Penn State and Nebraska joining the Big Ten Michigan State no longer competes in gymnastics Men s ice hockey editThe Big Ten began sponsoring men s ice hockey in the 2013 14 season the only Power Five conference to do so 102 103 The inaugural season included six schools Michigan Michigan State and Ohio State joined from the disbanded CCHA Minnesota and Wisconsin joined from the WCHA and Penn State joined after playing its first NCAA Division I season 2012 13 as an independent 102 103 Notre Dame joined the league as an affiliate member beginning with the 2017 18 season 104 Arizona State had a scheduling agreement with the conference for the 2020 21 season as an all away game team playing all seven Big Ten squads four times but was not part of the conference and therefore was ineligible for the conference tournament or associated NCAA tournament automatic berth 105 ASU has since been announced as a future member of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference effective in 2024 25 106 All time school records edit This list is updated through the 2022 23 season Totals for conference regular season and tournament championships include those won before the schools played Big Ten hockey Team Overall record Pct NCAAchampionships NCAAFrozen Fours NCAA tournamentappearances Tournamentchampionships Regular seasonchampionships1 Minnesota 1 909 1 078 201 a 630 5 23 40 16 202 Michigan 1 777 1 130 171 a 605 9 27 40 12 143 Wisconsin 1 314 947 173 a 575 6 12 26 13 44 Michigan State 1 358 1 128 167 a 543 3 11 27 13 85 Penn State 207 183 26 a 529 0 0 3 1 16 Notre Dame 955 933 171 a 505 0 4 13 5 37 Ohio State 986 970 174 a 504 0 2 10 2 2 a b c d e f g Includes all seasons of collegiate play including those prior to the first season of NCAA sponsored men s ice hockey in 1947 48 Conference records edit This section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed November 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Team s records against conference opponents as of the end of the 2018 19 season School Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Notre Dame Ohio State Penn State Wisconsin TotalW L T W L T W L T W L T W L T W L T W L T W L T Win Michigan 165 135 24 128 143 16 79 59 5 83 44 14 15 12 0 75 61 13 544 456 72 541Michigan State 135 165 24 48 118 16 63 48 12 89 45 13 9 13 4 55 53 3 400 444 73 476Minnesota 143 128 16 118 48 16 30 20 3 29 7 4 15 12 0 170 96 23 502 309 63 610Notre Dame 61 78 5 48 63 12 20 30 3 35 37 10 8 4 2 23 41 8 193 254 40 437Ohio State 44 83 14 45 89 13 7 29 4 37 35 10 15 10 2 16 18 3 164 264 46 395Penn State 12 15 0 13 9 4 12 15 0 4 8 2 10 15 2 17 12 3 68 74 11 480Wisconsin 61 75 13 55 56 4 96 170 23 41 23 8 18 16 3 12 17 3 281 356 53 446Note games where one or more of the programs was not a varsity team are not included Conference champions edit Main article List of Big Ten men s ice hockey champions Season School Conference record2013 14 Minnesota 14 3 3 02014 15 Minnesota 12 5 3 02015 16 Minnesota 14 6 0 02016 17 Minnesota 14 5 1 02017 18 Notre Dame 17 6 1 12018 19 Ohio State 13 7 4 32019 20 Penn State 12 8 4 12020 21 Wisconsin 17 6 1 02021 22 Minnesota 18 6 1 22022 23 Minnesota 19 4 2 1Big Ten Men s Ice Hockey Tournament champions edit Main article List of Big Ten Men s Ice Hockey Tournament champions Year Winning team Coach Losing team Coach Score Location Venue2014 Wisconsin Mike Eaves Ohio State Steve Rohlik 5 4 OT Saint Paul Minnesota Xcel Energy Center2015 Minnesota Don Lucia Michigan Red Berenson 4 2 Detroit Michigan Joe Louis Arena2016 Michigan Red Berenson Minnesota Don Lucia 5 3 Saint Paul Minnesota Xcel Energy Center2017 Penn State Guy Gadowsky Wisconsin Tony Granato 2 1 2OT Detroit Michigan Joe Louis Arena2018 Notre Dame Jeff Jackson Ohio State Steve Rohlik 3 2 OT Notre Dame Indiana Compton Family Ice Arena2019 Notre Dame Jeff Jackson Penn State Guy Gadowsky 3 2 Notre Dame Indiana Compton Family Ice Arena2020 Canceled in progress due to COVID 192021 Minnesota Bob Motzko Wisconsin Tony Granato 6 4 Notre Dame Indiana Compton Family Ice Arena2022 Michigan Mel Pearson Minnesota Bob Motzko 4 3 Minneapolis Minnesota 3M Arena at Mariucci2023 Michigan Brandon Naurato Minnesota Bob Motzko 4 3 Minneapolis Minnesota 3M Arena at MariucciNCAA tournament champions runners up and locations edit Year Winning team Coach Losing team Coach Score Location Finals venue1948 Michigan Vic Heyliger Dartmouth Eddie Jeremiah 8 4 Colorado Springs Colorado Broadmoor Ice Palace1951 Michigan 2 Vic Heyliger Brown Westcott Moulton 7 1 Colorado Springs Colorado Broadmoor Ice Palace1952 Michigan 3 Vic Heyliger Colorado College Cheddy Thompson 4 1 Colorado Springs Colorado Broadmoor Ice Palace1953 Michigan 4 Vic Heyliger Minnesota John Mariucci 7 3 Colorado Springs Colorado Broadmoor Ice Palace1954 Rensselaer Ned Harkness Minnesota John Mariucci 5 4 OT Colorado Springs Colorado Broadmoor Ice Palace1955 Michigan 5 Vic Heyliger Colorado College Cheddy Thompson 5 3 Colorado Springs Colorado Broadmoor Ice Palace1956 Michigan 6 Vic Heyliger Michigan Tech Al Renfrew 7 5 Colorado Springs Colorado Broadmoor Ice Palace1957 Colorado College 2 Tom Bedecki Michigan Vic Heyliger 13 6 Colorado Springs Colorado Broadmoor Ice Palace1959 North Dakota Bob May Michigan State Amo Bessone 4 3 OT Troy New York RPI Field House1964 Michigan 7 Al Renfrew Denver Murray Armstrong 6 3 Denver University of Denver Arena1966 Michigan State Amo Bessone Clarkson Len Ceglarski 6 1 Minneapolis Williams Arena1971 Boston University Jack Kelley Minnesota Glen Sonmor 4 2 Syracuse New York Onondaga War Memorial1973 Wisconsin Bob Johnson Denver a 1 Murray Armstrong 4 2 Boston Boston Garden1974 Minnesota Herb Brooks Michigan Tech John MacInnes 4 2 Boston Boston Garden1975 Michigan Tech 3 John MacInnes Minnesota Herb Brooks 6 1 St Louis St Louis Arena1976 Minnesota 2 Herb Brooks Michigan Tech John MacInnes 6 4 Denver University of Denver Arena1977 Wisconsin 2 Bob Johnson Michigan Dan Farrell 6 5 OT Detroit Olympia Stadium1979 Minnesota 3 Herb Brooks North Dakota Gino Gasparini 4 3 Detroit Olympia Stadium1981 Wisconsin 3 Bob Johnson Minnesota Brad Buetow 6 3 Duluth Minnesota Duluth Entertainment Center1982 North Dakota 4 Gino Gasparini Wisconsin Bob Johnson 5 2 Providence Rhode Island Providence Civic Center1983 Wisconsin 4 Jeff Sauer Harvard Bill Cleary 6 2 Grand Forks North Dakota Ralph Engelstad Arena1986 Michigan State 2 Ron Mason Harvard Bill Cleary 6 5 Providence Rhode Island Providence Civic Center1987 North Dakota 5 Gino Gasparini Michigan State Ron Mason 5 3 Detroit Joe Louis Arena1989 Harvard Bill Cleary Minnesota Doug Woog 4 3 OT Saint Paul Minnesota Saint Paul Civic Center1990 Wisconsin 5 Jeff Sauer Colgate Terry Slater 7 3 Detroit Joe Louis Arena1992 Lake Superior State 2 Jeff Jackson Wisconsin1 Jeff Sauer 5 3 Albany New York Knickerbocker Arena1996 Michigan 8 Red Berenson Colorado College Don Lucia 3 2 OT Cincinnati Riverfront Coliseum1998 Michigan 9 Red Berenson Boston College Jerry York 3 2 OT Boston FleetCenter2002 Minnesota 4 Don Lucia Maine Tim Whitehead 4 3 OT Saint Paul Minnesota Xcel Energy Center2003 Minnesota 5 Don Lucia New Hampshire Dick Umile 5 1 Buffalo New York HSBC Arena2006 Wisconsin 6 Mike Eaves Boston College Jerry York 2 1 Milwaukee Bradley Center2007 Michigan State 3 Rick Comley Boston College Jerry York 3 1 St Louis Scottrade Center2010 Boston College 4 Jerry York Wisconsin Mike Eaves 5 0 Detroit Ford Field2011 Minnesota Duluth Scott Sandelin Michigan Red Berenson 3 2 OT Saint Paul Minnesota Xcel Energy Center2014 Union Rick Bennett Minnesota Don Lucia 7 4 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center2018 Minnesota Duluth 2 Scott Sandelin Notre Dame Jeff Jackson 2 1 Saint Paul Minnesota Xcel Energy Center2023 Quinnipiac Rand Pecknold Minnesota Bob Motzko 3 2 OT Tampa Florida Amalie Arena Participation vacated due to major NCAA violations Awards edit At the conclusion of each regular season schedule the coaches of each Big Ten team as well as a media panel vote which players they choose to be on the three All Conference Teams 107 first team second team and rookie team Additionally they vote to award the 5 individual trophies to an eligible player at the same time The Big Ten also awards a Tournament Most Outstanding Player which is voted on after the conclusion of the conference tournament Each team also names one of their players to be honored for the conference Sportsmanship Award All of the awards were created for the inaugural season 2013 14 All Big Ten Teams Award Inaugural YearFirst Team 2013 14Second Team 2013 14Freshman Team 2013 14All Tournament Team 2013 14 Individual Awards Award Inaugural YearPlayer of the Year 2013 14Freshman of the Year 2013 14Goaltender of the Year 2013 14Coach of the Year 2013 14Defensive Player of the Year 2013 14Big Ten tournament Most Outstanding Player 2014Men s lacrosse editThe Big Ten began sponsoring men s lacrosse in the 2015 season The Big Ten lacrosse league includes Maryland Michigan Ohio State Penn State Rutgers and Johns Hopkins which joined the Big Ten conference as an affiliate member in 2014 The teams that compete in Big Ten men s lacrosse have combined to win 13 NCAA national championships 108 With the addition of Johns Hopkins and Maryland to the league Big Ten men s lacrosse boasts two of the top programs and most heated rivals in the history of the sport Johns Hopkins 29 and Maryland 26 combine for 55 NCAA men s lacrosse Final Four appearances The media and both schools have called Johns Hopkins Maryland rivalry the greatest and most historic rivalry in men s lacrosse Since 1895 the two teams have matched up more than 100 times 109 110 111 All time school records edit This list goes through the 2022 season Team Overallrecord Pct Big Ten tournamentChampionships Big TenRegular SeasonChampionships NCAA NationalChampionships1 Maryland 862 277 4 756 4 7 42 Johns Hopkins 966 325 15 735 2 2 93 Rutgers 623 522 14 544 0 0 04 Ohio State 498 426 5 537 0 0 05 Penn State 553 533 8 509 1 1 06 Michigan 42 88 323 1 0 0National championships Final Fours and NCAA tournament appearances edit School Men s NCAA Championships Men s NCAARunner Up Men s NCAAFinal Fours Men s NCAAQuarterfinals Men s NCAATournament AppearancesJohns Hopkins 9 1974 1978 1979 1980 1984 1985 1987 2005 2007 9 1972 1973 1977 1981 1982 1983 1989 2003 2008 29 1972 74 1976 87 1989 1992 93 1995 96 1999 2000 2002 05 2007 08 2015 41 1972 89 1991 2009 2011 12 2014 15 2018 46 1972 2012 2014 18 Maryland 4 1973 1975 2017 2022 12 1971 1974 1976 1979 1995 1997 98 2011 12 2015 16 2021 28 1971 79 1983 1987 1989 1991 1995 1997 98 2003 2005 06 2011 12 2014 18 2021 22 40 1971 79 1981 83 1986 87 1989 1991 92 1995 98 2000 01 2003 06 2008 12 2014 22 44 1971 79 1981 83 1986 87 1989 1991 98 2000 01 2003 22 Michigan 1 2023 Ohio State 1 2017 1 2017 4 2008 2013 2015 2017 7 2003 2004 2008 2013 2015 2017 2022 Penn State 1 2019 1 2019 4 2003 2005 2013 2017 Rutgers 1 2022 4 1986 1990 2021 2022 11 1972 1974 1975 1984 1986 1990 1991 2003 2004 2021 2022 Big Ten Conference champions edit Season School ConferenceRecord2015 MarylandJohns Hopkins 4 14 12016 Maryland 5 02017 Maryland 4 12018 Maryland 4 12019 Penn State 5 02020 Season canceled and no champion crowned2021 Maryland 10 02022 Maryland 5 02023 Penn StateJohns Hopkins 4 14 1Big Ten men s lacrosse tournament champions edit Main article Big Ten Conference men s lacrosse tournament Year Winning team Coach Losing team Coach Score Location Venue2015 Johns Hopkins Dave Pietramala Ohio State Nick Myers 13 6 College Park Maryland Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium2016 Maryland John Tillman Rutgers Brian Brecht 14 8 Baltimore Maryland Homewood Field2017 Maryland John Tillman a, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library, article, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games. |