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. It is based in Rosemont, Illinois. For over eight decades this conference consisted of ten universities, and presently has 14 member and two affiliate institutions. They compete in the NCAA Division I; 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. The conference includes the flagship public university in each of 11 states stretching from New Jersey to Nebraska, as well as two additional public land-grant schools and a private university.

"Big Ten" redirects here. For other uses, see Big Ten (disambiguation).

Big Ten Conference
Established1896
AssociationNCAA
DivisionDivision I
SubdivisionFBS
Members14 + 2 affiliate members
Sports fielded
  • 28
    • men's: 14
    • women's: 14
Region
Former namesIntercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives
(officially, 1896–1987)
Western Conference
(1896–1899)
Big Nine
(1899–1917, 1946–1949)
HeadquartersRosemont, Illinois
CommissionerKevin Warren
Websitewww.bigten.org
Locations

The Big Ten Conference was established in 1895 when Purdue University president James H. Smart and representatives from the University of Chicago, University of Illinois, University of Michigan, University of Minnesota, Northwestern University, and University of Wisconsin gathered at Chicago's Palmer House Hotel to set policies aimed at regulating intercollegiate athletics. In 1899, Indiana University and the University of Iowa joined the conference to increase the membership to nine schools. In 1905, the conference was officially incorporated as the "Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives".[1] 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.

Big Ten member institutions are major research universities with large financial endowments and strong academic reputations. All institutions except full member University of Nebraska and associate member Notre Dame are members of the Association of American Universities. Large student enrollment is a hallmark of Big Ten Universities, as 12 of the 14 members feature enrollments of 30,000 or more students (Nebraska and Northwestern being the exceptions). Northwestern is the lone private university among Big Ten membership (the University of Chicago, a private university, left the conference in 1946). Collectively, Big Ten universities educate more than 520,000 total students and have 5.7 million living alumni.[2] Big Ten universities engage in $9.3 billion in funded research each year.[3] Big Ten universities are also members of the Big Ten Academic Alliance, an academic consortium. In 2014–2015, members generated more than $10 billion in research expenditures.[4]

Though the Big Ten existed for nearly a century as an assemblage of universities located primarily in the Midwest, the conference's geographic footprint now stretches east to the Atlantic Ocean. Despite the conference's name, the Big Ten has grown to fourteen members, with the following universities accepting invitations to join: Pennsylvania State University in 1990, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in 2011, and both the University of Maryland and Rutgers University in 2014. Johns Hopkins University was invited in 2012 to join the Big Ten as an associate member participating in men's lacrosse, and in 2015, it was also accepted as an associate member in women's lacrosse. Notre Dame joined the Big Ten on July 1, 2017 as an associate member in men's ice hockey.[5]

Member schools

Members
Institution Location Founded Joined Type Enrollment Endowment
(millions)		 Nickname Colors
East Division
Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana 1820 1899[fm 1] Public 43,710 $2,490 Hoosiers          
University of Maryland College Park, Maryland 1856 2014 41,200 $355.3 Terrapins                    
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan 1817 1896[fm 2] 46,002 $12,440 Wolverines          
Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan 1855 1950[fm 3] 50,019 $3,030 Spartans          
Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio 1870 1912 61,391 $5,260 Buckeyes     
Pennsylvania State University State College, Pennsylvania 1855 1990[fm 4] 47,307 $4,550 Nittany Lions          
Rutgers University New Brunswick–Piscataway,
New Jersey		 1766 2014 40,720 $1,476 Scarlet Knights     
West Division
University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana, Illinois 1867 1896 Public 49,339 $2,350 Fighting Illini          
University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 1847 1899[fm 5] 33,334[6] $1,580 Hawkeyes          
University of Minnesota Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota 1851 1896 51,327 $3,950 Golden Gophers          
University of Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska 1869 2011 25,820 $1,435 Cornhuskers          
Northwestern University Evanston, Illinois 1851 1896 Private, non-sectarian 21,208 $11,100 Wildcats          
Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana 1869 1896 Public 43,411 $2,630 Boilermakers          
University of Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin 1848 1896 44,413 $3,150 Badgers          
Notes
  1. Athletic teams first competed in 1900
  2. Athletic teams were independent from 1907 to 1916
  3. Athletic teams first competed in 1953
  4. Athletic teams first competed in 1991
  5. Athletic teams first competed in 1900

Associate members
Institution Location Founded Joined TypeEnrollmentNickname Colors Sport(s) Primary Conference
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Maryland 1876 2014 Private 20,871[7] Blue Jays           Men's and Women's Lacrosse[am 1] Centennial
(NCAA Division III)
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, Indiana 1842 2017 Private – Catholic 11,773 Fighting Irish           Men's Ice hockey ACC
Notes
  1. On July 1, 2014, Johns Hopkins University joined the conference as an associate member in men's lacrosse. On July 1, 2016, the school also became an associate member in women's lacrosse.

Former member
Institution Location Founded Joined Left Type Enrollment Nickname Colors Current Conference
University of Chicago Chicago, Illinois 1890 1896 1946 Private 16,016 Maroons           University Athletic Association
(NCAA Division III)
  • The University of Chicago was a co-founder of the conference. The school dropped football in 1939, but remained a member in other sports until the end of the 1945–46 academic year.[8]
  • 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.

Membership timeline
Johns Hopkins UniversityRutgers University–New BrunswickUniversity of Maryland, College ParkPennsylvania State UniversityMichigan State UniversityOhio State UniversityUniversity of IowaIndiana University BloomingtonUniversity of ChicagoUniversity of MichiganUniversity of Wisconsin–MadisonPurdue UniversityNorthwestern UniversityUniversity of MinnesotaUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign

Full members Full members (non-football) Sport Affiliate Other Conference Other Conference

Sports

The Big Ten Conference sponsors championship competition in 14 men's and 14 women's NCAA sanctioned sports.[9]

Teams in Big Ten Conference competition
Sport Men's Women's
Baseball 13 —
Basketball 14 14
Cross country 12 14
Field hockey — 9
Football 14 —
Golf 14 14
Gymnastics 7 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
School Base­ball Basket­ball Cross Country Football Golf Gym­nastics Ice Hockey Lac­rosse Soccer Swimming
& Diving		 Tennis Track & Field
(indoor)		 Track & Field
(outdoor)		 Wrest­ling Total
Illinois Y Y Y Y Y Y N N N N Y Y Y Y 10
Indiana Y Y Y Y Y N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y 11
Iowa Y Y Y Y Y Y[lower-alpha 1] N N N Y[lower-alpha 1] Y[lower-alpha 1] Y Y Y 11
Maryland Y Y N Y Y N N Y Y N N N Y Y 8
Michigan Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 14
Michigan State Y Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y[lower-alpha 2] Y Y Y Y 12
Minnesota Y Y Y Y Y Y[lower-alpha 3] Y N N Y Y[lower-alpha 3] Y[lower-alpha 3] Y Y 12
Nebraska Y Y Y Y Y Y N N N N Y Y Y Y 10
Northwestern Y Y N Y Y N N N Y Y Y N N Y 8
Ohio State Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 14
Penn State Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 14
Purdue Y Y Y Y Y N N N N Y Y Y Y Y 10
Rutgers Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Y N N Y Y Y 10
Wisconsin N Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y 11
Totals 13 14 12 14 14 6 6+1* 5+1° 9 10 12 12 13 14 155+2

Notes:

  1. Iowa will drop men's gymnastics, men's swimming & diving, and men's tennis after the 2020–21 school year.[10]
  2. Michigan State will drop men's swimming & diving after the 2020–21 school year.[11]
  3. Minnesota will drop men's gymnastics, men's tennis, and men's indoor track & field after the 2020–21 school year. Initially, the school announced that men's outdoor track & field would be dropped at that time, but later reversed itself with regard to that specific sport.[12]

* Notre Dame joined the Big Ten in the 2017–18 school year as an affiliate member in men's ice hockey.[13] 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.[14]

Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the Big Ten Conference that are played by Big Ten schools
School Fencing[lower-alpha 1] Lightweight
Rowing[lower-alpha 2]		 Pistol[lower-alpha 3] Rifle[lower-alpha 4] Rowing[lower-alpha 2] Volleyball
Ohio State Independent No Independent PRC No MIVA
Penn State Independent No No No No EIVA
Rutgers No EARC No No EARC No
Wisconsin No No No No EARC No
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Unlike rifle, pistol is not an NCAA-governed sport. It is fully coeducational.
  4. 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
School Basket­ball Cross
Country		 Field
Hockey		 Golf Gym­nastics Lacrosse Rowing Soccer Softball Swimming
& Diving		 Tennis Track & Field
(indoor)		 Track & Field
(outdoor)		 Volley­ball Total
Illinois Y Y N Y Y N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 11
Indiana Y Y Y Y N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 12
Iowa Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y[lower-alpha 1] Y Y Y Y 13
Maryland Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y N Y Y Y Y 12
Michigan Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 14
Michigan State Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y[lower-alpha 2] Y Y Y Y 13
Minnesota Y Y N Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 12
Nebraska Y Y N Y Y N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 11
Northwestern Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y N N Y 10
Ohio State Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 14
Penn State Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 13
Purdue Y Y N Y N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 10
Rutgers Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 14
Wisconsin Y Y N Y N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 11
Totals 14 14 9 14 10 6+1[c 1] 8 14 14 13 14 13 13 14 175+1
Notes
  1. Iowa will drop women's swimming & diving after the 2020–21 school year.[10]
  2. Michigan State will drop women's swimming & diving after the 2020–21 school year.[11]

Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the Big Ten Conference that are played by Big Ten schools:

School Bowling Fencing[c 2] Ice
Hockey		 Lightweight
Rowing[c 3]		 Pistol[c 4] Rifle[c 5] Synchronized
Swimming[c 6]		 Water
Polo		 Beach
Volleyball
Indiana No No No No No No No CWPA No
Michigan No No No No No No No CWPA No
Minnesota No No WCHA No No No No No No
Nebraska Independent No No No No GARC No No Independent
Northwestern No Independent No No No No No No No
Ohio State No Independent WCHA No Independent PRC Independent No No
Penn State No Independent CHA No No No No No No
Rutgers No No No EARC No No No No No
Wisconsin No No WCHA EARC No No No No No
  1. Associate member: Johns Hopkins
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Unlike rifle, pistol is not an NCAA-governed sport. It is fully coeducational.
  5. 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.
  6. Synchronized swimming is not governed by the NCAA. Collegiate competition is governed by United States Synchronized Swimming, the sport's national governing body.

History

Initiated and led by Purdue University President James Henry Smart,[1] the presidents of the University of Chicago, University of Illinois, University of Minnesota, University of Wisconsin, Northwestern University, Purdue University and Lake Forest College met in Chicago on January 11, 1895 to discuss the regulation and control of intercollegiate athletics. The eligibility of student-athletes was one of the main topics of discussion.[15] The Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives was founded at a second meeting on February 8, 1896.[16] Lake Forest was not at the 1896 meeting that established the conference 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.

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,[17] but was turned away both times. In April 1907, Michigan was voted out of the conference for failing to adhere to league rules.[18] Ohio State was added to the conference in 1912. The first known references to the conference as the Big Ten were in December 1916, when Michigan sought to rejoin the conference after a nine-year absence.[19][20]

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. Chicago discontinued its football program in 1939[21] 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.[22] On May 20, 1949,[16] Michigan State ended the speculation by joining and the conference was again known as the Big Ten. 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
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.[23] 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.[24] Around 1993, the league explored adding Kansas, Missouri and Rutgers or other potential schools, to create a 14-team league with two football divisions.[25] 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.[26] (In 1926, Notre Dame had briefly considered official entry into the Big Ten but chose to retain its independent status.[27]) 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
Main article: 2010–14 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.[28] 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.[29] 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).

Legends and Leaders divisions

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."[30]

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.[31] However, the new "Legends" and "Leaders" names were not met with enthusiasm. Some traditional rivals, including Ohio State and Michigan, were placed in separate divisions.[32]

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.[33] The Legends and Leaders divisional alignment was in effect for the 2011, 2012, and 2013 football seasons.

West and East divisions
Locations of the Big Ten member institutions

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.[34] The Big Ten's Council of Presidents approved the move later that day.[35] One day later, Rutgers University of the Big East also accepted an offer for membership from the Big Ten as its 14th member school.[36]

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.[37] Under the new plan, the Legends and Leaders divisions were replaced with geographic divisions.[37] 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. 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.[38] In the current divisional alignment, the only permanently protected cross-divisional rivalry game in football is Indiana–Purdue.[37] As before, the two division winners play each other in the Big Ten Football Championship Game.

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.[39] 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.[40] 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.[41] Notre Dame had been a member of Hockey East, and the move saves travel time and renews rivalries with former CCHA and WCHA members.

The conference's headquarters in Rosemont, Illinois

In 2012, the conference announced it would move its headquarters from its location in Park Ridge, Illinois to neighboring Rosemont by the end of 2013. The current office building is situated within Rosemont's MB Financial Entertainment District, alongside Interstate 294. The move into the building was finalized on October 14, 2013.[42][43][44]

Commissioners

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."[15]

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–present
Main article: Big Ten Academic Alliance

With the exception of Nebraska, each Big Ten institution is a member of the American Association of Universities and is ranked in the US News & World Report top 100 and the Times Higher Education top 200.[45] Nebraska joined the AAU in 1909 but was removed in April 2011 when the AAU disallowed University of Nebraska Medical Center data points to be included in the AAU formula and began to decrease the weight given to agricultural research. Commissioner Jim Delany stated that Nebraska's removal from the AAU would have no bearing upon their Big Ten membership. Nebraska does, however, lead the NCAA with a record of 314 Academic All-Americans (followed by Notre Dame with 221).[46][47] Currently, no Division I conference is composed exclusively of AAU members. However, the University Athletic Association, a Division III conference is composed of entirely AAU members.

All Big Ten members are members of the Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA), formerly known as the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC), an academic consortium which allows students at Big Ten institutions to take distance courses at other participating institutions.[48] Students at participating schools are also allowed "in-house" viewing privileges at other participating schools' libraries.[49] The BTAA also employs collective purchasing, which has saved member institutions $19 million to date.[50] The University of Chicago, a former Big Ten Conference member, was a member of the CIC from 1958 to June 29, 2016 (when it was renamed the Big Ten Academic Alliance).[51][52]

Schools ranked by revenue

The schools below are listed by conference rank of total revenue. Total revenue includes ticket sales, contributions and donations, rights/licensing, student fees, school funds and all other sources including TV income, camp income, food and novelties. Total expenses includes coaching/staff, scholarships, buildings/ground, maintenance, utilities and rental fees and all other costs including recruiting, team travel, equipment and uniforms, conference dues and insurance costs. Surplus (or deficit) is calculated using the total revenue and total expenses data provided by USA Today, individual institutions and the United States Department of Education.[53]

Institution 2015 Total Revenue
from Athletics[54]		 2015 Total Expenses
on Athletics[54]		 2015 Surplus/(Deficit) 2012 Average Spending
per student-athlete[55]
Ohio State University $167,166,065 $154,033,208 $13,152,857 $158,901
University of Michigan $152,477,026 $151,144,964 $1,332,062 $133,488
Pennsylvania State University $125,720,619 $122,271,407 $3,448,883 Not reported
University of Wisconsin–Madison $123,895,543 $118,691,112 $5,204,431 $116,487
University of Minnesota $111,162,265 $111,162,265 $0 $102,980
Michigan State University $108,687,274 $108,283,151 $404,123 $120,356
University of Iowa $105,969,545 $109,214,651 ($3,245,106) $154,592
University of Nebraska–Lincoln $102,157,399 $98,023,037 $4,134,362 $128,182
University of Maryland, College Park $92,686,128 $92,558,535 $127,593 $113,706
Indiana University Bloomington $88,362,421 $88,330,530 $31,891 $110,102
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign $85,998,659 $87,163,188 ($1,164,529) $154,719
Purdue University $75,637,694 $74,420,334 $1,217,360 $135,301
Rutgers University–New Brunswick $70,558,935 $70,558,935 $0 $104,638
Northwestern University Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported

Awards and honors

Big Ten Athlete of the Year

The Big Ten Athlete of the Year award is given annually to the athletes voted as the top male and female athlete in the Big Ten Conference.

Big Ten Medal of Honor

Big Ten Medal of Honor (annual; at each school; one male scholar-athlete and one female scholar-athlete)[56]

  • Big Ten Sportsmanship Award (annual; at each school; one male student-athlete and one female student-athlete)[57]

NACDA Learfield Sports Directors' Cup Rankings

The NACDA Learfield Sports Directors' Cup is an annual award given by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics to the U.S. colleges and universities with the most success in collegiate athletics. Big Ten universities typically finish ranked in the top-50 of the final Directors' Cup annual rankings.

Institution 2017–
18		 2016–
17		 2015–
16		 2014–
15		 2013–
14		 2012–
13		 2011–
12		 2010–
11		 2009–
10		 2008–
09		 2007–
08		 2006–
07		 2005–
06		 13-yr
Average
Illinois Fighting Illini 36 38 54 31 47 31 21 23 35 20 34 42 40 35
Indiana Hoosiers 52 47 41 61 36 32 38 28 43 55 39 50 38 43
Iowa Hawkeyes 51 52 62 44 78 65 48 43 55 45 50 68 53 55
Maryland Terrapins 50 49 59 33 32 44 27 17 28 28 52 40 27 37
Michigan Wolverines 5 4 3 19 13 4 10 15 25 5 3 4 24 10
Michigan State Spartans 48 50 53 34 29 30 34 42 39 27 29 34 46 38
Minnesota Golden Gophers 19 30 18 26 21 22 22 29 18 14 28 20 16 22
Nebraska Cornhuskers 31 38 27 39 23 24 40 33 17 31 31 27 19 29
Northwestern Wildcats 31 36 50 50 50 40 44 46 50 44 40 30 29 42
Ohio State Buckeyes 6 2 2 7 25 16 4 2 8 10 11 14 12 9
Penn State Nittany Lions 10 7 20 8 5 6 12 13 4 19 9 21 15 11
Purdue Boilermakers 41 41 45 60 48 42 47 49 54 38 35 35 35 44
Rutgers Scarlet Knights 103 113 83 104 91 120 111 158 96 92 126 54 76 102
Wisconsin Badgers 22 16 27 18 18 29 26 26 21 41 18 16 22 23
University Top 10
rankings
Michigan 20
Ohio State 12
Penn State 9
Nebraska 5
Minnesota 1

2017–18 Capital One Cup Standings

The Capital One Cup is an award given annually to the best men's and women's Division I college athletics programs in the United States. Points are earned throughout the year based on final standings of NCAA Championships and final coaches' poll rankings.

Institution Men's
Ranking		 Women's
Ranking
Illinois 53 NR
Indiana 15 74
Iowa 54 NR
Maryland 23 25
Michigan 8 27
Michigan State 48 49
Minnesota 54 49
Nebraska 67 4
Northwestern NR 36
Ohio State 4 30
Penn State 19 9
Purdue 69 74
Rutgers NR NR
Wisconsin 42 44

Conference records
For Big Ten records, by sport (not including football), see footnote[58]

NCAA national titles

Through June 24, 2019, per published NCAA summary,[59] with updates for the subsequent sports year.

Excluded from this list are all national championships earned outside the scope of NCAA competition, including Division I FBS football titles, women's AIAW championships (17), equestrian titles (0), and retroactive Helms Athletic Foundation titles.

Institution Total Men's Women's Co-ed Nickname Most successful sport (Titles)
Pennsylvania State University 52 28 11 13 Nittany Lions Fencing (14)
University of Michigan 36 34 2 0 Wolverines Men's swimming (12) (plus 7 unofficial titles)
University of Maryland 31 8 23 0 Terrapins Women's lacrosse (14)
Ohio State University 30 24 3 3 Buckeyes Men's swimming (11)
University of Wisconsin 29 22 7 0 Badgers Men's boxing (4) (plus 4 unofficial titles)
University of Iowa 25 24 1 0 Hawkeyes Men's wrestling (23)
Indiana University 24 24 0 0 Hoosiers Men's soccer (8)
Michigan State University 20 19 1 0 Spartans Men's cross country (8)
University of Minnesota 19 13 6 0 Golden Gophers Women's ice hockey (6)
University of Nebraska 19 8 11 0 Cornhuskers Men's gymnastics (8)
University of Illinois 18 18 0 0 Fighting Illini Men's gymnastics (10)
Northwestern University 8 1 7 0 Wildcats Women's lacrosse (7)
Purdue University 3 1 2 0 Boilermakers Men's golf (1), Women's golf (1), Women's basketball (1)
Rutgers University 1 1 0 0 Scarlet Knights Fencing (1)

See also: List of NCAA schools with the most NCAA Division I championships, List of NCAA schools with the most Division I national championships, and NCAA Division I FBS Conferences

Conference titles
For Big Ten championships, by year, see footnote[60]
Institution # of[61]
University of Chicago7 73
University of Illinois 252
Indiana University 180
University of Iowa 109
University of Maryland2 22
University of Michigan 397
Michigan State University 98
University of Minnesota 167
University of Nebraska3 14
Northwestern University 76
University of Notre Dame4 2
Ohio State University 240
Pennsylvania State University5 79
Purdue University 73
Rutgers University6 0
Johns Hopkins University1 2
University of Wisconsin 198
  1. ^ Johns Hopkins was added in 2014 as an associate member that competed in men's lacrosse only. Johns Hopkins also began competing as an associate member in women's lacrosse in the 2016–17 school year.
  2. ^ Maryland won 196 conference championships as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), second most in ACC history.
  3. ^ Nebraska won 80 conference championships as a member of the Big 12 Conference, second most in Big 12 history. Nebraska also won 230 conference championships as a member of the Big Eight Conference, the most in Big Eight history.
  4. ^ Notre Dame was added in 2017 as an associate member that competed in men's ice hockey only.
  5. ^ Penn State won or shared 70 conference championships as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (1982–91) and earlier when it was known as the Eastern 8 Conference (1976–79).
  6. ^ Rutgers won six conference championships as a member of the Middle Three Conference, the Middle Atlantic Conference, the Atlantic 10 Conference, the original Big East Conference, and both of its offshoots, the current non-football Big East Conference and the American Athletic Conference.
  7. ^ Chicago won 73 conference championships as a member of the Big Ten from 1896 to 1946.

Current Champions
Season Sport Champion Tournament
Champion
Fall 2020 Men's Cross Country PPD[62] —
Women's Cross Country PPD —
Field Hockey PPD
Football Ohio State —
Men's Soccer PPD
Women's Soccer PPD
Women's Volleyball PPD
Winter 2019–20 Women's Swimming and Diving Ohio State —
Men's Indoor Track and Field Indiana —
Women's Indoor Track and Field Ohio State —
Men's Swimming and Diving Michigan —
Women's Basketball Maryland/Northwestern Maryland
Wrestling Iowa Iowa
Men's Basketball Maryland/Michigan State/Wisconsin Canceled COVID-19 pandemic
Men's Ice Hockey Penn State Canceled
Women's Gymnastics Michigan Canceled
Men's Gymnastics Not Awarded Canceled
Spring 2020 Women's Tennis Canceled Canceled
Men's Tennis Canceled Canceled
Women's Golf Canceled —
Men's Golf Canceled —
Women's Lacrosse Canceled Canceled
Men's Lacrosse Canceled Canceled
Softball Canceled Canceled
Men's Outdoor Track and Field Canceled —
Women's Outdoor Track and Field Canceled —
Women's Rowing Canceled —
Baseball Canceled Canceled

‡ Denotes national champion

Football
See also: List of Big Ten Conference football standings (1959–present) and 2020 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.[38][63] 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 2022-2027 the pairings are Maryland-Northwestern, Michigan-Nebraska, Michigan State-Minnesota, Ohio State-Wisconsin, Penn State-Illinois, and Rutgers-Iowa.[64] 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).[65] At the time this policy was first announced, games against FBS independents Notre Dame and BYU would automatically count toward the Power Five requirement.[66] 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 automatically be counted as Power Five opponents.[67]

All-time school records

This list goes through the 2019 season.

# Team Records Pct. Division
Championships		 Big Ten
Championships		 Claimed National
Championships
1 Michigan 962–345–36 .730 1 42 11
2 Ohio State 930–326–53 .729 9 39† 8
3 Nebraska†† 902–395–40 .690 1 0 5
4 Penn State 898–393–42 .689 2 4 2
5 Michigan State 705–465–44 .599 3 9 6
6 Wisconsin 715–496–53 .587 5 14 1
7 Minnesota 703–513–42 .576 1 18 7
8 Iowa 661–561–39 .540 1 11 5
9 Maryland†† 652–600–43 .520 0 0 1
10 Purdue 617–571–48 .519 0 8 0
11 Illinois 608–597–50 .504 0 15 5
12 Rutgers†† 653–663–42 .496 0 0 0
13 Northwestern 546–669–44 .451 1 8 0
14 Indiana 488–681–44 .420 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. Maryland and Rutgers joined the Big Ten 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
Main articles: List of Big Ten Conference football champions and Big Ten Football Championship Game

Bowl games

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 2014–15 season, a new slate of bowl game selections has included several new bowl games.[68]

Pick Name Location Opposing
Conference		 Opposing
Pick
1 Rose Bowl* Pasadena, California Pac-12 1
2/3/4 or 2 Citrus Bowl or Orange Bowl^ Orlando, Florida or Miami Gardens, Florida SEC or ACC 2 or 1
2/3/4 Outback Bowl Tampa, Florida SEC 4/5/6/7
2/3/4 Holiday Bowl[69] San Diego Pac-12 3
5/6/7 Music City Bowl or Gator Bowl†[70] Nashville, Tennessee or Jacksonville, Florida SEC 4/5/6/7
5/6/7 Redbox Bowl[71] Santa Clara, California Pac-12 4
5/6/7 Pinstripe Bowl[72] New York City ACC 3/4/5/6
8/9 Quick Lane Bowl[73] Detroit ACC 7/8/9
8/9 First Responder Bowl or Armed Forces Bowl‡[69] Dallas or Fort Worth, Texas C–USA —

* 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 and ACC will switch between the Music City and Gator bowls on alternating years.

‡ The Big Ten and Big 12 will switch between the First Responder and Armed Forces bowls on alternating years.

Bowl selection procedures

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. 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.

The Outback, Redbox and Holiday Bowls will feature at least five Big Ten schools over the six-year agreement (through 2019 season). The Music City and Gator Bowl will coordinate their selections allowing only one to pick a Big Ten team. The Big Ten will make appearances in three of each bowl games over the term of the agreement (through 2019 season).

The Pinstripe Bowl will feature a minimum of six Big Ten teams over the eight-year agreement (through 2021 season).

The Quick Lane, Armed Forces and First Responder Bowls will select a bowl-eligible Big Ten team, subject to conference approval.[74]

Head coach compensation

The total pay of head coaches includes university and non-university compensation. This includes base salary, income from contracts, foundation supplements, bonuses and media and radio pay.[75]

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, but choose to do so.

Conf. Rank Institution Head coach 2016 total pay[76]
1 University of Michigan Jim Harbaugh $9,004,000
2 Ohio State University Ryan Day $6,094,800
3 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Scott Frost $5,000,000
4 Pennsylvania State University James Franklin $4,500,000
5 University of Iowa Kirk Ferentz $4,500,000
6 Michigan State University Mark Dantonio $4,300,000
7 University of Minnesota PJ Fleck $3,500,000
8 Northwestern University Pat Fitzgerald $3,350,638
9 Purdue University Jeff Brohm $3,300,000
10 University of Wisconsin–Madison Paul Chryst $2,706,200
11 University of Maryland, College Park Mike Locksley $2,412,000
12 Rutgers University–New Brunswick Greg Schiano $2,000,000
13 Indiana University Bloomington Tom Allen $1,830,000
14 University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign Lovie Smith $1,809,179

Marching bands

All Big Ten member schools have marching bands which perform regularly during the football season. Ten of fourteen member schools have won the Sudler Trophy,[77] generally considered the most prestigious honor a collegiate marching band can receive.[78] The first three Sudler trophies were awarded to Big Ten marching bands—Michigan (1982), Illinois (1983) and Ohio State (1984).[77] The Big Ten also has more Sudler Trophy recipients than any other collegiate athletic conference.[77]

Conference individual honors
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
See also: 2020–21 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.[79] 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.[80][81] 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 made it to 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 current members, Maryland and Nebraska, won NIT titles before they joined the Big Ten. In addition, the Helms Athletic Foundation recognizes Illinois as the 1915 National Champions, Minnesota as the 1902 and 1919 National Champions, Northwestern as the 1931 National Champion, Purdue as the 1932 National Champions, and Wisconsin as 1912, 1914 and 1916 National Champions. Former member Chicago won a post-season national championship series in 1908.

Since 1999, the Big Ten has taken part in the ACC–Big Ten Challenge with the Atlantic Coast Conference. The ACC holds an 11–5–2 record against the Big Ten; Minnesota, Nebraska, Penn State, Purdue, and Wisconsin are the only Big Ten schools without losing records in the challenge.

All-time school records

This list goes through January 18, 2021 and is listed by win pct. in NCAA Division I men's college basketball

# Big Ten Overall
record		 Pct. Big Ten
Tournament
Championships		 Big Ten
Regular Season
Championships		 NCAA National
Championships
1 Purdue 1847–1040 .640 1 24 0
2 Illinois 1818–1029 .639 2 17 0
3 Indiana 1861–1071 .635 0 22 5
4 Ohio State 1800–1131 .614 4† 20 1
5 Michigan State 1747–1105 .613 6 16 2
6 Michigan 1646–1051 .610 2† 14 1
7 Maryland 1594–1048 .604 0 1 1
8 Iowa 1682–1186-1 .587 2 8 0
9 Minnesota 1674–1237-2 .575 0 8 0
10 Wisconsin 1646–1227 .573 3 20 1
11 Penn State 1500–1201–1 .555 0 0 0
12 Nebraska 1526–1398 .522 0 0 0
13 Rutgers 1267–1227 .508 0 0 0
14 Northwestern 1102–1547–1 .416 0 2 0

† Michigan and Ohio State vacated their 1998 and 2002 Big Ten Tournament Championships, respectively, due to NCAA sanctions.

National championships, Final Fours, and NCAA tournament appearances

Current Big Ten Conference basketball programs have combined to win 11 NCAA men's basketball championships. Indiana has won five, Michigan State has won two, while Maryland, Michigan, Ohio State and Wisconsin have won one national championship each. 11 of the 14 current conference members have advanced to the Final Four at least once in their history. Nine Big Ten schools (Indiana, Michigan State, Illinois, Purdue, Ohio State, Maryland, Iowa, Michigan, and Wisconsin) are among the national top-50 in all-time NCAA tournament appearances.

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)		 30
(1942, 1949, 1951–52, 1963, 1981, 1983–90, 1993–95, 1997, 1998, 2000–07, 2009, 2011, 2013)
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)		 39
(1940, 1953, 1954, 1958, 1967, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980–84, 1986–2003, 2006–08, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016)
Iowa 3
(1955, 1956, 1980)		 4
(1955, 1956, 1980, 1987)		 8
(1955, 1956, 1970, 1980, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1999)		 26
(1955, 1956, 1970, 1979–83, 1985–89, 1991–93, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2014–16, 2019)
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)		 27
(1958, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1983–86, 1994–2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015–17, 2019)
Michigan 1
(1989)		 6
(1964, 1965, 1976, 1989, 2013, 2018)		 13
(1948, 1964–66, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1989, 1992, 1994, 2013, 2014, 2018)		 14
(1964–66, 1974, 1976–77, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 2013, 2014, 2017–19)		 26
(1948, 1964–66, 1974–77, 1985–90, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2009, 2011–14, 2016–19)
Michigan State 2
(1979, 2000)		 10
(1957, 1979, 1999–01, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2019)		 14[82]
(1957, 1959, 1978, 1979, 1999–01, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2019)		 20
(1957, 1959, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1990, 1998–2001, 2003, 2005, 2008–10, 2012–15, 2019)		 33
(1957, 1959, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1986, 1990–92, 1994, 1995, 1998–2019)
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 1
(2017)
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)		 29
(1939, 1944–46, 1950, 1960–62, 1968, 1971, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1990–92, 2006, 2007, 2009–15, 2018, 2019)
Penn State 1
(1954)		 2
(1942, 1954)		 4
(1952, 1954, 1955, 2001)		 9
(1942, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1965, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2011)
Purdue 2
(1969, 1980)		 5
(1969, 1980, 1994, 2000, 2019)		 12
(1969, 1980, 1988, 1994, 1998–2000, 2009, 2010, 2017–19)		 30
(1969, 1977, 1980, 1983–88, 1990, 1991, 1993–95, 1997–2000, 2003, 2007–12, 2015–19)
Rutgers 1
(1976)		 1
(1976)		 2
(1976, 1979)		 6
(1975, 1976, 1979, 1983, 1989, 1991)
Wisconsin 1
(1941)		 4
(1941, 2000, 2014, 2015)		 6
(1941, 1947, 2000, 2005, 2014, 2015)		 10
(2000, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014–17)		 24
(1941, 1947, 1994, 1997, 1999–2017, 2019)

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

† denotes overtime games. Multiple †'s indicate more than one overtime.

Year Champion Runner-up Venue and city
1939 Oregon 46 Ohio State 33 Patten Gymnasium Evanston, Illinois
1940 Indiana 60 Kansas 42 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
1941 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, California
1961† 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, Oregon
1969 UCLA (5) 92 Purdue 72 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky (6)
1976 Indiana (3) 86 Michigan 68 The Spectrum Philadelphia
1979 Michigan State 75 Indiana State 64 Special Events Center Salt Lake City
1981 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 Minneapolis
1993 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 Detroit
2013 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)
  1. Participation vacated due to major NCAA violations.
  2. Participation and title vacated due to major NCAA violations.

Post-season NIT championships and runners-up
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
  1. Participation and title vacated due to major NCAA violations.
  2. Participation and title vacated due to major NCAA violations.
    See also: List of Big Ten Conference men's basketball regular season champions and Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

    Women's basketball

    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 current 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.[83]

    Like the men's teams, the women's basketball teams in the Big Ten participate in the Big Ten–ACC Women's Challenge, which was founded in 2007.

    National championships, Final Fours, and NCAA tournament appearances

    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 6
    (1983, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2016, 2019)
    Iowa 1
    (1993)    		 4
    (1987, 1988, 1993, 2019)    		 7
    (1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1996, 2015, 2019)    		 26
    (1986–94, 1996–98, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010–15, 2018, 2019)
    Maryland 1
    (2006)    		 6
    (1978, 1982, 1989, 2006, 2014, 2015)    		 14
    (1978–82, 1988, 1989, 1992, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015)    		 17
    (1978–83, 1988, 1989, 1992, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012–14, 2015, 2017)    		 31
    (1978–84, 1986, 1988–93, 1997, 2001, 2004–09, 2011–14, 2015–19)
    Michigan 8
    (1990, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2019)
    Michigan State 1
    (2005)    		 1
    (2005)    		 3
    (2005, 2006, 2009)    		 18
    (1977, 1991, 1996, 1997, 2003–07, 2009–14, 2016, 2017, 2019)
    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)    		 14
    (1988, 1993, 1996, 1998-2000, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012–15, 2018)
    Northwestern 10
    (1982, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2015)
    Ohio State 1
    (1993)    		 4
    (1975, 1985, 1987, 1993)    		 11
    (1985–89, 1993, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2016, 2017)    		 26
    (1975, 1978, 1984–90, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2003–12, 2015–18)
    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)    		 26
    (1982, 1986–94, 1998–2001, 2003–12, 2015, 2019)
    Wisconsin 8
    (1982, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2010)

    NCAA tournament champions, runners-up and locations
    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

    Women's National Invitation Tournament championship games
    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
    See also: List of Big Ten Conference women's basketball regular season champions and Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

    Field hockey

    Big Ten field hockey programs have won 10 NCAA Championships, although only two 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 Championships NCAA Runner Up NCAA Final Fours NCAA Tournament Appearances
    Indiana 2
    (2002, 2007)
    Iowa 1
    (1986)    		 3
    (1984, 1988, 1992)    		 11
    1984, 1986–90, 1992-94, 1999, 2008)    		 24
    1982–96, 1999, 2004, 2006–08, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2019)
    Maryland 8
    (1987, 1993, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011)    		 4
    (1995, 2001, 2009, 2017, 2018)    		 19
    (1987, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999–2001, 2003–06, 2008–13, 2017–18)    		 32
    (1985, 1987, 1988, 1990–93, 1995–2019)
    Michigan 1
    (2001)    		 1
    (1999)    		 4
    (1999, 2001, 2003, 2017)    		 16
    (1999–2005, 2007, 2010–12, 2015–19)
    Michigan State 2
    (2002, 2004)    		 9
    (2001–04, 2007–10, 2013)
    Northwestern 4
    (1983, 1985, 1989, 1994)    		 15
    (1983–91, 1993, 1994, 2014, 2017, 2019)
    Ohio State 1
    (2010)    		 7
    (1994, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2009–11)
    Penn State 2
    (2002, 2007)    		 7
    (1982, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2002, 2007)    		 33
    (1982–2000, 2002, 2003, 2005–08, 2010–14, 2016–18)
    Rutgers 3
    (1984, 1986, 2018)

    Men's gymnastics

    The Big Ten fields seven of the remaining fifteen Division I men's gymnastics teams, though Iowa will drop the sport after the 2020–21 season. In 2014, Michigan edged out Oklahoma for their 6th NCAA Men's Gymnastics championship, the school's third in five years.[84]

    NCAA Championships and Runners-up
    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

    The Big Ten began sponsoring men's ice hockey in the 2013–14 season, the only Power Five conference to do so.[85][86] The inaugural season included 6 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 (2012–2013) as an independent.[85][86] Notre Dame joined the league as an associate member beginning with the 2017–2018 season.[87] Arizona State has 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 is not part of the conference and therefore is ineligible for the conference tournament or associated NCAA tournament automatic berth.[88]

    All-time school records

    This list goes through the 2016–17 season. Totals for conference regular-season and tournament championships include those won before the schools played Big Ten hockey.

    # Team Overall record Pct. NCAA National
    Champions    		 NCAA
    Frozen Fours    		 NCAA
    Tournament
    Appearances    		 Conference
    Tournament
    Champions    		 Conference
    Regular Season
    Champions
    1 Minnesota 1729–975–182[lower-alpha 1] .631 5 21 37 15 18
    2 Wisconsin 1189–768–141[lower-alpha 1] .600 6 12 26 13 3
    3 Michigan 1852–1244–180[lower-alpha 1] .593 9 25 37 10 14
    4 Michigan State 1282–1009–153[lower-alpha 1] .556 3 11 27 11 8
    5 Ohio State 870–890–153[lower-alpha 1] .495 0 2 7 2 1
    6 Notre Dame 815–836–148[lower-alpha 2] .494 0 4 9 3 2
    7 Penn State 60–68–10[lower-alpha 3] .471 0 0 1 1 0
    1. Includes all seasons of collegiate play, including those prior to the first season of NCAA-sponsored men's ice hockey in 1947–48.
    2. Includes only seasons since 1968–69, which Notre Dame considers as the start of its "modern era" of varsity ice hockey.
    3. Includes only seasons since 2012–13, Penn State's first of full varsity play.

    Conference records

    Team's records against current conference opponents. (As of the end of the 2018–19 season.)

    School Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Notre Dame Ohio State Penn State Wisconsin Total
    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
    Main article: Big Ten men's ice hockey champions
    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

    Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament champions
    Main article: List of Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament champions
    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

    NCAA tournament champions, runners-up and locations
    Year Winning team Coach Losing team Coach Score Location Finals venue
    1948 Michigan Vic Heyliger Dartmouth Eddie Jeremiah 8–4 Colorado Springs, Colorado Broadmoor Ice Palace
    1951 Michigan (2) Vic Heyliger Brown Westcott Moulton 7–1 Colorado Springs, Colorado Broadmoor Ice Palace
    1952 Michigan (3) Vic Heyliger Colorado College Cheddy Thompson 4–1 Colorado Springs, Colorado Broadmoor Ice Palace
    1953 Michigan (4) Vic Heyliger Minnesota John Mariucci 7–3 Colorado Springs, Colorado Broadmoor Ice Palace
    1954 Rensselaer Ned Harkness Minnesota John Mariucci 5–4 (OT) Colorado Springs, Colorado Broadmoor Ice Palace
    1955 Michigan (5) Vic Heyliger Colorado College Cheddy Thompson 5–3 Colorado Springs, Colorado Broadmoor Ice Palace
    1956 Michigan (6) Vic Heyliger Michigan Tech Al Renfrew 7–5 Colorado Springs, Colorado Broadmoor Ice Palace
    1957 Colorado College (2) Tom Bedecki Michigan Vic Heyliger 13–6 Colorado Springs, Colorado Broadmoor Ice Palace
    1959 North Dakota Bob May Michigan State Amo Bessone 4–3 (OT) Troy, New York RPI Field House
    1964 Michigan (7) Al Renfrew Denver Murray Armstrong 6–3 Denver, Colorado University of Denver Arena
    1966 Michigan State Amo Bessone Clarkson Len Ceglarski 6–1 Minneapolis Williams Arena
    1971 Boston University Jack Kelley Minnesota Glen Sonmor 4–2 Syracuse, New York Onondaga War Memorial
    1973 Wisconsin Bob Johnson Denver [a 1] Murray Armstrong 4–2 Boston Boston Garden
    1974 Minnesota Herb Brooks Michigan Tech John MacInnes 4–2 Boston Boston Garden
    1975 Michigan Tech (3) John MacInnes Minnesota Herb Brooks 6–1 St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis Arena
    1976 Minnesota (2) Herb Brooks Michigan Tech John MacInnes 6–4 Denver, Colorado University of Denver Arena
    1977 Wisconsin (2) Bob Johnson Michigan Dan Farrell 6–5 (OT) Detroit Olympia Stadium
    1979 Minnesota (3) Herb Brooks North Dakota Gino Gasparini 4–3 Detroit Olympia Stadium
    1981 Wisconsin (3) Bob Johnson Minnesota Brad Buetow 6–3 Duluth, Minnesota Duluth Entertainment Center
    1982 North Dakota (4) Gino Gasparini Wisconsin Bob Johnson 5–2 Providence, Rhode Island Providence Civic Center
    1983 Wisconsin (4) Jeff Sauer Harvard Bill Cleary 6–2 Grand Forks, North Dakota Ralph Engelstad Arena
    1986 Michigan State (2) Ron Mason Harvard Bill Cleary 6–5 Providence, Rhode Island Providence Civic Center
    1987 North Dakota (5) Gino Gasparini Michigan State Ron Mason 5–3 Detroit Joe Louis Arena
    1989 Harvard Bill Cleary Minnesota Doug Woog 4–3 (OT) Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul Civic Center
    1990 Wisconsin (5) Jeff Sauer Colgate Terry Slater 7–3 Detroit Joe Louis Arena
    1992 Lake Superior State (2) Jeff Jackson Wisconsin1 Jeff Sauer 5–3 Albany, New York Knickerbocker Arena
    1996 Michigan (8) Red Berenson Colorado College Don Lucia 3–2 (OT) Cincinnati Riverfront Coliseum
    1998 Michigan (9) Red Berenson Boston College Jerry York 3–2 (OT) Boston FleetCenter
    2002 Minnesota (4) Don Lucia Maine Tim Whitehead 4–3 (OT) Saint Paul, Minnesota Xcel Energy Center
    2003 Minnesota (5) Don Lucia New Hampshire Dick Umile 5–1 Buffalo, New York HSBC Arena
    2006 Wisconsin (6) Mike Eaves Boston College Jerry York 2–1 Milwaukee Bradley Center
    2007 Michigan State (3) Rick Comley Boston College Jerry York 3–1 St. Louis, Missouri Scottrade Center
    2010 Boston College (4) Jerry York Wisconsin Mike Eaves 5–0 Detroit Ford Field
    2011 Minnesota–Duluth Scott Sandelin Michigan Red Berenson 3–2 (OT) Saint Paul, Minnesota Xcel Energy Center
    2014 Union Rick Bennett Minnesota Don Lucia 7–4 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
    2018 Minnesota–Duluth (2) Scott Sandelin Notre Dame Jeff Jackson 2–1 Saint Paul, Minnesota Xcel Energy Center
    1. Participation vacated due to major NCAA violations.

    Awards

    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:[89] 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).

    Men's lacrosse

    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 12 NCAA national championships.[90]

    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.[91][92][93]

    All-time school records

    This list goes through the 2017 season.

    # Team Overall
    record    		 Pct. Big Ten Tournament
    Championships    		 Big Ten
    Regular Season
    Championships    		 NCAA National
    Championships
    1 Johns Hopkins 944–308–15 .751 2 1 9
    2 Maryland 808–266–4 .751 2 4 3
    3 Rutgers 596–499–14 .543 0 0 0
    4 Ohio State 461–408–5 .530 0 0 0
    5 Penn State 508–512–8 .498 0 0 0
    6 Michigan 23–61 .273 0 0 0

    National championships, Final Fours, and NCAA tournament appearances
    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 3
    (1973, 1975, 2017)    		 11
    (1971, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1995, 1997–98, 2011–12, 2015–16)    		 26
    (1971–79, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1997–98, 2003, 2005–06, 2011–12, 2014–18)    		 37
    ( 1971–79, 1981–83, 1986–87, 1989, 1991–92, 1995–98, 2000–01, 2003–06, 2008–12, 2014–18)    		 41
    ( 1971–79, 1981–83, 1986–87, 1989, 1991–98, 2000–01, 2003–18)
    Michigan 0
    Ohio State 1
    (2017)    		 1
    (2017)    		 4
    (2008, 2013, 2015, 2017)    		 6
    (2003, 2004, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2017)
    Penn State 1
    (2019)    		 1
    (2019)    		 4
    (2003, 2005, 2013, 2017)
    Rutgers 2
    (1986, 1990)    		 9
    (1972, 1974, 1975, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 2003, 2004)

    Big Ten Conference Champions
    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

    Big Ten Men's Lacrosse Tournament champions
    Main article: Big Ten Conference Men's Lacrosse Tournament
    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 Ohio State Nick Myers 10-9 Columbus, Ohio Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium
    2018 Johns Hopkins David Pietramala Maryland John Tillman 13-10 Ann Arbor, Michigan U-M Lacrosse Stadium
    2019 Penn State Jeff Tambroni Johns Hopkins David Pietramala 18-17 (OT) Piscataway, New Jersey HighPoint.com Stadium

    Women's lacrosse
    See also: Big Ten Conference Women's Lacrosse Tournament

    Women's lacrosse became a Big Ten-sponsored sport in the 2015 season. The Big Ten women's lacrosse league includes Johns Hopkins, Maryland, Michigan, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, and Rutgers. Big Ten women's lacrosse programs have 22 of the 36 all-time NCAA championships, including 11 of the last 13. Maryland has earned one pre-NCAA national title and has won 13 NCAA national championships, including seven straight from 1995 to 2001 and most recently in 2017. Northwestern has claimed seven NCAA titles, including five straight from 2005 to 2009. Penn State has earned three pre-NCAA national titles and two NCAA titles in 1987 and 1989. Johns Hopkins became the seventh women's lacrosse program in the Big Ten as of July 1, 2016.

    All-time school records

    This list goes through the 2017 season.

    # Team Total
    seasons    		 Overall
    record    		 NCAA National
    Championships    		 NCAA Tournament
    Runner Up    		 NCAA Tournament
    Final Fours    		 NCAA Tournament
    appearances
    1 Johns Hopkins 42 421-265-4 0 0 0 6
    2 Maryland 44 690–134–3 13 8 25 33
    3 Michigan 4 20–49 0 0 0 0
    4 Northwestern 26 297–108 7 1 10 19
    5 Ohio State 22 194–167 0 0 0 4
    6 Penn State 53 489–233–5 2 2 7 23
    7 Rutgers 38 280–294–13 0 0 0 1

    Men's soccer

    The Big Ten men's soccer league includes Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers, and Wisconsin. Big Ten men's soccer programs have combined to win 15 NCAA national championships.

    All-time school records

    This list goes through the 2013–14 season.

    # Team Total
    Seasons    		 Overall
    record    		 NCAA National
    Championships    		 NCAA Tournament
    Runner Up    		 NCAA Tournament
    College Cups    		 NCAA Tournament
    Appearances
    1 Indiana 41 677–162–76 8 7 19 39
    2 Maryland 67 681–316–91 4 3 13 33
    3 Michigan 14 141–115–26 0 0 1 5
    4 Michigan State 58 540–295–92 2 2 4 15
    5 Northwestern 34 268–370–87 0 0 0 8
    6 Ohio State 61 406–439–104 0 1 0 8
    7 Penn State 103 776–359–121 0 0 1 31
    8 Rutgers 41 541–391–108 0 1 3 5
    9 Wisconsin 37 381–271–74 1 0 1 6

    Rivalries

    Intra-Conference football rivalries

    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 2016 season.

    Teams Rivalry Name Trophy Meetings Record Series leader Current Streak
    Illinois Indiana Illinois–Indiana football rivalry — 71 45–24–2 Illinois Illinois lost 3
    Northwestern Illinois–Northwestern football rivalry Land of Lincoln Trophy 112 55–52-5 Illinois Illinois lost 4
    Ohio State Illinois–Ohio State football rivalry Illibuck 103 30–69–4 Ohio State Illinois lost 9
    Purdue Illinois–Purdue football rivalry Purdue Cannon 95 45–44-6 Illinois Illinois won 1
    Indiana Illinois Illinois–Indiana football rivalry — 71 24–45–2 Illinois Indiana won 3
    Michigan State Indiana–Michigan State football rivalry Old Brass Spittoon 65 15–48–2 Michigan State Michigan State won 2
    Purdue Indiana–Purdue rivalry Old Oaken Bucket 121 41–74–6 Purdue Indiana won 1
    Iowa Minnesota Iowa–Minnesota football rivalry Floyd of Rosedale 112 48–62–2 Minnesota Iowa won 4
    Wisconsin Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry Heartland Trophy 92 43–47–2 Wisconsin Iowa lost 3
    Nebraska Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry Heroes Trophy 49 17–29–3 Nebraska Iowa won 4
    Maryland Penn State Maryland–Penn State football rivalry — 43 3–40–1 Penn State Maryland won 1
    Michigan Michigan State Michigan–Michigan State football rivalry Paul Bunyan Trophy 111 70–36–5 Michigan Michigan won 1
    Minnesota Michigan–Minnesota football rivalry Little Brown Jug 103 75–25–3 Michigan Michigan won 2
    Ohio State Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry — 115 58–51–6 Michigan Michigan lost 8
    Michigan State Indiana Indiana–Michigan State football rivalry Old Brass Spittoon 65 48–15–2 Michigan State Michigan State won 2
    Michigan Michigan–Michigan State football rivalry Paul Bunyan Trophy 111 70–36–5 Michigan Michigan State won 1
    Penn State Michigan State–Penn State football rivalry Land Grant Trophy 34 17–16–1 Michigan State Michigan State lost 1
    Minnesota Iowa Iowa–Minnesota football rivalry Floyd of Rosedale 112 62–48–2 Minnesota Minnesota lost 4
    Michigan Michigan–Minnesota football rivalry Little Brown Jug 103 25–75–3 Michigan Minnesota lost 2
    Nebraska Minnesota–Nebraska football rivalry $5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy 58 31–25–2 Minnesota Minnesota lost 1
    Penn State Minnesota–Penn State football rivalry Governor's Victory Bell 15 6–9 Penn State Minnesota won 1
    Wisconsin Minnesota–Wisconsin football rivalry Paul Bunyan's Axe 129 60–61–8 Wisconsin Minnesota lost 1
    Nebraska Iowa Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry Heroes Trophy 49 29–17–3 Nebraska Nebraska lost 4
    Minnesota Minnesota–Nebraska football rivalry $5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy 59 32–25–2 Minnesota Nebraska won 1
    Wisconsin Nebraska–Wisconsin football rivalry Freedom Trophy 13 4–9 Wisconsin Nebraska lost 6
    Northwestern Illinois Illinois–Northwestern football rivalry Land of Lincoln Trophy 112 52–55–5 Illinois Northwestern won 4
    Ohio State Illinois Illinois–Ohio State football rivalry Illibuck 103 69–30–4 Ohio State Ohio State won 9
    Michigan Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry — 115 51–58–6 Michigan Ohio State won 8
    Penn State Ohio State–Penn State football rivalry — 35 20–14 Ohio State Ohio State won 3
    Penn State Maryland Maryland–Penn State football rivalry — 43 40–3–1 Penn State Maryland won 1
    Michigan State Michigan State–Penn State football rivalry Land Grant Trophy 34 17–16–1 Michigan State Penn State won 1
    Minnesota Minnesota–Penn State football rivalry Governor's Victory Bell 15 9–6 Penn State Penn State lost 1
    Ohio State Ohio State–Penn State football rivalry — 35 14–20 Ohio State Penn State lost 3
    Purdue Illinois Illinois–Purdue football rivalry Purdue Cannon 95 45–44–6 Illinois Purdue lost 1
    Indiana Indiana–Purdue rivalry Old Oaken Bucket 121 74–41–6 Purdue Purdue lost 1
    Wisconsin Iowa Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry Heartland Trophy 92 47–43–2 Wisconsin Wisconsin won 3
    Minnesota Minnesota–Wisconsin football rivalry Paul Bunyan's Axe 129 61–60–8 Wisconsin Wisconsin won 1
    Nebraska Nebraska–Wisconsin football rivalry Freedom Trophy 13 9–4 Wisconsin Wisconsin won 6

    Extra-Conference football rivalries
    Teams Rivalry Name Trophy Meetings Record Series leader Current Streak
    Illinois Missouri Illinois–Missouri football rivalry — 24 7–17 Missouri Illinois lost 6
    Indiana Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry — 36 18–17–1 Indiana Indiana won 1
    Iowa Iowa State Iowa–Iowa State football rivalry Cy-Hawk Trophy 63 41–22 Iowa Iowa won 4
    Maryland Navy Maryland–Navy rivalry Crab Bowl Trophy 21 7–14 Navy Maryland won 2
    Virginia Maryland–Virginia football rivalry Tydings Trophy 78 44–32–2 Maryland Maryland won 2
    West Virginia Maryland–West Virginia football rivalry — 51 22–27–2 West Virginia Maryland lost 1
    Michigan Notre Dame Michigan–Notre Dame football rivalry — 42 24–17–1 Michigan Michigan won 1
    Michigan State Notre Dame Michigan State–Notre Dame football rivalry Megaphone Trophy 79 29–49–1 Notre Dame Michigan State lost 1
    Nebraska Missouri Missouri–Nebraska football rivalry Victory Bell 104 65–36–3 Nebraska Nebraska won 2
    Oklahoma Nebraska–Oklahoma football rivalry — 86 45–38–3 Oklahoma Nebraska lost 1
    Miami Miami–Nebraska football rivalry — 12 6–6 Tied Nebraska lost 1
    Colorado Colorado–Nebraska football rivalry — 69 49–18–2 Nebraska Nebraska won 3
    Texas Nebraska–Texas football rivalry — 14 10–4 Texas Nebraska lost 6
    Kansas Kansas–Nebraska football rivalry — 117 91–23–3 Nebraska Nebraska won 3
    Penn State Pittsburgh Penn State–Pittsburgh football rivalry — 100 53-43–4 Penn State Penn State won 3
    Syracuse Penn State–Syracuse football rivalry — 71 43–23–5 Penn State Penn State won 5
    Temple Penn State–Temple football rivalry — 45 40–4–1 Penn State Penn State won 1
    West Virginia Penn State–West Virginia football rivalry — 59 48–9–2 Penn State Penn State won 4
    Purdue Notre Dame Notre Dame–Purdue football rivalry Shillelagh Trophy 86 26–58–2 Notre Dame Purdue lost 7

    [94]

    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:

    • 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.[37] 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) and BYU will also count toward the Power Five requirement.[66]

    Intra-Conference basketball rivalries
    • Illinois: Indiana, Iowa, Northwestern
    • Indiana: Illinois, Purdue
    • Iowa: Minnesota, Wisconsin
    • Maryland: Michigan State, Wisconsin
    • Michigan: Michigan State, Ohio State
    • Michigan State: Ohio State, Wisconsin, Michigan, Maryland
    • Minnesota: Iowa, Wisconsin
    • Northwestern: Illinois, Purdue
    • Ohio State: Michigan, Penn State, Michigan State
    • Penn State: Ohio State
    • Purdue: Indiana, Northwestern
    • Wisconsin: Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota

    Extra-Conference basketball rivalries
    • Illinois: Missouri
    • Indiana: Kentucky
    • Iowa: Drake, Iowa State, Northern Iowa
    • Maryland: Duke, Virginia, Georgetown
    • Michigan: North Carolina
    • Nebraska: Creighton
    • Penn State: Bucknell, Pittsburgh
    • Rutgers: Princeton, Seton Hall
    • Wisconsin: Marquette, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay

    Men's ice hockey

    Men's lacrosse

    Men's soccer

    Wrestling
    • Penn State–Lehigh
    • Iowa–Iowa State
    • Iowa–Oklahoma State
    • Rutgers-Princeton

    Extra-conference rivalries

    Three Big Ten teams—Purdue, 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.

    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.

    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.

    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.

    Also in the early days of the conference, and at Knute Rockne's insistence, 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.[95]

    Facilities

    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).[96] Michigan Stadium and Beaver Stadium, respectively, are the two largest American football stadiums by capacity in the United States,[96][97] and all three of the Big Ten's largest venues rank among the ten largest sports stadiums in the world.

    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 other conference in the country.

    Football, basketball, and baseball facilities
    School Football stadium Capacity Opened Basketball arena Capacity Opened Baseball stadium Capacity Opened
    Illinois Memorial Stadium 60,670 1923 State Farm Center 16,618 1963 Illinois Field 3,000 1988
    Indiana Memorial Stadium 52,626 1960 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall 17,357 1971 Bart Kaufman Field 2,500 2013
    Iowa Kinnick Stadium 70,585 1929 Carver–Hawkeye Arena 15,400 1983 Duane Banks Field 3,000 1974
    Maryland Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium 51,802 1950 Xfinity Center 17,950 2002 Shipley Field 2,500 1965
    Michigan Michigan Stadium 107,601 1927 Crisler Center 12,707 1967 Ray Fisher Stadium 4,000 1923
    Michigan State Spartan Stadium 75,005 1923 Breslin Student Events Center 14,797 1989 Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field
    Jackson Field    		 4,000
    13,527    		 1902
    1996
    Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium 52,525 2009 Williams Arena 14,625 1928 U.S. Bank Stadium
    Siebert Field    		 N/A
    1,420    		 2016
    1971
    Nebraska Memorial Stadium 87,000 1923 Pinnacle Bank Arena 15,000 2013 Haymarket Park 8,500 2001
    Northwestern Ryan Field 47,330 1926 Welsh–Ryan Arena 7,039 1952 Rocky Miller Park 600 1944
    Ohio State Ohio Stadium 104,944 1922 Value City Arena 19,049 1998 Bill Davis Stadium 4,450 1997
    Penn State Beaver Stadium 106,572 1960 Bryce Jordan Center 15,261 1996 Medlar Field at Lubrano Park 5,570 2006
    Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium 57,236 1924 Mackey Arena 14,846 1967 Alexander Field 1,500 2013
    Rutgers SHI Stadium 52,454 1994 Louis Brown Athletic Center 8,000 1977 Bainton Field 1,250 2007
    Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium 80,321 1917 Kohl Center 17,230 1998 Non-baseball school N/A N/A

      Ice hockey arenas
      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

      Soccer stadiums
      Stadium Team(s) City Capacity Opened
      Bill Armstrong Stadium Indiana Hoosiers Bloomington, Indiana 6,500 1981
      Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium Minnesota Golden Gophers Falcon Heights, Minnesota 1,000 1999
      DeMartin Soccer Complex Michigan State Spartans Lansing, Michigan 2,500 2008
      Jeffrey Field Penn State Nittany Lions State College, Pennsylvania 5,000 1966
      Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium Ohio State Buckeyes Columbus, Ohio 10,000 2001
      McClimon Soccer Complex Wisconsin Badgers Madison, Wisconsin 1,611 1959
      SeatGeek Stadium Northwestern Wildcats Bridgeview, Illinois 20,000 2006
      U-M Soccer Stadium Michigan Wolverines Ann Arbor, Michigan 2,200 2010
      Yurcak Field Rutgers Scarlet Knights Piscataway, New Jersey 5,000 1994
      Ludwig Field Maryland Terrapins College Park, Maryland 7,000 1995

      Media

      As of 2017, the Big Ten has carriage agreements with the following broadcast and cable networks.[98][99]

      • Fox Sports:
        • 24 to 27 football games per year (including tier 1 rights).
          • Nine games total in primetime on Fox and FS1.
        • Top pick in the draft of weeks to select first in football.
        • Football championship game every year.
        • 39 to 47 men's basketball games.
          • Potentially ten of those games on Fox broadcast network.
      • ESPN:
        • 27 football games
          • All intraconference games on ABC, ESPN or ESPN2.
          • At least six primetime games per season on ABC or ESPN.
        • 38 men's basketball games.
        • Broad coverage of women's basketball and Olympic sports.
      • CBS Sports:
        • Rights to the semifinals and championship of the men's basketball tournament.
        • At least ten regular season games per season.
        • Sundays will be the primary day for Big Ten basketball to air on CBS.
        • All of these parameters are about the same as the previous agreement.
      • Big Ten Network was created in 2006 through a joint partnership between the Big Ten and News Corporation and debuted the following year, replacing the ESPN Plus package previously offered to Big Ten markets via syndication. Based in downtown Chicago, the network's lineup consists exclusively of Big Ten-related programming, such as a nightly highlights show, in addition to live events.[100]

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