Big Ten Conference

Big Ten Conference (B1G)
Established	1896
Association	NCAA
Division	Division I FBS
Members	14 + 1 affiliate member
Sports fielded	28 (men's: 14; women's: 14)
Region	Midwest East North Central West North Central Northeast Mid-Atlantic
Former names	Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives Big Nine Western Conference
Headquarters	Rosemont, Illinois
Commissioner	James Delany (since 1989)
Website	www.bigten.org
Locations

The Big Ten Conference (B1G), formerly Western Conference and Big Nine Conference, is the oldest Division I collegiate athletic conference in the United States. The conference competes in the NCAA Division I; its football teams compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), formerly known as Division I, 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.

The Big Ten Conference established itself almost 120 years ago as the premiere collective of academic institutions in the country when, in 1895, 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 the Palmer House Hotel in Chicago to set policies aimed at regulating intercollegiate athletics. In 1905, the conference was officially incorporated as the "Intercollegiate Conference Athletic Association".^[1] The conference uses the "B1G" character combination in its branding, noting that it "allows fans to see 'BIG' and '10' in a single word."^[2]

Big Ten member institutions are predominantly major flagship research universities that have large financial endowments and are well-regarded academically. Large student enrollment is also a hallmark of Big Ten universities, as 12 of the 14 members feature enrollments of 30,000 or more students. Northwestern University, one of just two full members with a total enrollment of fewer than 30,000 students (the other is the University of Nebraska–Lincoln), is the lone private university among Big Ten membership. Collectively, Big Ten universities educate more than 520,000 total students and have 5.7 million living alumni.^[3] Big Ten universities engage in $9.3 billion in funded research each year.^[4] Though the Big Ten existed for nearly a century as an assemblage of universities located primarily in the Midwest, the conference now has a geographic footprint which spans from the state of Nebraska in the west to the Atlantic Ocean in the east.

Big Ten universities—or, in two cases, their parent university systems—are also members of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC), a leading academic consortium of Big Ten universities and the University of Chicago. In 2012, CIC members generated more than $10 billion in research expenditures.^[3] Eleven of the conference's 13 public universities are considered "Public Ivies", publicly funded universities considered comparable to the quality of education at an Ivy League institution.^[5][6] Despite the conference's name, the Big Ten has grown to fourteen members, with the following universities accepting invitations to join in the years shown: Pennsylvania State University in 1990, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in 2010, 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 only. In 2015, it was also accepted as an associate member in women's lacrosse.

Member schools

Members

Institution	Location	Founded	Joined	Type	Enrollment	Nickname	Colors
East Division
Indiana University	Bloomington, Indiana	1820	1899[fm 1]	Public	48,514	Hoosiers	Crimson, Cream[7]
University of Maryland	College Park, Maryland	1856	2014	Public	37,631	Terrapins	Red, White, Black, Gold[8]
University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, Michigan	1817	1896[fm 2]	Public	43,625	Wolverines	Maize & Blue[9]
Michigan State University	East Lansing, Michigan	1855	1950[fm 3]	Public	50,085	Spartans	Green, White[10]
Ohio State University	Columbus, Ohio	1870	1912	Public	58,322	Buckeyes	Scarlet, Gray[11]
Pennsylvania State University	University Park, Pennsylvania	1855	1990[fm 4]	Public	45,518	Nittany Lions	Blue & White[12]
Rutgers University– New Brunswick	New Brunswick–Piscataway, New Jersey	1766	2014	Public	40,720	Scarlet Knights	Scarlet
West Division
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign	Urbana and Champaign, Illinois	1867	1896	Public	43,603	Fighting Illini	Orange, Blue[13]
University of Iowa	Iowa City, Iowa	1847	1899[fm 5]	Public	31,387	Hawkeyes	Black, Gold[14]
University of Minnesota	Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota	1851	1896	Public	51,147	Golden Gophers	Maroon, Gold[15]
University of Nebraska–Lincoln	Lincoln, Nebraska	1869	2011	Public	25,260	Cornhuskers	Scarlet, Cream[16]
Northwestern University	Evanston, Illinois	1851	1896	Private	21,000	Wildcats	Purple[17]
Purdue University	West Lafayette, Indiana	1869	1896	Public	39,464	Boilermakers	Old Gold, Black[18]
University of Wisconsin–Madison	Madison, Wisconsin	1848	1896	Public	43,193	Badgers	Badger red, White[19]

Notes

Associate member

Institution	Location	Founded	Joined	Type	Nickname	Colors	Sport(s)	Primary Conference
Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, Maryland	1876	2014	Private	Blue Jays	Columbia blue, Black	Men's and Women's lacrosse[fm 1]	Centennial Conference NCAA Division III

Notes

Former member

Institution	Location	Founded	Joined	Left	Type	Enrollment	Nickname	Colors	Current Conference
University of Chicago	Chicago, Illinois	1890	1896	1946	Private	5,027	Maroons	Maroon, White[20]	University Athletic Association (NCAA Division III)

• The University of Chicago was a co-founder of the conference and still maintains affiliation through the Committee on Institutional Cooperation.
• Lake Forest College attended the original 1895 meeting that led to the formation of the conference, but did not join it.

Membership timeline

Full members Full members (non-football) Sport Affiliate (Men's Lacrosse) Other Conference Other Conference

Sports

The Big Ten Conference sponsors championship competition in 14 men's and 14 women's NCAA sanctioned sports.^[21]

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	6	-
Lacrosse	6	6
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	N	N	N	Y	Y	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	Y	Y	Y	Y	12
Minnesota	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y	Y	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	7	6	5+1*	9	10	12	12	13	14	149+1

Notes:

* Johns Hopkins joined the Big Ten in 2014 as an affiliate member in men's lacrosse, with women's lacrosse to follow in 2016. It continues to field its other sports in the NCAA Division III Centennial Conference ^[22]

Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the Big Ten Conference which are played by Big Ten schools:

School	Fencing1	Lightweight Rowing2	Pistol3	Rifle4	Rowing2	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		EARC	No

Notes:

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.

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	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	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	8	14	14	13	14	13	13	14	176

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

School	Bowling	Fencing[c 1]	Ice Hockey	Lightweight Rowing[c 2]	Pistol[c 3]	Rifle[c 4]	Synchronized Swimming[c 5]	Water Polo
Indiana	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	CWPA
Michigan	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	CWPA
Michigan State	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Minnesota	No	No	WCHA	No	No	No	No	No
Nebraska	Independent	No	No	No	No	GARC	No	No
Northwestern	No	Independent	No	No	No	No	No	No
Ohio State	No	Independent	WCHA	No	Independent	PRC	Independent	No
Penn State	No	Independent	CHA	No	No	No	No	No
Rutgers	No	No	No	EARC	No	No	No	No
Wisconsin	No	No	WCHA	EARC	No	No	No	No

History

Initiated and led by Purdue University President James Henry Smart,^[23] the presidents of 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.^[24] The Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives was founded at a second meeting on February 8, 1896.^[25] 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 Purdue, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Chicago, 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,^[26] but was turned away both times. In April 1907, Michigan was voted out of the conference for failing to adhere to league rules.^[27] Ohio State was added to the conference in 1912. The first known references to the conference as the Big Ten were in November 1917 after Michigan rejoined after a nine-year absence.^[28][29][30]

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^[31] 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 Pittsburgh, Nebraska, Michigan State, Marquette, Notre Dame, and Iowa State would replace Chicago at the time.^[32] On May 20, 1949,^[25] 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

In 1990, the Big Ten universities voted to expand the conference to 11 teams and extended an invitation to Pennsylvania State University, which accepted it.^[33] When Penn State joined in 1990, it was decided that 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 had shown interest in Big Ten membership after Penn State joined.^[34] Around 1993, the league explored adding Kansas, Missouri and Rutgers or other potential schools, to create a 14-team league with two divisions.^[35] These talks died when the Big 8 Conference merged with former Southwest Conference members to create the Big 12.

Following the addition of previously independent 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. Early in the 20th century, Notre Dame briefly considered official entry into the Big Ten but chose instead to retain its independent status.^[36] However, in 1999, both Notre Dame and the Big Ten entered into private negotiations concerning a possible membership that would include Notre Dame. Although the Notre Dame faculty senate endorsed the idea with a near-unanimous vote, the school's board of trustees decided against joining the conference and Notre Dame ultimately withdrew from negotiations. Notre Dame subsequently joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in all sports except football, in which Notre Dame was permitted to maintain its independent status as long as it played at least five games per season against ACC opponents. The treatment of football was believed to be the major stumbling block to Notre Dame joining the Big Ten, as Notre Dame wished to keep its ability to retain their 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

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 2010–13 NCAA conference realignment.^[37] 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.^[38] The conference retained the name "Big Ten." This led to the interesting result of the Big Ten consisting of twelve teams, and the Big 12 consisting of ten teams.

On September 1, Delany revealed the conference's divisional split and announced the new division names on December 13, 2010: Legends and Leaders. 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 that they had focused on creating competitive fairness rather than splitting by geographical location.^[39] The new "Legends" and "Leaders" names were not met with enthusiasm. Some traditional rivals, including Ohio State and Michigan, were placed in separate divisions.^[40] 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.^[41]

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.^[42] The Big Ten's Council of Presidents approved the move later that day.^[43] One day later, Rutgers University of the Big East also accepted an offer for membership from the Big Ten as its 14th member school.^[44]

On April 28, 2013, the Big Ten presidents and chancellors unanimously approved a divisional realignment that went into effect when Maryland and Rutgers joined in 2014.^[45] Under the new plan, the Legends and Leaders divisions were replaced with geographic divisions.^[45] 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.^[46] In the current divisional alignment, the only protected cross-divisional rivalry game in football is Indiana–Purdue.^[45] 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. In order for any conference to qualify for an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, the conference needs at least six member schools playing that 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 existing programs at Michigan, Northwestern, Ohio State and Penn State.^[47] 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 previously been independent in men's lacrosse for 130 years, claiming 44 national championships.^[48] As long-time independents joined conferences (for example, Syracuse joining the Atlantic Coast Conference), other schools competing as independents were in some cases coming to the conclusion that the inability to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament was becoming a more serious competitive disadvantage in scheduling and recruiting.

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 new 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.^[49][50][51]

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."^[24]

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
James Delany	1989–

Committee on Institutional Cooperation

Eleven of the thirteen public schools in the Big Ten (Purdue and Nebraska excepted) are considered "Public Ivies"^[52] (although Purdue is often ranked in the top half of the Big Ten and many of its programs are in the top ten nationally).^[53][54] Each Big Ten institution (Nebraska excepted) 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.^[55] 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).^[56][57] 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, along with charter member the University of Chicago which withdrew from the conference in 1946, part of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC), an academic consortium which allows students at Big Ten institutions to take distance courses at other participating institutions.^[58] Students at participating schools are also allowed "in-house" viewing privileges at other participating schools' libraries.^[59] The CIC also employs collective purchasing, which has saved member institutions $19 million to date.^[60]

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.^[61]

Institution	2013 Total Revenue from Athletics[62]	2013 Total Expenses on Athletics[62]	2013 Surplus/(Deficit)	2012 Average Spending per student-athlete[63]
Ohio !Ohio State University	c !$139,639,307	c !$116,026,329	a !$23,612,978	a !$158,901
Mich !University of Michigan	b !$143,514,125	b !$131,018,311	b !$12,495,814	e !$133,488
Penn !Pennsylvania State University	e !$104,751,464	d !$110,737,200	m !($5,985,736)	n !Not reported
Wisc !University of Wisconsin–Madison	a !$149,141,405	a !$146,659,187	f !$2,482,218	h !$116,487
Iowa !University of Iowa	d !$107,153,782	e !$106,969,227	j !$184,555	c !$154,592
MichSt !Michigan State University	g !$97,942,726	g !$93,743,529	d !$4,199,197	g !$120,356
Minn !University of Minnesota	f !$98,286,669	f !$96,427,632	g !$1,859,037	l !$102,980
Neb !University of Nebraska–Lincoln	h !$86,916,001	h !$81,666,269	c !$5,249,732	f !$128,182
Ill !University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	i !$79,725,521	j !$78,667,480	h !$1,058,041	b !$154,719
Ind !Indiana University Bloomington	k !$76,660,265	l !$72,597,053	e !$4,063,212	j !$110,102
Pur !Purdue University	l !$72,379,392	k !$74,628,002	l !($2,248,610)	d !$135,301
Mary !University of Maryland, College Park	m !$63,714,470	m !$63,367,929	i !$346,541	i !$113,706
Rutg !Rutgers University–New Brunswick	j !$78,989,475	i !$78,989,475	k !$0	k !$104,638
Nor !Northwestern University	n !Not reported	n !Not reported	n !Not reported	n !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)^[64]

• Big Ten Sportsmanship Award (annual; at each school; one male student-athlete and one female student-athlete)^[65]

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	2014-2015	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008	2006-2007	2005-2006	10-yr Avg.
Illinois	31	47	31	21	23	35	20	34	42	40	32
Indiana	61	36	32	38	28	43	55	39	50	38	42
Iowa	44	78	65	48	43	55	45	50	68	53	55
Maryland	33	32	44	27	17	28	28	52	40	27	33
Michigan	19	13	4	10	15	25	5	3	4	24	12
Michigan State	34	29	30	34	42	39	27	29	34	46	34
Minnesota	26	21	22	22	29	18	14	28	20	16	22
Nebraska	39	23	24	40	33	17	31	31	27	19	28
Northwestern	50	50	40	44	46	50	44	40	30	29	42
Ohio State	7	25	16	4	2	8	10	11	14	12	11
Penn State	8	5	6	12	13	4	19	9	21	15	11
Purdue	60	48	42	47	49	54	38	35	35	35	44
Rutgers	104	91	120	111	158	96	92	126	54	76	103
Wisconsin	18	18	29	26	26	21	41	18	16	22	24

2014-2015 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	36	NR
Indiana	NR	91
Iowa	44	NR
Maryland	26	5
Michigan	40	18
Michigan State	18	33
Minnesota	67	33
Nebraska	79	18
Northwestern	NR	39
Ohio State	3	31
Penn State	25	3
Purdue	NR	NR
Rutgers	NR	NR
Wisconsin	13	25

2014-2015 CBS Sports Best in College Sports Rankings

The CBS Sports Best in College Sports award is weighed more heavily toward sports that generate fan and media interest. The poll rates five sports: football, men's basketball, women's basketball, baseball and a "wild card" sport. The wild-card spot is awarded to the most successful among schools' other spectator sports: softball, men's lacrosse, men's ice hockey, men's soccer, wrestling, volleyball, women's soccer or women's gymnastics. Women's basketball, baseball, and the "wild card" carry normal weight, with men's basketball double and football triple.

Institution	Ranking
Illinois	43
Indiana	72
Iowa	20
Maryland	8
Michigan	61
Michigan State	6
Minnesota	47
Nebraska	53
Northwestern	83
Ohio State	1
Penn State	50
Purdue	93
Rutgers	50
Wisconsin	7

Conference records

For Big Ten records, by sport (not including football), see footnote^[66]

NCAA national titles

Through the sports year ended July 1, 2015, per published NCAA summary,^[67] 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, equestrian titles, and retroactive Helms Athletic Foundation titles.

Institution	Total	Men's	Women's	Co-ed	Nickname
Pennsylvania State University	47	23	11	13	Nittany Lions
Michigan !University of Michigan	36	34	2	0	Wolverines
Wisconsin !University of Wisconsin	28	22	6	0	Badgers
Ohio State University	28	22	3	3	Buckeyes
Maryland !University of Maryland	27	6	21	0	Terrapins
Iowa !University of Iowa	25	24	1	0	Hawkeyes
Indiana University	24	24	0	0	Hoosiers
Michigan State University	20	19	1	0	Spartans
Illinois !University of Illinois	18	18	0	0	Fighting Illini
Minnesota !University of Minnesota	18	13	5	0	Golden Gophers
Nebraska !University of Nebraska	19	8	11	0	Cornhuskers
Johns Hopkins University	9	9	0	0	Blue Jays
Northwestern University	8	1	7	0	Wildcats
Purdue University	3	1	2	0	Boilermakers
Rutgers University	1	1	0	0	Scarlet Knights

Conference titles

For Big Ten championships, by year, see footnote^[68]

Institution	# of[69]
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign	237
Indiana University	171
University of Iowa	106
Johns Hopkins University1	1
University of Maryland2	6
University of Michigan	376
Michigan State University	95
University of Minnesota	163
University of Nebraska–Lincoln3	8
Northwestern University	73
Ohio State University	207
Pennsylvania State University	75
Purdue University	71
Rutgers University4	0
University of Wisconsin–Madison	193

Current Champions

Season	Sport	Champion	Tournament Champion
Fall 2015	Men's Cross Country	Michigan	–
	Women's Cross Country	Penn State	–
	Field Hockey	Maryland	Maryland
	Football	Michigan State
	Men's Soccer	Ohio State	Maryland
	Women's Soccer	Wisconsin/Penn State‡	Penn State
	Women's Volleyball	Minnesota	-
Winter 2015-16	Women's Swimming and Diving
	Men's Indoor Track and Field
	Women's Indoor Track and Field
	Men's Swimming and Diving
	Women's Basketball
	Wrestling
	Men's Basketball
	Men's Ice Hockey
	Women's Gymnastics
	Men's Gymnastics
Spring 2015	Women's Tennis	Michigan	Michigan
	Men's Tennis	Illinois/Minnesota/Ohio State	Illinois
	Women's Golf	Northwestern/Ohio State	–
	Men's Golf	Illinois	–
	Women's Lacrosse	Maryland‡	Penn State
	Men's Lacrosse	Johns Hopkins/Maryland	Johns Hopkins
	Softball	Michigan	Michigan
	Men's Outdoor Track and Field	Illinois	–
	Women's Outdoor Track and Field	Michigan State	–
	Women's Rowing	Ohio State	–
	Baseball	Illinois	Michigan

‡ Denotes national champion

Football

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 will adopt a nine-game conference schedule.^[46][70] Also starting in 2016, the Big Ten will no longer allow its members to play Football Championship Subdivision teams, and will also require at least one non-conference game against a school in the Power Five conferences (ACC, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC). At the time this policy was first announced, games against FBS independents Notre Dame and BYU would automatically count toward the Power Five requirement.^[71] Additionally, Big Ten teams that were already under contract to play teams in the "Group of Five" leagues (American, C-USA, MAC, MW, Sun Belt) will be allowed to honor those contracts. As of 2015, three Big Ten members had American member Cincinnati on their future schedules, one had fellow American member Connecticut on its future schedule; and one had future games scheduled against both. 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, Army, had been added to the list of non-Power Five schools that would automatically be counted as Power Five opponents.^[72]

West Division	East Division
Purdue*	Indiana*
Illinois	Maryland
Iowa	Michigan
Minnesota	Michigan State
Nebraska	Ohio State
Northwestern	Penn State
Wisconsin	Rutgers

* The game between Indiana and Purdue will be the only protected game between the East and West divisions (all other matchups between East and West will occur on a rotating basis).

All-time school records

This list goes through the 2014 season.

#	Team	Records	Pct.	Division Championships	Big Ten Championships	Claimed National Championships
1	Michigan	915–328–36	.729	0	42	11
2	Ohio State	863–319–53	.720	3	35	8
3	Nebraska†	874–361–40	.701	1	0	5
4	Penn State†	849–376–42	.687	0	3	2
5	Michigan State†	669–439–44	.600	2	9	6
6	Wisconsin	664–483–53	.575	2	14	0
7	Minnesota	668–497–44	.571	0	18	7
8	Iowa	613–541–39	.530	0	11	1
9	Purdue	596–536–48	.529	0	8	0
10	Maryland†	620–553–43	.528	0	0	1
11	Illinois	592–559–51	.514	0	15	5
12	Rutgers†	641–621–42	.508	0	0	1
13	Northwestern	503–642–44	.442	0	8	0
14	Indiana	459–631–45	.424	0	2	0

† Numbers of 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. Nebraska, Penn State, and Michigan State joined in 2011, 1990, and 1950, respectively.

Big Ten Conference Champions

Big Ten Championship Game

Season	Date	Leaders Division		Legends Division		Site	Attendance	MVP
2011	December 3, 2011	#15 Wisconsin	42	#11 Michigan State	39	Lucas Oil Stadium	64,152	QB Russell Wilson, Wisconsin
2012	December 1, 2012	Wisconsin†	70	#14 Nebraska	31	Lucas Oil Stadium	41,260	RB Montee Ball, Wisconsin
2013	December 7, 2013	#2 Ohio State	24	#10 Michigan State	34	Lucas Oil Stadium	66,002	QB Connor Cook, Michigan State
Season	Date	West Division		East Division		Site	Attendance	MVP
2014	December 6, 2014	#11 Wisconsin	0	#6 Ohio State	59	Lucas Oil Stadium	60,229	QB Cardale Jones, Ohio State
2015	December 5, 2015	#4 Iowa	13	#5 Michigan State	16	Lucas Oil Stadium	66,985	QB Connor Cook, Michigan State

Rankings from the AP Poll.

In 2012 Wisconsin finished third in the Leaders division, but division champion Ohio State and second place Penn State were banned from postseason play due to sanctions.

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. Due to their "Rose Bowl or bust" policy, the 1972, 1973 and 1974 Michigan squads did not play in bowl games despite posting 10 wins in each season.

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.

Starting in the 2014–15 season, a new slate of bowl game selections will include several new bowl games.^[73]

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[74]	San Diego, California	Pac-12	3
5/6/7	Music City Bowl or TaxSlayer Bowl†[75]	Nashville, TN or Jacksonville, FL	SEC	4/5/6/7
5/6/7	Foster Farms Bowl[76]	Santa Clara, California	Pac-12	4
5/6/7	Pinstripe Bowl[77]	New York City	ACC	3/4/5/6
8/9	Quick Lane Bowl[78]	Detroit, Michigan	ACC	7/8/9
8/9	Heart of Dallas Bowl or Armed Forces Bowl‡[74]	Dallas or Fort Worth, TX	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 TaxSlayer bowls on alternating years.

‡ The Big Ten and Big 12 will switch between the Heart of Dallas 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 won-lost 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 Capital One 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 Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl will submit a request for a Big Ten team.

The Outback, Foster Farms and Holiday Bowls will feature at least five different Big Ten schools over the six-year agreement (through 2019 season). The Music City and Taxslayer 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 New Era Pinstripe Bowl will feature a minimum of six different Big Ten teams over the eight-year agreement (through 2021 season).

The Quick Lane, Armed Forces and Heart of Dallas Bowls will select a bowl-eligible Big Ten team, subject to conference approval. ^[79]

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.^[80]

Conference Rank	Institution	Head Coach	2014 Total Pay[81]
1	Michigan State University	Dantonio, MarkMark Dantonio	$5,636,145
2	University of Michigan	Harbaugh, JimJim Harbaugh	$5,000,000
3	Ohio State University	Meyer, UrbanUrban Meyer	$4,800,000
4	Pennsylvania State University	Franklin, JamesJames Franklin	$4,300,000
5	Iowa !University of Iowa	Ferentz, KirkKirk Ferentz	$4,075,000
6	Nebraska !University of Nebraska–Lincoln	Riley, MikeMike Riley	$3,077,646
7	Northwestern University	Fitzgerald, PatPat Fitzgerald	$2,480,967
8	Wisconsin !University of Wisconsin–Madison	Chryst, PaulPaul Chryst	$2,300,000
9	Minnesota !University of Minnesota	Kill, JerryJerry Kill	$2,100,000
10	Purdue University	Hazell, DarrellDarrell Hazell	$2,090,000
11	Maryland !University of Maryland, College Park	Edsall, RandyRandy Edsall	$2,033,660
12	Indiana University Bloomington	Wilson, KevinKevin Wilson	$1,301,644
13	Rutgers University–New Brunswick	Flood, KyleKyle Flood	$987,000
14	Illinois !University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign	Cubit, BillBill Cubit	$915,000

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,^[82] generally considered the most prestigious honor a collegiate marching band can receive.^[83] The first three Sudler trophies were awarded to Big Ten marching bands—Michigan (1982), Illinois (1983) and Ohio State (1984).^[82] The Big Ten also has more Sudler Trophy recipients than any other collegiate athletic conference.^[82]

Conference individual honors

Coaches and media of the Big Ten Conference award individual honors at the end of each football season.

Men's basketball

The Big Ten has participated in basketball since 1904, and has led the nation in attendance every season since 1978.^[84] 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.^[85][86] 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, and Minnesota have won two NIT championships, while Indiana, Penn State, 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 the 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 a 10–4–2 record against the Big Ten; Minnesota, Nebraska, Purdue, and Rutgers are the only Big Ten schools without losing records in the challenge.

All-time school records

This list goes through the 2014–15 season.

#	Big Ten	Overall Record	Pct.	Big Ten Tournament Championships	Big Ten Regular Season Championships	NCAA National Championships
1	Illinois	1727–941	.647	2	17	0
2	Indiana	1753–998	.637	0	21	5
3	Purdue	1712–986	.635	1	22	0
4	Ohio State	1607–1030	.609	4†	20	1
5	Michigan State	1606–1059	.603	4	13	2
6	Maryland	1470–993	.594	0	0	1
7	Iowa	1575–1116	.585	2	8	0
8	Michigan	1392–1001	.582	0†	14	1
9	Minnesota	1541–1168	.569	0	8	0
10	Wisconsin	1527–1162	.568	3	18	1
11	Penn State	1405–1122–1	.556	0	0	0
12	Nebraska	1446–1300	.527	0	0	0
13	Rutgers	1189–1133	.512	0	0	0
14	Northwestern	1016–1459–1	.411	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

Seasons are listed by the calendar years in which they ended. Italics indicate honors earned before the school competed in the Big Ten.

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, 1951–52, 1989, 2005)	9 (1942, 1949, 1951–52, 1963, 1984, 1989, 2001, 2005)	11 (1951–52, 1963, 1981, 1984–85, 1989, 2001–02, 2004–05)	30 (1942, 1949, 1951–52, 1963, 1981, 1983–90, 1993–95, 1997–98, 2000–09, 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)	21 (1953–54, 1958, 1967, 1973, 1975–76, 1978, 1980–81, 1983–84, 1987, 1989, 1991–94, 2002, 2012–13)	38 (1940, 1953–54, 1958, 1967, 1973, 1975–76, 1978, 1980–84, 1986–2003, 2006–08, 2012–13, 2015
Iowa		3 (1955–56, 1980)	4 (1955–56, 1980, 1987)	8 (1955–56, 1970, 1980, 1983, 1987–88, 1999)	24 (1955–56, 1970, 1979–83, 1985–89, 1991–93, 1996–97, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2014–15)
Maryland	1 (2002)	2 (2001, 2002)	5 (1958, 1973, 1975, 2001, 2002)	13 (1958, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1984–85, 1994–95, 1998–99, 2001–03)	24 (1958, 1973, 1975, 1980–81, 1983–86, 1994–2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015)
Michigan	1 (1989)	5 (1964–65, 1976, 1989, 2013)	12 (1948, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1989, 1992, 1994, 2013, 2014)	12 (1964, 1965, 1966, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 2013, 2014)	21 (1948, 1964–66, 1974–77, 1985–90, 1994–95, 2009, 2011–14)
Michigan State	2 (1979, 2000)	9 (1957, 1979, 1999–01, 2005, 2009–10, 2015)	13 (1957, 1959, 1978–79, 1999-01, 2003, 2005, 2009–10, 2014–15)	19 (1957, 1959, 1978–79, 1986, 1990, 1998–2001, 2003, 2005, 2008–10, 2012–15)	29 (1957, 1959, 1978–79, 1985–86, 1990–92, 1994–95, 1998–2015)
Minnesota			1 (1990)	3 (1982, 1989, 1990)	8 (1972, 1982, 1989, 1990, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2013)
Nebraska					7 (1986, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2014)
Northwestern
Ohio State	1 (1960)	10 (1939, 1944–46, 1960, 1961–62, 1968, 2007, 2012)	14 (1939, 1944–46, 1950, 1960–62, 1968, 1971, 1992, 2007, 2012–13)	14 (1960–62, 1968, 1971, 1980, 1983, 1991–92, 2007, 2010–13)	27 (1939, 1944–46, 1950, 1960–62, 1968, 1971, 1980, 1982–83, 1985, 1987, 1990–92, 2006–07, 2009–15)
Penn State		1 (1954)	2 (1942, 1954)	4 (1952, 1954–55, 2001)	9 (1942, 1952, 1954–55, 1965, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2011)
Purdue		2 (1969, 1980)	4 (1969, 1980, 1994, 2000)	9 (1969, 1980, 1988, 1994, 1998–99, 2000, 2009–10)	27 (1969, 1977, 1980, 1983–88, 1990–91, 1993–2000, 2003, 2007–12, 2015)
Rutgers		1 (1976)	1 (1976)	2 (1976, 1979)	6 (1975–76, 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, 2015)	21 (1941, 1947, 1994, 1997, 1999–2015)

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, Pennsylvania
1979	Michigan State	75	Indiana State	64	Special Events Center	Salt Lake City, Utah
1981	Indiana (4)	63	North Carolina	50	Spectrum	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2)
1987	Indiana (5)	74	Syracuse	73	Louisiana Superdome	New Orleans, Louisiana (2)
1989†	Michigan	80	Seton Hall	79	Kingdome	Seattle, Washington (4)
1992	Duke (2)	71	Michigan[a 1]	51	Metrodome	Minneapolis, Minnesota
1993	North Carolina (3)	77	Michigan[a 1]	71	Louisiana Superdome	New Orleans, Louisiana (3)
2000	Michigan State (2)	89	Florida	76	RCA Dome	Indianapolis, Indiana (4)
2002	Maryland	64	Indiana	52	Georgia Dome	Atlanta, Georgia (2)
2005	North Carolina (4)	75	Illinois	70	Edward Jones Dome	St. Louis, Missouri (3)
2007	Florida (2)	84	Ohio State	75	Georgia Dome	Atlanta, Georgia (3)
2009	North Carolina (5)	89	Michigan State	72	Ford Field	Detroit, Michigan
2013	Louisville (3)	82	Michigan	76	Georgia Dome	Atlanta, Georgia (4)
2015	Duke (5)	68	Wisconsin	63	Lucas Oil Stadium	Indianapolis, Indiana (7)

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

Women's basketball

Women's basketball teams have played a total of ten times in the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship (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 1993–1999.^[87]

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, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003)
Indiana					4 (1983, 1994, 1995, 2002)
Iowa		1 (1993)	4 (1987, 1988, 1993, 2015)	6 (1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1996, 2015)	20 (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015)
Maryland	1 (2006)	6 (1978, 1982, 1989, 2006, 2014, 2015)	14 (1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1992, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015)	16 (1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1992, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)	28 (1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
Michigan					6 (1990, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2012, 2013)
Michigan State		1 (2005)	1 (2005)	3 (2005, 2006, 2009)	12 (1991, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Minnesota		1 (2004)	1 (2004)	4 (1977, 2003, 2004, 2005)	12 (1977, 1981, 1982, 1994, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2015)
Nebraska				2 (2010, 2013)	13 (1988, 1993, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
Northwestern					7 (1982, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2015)
Ohio State		1 (1993)	4 (1975, 1985, 1987, 1993)	9 (1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 2005, 2009, 2011)	23 (1975, 1978, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015)
Penn State		1 (2000)	4 (1983, 1994, 2000, 2004)	13 (1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2012, 2014)	26 (1976, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)
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)	23 (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Rutgers	1 (1982)	3 (1982, 2000, 2007)	6 (1982, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2007, 2008)	10 (1982, 1986, 1987, 1998, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)	24 (1982, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015)
Wisconsin			1 (1982)	1 (1982)	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, Georgia
1999	Purdue	62	Duke	45	San Jose Arena	San Jose, California
2001	Notre Dame	68	Purdue	66	Savvis Center	St. Louis, Missouri
2005	Baylor	84	Michigan State	62	RCA Dome	Indianapolis, Indiana
2006	Maryland	78	Duke	75	TD Banknorth Garden	Boston, Massachusetts
2007	Tennessee	59	Rutgers	46	Quicken Loans Arena	Cleveland, Ohio

Women's National Invitation Tournament championship games

Year	Champion		Runner-up		Venue and 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

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/AIAW Women's Championships
Maryland	1987, 1993, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011
Penn State	1980, 1981
Michigan	2001
Iowa	1986

Men's gymnastics

The Big Ten fields seven of the remaining fifteen Division I men's gymnastics teams. In 2014, Michigan edged out Oklahoma for their 6th NCAA Men's Gymnastics championship, the school's third in five years.^[88]

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

†-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 inaugural season includes 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.^[89][90]

All-time school records

This list goes through the 2014-15 season

#	Team	Overall Record	Pct.	NCAA National Champions	NCAA Frozen Fours	NCAA Tournament Appearances	Conference Tournament Champions	Conference Regular Season Champions
1	Minnesota	1683–955–176	.629	5	21	35	14	15
2	Wisconsin	1157–708–127	.613	6	12	26	13	3
3	Michigan	1592–1014–145	.605	9	24	35	9	14
4	Michigan State	1238–921–142	.569	3	11	27	11	8
5	Ohio State	821–841–140	.494	0	1	6	2	1
6	Penn State	34–55–3	.386	0	0	0	0	0

Big Ten Conference Champions

Season	School	Conference Record
2013–14	Minnesota	14-3-3-0
2014–15	Minnesota	12-5-3-0

Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament champions

Year	Winning team	Coach	Losing team	Coach	Score	Location	Venue
2014	Wisconsin	Eaves, MikeMike Eaves	Ohio State	Rohlik, SteveSteve Rohlik	5–4 (OT)	Saint Paul, Minnesota	Xcel Energy Center
2015	Minnesota	Lucia, DonDon Lucia	Michigan	Berenson, RedRed Berenson	4–2	Detroit, Michigan	Joe Louis Arena

NCAA tournament champions, runners-up and locations

Year	Winning team	Coach	Losing team	Coach	Score	Location	Finals venue
1948	Michigan	Heyliger, VicVic Heyliger	Dartmouth	Jeremiah, EdwardEdward Jeremiah	8–4	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Broadmoor Ice Palace
1951	Michigan (2)	Heyliger, VicVic Heyliger	Brown	Moulton, WestcottWestcott Moulton	7–1	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Broadmoor Ice Palace
1952	Michigan (3)	Heyliger, VicVic Heyliger	Colorado College	Thompson, CheddyCheddy Thompson	4–1	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Broadmoor Ice Palace
1953	Michigan (4)	Heyliger, VicVic Heyliger	Minnesota	Mariucci, JohnJohn Mariucci	7–3	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Broadmoor Ice Palace
1954	Rensselaer	Harkness, NedNed Harkness	Minnesota	Mariucci, JohnJohn Mariucci	5–4 (OT)	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Broadmoor Ice Palace
1955	Michigan (5)	Heyliger, VicVic Heyliger	Colorado College	Thompson, CheddyCheddy Thompson	5–3	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Broadmoor Ice Palace
1956	Michigan (6)	Heyliger, VicVic Heyliger	Michigan Tech	Renfrew, AlAl Renfrew	7–5	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Broadmoor Ice Palace
1957	Colorado College (2)	Bedecki, TomTom Bedecki	Michigan	Heyliger, VicVic Heyliger	13–6	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Broadmoor Ice Palace
1959	North Dakota	May, BobBob May	Michigan State	Bessone, AmoAmo Bessone	4–3 (OT)	Troy, New York	RPI Field House
1964	Michigan (7)	Renfrew, AlAl Renfrew	Denver	Armstrong, MurrayMurray Armstrong	6–3	Denver, Colorado	University of Denver Arena
1966	Michigan State	Bessone, AmoAmo Bessone	Clarkson	Ceglarski, LenLen Ceglarski	6–1	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Williams Arena
1971	Boston University	Kelley, JackJack Kelley	Minnesota	Sonmor, GlenGlen Sonmor	4–2	Syracuse, New York	Onondaga War Memorial
1973	Wisconsin	Johnson, BobBob Johnson	Denver [a 1]	Armstrong, MurrayMurray Armstrong	4–2	Boston, Massachusetts	Boston Garden
1974	Minnesota	Brooks, HerbHerb Brooks	Michigan Tech	MacInnes, JohnJohn MacInnes	4–2	Boston, Massachusetts	Boston Garden
1975	Michigan Tech (3)	MacInnes, JohnJohn MacInnes	Minnesota	Brooks, HerbHerb Brooks	6–1	St. Louis, Missouri	St. Louis Arena
1976	Minnesota (2)	Brooks, HerbHerb Brooks	Michigan Tech	MacInnes, JohnJohn MacInnes	6–4	Denver, Colorado	University of Denver Arena
1977	Wisconsin (2)	Johnson, BobBob Johnson	Michigan	Farrell, DanDan Farrell	6–5 (OT)	Detroit, Michigan	Olympia Stadium
1979	Minnesota (3)	Brooks, HerbHerb Brooks	North Dakota	Gasparini, GinoGino Gasparini	4–3	Detroit, Michigan	Olympia Stadium
1981	Wisconsin (3)	Johnson, BobBob Johnson	Minnesota	Buetow, BradBrad Buetow	6–3	Duluth, Minnesota	Duluth Entertainment Center
1982	North Dakota (4)	Gasparini, GinoGino Gasparini	Wisconsin	Johnson, BobBob Johnson	5–2	Providence, Rhode Island	Providence Civic Center
1983	Wisconsin (4)	Sauer, JeffJeff Sauer	Harvard	Cleary, BillBill Cleary	6–2	Grand Forks, North Dakota	Ralph Engelstad Arena
1986	Michigan State (2)	Mason, RonRon Mason	Harvard	Cleary, BillBill Cleary	6–5	Providence, Rhode Island	Providence Civic Center
1987	North Dakota (5)	Gasparini, GinoGino Gasparini	Michigan State	Mason, RonRon Mason	5–3	Detroit, Michigan	Joe Louis Arena
1989	Harvard	Cleary, BillBill Cleary	Minnesota	Woog, DougDoug Woog	4–3 (OT)	Saint Paul, Minnesota	Saint Paul Civic Center
1990	Wisconsin (5)	Sauer, JeffJeff Sauer	Colgate	Slater, TerryTerry Slater	7–3	Detroit, Michigan	Joe Louis Arena
1992	Lake Superior State (2)	Jackson, JeffJeff Jackson	Wisconsin1	Sauer, JeffJeff Sauer	5–3	Albany, New York	Knickerbocker Arena
1996	Michigan (8)	Berenson, RedRed Berenson	Colorado College	Lucia, DonDon Lucia	3–2 (OT)	Cincinnati, Ohio	Riverfront Coliseum
1998	Michigan (9)	Berenson, RedRed Berenson	Boston College	York, JerryJerry York	3–2 (OT)	Boston, Massachusetts	FleetCenter
2002	Minnesota (4)	Lucia, DonDon Lucia	Maine	Whitehead, TimTim Whitehead	4–3 (OT)	Saint Paul, Minnesota	Xcel Energy Center
2003	Minnesota (5)	Lucia, DonDon Lucia	New Hampshire	Umile, DickDick Umile	5–1	Buffalo, New York	HSBC Arena
2006	Wisconsin (6)	Eaves, MikeMike Eaves	Boston College	York, JerryJerry York	2–1	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Bradley Center
2007	Michigan State (3)	Comley, RickRick Comley	Boston College	York, JerryJerry York	3–1	St. Louis, Missouri	Scottrade Center
2010	Boston College (4)	York, JerryJerry York	Wisconsin	Eaves, MikeMike Eaves	5–0	Detroit, Michigan	Ford Field
2011	Minnesota–Duluth	Scott Sandelin	Michigan	Berenson, RedRed Berenson	3–2 (OT)	Saint Paul, Minnesota	Xcel Energy Center
2014	Union	Bennett, RickRick Bennett	Minnesota	Lucia, DonDon Lucia	7–4	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Wells Fargo Center

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:^[91] first team, second team and rookie team. Additionally they vote to award the 5 individual trophies to an eligible player at the same time. The Big Ten also awards a Tournament Most Outstanding Player which is voted on after the conclusion of the conference tournament. Each team also names one of their players to be honored for the conference Sportsmanship Award. All of the awards were created for the inaugural season (2013–14).

All-Conference Teams Award Inaugural Year First Team 2013–14 Second Team 2013–14 Freshman Team 2013–14 All-Tournament Team 2013–14

Individual Awards Award Inaugural Year Player of the Year 2013–14 Freshman of the Year 2013–14 Goaltender of the Year 2013–14 Coach of the Year 2013–14 Defensive Player of the Year 2013–14 Big Ten Tournament Most Outstanding Player 2014

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 11 NCAA national championships.^[92]

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 (28) and Maryland (22) combine for 50 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.^[93][94][95]

All-time school records

This list goes through the 2013-14 season.

#	Team	Total Seasons	Overall Record	Pct.	Claimed National Championships	NCAA Tournament Runner Up	NCAA Tournament Final Fours	NCAA Tournament Appearances
1	Johns Hopkins	127	944–308–15	.751	44†	9	29	43
2	Maryland	89	737–249	.747	11	10	23	37
3	Rutgers	98	557–458–13	.548	1‡	0	0	5
4	Ohio State	62	442–393–5	.529	0	0	0	5
5	Penn State	101	488-490	.499	0	0	0	3
6	Michigan	4	12–45	.211	0	0	0	0

† includes 3 titles claimed as leading team in the nation in 1932–1934, when the USILA decided not to select champions.

‡ includes 1928 USILA outstanding team medal (one of 4 co-champions); excludes 1955 co-championship of the USILA's Class B division

Women's lacrosse

Women's lacrosse became a Big Ten-sponsored sport in the 2015 season. The Big Ten women's lacrosse league includes Maryland, Michigan, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, and Rutgers. Big Ten women's lacrosse programs have 21 of the 34 all-time NCAA championships, including 10 of the last 11. Maryland has won 13 NCAA national championships, including seven straight from 1995 to 2001 and most recently in 2015. 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 will become the seventh women's lacrosse program in the Big Ten as of July 1, 2016.

All-time school records

This list goes through the 2014-15 season.

#	Team	Total Seasons	Overall Record	Claimed National Championships	NCAA Tournament Runner Up	NCAA Tournament Final Fours	NCAA Tournament Appearances
1	Maryland	41	644–133–3	13	7	23	31
2	Michigan	2	9–25	0	0	0	0
3	Northwestern	24	275–88	7	1	9	16
4	Ohio State	18	151–135	0	0	0	2
5	Penn State	49	472–229–5	5	2	6	19
6	Rutgers	37	272–286–13	0	0	0	0

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 14 NCAA national championships.

All-time school records

This list goes through the 2013–14 season.

#	Team	Total Seasons	Overall Record	Claimed National Championships	NCAA Tournament Runner Up	NCAA Tournament College Cups	NCAA Tournament Appearances
1	Indiana	41	677–162–76	8	6	18	38
2	Maryland	67	681–316–91	3	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	6†	0	1	31
8	Rutgers	41	541–391–108	0	1	3	5
9	Wisconsin	37	381–271–74	1	0	1	6

† Selected by ISFA based on season records

Rivalries

Intra-Conference Football Rivalries

The members of the Big Ten have longstanding rivalries with each other, especially on the football field. Each school 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 2013 season.

Teams		Rivalry Name	Trophy	Meetings	Record	Series leader	Current Streak
Illinois	Indiana	Illinois–Indiana football rivalry	—	70	45–23–2	Illinois	Illinois lost 2
	Northwestern	Illinois–Northwestern football rivalry	Land of Lincoln Trophy	108	55–48–5	Illinois	Illinois won 1
	Ohio State	Illinois–Ohio State football rivalry	Illibuck	101	30–67–4	Ohio State	Illinois lost 7
	Purdue	Illinois–Purdue football rivalry	Purdue Cannon	90	44–40–6	Illinois	Illinois won 2
Indiana	Illinois	Illinois–Indiana football rivalry	—	70	23–45–2	Illinois	Indiana won 2
	Michigan State	Indiana–Michigan State football rivalry	Old Brass Spittoon	61	14–45–2	Michigan State	Indiana lost 6
	Purdue	Indiana–Purdue rivalry	Old Oaken Bucket	117	39–72–6	Purdue	Indiana won 2
Iowa	Minnesota	Iowa–Minnesota football rivalry	Floyd of Rosedale	108	44–62–2	Minnesota	Iowa lost 1
	Wisconsin	Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry	Heartland Tophy	89	43–44–2	Wisconsin	Iowa won 1
	Nebraska	Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry	Heroes Trophy	45	13–29–3	Nebraska	Iowa lost 1
Maryland	Penn State	Maryland–Penn State football rivalry	—	38	2–35–1	Penn State	Maryland won 1
Michigan	Michigan State	Michigan–Michigan State football rivalry	Paul Bunyan Trophy	107	68-34-5	Michigan	Michigan lost 2
	Minnesota	Michigan–Minnesota football rivalry	Little Brown Jug	101	73–25–3	Michigan	Michigan lost 1
	Ohio State	Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry	—	111	58–47–6	Michigan	Michigan lost 3
Michigan State	Indiana	Indiana–Michigan State football rivalry	Old Brass Spittoon	61	45-14–2	Michigan State	Michigan State won 6
	Michigan	Michigan–Michigan State football rivalry	Paul Bunyan Trophy	107	68–34–5	Michigan	Michigan State won 2
	Penn State	Michigan State–Penn State football rivalry	Land Grant Trophy	29	14–14–1	Tied	Michigan State won 2
Minnesota	Iowa	Iowa–Minnesota football rivalry	Floyd of Rosedale	108	62–44–2	Minnesota	Minnesota won 1
	Michigan	Michigan–Minnesota football rivalry	Little Brown Jug	101	25–73–3	Michigan	Minnesota won 1
	Nebraska	Minnesota–Nebraska football rivalry	$5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy	55	31-22-2	Minnesota	Minnesota won 2
	Penn State	Minnesota–Penn State football rivalry	Governor's Victory Bell	13	5–8	Penn State	Minnesota won 1
	Wisconsin	Minnesota–Wisconsin football rivalry	Paul Bunyan's Axe	125	59–58–8	Minnesota	Minnesota lost 12
Nebraska	Iowa	Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry	Heroes Trophy	45	29–13–3	Nebraska	Nebraska won 1
	Minnesota	Minnesota–Nebraska football rivalry	$5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy	55	31-22-2	Minnesota	Nebraska lost 2
	Wisconsin	Nebraska–Wisconsin football rivalry	Freedom Trophy	9	4-5	Wisconsin	Nebraska lost 2
Northwestern	Illinois	Illinois–Northwestern football rivalry	Land of Lincoln Trophy	108	48–55–5	Illinois	Northwestern lost 1
Ohio State	Illinois	Illinois–Ohio State football rivalry	Illibuck	101	67–30–4	Ohio State	Ohio State won 7
	Michigan	Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry	—	111	47–58–6	Michigan	Ohio State won 3
	Penn State	Ohio State–Penn State football rivalry	—	30	17–13	Ohio State	Ohio State won 3
Penn State	Maryland	Maryland–Penn State football rivalry	—	38	35–2–1	Penn State	Penn State lost 1
	Michigan State	Michigan State–Penn State football rivalry	Land Grant Trophy	29	14–14–1	Tied	Penn State lost 2
	Minnesota	Minnesota–Penn State football rivalry	Governor's Victory Bell	13	8–5	Penn State	Penn State lost 1
	Rutgers	Rutgers-Penn State football rivalry	—	25	23–2	Penn State	Penn State won 8
	Ohio State	Ohio State–Penn State football rivalry	—	30	13–17	Ohio State	Penn State lost 3
Purdue	Illinois	Illinois–Purdue football rivalry	Purdue Cannon	90	41–43–6	Illinois	Purdue Won 1
	Indiana	Indiana–Purdue rivalry	Old Oaken Bucket	117	72–39–6	Purdue	Purdue lost 2
Rutgers	Penn State	Rutgers-Penn State football rivalry	—	25	2–23	Penn State	Rutgers lost 8
Wisconsin	Iowa	Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry	Heartland Trophy	89	44–43–2	Wisconsin	Wisconsin lost 1
	Minnesota	Minnesota–Wisconsin football rivalry	Paul Bunyan's Axe	125	58–59–8	Minnesota	Wisconsin won 12
	Nebraska	Nebraska–Wisconsin football rivalry	Freedom Trophy	9	5-4	Wisconsin	Wisconsin won 2

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 1
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 lost 1
Michigan State	Notre Dame	Michigan State–Notre Dame football rivalry	Megaphone Trophy	77	28–48–1	Notre Dame	Michigan State lost 3
Nebraska	Missouri	Missouri–Nebraska football rivalry	Victory Bell	104	65–36–3	Nebraska	Nebraska won 2
Penn State	Pittsburgh	Penn State–Pittsburgh football rivalry	—	96	50-42-4	Penn State	Penn State lost 1
	Syracuse	Penn State–Syracuse football rivalry	—	71	41-23-5	Penn State	Penn State won 5
	Temple	Penn State-Temple football rivalry	—	44	39–4–1	Penn State	Penn State lost 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

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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.^[45] 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.^[71]

Intra-Conference Basketball Rivalries

• Illinois: Indiana, Northwestern
• Indiana: Illinois, Purdue
• Iowa: Minnesota, Wisconsin
• Michigan: Michigan State, Ohio State
• Michigan State: Ohio State, Wisconsin, Michigan
• Minnesota: Iowa, Wisconsin
• Northwestern: Illinois, Purdue
• Ohio State: Michigan, Penn State, Michigan State
• Penn State: Ohio State
• Purdue: Indiana, Northwestern
• Wisconsin: Iowa, Minnesota

Extra-Conference Basketball Rivalries

• Illinois: Missouri
• Indiana: Kentucky
• Iowa: Drake, Iowa State, Northern Iowa
• Maryland: Duke, Georgetown
• Michigan: Duke
• Nebraska: Creighton
• Penn State: Bucknell, Pittsburgh
• Rutgers: Princeton, Seton Hall
• Wisconsin: Marquette

Other Sports

Men's Ice Hockey

• Michigan–Michigan State (Michigan-Michigan State rivalry)
• Minnesota–Wisconsin (Border Battle)
• Minnesota–North Dakota
• Minnesota-Minnesota Duluth

Men's Lacrosse

• Maryland–Johns Hopkins (Johns Hopkins–Maryland rivalry)
• Penn State–Bucknell
• Rutgers–Princeton

Men's Soccer

• Michigan–Michigan State (Big Bear Trophy)

Wrestling

• Penn State–Lehigh
• Iowa-Iowa State
• Iowa - Oklahoma State

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 have not met since 2000. However, the Penn State-Pittsburgh rivalry will be renewed 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.

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 Scottrade 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 will resume 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 and 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.^[97]

Facilities

The Big Ten is second to the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in football stadiums that seat over 100,000, with the Big Ten having three to the SEC's four. The Big Ten's 100,000-seat stadiums are Beaver Stadium, Michigan Stadium, and Ohio Stadium. Only five other college football stadium have such a capacity: Texas A&M's Kyle Field, Neyland Stadium at the University of Tennessee, Bryant–Denny Stadium of the University of Alabama and LSU's Tiger Stadium in the SEC, and Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium at the University of Texas at Austin in the Big 12 Conference. The three stadiums are three of the four largest football stadiums in the United States, as well as the third, fourth, and seventh largest sports stadiums in the world.

The Big Ten is home to two of the top-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 top-20 largest on-campus basketball facilities in the United States. The Big Ten Conference features more on-campus basketball arenas with seating capacities of 15,000 or more than any other conference in the country.

Football, Basketball, and Baseball facilities

School	Football stadium	Capacity	Basketball arena	Capacity	Baseball stadium	Capacity
Illinois	Memorial Stadium	60,670	State Farm Center	16,618	Illinois Field	3,000
Indiana	Memorial Stadium	52,929	Assembly Hall	17,357	Bart Kaufman Field	2,500
Iowa	Kinnick Stadium	70,585	Carver-Hawkeye Arena	15,400	Duane Banks Field	3,000
Maryland	Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium	51,802	XFINITY Center	17,950	Shipley Field	2,500
Michigan	Michigan Stadium	107,601	Crisler Center	12,707	Ray Fisher Stadium	4,000
Michigan State	Spartan Stadium	75,005	Breslin Student Events Center	14,797	Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field Cooley Law School Stadium	4,000 13,527
Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium	52,525	Williams Arena	14,625	Siebert Field	1,420
Nebraska	Memorial Stadium, Lincoln	87,000	Pinnacle Bank Arena	15,000	Haymarket Park	8,500
Northwestern	Ryan Field	47,330	Welsh-Ryan Arena	8,117	Rocky Miller Park	600
Ohio State	Ohio Stadium	104,944	Value City Arena	19,049	Bill Davis Stadium	4,450
Penn State	Beaver Stadium	106,572	Bryce Jordan Center	15,261	Medlar Field at Lubrano Park	5,570
Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium	57,236	Mackey Arena	14,846	Alexander Field	1,500
Rutgers	High Point Solutions Stadium	52,454	Louis Brown Athletic Center	8,000	Bainton Field	1,500
Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium	80,321	Kohl Center	17,230	Non-baseball school

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	Mariucci Arena	10,000	Ridder Arena	3,400
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

Media

As of 2010, the Big Ten has carriage agreements with the following broadcast and cable networks.^[98]

Broadcast television

• ESPN on ABC broadcasts football games within the conference, primarily in the 3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. CT slot on Saturdays, but occasionally at noon and during Saturday Night Football.
• CBS Sports carries select men's basketball games on weekends, including the semifinals and championship game of the Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament.
• Fox Sports carries the Big Ten football championship from the 2011 through 2016 seasons.

Cable television

• 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.^[99]
• ESPN Inc.-Big Ten football, basketball and volleyball air on ESPN and ESPN2, and sometimes on ESPNU and ESPN Classic. The conference's contract with ABC/ESPN also allows for the transmission of events through ESPN Mobile, ESPN3.com, and On Demand platforms.

See also

• List of Big Ten National Championships
• Big Ten Universities
• Central Collegiate Hockey Association
• Committee on Institutional Cooperation
• Midwest Universities Consortium for International Activities
• Western Collegiate Hockey Association

References

External links

• Official website

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