List of Big Ten National Championships

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The List of Big Ten National Championships includes championships won by teams from the Big Ten Conference and former member Chicago. The current Big Ten teams have compiled 233 NCAA sanctioned championships (As of May 25, 2008). In the 2007-08 academic year, Big Ten members have so far won five titles, women's volleyball (Penn State), fencing (Ohio State), wrestling (Iowa), men's volleyball (Penn State), and women's lacrosse (Northwestern).

Listed below are all championship teams of NCAA sponsored events, as well as the titles won in football, a non-NCAA sanctioned championship sport.

Contents 1 Teams 2 Fall Sports 2.1 Men's Cross Country (11) 2.2 Women's Cross Country (2) 2.3 Field Hockey (2) 2.4 Football (28) 2.5 Men's Soccer (10) 2.6 Women's Volleyball (2) 3 Winter Sports 3.1 Men's Basketball (10) 3.2 Women's Basketball (1) 3.3 Men's Gymnastics (19) 3.4 Men's Swimming & Diving (28) 3.5 Men's Track & Field (Indoor) (1) 3.6 Men's Wrestling (26) 4 Spring Sports 4.1 Baseball (6) 4.2 Men's Golf (6) 4.3 Softball (1) 4.4 Men's Tennis (2) 4.5 Men's Track & Field (Outdoor) (9) 5 Other National Championships 5.1 Fencing (12) 5.2 Men's Ice Hockey (23) 5.3 Women's Ice Hockey (4) 5.4 Women's Lacrosse (6) 5.5 Men's Volleyball (2) 6 See also 7 External links 8 References

[edit] Teams

Institution	Location	Founded	Joined Conference	Nickname	Varsity Teams	NCAA Championships (As of Winter 2008) [1] †
University of Illinois	Urbana and Champaign, Illinois	1867	1896	Fighting Illini	21	18
Indiana University	Bloomington, Indiana	1820	1899 (Athletics 1900)	Hoosiers	24	23
University of Iowa	Iowa City, Iowa	1847	1899 (Athletics 1900)	Hawkeyes	24	24
University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, Michigan	1817	1896 Inactive 1907-1916	Wolverines	27	40
Michigan State University	East Lansing, Michigan	1855	1950 (Athletics 1953)	Spartans	25	20
University of Minnesota	Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota	1851	1896	Golden Gophers	25	21
Northwestern University	Evanston, Illinois	1851	1896	Wildcats	19	3
Ohio State University	Columbus, Ohio	1870	1912	Buckeyes	36	28
Pennsylvania State University	University Park, Pennsylvania	1855	1990 (Athletics 1991)	Nittany Lions and Lady Lions	29	36
Purdue University	West Lafayette, Indiana	1869	1896	Boilermakers	20	2
University of Wisconsin	Madison, Wisconsin	1848	1896	Badgers	23	17

† denotes manually included Football national championships as provided by the NCAA website ^[2] and manually excluded Men's Boxing, Men's Fencing, and Women's Fencing because they are no longer NCAA-sanctioned sports.

[edit] Fall Sports

[edit] Men's Cross Country (11)

Prior to joining the Big Ten, Michigan State won four and Penn State won three titles in Men's Cross Country.

Year	School
1938	Indiana
1940	Indiana
1942	Indiana
1955	Michigan State
1956	Michigan State
1958	Michigan State
1959	Michigan State
1982	Wisconsin
1985	Wisconsin
1988	Wisconsin
2005	Wisconsin

For more details on this topic, see NCAA Men's Cross Country Championship.

[edit] Women's Cross Country (2)

Year	School
1984	Wisconsin
1985	Wisconsin

For more details on this topic, see NCAA Women's Cross Country Championship.

[edit] Field Hockey (2)

Year	School
1986	Iowa
2001	Michigan

For more details on this topic, see NCAA Women's Field Hockey Championship.

[edit] Football (28)

The football championship is not officially sanctioned by the NCAA, but only the championships identified on its website will be displayed below. Prior to joining the Big Ten, Penn State won four titles and Michigan State won one title in Football. ^[2]

Year	School
1901	Michigan
1902	Michigan
1903	Michigan
1904	Michigan
1918	Michigan
1919	Illinois
1923	Illinois & Michigan
1927	Illinois
1933	Michigan
1934	Minnesota
1935	Minnesota
1936	Minnesota
1940	Minnesota
1941	Minnesota
1942	Ohio State
1948	Michigan
1954	Ohio State
1957	Ohio State
1958	Iowa
1960	Minnesota
1961	Ohio State
1965	Michigan State
1966	Michigan State
1968	Ohio State
1970	Ohio State
1997	Michigan
2002	Ohio State

For more details on this topic, see NCAA Division I-A national football champions.

[edit] Men's Soccer (10)

Year	School
1967	Michigan State
1968	Michigan State
1982	Indiana
1983	Indiana
1988	Indiana
1995	Wisconsin
1998	Indiana
1999	Indiana
2003	Indiana
2004	Indiana

For more details on this topic, see NCAA Men's Soccer Championship.

[edit] Women's Volleyball (2)

Year	School
1999	Penn State
2007	Penn State

For more details on this topic, see NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship.

[edit] Winter Sports

[edit] Men's Basketball (10)

Year	School
1940	Indiana
1941	Wisconsin
1953	Indiana
1960	Ohio State
1976	Indiana
1979	Michigan State
1981	Indiana
1987	Indiana
1989	Michigan
2000	Michigan State

For more details on this topic, see NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship.

[edit] Women's Basketball (1)

Year	School
1999	Purdue

For more details on this topic, see NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship.

[edit] Men's Gymnastics (19)

Prior to joining the Big Ten, Penn State won 9 titles in Men's Gymnastics. Former Big Ten member Chicago won the Men's Gymnastics national championship in 1938.

Year	School
1939	Illinois
1940	Illinois
1941	Illinois
1942	Illinois
1950	Illinois
1955	Illinois
1956	Illinois
1958	Illinois & Michigan State
1963	Michigan
1969	Iowa
1970	Michigan
1984	Ohio State
1989	Illinois
1996	Ohio State
2000	Penn State
2001	Ohio State
2004	Penn State
2007	Penn State

For more details on this topic, see NCAA Men's Gymnastics championship.

[edit] Men's Swimming & Diving (28)

Year	School
1937	Michigan
1938	Michigan
1939	Michigan
1940	Michigan
1941	Michigan
1943	Ohio State
1945	Ohio State
1946	Ohio State
1947	Ohio State
1948	Michigan
1949	Ohio State
1950	Ohio State
1952	Ohio State
1954	Ohio State
1955	Ohio State
1956	Ohio State
1957	Michigan
1958	Michigan
1959	Michigan
1961	Michigan
1962	Ohio State
1968	Indiana
1969	Indiana
1970	Indiana
1971	Indiana
1972	Indiana
1973	Indiana
1995	Michigan

For more details on this topic, see NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships.

[edit] Men's Track & Field (Indoor) (1)

Year	School
2007	Wisconsin

For more details on this topic, see NCAA Men's Indoor Track and Field Championship.

[edit] Men's Wrestling (26)

Prior to joining the Big Ten, Penn State won one title in Men's Wrestling.

Year	School
1932	Indiana
1967	Michigan State
1975	Iowa
1976	Iowa
1978	Iowa
1979	Iowa
1980	Iowa
1981	Iowa
1982	Iowa
1983	Iowa
1984	Iowa
1985	Iowa
1986	Iowa
1991	Iowa
1992	Iowa
1993	Iowa
1995	Iowa
1996	Iowa
1997	Iowa
1998	Iowa
1999	Iowa
2000	Iowa
2001	Minnesota
2002	Minnesota
2007	Minnesota
2008	Iowa

For more details on this topic, see NCAA Wrestling Team Championship.

[edit] Spring Sports

[edit] Baseball (6)

Year	School
1953	Michigan
1956	Minnesota
1960	Minnesota
1962	Michigan
1964	Minnesota
1966	Ohio State

For more details on this topic, see NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.

[edit] Men's Golf (6)

Year	School
1934	Michigan
1935	Michigan
1945	Ohio State
1961	Purdue
1979	Ohio State
2002	Minnesota

For more details on this topic, see NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships.

[edit] Softball (1)

Year	School
2005	Michigan

For more details on this topic, see NCAA Division I Softball Championship.

[edit] Men's Tennis (2)

Year	School
1957	Michigan
2003	Illinois

For more details on this topic, see NCAA Men's Tennis Championship.

[edit] Men's Track & Field (Outdoor) (9)

Year	School
1921	Illinois
1923	Michigan
1927	Illinois
1929	Ohio State
1932	Indiana
1944	Illinois
1946	Illinois
1947	Illinois
1948	Minnesota

For more details on this topic, see NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship.

[edit] Other National Championships

In addition to the national championship titles won while in the Big Ten conference, some Big Ten schools participate in other sports not affiliated with the Big Ten. They include Fencing, Men's and Women's Ice Hockey, Men's and Women's Lacrosse, Rifle, Men's Volleyball, and Women's Water Polo. The following are Big Ten teams' national championships won in other sports:

[edit] Fencing (12)

Year	School
1990	Penn State
1991	Penn State
1995	Penn State
1996	Penn State
1997	Penn State
1998	Penn State
1999	Penn State
2000	Penn State
2002	Penn State
2004	Ohio State
2007	Penn State
2008	Ohio State

For more details on this topic, see NCAA Fencing team championship.

[edit] Men's Ice Hockey (23)

Year	School
1948	Michigan
1951	Michigan
1952	Michigan
1953	Michigan
1955	Michigan
1956	Michigan
1964	Michigan
1966	Michigan State
1973	Wisconsin
1974	Minnesota
1976	Minnesota
1977	Wisconsin
1979	Minnesota
1981	Wisconsin
1983	Wisconsin
1986	Michigan State
1990	Wisconsin
1996	Michigan
1998	Michigan
2002	Minnesota
2003	Minnesota
2006	Wisconsin
2007	Michigan State

For more details on this topic, see NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship.

[edit] Women's Ice Hockey (4)

2004	Minnesota
2005	Minnesota
2006	Wisconsin
2007	Wisconsin

For more details on this topic, see NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Championship.

[edit] Women's Lacrosse (6)

1987	Penn State
1989	Penn State
2005	Northwestern
2006	Northwestern
2007	Northwestern
2008	Northwestern

For more details on this topic, see NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship.

[edit] Men's Volleyball (2)

Year	School
1994	Penn State
2008	Penn State

For more details on this topic, see NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship.

[edit] See also

List of NCAA Championships

[edit] External links

• NCAA
• NCAA Sports

[edit] References