Big Ten Conference

{{Short description|American collegiate athletics conference}} {{Redirect|Big Ten}} {{Use American English|date=November 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox sports league | name = Big Ten Conference | color = #0088CE; {{box-shadow border|a|#000000|2px}} | font_color = #FFFFFF | title = Big Ten Conference | logo = Big Ten Conference logo (2012).svg | logo_size = 200 | association = NCAA | founded = {{start date and age|1896}} | commissioner = Tony Petitti | since = 2023 | sports = 28 | mens = 14 | womens = 14 | division = Division I | subdivision = FBS | teams = 18 | region = * Midwest ** East North Central ** West North Central * Northeast ** Mid-Atlantic * West ** Pacific | formerly = Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives (officially, 1896–1987) Western Conference (1896–1899) Big Nine (1899–1917, 1946–1950) | headquarters = Rosemont, Illinois, U.S. | TV = {{Plainlist| * Fox/FS1/Big Ten Network * CBS * NBC/NBCSN }} | streaming = {{Plainlist| * Fox One * Peacock * Paramount+ }} | website = [https://bigten.org/ bigten.org] | map = New Big 10 map.svg | map_size = }}

The '''Big Ten Conference''' (formerly the '''Western Conference''' and the '''Big Nine Conference''', among others) is a collegiate athletic conference in the United States. Founded as the '''Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives''' in 1896, it predates the founding of its regulating organization, the NCAA; it is the oldest NCAA Division I conference. It is based in Rosemont, Illinois. For many decades the conference consisted of ten prominent universities, which accounts for its name. On August 2, 2024, the conference expanded to 18 member institutions and two affiliate institutions.<ref name="Big Ten Conference">{{cite web|url=http://www.bigten.org/genrel/070114aaa.html|title=University of Maryland and Rutgers University Become Official Members of Big Ten Conference|website=Big Ten Conference|access-date=June 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160626233107/http://www.bigten.org/genrel/070114aaa.html|archive-date=June 26, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite web| title=The CIC Welcomes the University of Maryland and Rutgers University to Membership | website=cic.net | date=2015-12-28 | url=https://www.cic.net/about-cic/cic-expansion/press-releases | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151228205500/https://www.cic.net/about-cic/cic-expansion/press-releases | archive-date=2015-12-28 | url-status=dead | access-date=2019-02-02}}</ref> The conference competes in the NCAA Division I and its football teams compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), the highest level of NCAA competition in that sport.

Big Ten member institutions are major research universities with large financial endowments and strong academic reputations. A large student body is a hallmark of its universities, as 15 members enroll more than 30,000 students. They are all public universities except Northwestern University and the University of Southern California, both private universities. Collectively, Big Ten universities educate more than 520,000 total students and have 5.7 million living alumni.<ref name="Big Ten Conference"/> The members engage in $9.3 billion in funded research each year;<ref name="auto1"/> 17 are members of the Association of American Universities (except Nebraska) and the Universities Research Association (except USC). All Big Ten universities are also members of the Big Ten Academic Alliance, formerly the Committee on Institutional Cooperation.<ref name="btaa_stats_2014">{{cite web|url=http://www.btaa.org/docs/default-source/research-data/at-a-glance-2015.pdf?sfvrsn=10|title=2014 Big Ten Academic Alliance University Data At-A-Glance|publisher=Big Ten Academic Alliance|access-date=June 30, 2016}}</ref>

Although the Big Ten was primarily a Midwestern conference for nearly a century, the conference's geographic footprint has extended from the Mid-Atlantic to the Great Plains since 2014. In 2024, the conference gained a presence in the West Coast with the addition of four former Pac-12 Conference schools.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://btn.com/2016/03/22/pizzo-addition-of-notre-dame-strengthens-big-ten-hockey |title=Pizzo: Addition of Notre Dame strengthens Big Ten hockey |last=Pizzo |first=Rick |date=March 2016 |work=BTN.com |publisher=Big Ten Network |access-date=May 31, 2016}}</ref>

==Member universities== ===Full members=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center;" |- ! scope="col" | Institution ! scope="col" | Location ! scope="col" | Founded ! scope="col" | Type ! scope="col" | Enrollment (fall 2023)<ref name=CollegeNavigator>{{cite web |url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/ |title=College Navigator |website=National Center for Education Statistics |publisher=United States Department of Education |access-date=January 1, 2025 }}</ref> ! scope="col" | Endowment {{nowrap|(billions – FY24)<ref name=NACUBO>As of June 30, 2024. {{cite web |url=https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/nacubo1-nacubo-prd-dc8b/media/Nacubo/Documents/EndowmentFiles/2024-NCSE-Endowment-Market-Values-for-US-and-Canadian-Institutions-FINAL-Feb-12-2025.xlsx |title=U.S. and Canadian 2024 NCSE Participating Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2024 Endowment Market Value, Change in Market Value from FY23 to FY24, and FY24 Endowment Market Values Per Full-time Equivalent Student |date=February 12, 2025 |publisher=National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) |access-date=February 12, 2025 |format=XLSX |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250212074654/https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/nacubo1-nacubo-prd-dc8b/media/Nacubo/Documents/EndowmentFiles/2024-NCSE-Endowment-Market-Values-for-US-and-Canadian-Institutions-FINAL-Feb-12-2025.xlsx |archive-date=February 12, 2025 |url-status=live }}</ref>}} ! scope="col" | Nickname ! scope="col" | Joined{{efn|group=full|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}} ! class="unsortable" scope="col" | Colors |- ! scope="row" | '''{{sort|Illinois|University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign}}''' | Champaign-Urbana, Illinois{{efn|group=full|The overall university administration is in Urbana; the athletic administration is in Champaign.}} | 1867 | Public | 56,563 | $3.689 (system-wide) | Fighting Illini | 1896 | {{college color boxes|Illinois Fighting Illini}} |- ! scope="row" | '''Indiana University Bloomington''' | Bloomington, Indiana | 1820 | Public | 47,527 | $3.821 (system-wide) | Hoosiers | 1899{{efn|group=full|name=AAA|Athletic teams started competing in the conference effective with the 1900-01 school year.}} | {{college color boxes|Indiana Hoosiers}} |- ! scope="row" | '''{{sort|Iowa|University of Iowa}}''' | Iowa City, Iowa | 1847 | Public | 30,042 | $3.502 | Hawkeyes | 1899{{efn|group=full|name=AAA}} | {{college color boxes|Iowa Hawkeyes}} |- ! scope="row" | '''{{sort|Maryland|University of Maryland, College Park}}''' | College Park, Maryland | 1856 | Public | 40,813 | $2.291 (system-wide) | Terrapins | 2014 | {{college color boxes|Maryland Terrapins}} |- ! scope="row" | '''{{sort|Michigan|University of Michigan}}''' | Ann Arbor, Michigan | 1817 | Public | 52,065 | $21.201 | Wolverines | 1896 1917{{efn|group=full|In April 1907, Michigan was voted out of the conference for refusing to adhere to league rules limiting football teams to no more than five games and players to three years of eligibility. Consequently, its athletic teams were independent from 1907-08 to 1916-17.}} | {{college color boxes|Michigan Wolverines}} |- ! scope="row" | '''Michigan State University''' | East Lansing, Michigan | 1855 | Public | 51,316 | $4.419 | Spartans | 1950{{efn|group=full|Non-football teams started competing in the conference effective with the 1950-51 school year, while football later joined in 1953-54.}} | {{college color boxes|Michigan State Spartans}} |- ! scope="row" | '''{{sort|Minnesota|University of Minnesota Twin Cities}}''' | Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota{{efn|group=full|The campus administration and most athletic facilities are in Minneapolis and have a mailing address in that city. The "St. Paul" portion of the campus is physically in the separate city of Falcon Heights, but both "St. Paul" and "Falcon Heights" are accepted as mailing addresses for that portion.}} | 1851 | Public | 54,890 | $5.935 | Golden Gophers | 1896 | {{college color boxes|Minnesota Golden Gophers}} |- ! scope="row" | '''{{sort|Nebraska|University of Nebraska-Lincoln}}''' | Lincoln, Nebraska | 1869 | Public | 23,986 | $2.527 (system-wide) | Cornhuskers | 2011 | {{college color boxes|Nebraska Cornhuskers}} |- ! scope="row" | '''Northwestern University''' | Evanston, Illinois | 1851 | Nonsectarian{{efn|group=full|Initially Northwestern was affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal Church (MEC).}} | 23,203 | $14.210 | Wildcats | 1896 | {{college color boxes|Northwestern Wildcats}} |- ! scope="row" | '''Ohio State University''' | Columbus, Ohio | 1870 | Public | 60,046 | $7.932 | Buckeyes | 1912 | {{college color boxes|Ohio State Buckeyes}} |- ! scope="row" | '''University of Oregon''' | Eugene, Oregon | 1876 | Public | 23,786 | $1.651 | Ducks | 2024 | {{college color boxes|Oregon Ducks}} |- ! scope="row" | '''Pennsylvania State University''' | University Park, Pennsylvania{{efn|"University Park" is the mailing address for the entire Penn State campus, which spreads across three communities—State College, which houses the university administration and most undergraduate operations; College Township, home to most athletic facilities; and Ferguson Township, location of most agricultural operations.}} | 1855 | Public | 50,399 | $4.769 | Nittany Lions | 1990{{efn|group=full|Most sports teams started competing in the conference in the 1991-92 school year; football started Big Ten play in 1993-94.}} | {{college color boxes|Penn State Nittany Lions}} |- ! scope="row" | '''Purdue University''' | West Lafayette, Indiana | 1869 | Public | 52,905 | $4.106 (system-wide) | Boilermakers | 1896 | {{college color boxes|Purdue Boilermakers}} |- ! scope="row" | '''Rutgers University''' | New Brunswick-Piscataway, New Jersey{{efn|The university administration and its historic core campus are in New Brunswick. The athletic department headquarters and virtually all athletic facilities are in Piscataway. Small parts of its sub-campuses are in other adjacent communities.}} | 1766 | Public | 50,617 | $2.180 (system-wide) | Scarlet Knights | 2014 | {{College color boxes|Rutgers Scarlet Knights}} |- ! scope="row" | '''{{sort|UCLA|University of California, Los Angeles}}''' | Los Angeles, California {{small|(Westwood)}} | 1919 | Public | 46,678 | $4.299<ref>As of June 30, 2024. {{cite web |url=https://www.ucop.edu/investment-office/investment-reports/annual-reports/annual-endwoment-report-fy-2023-2024.pdf |title=University of California Annual Endowment Report – Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2024 |date=January 27, 2025 |website=Office of the President |publisher=Regents of the University of California |access-date=February 12, 2025 }}</ref> | Bruins | 2024 | {{college color boxes|UCLA Bruins}} |- ! scope="row" | '''{{sort|USC|University of Southern California}}''' | Los Angeles, California {{small|(University Park)}} | 1880 | Nonsectarian{{efn|group=full|USC is historically affiliated with the Methodist Church until 1952.}} | 47,147 | $8.744<ref>As of June 30, 2025. {{cite web |url=https://bpb-us-w1.wpmucdn.com/sites.usc.edu/dist/d/791/files/2025/12/USC-FY25-Financial-Statements-FINAL-SIGNED.pdf |title=University of Southern California Annual Financial Statement – Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2025 |date=December 18, 2025 |website=USC Office of the University Comptroller |publisher=University of Southern California |access-date=December 27, 2025 }}</ref> | Trojans | 2024 | {{college color boxes|USC Trojans}} |- ! scope="row" | '''{{sort|Washington|University of Washington}}''' | Seattle, Washington | 1861 | Public | 55,620 | $5.457<ref>As of June 30, 2024. {{cite web |url=https://finance.uw.edu/treasury/files/CEF/2024CEF.pdf |title=2024 Consolidated Endowment Fund (CEF) Report |date=November 6, 2024 |publisher=University of Washington |access-date=February 12, 2025 }}</ref> | Huskies | 2024 | {{college color boxes|Washington Huskies}} |- ! scope="row" | '''{{sort|Wisconsin|University of Wisconsin-Madison}}''' | Madison, Wisconsin | 1848 | Public | 49,605 | $4.305 | Badgers | 1896 | {{college color boxes|Wisconsin Badgers}} |}

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===Affiliate members=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center;" |+Overview of affiliate members of the Big Ten Conference ! Institution ! Location ! Founded ! Type ! Enrollment {{small|(fall 2023)}}<ref name=CollegeNavigator/> ! Nickname ! Joined{{efn|group=aff|Represents the calendar year when fall sports competition begins.}} ! Colors ! Big Ten sport(s) ! Primary conference |- | scope="row" rowspan="2" | '''Johns Hopkins University''' | rowspan="2" | Baltimore, Maryland | rowspan="2" | 1876 | rowspan="2" | Nonsectarian{{efn|group=aff|name=nfp|Also a not-for-profit institution.}} | rowspan="2" | 30,362 | rowspan="2" | Blue Jays | 2014 | rowspan="2" | {{college color boxes|Johns Hopkins Blue Jays}} | Men's lacrosse | rowspan="2" | Centennial{{efn|group=aff|name=D3|Currently an NCAA Division III athletic conference.}} |- | 2016 | Women's lacrosse |- | scope="row" | '''University of Notre Dame''' | Notre Dame, Indiana | 1842 | Catholic{{efn|group=aff|name=nfp}} {{small|(CSC)}} | 13,174 | Fighting Irish | 2017 | {{college color boxes|Notre Dame Fighting Irish}} | Men's ice hockey | ACC |}

'''Notes''' {{notelist|group=aff}}

===Former member=== The University of Chicago is the only full member to have permanently left the Big Ten Conference.{{efn|group=former|Lake Forest College attended the original 1895 meeting that led to the formation of the conference, but never participated in athletics or any other activities.}}

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==History==

===1890s: The conference's founding===

On January 11, 1895, Purdue University president James Henry Smart invited the presidents of the University of Chicago, University of Illinois, Lake Forest College, University of Minnesota, Northwestern University, and University of Wisconsin to a meeting in Chicago, to create policies aimed at regulating intercollegiate athletics. The eligibility of student-athletes was one of the main topics of discussion, with it being decided that student-athletes must be full-time students in good standing. The conference was officially founded at a second meeting on February 8, 1896.<ref name="bigten-about">{{Cite web|url=https://bigten.org/about/general/about-big-ten-conference/|title=Big Ten ||website=Big Ten Conference}}</ref> Lake Forest was not at the 1896 meeting and was replaced by the University of Michigan. Henceforth the seven attendees of this second meeting would be the founding members of the organization more commonly known as the '''Western Conference'''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Big Ten expansion: 18 things to know as USC, UCLA, Oregon, Washington kickstart new era for conference |date=2 August 2024 |url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/big-ten-expansion-18-things-to-know-as-usc-ucla-oregon-washington-kickstart-new-era-for-conference/}}</ref>

The conference is one of the nation's oldest, predating the founding of the NCAA by a decade and was one of the first collegiate conferences to sponsor men's basketball. The first reference to the conference as the '''Big Nine''' was in 1899 after Iowa and Indiana had joined.

===1900s: Becoming the Big Ten=== Nebraska first petitioned to join the league in 1900 and again in 1911,<ref name="huskerextra.com">{{cite web |author=STEVEN M. SIPPLE / Lincoln Journal Star |url=http://huskerextra.com/sports/football/article_5bc8f4f4-7fc1-5511-a7f8-cb76f02e65d6.html |title=Latest Husker News |publisher=HuskerExtra.com |access-date=November 7, 2012 |archive-date=August 12, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812043208/http://huskerextra.com/sports/football/article_5bc8f4f4-7fc1-5511-a7f8-cb76f02e65d6.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> but was turned away both times. In 1905, the conference was officially incorporated as the '''Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives'''.<ref name="bigten-about"/>

In 1906, Michigan president James Burrill Angell called for a series of conference meetings to further regulate football, leading to new rules such as limiting football teams to no more than five games and players to three years of eligibility.<ref>{{cite book| title=The University of Michigan, an encyclopedic survey ... Wilfred B. Shaw, editor | date=1941 |url=https://quod.lib.umich.edu/u/umsurvey/AAS3302.0004.001/1:3.4.1?rgn=div3;view=fulltext}}</ref> One of the new rules would require the football coach to be a full-time employee of the university, leading to Michigan's football head coach, Fielding Yost, to oppose the changes. Ultimately Yost won out and convinced Michigan's board to support him over Angell and against the conference.<ref>{{cite book| last1=Duderstadt | first1=James J. | title=Intercollegiate Athletics and the American University: A University President's Perspective | date=4 September 2003 | publisher=University of Michigan Press | isbn=0-472-08943-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tEg_DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA232}}</ref> In April 1907, Michigan was voted out of the conference for refusing to adhere to the new league rules.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1907/04/14/106748007.pdf | work=The New York Times | title=CONFERENCE OUSTS MICHIGAN; Severs Relations with University for Non-Observance of Rules | date=April 14, 1907}}</ref> Ohio State joined in 1912, and as a result could no longer play Michigan until the school rejoined the conference after a nine-year absence.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ceasefire: The five years the Game stopped |date=24 November 2017 |url=https://www.landgrantholyland.com/2017/11/24/16690604/ceasefire-the-five-years-the-game-stopped}}</ref> The first known references to the conference as the '''Big Ten''' were then made in December 1916 as a result.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26053184/alumni_working_for_michigans_return/ |title=Alumni Working for Michigan's Return |newspaper=The Oregon Daily Journal |page=9 |date=December 11, 1916 |access-date=December 8, 2018 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26053211/live_tips_and_topics/ |title=Live Tips and Topics |newspaper=The Boston Globe |page=7 |date=December 16, 1916 |access-date=December 8, 2018 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref>

===1940s: Chicago leaves and Michigan State joins=== The conference was again known as the Big Nine after the University of Chicago decided to de-emphasize varsity athletics just after World War II. In 1939, UChicago President Robert Maynard Hutchins made the decision to abolish the football program, based on his negative views of big-time college football's excesses and associated problems of the time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7Q8mAAAAIBAJ&dq=chicago%20big%20ten%20conference%20football&pg=3870%2C351905|title=Chicago gives up Football as major sport|date=December 22, 1939|publisher=Gettysburg Times|access-date=November 25, 2013}}</ref> Chicago completely withdrew from the conference in 1946 after struggling to obtain victories in many conference matchups.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chicagomaroon.com/18573/sports/uc-quits-big-10/|title=UC QUITS BIG 10!}}</ref>

Several schools sought to replace Chicago and obtained support from current members: Michigan State with support from Minnesota, Nebraska with support from Iowa, and Pittsburgh with support from Ohio State.<ref name="UM vs MSU">{{cite web|last1=Vannini |first1=Chris |title=Inside Michigan's decades-long efforts to keep Michigan State out of the Big Ten |work=The New York Times |date=19 October 2023 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4718816/2023/07/26/michigan-msu-big-ten-realignment-rivalry/}}</ref> Ultimately, on December 12, 1948, it was announced that the conference had voted 9–0 to approve Michigan State's joining the conference, which would again be known as the Big Ten.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spartan.msu.edu/spartan-story-hub/news/2007/10/feature-how-msu-became-a-member-of-the-big-ten-conference|title=Feature how msu became a member of the big ten conference | Spartan Magazine|website=Michigan State University}}</ref> The school's non-football sports commenced conference play in 1950, with football joining three years later.<ref name="UM vs MSU"/> 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.

===1990s: Penn State joins, Notre Dame declines=== thumb|Big Ten logo (1990–2011). To reflect the addition of the 11th school, Penn State, the number 11 was placed in the negative space of the "Big Ten" lettering. In 1990, the Big Ten universities voted to expand the conference to 11 teams and extended an invitation to Atlantic 10 Conference member and football independent Pennsylvania State University, which accepted.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/wchamp25/spec-rel/091106aaa.html|title=An Ingenious Inception: Penn State Joins the Big Ten Conference|access-date=February 9, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070328195006/http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/wchamp25/spec-rel/091106aaa.html|archive-date=March 28, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> When Penn State joined in 1990, it was decided the conference would continue to be called the Big Ten, but its logo was modified to reflect the change; the number 11 was disguised in the negative space of the traditionally blue "Big Ten" lettering.

Missouri showed interest in Big Ten membership after Penn State joined.<ref>{{cite news | title = Missouri Interested In Jumping To The Big Ten | url = http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=DSNB&d_place=DSNB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F3608419978C745&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM | access-date = June 14, 2010 | date = January 16, 1993 | archive-date = January 28, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120128070603/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=DSNB&d_place=DSNB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F3608419978C745&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM | url-status = dead }}</ref> Around 1993, the league explored adding Kansas, Missouri and Rutgers or other potential schools, to create a 14-team league with two football divisions.<ref>{{cite news | title = Kansas, Big 10 a good fit? | url = https://www.chicagotribune.com/1993/12/10/kansas-big-10-a-good-fit/ | access-date = November 10, 2009 | work=Chicago Tribune | first=Ed | last=Sherman | date=December 10, 1993}}</ref> These talks died when the Big Eight Conference merged with former Southwest Conference members to create the Big 12.

Following the addition of Penn State, efforts were made to encourage the University of Notre Dame, at that time the last remaining non-service academy independent, to join the league. In 1999, Notre Dame, then a member of the Big East Conference and football independent, and the Big Ten entered into private negotiations concerning a possible membership that would include Notre Dame. Although Notre Dame's faculty senate endorsed the idea, the school's board of trustees decided against joining the conference.<ref>{{cite web| title=MDO – Irish say 'no thanks' to joining Big Ten – 02/08/1999 | website=mndaily.com | date=2007-12-20 | url=http://www.mndaily.com/daily/1999/02/08/sports/irish/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071220054555/http://www.mndaily.com/daily/1999/02/08/sports/irish/ | archive-date=2007-12-20 | url-status=dead | access-date=2019-02-02}}</ref> Notre Dame subsequently joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in all sports except football (and hockey), in which Notre Dame maintains its independent status as long as it plays at least five games per season against ACC opponents. This was believed to be the major stumbling block to Notre Dame joining the Big Ten, as Notre Dame wanted to retain its independent home game broadcasting contract with NBC Sports, while the Big Ten insisted upon a full membership with no special exemptions.

===2010s: From 11 to 14=== {{Main|2010–2014 Big Ten Conference realignment}}

====Nebraska joins==== In December 2009, Big Ten Conference commissioner Jim Delany announced that the league was looking to expand in what would later be part of a nationwide trend as part of the 2010–2014 NCAA conference realignment.<ref name="Expansion 101">{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/columns/story?columnist=schlabach_mark&id=5268212 |title=Expansion 101: What's at stake? |first=Mark |last=Schlabach |author-link=Mark Schlabach |publisher=ESPN |date=June 9, 2010 |access-date=June 11, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100612152453/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/columns/story?columnist=schlabach_mark&id=5268212| archive-date= June 12, 2010 | url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bigten.org/genrel/061110aab.html|title=University of Nebraska Approved to Join Big Ten Conference by Council of Presidents/Chancellors|publisher=Big Ten Conference|date=June 11, 2010|access-date=June 11, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101222184204/http://www.bigten.org/genrel/061110aab.html|archive-date=December 22, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> The conference retained the name "Big Ten". This briefly led to the interesting and ironic result of the Big Ten consisting of twelve teams, and the Big 12 consisting of ten teams (with fellow former Big 12 member Colorado's move to the Pac-12 Conference). As part of the agreement to join the Big Ten, Nebraska would not receive a full share of the media revenue for the first six years of its membership, until fall 2017.<ref name="nj.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/2022/07/usc-ucla-will-receive-full-big-ten-revenue-share-before-rutgers-heres-why.html|title=USC, UCLA will receive full Big Ten revenue share before Rutgers: Here's why|date=July 28, 2022 }}</ref>

====Legends and Leaders divisions==== {{Location map+ | USA Midwest and Northeast | width=650 | caption=Big Ten (2011–2013):10px Legends Division, 10px Leaders Division | places= {{Location map~ | USA Midwest and Northeast | label=Indiana | position=bottom | mark=Green pog.svg | lat=39.1754 | long=-86.5126 }} {{Location map~ | USA Midwest and Northeast | label=Michigan | position=right | mark=Blue pog.svg | lat=42.2780 | long=-83.7382 }} {{Location map~ | USA Midwest and Northeast | label=Michigan State | position=top | mark=Blue pog.svg | lat=42.7018 | long=-84.4822 }} {{Location map~ | USA Midwest and Northeast | label=Ohio State | position=bottom | mark=Green pog.svg | lat=40.25 | long=-82.75 }} {{Location map~ | USA Midwest and Northeast | label=Penn State | position=top | mark=Green pog.svg | lat=40.7982 | long=-77.8599 }} {{Location map~ | USA Midwest and Northeast | label=Illinois | position=left | mark=Green pog.svg | lat=40.1020 | long=-88.2272 }} {{Location map~ | USA Midwest and Northeast | label=Iowa | position=left | mark=Blue pog.svg | lat=41.6627 | long=-91.5550 }} {{Location map~ | USA Midwest and Northeast | label=Minnesota | position=left | mark=Blue pog.svg | lat=44.9740 | long=-93.2277 }} {{Location map~ | USA Midwest and Northeast | label=Nebraska | position=right | mark=Blue pog.svg | lat=40.8202 | long=-96.7005 }} {{Location map~ | USA Midwest and Northeast | label=Northwestern | position=left | mark=Blue pog.svg | lat=42.0559 | long=-87.6751 }} {{Location map~ | USA Midwest and Northeast | label=Purdue | position=top | mark=Green pog.svg | lat=40.4237 | long=-86.9212 }} {{Location map~ | USA Midwest and Northeast | label=Wisconsin | position=left | mark=Green pog.svg | lat=43.0766 | long=-89.4125 }} }} On September 1, 2010, Delany revealed the conference's football divisional split, but noted that the division names would be announced later. Those division names, as well as the conference's new logo, were made public on December 13, 2010. For its new logo, the conference replaced the "hidden 11" logo with one that uses the "B1G" character combination in its branding. Delany did not comment on the logo that day, but it was immediately evident that the new logo would "allow fans to see 'BIG' and '10' in a single word."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bigten.org/newlogo/|title=Big Ten Conference Reveals New Logo and Honors Football History with Division Names and Trophies|publisher=Big Ten Conference|access-date=April 2, 2014|quote="The new Big Ten logo was developed to symbolize the conference's future, as well as its rich heritage, strong tradition of competition, academic leadership, and passionate alumni," said Gericke. "Its contemporary collegiate lettering includes an embedded numeral "10" in the word "BIG", which allows fans to see "BIG" and "10" in a single word. Memorable and distinctive, the new logo evolved from the previous logo's use of negative space and is built on the conference's iconic name, without reference to the number of member institutions. The new logo also provides the flexibility of multiple versions which can be used horizontally, vertically and within new media."|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407070609/http://www.bigten.org/newlogo/|archive-date=April 7, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

For the new football division names, the Big Ten was unable to use geographic names, because they had rejected a geographic arrangement. Delany announced that the new divisions would be known as the "Legends Division" and "Leaders Division". In the Legends division were Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska and Northwestern. The Leaders division was composed of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue and Wisconsin. Conference officials stated they had focused on creating competitive fairness rather than splitting by geographical location.<ref>{{cite web|title=Big Ten sets new divisions; splits up Illinois-NU|last=Ryan|first=Shannon|url=http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/09/big-ten-divisions-to-be-revealed-on-6-pm-tv-show.html|work=Chicago Tribune|date=September 1, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100904033515/http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/09/big-ten-divisions-to-be-revealed-on-6-pm-tv-show.html |archive-date=September 4, 2010 |access-date=December 6, 2014}}</ref> However, the new "Legends" and "Leaders" divisions were not met with enthusiasm. Some traditional rivals, including Ohio State and Michigan, were placed in separate divisions.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=5930029 | title=Big Ten may rethink Legends, Leaders | work=ESPN.com | agency=Associated Press | date=December 17, 2010 | access-date=August 6, 2023}}</ref>

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.<ref>Garcia, Marlen (December 13, 2010). [http://content.usatoday.com/communities/campusrivalry/post/2010/12/big-ten-divisions-legends-leaders-new-logo/1 "Big Ten Unveils Logo, Names Football Divisions 'Legends' and 'Leaders'"], ''USA Today''. Retrieved November 22, 2015.</ref> The Legends and Leaders divisional alignment was in effect for the 2011, 2012 and 2013 football seasons.

====Maryland and Rutgers join====

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.<ref>{{cite news|last=Prewitt|first=Alex|title=Maryland moving to Big Ten|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/terrapins-insider/wp/2012/11/19/maryland-approves-move-to-big-ten-reports-say/|access-date=November 19, 2012|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=November 19, 2012}}</ref> The Big Ten's Council of Presidents approved the move later that day.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Barker|first1=Jeff|last2=Korman|first2=Chris|title=Maryland's application for Big Ten admission approved|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/bal-maryland-to-seek-admission-into-big-ten-conference-1119,0,7212065.story|access-date=November 19, 2012|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=November 19, 2012}}</ref> One day later, Rutgers University of the Big East also accepted an offer for membership from the Big Ten as its 14th member school.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rutgers University To Join The Big Ten Conference|url=http://www.bigten.org/genrel/112012aaf.html|access-date=November 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121127180040/http://www.bigten.org/genrel/112012aaf.html|archive-date=November 27, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Like Nebraska, both schools would not receive full shares of the media revenue until six years after they joined. However, both schools took loans from the conference, thus pushing back the date they would receive full shares.<ref name="nj.com"/>

====West and East divisions==== {{Location map+ | USA Midwest and Northeast | width=650 | caption=Big Ten (2013–2024):10px West Division, 10px East Division | places= {{Location map~ | USA Midwest and Northeast| label=Indiana | position=bottom | mark=Blue pog.svg | lat=39.1754 | long=-86.5126 }} {{Location map~ | USA Midwest and Northeast| label=Maryland | position=bottom | mark=Blue pog.svg | lat=38.9869 | long=-76.9426 }} {{Location map~ | USA Midwest and Northeast| label=Michigan | position=right | mark=Blue pog.svg | lat=42.2780 | long=-83.7382 }} {{Location map~ | USA Midwest and Northeast| label=Michigan State | position=top | mark=Blue pog.svg | lat=42.7018 | long=-84.4822 }} {{Location map~ | USA Midwest and Northeast| label=Ohio State | position=bottom | mark=Blue pog.svg | lat=40.25 | long=-82.75 }} {{Location map~ | USA Midwest and Northeast| label=Penn State | position=top | mark=Blue pog.svg | lat=40.7982 | long=-77.8599 }} {{Location map~ | USA Midwest and Northeast| label=Rutgers | position=right | mark=Blue pog.svg | lat=40.5008 | long=-74.4474 }} {{Location map~ | USA Midwest and Northeast| label=Illinois | position=left | mark=Green pog.svg | lat=40.1020 | long=-88.2272 }} {{Location map~ | USA Midwest and Northeast| label=Iowa | position=left | mark=Green pog.svg | lat=41.6627 | long=-91.5550 }} {{Location map~ | USA Midwest and Northeast| label=Minnesota | position=left | mark=Green pog.svg | lat=44.9740 | long=-93.2277 }} {{Location map~ | USA Midwest and Northeast| label=Nebraska | position=right| mark=Green pog.svg | lat=40.8202 | long=-96.7005 }} {{Location map~ | USA Midwest and Northeast| label=Northwestern | position=left | mark=Green pog.svg | lat=42.0559 | long=-87.6751 }} {{Location map~ | USA Midwest and Northeast | label=Purdue | position=top | mark=Green pog.svg | lat=40.4237 | long=-86.9212 }} {{Location map~ | USA Midwest and Northeast| label=Wisconsin | position=left | mark=Green pog.svg | lat=43.0766 | long=-89.4125 }} }} On April 28, 2013, the Big Ten presidents and chancellors unanimously approved a football divisional realignment that went into effect when Maryland and Rutgers joined in 2014.<ref name="2014 realignment approved">{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/9220734 |title=Big Ten's divisional overhaul OK'd |first=Adam |last=Rittenberg |work=ESPN.com |date=April 28, 2013 |access-date=April 28, 2013}}</ref> Under the new plan, the Legends and Leaders divisions were replaced with geographic divisions.<ref name="2014 realignment approved" /> The West Division included Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue and Wisconsin (of which all but Purdue are in the Central Time Zone), while the East Division included Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State and Rutgers (all of which are in the Eastern Time Zone). The final issue in determining the new divisions was which of the two Indiana schools would be sent to the West; Purdue was chosen because its West Lafayette campus is geographically west of Indiana's home city of Bloomington.<ref name="2014 divisions">{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/9191768 |title=Sources: Big Ten to realign divisions |first1=Brett |last1=McMurphy |first2=Adam |last2=Rittenberg |work=ESPN.com |date=April 19, 2013 |access-date=April 19, 2013}}</ref> The divisional alignment permanently protected the cross-divisional football rivalry Indiana–Purdue.<ref name="2014 realignment approved" /> As before, the two division winners played each other in the Big Ten Football Championship Game. The West and East divisional alignment was in effect for ten football seasons, from 2014 through 2023.

====Affiliate members join==== On June 3, 2013, the Big Ten announced the sponsorship of men's and women's lacrosse. For any conference to qualify for an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, at least six member schools must play the sport. In women's lacrosse, the addition of Maryland and Rutgers to the Big Ten brought the conference up to the requisite six participants, joining programs at Michigan, Northwestern, Ohio State and Penn State.<ref name="Lacrosse and JHU">{{cite web|title=Big Ten Announces Institution of Men's and Women's Lacrosse and Addition of Johns Hopkins as Men's Lacrosse Sport Affiliate Member|url=http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-lacros/spec-rel/060313aah.html|work=Big Ten Conference|access-date=June 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130710234815/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-lacros/spec-rel/060313aah.html|archive-date=July 10, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> In men's lacrosse, Ohio State and Penn State were the only existing participants. Coincident with the addition of Maryland and Rutgers, Michigan agreed to upgrade its successful club team to varsity status, giving the Big Ten five sponsoring schools, one short of the minimum six for an automatic bid. Johns Hopkins University opted to join the conference as its first affiliate member beginning in 2014. Johns Hopkins had been independent in men's lacrosse for 130 years, claiming 44 national championships.<ref name="JHU-hub">{{cite web|title=Johns Hopkins men's lacrosse team to join Big Ten Conference|url=http://hub.jhu.edu/2013/06/03/johns-hopkins-lacrosse-big-ten|work=Hub |publisher=Johns Hopkins University |access-date=June 3, 2013|date=June 3, 2013}}</ref> As long-time independents joined conferences (for example, Syracuse joining the Atlantic Coast Conference), other schools competing as independents in some cases concluded that the inability to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament was becoming a more serious competitive disadvantage in scheduling and recruiting.

On March 23, 2016, the Big Ten Conference and Notre Dame announced the Fighting Irish would become a men's ice hockey affiliate beginning with the 2017–18 season.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/032316aaa.html |title=Big Ten Announces Addition of Notre Dame Men's Ice Hockey as Sport Affiliate Member Beginning with 2017–18 Season |date=March 23, 2016 |work=Big Ten Conference|access-date=June 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528202809/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/032316aaa.html |archive-date=May 28, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Notre Dame had been a member of Hockey East, and the move would save travel time and renew rivalries with former CCHA and WCHA members.

thumb|right|The conference's headquarters in Rosemont, Illinois In 2013, the conference moved its headquarters from its location in Park Ridge, Illinois to neighboring Rosemont. The office building is situated within Rosemont's Parkway Bank Park Entertainment District (then named MB Financial Park Entertainment District), alongside Interstate 294.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20131013/news/710139913/ |title=Big Ten Conference moves into Rosemont headquarters |publisher=DailyHerald.com |date=October 13, 2013 |access-date=March 28, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20120716/business/707169849/ |title=Big Ten relocating headquarters to Rosemont |publisher=DailyHerald.com |date=July 17, 2012 |access-date=March 28, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ratioarchitects.com/assets/uploads/Big_Ten_Headquarters.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029185348/http://www.ratioarchitects.com/assets/uploads/Big_Ten_Headquarters.pdf|url-status=dead|title=Big Ten Headquarters|archivedate=October 29, 2013}}</ref>

===2020s: Pacific expansion=== {{Main|2021–2026 NCAA conference realignment}}

On June 30, 2022, UCLA and USC announced that they would be joining the Big Ten Conference effective August 2, 2024, enabling both schools to remain in the Pac-12 Conference for the duration of the Pac-12's existing media rights agreements.<ref name="ESPN-USC-UCLA">{{cite news |last1=Thamel |first1=Pete |last2=Dinich |first2=Heather |date=June 30, 2022 |title=USC, UCLA moving from Pac-12 to Big Ten in 2024 |url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/34173688 |access-date=August 5, 2023 |work=ESPN |authorlink1=Pete Thamel}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Paul |last=Myerberg |date=June 30, 2022 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/bigten/2022/06/30/ucla-usc-negotiations-join-big-ten-demolishing-pac-12/7779419001/ |title=Pac-12 Powerhouses UCLA, USC Joining Big Ten Conference in 2024 |work=USA Today |access-date=July 9, 2022}}</ref> Unlike the prior expansion with Nebraska, Rutgers, and Maryland, USC and UCLA would join with a full share of the media revenue from the start of their Big Ten tenure.<ref name="nj.com"/>

In August 2022, the conference reached new media rights deals with CBS, Fox, and NBC totaled at an estimated $7 billion.<ref name=":1"/><ref name=":3"/><ref name=":2"/>

On August 4, 2023, Oregon and Washington announced that they would join the Big Ten Conference alongside UCLA and USC.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thamel |first=Pete |authorlink=Pete Thamel |date=2023-08-04 |title=Oregon, Washington officially leave Pac-12 for Big Ten |url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/38134021 |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=ESPN }}</ref> Unlike UCLA and USC, the two schools would receive a reduced media revenue share of $30 million each, with the share increasing by $1 million for each school each year, through the 2029–30 season. Rather than reducing the other conference members' revenue shares, Fox would contribute the necessary money.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://awfulannouncing.com/college-football/ohio-state-gene-smith-fox-oregon-washington-big-ten.html|title=Ohio State AD Gene Smith says Fox paid the tab to bring Oregon, Washington to Big Ten|date=August 10, 2023 }}</ref> The schools will receive a full share with the next media deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/big-ten-adds-oregon-washington-newest-members-blow/story?id=102034722|title=Big Ten adds Oregon, Washington as newest members in blow to Pac-12|website=ABC News }}</ref>

====Football: the return of no divisions==== {{Location map+ | USA | width=650 | caption=Big Ten (2024–present) | places= {{Location map~ | USA | label=Illinois | position=bottom | mark=Red pog.svg | lat=40.1020 | long=-88.2272 |label_size=50}} {{Location map~ | USA | label=Indiana | position=right | mark=Red pog.svg | lat=39.1754 | long=-86.5126 |label_size=50}} {{Location map~ | USA | label=Iowa | position=bottom| mark=Red pog.svg | lat=41.6627 | long=-91.5550 |label_size=50}} {{Location map~ | USA | label=Maryland | position=right| mark=Red pog.svg | lat=38.9869 | long=-76.9426 |label_size=50}} {{Location map~ | USA | label=Michigan | position=right | mark=Red pog.svg | lat=42.2780 | long=-83.7382 |label_size=50}} {{Location map~ | USA | label=Michigan State | position=top | mark=Red pog.svg | lat=42.7018 | long=-84.4822 |label_size=50}} {{Location map~ | USA | label=Minnesota | position=left | mark=Red pog.svg | lat=44.9740 | long=-93.2277 |label_size=50}} {{Location map~ | USA | label=Nebraska | position=left | mark=Red pog.svg | lat=40.8202 | long=-96.7005 |label_size=50}} {{Location map~ | USA | label=Northwestern | position=bottom | mark=Red pog.svg | lat=42.0559 | long=-87.6751 |label_size=50}} {{Location map~ | USA | label=Ohio State | position=right| mark=Red pog.svg | lat=40.25 | long=-82.75 |label_size=50}} {{Location map~ | USA | label=Oregon | position=right | mark=Red pog.svg | lat=44.0448 | long=-123.0726 |label_size=50}} {{Location map~ | USA | label=Penn State | position=top | mark=Red pog.svg | lat=40.7982 | long=-77.8599 |label_size=50}} {{Location map~ | USA | label=Purdue | position=right | mark=Red pog.svg | lat=40.4237 | long=-86.9212 |label_size=50}} {{Location map~ | USA | label=Rutgers | position=right | mark=Red pog.svg | lat=40.5008 | long=-74.4474 |label_size=50}} {{Location map~ | USA | label=UCLA | position=right | mark=Red pog.svg | lat=34.0224 | long=-118.2851 |label_size=50}} {{Location map~ | USA | label=USC | position=left | mark=Red pog.svg | lat=34.0689 | long=-118.4452 |label_size=50}} {{Location map~ | USA | label=Washington | position=right | mark=Red pog.svg | lat=47.6546 | long=-122.3075 |label_size=50}} {{Location map~ | USA | label=Wisconsin | position=top | mark=Red pog.svg | lat=43.0766 | long=-89.4125 |label_size=50}} }} In June 2023 – after UCLA and USC were confirmed as incoming members but before Oregon and Washington were added – the conference announced that starting in 2024, the East and West divisions for football would be eliminated. Each team would play nine conference games and three non-conference games, as before. Within a four-year period, each team would play at least two games against every other team – one at home and one away. This plan called for 11 protected matchups to take place every year; these included Michigan–Ohio State and ten other regional rivalries. At the end of each season, the top two teams in the conference standings would oppose each other in the Big Ten Football Championship Game.<ref>{{cite web |first=Adam |last=Rittenberg |date=June 8, 2023 |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/37820350 |title=Big Ten to Introduce 'Flex Protect Plus' Football Schedule Model in 2024 |work=ESPN |access-date=June 13, 2023}}</ref>

The addition of Oregon and Washington added one more protected matchup to this count, bringing the total to 12 protected matchups: Illinois–Northwestern, Illinois–Purdue, Indiana–Purdue, Iowa–Minnesota, Iowa–Nebraska, Iowa–Wisconsin, Maryland–Rutgers, Michigan–Michigan State, Michigan–Ohio State, Minnesota–Wisconsin, Oregon–Washington and UCLA–USC, leaving Penn State as the lone school with no protected matchups. The schedule was also updated so that teams will play every other conference opponent at least twice – once home and once away – and will play rotating opponents no more than three times in a five-year period.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bigten.org/fb/article/blt39fc5a9dd81251cf/|title=Big Ten Conference Announces Future Football Schedule Formats for 2024–28|date=January 2024 }}</ref>

==Academics==

All current members of the Big Ten are doctorate-granting universities.

Former conference commissioner Jim Delany said in 2010 that membership in the Association of American Universities is "an important part of who we are."<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2011-04-29 |title=Nebraska loses AAU status |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/26078/nebraska-loses-aau-status |access-date=2023-09-07 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> All current members of the Big Ten, other than the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, are members of the AAU. Nebraska was a member of the AAU when it was admitted to the Big Ten, but lost this status shortly afterwards.<ref name=":4" />

The following table shows National University rank by ''U.S. News & World Report'' {{as of|2025|lc=yes}}.<ref>{{cite news |title=2025 Best National University Rankings |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities?_sort=rank&_sortDirection=asc }}</ref>

Also indicated is membership in the Association of American Universities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aau.edu/sites/default/files/AAU-Files/Who-We-Are/AAU%20Member%20Universities%20listed%20by%20year_updated%202023.pdf|title=American Association of University Member List|date=November 20, 2024}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center" |+Academics at members of the Big Ten Conference |- !scope="col"| Institution !scope="col"| National university rank !scope="col"| AAU member |- !scope="row"| {{sort|Nor|Northwestern University}} | 7 | {{yes}} |- !scope="row"| University of California, Los Angeles | 17 | {{yes}} |- !scope="row"| {{sort|Mich|University of Michigan}} | 20 | {{yes}} |- !scope="row"| University of Southern California | 27 | {{yes}} |- !scope="row"| {{sort|Ill|University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign}} | 36 | {{yes}} |- !scope="row"| {{sort|Wisc|University of Wisconsin–Madison}} | 36 | {{yes}} |- !scope="row"| {{sort|Ohio|Ohio State University}} | 41 | {{yes}} |- !scope="row"| {{sort|Rutg|Rutgers University}} | 41 | {{yes}} |- !scope="row"| {{sort|Mary|University of Maryland, College Park}} | 44 | {{yes}} |- !scope="row"| {{sort|Pur|Purdue University}} | 46 | {{yes}} |- !scope="row"| University of Washington | 46 | {{yes}} |- !scope="row"| {{sort|Minn|University of Minnesota}} | 54 | {{yes}} |- !scope="row"| {{sort|MichSt|Michigan State University}} | 63 | {{yes}} |- !scope="row"| {{sort|Penn|Pennsylvania State University}} | 63 | {{yes}} |- !scope="row"| {{sort|Ind|Indiana University Bloomington}} | 73 | {{yes}} |- !scope="row"| {{sort|Iowa|University of Iowa}} | 98 | {{yes}} |- !scope="row"| University of Oregon | 109 | {{yes}} |- !scope="row"| {{sort|Neb|University of Nebraska–Lincoln}} | 152 | {{no}} |}

==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."<ref name="bigten-about"/>

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+Commissioners of the Big Ten Conference ! scope="col" | Name ! scope="col" | Years ! scope="col" | Notes |- !scope="row"| John L. Griffith | 1922–1944 | Died in office |- !scope="row"| Kenneth L. "Tug" Wilson | 1945–1961 | Retired |- !scope="row"| William R. Reed | 1961–1971 | Died in office |- !scope="row"| Wayne Duke | 1971–1989 | Retired |- !scope="row"| Jim Delany | 1989–2020 | Retired |- !scope="row"| Kevin Warren | 2020–2023 | Resigned to become president of the Chicago Bears |- !scope="row"| Tony Petitti | 2023–present | |}

All Big Ten members are members of the Big Ten Academic Alliance, formerly known as the Committee on Institutional Cooperation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cic.net/Home/Projects/SharedCourses.aspx |title=Sharing Access to Courses |publisher=Cic.net |access-date=November 7, 2012 |archive-date=April 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120429222156/http://www.cic.net/Home/Projects/SharedCourses.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cic.net/Home/Projects/Library/ReciprocalBorrowing.aspx |title=Reciprocal Library Borrowing – Introduction |publisher=Cic.net |access-date=November 7, 2012 |archive-date=June 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602044613/http://www.cic.net/Home/Projects/Library/ReciprocalBorrowing.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cic.net/Home/Projects/PurchasingLicensing.aspx |title=Purchasing and Licensing |publisher=Cic.net |access-date=November 7, 2012 |archive-date=June 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602044504/http://www.cic.net/Home/Projects/PurchasingLicensing.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> The University of Chicago, a former Big Ten Conference member, was a member of the CIC from 1958 to June 29, 2016.<ref name="btaa_chicago">{{cite web|url=http://www.btaa.org/about/expansion/name-change-faq|title=Name Change – FAQ|publisher=Big Ten Academic Alliance|access-date=June 30, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2016/06/30/big-tens-academic-division-changes-name|title=Big Ten's Academic Division Changes Name |website=Inside Higher Ed |date=June 30, 2016 |access-date=June 30, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=6480763 |title=Commish compares Huskers to Packers |publisher=ESPN |date=May 5, 2011 |access-date=August 6, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=3943 |title=CoSIDA Academic All-Americans – Huskers.com – Nebraska Athletics Official Web Site |publisher=Huskers.com |date=June 21, 2012 |access-date=June 30, 2014 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924041824/http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=3943 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== ''CNBC'' list of the most valuable Big Ten schools == ''Rankings as of December 19, 2025 (2024–2025 academic year)''<ref>{{cite web |title=CNBC’s Official College Sports Valuations 2025: Top 75 athletic programs |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/19/cnbc-official-college-sports-valuations-2025-top-75-athletic-programs.html |publisher=CNBC |access-date=19 April 2026}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" ! Big Ten || NCAA || School || Valuation || Value Change || Revenue || Revenue Change |- | 1 || 2 || Ohio State Buckeyes || $1.35 billion || {{increase}} 2% || $255 million || {{decrease}} 9% |- | 2 || 5 || Michigan Wolverines || $1.16 billion || {{increase}} 9% || $239 million || {{increase}} 4% |- | 3 || 8 || USC Trojans || $1.10 billion || {{increase}} 19% || $242 million || {{increase}} 14% |- | 4 || 10 || Nebraska Cornhuskers || $1.06 billion || {{increase}} 12% || $221 million || {{increase}} 8% |- | 5 || 11 || Penn State Nittany Lions || $1.06 billion || {{increase}} 15% || $220 million || {{increase}} 9% |- | 6 || 16 || Oregon Ducks || $880 million || {{increase}} 13% || $169 million || {{increase}} 12% |- | 7 || 17 || Wisconsin Badgers || $875 million || {{increase}} 4% || $191 million || {{decrease}} 4% |- | 8 || 19 || Iowa Hawkeyes || $835 million || {{increase}} 12% || $173 million || {{increase}} 4% |- | 9 || 20 || Illinois Fighting Illini || $815 million || {{increase}} 23% || $174 million || {{increase}} 18% |- | 10 || 25 || Washington Huskies || $795 million || {{increase}} 21% || $191 million || {{increase}} 26% |- | 11 || 26 || Michigan State Spartans || $780 million || {{increase}} 5% || $164 million || {{decrease}} 4% |- | 12 || 27 || Indiana Hoosiers || $775 million || {{increase}} 19% || $174 million || {{increase}} 20% |- | 13 || 32 || Minnesota Golden Gophers || $695 million || {{increase}} 9% || $151 million || {{increase}} 1% |- | 14 || 34 || Purdue Boilermakers || $670 million || {{increase}} 18% || $135 million || {{increase}} 9% |- | 15 || 44 || Northwestern Wildcats || $580 million || {{increase}} 19% || $124 million || {{increase}} 5% |- | 16 || 52 || UCLA Bruins || $539 million || {{increase}} 14% || $119 million || {{increase}} 13% |- | 17 || 53 || Maryland Terrapins || $534 million || {{increase}} 12% || $128 million || {{increase}} 6% |- | 18 || 56 || Rutgers Scarlet Knights || $506 million || {{increase}} 21% || $137 million || {{increase}} 10% |}

== Athletic department revenue by school ==

Total revenue includes ticket sales, contributions and donations, rights and licensing, student fees, school funds and all other sources including TV income, camp income, concessions, and novelties.

Total expenses includes coach and staff salaries, scholarships, buildings and grounds, maintenance, utilities and rental fees, recruiting, team travel, equipment and uniforms, conference dues, and insurance.

The following table shows institutional reporting to the United States Department of Education as shown on the DOE Equity in Athletics website for the 2023–24 academic year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ope.ed.gov/athletics/#/institution/search|title=Equity in Athletics Data Analysis|website=U.S. Department of Education}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |- ! style="width:220px;"| Institution ! style="width:170px;"| 2023–24 Grand Total Revenues ! style="width:170px;"| 2023–24 Grand Total Expenses ! style="width:170px;"| 2023–24 Total Expenses on Football ! style="width:170px;"| 2023–24 Total Expenses on Men's Basketball ! style="width:170px;"| 2023–24 Total Expenses on Women's Basketball |- !scope="row"| Ohio State | $262,172,467 | $262,172,467 | $78,586,384 | $21,527,439 | $7,630,293 |- !scope="row"| USC | $242,378,198 | $242,378,198 | $74,868,267 | $13,886,793 | $7,247,724 |- !scope="row"| Michigan | $221,371,145 | $220,814,081 | $72,291,729 | $15,738,838 | $5,963,579 |- !scope="row"| Penn State | $220,283,390 | $199,046,216 | $61,584,152 | $10,994,677 | $4,799,426 |- !scope="row"| Nebraska | $211,778,141 | $175,438,100 | $52,429,432 | $12,206,103 | $5,662,838 |- !scope="row"| Washington | $187,686,516 | $187,686,516 | $75,962,361 | $18,119,723 | $6,959,689 |- !scope="row"| Wisconsin | $183,762,847 | $172,873,023 | $42,297,448 | $11,934,106 | $4,755,305 |- !scope="row"| Iowa | $173,213,951 | $150,493,777 | $55,519,658 | $11,424,801 | $10,293,173 |- !scope="row"| UCLA | $170,897,220 | $170,897,220 | $45,783,508 | $14,435,629 | $7,793,490 |- !scope="row"| Indiana | $164,249,955 | $164,249,955 | $61,330,602 | $19,787,600 | $9,340,066 |- !scope="row"| Michigan State | $164,109,191 | $164,109,191 | $57,039,591 | $17,106,196 | $7,632,208 |- !scope="row"| Rutgers | $155,852,426 | $155,852,426 | $61,952,063 | $15,552,016 | $7,189,621 |- !scope="row"| Oregon | $150,908,401 | $148,961,287 | $53,914,776 | $12,382,740 | $5,830,246 |- !scope="row"| Illinois | $149,390,875 | $149,390,875 | $38,984,930 | $18,970,438 | $6,565,976 |- !scope="row"| Minnesota | $144,816,418 | $138,599,675 | $45,200,853 | $9,256,918 | $5,873,831 |- !scope="row"| Purdue | $134,863,232 | $116,766,603 | $31,387,598 | $12,905,748 | $4,779,727 |- !scope="row"| Maryland | $132,764,504 | $132,764,504 | $37,007,117 | $12,693,055 | $8,253,265 |- !scope="row"| Northwestern | $124,080,838 | $124,080,838 | $39,114,872 | $13,849,438 | $6,135,290 |}

The following table shows revenue specifically from NCAA / Conference Distributions, Media Rights, and Post-Season Football reported by the Knight Commission for the 2023–24 academic year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://knightnewhousedata.org/fbs/big-ten|title=Big Ten Conference | College Athletics Database|website=knightnewhousedata.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://knightnewhousedata.org/reports/fe1ba06f|title=Custom Reporting Results}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center" |+Knight Commission reporting on Big Ten Conference members |- !scope="col"| Institution !scope="col"| 2023–24 Distribution (Millions of dollars) |- !scope="row"| Nebraska | $75.6 |- !scope="row"| Ohio State | $73.5 |- !scope="row"| Michigan | $71.6 |- !scope="row"| Iowa | $68.5 |- !scope="row"| Illinois | $68.4 |- !scope="row"| Indiana | $68.0 |- !scope="row"| Rutgers | $66.7 |- !scope="row"| Minnesota | $66.3 |- !scope="row"| Wisconsin | $64.8 |- !scope="row"| Michigan State | $64.3 |- !scope="row"| Purdue | $63.4 |- !scope="row"| Penn State | $63.1 |- !scope="row"| Maryland | $62.4 |- !scope="row"| Washington | $50.4 |- !scope="row"| Oregon | $36.4 |- !scope="row"| UCLA | $33.1 |- !scope="row"| USC | Not Reported |- !scope="row"| Northwestern | Not Reported |}

== Key personnel == {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+Senior personnel of Big Ten Conference athletic programs !scope="col"|School !scope="col"|Athletic director !scope="col"|Football coach !scope="col"|Men's basketball coach !scope="col"|Women's basketball coach !scope="col"|Baseball coach !scope="col"|Softball coach !scope="col"|Volleyball coach |- !scope="row"|Illinois |Josh Whitman |Bret Bielema |Brad Underwood |Shauna Green |Dan Hartleb |Tyra Perry |Chris Tamas |- !scope="row"|Indiana |Scott Dolson |Curt Cignetti |Darian DeVries |Teri Moren |Jeff Mercer |Shonda Stanton |Steve Aird |- !scope="row"|Iowa |Beth Goetz |Kirk Ferentz |Ben McCollum |Jan Jensen |Rick Heller |Renee Luers-Gillispie |Jim Barnes |- !scope="row"|Maryland |James E. Smith |Mike Locksley |Buzz Williams |Brenda Frese |Matt Swope |Lauren Karn |Adam Hughes |- !scope="row"|Michigan |Warde Manuel |Kyle Whittingham |Dusty May |Kim Barnes Arico |Tracy Smith |Bonnie Tholl |Erin Virtue |- !scope="row"|Michigan State |J Batt |Pat Fitzgerald |Tom Izzo |Robyn Fralick |Jake Boss |Sharonda McDonald-Kelley |Kristen Kelsay |- !scope="row"|Minnesota |Mark Coyle |P.J. Fleck |Niko Medved |Dawn Plitzuweit |Ty McDevitt |Piper Ritter |Keegan Cook |- !scope="row"|Nebraska |Troy Dannen |Matt Rhule |Fred Hoiberg |Amy Williams |Will Bolt |Rhonda Revelle |Dani Busboom Kelly |- !scope="row"|Northwestern |Mark Jackson |David Braun |Chris Collins |Joe McKeown |Ben Greenspan |Kate Drohan |[https://nusports.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/coaches/tim-nollan/3450 Tim Nollan] |- !scope="row"|Ohio State |Ross Bjork |Ryan Day |Jake Diebler |Kevin McGuff |Justin Haire |Kirin Kumar |Jen Flynn Oldenburg |- !scope="row"|Oregon |Rob Mullens |Dan Lanning |Dana Altman |Kelly Graves |Mark Wasikowski |Melyssa Lombardi |Trent Kersten |- !scope="row"|Penn State |Pat Kraft |Matt Campbell |Mike Rhoades |Carolyn Kieger |Mike Gambino |Clarisa Crowell |Katie Schumacher-Cawley |- !scope="row"|Purdue |Mike Bobinski |Barry Odom |Matt Painter |Katie Gearlds |Greg Goff |Magali Frezzotti |Dave Shondell |- !scope="row"|Rutgers |Keli Zinn<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scarletknights.com/staff-directory/keli-zinn/4168|title=Keli Zinn - Athletics Director - Staff Directory|website=Rutgers University Athletics}}</ref> |Greg Schiano |Steve Pikiell |Coquese Washington |Steve Owens |Kristen Butler |Caitlin Schweihofer |- !scope="row"|UCLA |Martin Jarmond |Bob Chesney |Mick Cronin |Cori Close |John Savage |Kelly Inouye-Perez |Alfredo Reft |- !scope="row"|USC |Jennifer Cohen |Lincoln Riley |Eric Musselman |Lindsay Gottlieb |Andy Stankiewicz |''No Team'' |Brad Keller |- !scope="row"|Washington |Patrick Chun |Jedd Fisch |Danny Sprinkle |Tina Langley |Eddie Smith |Heather Tarr |Leslie Gabriel |- !scope="row"|Wisconsin |Chris McIntosh |Luke Fickell |Greg Gard |Robin Pingeton |''No Team'' |Yvette Healy |Kelly Sheffield |}

==Broadcasting and media rights==

=== Fall 2007–Spring 2017 === Commissioner Jim Delany began to explore the formation of a Big Ten-specific channel in 2004 after a failed attempt to seek a significantly larger rights fee from ESPN to renew its existing agreements. This came to fruition in 2006, when the conference announced the formation of a dedicated cable network, Big Ten Network, in a 20-year partnership with Fox Sports, which would officially launch in 2007.<ref name="bigten-about"/> The network carries coverage of Big Ten athletics (including events not carried by the Big Ten's other media partners), studio shows, as well as other original programs and documentaries profiling the conference and its members.<ref>{{cite news |date=October 12, 2006 |title=Big Ten and Fox Announce Official Name and Unveil Logo for Big Ten Network |publisher=Big Ten Conference |url=http://www.bigten.org/genrel/101206aaa.html |url-status=dead |access-date=July 17, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708221429/http://www.bigten.org/genrel/101206aaa.html |archive-date=July 8, 2017}}</ref> The impact of Big Ten Network influenced the conference's expansion in the 2010s, with some of its newer members being located in proximity to major media markets such as Baltimore and Washington, D.C. (Maryland), and the New York metropolitan area (Rutgers).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Koo |first=Ben |date=2022-08-30 |title=A look back at the Big Ten-ESPN meeting that changed sports media forever |url=https://awfulannouncing.com/ncaa/consider-them-rolled-jim-delany-espn-big-ten-network.html |access-date=2023-03-06 |website=Awful Announcing |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=July 1, 2011 |title=ESPN's 'lowball' offer triggered Big Ten expansion |work=Chicago Tribune |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2011/07/01/espns-lowball-offer-triggered-big-ten-expansion/}}</ref>

Accompanying the new network announcement was a new ten-year media rights agreement beginning with the 2007–08 season and ending with the 2016–17 season that would split Big Ten coverage among the ESPN networks, CBS Sports, and Big Ten Network, thus ending Comcast Chicago's regional coverage of the conference.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bigten.org/news/2006/6/21/The_Big_Ten_Conference_Announces_Media_Agreements_Increasing_National_Coverage_of_Big_Ten_Sports.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204021306/https://bigten.org/news/2006/6/21/The_Big_Ten_Conference_Announces_Media_Agreements_Increasing_National_Coverage_of_Big_Ten_Sports.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 4, 2023|title=The Big Ten Conference Announces Media Agreements Increasing National Coverage of Big Ten Sports|date=June 21, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://bigten.org/documents/2018/6/7/4168_genrel__tv-comparison-chart.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204020820/https://bigten.org/documents/2018/6/7/4168_genrel__tv-comparison-chart.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 4, 2023|title=Television Programming Comparison}}</ref>

*'''ABC Sports''': ** 17 football games per season *'''ESPN/ESPN2''': ** 24 football games per season **43 men's basketball games per season *** Rights to the first three rounds of the Big Ten men's basketball tournament, to be shared with Big Ten Network **5 women's basketball games per season *'''ESPN Other (U,360)''': **13 men's basketball games per season *'''CBS Sports''': ** 15 men's basketball games per-season *** Rights to the semi-finals and championship game of the Big Ten men's basketball tournament ** 2 women's basketball games per-season *'''Big Ten Network''': ** 35 football games per season ** 105 men's basketball games per season *** Rights to the first three rounds of the Big Ten men's basketball tournament, to be shared with ESPN/ESPN2 ** 55 women's basketball games per season ** Coverage of Olympic sports events

In 2010, the Big Ten announced the creation of the Big Ten Football Championship game starting with the 2011 season and signed a broadcast deal with Fox to broadcast the game from 2011 through 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bigten.org/news/2010/11/17/big_ten_announces_media_agreement_with_fox_sports_to_televise_2011_16_big_ten_football_championship_games.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204023636/https://bigten.org/news/2010/11/17/big_ten_announces_media_agreement_with_fox_sports_to_televise_2011_16_big_ten_football_championship_games.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 4, 2023|title=Big Ten Announces Media Agreement with FOX Sports to Televise 2011–16 Big Ten Football Championship Games|date=January 2024 }}</ref>

===Fall 2017–Spring 2023=== In 2016, the conference announced a new six-year media rights deal worth $2.64 billion with Fox Sports, CBS Sports, and ESPN to take effect with the start of the 2017–18 season and ending with the 2022–23 season. The size of the deal translated to a near tripling of the per-school media revenue share.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Journal/Issues/2016/06/20/Media/ESPN-Big-Ten/|title=ESPN stays in the game|date=June 20, 2016}} {{subscription required}}</ref>

The new deal would see regular season Big Ten football games airing on Fox and Fox Sports 1 for the first time. As part of the deal, Fox would retain its coverage of the Big Ten Championship as well as obtain priority over ESPN when drafting regular season football games prior to each season. It would also put an end to ESPN's coverage of the Big Ten men's basketball tournament.

===Fall 2023–Spring 2030=== On August 18, 2022, the Big Ten announced that it had reached seven-year broadcast rights deals with Fox, CBS, and for the first time, NBC Sports, beginning in the 2023–24 academic year, ending an association between the conference and ESPN dating back to the 1980s. A major goal for the new contracts was to establish specific broadcast windows for Big Ten football games across its three partners, with Fox, CBS, and NBC primarily holding rights to Noon ET, 3:30 p.m. ET, and primetime games, respectively,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Rittenberg |first=Adam |date=2022-08-18 |title=Big Ten completes 7-year, $7 billion media rights agreement with Fox, CBS, NBC |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/34417911 |access-date=2022-08-18 |website=ESPN.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Dodd |first=Dennis |date=2022-08-18 |title=Big Ten reaches seven-year media rights deal with CBS, Fox and NBC for football, basketball through 2029–30 |url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/big-ten-reaches-seven-year-media-rights-deal-with-cbs-fox-and-nbc-for-football-basketball-through-2029-30/ |access-date=2022-08-18 |website=CBS Sports |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Bucholtz |first=Andrew |date=2022-08-18 |title=Big Ten announces deals with Fox, CBS, NBC, including championship game splits |url=https://awfulannouncing.com/ncaa/big-ten-announces-deals-with-fox-cbs-nbc-through-2029-30.html |access-date=2022-08-18 |website=Awful Announcing |language=en-US}}</ref> and the three broadcasters alternating first pick of games.<ref>{{Cite web |title='The power of broadcast TV cannot be underestimated': Big Ten readies for new media deal with NBC, CBS, Fox |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/2023/07/26/big-ten-football-readies-for-tv-deal-with-nbc-cbs-fox/70471706007/ |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=The Indianapolis Star |language=en-US}}</ref> The contracts were estimated to be worth at least $7 billion,<ref name=":1"/><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-08-18 |title=Big Ten lands multibillion-dollar TV deal, the richest in college sports |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/08/18/big-ten-tv-rights/ |access-date=2022-08-18 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref> but also reportedly includes an "escalator clause" that will raise the value of the contracts if the Notre Dame Fighting Irish specifically were to join the Big Ten.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |last=Ourand |first=John |date=2022-08-23 |title=New Big Ten TV deals up price if Notre Dame joins league |url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/en/Daily/Issues/2022/08/23/Media/Notre-Dame-Big-Ten-rights-deals |access-date=2022-08-24 |website=Sports Business Journal}}</ref> *'''Fox Sports''': ** 24 to 32 football games per season: *** Will primarily air in a Noon ET window (''Big Noon Saturday''), but with the option for games in other windows after the West Coast schools join in 2024. *** Rights to the Big Ten championship game in 2023, 2025-2027, and 2029. ** At least 45 men's basketball games per-season on Fox and FS1. ** Selected women's basketball games and Olympic sport events. *'''CBS Sports''': ** 14 to 15 football games per season on CBS and Paramount+: *** Will primarily air in a 3:30 p.m. ET window beginning in 2024, once CBS's contract with the SEC expires (CBS will air seven games in other timeslots during the 2023 season). *** Includes one Friday afternoon game on Thanksgiving weekend. *** Rights to the Big Ten championship game in 2024 and 2028. ** Up to 15 men's basketball games per-season: *** Rights to the semi-finals and championship game of the Big Ten men's basketball tournament *** Rights to the championship game of the Big Ten women's basketball tournament *'''NBC Sports''': ** 14 to 16 football games per season on NBC and Peacock: *** Games will primarily air in a primetime window on NBC *** Eight games will stream exclusively on Peacock, including four intraconference games. ** Up to 77 basketball games per-season on Peacock (NBC games added in the 2024–25 season,<ref>{{cite web |last=Berg |first=Aiden |date=October 9, 2024 |title=NBC, Peacock's full Big Ten men's basketball schedule released for 2024–25 season |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/college-basketball/news/nbc-peacocks-full-big-ten-mens-basketball-schedule-released-for-2024-25-season |website=NBC Sports}}</ref> NBCSN games added in the 2025-26 season<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-11-13 |title=NBCUNIVERSAL TO LAUNCH NEW NBC SPORTS NETWORK NEXT MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17 |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/pressbox/press-releases/nbcuniversal-to-launch-new-nbc-sports-network-next-monday-november-17 |access-date=2026-04-21 |website=NBC Sports |language=en-US}}</ref>): *** Up to 47 men's basketball games, including 32 intraconference games. *** Up to 30 women's basketball games, including 20 intraconference games. *** Rights to the opening night doubleheaders of the men's and women's basketball tournaments. ** Up to 40 live Olympic sports events per-season on Peacock. *'''Big Ten Network''': ** Up to 50 football games per season *** All Big Ten teams must appear on Big Ten Network twice per-season, with at least one of these being an intraconference game.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Neumann |first=Sam |date=2025-11-14 |title=USC-Iowa on Big Ten Network is latest example of Big Ten's TV deal being far from optimal for fans |url=https://awfulannouncing.com/college-football/iowa-usc-big-ten-network.html |access-date=2025-11-14 |website=Awful Announcing |language=en-US}}</ref> ** At least 126 men's basketball games per season *** Second round and quarter-final games of the Big Ten men's basketball tournament ** At least 40 women's basketball games per season *** Coverage of the Big Ten women's basketball tournament (outside of the first round and championship game) ** Coverage of Olympic sports events

Following the deal's signing, it was later revealed that several schools had issues with playing football games at night in November, with some having formal clauses allowing them to veto games in that timeslot.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Axelrod |first=Ben |date=2024-11-22 |title=NBC frustrated with Big Ten deal, which it still hasn't officially signed |url=https://awfulannouncing.com/nbc/frustrated-big-ten-deal-still-hasnt-officially-signed.html |access-date=2024-12-25 |website=Awful Announcing |language=en-US}}</ref> The conference would also have to compensate Fox $40 million for the 2026 Big Ten championship game, as the conference did not actually have the right to offer the game to NBC. Instead, under the terms of the agreement regarding the operation of Big Ten Network, the channel officially owns the conference's media rights and then sublicenses them out to other channels, thus Fox has a stake in any content BTN sublicenses.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://awfulannouncing.com/college-football/kevin-warren-nbc-fox-big-ten-tv-deal.html |title=Analyzing ESPN's report on an unfinished Big Ten TV deal, Kevin Warren criticisms, and the conference having to 'pay back' Fox and NBC |date=May 22, 2023 |author-first1=Andrew|author-last1=Bucholtz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-21 |title=How an unfinished TV deal led to an unexpectedly hectic first month for the new Big Ten commissioner |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/37693310/big-ten-new-commissioner-television-deal-coaches-uncertainty |access-date=2024-12-25 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":6" /> In addition, the conference's contracts require each Big Ten team to make at least two appearances on Big Ten Network per-season.<ref name=":7" />

In spring 2026, Fox and NBC reached a deal in which NBC sold the rights to the 2026 Big Ten Championship game to Fox in exchange for $45 to $55 million and some of Fox's Big Ten regular season games.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Report: FOX reclaims 2026 Big Ten Championship Game from NBC |url=https://247sports.com/college/ohio-state/article/report-fox-reclaims-2026-big-ten-football-championship-game-from-nbc-280943476/ |access-date=2026-04-21 |website=247Sports |language=en}}</ref>

==Sports== The Big Ten Conference sponsors championship competition in 14 men's and 14 women's NCAA sanctioned sports.<ref>[https://bigten.org/ BIG TEN CONFERENCE Official Athletic Site – Big Ten Conference] . Bigten.org. Retrieved on August 17, 2013.</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Teams in Big Ten Conference competition ! scope="col" | Sport ! scope="col" | Men's ! scope="col" | Women's |- | style="text-align: left;" | Baseball | 17 | – |- | style="text-align: left;" | Basketball | 18 | 18 |- | style="text-align: left;" | Cross country | 15 | 18 |- | style="text-align: left;" | Field hockey | – | 9 |- | style="text-align: left;" | Football | 18 | – |- | style="text-align: left;" | Golf | 18 | 18 |- | style="text-align: left;" | Gymnastics | 5 | 12 |- | style="text-align: left;" | Ice hockey | 7 | – |- | style="text-align: left;" | Lacrosse | 6 | 9 |- | style="text-align: left;" | Rowing | – | 11 |- | style="text-align: left;" | Soccer | 11 | 18 |- | style="text-align: left;" | Softball | – | 17 |- | style="text-align: left;" | Swimming & diving | 9 | 14 |- | style="text-align: left;" | Tennis | 14 | 18 |- | style="text-align: left;" | Track and field (indoor) | 15 | 17 |- | style="text-align: left;" | Track and field (outdoor) | 17 | 17 |- | style="text-align: left;" | Volleyball | – | 18 |- | style="text-align: left;" | Wrestling | 14 | – |}

===Men's sponsored sports by school=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 95%" ! scope="col" | School ! scope="col" | Baseball ! scope="col" | Basketball ! scope="col" | Cross Country ! scope="col" | Football ! scope="col" | Golf ! scope="col" | Gymnastics ! scope="col" | Ice hockey ! scope="col" | Lacrosse ! scope="col" | Soccer ! scope="col" | Swimming Diving ! scope="col" | Tennis ! scope="col" | Track & Field (Indoor) ! scope="col" | Track & Field (Outdoor) ! scope="col" | Wrestling ! scope="col" | Total |- | Illinois | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 10 |- | Indiana | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 11 |- | Iowa | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 8 |- | Maryland | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 8 |- | Michigan | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 14 |- | Michigan State | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 11 |- | Minnesota | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 9 |- | Nebraska | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 10 |- | Northwestern | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | 8 |- | Ohio State | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 14 |- | Oregon | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | 8 |- | Penn State | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 14 |- | Purdue | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 10 |- | Rutgers | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 10 |- | UCLA | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | 9 |- | USC | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | 8 |- | Washington | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | 9 |- | Wisconsin | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 11 |- | Totals | 17 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 6+1* | 5+1° | 11 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 148+2 |- ! colspan="16" | Affiliate Members |- | Johns Hopkins | | | | | | | | {{yes}} | | | | | | | 1 |- | Notre Dame | | | | | | | {{yes}} | | | | | | | | 1 |} Notes: {{Notelist|group=ms}} *Notre Dame joined the Big Ten in the 2017–18 school year as an affiliate member in men's ice hockey.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/032316aaa.html |title=Big Ten Announces Addition of Notre Dame Men's Ice Hockey as Sport Affiliate Member Beginning with 2017–18 Season |publisher=Big Ten Conference |date=March 23, 2016 |access-date=June 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528202809/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/032316aaa.html |archive-date=May 28, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It continues to field its other sports in the ACC except in football where it will continue to compete as an independent. *Johns Hopkins joined the Big Ten in 2014 as an affiliate member in men's lacrosse, with women's lacrosse following in 2016. It continues to field its other sports in the NCAA Division III Centennial Conference.<ref name="B1GLax">{{cite press release |url=http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-lacros/spec-rel/060313aah.html|title=Big Ten Announces Institution of Men's and Women's Lacrosse and Addition of Johns Hopkins as Men's Lacrosse Sport Affiliate Member |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130710234815/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-lacros/spec-rel/060313aah.html |archive-date=July 10, 2013|date=June 3, 2013|access-date=August 17, 2013}}</ref>

'''Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the Big Ten Conference that are played by Big Ten schools''' {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 95%" |- ! scope="col" | School ! scope="col" | Fencing ! scope="col" | Pistol{{efn|group="not spon"|name=Pistol}} ! scope="col" | Rifle{{efn|group="not spon"|name=Rifle}} ! scope="col" | Rowing{{efn|group="not spon"|name=Rowing}} ! scope="col" | Volleyball ! scope="col" | Water Polo |- | Ohio State | Independent | Independent | PRC | {{no}} | MIVA | {{no}} |- | Penn State | Independent | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | EIVA | {{no}} |- | Rutgers | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}}{{efn|group="not spon"|name=ACRA}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- | UCLA | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | MPSF | MPSF |- | USC | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | MPSF | MPSF |- | Washington | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | MPSF | {{no}} | {{no}} |- | Wisconsin | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | EARC | {{no}} | {{no}} |} {{Notelist|group="not spon"|refs= {{efn|group="not spon"|name=Rowing|Men's rowing at the varsity level, whether heavyweight or lightweight, is not governed by the NCAA, but instead by the Intercollegiate Rowing Association.}} {{efn|group="not spon"|name=ACRA|Rutgers downgraded its men's rowing program from varsity to club status in 2008; it now competes as a member of the American Collegiate Rowing Association.}} {{efn|group="not spon"|name=Pistol|Unlike rifle, pistol is not an NCAA-governed sport. It is fully coeducational.}} {{efn|group="not spon"|name=Rifle|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=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 95%" ! scope="col" | School ! scope="col" | Basketball ! scope="col" | Cross Country ! scope="col" | Field Hockey ! scope="col" | Golf ! scope="col" | Gymnastics ! scope="col" | Lacrosse ! scope="col" | Rowing ! scope="col" | Soccer ! scope="col" | Softball ! scope="col" | Swimming & Diving ! scope="col" | Tennis ! scope="col" | Track & Field (Indoor) ! scope="col" | Track & Field (Outdoor) ! scope="col" | Volleyball ! scope="col" | Total |- | Illinois | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 11 |- | Indiana | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 12 |- | Iowa | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 13 |- | Maryland | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 12 |- | Michigan | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 14 |- | Michigan State | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 12 |- | Minnesota | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 12 |- | Nebraska | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 11 |- | Northwestern | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | 10 |- | Ohio State | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 14 |- | Oregon | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 10 |- | Penn State | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 13 |- | Purdue | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 10 |- | Rutgers | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 14 |- | UCLA | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 12 |- | USC | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 11 |- | Washington | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 11 |- | Wisconsin | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 11 |- | Totals | 18 | 18 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 8+1{{refn|group=c|Affiliate member: Johns Hopkins}} | 11 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 172+1 |- ! colspan="16" | Affiliate Members |- | Johns Hopkins | | | | | | {{yes}} | | | | | | | | | 1 |}

'''Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the Big Ten Conference that are played by Big Ten schools''' {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 95%" ! scope="col" | School ! scope="col" | Acrobatics & Tumbling{{efn|group=ws|Graduated from the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program in January 2026, with the first official NCAA championship in 2026–27. In the 2025–26 season, NCAA-recognized competition is governed by the National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling Association.}} ! scope="col" | Bowling ! scope="col" | Fencing ! scope="col" | Flag Football{{efn|group=ws|Part of the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program.}} ! scope="col" | Ice Hockey ! scope="col" | Lightweight Rowing{{efn|group=ws|The only category of rowing that the NCAA governs is women's heavyweight rowing. Women's lightweight rowing, as with all men's rowing, is governed by the Intercollegiate Rowing Association.}} ! scope="col" | Pistol{{efn|group=ws|Unlike rifle, pistol is not an NCAA-governed sport. It is fully coeducational.}} ! scope="col" | Rifle{{efn|group=ws|Rifle is technically a men's sport, but men's, women's, and coed teams all compete against each other. Nebraska fields a women-only team, and Ohio State fields a coed team.}} ! scope="col" | Synchronized Swimming{{efn|group=ws|Synchronized swimming is not governed by the NCAA. Collegiate competition is governed by United States Synchronized Swimming, the sport's national governing body.}} ! scope="col" | Water Polo ! scope="col" | Beach Volleyball ! scope="col" | Wrestling |- | Indiana | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | MPSF | {{no}} | {{no}} |- | Iowa | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | Independent |- | Michigan | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | CWPA | {{no}} | {{no}} |- | Minnesota | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | WCHA | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- | Nebraska | {{no}} | CUSA | {{no}} | {{no}}{{efn|group=ws|Nebraska will add flag football in 2027–28.<ref>{{cite press release |url= https://huskers.com/news/2026/01/16/nebraska-announces-addition-of-womens-flag-football |title=Nebraska Announces Addition of Women's Flag Football |publisher=Nebraska Cornhuskers |date=January 16, 2026 |access-date=January 18, 2026}}</ref>}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | PRC | {{no}} | {{no}} | Independent | {{no}} |- | Northwestern | {{no}} | {{no}} | Central Collegiate Fencing Conference | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- | Ohio State | {{no}} | {{no}} | Central Collegiate Fencing Conference | {{no}} | WCHA | {{no}} | Independent | PRC | Independent | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- | Oregon | Independent | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | MPSF | {{no}} |- | Penn State | {{no}} | {{no}} | Independent | {{no}} | AHA | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- | Rutgers | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | EARC | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- | UCLA | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | MPSF | MPSF | {{no}} |- | USC | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | MPSF | MPSF | {{no}} |- | Washington | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | MPSF | {{no}} |- | Wisconsin | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | WCHA | EARC | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |}

==Rivalries==

===Intra-conference football rivalries=== The members of the Big Ten have longstanding rivalries with each other, especially on the football field. Each school, except Maryland and Rutgers, has at least one traveling trophy at stake. The following is a list of active rivalries in the Big Ten Conference with totals & records through the completion of the 2024 season.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" ! scope="col" | Team ! scope="col" | Team ! scope="col" | Rivalry Name ! scope="col" | Trophy ! scope="col" | Meetings ! scope="col" | Record ! scope="col" | Series Leader ! scope="col" | Current Streak |- | Illinois | Indiana | Illinois–Indiana rivalry | — | 73 | 46–25–2 | Illinois | Illinois won 1 |- | Illinois | Michigan | Illinois–Michigan football rivalry | — | 98 | 72–24–2 | Michigan | Illinois won 1 |- | Illinois | Northwestern | Illinois–Northwestern football rivalry | Land of Lincoln Trophy | 118 | 58–55–5 | Illinois | Illinois won 1 |- | Illinois | Ohio State | Illinois–Ohio State football rivalry | Illibuck Trophy | 103 | 68–30–4 | Ohio State | Ohio State won 8 |- | Illinois | Purdue | Illinois–Purdue football rivalry | Purdue Cannon | 100 | 48–46–6 | Purdue | Illinois won 1 |- | Indiana | Michigan State | Indiana–Michigan State football rivalry | Old Brass Spittoon | 71 | 50–19–2 | Michigan State | Indiana won 1 |- | Indiana | Purdue | Indiana–Purdue football rivalry | Old Oaken Bucket | 126 | 77–43–6 | Purdue | Indiana won 1 |- | Iowa | Minnesota | Iowa–Minnesota football rivalry | Floyd of Rosedale | 119 | 63–54–2 | Minnesota | Iowa won 2 |- | Iowa | Nebraska | Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry | Heroes Trophy | 56 | 30–23–3 | Nebraska | Iowa won 3 |- | Iowa | Wisconsin | Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry | Heartland Trophy | 99 | 49–48–2 | Wisconsin | Iowa won 4 |- | Maryland | Penn State | Maryland–Penn State football rivalry | — | 48 | 44–3–1 | Penn State | Penn State won 4 |- | Maryland | Rutgers | Maryland–Rutgers football rivalry | — | 20 | 12–8 | Maryland | Rutgers won 1 |- | Michigan | Michigan State | Michigan–Michigan State football rivalry | Paul Bunyan Trophy | 117 | 74–38–5 | Michigan | Michigan won 3 |- | Michigan | Minnesota | Michigan–Minnesota football rivalry | Little Brown Jug | 106 | 78–25–3 | Michigan | Michigan won 5 |- | Michigan | Northwestern | Michigan–Northwestern football rivalry | George Jewett Trophy | 77 | 60–15–2 | Michigan | Michigan won 8 |- | Michigan | Ohio State | The Game | — | 121 | 62–52–6 | Michigan | Ohio State won 1 |- | Michigan | Penn State | Michigan–Penn State football rivalry | — | 27 | 17–10 | Michigan | Michigan won 3 |- | Michigan State | Penn State | Michigan State–Penn State football rivalry | Land Grant Trophy | 38 | 19–18–1 | Penn State | Penn State won 2 |- | Minnesota | Nebraska | Minnesota–Nebraska football rivalry | $5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy | 64 | 37–25–2 | Minnesota | Minnesota won 5 |- | Minnesota | Penn State | Minnesota–Penn State football rivalry | Governor's Victory Bell | 17 | 11–6 | Penn State | Penn State won 2 |- | Minnesota | Wisconsin | Minnesota–Wisconsin football rivalry | Paul Bunyan's Axe | 135 | 64–63–8 | Minnesota | Minnesota won 2 |- | Nebraska | Wisconsin | Nebraska–Wisconsin football rivalry | Freedom Trophy | 18 | 13–5 | Wisconsin | Nebraska won 1 |- | Ohio State | Penn State | Ohio State–Penn State football rivalry | — | 40 | 25–14 | Ohio State | Ohio State won 8 |- | Oregon | Washington | Oregon–Washington football rivalry | — | 117 | 63–49–5 | Washington | Oregon won 1 |- | UCLA | USC | UCLA–USC football rivalry | Victory Bell | 94 | 51–34–7 | USC | USC won 1 |}

===Extra-conference football rivalries=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" ! colspan="2" scope="col" | Teams ! scope="col" | Rivalry name ! scope="col" | Trophy ! scope="col" | Meetings ! scope="col" | Record ! scope="col" | Series leader ! scope="col" | Existing streak ! scope="col" | Opposing conference |- | Illinois | Missouri | Illinois–Missouri football rivalry | rowspan="2" | None | 24 | 7–17 | Missouri | Illinois lost 6 | rowspan="2" | SEC |- | Indiana | Kentucky | Indiana–Kentucky football rivalry | 36 | 18–17–1 | Indiana | Indiana won 1 |- | Iowa | Iowa State | Iowa–Iowa State football rivalry | Cy-Hawk Trophy | 71 | 47–24 | Iowa | Iowa lost 1 | Big 12 |- | rowspan="3" | Maryland | Navy | Maryland–Navy rivalry | Crab Bowl Trophy | 21 | 7–14 | Navy | Maryland won 2 | AAC |- | Virginia | Maryland–Virginia football rivalry | Tydings Trophy | 80 | 46–32–2 | Maryland | Maryland won 4 | ACC |- | West Virginia | Maryland–West Virginia football rivalry | rowspan="2" | None | 53 | 23–28–2 | West Virginia | Maryland won 1 | Big 12 |- | rowspan="2" | Michigan | Chicago | Chicago–Michigan football rivalry | 26 | 19–7 | Michigan | Michigan won 3 | MWC (D-III) |- | Notre Dame | Michigan–Notre Dame football rivalry | None | 44 | 25–17–1 | Michigan | Michigan won 1 | rowspan="2" | Independent |- | Michigan State | Notre Dame | Michigan State–Notre Dame football rivalry | Megaphone Trophy | 79 | 29–47–1 | Notre Dame | Michigan State lost 1 |- | rowspan="6" |Nebraska | Colorado | Colorado–Nebraska football rivalry | rowspan="4" | None | 73 | 50–21–2 | Nebraska | Nebraska won 1 | rowspan="3" | Big 12 |- | Kansas | Kansas–Nebraska football rivalry | 117 | 91–23–3 | Nebraska | Nebraska won 3 |- | Kansas State | Kansas State–Nebraska football rivalry | 95 | 78–15–2 | Nebraska | Nebraska won 6 |- | Miami (FL) | Miami–Nebraska football rivalry | 12 | 6–6 | Tied | Nebraska lost 1 | ACC |- | Missouri | Missouri–Nebraska football rivalry | Missouri-Nebraska Bell | 104 | 65–36–3 | Nebraska | Nebraska won 2 | rowspan="2" | SEC |- | Oklahoma | Nebraska–Oklahoma football rivalry | rowspan="2" | None | 88 | 38–47–3 | Oklahoma | Nebraska lost 3 |- | Northwestern | Notre Dame | Northwestern–Notre Dame football rivalry | 49 | 9–38–2 | Notre Dame | Northwestern lost 1 | Independent |- | Oregon | Oregon State | Oregon–Oregon State football rivalry | Platypus Trophy | 128 | 69–49–10 | Oregon | Oregon won 2 | Pac-12 |- | rowspan="5" | Penn State | Alabama | Alabama–Penn State football rivalry |None | 15 | 5–10 | Alabama | Penn State lost 2 | SEC |- |Notre Dame |Notre Dame–Penn State football rivalry |None |20 |9–10–1 |Notre Dame |Notre Dame won 1 |Independent |- | Pittsburgh | Penn State–Pittsburgh football rivalry | Old Ironsides | 100 | 53–43–4 | Penn State | Penn State won 3 | rowspan="2" | ACC |- | Syracuse | Penn State–Syracuse football rivalry | None | 71 | 43–23–5 | Penn State | Penn State won 5 |- | West Virginia | Penn State–West Virginia football rivalry | Old Ironsides | 60 | 50–9–2 | Penn State | Penn State won 6 | Big 12 |- | rowspan="2" | Purdue | Chicago | Chicago–Purdue football rivalry | None | 42 | 14–27–1 | Chicago | Purdue won 9 | MWC (D-III) |- | Notre Dame | Notre Dame–Purdue football rivalry | Shillelagh Trophy | 88 | 26–58–2 | Notre Dame | Purdue lost 7 | Independent |- | Rutgers | Princeton | Princeton–Rutgers rivalry | None | 71 | 17–53–1 | Princeton | Rutgers won 5 | Ivy League (FCS) |- | rowspan="2" | UCLA | California | California–UCLA football rivalry | rowspan="2" | None | 94 | 57–35–1 | UCLA | UCLA lost 1 | ACC |- | Stanford | Stanford–UCLA football rivalry | 95 | 49–43–3 | UCLA | UCLA won 3 | ACC |- | rowspan="2" | USC | Notre Dame | Notre Dame–USC football rivalry | Jeweled Shillelagh | 95 | 37–50–5 | Notre Dame | USC lost 2 | Independent |- | Stanford | Stanford–USC football rivalry | None | 103 | 65–34–3 | USC | USC won 2 | ACC |- |Washington | Washington State | Apple Cup | Apple Cup Trophy | 116 | 76–34–6 | Washington | Washington won 1 |Pac-12 |}

===Protected matchups=== Beginning in 2024, the conference will eliminate divisions but will protect certain matchups. The following are the conference's 12 protected matchups.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-20 |title=Big Ten Conference Announces Future Football Schedule Formats for 2024–28 |url=https://bigten.org/fb/article/blt39fc5a9dd81251cf/ |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=Big Ten Conference |language=en}}</ref>

* '''Illinois:''' Northwestern, Purdue * '''Indiana:''' Purdue * '''Iowa:''' Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin * '''Maryland:''' Rutgers * '''Michigan:''' Michigan State, Ohio State * '''Michigan State''': Michigan * '''Minnesota:''' Iowa, Wisconsin * '''Nebraska''': Iowa * '''Northwestern:''' Illinois * '''Ohio State:''' Michigan * '''Oregon''': Washington * '''Purdue:''' Illinois, Indiana * '''Rutgers:''' Maryland * '''UCLA:''' USC * '''USC:''' UCLA * '''Washington:''' Oregon * '''Wisconsin:''' Minnesota, Iowa

From 1993 through 2010, the Big Ten football schedule was set up with each team having two permanent matches within the conference, with the other eight teams in the conference rotating out of the schedule in pairs for two-year stints. Permanent matches were as follows:{{Citation needed|date=February 2014}} * '''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.<ref name="2014 realignment approved"/> The conference later announced that once the new scheduling format takes effect in 2016, members will be prohibited from playing FCS teams, and required to play at least one non-conference game against a team in the Power Five conferences (ACC, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC; presumably, this would also allow for non-conference games against Big Ten opponents that are not on the conference schedule). Games against independents Notre Dame (an ACC member in non-football sports) also count toward the Power Five requirement, as did games against BYU before it joined the Big 12 in 2023.<ref name="McGuire"/>

===Intra-conference basketball rivalries=== * '''Illinois''': Indiana, Iowa, Northwestern * '''Indiana''': Illinois, Purdue * '''Iowa''': Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin * '''Maryland''': Penn State * '''Michigan''': Michigan State, Ohio State * '''Michigan State''': Michigan, Ohio State, Wisconsin * '''Minnesota''': Iowa, Wisconsin * '''Northwestern''': Illinois * '''Ohio State''': Michigan, Penn State, Michigan State * '''Oregon''': Washington * '''Penn State''': Maryland, Ohio State * '''Purdue''': Indiana * '''UCLA''': USC * '''USC''': UCLA * '''Washington''': Oregon * '''Wisconsin''': Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota

===Extra-conference basketball rivalries=== * '''Illinois''': Missouri * '''Indiana''': Kentucky * '''Iowa''': Iowa State, Iowa Big Four * '''Maryland''': Duke, Georgetown, Virginia * '''Michigan''': Duke *'''Michigan State:''' Duke, Oakland * '''Nebraska''': Creighton * '''Penn State''': Bucknell, Pittsburgh * '''Oregon''': Oregon State * '''Rutgers''': Princeton, Seton Hall * '''UCLA''': Arizona, Notre Dame * '''Washington''': Gonzaga, Washington State * '''Wisconsin''': Green Bay, Marquette, Milwaukee

===Other sports=== {{unreferenced section|date=November 2018}}

====Men's ice hockey==== * Michigan-Michigan State * Minnesota-Wisconsin * Minnesota-North Dakota * Minnesota-Minnesota Duluth * Minnesota-St. Cloud State * Michigan-Notre Dame

====Men's lacrosse==== * Maryland-Johns Hopkins * Penn State-Bucknell * Rutgers-Princeton

====Men's soccer==== * Michigan-Michigan State (Big Bear Trophy)

====Wrestling==== * Penn State–Lehigh * Iowa-Penn State * Iowa–Iowa State * Iowa-Oklahoma State * Rutgers-Princeton

===Extra-conference rivalries=== Four Big Ten teams-Purdue, Northwestern, Michigan State and Michigan-had rivalries in football with Notre Dame. After the University of Southern California with 35 wins (including a vacated 2005 win), the Michigan State Spartans have the most wins against the Irish, with 28. The Purdue Boilermakers follow with 26, and Michigan ranks fourth all-time with 24. Northwestern and Notre Dame had a yearly contest, with the winner taking home a shillelagh, much like the winner of the USC–Notre Dame and Purdue–Notre Dame contests now receive. The Northwestern–Notre Dame shillelagh was largely forgotten by the early 1960s and is now solely an element of college football's storied past.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hailtopurple.com/features/trophyhistory.html |title=History of NU's Rivalry Trophies |publisher=HailToPurple.com |access-date=November 7, 2012}}</ref>

Penn State has a longstanding rivalry with Pittsburgh of the ACC, but the two schools did not meet from 2000 until renewing the rivalry with an alternating home-and-home series from 2016 to 2019. Penn State also has long histories with independent Notre Dame; Temple of The American; Syracuse, and Boston College of the ACC; and West Virginia, of the Big 12 Conference. Additionally, Penn State maintains strong intrastate rivalries with Patriot League universities Bucknell in men's basketball and men's lacrosse, and Lehigh in wrestling. Most of these rivalries were cultivated while Penn State operated independent of conference affiliation; the constraints of playing a full conference schedule, especially in football, have reduced the number of meetings between Penn State and its non-Big Ten rivals.

Iowa has an in-state rivalry with Iowa State of the Big 12, with the winner getting the Cy-Hawk Trophy in football. Iowa and Iowa State also compete annually in the Cy-Hawk Series sponsored by Hy-Vee (as of 2011 this series is now sponsored by The Iowa Corngrowers Association), the competition includes all head-to-head regular season competitions in all sports. Iowa also holds rivalries in basketball with the state's other two Division I programs, Drake and Northern Iowa.

Indiana has an out-of-conference rivalry with Kentucky of the SEC (see Indiana–Kentucky rivalry). While the two schools played in football for many years, the rivalry was rooted in their decades of national success in men's basketball. The two no longer play one another in football, but their basketball rivalry continued until a dispute about game sites ended the series after 2011. In the last season of the rivalry (2011–12), the teams played twice. During the regular season, then-unranked Indiana defeated then-#1 ranked Kentucky 73–72 at Assembly Hall. The Wildcats avenged the loss in the NCAA tournament, defeating Indiana 102–90 in the South Regional final in Atlanta on their way to a national title. The teams next played in the 2016 NCAA tournament, with Indiana winning.

Illinois has a longstanding basketball rivalry with the SEC's Missouri Tigers, with the two men's teams squaring off annually in the "Braggin' Rights" game. It has been held in St. Louis since 1980, first at the St. Louis Arena and since 1994 at the Enterprise Center. This rivalry has been carried over into football as "The Arch Rivalry" with games played at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis in 2002 and 2003 and four games in 2007 through 2010.[https://web.archive.org/web/20070309010901/http://www.stlouissports.org/pressbox/releases/missouriillinois82505.php St. Louis Sports Commission: Mizzou and Illinois Agree to Four-Year Football Series in St. Louis]

Wisconsin has a long-standing in-state basketball rivalry with Marquette. The series has intensified as of late with both teams having made the Final Four in recent years. The schools also played an annual football game before Marquette abandoned its football program in 1961. The school also has minor rivalries in basketball with the two other Division I members of the University of Wisconsin System, which include the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and University of Wisconsin–Green Bay.

Similarly, Nebraska has an in-state rivalry with another Big East school in Creighton, mostly in basketball and baseball.

Minnesota men's ice hockey has a prolific and fierce border rivalry with the University of North Dakota. The two teams played annually between 1948 and 2013 as members of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association prior to the inception of the Big Ten Conference. The rivalry resumed in 2016 in non-conference action.

Maryland has many rivalries outside of the conference, most notably Duke, Virginia, West Virginia, and Navy. Maryland left the Duke and Virginia rivalries behind in the ACC when it joined the Big Ten.

In the early days of the Big Ten, the Chicago–Michigan game was played on Thanksgiving, usually with conference championship implications. It was considered one of the first major rivalries of the conference.

==Facilities== Three Big Ten football stadiums seat over 100,000 spectators: Michigan Stadium (Michigan), Beaver Stadium (Penn State), and Ohio Stadium (Ohio State). Only five other college football stadiums have a capacity over 100,000 (as of the 2024 season, all in the Southeastern Conference (SEC)).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2018-07-30/25-biggest-college-football-stadiums-country|title=The 25 biggest college football stadiums in the country {{!}} NCAA.com|website=ncaa.com|language=en|access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref> Michigan Stadium and Beaver Stadium, respectively, are the two largest American football stadiums by capacity in the United States,<ref name=":0"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dispatch.com/photogallery/OH/20190820/NEWS/820009997/PH/1|title=Photos: The 10 biggest college football stadiums in the nation|website=The Columbus Dispatch|language=en|access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref> and all three of the Big Ten's largest venues rank among the ten largest sports stadiums in the world. UCLA plays in the Rose Bowl as its home stadium, which is the location of the Rose Bowl Game for the Big Ten champion. USC plays in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, a publicly owned stadium that is managed and operated by the university, which has hosted two summer Olympic Games in 1932 and 1984, and will again in 2028.

Big Ten schools also play in two of the 10 largest on-campus basketball arenas in the country: Ohio State's Value City Arena and Maryland's Xfinity Center. Additionally, arenas at Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Penn State rank among the 20 largest on-campus basketball facilities in the United States. As of the upcoming 2024–25 season, the Big Ten Conference has the most on-campus basketball arenas with seating capacities of 15,000 or more of any NCAA conference, with seven. (Of the other so-called power conferences in men's basketball, the ACC has two such arenas, the Big East none, the Big 12 four, and the SEC five. Outside of these conferences, the Mountain West Conference has four such arenas.)

===Football, basketball, baseball, and soccer facilities===

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- {{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Big Ten Conference | School | Football stadium | Capacity | Opened | Basketball arena | Capacity | Opened | Baseball stadium | Capacity | Opened | Soccer stadium | Capacity | Opened }} |- | style="{{NCAA color cell|Illinois Fighting Illini}}"| {{color|white|'''Illinois'''}} | Gies Memorial Stadium | 60,670 | 1923 | State Farm Center | 15,544 | 1963 | Illinois Field | 3,000 | 1988 | Demirjian Park | 700 | 2021 |- | style="{{NCAA color cell|Indiana Hoosiers}}"| {{color|white|'''Indiana'''}} | Memorial Stadium | 52,626 | 1960 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall | 17,222 | 1971 | Bart Kaufman Field | 2,500 | 2013 | Bill Armstrong Stadium | 6,500 | 1981 |- | style="{{NCAA color cell|Iowa Hawkeyes}}"| {{color|white|'''Iowa'''}} | Kinnick Stadium | 69,250 | 1929 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena | 15,056 | 1983 | Duane Banks Field | 3,000 | 1974 | Iowa Soccer Complex | | |- | style="{{NCAA color cell|Maryland Terrapins}}"| {{color|white|'''Maryland'''}} | SECU Stadium | 46,185 | 1950 | Xfinity Center | 17,950 | 2002 | Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium | 2,500 | 1965 | Ludwig Field | 7,000 | 1995 |- | style="{{NCAA color cell|Michigan Wolverines}}"| {{color|white|'''Michigan'''}} | Michigan Stadium | 107,601 | 1927 | Crisler Center | 12,707 | 1967 | Ray Fisher Stadium | 4,000 | 1923 | U-M Soccer Stadium | 2,200 | 2010 |- | style="{{NCAA color cell|Michigan State Spartans}}"| {{color|white|'''Michigan State'''}} | Spartan Stadium | 75,005 | 1923 | Breslin Student Events Center | 14,797 | 1989 | McLane Stadium at Kona Field Jackson Field | 4,000 13,527 | 1902 1996 | DeMartin Soccer Complex | 2,500 | 2008 |- | style="{{NCAA color cell|Minnesota Golden Gophers}}"| {{color|white|'''Minnesota'''}} | Huntington Bank Stadium | 52,525 | 2009 | Williams Arena | 14,625 | 1928 | U.S. Bank Stadium Siebert Field | N/A 1,420 | 2016 2013 | Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium | 1,000 | 1999 |- | style="{{NCAA color cell|Nebraska Cornhuskers}}"| {{color|white|'''Nebraska'''}} | Memorial Stadium | 87,000 | 1923 | Pinnacle Bank Arena | 15,500 | 2013 | Haymarket Park | 8,500 | 2001 | Barbara Hibner Soccer Stadium | 2,500 | 2015 |- | style="{{NCAA color cell|Northwestern Wildcats}}"| {{color|white|'''Northwestern'''}} | Ryan Field{{efn|group=facilities|The first two home games of the 2026 season will be played at Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium (capacity 12,023).}} | 35,000 | 2026 | Welsh-Ryan Arena | 7,039 | 1952 | Rocky Miller Park | 600 | 1944 | Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium | 3,000 | 2016 |- | style="{{NCAA color cell|Ohio State Buckeyes}}"| {{color|white|'''Ohio State'''}} | Ohio Stadium | 104,944 | 1922 | Value City Arena | 19,500 | 1998 | Bill Davis Stadium | 4,450 | 1997 | Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium | 10,000 | 2001 |- | style="{{NCAA color cell|Oregon Ducks}}"| {{color|white|'''Oregon'''}} | Autzen Stadium | 54,000 | 1967 | Matthew Knight Arena | 12,364 | 2011 | PK Park | 4,000 | 2009 | Papé Field | 1,000 | 2012 |- | style="{{NCAA color cell|Penn State Nittany Lions}}"| {{color|white|'''Penn State'''}} | Beaver Stadium | 106,572 | 1960 | Bryce Jordan Center | 15,261 | 1996 | Medlar Field | 5,570 | 2006 | Jeffrey Field | 5,000 | 1966 |- | style="{{NCAA color cell|Purdue Boilermakers}}"| {{color|white|'''Purdue'''}} | Ross–Ade Stadium | 61,441 | 1924 | Mackey Arena | 14,876 | 1967 | Alexander Field | 1,500 | 2013 | Folk Field | | |- | style="{{NCAA color cell|Rutgers Scarlet Knights}}"| {{color|white|'''Rutgers'''}} | SHI Stadium | 52,454 | 1994 | Jersey Mike's Arena | 8,000 | 1977 | Bainton Field | 1,250 | 2007 | Yurcak Field | 5,000 | 1994 |- | style="{{NCAA color cell|UCLA Bruins}}"| {{color|white|'''UCLA'''}} | Rose Bowl | 89,702 | 1922 | Pauley Pavilion | 13,800 | 1965 | Jackie Robinson Stadium | 1,820 | 1981 | Wallis Annenberg Stadium | 2,145 | 2018 |- | style="{{NCAA color cell|USC Trojans}}"| {{color|white|'''USC'''}} | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 77,500 | 1923 | Galen Center | 10,258 | 2006 | Dedeaux Field | 2,500 | 1974 | Rawlinson Stadium | 2,500 | 2025 |- | style="{{NCAA color cell|Washington Huskies}}"| {{color|white|'''Washington'''}} | Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium | 70,083 | 1920 | Hec Edmundson Pavilion | 10,000 | 1927 | Husky Ballpark | 2,200 | 1998 | Husky Soccer Stadium | 2,200 | 1997 |- | style="{{NCAA color cell|Wisconsin Badgers}}"| {{color|white|'''Wisconsin'''}} | Camp Randall Stadium | 76,057<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uwbadgers.com/documents/2024/8/19/2024_FB_FactBook.pdf |title=Camp Randall Stadium |work=Wisconsin Football: 2024 Fact Book |publisher=Wisconsin Badgers |page=245 |date=August 19, 2024 |access-date=September 8, 2024}}</ref> | 1917 | Kohl Center | 17,287 | 1998 | colspan=3 {{N/A|''Non-baseball school''}} | McClimon Soccer Complex | 1,611 | 1959 |}

===Ice hockey arenas=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- {{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Big Ten Conference | School | Men's arena | Capacity | Women's arena | Capacity }} |- | style="{{NCAA color cell|Michigan Wolverines}}"| {{color|white|'''Michigan'''}} | Yost Ice Arena | 5,800 | colspan=2 rowspan=2 {{N/A|''No varsity team''}} |- | style="{{NCAA color cell|Michigan State Spartans}}"| {{color|white|'''Michigan State'''}} | Clarence L. Munn Ice Arena | 6,114 |- | style="{{NCAA color cell|Minnesota Golden Gophers}}"| {{color|white|'''Minnesota'''}} | 3M Arena at Mariucci | 10,257 | Ridder Arena | 3,400 |- | style="{{NCAA color cell|Notre Dame Fighting Irish}}"| {{color|white|'''Notre Dame'''}} | Compton Family Ice Arena | 5,022 | colspan=2 {{N/A|''No varsity team''}} |- | style="{{NCAA color cell|Ohio State Buckeyes}}"| {{color|white|'''Ohio State'''}} | Value City Arena | 17,500 | OSU Ice Rink | 1,415 |- | style="{{NCAA color cell|Penn State Nittany Lions}}"| {{color|white|'''Penn State'''}} | Pegula Ice Arena | 6,014 | Pegula Ice Arena | 6,014 |- | style="{{NCAA color cell|Wisconsin Badgers}}"| {{color|white|'''Wisconsin'''}} | Kohl Center | 15,359 | LaBahn Arena | 2,273 |}

==Football== {{See also|List of Big Ten Conference football standings (1959–present)|2025 Big Ten Conference football season}}

When Maryland and Rutgers joined the Big Ten in 2014, the division names were changed to "East" and "West", with Purdue and the six schools in the Central Time Zone in the West and Indiana joining the remaining six Eastern Time Zone schools in the East. The only protected cross-division game is Indiana–Purdue. Beginning in 2016, the Big Ten adopted a nine-game conference schedule.<ref name="2014 divisions"/><ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/042813aaa.html |title=Big Ten Announces Football Division Alignments and Move to Nine-Game Conference Schedules |publisher=Big Ten Conference |date=April 28, 2013 |access-date=August 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130804022458/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/042813aaa.html |archive-date=August 4, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> All teams have one cross-division opponent they play annually that changes every six years except for Indiana and Purdue, whose crossover is permanent. The other six opponents are played every three years during that cycle. For 2016–2021, the pairings are Maryland–Minnesota, Michigan-Wisconsin, Michigan State–Northwestern, Ohio State-Nebraska, Penn State–Iowa, and Rutgers–Illinois, and for 2022–2023 the pairings are Maryland–Northwestern, Michigan–Nebraska, Michigan State–Minnesota, Ohio State–Wisconsin, Penn State–Illinois, and Rutgers–Iowa.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.maizenbrew.com/2018/8/29/17797392/big-ten-football-future-conference-schedules-michigan-wolverines-michigan-state-ohio-state-nebraska|title=Michigan will continue road/road, home/home games against OSU, MSU after Big Ten announces conference football schedules through 2025|work=Maize n Brew|access-date=August 29, 2018}}</ref> In 2016, the Big Ten no longer allowed its members to play Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) teams and also requires at least one non-conference game against a school in the Power Five conferences (ACC, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC). Contracts for future games already scheduled against FCS teams would be honored. However, in 2017, the Big Ten started to allow teams to schedule an FCS opponent during years in which they only have four conference home games (odd-numbered years for East division teams, even-numbered years for West division teams).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2017/7/24/16020112/big-ten-fcs-opponents-football-scheduling|title=Big Ten teams are allowed to schedule FCS opponents again. Should they?|first=Alex|last=Kirshner|date=July 24, 2017|website=SBNation.com}}</ref> At the time this policy was first announced, games against FBS independents Notre Dame and BYU would count toward the Power Five requirement.<ref name="McGuire">{{cite web |url=http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/07/31/new-big-ten-scheduling-mandates-power-5-opponents-no-fcs-foes/related/ |title=New Big Ten scheduling mandates Power 5 opponents, no FCS foes |first=Kevin |last=McGuire |series=College Football Talk |work=NBCSports.com |date=July 31, 2015 |access-date=July 31, 2015 |archive-date=August 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150803023312/http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/07/31/new-big-ten-scheduling-mandates-power-5-opponents-no-fcs-foes/related/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> ESPN, citing a Big Ten executive, reported in 2015 that the Big Ten would allow exceptions to the Power Five rule on a case-by-case basis, and also that the other FBS independent at that time, Army, had been added to the list of non-Power Five schools that would be counted as Power Five opponents.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/13716412 |title=Independents BYU, Army, Notre Dame can fulfill Power 5 quota for Big Ten |first=Brett |last=McMurphy |work=ESPN.com |date=September 22, 2015 |access-date=August 6, 2023}}</ref>

In 2024, the addition of Oregon, UCLA, USC, and Washington expanded the Big Ten to 18 teams, resulting in the elimination of football divisions. A schedule consisting of nine conference games and three non-conference games was maintained. At the end of the season, the top two teams in the conference standings will play each other in the Big Ten Football Championship Game. For at least 2024 and 2025, the conference was to adopt what it called the "Flex Protect Plus" model, which called for each conference member to play all the others at home and away at least once during a four-year cycle. Initially, the 11 "protected" matchups were to be played each season. The announcement was made before Oregon and Washington were announced as incoming members.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://bigten.org/fb/article/blt39fc5a9dd81251cf/ |title=Big Ten Conference Announces Exciting Future Football Schedule Formats for 2024 and 2025 |publisher=Big Ten Conference |date=June 8, 2023 |access-date=June 9, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.clickondetroit.com/sports/2023/06/08/here-are-the-protected-rivals-for-every-big-ten-football-team-under-new-schedule-format/#:~:text=Here%20are%20the%20official%20protected%20rivals%20for%20every,Minnesota%3A%20Wisconsin%2C%20Iowa%208%20Nebraska%3A%20Iowa%20More%20items | title=Here are the protected rivals for every Big Ten football team under new schedule format | date=June 8, 2023 }}</ref> After the expansion to 18 teams was announced, the scheduling model was tweaked into the "Flex Protect XVIII" model, which will maintain the original 11 protected rivalries while adding Oregon–Washington. This model is planned to operate from 2024 to 2028.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://bigten.org/fb/article/blt39fc5a9dd81251cf/ |title=Big Ten Conference Announces Future Football Schedule Formats for 2024–28 |publisher=Big Ten Conference |date=October 4, 2023 |access-date=October 30, 2023}}</ref> * Illinois–Northwestern * Illinois–Purdue * Indiana–Purdue * Iowa–Minnesota * Iowa–Nebraska * Iowa–Wisconsin * Maryland–Rutgers * Michigan–Michigan State * Michigan–Ohio State * Minnesota–Wisconsin * Oregon–Washington * UCLA–USC

===All-time school records=== This list goes through January 20, 2025. The number of claimed national championships, as well as win–loss–tie records, include all seasons played, regardless of conference membership.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" ! scope="col" | # ! scope="col" | Team ! scope="col" | Won ! scope="col" | Loss ! scope="col" | Tied ! scope="col" | Win % ! scope="col" | Division Championships ! scope="col" | Big Ten Championships ! scope="col" | Claimed National Championships |- | 1 | Ohio State | 977 | 335 | 53 | {{Winning percentage|977|335|53}} | 10 | 39† | 9 |- | 2 | Michigan | 1,011 | 358 | 36 | {{Winning percentage|1011|358|36}} | 4 | 45 | 12 |- | 3 | USC†† | 881 | 374 | 54 | {{Winning percentage|881|374|54}} | 0 | 0 | 11 |- | 4 | Penn State | 940 | 410 | 41 | {{Winning percentage|940|410|41}} | 2 | 4 | 2 |- | 5 | Nebraska†† | 924 | 430 | 40 | {{Winning percentage|924|430|40}} | 1 | 0 | 5 |- |- | 6 | Washington†† | 778 | 468 | 50 | {{Winning percentage|778|468|50}} | 0 | 0 | 2 |- | 7 | Michigan State | 733 | 490 | 44 | {{Winning percentage|733|490|44}} | 3 | 9 | 6 |- | 8 | Wisconsin | 745 | 524 | 53 | {{Winning percentage|745|524|53}} | 5 | 14 | 0 |- | 9 | UCLA†† | 638 | 446 | 37 | {{Winning percentage|638|446|37}} | 0 | 0 | 1 |- |10 |Oregon†† | 720 | 511 | 46 | {{Winning percentage|720|511|46}} |0 |1 |0 |- | 11 | Minnesota | 744 | 549 | 44 | {{Winning percentage|744|549|44}} | 1 | 18 | 7 |- | 12 | Iowa | 702 | 580 | 39 | {{Winning percentage|702|580|39}} | 2 | 11 | 5 |- | 13 | Maryland†† | 682 | 627 | 43 | {{Winning percentage|682|627|43}} | 0 | 0 | 1 |- | 14 | Purdue | 642 | 608 | 48 | {{Winning percentage|642|608|48}} | 1 | 8 | 0 |- | 15 | Illinois | 644 | 625 | 50 | {{Winning percentage|644|625|50}} | 0 | 15 | 5 |- | 16 | Rutgers†† | 676 | 791 | 42 | {{Winning percentage|676|701|42}} | 0 | 0 | 1 |- | 17 | Northwestern | 561 | 703 | 44 | {{Winning percentage|567|703|44}} | 2 | 8 | 0 |- | 18 | Indiana | 506 | 704 | 45 | {{Winning percentage|506|704|45}} | 0 | 3 | 1 |} *† Ohio State vacated 12 wins and its Big Ten title in 2010 due to NCAA sanctions. *†† Numbers of division and conference championships shown reflect Big Ten history only and do not include division and conference championships in former conferences. Washington, Oregon, USC and UCLA joined the Big Ten in 2024, Maryland and Rutgers joined in 2014, and Nebraska joined in 2011.

=== Conference record in the College Football Playoff === {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" ! scope="col" | Team ! scope="col" | Won ! scope="col" | Loss ! scope="col" | Pct. ! scope="col" | App. ! scope="col" | QF !SF !RU ! scope="col" | NC |- | Ohio State | 7 | 5 | {{Winning percentage|7|5|0}} | 7 | 7 |6 |1 | 2 |- | Michigan | 2 | 2 | {{Winning percentage|2|2|0}} | 3 | 3 |3 |0 | 1 |- | Penn State | 2 | 1 | {{Winning percentage|2|1|0}} | 1 | 1 |1 |0 | 0 |- |Michigan State |0 |1 |{{Winning percentage|0|1|0}} |1 |1 |1 |0 |0 |- |Oregon† | 2 | 2 | {{Winning percentage|2|2|0}} |2 |2 |1 |0 |0 |- | Indiana | 3 | 1 | {{Winning percentage|3|1|0}} | 2 | 1 |1 |0 | 1 |- !Total !16 !12 !{{Winning percentage|16|12}} !16 !15 !13 !1 !4 |} *† Does not include record prior to joining the conference in 2024.

===Big Ten Conference champions=== {{Main|List of Big Ten Conference football champions|Big Ten Football Championship Game}}

===Bowl games=== Since 1946, the Big Ten champion has had a tie-in with the Rose Bowl game. Michigan appeared in the first bowl game, the 1902 Rose Bowl. After that, the Big Ten only allowed one other team to participate in the Rose Bowl (the 1920 Ohio State Buckeyes football team), until the agreement struck with the Pacific Coast Conference for the 1947 Rose Bowl. The spread of civilian air travel plus the fact that the US military had publicly encouraged college football during World War II were primary causes of the Big Ten finally allowing the Rose Bowl.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Madsen |first1=Rob |date=Spring 2023 |title=The Cost of Conservatism: The University of Minnesota's Lofted Ideals and Fallen Football Teams |url=https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/34/article/918698 |journal=Journal of Sport History |volume=50 |issue=1 |pages=85–100 |doi= 10.5406/21558450.50.1.06|access-date=|url-access=subscription }}</ref> From 1946 through 1971, the Big Ten did not allow the same team to represent the conference in consecutive years in the Rose Bowl with an exception made after the 1961 season in which Minnesota played in the 1962 Rose Bowl after playing in the 1961 Rose Bowl due to Ohio State declining the bid because of Ohio State faculty concerns about academics.

It was not until the 1975 season that the Big Ten allowed teams to play in bowl games other than the Rose Bowl. Michigan, which had been shut out of the postseason the previous three years, was the first beneficiary of the new rule when it played in the Orange Bowl vs. Oklahoma. Due to the pre-1975 rules, Big Ten teams such as Michigan and Ohio State have lower numbers of all-time bowl appearances than powerhouse teams from the Big 12 Conference (previously Big Eight and Southwest Conferences) and Southeastern Conference, which always placed multiple teams in bowl games every year.

==== 2026 Bowl Tie-ins ==== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" ! scope="col" | Name<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-18 |title=Big Ten Bowl Ties: How College Football's First Mega Conference Affects Bowl Tie-Ins in 2024 |url=https://collegefootballnetwork.com/big-ten-bowl-ties-changes-tie-ins-2024/#:~:text=What%20Bowls%20Are%20Tied%20In%20With%20the%20Big,Big%2012)%207%20Quick%20Lane%20Bowl%20(vs.%20MAC) |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=collegefootballnetwork.com |language=en-US}}</ref> ! scope="col" | Location ! scope="col" | Opposing Conference |- | Citrus Bowl | Orlando, Florida | rowspan="2" | SEC |- | ReliaQuest Bowl<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web |url=https://bigten.org/news/2019/6/4/football-big-ten-announces-new-postseason-slate-with-at-least-11-different-bowls-across-the-country.aspx |title=Big Ten Announces New Postseason Slate With at Least 11 Different Bowls Across the Country |publisher=Big Ten Conference |date=April 6, 2019 |access-date=September 15, 2021 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208050231/https://bigten.org/news/2019/6/4/football-big-ten-announces-new-postseason-slate-with-at-least-11-different-bowls-across-the-country.aspx |archive-date=December 8, 2019 }}</ref> | Tampa, Florida |- | Las Vegas Bowl | Paradise, Nevada | Former Pac-12 |- | Music City Bowl<ref name="ReferenceA" /> | Nashville, Tennessee | SEC |- | Pinstripe Bowl<ref name="ReferenceA" /> | New York City | ACC |- | Rate Bowl<ref name="ReferenceA" /> | Phoenix, Arizona | Big 12 |- | GameAbove Sports Bowl<ref name="ReferenceA" /> | Detroit, Michigan |MAC |}

====Bowl selection procedures==== Although the pick order usually corresponds to the conference standings, the bowls are not required to make their choices strictly according to the win–loss records; many factors influence bowl selections, especially the likely turnout of the team's fans. Picks are made after CFP selections; the bowl with the #2 pick will have the first pick of the remaining teams in the conference.

For all non-College Football Playoff partners, the bowl partner will request a Big Ten team. The Big Ten will approve or assign another team based on internal selection parameters.

When not hosting a semifinal, the Orange Bowl will select the highest-ranked team from the Big Ten, SEC or Notre Dame to face an ACC opponent. (However, in an 8-game cycle [12 years due to not counting when the Orange Bowl is a semifinal], the Big Ten must be selected at least three times and no more than four times; the SEC similarly will be selected between three and four times while Notre Dame may be selected up to two times.)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dailypress.com/sports/columns/david-teel/dp-teel-time-acc-orange-sec-notre-dame-story.html |title=Teel Time: ACC, Orange Bowl announce ties with SEC, Big Ten, Notre Dame, ESPN |work=Daily Press |last=Teel |first=David |date=November 15, 2012 |access-date=September 15, 2021 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118180119/https://www.dailypress.com/sports/columns/david-teel/dp-teel-time-acc-orange-sec-notre-dame-story.html |archive-date=January 18, 2021 }}</ref> The Big Ten Champion cannot play in the Orange Bowl. If a Big Ten team is not selected by the Orange Bowl, the Citrus Bowl will submit a request for a Big Ten team.

===Head coach compensation=== Guaranteed compensation is due to the coaches regardless of performance. Though most of the pay is directed from the university, some also comes in the form of guaranteed endorsements and other income streams. Most coaches also have performance-based bonuses that can significantly raise their salaries.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|last=Andrews|first=Kyle|date=November 23, 2021|title=Where does Penn State football coach James Franklin's salary rank in the Big Ten and nationally?|url=https://www.centredaily.com/sports/college/penn-state-university/psu-football/article256041347.html|access-date=November 24, 2021|website=Centre Daily Times}}</ref>

In 2025, three Big Ten member schools—Northwestern and USC, private institutions, and Penn State, exempt from most open records laws due to its status as what Pennsylvania calls a "state-related" institution—are not obligated to provide salary information for their head coaches. Both Penn State and Northwestern typically choose to provide this information, although Northwestern has not announced the salary of its current coach.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" ! scope="col" | Institution ! scope="col" | Head coach ! scope="col" | 2025 guaranteed pay |- | Ohio State | {{sortname|Ryan|Day}} | $9,960,000 |- | Oregon | {{sortname|Dan|Lanning}} | $8,000,000 |- | Nebraska | {{sortname|Matt|Rhule}} | $7,800,000 |- | Washington | {{sortname|Jedd|Fisch}} | $7,750,000 |- | Wisconsin | {{sortname|Luke|Fickell}} | $7,500,000 |- | Penn State | {{sortname|James|Franklin|dab=American football coach}}{{efn|group=fbcoach|name=fired|Franklin and Foster were fired during the 2025 season. Moore was fired during the postseason.}} | $7,500,000 |- | Iowa | {{sortname|Kirk|Ferentz}} | $7,000,000 |- | Michigan | {{sortname|Sherrone|Moore}}{{efn|group=fbcoach|name=fired}} | $6,000,000 |- | Michigan State | {{sortname|Jonathan|Smith|dab=American football coach}} | $6,000,000 |- | Illinois | {{sortname|Bret|Bielema}} | $6,000,000 |- | Purdue | {{sortname|Barry|Odom}} | $6,000,000 |- | Minnesota | {{sortname|P. J.|Fleck}} | $5,100,000 |- | Indiana | {{sortname|Curt|Cignetti}} | $4,000,000 |- | Rutgers | {{sortname|Greg|Schiano}} | $4,000,000 |- | Maryland | {{sortname|Mike|Locksley}} | $4,000,000 |- | UCLA | {{sortname|DeShaun|Foster}}{{efn|group=fbcoach|name=fired}} | $3,100,000 |- | Northwestern | {{sortname|David|Braun|dab=American football}} | N/A |- | USC | {{sortname|Lincoln|Riley}} | N/A |}

===Marching bands=== All Big Ten member schools have marching bands which perform regularly during the football season. Eleven of the member schools have won the Sudler Trophy,<ref name="Sudler Trophy">{{cite web|year=2011|title=Sudler Trophy|url=http://www.sousafoundation.net/allProjects/trophy.htm|publisher=John Philip Sousa Foundation|access-date=January 27, 2011}}</ref> generally considered the most prestigious honor a collegiate marching band can receive.<ref name="Sudler prestige">{{cite web|author=Iati, Marisa |date=January 20, 2011 |title=Marching band wins prestigious award |url=http://www.ndsmcobserver.com/news/marching-band-wins-prestigious-award-1.1903801 |work=The Observer |access-date=January 27, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122082545/http://www.ndsmcobserver.com/news/marching-band-wins-prestigious-award-1.1903801 |archive-date=January 22, 2011 }} *{{cite web|date=January 2, 2011|title=Cullowhee's WCU band struts stuff in Rose Parade|url=http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20110102/NEWS/301020062/1007/COLUMNISTS|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|access-date=January 27, 2011|quote=... followed its 2009 win of the Sudler Trophy, the highest award for a university marching band.}}</ref> Ten of the 11 have won the award while Big Ten members; the other is UCLA, which received the award when it was in the Pac-12 Conference. The first three Sudler trophies were awarded to Big Ten marching bands—Michigan (1982), Illinois (1983) and Ohio State (1984).<ref name="Sudler Trophy"/> The Big Ten has more Sudler Trophy recipients than any other collegiate athletic conference.<ref name="Sudler Trophy"/>

===Conference individual honors=== {{Main|Big Ten Conference football individual honors}}

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

==Men's basketball== {{See also|2025–26 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season|Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament}}

The Big Ten has participated in basketball since 1904, and has led the nation in attendance every season since 1978.<ref>{{cite book|title=Official 2007 NCAA Men's Basketball Records Book|publisher=NCAA|year=2006|location=Indianapolis|page=241|url=https://www.ncaa.org/library/records/basketball/m_basketball_records_book/2007/2007_m_basketball_records.pdf|access-date=February 3, 2007|isbn=978-1-57243-909-2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070308141801/http://www.ncaa.org/library/records/basketball/m_basketball_records_book/2007/2007_m_basketball_records.pdf|archive-date=March 8, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> Although, they have slightly higher average capacity basketball venues, the attendance edge is largely because Big Ten Conference fans fill a higher percentage of seats than other conferences.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://athleticdirectoru.com/articles/influencing-factors-mbb-attendance/|title=Influencing Factors In College Basketball Attendance|accessdate=April 28, 2024|publisher=Athletic Director U|author=Boettger, Eli|date=March 14, 2018 }}</ref> 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 and Michigan State each with two, and Wisconsin and Ohio State with one each. Maryland, which joined the Big Ten in 2014, won one NCAA championship as a member of the ACC.<ref>{{cite web|title=Big Ten Men's Basketball History|publisher=Big Ten Conference|year=2004|url=http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/big10-hoops-history.html|access-date=February 3, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070310180545/http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/big10-hoops-history.html|archive-date=March 10, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Maryland Men's Basketball NCAA Tournament History|publisher=UMTerps.com|year=2012|url=http://www.umterps.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=716397&SPID=120728&DB_OEM_ID=29700&ATCLID=208121516|access-date=September 28, 2013|archive-date=October 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002034047/http://www.umterps.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=716397&SPID=120728&DB_OEM_ID=29700&ATCLID=208121516|url-status=dead}}</ref> UCLA, which joined the conference in 2024, won eleven NCAA championships (1964–65, 1967–73, 1975, 1995) as a member of the Pac8/10. 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 National Invitation Tournament (NIT). Since 1974, 13 Big Ten teams have played in the championship game, winning nine championships. Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State, and Minnesota have won two NIT championships, while Indiana and Purdue have won one each. Three other members, Maryland, UCLA, and Nebraska, won NIT titles before they joined the Big Ten. In addition, in 1943 the defunct Helms Athletic Foundation retrospectively awarded national titles to Northwestern for 1931 and Purdue for 1932; then in 1957, it selected Illinois for 1915, Minnesota for 1902 and 1919, and Wisconsin for 1912, 1914 and 1916.<ref name="jps">{{cite web|first=Jon|last=Scott|date=Nov 9, 2010|title=The truth behind the Helms Committee|url=http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/helms.html|access-date=14 December 2015}}</ref> Former member Chicago won a post-season national championship series in 1908.

===Conference Challenges=== From 1999 to 2022, the Big Ten took part in the ACC–Big Ten Challenge with the Atlantic Coast Conference. The ACC held a 13–8–3 record against the Big Ten; Minnesota, Nebraska, Penn State, Purdue, and Wisconsin are the only Big Ten schools without losing records in the challenge.

From 2015 to 2023, the Big Ten took part in the Gavitt Tipoff Games with the Big East Conference. The Big Ten did well in the challenge, holding a 3–1–4 record against the Big East, only losing the challenge in 2021.

===All-time school records=== This list is updated through April 6, 2026 and is listed by win percentage in NCAA Division I men's college basketball.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" ! scope="col" | # ! scope="col" | Big Ten ! scope="col" | Overall record ! scope="col" | Pct. ! scope="col" | Big Ten Tournament Championships ! scope="col" | Big Ten Regular Season Championships ! scope="col" | NCAA National Championships ! scope="col" | Claimed Pre-Tournament Championships |- |- | 1 | UCLA | 1968–888 | .689 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |- | 2 | Purdue | 1855–1045 | .640 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 1 |- | 3 | Illinois | 1833–1031 | .640 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1 |- | 4 | Indiana | 1865–1080 | .635 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 0 |- | 5 | Ohio State | 1810–1138 | .614 | 4† | 20† | 1 | 0 |- | 6 | Michigan State | 1754–1114 | .612 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 0 |- | 7 | Michigan | 1767–1129 | .610 | 3† | 16 | 2 | 0 |- | 8 | Maryland | 1604–1056 | .603 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |- | 9 | Washington | 1812–1203 | .601 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- | 10 | Iowa | 1695–1193–1 | .587 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |- | 11 | USC | 1701–1241 | .578 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- | 12 | Minnesota | 1677–1248–2 | .573 | 0 | 8† | 0 | 2† |- | 13 | Wisconsin | 1653–1237 | .572 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 3 |- | 14 | Penn State | 1508–1211–1 | .555 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- | 15 | Oregon | 1753–1408 | .554 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |- | 16 | Nebraska | 1529–1410 | .520 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- | 17 | Rutgers | 1276–1235 | .508 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- | 18 | Northwestern | 1105–1557–1 | .415 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |} † Minnesota vacated its 1997 Big Ten Conference regular season title, Michigan vacated its 1998 Big Ten tournament title, and Ohio State vacated its 2002 Big Ten tournament, as well as 2000 and 2002 regular season titles, due to NCAA sanctions. Minnesota was retroactively selected as a national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation for 1902 and 1919.

===National championships, Final Fours, and NCAA tournament appearances=== Big Ten Conference basketball programs have combined to win 11 NCAA men's basketball championships as Big Ten members: Indiana has won five, Michigan and Michigan State has each won two, while Ohio State and Wisconsin have won one national championship each as Big Ten members. Maryland won one national championship while a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2002, Oregon won the first NCAA tournament in 1939, and UCLA won eleven championships between 1964 and 1995. Fifteen teams have advanced to the Final Four at least once in their history. Ten Big Ten schools (Indiana, Michigan State, Illinois, Purdue, Ohio State, Maryland, Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin, and UCLA) are among the national top 50 in all-time NCAA tournament appearances.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" ! scope="col" | School ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Men's NCAA Championships}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Men's NCAA Runner-Up}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Men's NCAA Final Fours}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Men's NCAA Elite Eights}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Men's NCAA Sweet Sixteens}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Men's NCAA Tournament Appearances}} |- | Illinois | | '''1''' {{small|(2005)}} | '''6''' {{small|(1949, 1951, 1952, 1989, 2005, 2026)}} | '''11''' {{small|(1942, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1963, 1984, 1989, 2001, 2005, 2024, 2026)}} | '''13''' {{small|(1951, 1952, 1963, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1989, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2024, 2026)}} | '''36''' {{small|(1942, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1963, 1981, 1983–90, 1993–95, 1997, 1998, 2000–07, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2021–26)}} |- | Indiana | '''5''' {{small|(1940, 1953, 1976, 1981, 1987)}} | '''1''' {{small|(2002)}} | '''8''' {{small|(1940, 1953, 1973, 1976, 1981, 1987, 1992, 2002)}} | '''11''' {{small|(1940, 1953, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1981, 1984, 1987, 1992, 1993, 2002)}} | '''22''' {{small|(1953, 1954, 1958, 1967, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1991–94, 2002, 2012, 2013, 2016)}} | '''41''' {{small|(1940, 1953, 1954, 1958, 1967, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980–84, 1986–2003, 2006–08, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2022, 2023)}} |- | Iowa | | '''1''' {{small|(1956)}} | '''3''' {{small|(1955, 1956, 1980)}} | '''5''' {{small|(1955, 1956, 1980, 1987, 2026)}} | '''9''' {{small|(1955, 1956, 1970, 1980, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1999, 2026)}} | '''30''' {{small|(1955, 1956, 1970, 1979–83, 1985–89, 1991–93, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2014–16, 2019, 2021–23, 2026)}} |- | Maryland | '''1''' {{small|(''2002'')}} | | '''2''' {{small|(''2001, 2002'')}} | '''4''' {{small|(''1973, 1975, 2001, 2002'')}} | '''15''' {{small|(''1958, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001–03'', 2016, 2025)}} | '''30''' {{small|(''1958, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1983–86, 1994–2004, 2007, 2009, 2010'', 2015–17, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025)}} |- | Michigan | '''2''' {{small|(1989, 2026)}} | '''4''' {{small|(1965, 1976, 2013, 2018)}} | '''7''' {{small|(1964, 1965, 1976, 1989, 2013, 2018, 2026)}} | '''15''' {{small|(1948, 1964–66, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1989, 1992, 1994, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2021, 2026)}} | '''19''' {{small|(1964–66, 1974, 1976–77, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 2013, 2014, 2017–19, 2021, 2022, 2025, 2026)}} | '''30''' {{small|(1948, 1964–66, 1974–77, 1985–90, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2009, 2011–14, 2016–19, 2021, 2022, 2025, 2026)}} |- | Michigan State | '''2''' {{small|(1979, 2000)}} | '''1''' {{small|(2009)}} | '''10''' {{small|(1957, 1979, 1999–01, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2019)}} | '''15''' {{small|(1957, 1959, 1978, 1979, 1999–01, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2025)}} | '''23''' {{small|(1957, 1959, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1990, 1998–2001, 2003, 2005, 2008–10, 2012–15, 2019, 2023, 2025, 2026)}} | '''39''' {{small|(1957, 1959, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1986, 1990–92, 1994, 1995, 1998–2019, 2021–2026)}} |- | Minnesota | | | | '''1''' {{small|(1990)}} | '''3''' {{small|(1982, 1989, 1990)}} | '''10''' {{small|(1982, 1989, 1990, 1999, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2017, 2019)}} |- | Nebraska | | | | | '''1''' {{small|(2026)}} | '''8''' {{small|(''1986, 1991–94, 1998'', 2014, 2026)}} |- | Northwestern | | | | | | '''2''' {{small|(2017, 2023)}} |- | Ohio State | '''1''' {{small|(1960)}} | '''4''' {{small|(1939, 1961, 1962, 2007)}} | '''10''' {{small|(1939, 1944–46, 1960–62, 1968, 2007, 2012)}} | '''14''' {{small|(1939, 1944–46, 1950, 1960–62, 1968, 1971, 1992, 2007, 2012, 2013)}} | '''14''' {{small|(1960–62, 1968, 1971, 1980, 1983, 1991, 1992, 2007, 2010–13)}} | '''32''' {{small|(1939, 1944–46, 1950, 1960–62, 1968, 1971, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1990–92, 2006, 2007, 2009–15, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2026)}} |- | Oregon | '''1''' {{small|(''1939'')}} | | '''2''' {{small|(''1939, 2017'')}} | '''7''' {{small|(''1939, 1945, 1960, 2002, 2007, 2016, 2017'')}} | '''8''' {{small|(''1960, 2002, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021'')}} | '''19''' {{small|(''1939, 1945, 1960, 1961, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2013–2017, 2019, 2021, 2024,'' 2025)}} |- | Penn State | | | '''1''' {{small|(''1954'')}} | '''2''' {{small|(''1942, 1954'')}} | '''4''' {{small|(''1952, 1954, 1955'', 2001)}} | '''10''' {{small|(''1942, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1965, 1991'', 1996, 2001, 2011, 2023)}} |- | Purdue | | '''2''' {{small|(1969, 2024)}} | '''3''' {{small|(1969, 1980, 2024)}} | '''7''' {{small|(1969, 1980, 1994, 2000, 2019, 2024, 2026)}} | '''16''' {{small|(1969, 1980, 1988, 1994, 1998–2000, 2009, 2010, 2017–19, 2022, 2024, 2025, 2026)}} | '''36''' {{small|(1969, 1977, 1980, 1983–88, 1990, 1991, 1993–95, 1997–2000, 2003, 2007–12, 2015–19, 2021–26)}} |- | Rutgers | | | '''1''' {{small|(''1976'')}} | '''1''' {{small|(''1976'')}} | '''2''' {{small|(''1976, 1979'')}} | '''8''' {{small|(''1975, 1976, 1979, 1983, 1989, 1991'', 2021, 2022)}} |- | UCLA | '''11''' {{small|(''1964, 1965, 1967–73, 1975, 1995'')}} | '''1''' {{small|(''2006'')}} | '''18''' {{small|(''1962, 1964, 1965, 1967–76, 1976, 1995, 2006–08, 2021'')}} | '''22''' {{small|(''1950, 1962, 1964–65, 1967–76, 1979, 1992, 1995, 1997, 2006–08, 2021'')}} | '''36''' {{small|(''1952, 1956, 1962–65, 1967–79, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000–02, 2006–08, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2021–23'')}} | '''52''' {{small|(''1950, 1952, 1956, 1962–65, 1967–81, 1983, 1987, 1989–2002, 2005–09, 2011, 2013–15, 2017, 2018, 2021–23'', 2025, 2026)}} |- | USC | | | '''2''' {{small|(''1940, 1954'')}} | '''4''' {{small|(''1940, 1954, 2001, 2021'')}} | '''4''' {{small|(''1954, 1961, 2001, 2021'')}} | '''20''' {{small|(''1940, 1954, 1960–1961, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1991–1992, 1997, 2001–2002, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2016–2017, 2021–2022, 2023'')}} |- | Washington | | | '''1''' {{small|(''1953'')}} | '''4''' {{small|(''1943, 1948, 1951, 1953'')}} | '''6''' {{small|(''1951, 1953, 1984, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2010'')}} | '''17''' {{small|(''1943, 1948, 1951, 1953, 1976, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2019'')}} |- | Wisconsin | '''1''' {{small|(1941)}} | '''1''' {{small|(2015)}} | '''4''' {{small|(1941, 2000, 2014, 2015)}} | '''6''' {{small|(1941, 1947, 2000, 2005, 2014, 2015)}} | '''10''' {{small|(2000, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014–17)}} | '''29''' {{small|(1941, 1947, 1994, 1997, 1999–2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024-26)}} |}

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

===Big Ten NCAA tournament champions, runners-up and locations=== ''† denotes overtime games. Multiple †'s indicate more than one overtime.''

Teams in '''bold''' represented the Big Ten at the time of their appearance. Those in '''''bold italics''''' made appearances before joining the conference. {| class="wikitable" ! scope="col" | Year ! colspan="2" scope="col" | Champion ! colspan="2" scope="col" | Runner-up ! colspan="2" scope="col" | Venue and city{{refn|group=a|The count of host cities refers to the number of times each ''city'' has hosted, not each specific venue.}} |- | 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 {{small|(2)}} |- | 1953 | '''Indiana''' {{small|(2)}} | '''69''' | Kansas | 68 | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri {{small|(4)}} |- | 1956 | San Francisco {{small|(2)}} | '''83''' | '''Iowa''' | 71 | McGaw Hall | Evanston, Illinois {{small|(2)}} |- | 1960 | '''Ohio State''' | '''75''' | California | 55 | Cow Palace | Daly City, California |- | 1961† | Cincinnati | '''70''' | '''Ohio State''' | 65 | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri {{small|(8)}} |- | 1962 | Cincinnati {{small|(2)}} | '''71''' | '''Ohio State''' | 59 | Freedom Hall | Louisville, Kentucky {{small|(3)}} |- | 1964 | '''''UCLA''''' | '''98''' | Duke | 83 | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Missouri {{small|(9)}} |- | 1965 | '''''UCLA''''' {{small|(2)}} | '''91''' | '''Michigan''' | 80 | Memorial Coliseum | Portland, Oregon |- | 1967 | '''''UCLA''''' {{small|(3)}} | '''79''' | Dayton | 64 | Freedom Hall | Louisville, Kentucky {{small|(6)}} |- | 1968 | '''''UCLA''''' {{small|(4)}} | '''78''' | North Carolina | 55 | Los Angeles Sports Arena | Los Angeles, California |- | 1969 | '''''UCLA''''' {{small|(5)}} | '''92''' | '''Purdue''' | 72 | Freedom Hall | Louisville, Kentucky {{small|(6)}} |- | 1970 | '''''UCLA''''' {{small|(6)}} | '''80''' | Jacksonville | 69 | Cole Field House | College Park, Maryland {{small|(2)}} |- | 1971 | '''''UCLA''''' {{small|(7)}} | '''68''' | Villanova{{refn|group=a|name=Vacated|Participation vacated due to major NCAA violations.}} | 62 | Astrodome | Houston, Texas |- | 1972 | '''''UCLA''''' {{small|(8)}} | '''81''' | Florida State | 76 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | Los Angeles, California {{small|(2)}} |- | 1973 | '''''UCLA''''' {{small|(9)}} | '''87''' | Memphis State | 66 | St. Louis Arena | St. Louis, Missouri |- | 1975 | '''''UCLA''''' {{small|(10)}} | '''92''' | Kentucky | 85 | San Diego Sports Arena | San Diego, California |- | 1976 | '''Indiana''' {{small|(3)}} | '''86''' | '''Michigan''' | 68 | The Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |- | 1979 | '''Michigan State''' | '''75''' | Indiana State | 64 | Special Events Center | Salt Lake City, Utah |- | 1980 | Louisville | '''59''' | '''''UCLA'''''{{refn|group=a|name=Vacated}} | 54 | Market Square Arena | Indianapolis, Indiana |- | 1981 | '''Indiana''' {{small|(4)}} | '''63''' | North Carolina | 50 | The Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania {{small|(2)}} |- | 1987 | '''Indiana''' {{small|(5)}} | '''74''' | Syracuse | 73 | Louisiana Superdome | New Orleans, Louisiana {{small|(2)}} |- | 1989† | '''Michigan''' | '''80''' | Seton Hall | 79 | Kingdome | Seattle, Washington {{small|(4)}} |- | 1992 | Duke {{small|(2)}} | '''71''' | '''Michigan'''{{refn|Participation vacated due to major NCAA violations.|group=a|name="Fab Five"}} | 51 | Metrodome | Minneapolis, Minnesota |- | 1993 | North Carolina {{small|(3)}} | '''77''' | '''Michigan'''{{refn|Participation vacated due to major NCAA violations.|group=a|name="Fab Five"}} | 71 | Louisiana Superdome | New Orleans, Louisiana {{small|(3)}} |- | 1995 | '''''UCLA''''' {{small|(11)}} | '''89''' | Arkansas | 78 | Kingdome | Seattle, Washington {{small|(3)}} |- | 2000 | '''Michigan State''' {{small|(2)}} | '''89''' | Florida | 76 | RCA Dome | Indianapolis, Indiana {{small|(4)}} |- | 2002 | '''''Maryland''''' | '''64''' | '''Indiana''' | 52 | Georgia Dome | Atlanta, Georgia {{small|(2)}} |- | 2005 | North Carolina {{small|(4)}} | '''75''' | '''Illinois''' | 70 | Edward Jones Dome | St. Louis, Missouri {{small|(3)}} |- | 2006 | Florida | '''73''' | '''''UCLA''''' | 57 | RCA Dome | Indianapolis, Indiana {{small|(5)}} |- | 2007 | Florida {{small|(2)}} | '''84''' | '''Ohio State''' | 75 | Georgia Dome | Atlanta, Georgia {{small|(3)}} |- | 2009 | North Carolina {{small|(5)}} | '''89''' | '''Michigan State''' | 72 | Ford Field | Detroit, Michigan |- | 2013 | Louisville{{refn|group=a|Participation and title vacated due to major NCAA violations.}} | '''82''' | '''Michigan''' | 76 | Georgia Dome | Atlanta, Georgia {{small|(4)}} |- | 2015 | Duke {{small|(5)}} | '''68''' | '''Wisconsin''' | 63 | Lucas Oil Stadium | Indianapolis, Indiana {{small|(7)}} |- | 2018 | Villanova {{small|(3)}} | '''79''' | '''Michigan''' | 62 | Alamodome | San Antonio, Texas {{small|(4)}} |- | 2024 | UConn {{small|(6)}} | '''75''' | '''Purdue''' | 60 | State Farm Stadium | Glendale, Arizona {{small|(2)}} |- | 2026 | '''Michigan''' {{small|(2)}} |'''69''' | UConn | 63 | Lucas Oil Stadium | Indianapolis, Indiana {{small|(9)}} |} {{Reflist|group=a}}

===Big Ten Post-season NIT championships and runners-up=== {| class="wikitable" ! scope="col" | Year ! colspan="2" scope="col" | Champion ! colspan="2" scope="col" | Runner-up ! scope="col" | MVP ! colspan="2" scope="col" | 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 | UConn{{refn|group=b|Then known athletically as 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'''{{refn|Participation and title vacated due to major NCAA violations.|group=b|name="UM scandal"}} | '''82''' | Florida State | 73 | Robert Traylor, Michigan | Madison Square Garden | New York City |- | 1998 | '''Minnesota'''{{refn|Participation and title vacated due to major NCAA violations.|group=b|name="academic fraud"}} | '''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''' | UMass | 85 | Kosta Koufos, Ohio State | Madison Square Garden | New York City |- | 2009 | '''Penn State''' | '''69''' | Baylor | 63 | Jamelle Cornley, Penn State | Madison Square Garden | New York City |- | 2012 | Stanford | '''75''' | '''Minnesota''' | 51 | Aaron Bright, Stanford | Madison Square Garden | New York City |- | 2013 | Baylor | '''74''' | '''Iowa''' | 54 | Pierre Jackson, Baylor | Madison Square Garden | New York City |- | 2014 | '''Minnesota''' | '''65''' | SMU | 63 | Austin Hollins, Minnesota | Madison Square Garden | New York City |- | 2018 | '''Penn State''' | '''82''' | Utah | 66 | Lamar Stevens, Penn State | Madison Square Garden | New York City |} {{Reflist|group=b}}

{{See also|List of Big Ten Conference men's basketball regular season champions|Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament}}

In 2024, three Big Ten member schools—Northwestern and USC, private institutions, and Penn State, exempt from most open records laws due to its status as what Pennsylvania calls a "state-related" institution—are not obligated to provide salary information for their head coaches. Despite this, both Penn State and Northwestern typically choose to provide this information.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" ! scope="col" | Institution ! scope="col" | Head coach ! scope="col" | 2023–2024 guaranteed pay |- | Michigan State | Tom Izzo | $6,200,000 |- | Illinois | Brad Underwood | $4,600,000 |- | Indiana | Darian DeVries | $4,200,000 |- |UCLA |Mick Cronin |$4,100,000 |- | Maryland | Kevin Willard | $4,000,000 |- |Oregon |Dana Altman |$3,775,000 |- | Purdue | Matt Painter | $3,550,000 |- | Wisconsin | Greg Gard | $3,550,000 |- | Ohio State | Jake Diebler | $2,500,000 |- | Michigan | Dusty May | $3,750,000 |- | Rutgers | Steve Pikiell | $3,250,000 |- | Nebraska | Fred Hoiberg | $3,250,000 |- | Iowa | Ben McCollum | $3,200,000 |- |Washington |Danny Sprinkle |$3,600,000 |- | Penn State | Mike Rhoades | $2,900,000 |- | Minnesota | Ben Johnson | $1,950,000 |- | Northwestern | Chris Collins | $2,893,064 |- |USC |Eric Musselman |N/A |}

==Women's basketball== Big Ten women's basketball teams have played a total of 18 championship games of the three most prominent national postseason tournaments—seven in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament (since 1982), one in the Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament (since 2024), and 10 in the Women's National Invitation Tournament (since 1998). Three other championship game appearances (five in the NCAA, three in the WNIT) were made by Big Ten members before they joined the conference.

Purdue (1999) and UCLA (2026) are the only Big Ten members to have won the NCAA women's basketball national title while a member of the conference. UCLA, Rutgers, USC and Maryland won national titles before joining the Big Ten. UCLA won the 1978 AIAW championship as a member of the WCAA, Rutgers won the final AIAW championship in 1982 as a member of the Eastern 8, USC won the first two NCAA-sponsored titles back-to-back in 1983 and 1984 as a member of the WCAA, and Maryland won the NCAA title in 2006 as a member of the ACC. Big Ten women's basketball led conference attendance from 1993 to 1999.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Official 2007 NCAA Women's Basketball Records Book |journal=NCAA Basketball. The Official ... Women's Basketball Records Book |publisher=NCAA |year=2006 |location=Indianapolis |page=199 |url=https://www.ncaa.org/library/records/basketball/w_basketball_records_book/2007/2007_w_basketball_records.pdf |access-date=February 3, 2007 |issn=1089-5299 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070125004820/http://www.ncaa.org/library/records/basketball/w_basketball_records_book/2007/2007_w_basketball_records.pdf |archive-date=January 25, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Like the men's teams, the women's basketball teams in the Big Ten participated in the Big Ten–ACC Women's Challenge, which was founded in 2007 and ended in 2022. The Big Ten's record in the challenge was 1–11–3, with Indiana, Maryland, and Michigan being the only Big Ten teams without a losing record in the challenge.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" ! School ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Women's AIAW/NCAA Championships}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Women's AIAW/NCAA Final Fours}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Women's AIAW/NCAA Elite Eights}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Women's AIAW/NCAA Sweet Sixteens}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Women's AIAW/NCAA Tournament Appearances}} |- | Illinois | | | | '''2''' {{small|(1997, 1998)}} | '''11''' {{small|(''1982,'' 1986, 1987, 1997–2000, 2003, 2023, 2025, 2026)}} |- | Indiana | | '''1''' {{small|(''1973'')}} | '''3''' {{small|(''1972, 1974,'' 2021)}} | '''3''' {{small|(2021, 2022, 2024)}} | '''11''' {{small|(1983, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2016, 2019, 2021–25)}} |- | Iowa | | '''3''' {{small|(1993, 2023, 2024)}} | '''6''' {{small|(1987, 1988, 1993, 2019, 2023, 2024)}} | '''10''' {{small|(1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1996, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024)}} | '''32''' {{small|(1986–94, 1996–98, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008–15, 2018–19, 2021–26)}} |- | Maryland | '''1''' {{small|(''2006'')}} | '''6''' {{small|(''1978, 1982, 1989, 2006, 2014'', 2015)}} | '''15''' {{small|(''1978–82, 1988, 1989, 1992, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014'', 2015, 2023)}} | '''21''' {{small|(''1978–83, 1988, 1989, 1992, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012–14'', 2015, 2017, 2021–23, 2025)}} | '''37''' {{small|(''1978–84, 1986, 1988–93, 1997, 2001, 2004–09, 2011–14'', 2015–19, 2021–26)}} |- | Michigan | | | '''2''' {{small|(2022, 2026)}} | '''3''' {{small|(2021, 2022, 2026)}} | '''14''' {{small|(1990, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2021–26)}} |- | Michigan State | | '''1''' {{small|(2005)}} | '''1''' {{small|(2005)}} | '''3''' {{small|(2005, 2006, 2009)}} | '''22''' {{small|(''1977,'' 1991, 1996, 1997, 2003–07, 2009–14, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2024-26)}} |- | Minnesota | | '''1''' {{small|(2004)}} | '''1''' {{small|(2004)}} | '''5''' {{small|(''1977,'' 2003, 2004, 2005, 2026)}} | '''14''' {{small|(''1977, 1981, 1982,'' 1994, 2002–06, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2018, 2026)}} |- | Nebraska | | | | '''2''' {{small|(''2010'', 2013)}} | '''18''' {{small|(''1988'', ''1993'', ''1996'', ''1998–2000'', ''2007'', ''2008'', ''2010'', 2012–15, 2018, 2022, 2024-26)}} |- | Northwestern | | | | | '''11''' {{small|(''1979–82,'' 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2015, 2021)}} |- | Ohio State | | '''1''' {{small|(1993)}} | '''5''' {{small|(''1975,'' 1985, 1987, 1993, 2023)}} | '''13''' {{small|(1985–89, 1993, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2016, 2022, 2023, 2026)}} | '''29''' {{small|(''1975, 1978,'' 1984–90, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2003–12, 2015, 2016, 2022–26)}} |- | Oregon | | '''1''' {{small|(''2019'')}} | '''3''' {{small|(''2017–19'')}} | '''5''' {{small|(''1981, 2017–19, 2021'')}} | '''21''' {{small|(''1980–82, 1984, 1987, 1994–2001, 2005, 2017–19, 2021, 2022,'' 2025, 2026)}} |- | Penn State | | '''1''' {{small|(2000)}} | '''4''' {{small|(''1983'', 1994, 2000, 2004)}} | '''13''' {{small|(''1982'', ''1983'', ''1985'', ''1986'', 1992, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2002–04, 2012, 2014)}} | '''26''' {{small|(''1976'', ''1982–88'', ''1990'', ''1991'', 1992–96, 1999–2005, 2011–14)}} |- | Purdue | '''1''' {{small|(1999)}} | '''3''' {{small|(1994, 1999, 2001)}} | '''8''' {{small|(1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009)}} | '''12''' {{small|(1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009)}} | '''27''' {{small|(1989–92, 1994–2009, 2011–14, 2016, 2017, 2023)}} |- | Rutgers | '''1''' {{small|(''1982'')}} | '''3''' {{small|(''1982, 2000, 2007'')}} | '''7''' {{small|(''1986, 1987, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2007, 2008'')}} | '''11''' {{small|(''1986–88, 1998–2000, 2005–09'')}} | '''30''' {{small|(''1979–82, 1986–94, 1998–2001, 2003–12'', 2015, 2019, 2021)}} |- | UCLA | '''2''' {{small|(''1978,'' 2026)}} | '''4''' {{small|(''1978, 1979,'' 2025, 2026)}} | '''6''' {{small|(''1978, 1979, 1999, 2018,'' 2025, 2026)}} | '''13''' {{small|(''1978, 1979, 1985, 1992, 1999, 2016–19, 2023, 2024,'' 2025, 2026)}} | '''24''' {{small|(''1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1990, 1992, 1998–2000, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016–19, 2021, 2023, 2024,'' 2025, 2026)}} |- | USC | '''2''' {{small|(''1983, 1984'')}} | '''4''' {{small|(''1981, 1983, 1984, 1986'')}} | '''9''' {{small|(''1981–84, 1986, 1992, 1994, 2024,'' 2025)}} | '''13''' {{small|(''1981–88, 1992–94, 2024,'' 2025)}} | '''22''' {{small|(''1980–88, 1991–95, 1997, 2005, 2006, 2014, 2023, 2024,'' 2025, 2026)}} |- | Washington | | '''1''' {{small|(''2016'')}} | '''3''' {{small|(''1990, 2001, 2016'')}} | '''7''' {{small|(''1988, 1990, 1991, 1995, 2001, 2016, 2017'')}} | '''22''' {{small|(''1978, 1985–91, 1993–95, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2015–17,'' 2025, 2026)}} |- | Wisconsin | | | '''1''' {{small|(''1982'')}} | | '''8''' {{small|(''1982,'' 1992, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2010)}} |}

===Big Ten NCAA tournament champions, runners-up and locations=== '''Bold type''' indicates teams that competed as Big Ten members. '''''Bold italics''''' indicates teams that later became Big Ten members. {| class="wikitable" ! scope="col" | Year ! colspan="2" scope="col" | Champion ! colspan="2" scope="col" | Runner-up ! colspan="2" scope="col" | Venue and city |- | 1983 | '''''USC''''' | '''69''' | Louisiana Tech | 67 | Norfolk Scope | Norfolk, Virginia |- | 1984 | '''''USC''''' | '''72''' | Tennessee | 61 | Pauley Pavilion | Los Angeles, California |- | 1986 | Texas | '''97''' | '''''USC''''' | 81 | Rupp Arena | Lexington, Kentucky |- | 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 |- | 2023 | LSU | '''102''' | '''Iowa''' | 85 | American Airlines Center | Dallas, Texas |- | 2024 | South Carolina | '''87''' | '''Iowa''' | 75 | Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse | Cleveland, Ohio |- | 2026 | '''UCLA''' | '''79''' | South Carolina | 51 | Mortgage Matchup Center | Phoenix, Arizona |}

===Big Ten Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament championship games=== {| class="wikitable" ! scope="col" | Year ! colspan="2" scope="col" | Champion ! colspan="2" scope="col" | Runner-up ! scope="col" | Venue ! scope="col" | City |- | 2024 | '''Illinois''' | '''71''' | Villanova | 57 | Hinkle Fieldhouse | Indianapolis |- | 2025 | '''Minnesota''' | '''75''' | Belmont | 63 | Hinkle Fieldhouse | Indianapolis |}

===Big Ten Women's National Invitation Tournament championship games=== '''Bold type''' indicates teams that competed as Big Ten members. '''''Bold italics''''' indicates teams that later became Big Ten members.

{| class="wikitable" ! scope="col" | Year ! colspan="2" scope="col" | Champion ! colspan="2" scope="col" | Runner-up ! scope="col" | Venue ! scope="col" | 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 |- | 2011 | Toledo | '''76''' | '''''USC''''' | 68 | Savage Arena | Toledo, Ohio |- | 2014 | '''''Rutgers''''' | '''56''' | UTEP | 54 | Don Haskins Center | El Paso, Texas |- | 2015 | '''''UCLA''''' | '''62''' | West Virginia | 60 | Charleston Civic Center | Charleston, West Virginia |- | 2017 | '''Michigan''' | '''89''' | Georgia Tech | 79 | Calihan Hall | Detroit, Michigan |- | 2018 | '''Indiana''' | '''65''' | Virginia Tech | 57 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall | Bloomington, Indiana |- | 2019 | Arizona | '''56''' | '''Northwestern''' | 42 | McKale Center | Tucson, Arizona |- | 2024 | Saint Louis | '''56''' | '''Minnesota''' | 42 | Vadalabene Center | Edwardsville, Illinois |} {{See also|List of Big Ten Conference women's basketball regular season champions|Big Ten Conference women's basketball tournament}}

==Volleyball== {{further|Big Ten Conference volleyball}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" ! School ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|AIAW/NCAA Championships}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|AIAW/NCAA Runner-Up}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|AIAW/NCAA Semifinals}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|AIAW/NCAA Regional Finals}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|AIAW/NCAA Regional Semifinals}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|AIAW/NCAA Tournament Appearances}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Conference Championships}} |- | Illinois | | '''1''' {{small|(2011)}} | '''4''' {{small|(1987, 1988, 2011, 2018)}} | '''7''' {{small|(1986–89, 1992, 2011, 2018)}} | '''19''' {{small|(1985–89, 1992, 1995, 1998, 2003, 2008–11, 2013–15, 2017, 2018, 2021)}} | '''30''' {{small|(1977, 1980, 1985–95, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2008–11, 2013–15, 2017–19, 2021, 2024)}} | '''4''' {{small|(1986, 1987, 1988, 1992)}} |- | Indiana | | | | | '''2''' {{small|(2010, 2025)}} | '''6''' {{small|(1995, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2010, 2025)}} | |- | Iowa | | | | | | '''2''' {{small|(1989, 1994)}} | |- | Maryland | | | | | | '''7''' {{small|(''1990, 1995–97, 2003–05'')}} | '''5''' {{small|(''1990, 1996, 2003–05'')}} |- | Michigan | | | '''1''' {{small|(2012)}} | '''2''' {{small|(2009, 2012)}} | '''7''' {{small|(2007–09, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2018)}} | '''22''' {{small|(1981, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002–04, 2006–13, 2015–19, 2021, 2025)}} | '''1''' {{small|(1981)}} |- | Michigan State | | | '''1''' {{small|(1995)}} | '''3''' {{small|(1995, 1996, 2017)}} | '''7''' {{small|(1995, 1996, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2017)}} | '''22''' {{small|(1975, 1976, 1994–2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011–17)}} | '''4''' {{small|(1975, 1976, 1995, 1996)}} |- | Minnesota | | '''1''' {{small|(2004)}} | '''6''' {{small|(2003, 2004, 2009, 2015, 2016, 2019)}} | '''9''' {{small|(2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021)}} | '''22''' {{small|(1989, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2002–04, 2006, 2009–13, 2015–22, 2025)}} | '''30''' {{small|(1989, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999–2013, 2015–25)}} | '''3''' {{small|(2002, 2015, 2018)}} |- | Nebraska | '''5''' {{small|(''1995, 2000, 2006,'' 2015, 2017)}} | '''6''' {{small|(''1986, 1989, 2005,'' 2018, 2021, 2023)}} | '''18''' {{small|(''1986, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008,'' 2015–18, 2021, 2023, 2024)}} | '''34''' {{small|(''1984–87, 1989–91, 1994–98, 2000–02, 2004–09'' 2012–21, 2023–2025)}} | '''41''' {{small|(''1982, 1984–92, 1994–2010'', 2012–25)}} | '''50''' {{small|(''1975–80, 1982–2010,'' 2011–25)}} | '''37''' {{small|(''1976–92, 1994–96, 1998–2002, 2004–08, 2010,'' 2011, 2016, 2017, 2023–2025)}} |- | Northwestern | | | | | '''1''' {{small|(1981)}} | '''8''' {{small|(1981–84, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2010)}} | '''2''' {{small|(1983, 1984)}} |- | Ohio State | | | '''2''' {{small|(1991, 1994)}} | '''4''' {{small|(1991, 1994, 2004, 2022)}} | '''19''' {{small|(1989, 1991, 1993–97, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2014–16, 2020–22)}} | '''35''' {{small|(1972–81, 1989–98, 2001, 2002, 2004–06, 2009–12, 2014–16, 2020–22)}} | '''3''' {{small|(1989, 1991, 1994)}} |- | Oregon | | '''1''' {{small|(''2012'')}} | '''1''' {{small|(''2012'')}} | '''4''' {{small|(''2012, 2018, 2022, 2023'')}} | '''10''' {{small|(''1984, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023,'' 2024)}} | '''29''' {{small|(1973–80, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 2006–09, 2011–18, 2020–23, 2024)}} | |- | Penn State | '''8''' {{small|(1999, 2007–10, 2013, 2014, 2024)}} | '''3''' {{small|(1993, 1997, 1998)}} | '''14''' {{small|(1993, 1994, 1997–99, 2007–10, 2012–14, 2017, 2024)}} | '''21''' {{small|(''1990,'' 1993, 1994, 1996–2000, 2003, 2006–10, 2012–14, 2017–19, 2024)}} | '''36''' {{small|(''1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1990,'' 1991–2000, 2003–20, 2022–24)}} | '''46''' {{small|(''1980–90,'' 1991–2025)}} | '''26''' {{small|(''1983–90,'' 1992, 1993, 1996–99, 2003–10, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2024)}} |- | Purdue | | | | '''6''' {{small|(1982, 2010, 2013, 2020, 2021, 2025)}} | '''17''' {{small|(1981–83, 1985, 1987, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010–13, 2019–21, 2023, 2025)}} | '''28''' {{small|(1978, 1979, 1981–85, 1987, 1990, 2004–08, 2010–13, 2015–23, 2025)}} | '''2''' {{small|(1982, 1985)}} |- | Rutgers | | | | | | '''1''' {{small|(''1982'')}} | '''1''' {{small|(''1982'')}} |- | UCLA | '''7''' {{small|(''1972, 1974, 1975, 1984, 1990, 1991, 2011'')}} | '''7''' {{small|(''1970, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1992, 1994'')}} | '''17''' {{small|(''1972–73, 1973, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983–85, 1988–92, 1994, 2006, 2011'')}} | '''22''' {{small|(''1981–85, 1988–95, 1999–2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2016'')}} | '''29''' {{small|(''1981–85, 1987–95, 1999–2001, 2003–08, 2011, 2014–17, 2021'')}} | '''50''' {{small|(''1970, 1972, 1972–73, 1973–95, 1997–2009, 2011, 2012, 2014–17, 2019–2021'', 2025)}} | '''7''' {{small|(''1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1999'')}} |- | USC | '''6''' {{small|(''1976, 1977, 1980, 1981, 2002, 2003'')}} | '''1''' {{small|(''1982'')}} | '''13''' {{small|(''1976, 1977, 1980–82, 1985, 2000, 2002–04, 2007, 2010, 2011'')}} | '''17''' {{small|(''1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1994, 2000–04, 2007, 2010–13, 2015, 2017'')}} | '''24''' {{small|(''1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1991, 1992, 1994–98, 2000–04, 2006, 2007, 2010–13, 2015, 2017'')}} | '''42''' {{small|(''1970, 1976–78, 1980–85, 1987–89, 1991–93, 1995–2019, 2022'')}} | '''5''' {{small|(''2000, 2002, 2003, 2011, 2015'')}} |- | Washington | '''1''' {{small|(''2005'')}} | | '''5''' {{small|(''2004–06, 2013, 2020'')}} | '''12''' {{small|(''1988, 2003–06, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020'')}} | '''18''' {{small|(''1979, 1980, 1988, 1997, 2003–06, 2008, 2010, 2012–16, 2018–20'')}} | '''30''' {{small|(''1979, 1980, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2002–22,'' 2024)}} | '''7''' {{small|(''1980, 2004, 2005, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2020'')}} |- | Wisconsin | '''1''' {{small|(2021)}} | '''3''' {{small|(2000, 2013, 2019)}} | '''7''' {{small|(2000, 2013, 2019–21, 2023, 2025)}} | '''16''' {{small|(1997, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018–25)}} | '''23''' {{small|(1990, 1991, 1996–98, 2000, 2001, 2004–06, 2013–25)}} | '''29''' {{small|(1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996–2007, 2013–25)}} | '''9''' {{small|(1990, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2014, 2019–22)}} |}

===NCAA volleyball champions, runners-up, and scores=== Note: Teams in '''bold''' are current Big Ten members who advanced to the championship while in the conference. Teams in '''''bold italics''''' are current Big Ten members who were either in another conference or an independent at the time of their appearance.

{| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Champion ! Runner-up ! Score ! colspan=2|Venue |- |1981 |'''''USC''''' |'''''UCLA''''' |'''3–2''' |Pauley Pavilion || Los Angeles, California |- |1982 |Hawaii |'''''USC''''' |'''3–2''' |Alex G. Spanos Center || Stockton, California |- |1983 |Hawaii {{small|(2)}} |'''''UCLA''''' |'''3–0''' |Memorial Coliseum || Lexington, Kentucky |- |1984 |'''''UCLA''''' |Stanford |'''3–2''' |Pauley Pavilion || Los Angeles, California |- |1986 |Pacific {{small|(2)}} |'''''Nebraska''''' |'''3–0''' |Alex G. Spanos Center || Stockton, California |- |1989 |Long Beach State |'''''Nebraska''''' |'''3–0''' |Blaisdell Arena || Honolulu, Hawaii |- |1990 |'''''UCLA''''' {{small|(2)}} |Pacific |'''3–0''' |Cole Field House || College Park, Maryland |- |1991 |'''''UCLA''''' {{small|(3)}} |Long Beach State |'''3–2''' |Pauley Pavilion || Los Angeles, California |- |1992 |Stanford |'''''UCLA''''' |'''3–1''' |University Arena || Albuquerque, New Mexico |- |1993 |Long Beach State {{small|(2)}} |'''Penn State''' |'''3–1''' |UW Field House || Madison, Wisconsin |- |1994 |Stanford {{small|(2)}} |'''''UCLA''''' |'''3–1''' |Frank Erwin Center || Austin, Texas |- |1995 |'''''Nebraska''''' |Texas |'''3–1''' |Mullins Center || Amherst, Massachusetts |- |1997 |Stanford {{small|(4)}} |'''Penn State''' |'''3–2''' |Spokane Arena || Spokane, Washington |- |1998 |Long Beach State {{small|(3)}} |'''Penn State''' |'''3–2''' |Kohl Center || Madison, Wisconsin |- |1999 |'''Penn State''' |Stanford |'''3–0''' |Stan Sheriff Center || Honolulu, Hawaii |- |2000 |'''''Nebraska''''' {{small|(2)}} |'''Wisconsin''' |'''3–2''' |Richmond Coliseum || Richmond, Virginia |- |2002 |'''''USC''''' {{small|(2)}} |Stanford |'''3–1''' |New Orleans Arena || New Orleans, Louisiana |- |2003 |'''''USC''''' {{small|(3)}} |Florida |'''3–1''' |Reunion Arena || Dallas, Texas |- |2004 |Stanford {{small|(6)}} |'''Minnesota''' |'''3–0''' |Long Beach Arena || Long Beach, California |- |2005 |'''''Washington''''' |'''''Nebraska''''' |'''3–0''' |Alamodome || San Antonio, Texas |- |2006 |'''''Nebraska''''' {{small|(3)}} |Stanford |'''3–0''' |Qwest Center || Omaha, Nebraska |- |2007 |'''Penn State''' {{small|(2)}} |Stanford |'''3–2''' |ARCO Arena || Sacramento, California |- |2008 |'''Penn State''' {{small|(3)}} |Stanford |'''3–0''' |Qwest Center || Omaha, Nebraska |- |2009 |'''Penn State''' {{small|(4)}} |Texas |'''3–2''' |St. Pete Times Forum || Tampa, Florida |- |2010 |'''Penn State''' {{small|(5)}} |California |'''3–0''' |Sprint Center || Kansas City, Missouri |- |2011 |'''''UCLA''''' {{small|(4)}} |'''Illinois''' |'''3–1''' |Alamodome || San Antonio, Texas |- |2012 |Texas {{small|(2)}} |'''''Oregon''''' |'''3–0''' |KFC Yum! Center || Louisville, Kentucky |- |2013 |'''Penn State''' {{small|(6)}} |'''Wisconsin''' |'''3–1''' |KeyArena || Seattle, Washington |- |2014 |'''Penn State''' {{small|(7)}} |BYU |'''3–0''' |Chesapeake Energy Arena || Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |- |2015 |'''Nebraska''' {{small|(4)}} |Texas |'''3–0''' |CenturyLink Center Omaha || Omaha, Nebraska |- |2017 |'''Nebraska''' {{small|(5)}} |Florida |'''3–1''' |Sprint Center || Kansas City, Missouri |- |2018 |Stanford {{small|(8)}} |'''Nebraska''' |'''3–2''' |Target Center || Minneapolis, Minnesota |- |2019 |Stanford {{small|(9)}} |'''Wisconsin''' |'''3–0''' |PPG Paints Arena || Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |- |2021 |'''Wisconsin''' |'''Nebraska''' |'''3–2''' |Nationwide Arena || Columbus, Ohio |- |2023 |Texas {{small|(4)}} |'''Nebraska''' |'''3–0''' |Amalie Arena || Tampa, Florida |- |2024 |'''Penn State''' {{small|(8)}} |Louisville |'''3–1''' |KFC Yum! Center || Louisville, Kentucky |}

==Field hockey== Big Ten field hockey programs have won 12 NCAA Championships, although only four 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 also has two AIAW championships won before it became a Big Ten member and before the NCAA sponsored women's sports.

===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. {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" ! scope="col" | School ! scope="col" | {{small|NCAA National Championships}} ! scope="col" | {{small|NCAA Runner-ups}} ! scope="col" | {{small|NCAA Final Fours}} ! scope="col" | {{small|NCAA Quarterfinals}} ! scope="col" | {{small|NCAA Tournament appearances}} ! scope="col" | {{small|Conference Championships}} ! scope="col" | {{small|Conference Tournament Championships}} |- | Indiana | | | | '''1''' {{small|(2005)}} | '''2''' {{small|(2005, 2009)}} | | |- | Iowa | '''1''' {{small|(1986)}} | '''3''' {{small|(1984, 1988, 1992)}} | '''12''' {{small|(1984, 1986–90, 1992–94, 1999, 2008, 2020)}} | '''21''' {{small|(1982–96, 1999, 2008, 2019–22)}} | '''28''' {{small|(1982–96, 1999, 2004, 2006–08, 2011, 2012, 2018–23)}} | '''16''' {{small|(1981–83, 1985–87, 1989–92, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2004, 2019, 2021)}} | '''6''' {{small|(1981, 1994, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2019)}} |- | Maryland | '''8''' {{small|(''1987, 1993, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011'')}} | '''5''' {{small|(''1995, 2001, 2009,'' 2017, 2018)}} | '''21''' {{small|(''1987, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999–2001, 2003–06, 2008–13,'' 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022)}} | '''32''' {{small|(''1985, 1987, 1991–93, 1995–2013,'' 2014, 2016–19, 2021–23)}} | '''36''' {{small|(''1985, 1987, 1988, 1990–93, 1995–2013,'' 2014–19, 2021–24)}} | '''6''' {{small|(2014–16, 2018, 2019, 2022)}} | '''12''' {{small|(''1992, 1998–2001, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013,'' 2015, 2018)}} |- | Michigan | '''1''' {{small|(2001)}} | '''2''' {{small|(1999, 2020)}} | '''5''' {{small|(1999, 2001, 2003, 2017, 2020)}} | '''13''' {{small|(1999–2001, 2003–05, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021)}} | '''20''' {{small|(1999–2005, 2007, 2010–12, 2015–22, 2024)}} | '''11''' {{small|(1997, 2000, 2002–04, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2020)}} | '''9''' {{small|(1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2017, 2020, 2022, 2024)}} |- | Michigan State | | | '''2''' {{small|(2002, 2004)}} | '''7''' {{small|(2001–04, 2008, 2009, 2013)}} | '''9''' {{small|(2001–04, 2007–10, 2013)}} | '''4''' {{small|(2001, 2003, 2004, 2009)}} | '''4''' {{small|(2002, 2003, 2009, 2013)}} |- | Northwestern | '''2''' {{small|(2021, 2024)}} | '''2''' {{small|(2022, 2023)}} | '''8''' {{small|(1983, 1985, 1989, 1994, 2021–24)}} | '''17''' {{small|(1983–90, 1993, 1994, 2017, 2020–24)}} | '''20''' {{small|(1983–91, 1993, 1994, 2014, 2017, 2019–24)}} | '''8''' {{small|(1983–85, 1988, 1994, 2013, 2023, 2024)}} | '''2''' {{small|(2014, 2023)}} |-

| Ohio State | | | '''1''' {{small|(2010)}} | '''2''' {{small|(2006, 2010)}} | '''7''' {{small|(1994, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2009–11)}} | '''3''' {{small|(2001, 2006, 2010)}} | '''1''' {{small|(2001)}} |-

| Penn State | | '''2''' {{small|(2002, 2007)}} | '''8''' {{small|(''1982, 1986, 1990,'' 1991, 1993, 2002, 2007, 2022)}} | '''21''' {{small|(''1982, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1990,'' 1991–95, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2022)}} | '''35''' {{small|(''1982–1990,'' 1991–2000, 2002, 2003, 2005–08, 2010–14, 2016–18, 2021, 2022)}} | '''11''' {{small|(''1988–90,'' 1993, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2022)}} | '''9''' {{small|(''1989, 1990,'' 1995–98, 2011, 2012, 2016)}} |- | Rutgers | | | | '''3''' {{small|(''1984, 1986,'' 2021)}} | '''5''' {{small|(''1984, 1986,'' 2018, 2021, 2023)}} | | '''1''' {{small|(2021)}} |}

===NCAA field hockey champions, runners-up, and scores=== Note: Teams in '''bold''' are current Big Ten members who advanced to the championship while in the conference. Teams in '''''bold italics''''' are current Big Ten members who were either in another conference or an independent at the time of their appearance.

==Men's gymnastics== The Big Ten fields five of the remaining 15 NCAA men's gymnastics teams. The most successful program is Penn State, which has won 12 NCAA men's gymnastics championships.<ref name='mgymrb'>{{Cite web |url=https://img.boostsport.ai/boost-cms/2026-Men's-Gymnastics-MG-1.pdf |title=2026 BIG TEN MEN'S GYMNASTICS MEDIA GUIDE |website=boostsport.ai |publisher=Big Ten Conference |access-date=March 28, 2026}}</ref>

===NCAA championships and runners-up=== {| class="wikitable" ! scope="col" | Year<ref name='mgymrb'/> ! scope="col" | Champion ! scope="col" | Runner-up ! scope="col" | Host |- | 1938 | Chicago† | Illinois | Chicago |- | 1939 | Illinois | Army | Chicago |- | 1940 | Illinois | Navy/Temple | Chicago |- | 1941 | Illinois | Minnesota††† | Chicago |- | 1942 | Illinois | Penn State†† | Navy |- | 1948 | Penn State†† | Temple | Chicago |- | 1949 | Temple | Minnesota††† | California |- | 1950 | Illinois | Temple | Army |- | 1951 | Florida State | Illinois/Southern Cal | Michigan |- | 1953 | Penn State†† | Illinois | Syracuse |- | 1954 | Penn State†† | Illinois | Illinois |- | 1955 | Illinois | Penn State†† | UCLA |- | 1956 | Illinois | Penn State†† | North Carolina |- | 1957 | Penn State†† | Illinois | Navy |- | 1958 | Michigan State†††/Illinois | | Michigan State |- | 1959 | Penn State†† | Illinois | California |- | 1960 | Penn State†† | Southern Cal | Penn State |- | 1961 | Penn State†† | Southern Illinois | Illinois |- | 1963 | Michigan | Southern Illinois | Pittsburgh |- | 1965 | Penn State†† | Washington | Southern Illinois |- | 1967 | Southern Illinois | Michigan | Southern Illinois |- | 1969 | Iowa††† | Penn State††/Colorado State | Washington |- | 1970 | Michigan | Iowa State/New Mexico state | Temple |- | 1973 | Iowa State | Penn State†† | Oregon |- | 1976 | Penn State†† | LSU | Temple |- | 1979 | Nebraska†† | Oklahoma | LSU |- | 1980 | Nebraska†† | Iowa State | Nebraska |- | 1981 | Nebraska†† | Oklahoma | Nebraska |- | 1982 | Nebraska†† | UCLA | Nebraska |- | 1983 | Nebraska†† | UCLA | Penn State |- | 1984 | UCLA | Penn State†† | UCLA |- | 1985 | Ohio State | Nebraska†† | Nebraska |- | 1986 | Arizona State | Nebraska†† | Nebraska |- | 1987 | UCLA | Nebraska†† | UCLA |- | 1988 | Nebraska†† | Illinois | Nebraska |- | 1989 | Illinois | Nebraska†† | Nebraska |- | 1990 | Nebraska†† | Minnesota††† | Minnesota |- | 1991 | Oklahoma | Penn State†† | Penn State |- | 1992 | Stanford | Nebraska†† | Nebraska |- | 1993 | Stanford | Nebraska†† | New Mexico |- | 1994 | Nebraska†† | Stanford | Nebraska |- | 1995 | Stanford | Nebraska†† | Ohio State |- | 1996 | Ohio State | California | Stanford |- | 1998 | California | Iowa††† | Penn State |- | 1999 | Michigan | Ohio State | Nebraska |- | 2000 | Penn State | Michigan | Iowa |- | 2001 | Ohio State | Oklahoma | Ohio State |- | 2002 | Oklahoma | Ohio State | Oklahoma |- | 2003 | Oklahoma | Ohio State | Temple |- | 2004 | Penn State | Oklahoma | Illinois |- | 2005 | Oklahoma | Ohio State | Army |- | 2006 | Oklahoma | Illinois | Oklahoma |- | 2007 | Penn State | Oklahoma | Penn State |- | 2009 | Stanford | Michigan | Minnesota |- | 2010 | Michigan | Stanford | Army |- | 2012 | Illinois | Oklahoma | Oklahoma |- | 2013 | Michigan | Oklahoma | Penn State |- | 2014 | Michigan | Oklahoma | Michigan |- | 2017 | Oklahoma | Ohio State | Army |- | 2018 | Oklahoma | Minnesota††† | UIC |- | 2023 | Stanford | Michigan | Penn State |- | 2024 | Stanford | Michigan | Ohio State |- | 2025 | Michigan | Stanford | Michigan |} †–Chicago left the Big Ten in 1946.

††–Finishes prior to Penn State and Nebraska joining the Big Ten.

†††–Iowa, Michigan State and Minnesota no longer competes in men's gymnastics.

==Men's ice hockey== The Big Ten began sponsoring men's ice hockey in the 2013–14 season, the only Power Five conference to do so.<ref name="Men's Ice Hockey To Be Recommended As Official Big Ten Sport">{{cite web|title=Men's Ice Hockey To Be Recommended As Official Big Ten Sport Beginning With 2013–14 Academic Year|url=http://www.bigten.org/genrel/032111aab.html|work=Big Ten Conference Official Athletic Site|publisher=Big Ten Conference|access-date=April 15, 2014|date=March 21, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527054636/http://www.bigten.org/genrel/032111aab.html|archive-date=May 27, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Big Ten Officially Announces Hockey Conference">{{cite web|title=Big Ten Officially Announces Hockey Conference|url=http://www.collegehockeynews.com/news/2011/03/21_big_ten_officially_announces.php|work=College Hockey News|access-date=April 15, 2014|date=March 21, 2011}}</ref> The inaugural season included six schools: Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio State joined from the then disbanded (revived in the 2021–22 season) CCHA; Minnesota and Wisconsin joined from the WCHA (men's division disbanded after the 2020–21 season); and Penn State joined after playing its first NCAA Division I season (2012–13) as an independent.<ref name="Men's Ice Hockey To Be Recommended As Official Big Ten Sport"/><ref name="Big Ten Officially Announces Hockey Conference"/> Notre Dame joined the league as an affiliate member beginning with the 2017–18 season.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.uscho.com/2016/03/22/sources-notre-dame-leaving-hockey-east-for-big-ten-in-2017/|title = Sources: Notre Dame leaving Hockey East for Big Ten in 2017|last= Connelly|first= Jim |website = USCHO.com|access-date = March 23, 2016|date = March 22, 2016}}</ref> Arizona State had a scheduling agreement with the conference for the 2020–21 season as an all-away game team, playing all seven Big Ten squads four times, but was not part of the conference and therefore was ineligible for the conference tournament or associated NCAA tournament automatic berth.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/college/asu/2020/10/06/asu-hockey-play-away-only-2020-21-season-against-big-ten-teams/5901278002/|title=ASU hockey to play away only 2020–21 season against Big Ten teams|last=Metcalfe|first=Jeff|date=6 October 2020|work=The Arizona Republic|access-date=7 October 2020}}</ref> ASU joined the National Collegiate Hockey Conference effective in 2024–25.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://nchchockey.com/news/2023/7/5/mens-ice-hockey-arizona-state-to-join-nchc-starting-in-2024-2025-season.aspx |title=Arizona State to Join NCHC Starting in 2024–2025 Season |publisher=National Collegiate Hockey Conference |date=July 5, 2023 |access-date=July 9, 2023}}</ref>

===Championships, Frozen Fours, and NCAA Tournament Appearances=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" ! School ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|NCAA Championships}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|NCAA Runner-Up}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|NCAA Frozen Fours}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|NCAA Tournament Appearances}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Conference Championships}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Conference Tournament Championships}} |- | Michigan | '''9''' {{small|(1948, 1951–53, 1955, 1956, 1964, 1996, 1998)}} | '''3''' {{small|(1957, 1977, 2011)}} | '''28''' {{small|(1948–57, 1962, 1964, 1977, 1992, 1993, 1995–98, 2001–03, 2008, 2011, 2018, 2022–24, 2026)}} | '''41''' {{small|(1948–57, 1962, 1964, 1977, 1991–2012, 2016, 2018, 2021–24)}} | '''14''' {{small|(1953, 1956, 1964, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2011)}} | '''10''' {{small|(1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2022, 2023)}} |- | Michigan State | '''3''' {{small|(1966, 1986, 2007)}} | '''2''' {{small|(1959, 1987)}} | '''11''' {{small|(1959, 1966, 1967, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1999, 2001, 2007)}} | '''29''' {{small|(1959, 1966, 1967, 1982–90, 1992, 1994–2002, 2004, 2006–08, 2012, 2024, 2025)}} | '''16''' {{small|(1966, 1967, 1982–85, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2024-26)}} | '''9''' {{small|(1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2024, 2025)}} |- | Minnesota | '''5''' {{small|(1974, 1976, 1979, 2002, 2003)}} | '''8''' {{small|(1953, 1954, 1971, 1975, 1981, 1989, 2014, 2023)}} | '''23''' {{small|(1953, 1954, 1961, 1971, 1974–76, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1986–89, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2012, 2014, 2022, 2023)}} | '''42''' {{small|(1953, 1954, 1961, 1971, 1974–76, 1979–81, 1983, 1985–97, 2001–08, 2012–15, 2017, 2021–25)}} | '''21''' {{small|(1953, 1954, 1970, 1975, 1981, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1997, 2006, 2007, 2012–17, 2022, 2023, 2025)}} | '''16''' {{small|(1961, 1971, 1974–76, 1979–81, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2015, 2021)}} |- | Notre Dame | | '''2''' {{small|(2008, 2018)}} | '''4''' {{small|(2008, 2011, 2017, 2018)}} | '''13''' {{small|(2004, 2007–09, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016–19, 2021, 2022)}} | '''3''' {{small|(2007, 2009, 2018)}} | '''5''' {{small|(2007, 2009, 2013, 2018, 2019)}} |- | Ohio State | | | '''2''' {{small|(1998, 2018)}} | '''11''' {{small|(1998, 1999, 2003–05, 2009, 2017–19, 2023, 2025)}} | '''2''' {{small|(1972, 2019)}} | '''2''' {{small|(1972, 2004)}} |- | Penn State | | | '''1''' {{small|(2025)}} | '''4''' {{small|(2017, 2018, 2023, 2025)}} | '''1''' {{small|(2020)}} | '''1''' {{small|(2017)}} |- | Wisconsin | '''6''' {{small|(1973, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1990, 2006)}} | '''2''' {{small|(1982, 2010)}} | '''11''' {{small|(1970, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1981–83, 1990, 2006, 2010, 2026)}} | '''27''' {{small|(1970, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1981–83, 1988–91, 1993–95, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004–06, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2021, 2024)}} | '''4''' {{small|(1977, 1990, 2000, 2021)}} | '''13''' {{small|(1970, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1998, 2013, 2014)}} |}

===Conference records=== {{unreferenced section|date=November 2019}} Team's records against conference opponents (as of the end of the 2018–19 season).

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" ! rowspan="2" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Big Ten Conference|color=#FFFFFF}};" scope="col" | School ! colspan="3" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Michigan Wolverines|color=#FFFFFF}};" scope="col" width="10%" | {{color|#FFFFFF|Michigan}} ! colspan="3" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Michigan State Spartans|color=#FFFFFF}};" scope="col" width="10%" | {{color|#FFFFFF|Michigan State}} ! colspan="3" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Minnesota Golden Gophers |color=#FFFFFF}};" scope="col" width="10%" | {{color|#FFFFFF|Minnesota}} ! colspan="3" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Notre Dame Fighting Irish|color=#FFFFFF}};" scope="col" width="10%" | {{color|#FFFFFF|Notre Dame }} ! colspan="3" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Ohio State Buckeyes|color=#FFFFFF}};" scope="col" width="10%" | {{color|#FFFFFF|Ohio State}} ! colspan="3" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Penn State Nittany Lions|color=#FFFFFF}};" scope="col" width="10%" | {{color|#FFFFFF|Penn State}} ! colspan="3" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Wisconsin Badgers|color=#FFFFFF}};" scope="col" width="10%" | {{color|#FFFFFF|Wisconsin}} ! colspan="4" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Big Ten Conference|color=#FFFFFF}};" |Total |- {{CollegePrimaryHeader|border=1|color=white|team=Big Ten Conference | W | L | T | W | L | T | W | L | T | W | L | T | W | L | T | W | L | T | W | L | T | W | L | T | Win% }}

|- ! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Michigan Wolverines|color=#FFFFFF}};" scope="row" | {{color|white|Michigan}} | | | | 165 | 135 | 24 | 128 | 143 | 16 | 79 | 59 | 5 | 83 | 44 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 75 | 61 | 13 |bgcolor=dddddd| '''544''' |bgcolor=dddddd| '''456''' |bgcolor=dddddd| '''72''' |bgcolor=dddddd| '''{{winpct|544|456|72}}''' |- bgcolor="f0f0f0" ! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Michigan State Spartans|color=#FFFFFF}};" scope="row" | {{color|#FFFFFF|Michigan State}} | 135 | 165 | 24 | | | | 48 | 118 | 16 | 63 | 48 | 12 | 89 | 45 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 55 | 53 | 3 |bgcolor=cccccc| '''400''' |bgcolor=cccccc| '''444''' |bgcolor=cccccc| '''73''' |bgcolor=cccccc| '''{{winpct|400|444|73}}''' |- ! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Minnesota Golden Gophers|color=#FFFFFF}};" scope="row" | {{color|white|Minnesota}} | 143 | 128 | 16 | 118 | 48 | 16 | | | | 30 | 20 | 3 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 170 | 96 | 23 |bgcolor=dddddd| '''502''' |bgcolor=dddddd| '''309''' |bgcolor=dddddd| '''63''' |bgcolor=dddddd| '''{{winpct|502|309|63}}''' |- bgcolor="f0f0f0" ! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Notre Dame Fighting Irish|color=#FFFFFF}};" scope="row" | {{color|#FFFFFF|Notre Dame }} | 61 | 78 | 5 | 48 | 63 | 12 | 20 | 30 | 3 | | | | 35 | 37 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 41 | 8 |bgcolor=cccccc| '''193''' |bgcolor=cccccc| '''254''' |bgcolor=cccccc| '''40''' |bgcolor=cccccc| '''{{winpct|193|254|40}}''' |- ! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Ohio State Buckeyes|color=#FFFFFF}};" scope="row" | {{color|#FFFFFF|Ohio State}} | 44 | 83 | 14 | 45 | 89 | 13 | 7 | 29 | 4 | 37 | 35 | 10 | | | | 15 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 3 |bgcolor=dddddd| '''164''' |bgcolor=dddddd| '''264''' |bgcolor=dddddd| '''46''' |bgcolor=dddddd| '''{{winpct|164|264|46}}''' |- bgcolor="f0f0f0" ! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Penn State Nittany Lions|color=#FFFFFF}};" scope="row" | {{color|#FFFFFF|Penn State}} | 12 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 2 | | | | 17 | 12 | 3 |bgcolor=cccccc| '''68''' |bgcolor=cccccc| '''74''' |bgcolor=cccccc| '''11''' |bgcolor=cccccc| '''{{winpct|68|74|11}}''' |- ! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Wisconsin Badgers|color=#FFFFFF}};" scope="row" | {{color|#FFFFFF|Wisconsin}} | 61 | 75 | 13 | 55 | 56 | 4 | 96 | 170 | 23 | 41 | 23 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 3 | | | |bgcolor=e0e0e0| '''281''' |bgcolor=e0e0e0| '''356''' |bgcolor=e0e0e0| '''53''' |bgcolor=e0e0e0| '''{{winpct|281|356|53}}''' |- |} Games where one or more of the programs was not a varsity team are not included.

===Conference champions=== {{Main|List of Big Ten men's ice hockey champions}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" |- {{CollegePrimaryHeader|border=2|color=white|team=Big Ten Conference | Season | School | Conference record }}

|- | 2013–14 | Minnesota | 14–3–3–0 |- | 2014–15 | Minnesota (2) | 12–5–3–0 |- | 2015–16 | Minnesota (3) | 14–6–0–0 |- | 2016–17 | Minnesota (4) | 14–5–1–0 |- | 2017–18 | Notre Dame | 17–6–1–1 |- | 2018–19 | Ohio State | 13–7–4–3 |- | 2019–20 | Penn State | 12–8–4–1 |- | 2020–21 | Wisconsin | 17–6–1–0 |- | 2021–22 | Minnesota (5) | 17–6–1–2 |- | 2022–23 | Minnesota (6) | 19–4–2–1 |- | 2023–24 | Michigan State | 16–6–2–1 |- | rowspan="2"| 2024–25 | Michigan State (2) | 15–5–4–2 |- | Minnesota (7) | 15–6–3–0 |- | 2025–26 | Michigan State (3) | 14-4-3-3 |}

===Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament champions=== {{Main|List of Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament champions}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- {{CollegePrimaryHeader|border=2|color=white|team=Big Ten Conference | Year | Winning team | Coach | Losing team | Coach | Score | Location | Venue }}

|- | 2014 | Wisconsin | {{sortname|Mike|Eaves}} | Ohio State | {{sortname|Steve|Rohlik}} | 5–4 (OT) | Saint Paul, Minnesota | Xcel Energy Center |- | 2015 | Minnesota | {{sortname|Don|Lucia}} | Michigan | {{sortname|Red|Berenson}} | 4–2 | Detroit, Michigan | Joe Louis Arena |- | 2016 | Michigan | {{sortname|Red|Berenson}} | Minnesota | {{sortname|Don|Lucia}} | 5–3 | Saint Paul, Minnesota | Xcel Energy Center |- | 2017 | Penn State | {{sortname|Guy|Gadowsky}} | Wisconsin | {{sortname|Tony|Granato}} | 2–1 (2OT) | Detroit, Michigan | Joe Louis Arena |- | 2018 | Notre Dame | {{sortname|Jeff|Jackson|dab=ice hockey, born 1955}} | Ohio State | Steve Rohlik | 3–2 (OT) | Notre Dame, Indiana | Compton Family Ice Arena |- | 2019 | Notre Dame (2) | {{sortname|Jeff|Jackson|dab=ice hockey, born 1955}} | Penn State | Guy Gadowsky | 3–2 | Notre Dame, Indiana | Compton Family Ice Arena |- | 2020 | colspan="7" align="center" |''Canceled in progress due to COVID-19'' |- | 2021 | Minnesota (2) | Bob Motzko | Wisconsin | Tony Granato | 6–4 | Notre Dame, Indiana | Compton Family Ice Arena |- | 2022 | Michigan (2) | Mel Pearson | Minnesota | Bob Motzko | 4–3 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | 3M Arena at Mariucci |- | 2023 | Michigan (3) | Brandon Naurato | Minnesota | Bob Motzko | 4–3 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | 3M Arena at Mariucci |- | 2024 | Michigan State | Adam Nightingale | Michigan | Brandon Naurato | 5–4 (OT) | East Lansing, Michigan | Munn Ice Arena |- | 2025 | Michigan State (2) | Adam Nightingale | Ohio State | Steve Rohlik | 4–3 (2OT) | East Lansing, Michigan | Munn Ice Arena |}

===Big Ten NCAA tournament champions, runners-up and locations=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- {{CollegePrimaryHeader|border=2|color=white|team=Big Ten Conference | Year | Winning team | Coach | Losing team | Coach | Score | Location | Finals venue }}

|- | 1948 | '''Michigan''' | {{sortname|Vic|Heyliger}} | Dartmouth | {{sortname|Eddie|Jeremiah}} | 8–4 | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Broadmoor Ice Palace |- | 1951 | '''Michigan''' (2) | {{sortname|Vic|Heyliger}} | Brown | {{sortname|Westcott|Moulton}} | 7–1 | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Broadmoor Ice Palace |- | 1952 | '''Michigan''' (3) | {{sortname|Vic|Heyliger}} | Colorado College | {{sortname|Cheddy|Thompson}} | 4–1 | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Broadmoor Ice Palace |- | 1953 | '''Michigan''' (4) | {{sortname|Vic|Heyliger}} | '''Minnesota''' | {{sortname|John|Mariucci}} | 7–3 | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Broadmoor Ice Palace |- | 1954 | Rensselaer | {{sortname|Ned|Harkness}} | '''Minnesota''' | {{sortname|John|Mariucci}} | 5–4 (OT) | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Broadmoor Ice Palace |- | 1955 | '''Michigan''' (5) | {{sortname|Vic|Heyliger}} | Colorado College | {{sortname|Cheddy|Thompson}} | 5–3 | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Broadmoor Ice Palace |- | 1956 | '''Michigan''' (6) | {{sortname|Vic|Heyliger}} | Michigan Tech | {{sortname|Al|Renfrew}} | 7–5 | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Broadmoor Ice Palace |- | 1957 | Colorado College (2) | {{sortname|Tom|Bedecki}} | '''Michigan''' | {{sortname|Vic|Heyliger}} | 13–6 | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Broadmoor Ice Palace |- | 1959 | North Dakota | {{sortname|Bob|May|dab=ice hockey}} | '''Michigan State''' | {{sortname|Amo|Bessone}} | 4–3 (OT) | Troy, New York | RPI Field House |- | 1964 | '''Michigan''' (7) | {{sortname|Al|Renfrew}} | Denver | {{sortname|Murray|Armstrong}} | 6–3 | Denver, Colorado | University of Denver Arena |- | 1966 | '''Michigan State''' | {{sortname|Amo|Bessone}} | Clarkson | {{sortname|Len|Ceglarski}} | 6–1 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Williams Arena |- | 1971 | Boston University | {{sortname|Jack|Kelley|dab=ice hockey}} | '''Minnesota''' | {{sortname|Glen|Sonmor}} | 4–2 | Syracuse, New York | Onondaga War Memorial |- | 1973 | '''Wisconsin''' | {{sortname|Bob|Johnson|dab=ice hockey, born 1931}} | Denver{{Refn|Participation vacated due to major NCAA violations.|group=a|name="NCAA violations"}} | {{sortname|Murray|Armstrong}} | 4–2 | Boston, Massachusetts | Boston Garden |- | 1974 | '''Minnesota''' | {{sortname|Herb|Brooks}} | Michigan Tech | {{sortname|John|MacInnes|dab=ice hockey}} | 4–2 | Boston, Massachusetts | Boston Garden |- | 1975 | Michigan Tech (3) | {{sortname|John|MacInnes|dab=ice hockey}} | '''Minnesota''' | {{sortname|Herb|Brooks}} | 6–1 | St. Louis, Missouri | St. Louis Arena |- | 1976 | '''Minnesota''' (2) | {{sortname|Herb|Brooks}} | Michigan Tech | {{sortname|John|MacInnes|dab=ice hockey}} | 6–4 | Denver, Colorado | University of Denver Arena |- | 1977 | '''Wisconsin''' (2) | {{sortname|Bob|Johnson|dab=ice hockey, born 1931}} | '''Michigan''' | {{sortname|Dan|Farrell}} | 6–5 (OT) | Detroit, Michigan | Olympia Stadium |- | 1979 | '''Minnesota''' (3) | {{sortname|Herb|Brooks}} | North Dakota | {{sortname|Gino|Gasparini|John "Gino" Gasparini}} | 4–3 | Detroit, Michigan | Olympia Stadium |- | 1981 | '''Wisconsin''' (3) | {{sortname|Bob|Johnson|dab=ice hockey, born 1931}} | '''Minnesota''' | {{sortname|Brad|Buetow}} | 6–3 | Duluth, Minnesota | Duluth Entertainment Center |- | 1982 | North Dakota (4) | {{sortname|Gino|Gasparini|John "Gino" Gasparini}} | '''Wisconsin''' | {{sortname|Bob|Johnson|dab=ice hockey, born 1931}} | 5–2 | Providence, Rhode Island | Providence Civic Center |- | 1983 | '''Wisconsin''' (4) | {{sortname|Jeff|Sauer}} | Harvard | {{sortname|Bill|Cleary|dab=ice hockey}} | 6–2 | Grand Forks, North Dakota | Ralph Engelstad Arena |- | 1986 | '''Michigan State''' (2) | {{sortname|Ron|Mason}} | Harvard | {{sortname|Bill|Cleary|dab=ice hockey}} | 6–5 | Providence, Rhode Island | Providence Civic Center |- | 1987 | North Dakota (5) | {{sortname|Gino|Gasparini|John "Gino" Gasparini}} | '''Michigan State''' | {{sortname|Ron|Mason}} | 5–3 | Detroit, Michigan | Joe Louis Arena |- | 1989 | Harvard | {{sortname|Bill|Cleary|dab=ice hockey}} | '''Minnesota''' | {{sortname|Doug|Woog}} | 4–3 (OT) | Saint Paul, Minnesota | Saint Paul Civic Center |- | 1990 | '''Wisconsin''' (5) | {{sortname|Jeff|Sauer}} | Colgate | {{sortname|Terry|Slater|dab=ice hockey}} | 7–3 | Detroit, Michigan | Joe Louis Arena |- | 1992 | Lake Superior State (2) | {{sortname|Jeff|Jackson|dab=ice hockey, born 1955}} | '''Wisconsin'''{{ref|1|1}} | {{sortname|Jeff|Sauer}} | 5–3 | Albany, New York | Knickerbocker Arena |- | 1996 | '''Michigan''' (8) | {{sortname|Red|Berenson}} | Colorado College | {{sortname|Don|Lucia}} | 3–2 (OT) | Cincinnati, Ohio | Riverfront Coliseum |- | 1998 | '''Michigan''' (9) | {{sortname|Red|Berenson}} | Boston College | {{sortname|Jerry|York}} | 3–2 (OT) | Boston, Massachusetts | FleetCenter |- | 2002 | '''Minnesota''' (4) | {{sortname|Don|Lucia}} | Maine | {{sortname|Tim|Whitehead|dab=ice hockey}} | 4–3 (OT) | Saint Paul, Minnesota | Xcel Energy Center |- | 2003 | '''Minnesota''' (5) | {{sortname|Don|Lucia}} | New Hampshire | {{sortname|Dick|Umile}} | 5–1 | Buffalo, New York | HSBC Arena |- | 2006 | '''Wisconsin''' (6) | {{sortname|Mike|Eaves}} | Boston College | {{sortname|Jerry|York}} | 2–1 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Bradley Center |- | 2007 | '''Michigan State''' (3) | {{sortname|Rick|Comley}} | Boston College | {{sortname|Jerry|York}} | 3–1 | St. Louis, Missouri | Scottrade Center |- | 2008 | Boston College (3) | {{sortname|Jerry|York}} | '''Notre Dame''' | {{sortname|Jeff|Jackson|dab=ice hockey, born 1955}} | 4–1 | Denver, Colorado | Pepsi Center |- | 2010 | Boston College (4) | {{sortname|Jerry|York}} | '''Wisconsin''' | {{sortname|Mike|Eaves}} | 5–0 | Detroit, Michigan | Ford Field |- | 2011 | Minnesota–Duluth | Scott Sandelin | '''Michigan''' | {{sortname|Red|Berenson}} | 3–2 (OT) | Saint Paul, Minnesota | Xcel Energy Center |- | 2014 | Union | {{sortname|Rick|Bennett}} | '''Minnesota''' | {{sortname|Don|Lucia}} | 7–4 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Wells Fargo Center |- | 2018 | Minnesota–Duluth (2) | {{sortname|Scott|Sandelin}} | '''Notre Dame''' | {{sortname|Jeff|Jackson|dab=ice hockey, born 1955}} | 2–1 | Saint Paul, Minnesota | Xcel Energy Center |- | 2023 | Quinnipiac | {{sortname|Rand|Pecknold}} | '''Minnesota''' | {{sortname|Bob|Motzko}} | 3–2 (OT) | Tampa, Florida | Amalie Arena |- | 2026 | Denver (11) | {{sortname|David|Carle}} | '''Wisconsin''' | {{sortname|Mike|Hastings|dab=ice hockey}} | 2–1 | Las Vegas, Nevada | T-Mobile Arena |}

===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:<ref>{{cite news|title=All-Big Ten hockey team announced|url=http://btn.com/2014/03/17/all-big-ten-hockey-team-announced/|publisher=Big Ten Network|date=March 17, 2014|access-date=April 20, 2014}}</ref> 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). {{col-begin}}

{| class="wikitable" |+ All-Big Ten Teams |- {{CollegePrimaryHeader|border=2|color=white|team=Big Ten Conference | Award | Inaugural Year }} |- | First Team | 2013–14 |- | Second Team | 2013–14 |- | Freshman Team | 2013–14 |- | All-Tournament Team | 2013–14 |} {{col-2}}

{| class="wikitable" |+ Individual Awards |- {{CollegePrimaryHeader|border=2|color=white|team=Big Ten Conference | 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 |} {{col-end}}

===Outdoor ice hockey games=== {{Further|List of outdoor ice hockey games}} {| class="wikitable" |+ Outdoor game appearances by Big Ten men's ice hockey teams<ref>{{cite web |title=College Hockey Outdoor Games |url=https://www.uscho.com/college-hockey-outdoor-games |website=USCHO.com |access-date=9 July 2025 |language=en-us}}</ref> |- ! colspan=3| Event !! rowspan=2| Home team !! rowspan=2|Score !! rowspan=2|Away team !! Colspan=2|Venue || rowspan=2|Notes |- ! Date !! Event name !! Photo !! Name !! Location |- | rowspan=2|December 27, 2013 || rowspan=3|2013 Great Lakes Invitational || rowspan=3| || Michigan || 2–3 (OT) || Western Michigan || rowspan=3|Comerica Park || rowspan=3|Detroit, Michigan ||rowspan=2|Double header & GLI Semifinals; fifth outdoor game appearance of Michigan, third outdoor game appearance of Michigan State; the 2013 Great Lakes Invitational was held within the 2013 Hockeytown Winter Festival, which was held in conjunction with the 2014 NHL Winter Classic at Michigan Stadium. On other days at Comerica Park, it featured an AHL professional hockey game, and a OHL major junior game. |- | Michigan Tech || 3–2 (SO) || Michigan State |- | December 28, 2013 || Michigan || 0–3 || Michigan State || Double header & GLI Third Place Game; sixth outdoor game appearance of Michigan, fourth outdoor game appearance of Michigan State; Western Michigan and Michigan Tech played for the GLI championship in the second game of the day |- | January 4, 2014 || Frozen Fenway 2014 || 120px || Boston College || 4–3 || Notre Dame || Fenway Park || Boston, Massachusetts || Notre Dame's second outdoor game appearance; part of a double-header. Frozen Fenway 2014 featured further matches on other days as well. |- | January 17, 2014 || 2014 OfficeMax Hockey City Classic || || Minnesota || 1–0 || Ohio State || Huntington Bank Stadium || Minneapolis Minnesota || Ohio State's third outdoor game appearance; Minnesota's second outdoor game appearance; part of a double-header with a women's game (Minnesota vs. Minnesota State)) |- | February 7, 2015 || 2015 OfficeMax Hockey City Classic || || Michigan State || 1–4 || Michigan || Soldier Field || Chicago, Illinois || Michigan's seventh outdoor game appearance, Michigan State's fifth outdoor game appearance; part of a double-header |- | January 5, 2019 || Let's Take This Outside || || Notre Dame || 2–4 ||Michigan || Notre Dame Stadium || Notre Dame, Indiana || Michigan's eighth outdoor game appearance, Notre Dame's third outdoor game appearance; held in conjunction with the 2019 Winter Classic at the same venue |- | February 18, 2023 || Faceoff on the Lake || 120px || Ohio State || 4–2 || Michigan || Huntington Bank Field || Cleveland, Ohio || Michigan's ninth outdoor game appearance; Ohio State fourth outdoor game appearance |- | rowspan=2|January 3, 2025 || rowspan=3| Frozen Confines || rowspan=3| 120px || Ohio State || 4–3 || Michigan || rowspan=3|Wrigley Field || rowspan=3| Chicago, Illinois || rowspan=2| Double header held in conjunction with the 2025 Winter Classic at the same venue; Michigan's tenth outdoor game appearance; Ohio State's fifth outdoor game appearance; Notre Dame's fourth outdoor game appearance; Penn State's first outdoor game appearance |- | Penn State || 3–4 (SO) || Notre Dame |- | January 4, 2025 || Wisconsin || 3–4 (OT) || Michigan State || Double header with a women's game (Ohio vs. Wisconsin), held in conjunction with the 2025 Winter Classic at the same venue ; Michigan State's sixth outdoor game appearance; Wisconsin's fourth outdoor game appearance |- | {{dts|2026|02|02}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Michigan State edges Penn State in outdoor ice hockey game |url=https://www.altoonamirror.com/sports/psu/hockey-mens/2026/02/msu-edges-overtime-outdoor-game-win/ |website=Altoona Mirror |access-date=May 5, 2026 |date=February 2, 2026}}</ref> || || || Penn State || 4-5 (OT) || Michigan State || Beaver Stadium || University Park, Pennsylvania | Michigan State's seventh outdoor game appearance; Penn State's fourth outdoor game appearance |}

==Baseball== ===Championships, College World Series, 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.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" ! School ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|NCAA Championships}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|NCAA Runner-Up}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|NCAA College World Series Appearances}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|NCAA Regional Champions}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|NCAA Tournament Appearances}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Conference Championships}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Conference Tournament Championships}} |- | Illinois | | | | '''1''' {{small|(2015)}} | '''13''' {{small|(1947, 1948, 1962, 1963, 1989, 1990, 1998, 2000, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2024)}} | '''31''' {{small|(1900, 1903, 1904, 1906–08, 1910, 1911, 1914–16, 1921, 1922, 1927, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1947, 1948, 1952, 1953, 1962, 1963, 1989, 1990, 1998, 2005, 2011, 2015, 2024)}} | '''4''' {{small|(1989, 1990, 2000, 2011)}} |- | Indiana | | | '''1''' {{small|(2013)}} | '''1''' {{small|(2013)}} | '''10''' {{small|(1996, 2009, 2013–15, 2017–19, 2023, 2024)}} | '''7''' {{small|(1925, 1932, 1938, 1949, 2013, 2014, 2019)}} | '''4''' {{small|(1996, 2009, 2013, 2014)}} |- | Iowa | | | '''1''' {{small|(1972)}} | | '''6''' {{small|(1972, 1975, 1990, 2015, 2017, 2023)}} | '''8''' {{small|(1927 1938, 1939, 1942, 1949, 1972, 1974, 1990)}} | '''1''' {{small|(2017)}} |- | Maryland | | | | '''2''' {{small|(''2014,'' 2015)}} | '''9''' {{small|(''1965, 1970, 1971, 2014,'' 2015, 2017, 2021–23)}} | '''6''' {{small|(''1936, 1965, 1970, 1971,'' 2022, 2023)}} | '''1''' {{small|(2023)}} |- | Michigan | '''2''' {{small|(1953, 1962)}} | '''1''' {{small|(2019)}} | '''8''' {{small|(1953, 1962, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 2019)}} | '''7''' {{small|(1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 2007, 2019)}} | '''26''' {{small|(1953, 1961, 1962, 1975–78, 1980, 1981, 1983–89, 1999, 2005–08, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022)}} | '''35''' {{small|(1899, 1901, 1905, 1918–20, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1936, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1948–50, 1952, 1953, 1961, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1997, 2006–08)}} | '''10''' {{small|(1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1999, 2006, 2008, 2015, 2022)}} |- | Michigan State | | | '''1''' {{small|(1954)}} | | '''5''' {{small|(1954, 1971, 1978, 1979, 2012)}} | '''9''' {{small|(''1888, 1889, 1893, 1894, 1902,'' 1954, 1971, 1979, 2011)}} | |- | Minnesota | '''3''' {{small|(1956, 1960, 1964)}} | | '''5''' {{small|(1956, 1960, 1964, 1973, 1977)}} | '''2''' {{small|(1977, 2018)}} | '''32''' {{small|(1956, 1958–60, 1964, 1968–70, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991–94, 1998–2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2018)}} | '''24''' {{small|(1933, 1935, 1956, 1958–60, 1964, 1968–70, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1992, 2000, 2002–04, 2010, 2016, 2018)}} | '''9''' {{small|(1982, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2010, 2018)}} |- | Nebraska | | | '''3''' {{small|(''2001, 2002, 2005'')}} | '''4''' {{small|(''2000, 2001, 2002, 2005'')}} | '''19''' {{small|(''1979, 1980, 1985, 1999–2003, 2005–08,'' 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2024, 2025)}} | '''8''' {{small|(''1929, 1948, 1950, 2001, 2003, 2005,'' 2017, 2021)}} | '''6''' {{small|(''1999, 2000, 2001, 2005,'' 2024, 2025)}} |- | Northwestern | | | | | '''1''' {{small|(1957)}} | '''2''' {{small|(1940, 1957)}} | |- | Ohio State | '''1''' {{small|(1966)}} | '''1''' {{small|(1965)}} | '''4''' {{small|(1951, 1965, 1966, 1967)}} | '''2''' {{small|(1999, 2003)}} | '''22''' {{small|(1951, 1955, 1965–67, 1982, 1991–95, 1997, 1999, 2001–03, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2016, 2018, 2019)}} | '''15''' {{small|(1917, 1924, 1943, 1951, 1955, 1965–67, 1991, 1993–95, 1999, 2001, 2009)}} | '''10''' {{small|(1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2016, 2019)}} |- | Oregon | | | '''1''' {{small|(''1954'')}} | '''3''' {{small|(''2012, 2023, 2024'')}} | '''12''' {{small|(''1954, 1964, 2010, 2012–15, 2021–24,'' 2025)}} | '''15''' {{small|(''1918, 1928, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1941–43, 1946, 1953–55, 1957,'' 2025)}} | '''1''' {{small|(''2023'')}} |- | Penn State | | '''1''' {{small|(''1957'')}} | '''5''' {{small|(''1952, 1957, 1959, 1963, 1973'')}} | '''1''' {{small|(2000)}} | '''17''' {{small|(''1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976,'' 2000)}} | '''1''' {{small|(1996)}} | |- | Purdue | | | | | '''3''' {{small|(1987, 2012, 2018)}} | '''2''' {{small|(1909, 2012)}} | '''1''' {{small|(2012)}} |- | Rutgers | | | '''1''' {{small|(''1950'')}} | | '''15''' {{small|(''1950, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1998–2001, 2003, 2007'')}} | '''14''' {{small|(''1981, 1982, 1986–93, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2007'')}} | '''9''' {{small|(''1981, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2007'')}} |- | UCLA | '''1''' {{small|(''2013'')}} | '''1''' {{small|(''2010'')}} | '''5''' {{small|(''1969, 1997, 2010, 2012, 2013'')}} | '''8''' {{small|(''1997, 2000, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2019,'' 2025)}} | '''26''' {{small|(''1969, 1979, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2006–08, 2010–13, 2015, 2017–19, 2021, 2022,'' 2025)}} | '''11''' {{small|(''1944, 1969, 1976, 1979, 1986, 2000, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019,'' 2025)}} | |- | USC | '''12''' {{small|(''1948, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1968, 1970–74, 1978, 1998'')}} | '''2''' {{small|(''1960, 1995'')}} | '''21''' {{small|(''1948, 1949, 1951, 1955, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1970–74, 1978, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2001'')}} | '''8''' {{small|(''1978, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005'')}} | '''38''' {{small|(''1948, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1970–75, 1977, 1978, 1984, 1988–91, 1993–2002, 2005, 2015,'' 2025)}} | '''38''' {{small|(''1930, 1932, 1935, 1936, 1939, 1942, 1946–49, 1951–61, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1970–75, 1977, 1978, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2002'')}} | |- | Washington | | | '''1''' {{small|(''2018*'')}} | '''1''' {{small|(''2018*'')}} | '''12''' {{small|(''1959, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2002–04, 2014, 2016, 2018*, 2023'')}} | '''2''' {{small|(''1919, 1922'')}} | '''2''' {{small|(''1997, 1998'')}} |}

===Men's College World Series champions, runners-up, and scores=== Note: Teams in '''bold''' are current Big Ten members who advanced to the MCWS while in the conference. Teams in '''''bold italics''''' are current Big Ten members who were either in another conference or an independent at the time of their appearance.

{| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Champion ! Runner-up ! Score(s) ! colspan=2|Venue |- |1948 |'''''USC''''' |Yale |'''3–1, 3–8, 9–2''' |Hyames Field || Kalamazoo, Michigan |- |1953 |'''Michigan''' |Texas |'''7–5''' |Rosenblatt Stadium || Omaha, Nebraska |- |1956 |'''Minnesota''' |Arizona |'''4–10, 12–1''' |Rosenblatt Stadium || Omaha, Nebraska |- |1957 |California {{small|(2)}} |'''''Penn State''''' |'''1–0''' |Rosenblatt Stadium || Omaha, Nebraska |- |1958 |'''''USC''''' {{small|(2)}} |Missouri |'''7–0, 8–7 (12)''' |Rosenblatt Stadium || Omaha, Nebraska |- |1960 |'''Minnesota''' {{small|(2)}} |'''''USC''''' |'''2–4 (11), 2–1 (10)''' |Rosenblatt Stadium || Omaha, Nebraska |- |1961 |'''''USC''''' {{small|(3)}} |Oklahoma State |'''1–0''' |Rosenblatt Stadium || Omaha, Nebraska |- |1962 |'''Michigan''' |Santa Clara |'''5–4 (15)''' |Rosenblatt Stadium || Omaha, Nebraska |- |1963 |'''''USC''''' {{small|(4)}} |Arizona |'''6–4, 5–2''' |Rosenblatt Stadium || Omaha, Nebraska |- |1964 |'''Minnesota''' {{small|(3)}} |Missouri |'''5–1''' |Rosenblatt Stadium || Omaha, Nebraska |- |1965 |Arizona State |'''Ohio State''' |'''3–7, 2–1''' |Rosenblatt Stadium || Omaha, Nebraska |- |1966 |'''Ohio State''' |Oklahoma State |'''8–2''' |Rosenblatt Stadium || Omaha, Nebraska |- |1968 |'''''USC''''' {{small|(5)}} |Southern Illinois |'''4–3''' |Rosenblatt Stadium || Omaha, Nebraska |- |1970 |'''''USC''''' {{small|(6)}} |Florida State |'''2–1 (15)''' |Rosenblatt Stadium || Omaha, Nebraska |- |1971 |'''''USC''''' {{small|(7)}} |Southern Illinois |'''7–2''' |Rosenblatt Stadium || Omaha, Nebraska |- |1972 |'''''USC''''' {{small|(8)}} |Arizona State |'''3–1, 1–0''' |Rosenblatt Stadium || Omaha, Nebraska |- |1973 |'''''USC''''' {{small|(9)}} |Arizona State |'''4–3''' |Rosenblatt Stadium || Omaha, Nebraska |- |1974 |'''''USC''''' {{small|(10)}} |Miami (FL) |'''7–3''' |Rosenblatt Stadium || Omaha, Nebraska |- |1978 |'''''USC''''' {{small|(11)}} |Arizona State |'''10–3''' |Rosenblatt Stadium || Omaha, Nebraska |- |1995 |Cal State Fullerton {{small|(3)}} |'''''USC''''' |'''11–5''' |Rosenblatt Stadium || Omaha, Nebraska |- |1998 |'''''USC''''' {{small|(12)}} |Arizona State |'''21–14''' |Rosenblatt Stadium || Omaha, Nebraska |- |2010 |South Carolina |'''''UCLA''''' |'''7–1, 2–1 (11)''' |Rosenblatt Stadium || Omaha, Nebraska |- |2013 |'''''UCLA''''' |Mississippi State |'''3–1, 8–0''' |TD Ameritrade Park Omaha || Omaha, Nebraska |- |2019 |Vanderbilt {{small|(2)}} |'''Michigan''' |'''4–7, 4–1, 8–2''' |TD Ameritrade Park Omaha || Omaha, Nebraska |}

==Softball== ===Championships, College World Series, 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.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" ! School ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|AIAW/NCAA Championships}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|AIAW/NCAA Runner-Up}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|AIAW/NCAA College World Series Appearances}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|AIAW/NCAA Super Regional Appearances}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|AIAW/NCAA Tournament Appearances}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Conference Championships}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Conference Tournament Championships}} |- | Illinois | | | | | '''8''' {{small|(2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022)}} | | |- | Indiana | | | '''4''' {{small|(1979, 1980, 1983, 1986)}} | | '''10''' {{small|(1983, 1985, 1986, 1994, 1996, 2006, 2011, 2023–25)}} | '''3''' {{small|(1983, 1986, 1994)}} | |- | Iowa | | | '''4''' {{small|(1995, 1996, 1997, 2001)}} | | '''16''' {{small|(1989, 1991, 1993, 1995–98, 2000–06, 2008, 2009)}} | '''5''' {{small|(1989, 1990, 1997, 2000, 2003)}} | '''2''' {{small|(2001, 2003)}} |- | Maryland | | | | | '''4''' {{small|(''1999, 2010, 2011, 2012'')}} | | |- | Michigan | '''1''' {{small|(2005)}} | '''1''' {{small|(2015)}} | '''13''' {{small|(1982, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2016)}} | '''11''' {{small|(2005–10, 2012–16)}} | '''31''' {{small|(1992, 1993, 1995–2019, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025)}} | '''22''' {{small|(1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008–16, 2018, 2019, 2021)}} | '''12''' {{small|(1995–98, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2015, 2019, 2024, 2025)}} |- | Michigan State | '''1''' {{small|(1976)}} | | '''6''' {{small|(1973–77, 1981)}} | | '''4''' {{small|(1997, 1999, 2003, 2004)}} | | '''1''' {{small|(2004)}} |- | Minnesota | | | '''3''' {{small|(1976, 1978, 2019)}} | '''2''' {{small|(2014, 2019)}} | '''17''' {{small|(1988, 1991, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2013–19, 2021–23)}} | '''4''' {{small|(1986, 1988, 1991, 2017)}} | '''5''' {{small|(1999, 2014, 2016–18)}} |- | Nebraska | | | '''7''' {{small|(''1982, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1998, 2002,'' 2013)}} | '''2''' {{small|(2013, 2025)}} | '''27''' {{small|(''1982, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1995–2007, 2009–11,'' 2013–16, 2022, 2023, 2025)}} | '''10''' {{small|(''1982, 1984–88, 1998, 2001, 2004,'' 2014)}} | '''10''' {{small|(''1982, 1984–88, 1998, 2000, 2004,'' 2022)}} |- | Northwestern | | '''1''' {{small|(2006)}} | '''6''' {{small|(1984–86, 2006, 2007, 2022)}} | '''7''' {{small|(2005–08, 2019, 2022, 2023)}} | '''23''' {{small|(1984–87, 2000, 2003–09, 2012, 2014–16, 2018, 2019, 2021–25)}} | '''10''' {{small|(1982, 1984–87, 2006, 2008, 2022–24)}} | '''3''' {{small|(1982, 2008, 2023)}} |- | Ohio State | | | '''1''' {{small|(1982)}} | | '''14''' {{small|(1982, 1990, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2016–19, 2022, 2025)}} | '''2''' {{small|(1990, 2007)}} | '''1''' {{small|(2007)}} |- | Oregon | | | '''8''' {{small|(''1976, 1980, 1989, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018,'' 2025)}} | '''11''' {{small|(''2010–18, 2023,'' 2025)}} | '''24''' {{small|(''1989, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003–05, 2007, 2008, 2010–18, 2021–24,'' 2025)}} | '''6''' {{small|(''2013–16, 2018,'' 2025)}} | |- | Penn State | | | | | '''11''' {{small|(''1983, 1985,'' 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2024)}} | | '''3''' {{small|(''1983, 1985, 1988'')}} |- | Purdue | | | | | '''2''' {{small|(2008, 2009)}} | | |- | Rutgers | | | '''2''' {{small|(''1979, 1981'')}} | | '''4''' {{small|(''1979, 1981, 1984, 1994'')}} | | |- | UCLA | '''13''' {{small|(''1978, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1988–90, 1992, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2019'')}} | '''8''' {{small|(''1979, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2005'')}} | '''36''' {{small|(''1978, 1979, 1981–85, 1987–94, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000–2006, 2008, 2010, 2015–19, 2021, 2022, 2024,'' 2025)}} | '''15''' {{small|(''2005, 2006, 2008–10, 2014–19, 2021, 2022, 2024,'' 2025)}} | '''43''' {{small|(''1978, 1979, 1981–85, 1987–94, 1996, 1997, 1999–2019, 2021–24,'' 2025)}} | '''18''' {{small|(''1975, 1976, 1983, 1984, 1987–91, 1993, 1999, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024'')}} | '''1''' {{small|(''2024'')}} |- | Washington | '''1''' {{small|(''2009'')}} | '''3''' {{small|(''1996, 1999, 2018'')}} | '''15''' {{small|(''1996–2000, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2017–19, 2023'')}} | '''15''' {{small|(''2005–07, 2009–14, 2016–19, 2021, 2023'')}} | '''31''' {{small|(''1994–2019, 2021–24,'' 2025)}} | '''4''' {{small|(''1996, 2000, 2010, 2019'')}} | |- | Wisconsin | | | | | '''9''' {{small|(2001, 2002, 2005, 2013, 2014, 2017–19, 2022)}} | | '''9''' {{small|(2013)}} |}

===Women's College World Series champions, runners-up, and scores=== Note: Teams in '''bold''' are current Big Ten members who advanced to the WCWS while in the conference. Teams in '''''bold italics''''' are current Big Ten members who were either in another conference or an independent at the time of their appearance.

==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 13 NCAA national championships.<ref name="Big Ten Announces Institution of Men's and Women's Lacrosse and Addition of Johns Hopkins as Men's Lacrosse Sport Affiliate Member">{{cite web|title=Big Ten Announces Institution of Men's and Women's Lacrosse and Addition of Johns Hopkins as Men's Lacrosse Sport Affiliate Member|url=http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-lacros/spec-rel/060313aah.html|work=Big Ten Conference Official Athletic Site|publisher=Big Ten Conference|access-date=March 1, 2014|date=June 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130710234815/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-lacros/spec-rel/060313aah.html|archive-date=July 10, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The addition of Johns Hopkins and Maryland to the conference brought two historically successful programs and longtime rivals into the same league. Johns Hopkins and Maryland have combined for 58 NCAA men's lacrosse Final Four appearances, with each program having 29. The Johns Hopkins–Maryland rivalry, which began in 1895, features over 100 matchups, and is frequently cited by the media and the respective universities as one of the most prominent rivalries in men's lacrosse.<ref name="jhu">[http://www.jhu.edu/~jhumag/0604web/rivalry.html The Rivalry], ''Johns Hopkins Magazine'', Johns Hopkins University, retrieved March 25, 2009.</ref><ref name="2008preview">[http://www.umterps.com/sports/m-lacros/spec-rel/041008aaa.html College Lacrosse's Biggest Rivalry: No. 7 Terps at No. 15 Johns Hopkins], University of Maryland, April 10, 2008. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303195549/http://www.umterps.com/sports/m-lacros/spec-rel/041008aaa.html |date=March 3, 2012 }}</ref><ref>David Ungrady, [https://books.google.com/books?id=kty1Jvi1j0IC ''Tales from the Maryland Terrapins''], p. 30, Champaign, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC, 2003, {{ISBN|1-58261-688-4}}.</ref>

===All-time school records=== This list goes through the 2024 season.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" ! scope="col" | # ! scope="col" | Team ! scope="col" | Overall record ! scope="col" | Pct. |- | 1 | Maryland | 893–290–4 | {{winpct|893|290|4}} |- | 2 | Johns Hopkins | 1027–375–15 | {{winpct|1027|375|15}} |- | 3 | Rutgers | 656–536–14 | {{winpct|656|536|14}} |- | 4 | Ohio State | 523–457–5 | {{winpct|523|457|5}} |- | 5 | Penn State | 578–554–8 | {{winpct|578|554|8}} |- | 6 | Michigan | 69–110 | {{winpct|69|110}} |}

===Championships, Final Fours, and NCAA tournament appearances=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" ! scope="col" | School ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Men's NCAA Championships}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Men's NCAA Runner-Up}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Men's NCAA Final Fours}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Men's NCAA Quarterfinals}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Men's NCAA Tournament Appearances}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Conference Championships}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Conference Tournament Championships}} |- | Johns Hopkins | '''9''' {{small|(''1974, 1978–80, 1984, 1985, 1987, 2005, 2007'')}} | '''9''' {{small|(''1972, 1973, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1989, 2003, 2008'')}} | '''29''' {{small|(''1972–74, 1976–87, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002–05, 2007, 2008,'' 2015)}} | '''44''' {{small|(''1972–89, 1991–2009, 2011, 2012, 2014,'' 2015, 2018, 2023, 2024)}} | '''49''' {{small|(''1972–2012, 2014,'' 2015–19, 2023, 2024)}} | '''2''' {{small|(2015, 2018)}} | '''3''' {{small|(2015, 2023, 2024)}} |- | Maryland | '''4''' {{small|(''1973, 1975,'' 2017, 2022)}} | '''14''' {{small|(''1971, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2011, 2012,'' 2015, 2016, 2021, 2024, 2025)}} | '''30''' {{small|(''1971–79, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2014,'' 2015–18, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025)}} | '''42''' {{small|(''1971–79, 1981–83, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1995–98, 2000, 2001, 2003–06, 2008–12, 2014,'' 2015–22, 2024, 2025)}} | '''47''' {{small|(''1971–79, 1981–83, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991–98, 2000, 2001, 2003–2014,'' 2015–25)}} | '''37''' {{small|(''1955–61, 1963, 1965–68, 1972–74, 1976–80, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2013, 2014,'' 2015–18, 2021, 2022)}} | '''8''' {{small|(''1998, 2004, 2005, 2011,'' 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022)}} |- | Michigan | | | | '''1''' {{small|(2023)}} | '''2''' {{small|(2023, 2024)}} | | '''2''' {{small|(2023, 2024)}} |- | Ohio State | | '''1''' {{small|(2017)}} | '''1''' {{small|(2017)}} | '''4''' {{small|(''2008, 2013,'' 2015, 2017)}} | '''8''' {{small|(''2003, 2004, 2008, 2013,'' 2015, 2017, 2022, 2025)}} | '''12''' {{small|(''1965, 1966, 1978, 1986, 1988, 1992*, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2014,'' 2025)}} | '''1''' {{small|(''2013'')}} |- | Penn State | | | '''3''' {{small|(2019, 2023, 2025)}} | '''3''' {{small|(2019, 2023, 2025)}} | '''8''' {{small|(''2003, 2005, 2013,'' 2017, 2019, 2023–25)}} | '''4''' {{small|(''2005, 2013,'' 2019, 2023)}} | '''1''' {{small|(2019)}} |- | Rutgers | | |'''1''' {{small|(2022)}} | '''8''' {{small|(''1972, 1974, 1975, 1984, 1986, 1990,'' 2021, 2022)}} | '''11''' {{small|(''1972, 1974, 1975, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 2003, 2004,'' 2021, 2022)}} | | |}

===Big Ten Conference champions=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" ! scope="col" | Season ! scope="col" | School ! scope="col" | Conference Record |- | 2015 | Maryland Johns Hopkins | 4–1 4–1 |- | 2016 | Maryland | 5–0 |- | 2017 | Maryland | 4–1 |- | 2018 | Maryland | 4–1 |- | 2019 | Penn State | 5–0 |- | 2020 | colspan="2" |Season canceled and no champion crowned |- | 2021 | Maryland | 10–0 |- | 2022 | Maryland | 5–0 |- | 2023 | Penn State Johns Hopkins | 4–1 4–1 |- | 2024 | Johns Hopkins | 5–0 |- | 2025 | Ohio State | 4–1 |}

===Big Ten men's lacrosse tournament champions=== {{Main|Big Ten Conference men's lacrosse tournament}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Winning team ! scope="col" | Coach ! scope="col" | Losing team ! scope="col" | Coach ! scope="col" | Score ! scope="col" | Location ! scope="col" | Venue |- | 2015 | Johns Hopkins | {{sortname|Dave|Pietramala}} | Ohio State | Nick Myers | 13–6 | College Park, Maryland | Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium |- | 2016 | Maryland | {{sortname|John|Tillman|John Tillman (lacrosse)}} | Rutgers | Brian Brecht | 14–8 | Baltimore, Maryland | Homewood Field |- | 2017 | Maryland | {{sortname|John|Tillman|John Tillman (lacrosse)}} | Ohio State | Nick Myers | 10–9 | Columbus, Ohio | Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium |- | 2018 | Johns Hopkins | David Pietramala | Maryland | John Tillman | 13–10 | Ann Arbor, Michigan | U-M Lacrosse Stadium |- | 2019 | Penn State | Jeff Tambroni | Johns Hopkins | David Pietramala | 18–17 (OT) | Piscataway, New Jersey | HighPoint.com Stadium |- | 2020 | colspan="7" align="center" |''Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic'' |- | 2021 | Maryland | John Tillman | Johns Hopkins | Peter Milliman | 12–10 | University Park, Pennsylvania | Panzer Stadium |- | 2022 | Maryland | John Tillman | Rutgers | Brian Brecht | 17–7 | College Park, Maryland | Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium |- | 2023 | Michigan | Kevin Conry | Maryland | John Tillman | 14–5 | Baltimore, Maryland | Homewood Field |- | 2024 | Michigan | Kevin Conry | Penn State | Jeff Tambroni | 16–4 | Columbus, Ohio | Ohio State Lacrosse Stadium |- | 2025 | Ohio State | Nick Myers | Maryland | John Tillman | 14–10 | Ann Arbor, Michigan | U-M Lacrosse Stadium

===NCAA Men's lacrosse champions, runners-up, and scores=== Note: Teams in '''bold''' are current Big Ten members who advanced to the championship game while in the conference. Teams in '''''bold italics''''' are current Big Ten members who were either in another conference or an independent at the time of their appearance.

==Women's lacrosse== {{See also|Big Ten Conference women's lacrosse tournament}} Women's lacrosse became a Big Ten-sponsored sport in the 2015 season. As of the most recent 2026 season, the Big Ten women's lacrosse league includes Johns Hopkins, Maryland, Michigan, Oregon, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers, and USC. Big Ten women's lacrosse programs have 24 of the 39 all-time NCAA championships, including 13 of the last 16. Maryland has earned one pre-NCAA national title and has won 14 NCAA national championships, including seven straight from 1995 to 2001 and most recently in 2019. Northwestern has claimed nine NCAA titles, including five straight from 2005 to 2009. Penn State has earned three pre-NCAA national titles and two NCAA titles in 1987 and 1989. Johns Hopkins became the seventh women's lacrosse program in the Big Ten as of July 1, 2016, with the roster increasing to nine with the 2024 arrival of Oregon and USC.

===All-time school records=== This list goes through the 2024 season.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" ! scope="col" | # ! scope="col" | Team ! scope="col" | Overall record ! scope="col" | Pct. |- | 1 | Maryland | 788–163–3 | {{winpct|788|163|3}} |- | 2 | Northwestern | 449–149 | {{winpct|449|149}} |- | 3 | USC | 151–63 | {{winpct|151|63}} |- | 4 | Penn State | 573–300–5 | {{winpct|573|300|5}} |- | 5 | Johns Hopkins | 484–318–4 | {{winpct|484|318|4}} |- | 6 | Ohio State | 239–226 | {{winpct|239|226}} |- | 7 | Michigan | 90–92 | {{winpct|90|92}} |- | 8 | Oregon | 163–176 | {{winpct|163|176}} |- | 9 | Rutgers | 352–389–6 | {{winpct|352|389|6}} |}

===Championships, Final Fours, and NCAA tournament appearances=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" ! scope="col" | School ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Women's AIAW/NCAA Championships}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Women's AIAW/NCAA Runner-Up}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Women's AIAW/NCAA Final Fours}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Women's AIAW/NCAA Quarterfinals}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Women's AIAW/NCAA Tournament Appearances}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Conference Championships}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Conference Tournament Championships}} |- | Johns Hopkins | | | '''1''' {{small|(2026)}} | '''2''' {{small|(''2007,'' 2026)}} | '''14''' {{small|(''2004, 2005, 2007, 2014–16,'' 2018, 2019, 2021–26)}} | | |- | Maryland | '''15''' {{small|(''1981, 1986, 1992, 1995–2001, 2010, 2014,'' 2015, 2017, 2019)}} | '''10''' {{small|(''1978, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1991, 1994, 2011, 2013,'' 2016)}} | '''29''' {{small|(''1984–86, 1990–2001, 2003, 2009–14,'' 2015–19, 2022, 2026)}} | '''37''' {{small|(''1983–87, 1989–2004, 2007–14,'' 2015–19, 2022, 2024, 2026)}} | '''46''' {{small|(''1978–87, 1990–2014,'' 2015–19, 2021–26)}} | '''22''' {{small|(''1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2007–14,'' 2015–19, 2022)}} | '''15''' {{small|(''1997, 1999–2001, 2003, 2009–14,'' 2016–18, 2022)}} |- | Michigan | | | | '''1''' {{small|(2024)}} | '''6''' {{small|(2019, 2022–26)}} | | |- | Northwestern | '''9''' {{small|(''2005–09, 2011, 2012,'' 2023, 2026)}} | '''3''' {{small|(''2010,'' 2024, 2025)}} | '''17''' {{small|(''2005–14,'' 2019, 2021–26)}} | '''21''' {{small|(''1984, 2004–14,'' 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021–26)}} | '''27''' {{small|(''1983, 1984, 1986–88, 2004–14,'' 2015–19, 2021–26)}} | '''13''' {{small|(''2004–10, 2013,'' 2021, 2023–26)}} | '''11''' {{small|(''2007–11, 2013,'' 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2026)}} |- | Ohio State | | | | '''1''' {{small|(''2003'')}} | '''4''' {{small|(''2002, 2003, 2014,'' 2015)}} | '''1''' {{small|(''2003'')}} | |- | Oregon | | | | | | '''1''' {{small|(''2012'')}} | '''1''' {{small|(''2012'')}} |- | Penn State | '''2''' {{small|(''1987, 1989'')}} | '''2''' {{small|(''1986, 1988'')}} | '''11''' {{small|(''1983, 1985–89, 1991, 1995, 1999,'' 2016, 2017)}} | '''20''' {{small|(''1983–93, 1995–97, 1999, 2012, 2013, 2015'' 2016, 2017)}} | '''29''' {{small|(''1981–93, 1995–97, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2012–14,'' 2015–18, 2023, 2024, 2026)}} | '''1''' {{small|(''2013'')}} | '''1''' {{small|(2015)}} |- | Rutgers | | | | | '''5''' {{small|(''1999,'' 2021, 2022, 2025, 2026)}} | | |- | USC | | | | '''2''' {{small|(''2016, 2017'')}} | '''6''' {{small|(''2015–17, 2019, 2022, 2023'')}} | '''4''' {{small|(''2016, 2017, 2019, 2023'')}} | '''4''' {{small|(''2016, 2017, 2019, 2023'')}} |}

===Big Ten Conference champions=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" ! scope="col" | Season ! scope="col" | School ! scope="col" | Conference Record |- | 2015 | Maryland | 5–0 |- | 2016 | Maryland | 5–0 |- | 2017 | Maryland | 6–0 |- | 2018 | Maryland | 6–0 |- | 2019 | Maryland | 6–0 |- | 2020 | colspan="2" |Season canceled and no champion crowned |- | 2021 | Northwestern | 11–0 |- | 2022 | Maryland | 6–0 |- | 2023 | Northwestern | 6–0 |- | 2024 | Northwestern | 5–1 |- | 2025 | Northwestern | 8–0 |- | 2026 | Northwestern | 7–1 |}

===Big Ten women's lacrosse tournament champions=== {{Main|Big Ten Conference women's lacrosse tournament}}

===NCAA Women's lacrosse champions, runners-up, and scores=== Note: Teams in '''bold''' are current Big Ten members who advanced to the championship game while in the conference. Teams in '''''bold italics''''' are current Big Ten members who were either in another conference or an independent at the time of their appearance.

==Men's soccer== As of the upcoming 2026 season, the Big Ten men's soccer league includes Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers, UCLA, Washington, and Wisconsin. Big Ten men's soccer programs have combined to win 20 NCAA national championships.

===All-time school records=== This list goes through the 2013–14 season.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" ! scope="col" | # ! scope="col" | Team ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | Total seasons ! scope="col" | Overall record |- | 1 | Indiana | 41 | 677–162–76 |- | 2 | Maryland | 67 | 681–316–91 |- | 3 | Michigan | 14 | 141–115–26 |- | 4 | Michigan State | 58 | 540–295–92 |- | 5 | Northwestern | 34 | 268–370–87 |- | 6 | Ohio State | 61 | 406–439–104 |- | 7 | Penn State | 103 | 776–359–121 |- | 8 | Rutgers | 41 | 541–391–108 |- | 9 | Wisconsin | 37 | 381–271–74 |}

===Championships, College Cups, and NCAA tournament appearances=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" ! scope="col" | School ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Men's NCAA Championships}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Men's NCAA Runner-Up}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Men's NCAA College Cups}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Men's NCAA Quarterfinals}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Men's NCAA Tournament Appearances}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Conference Championships}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Conference Tournament Championships}} |- | Indiana | '''8''' {{small|(1982, 1983, 1988, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2012)}} | '''9''' {{small|(1976, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1994, 2001, 2017, 2020, 2022)}} | '''22''' {{small|(1976, 1978, 1980, 1982–84, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1997–2001, 2003, 2004, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022)}} | '''29''' {{small|(1976, 1978–84, 1988–92, 1994, 1996–2001, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023)}} | '''50''' {{small|(1974, 1976–85, 1987–2025)}} | '''19''' {{small|(1993, 1994, 1996–2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2018–20, 2023, 2024)}} | '''16''' {{small|(1991, 1992, 1994–99, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2013, 2018–20, 2023)}} |- | Maryland | '''4''' {{small|(''1968, 2005, 2008,'' 2018)}} | '''3''' {{small|(''1960, 1962, 2013'')}} | '''14''' {{small|(''1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1969, 1998, 2002–05, 2008, 2012, 2013,'' 2018)}} | '''20''' {{small|(''1959–63, 1968, 1969, 1998, 2002–05, 2008–10, 2012, 2013,'' 2015, 2018, 2025)}} | '''42''' {{small|(''1959–64, 1967–70, 1976, 1986, 1994–99, 2001–13,'' 2014–22, 2024, 2025)}} | '''26''' {{small|(''1949–51, 1953–68, 1971, 2012, 2013,'' 2014, 2016, 2022, 2025)}} | '''9''' {{small|(''1996, 2002, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013,'' 2014–16)}} |- | Michigan | | | '''1''' {{small|(2010)}} | '''2''' {{small|(2003, 2010)}} | '''9''' {{small|(2003, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2017–19, 2024)}} | '''1''' {{small|(2017)}} | '''1''' {{small|(2010)}} |- | Michigan State | '''2''' {{small|(1967, 1968)}} | '''2''' {{small|(1964, 1965)}} | '''7''' {{small|(1962, 1964–68, 2018)}} | '''10''' {{small|(1962, 1964–68, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018)}} | '''21''' {{small|(1962–69, 2001, 2004, 2007–10, 2012–14, 2016–18, 2025)}} | '''2''' {{small|(2004, 2008)}} | '''3''' {{small|(2004, 2008, 2012)}} |- | Northwestern | | | | '''2''' {{small|(2006, 2008)}} | '''9''' {{small|(2004, 2006–09, 2011–14)}} | '''1''' {{small|(2011, 2012)}} | '''1''' {{small|(2011)}} |- | Ohio State | | '''1''' {{small|(2007)}} | '''2''' {{small|(2007, 2024)}} | '''2''' {{small|(2007, 2024)}} | '''12''' {{small|(2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007–10, 2014, 2015, 2022, 2024)}} | '''4''' {{small|(2004, 2009, 2015, 2024)}} | '''4''' {{small|(2000, 2007, 2009 , 2024)}} |- | Penn State | | | '''1''' {{small|(''1979'')}} | '''7''' {{small|(''1971, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1986,'' 1999, 2002)}} | '''35''' {{small|(''1970–82, 1984–86, 1988, 1989,'' 1992–95, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2019–21)}} | '''9''' {{small|(''1987–89,'' 1995, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2021, 2023)}} | '''7''' {{small|''(1987–89,'' 1993, 2002, 2005, 2021)}} |- | Rutgers | | '''1''' {{small|(''1990'')}} | '''4''' {{small|(''1961, 1989, 1990, 1994'')}} | '''4''' {{small|(''1960, 1961, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1994'')}} | '''18''' {{small|(''1960, 1961, 1983, 1987, 1989–91, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2011,'' 2015, 2022)}} | | '''6''' {{small|(''1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1997,'' 2022)}} |- | UCLA | '''4''' {{small|(''1985, 1990, 1997, 2002'')}} | '''5''' {{small|(''1970, 1972, 1973, 2006, 2014'')}} | '''14''' {{small|(''1970, 1972–74, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2006, 2011, 2014'')}} | '''21''' {{small|(''1970, 1972–74, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989–92, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009–11, 2014'')}} | '''44''' {{small|(''1954, 1956, 1958–61, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1972–75, 1977–80, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1992–99, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2010–12, 2014–16, 2018, 2021,'' 2024, 2025)}} | '''39''' {{small|(''1954, 1956, 1958–61, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1972–75, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1992–99, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2010–12, 2014, 2015, 2023'')}} | '''1''' {{small|(2025)}} |- | Washington |'''1''' {{small|(2025)}} | '''1''' {{small|(''2021'')}} | '''2''' {{small|(''2021'', 2025)}} | '''5''' {{small|(''2013, 2019, 2020, 2021'', 2025)}} | '''30''' {{small|(''1968, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1989, 1992, 1995–2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2012–14, 2016–21,'' 2024, 2025)}} | '''15''' {{small|(''1968, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1992, 1998–2000, 2013, 2019, 2020'')}} | |- | Wisconsin | '''1''' {{small|(1995)}} | | '''1''' {{small|(1995)}} | '''2''' {{small|(1993, 1995)}} | '''7''' {{small|(1981, 1991, 1993–95, 2013, 2017)}} | '''3''' {{small|(1991, 1992, 1995)}} | '''2''' {{small|(1995, 2017)}} |}

===NCAA Men's soccer champions, runners-up, and scores=== Note: Teams in '''bold''' are current Big Ten members who advanced to the championship game while in the conference. Teams in '''''bold italics''''' are current Big Ten members who were either in another conference or an independent at the time of their appearance.

{| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Champion ! Runner-up ! Score ! colspan=2|Venue |- |1960 |Saint Louis {{small|(2)}} |'''''Maryland''''' |'''3–2''' |Brooklyn College Field || Brooklyn, New York |- |1962 |Saint Louis {{small|(3)}} |'''''Maryland''''' |'''4–3''' |Francis Field || St. Louis, Missouri |- |1964 |Navy |'''Michigan State''' |'''1–0''' |Brown Stadium || Providence, Rhode Island |- |1965 |Saint Louis {{small|(5)}} |'''Michigan State''' |'''1–0''' | rowspan="2" |Francis Field || rowspan="2" | St. Louis, Missouri |- |1967 |'''Michigan State''' Saint Louis {{small|(6)}} | |'''0–0''' |- |1968 ||'''''Maryland''''' '''Michigan State''' {{small|(2)}} | |'''2–2''' |Grant Field || Atlanta, Georgia |- |1970 |Saint Louis {{small|(8)}} |'''''UCLA''''' |'''1–0''' |Cougar Field || Edwardsville, Illinois |- |1972 |Saint Louis {{small|(9)}} |'''''UCLA''''' |'''4–2''' | rowspan="2" |Orange Bowl || rowspan="2" | Miami, Florida |- |1973 |Saint Louis {{small|(10)}} |'''''UCLA''''' |'''3–2 (OT)''' |- |1976 |San Francisco {{small|(3)}} |'''Indiana''' |'''1–0''' |Franklin Field || Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |- |1978 |San Francisco {{small|(vacated)}} |'''Indiana''' |'''2–0''' | rowspan="2" |Tampa Stadium || rowspan="2" | Tampa, Florida |- |1980 |San Francisco {{small|(4)}} |'''Indiana''' |'''4–3 (OT)''' |- |1982 |'''Indiana''' |Duke |'''2–1 (OT)''' | rowspan="2" |Lockhart Stadium || rowspan="2" | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |- |1983 |'''Indiana''' {{small|(2)}} |Columbia |'''1–0 (OT)''' |- |1984 |Clemson |'''Indiana''' |'''2–1''' | rowspan="2" |Kingdome || rowspan="2" | Seattle, Washington |- |1985 |'''''UCLA''''' |American |'''1–0 (OT)''' |- |1988 |'''Indiana''' {{small|(3)}} |Howard |'''1–0''' |Bill Armstrong Stadium || Bloomington, Indiana |- |1990 |'''''UCLA''''' {{small|(2)}} |'''''Rutgers''''' |'''0–0 (OT) (4–3 P)''' |USF Soccer Stadium || Tampa, Florida |- |1994 |Virginia {{small|(5)}} |'''Indiana''' |'''1–0''' |Richardson Stadium || Davidson, North Carolina |- |1995 |'''Wisconsin''' |Duke |'''2–0''' | rowspan="3" |Richmond Stadium || rowspan="3" | Richmond, Virginia |- |1997 |'''''UCLA''''' {{small|(3)}} |Virginia |'''2–0''' |- |1998 |'''Indiana''' {{small|(4)}} |Stanford |'''3–1''' |- |1999 |'''Indiana''' {{small|(5)}} |Santa Clara |'''1–0''' |Ericsson Stadium || Charlotte, North Carolina |- |2001 |North Carolina |'''Indiana''' |'''2–0''' |Columbus Crew Stadium || Columbus, Ohio |- |2002 |'''''UCLA''''' {{small|(4)}} |Stanford |'''1–0''' |Gerald J. Ford Stadium || Dallas, Texas |- |2003 |'''Indiana''' {{small|(6)}} |St. John's |'''2–1''' |Columbus Crew Stadium || Columbus, Ohio |- |2004 |'''Indiana''' {{small|(7)}} |UC Santa Barbara |'''1–1 (OT) (3–2 P)''' |Home Depot Center || Carson, California |- |2005 |'''''Maryland''''' {{small|(2)}} |New Mexico |'''1–0''' |SAS Soccer Park || Cary, North Carolina |- |2006 |UC Santa Barbara |'''''UCLA''''' |'''2–1''' |Hermann Stadium || St. Louis, Missouri |- |2007 |Wake Forest |'''Ohio State''' |'''2–1''' |SAS Soccer Park || Cary, North Carolina |- |2008 |'''''Maryland''''' {{small|(3)}} |North Carolina |'''1–0''' |Pizza Hut Park || Frisco, Texas |- |2012 |'''Indiana''' {{small|(8)}} |Georgetown |'''1–0''' |Regions Park || Hoover, Alabama |- |2013 |Notre Dame |'''''Maryland''''' |'''2–1''' |PPL Park || Chester, Pennsylvania |- |2014 |Virginia {{small|(7)}} |'''''UCLA''''' |'''0–0 (OT) (4–2 P)''' |WakeMed Soccer Park || Cary, North Carolina |- |2017 |Stanford {{small|(3)}} |'''Indiana''' |'''1–0''' |Regions Park || Hoover, Alabama |- |2018 |'''Maryland''' {{small|(4)}} |Akron |'''1–0''' |Harder Stadium || Santa Barbara, California |- |2020 |Marshall |'''Indiana''' |'''1–0 (OT)''' | rowspan="4" |WakeMed Soccer Park || rowspan="4" | Cary, North Carolina |- |2021 |Clemson {{small|(3)}} |'''''Washington''''' |'''2–0''' |- |2022 |Syracuse |'''Indiana''' |'''2–2 (OT) (7–6 P)''' |- |2025 |'''Washington''' |NC State |'''3–2 (OT)''' |}

==Women's soccer==

===Championships, College Cups, and NCAA tournament appearances=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" ! scope="col" | School ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Women's NCAA Championships}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Women's NCAA Runner-Up}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Women's NCAA College Cups}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Women's NCAA Quarterfinals}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Women's NCAA Tournament Appearances}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Conference Championships}} ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | {{small|Conference Tournament Championships}} |- | Illinois | | | | '''1''' {{small|(2004)}} | '''13''' {{small|(2000, 2001, 2003–08, 2010–13, 2025)}} | | '''2''' {{small|(2003, 2011)}} |- | Indiana | | | | | '''5''' {{small|(1996, 1998, 2007, 2013, 2023)}} | '''1''' {{small|(1996)}} | '''1''' {{small|(1996)}} |- | Iowa | | | | | '''6''' {{small|(2013, 2019, 2020, 2023–25)}} | | '''3''' {{small|(2020, 2023)}} |- | Maryland | | | | '''2''' {{small|(''1995, 1996'')}} | '''13''' {{small|(''1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012'')}} | | |- | Michigan | | | | '''3''' {{small|(2002, 2013, 2021)}} | '''16''' {{small|(1997–2004, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2023)}} | | '''3''' {{small|(1997, 1999, 2021)}} |- | Michigan State | | | | | '''8''' {{small|(2002, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2022–25)}} | '''2''' {{small|(2022, 2023)}} | |- | Minnesota | | | | | '''12''' {{small|(1995–99, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2024)}} | '''4''' {{small|(1995, 1997, 2008, 2016)}} | '''3''' {{small|(1995, 2016, 2018)}} |- | Nebraska | | | | '''3''' {{small|(''1996, 1999,'' 2023)}} | '''13''' {{small|(''1996–2005,'' 2013, 2016, 2023)}} | '''5''' {{small|(''1996, 1999, 2000,'' 2013, 2023)}} | '''6''' {{small|(''1996, 1998–2000, 2002,'' 2013)}} |- | Northwestern | | | | | '''8''' {{small|(1996, 1998, 2015–18, 2022, 2025)}} | '''1''' {{small|(2016)}} | |- | Ohio State | | | '''1''' {{small|(2010)}} | '''2''' {{small|(2004, 2010)}} | '''13''' {{small|(2002–04, 2007, 2009–13, 2015–18, 2020–25)}} | '''2''' {{small|(2010, 2017)}} | '''3''' {{small|(2002, 2004, 2012)}} |- | Oregon | | | | | | | |- | Penn State | '''1''' {{small|(2015)}} | '''1''' {{small|(2012)}} | '''5''' {{small|(1999, 2002, 2005, 2012, 2015)}} | '''15''' {{small|(1998–2003, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2023, 2024)}} | '''31''' {{small|(1995–2025)}} | '''20''' {{small|(1998–2012, 2014–16, 2018, 2020)}} | '''9''' {{small|(1998, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2008, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022)}} |- | Purdue | | | | | '''7''' {{small|(2002, 2003, 2005–07, 2009, 2021)}} | | '''1''' {{small|(2007)}} |- | Rutgers | | | '''2''' {{small|(2015, 2021)}} | '''2''' {{small|(2015, 2021)}} | '''19''' {{small|(''1987, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013,'' 2014–24)}} | '''1''' {{small|(2021)}} | |- | UCLA | '''2''' {{small|(''2013, 2022'')}} | '''4''' {{small|(''2000, 2004, 2005, 2017'')}} | '''12''' {{small|(''2000, 2003–09, 2013, 2017, 2019, 2022'')}} | '''17''' {{small|(''1997, 2000, 2001, 2003–09, 2012–14, 2017–19, 2022'')}} | '''29''' {{small|(''1995, 1997–2014, 2016–23,'' 2024, 2025)}} | '''14''' {{small|(''1997, 1998, 2001, 2003–08, 2013, 2014, 2020, 2021, 2023'')}} | '''1''' {{small|(2024)}} |- | USC | '''2''' {{small|(''2007, 2016'')}} | | '''2''' {{small|(''2007, 2016'')}} | '''4''' {{small|(''2007, 2016, 2019,'' 2024)}} | '''20''' {{small|(''1998–2003, 2005–10, 2014–23'' 2024)}} | '''2''' {{small|(''1998,'' 2024)}} | |- | Washington | | | | '''2''' {{small|(''2004, 2010'')}} | '''18''' {{small|(''1994–96, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2008–10, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2020,'' 2024, 2025)}} | '''2''' {{small|(''2000'', 2025)}} |'''1''' {{small|(2025)}} |- | Wisconsin | | '''1''' {{small|(1991)}} | '''2''' {{small|(1988, 1991)}} | '''4''' {{small|(1988, 1990, 1991, 1993)}} | '''25''' {{small|(1988–91, 1993–96, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016–19, 2021, 2023–25)}} | '''3''' {{small|(1994, 2015, 2019)}} | '''3''' {{small|(1994, 2005, 2014)}} |}

===NCAA Women's soccer champions, runners-up, and scores=== Note: Teams in '''bold''' are current Big Ten members who advanced to the championship game while in the conference. Teams in '''''bold italics''''' are current Big Ten members who were either in another conference or an independent at the time of their appearance.

{| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Champion ! Runner-up ! Score ! colspan=2|Venue |- |1991 |North Carolina {{small|(9)}} |'''Wisconsin''' |'''3–1''' |Fetzer Field || Chapel Hill, North Carolina |- |2000 |North Carolina {{small|(16)}} |'''''UCLA''''' |'''2–1''' |Spartan Stadium || San Jose, California |- |2004 |Notre Dame {{small|(2)}} |'''''UCLA''''' |'''1–1 (OT) (4–3 P)''' |SAS Soccer Park || Cary, North Carolina |- |2005 |Portland {{small|(2)}} |'''''UCLA''''' |'''4–0''' |Aggie Soccer Stadium || College Station, Texas |- |2007 |'''''USC''''' |Florida State |'''2–0''' |Aggie Soccer Stadium || College Station, Texas |- |2012 |North Carolina {{small|(21)}} |'''Penn State''' |'''4–1''' |Torero Stadium || San Diego, California |- |2013 |'''''UCLA''''' |Florida State |'''1–0 (OT)''' |WakeMed Soccer Park || Cary, North Carolina |- |2015 |'''Penn State''' |Duke |'''1–0''' |WakeMed Soccer Park || Cary, North Carolina |- |2016 |'''''USC''''' {{small|(2)}} |West Virginia |'''3–1''' |Avaya Stadium || San Jose, California |- |2017 |Stanford {{small|(2)}} |'''''UCLA''''' |'''3–2''' |Orlando City Stadium || Orlando, Florida |- |2022 |'''''UCLA''''' {{small|(2)}} |North Carolina |'''3–2 (OT)''' |WakeMed Soccer Park || Cary, North Carolina |}

==Golf== Every Big Ten institution sponsors both men's and women's golf. Five national championships in men's golf and two national titles in women's golf have been won by Big Ten members while in the conference, led by both of Michigan and Ohio State's men's teams that have won two national titles each. In addition, 10 more team national titles, 3 in men's golf and 7 in women's golf, have been won by current Big Ten members before they joined the conference, led by UCLA (2 men's, 3 women's).

==Tennis== Of the current Big Ten members, 14 sponsor both men's and women's tennis, with Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota and Rutgers only sponsoring women's tennis. Two national championships in men's tennis have been won by Big Ten members while in the conference, led by Illinois and Michigan with one title each. In addition, 41 more team national titles, 37 in men's tennis and 4 in women's tennis, have been won by current Big Ten members before they joined the conference, led by USC (21 men's, 2 women's).

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" |+ National Championships ! style="width:175px;"| School ! style="width:150px;"| Men's Team NCAA ! style="width:200px;"| Men's Individual NCAA ! style="width:200px;"| Men's Doubles NCAA ! style="width:175px;"| Women's Team NCAA ! style="width:215px;"| Women's Individual NCAA ! style="width:200px;"| Women's Doubles NCAA |- | Illinois | '''2003''' | Amer Delić 2003 | Cary Franklin / Graydon Oliver 2000, Rajeev Ram / Brian Wilson 2003, Kevin Anderson / Ryan Rowe 2006 | | | |- | Indiana | | | | | | |- | Iowa | | | | | | |- | Maryland | | | | | | |- | Michigan | '''1957''' | Barry MacKay 1957, Mike Leach 1982 | | | Brienne Minor 2017 | |- | Michigan State | | | | | | |- | Minnesota | | | | | | |- | Nebraska | | | | | | |- | Northwestern | | | | | | Katrina Adams / Diane Donnelly 1987, Cristelle Grier / Alexis Prousis 2006 |- | Ohio State | | Blaž Rola 2013 | Chase Buchanan / Blaž Rola 2012, Andrew Lutschaunig / James Trotter 2023, Robert Cash / JJ Tracy 2024 | | | Francesca Di Lorenzo / Miho Kowase 2017 |- | Oregon | | | | | | |- | Penn State | | | | | | |- | Purdue | | | | | | |- | Rutgers | | | | | | |- | UCLA | ''1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1982, 1984, 2005'' | ''Herbert Flam 1950, Larry Nagler 1960, Allen Fox 1961, Arthur Ashe 1965, Charlie Pasarell 1966, Jeff Borowiak 1970, Jimmy Connors 1971, Billy Martin 1975, Benjamin Kohllöffel 2006, Marcos Giron 2014, Mackenzie McDonald 2016'' | ''Herbert Flam / Gene Garrett 1950, Robert Perry / Lawrence Huebner 1953, Robert Perry / Ronald Livingston 1954, Larry Nagler / Allen Fox 1960, Ian Crookenden / Arthur Ashe 1965, Ian Crookenden / Charlie Pasarell 1966, Haroon Rahim / Jeff Borowiak 1971, Peter Fleming / Ferdi Taygan 1976, John Austin / Bruce Nichols 1978, Patrick Galbraith / Brian Garrow 1988, Justin Gimelstob / Srđan Muškatirović 1996, Mackenzie McDonald / Martin Redlicki 2016, Martin Redlicki / Evan Zhu 2018, Maxime Cressy / Keegan Smith 2019'' | ''2008, 2014'' | ''Keri Phebus 1995, Tian Fangran 2023'' | ''Heather Ludloff / Lynn Lewis 1982, Allison Cooper / Stella Sampras 1988, Mamie Ceniza / Iwalani McCalla 1992, Keri Phebus / Susie Starrett 1995, Daniela Bercek /Lauren Fisher 2004, Tracy Lin / Riza Zalameda 2008, Gabrielle Andrews / Ayan Broomfield 2019'' |- | USC | ''1946, 1951, 1955, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1976, 1991, 1993, 1994, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014'' | ''Bob Falkenburg 1946, Hugh Stewart 1952, Alex Olmedo 1956, 1958, Rafael Osuna 1962, Dennis Ralston 1963, 1964, Bob Lutz 1967, Stan Smith 1968, Joaquín Loyo-Mayo 1969, Robert Van't Hof 1980, Cecil Mamiit 1996, Steve Johnson 2011, 2012'' | ''Bob Falkenburg / Tom Falkenberg 1946, Earl Cochell / Hugh Stewart 1951, Francisco Contreras / Joaquín Reyes 1955, Alex Olmedo / Francisco Contreras 1956, Alex Olmedo / Edward Atkinson 1958, Rafael Osuna / Ramsey Earnhart 1961, 1962, Rafael Osuna / Dennis Ralston 1963, Dennis Ralston / William Bond 1964, Stan Smith / Bob Lutz 1967, 1968, Joaquín Loyo-Mayo / Marcello Lara 1969, Butch Walts / Bruce Manson 1975, Bruce Manson / Chris Lewis 1977, Rick Leach / Tim Pawsat 1986, Rick Leach / Scott Melville 1987, Eric Amend / Byron Black 1989, Robert Farah / Kaes Van't Hof 2008'' | ''1983, 1985'' | ''Beth Herr 1983'' | ''Kaitlyn Christian / Sabrina Santamaria 2013'' |- | Washington | | | ''James Brink / Fred Fisher 1949'' | | | |- | Wisconsin | | | | | | |} * ''Italics denote championships won before the school joined the Big Ten.''

==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)<ref>[http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-wrestl/spec-rel/060811aaa.html Big Ten Medal of Honor Winners Announced] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923112711/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-wrestl/spec-rel/060811aaa.html |date=September 23, 2011 }}. June 8, 2011. Big Ten Conference official website. Retrieved September 9, 2011. "The award was established in 1914 .... In 1982, [it] was expanded to include a senior female athlete from each institution."</ref> * Big Ten Sportsmanship Award (annual; at each school; one male student-athlete and one female student-athlete)<ref>[http://www.mgoblue.com/genrel/060509aab.html Michigan Big Ten Sportsmanship Recipients]. GoBlue (University of Michigan Athletics official website). Retrieved September 9, 2011. "In 2003, the Big Ten ... instituted the ... Sportsmanship Awards. ... [T]wo Outstanding Sportsmanship Award winners are selected from each school."</ref>

===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.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" ! scope="col" | Institution ! scope="col" | 2023– 24 ! scope="col" | 2022– 23 ! scope="col" | 2021– 22 ! scope="col" | 2020– 21 ! scope="col" | 2019– 20 ! scope="col" | 2018– 19 ! scope="col" | 2017– 18 ! scope="col" | 2016– 17 ! scope="col" | 2015– 16 ! scope="col" | 2014– 15 ! scope="col" | 10-yr Average |- | Illinois Fighting Illini | 37 | 54 | 52 | 47 | N/A | 43 | 36 | 38 | 54 | 31 | '''44''' |- | Indiana Hoosiers | 41 | 40 | 64 | 34 | N/A | 32 | 52 | 47 | 41 | 61 | '''46''' |- | Iowa Hawkeyes | 64 | 48 | 55 | 30 | N/A | 38 | 51 | 52 | 62 | 44 | '''49''' |- | Maryland Terrapins | 61 | 44 | 46 | 46 | N/A | 40 | 50 | 49 | 59 | 33 | '''48''' |- | Michigan Wolverines | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | N/A | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | '''6''' |- | Michigan State Spartans | 42 | 53 | 41 | 61 | N/A | 47 | 48 | 50 | 53 | 34 | '''48''' |- | Minnesota Golden Gophers | 40 | 31 | 28 | 28 | N/A | 20 | 19 | 30 | 18 | 26 | '''27''' |- | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 22 | 29 | 49 | 35 | N/A | 48 | 31 | 38 | 27 | 39 | '''35''' |- | Northwestern Wildcats | 39 | 30 | 36 | 31 | N/A | 45 | 31 | 36 | 50 | 50 | '''39''' |- | Ohio State Buckeyes | 15 | 3 | 4 | 9 | N/A | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | '''7''' |- | Oregon Ducks | 28 | 38 | 31 | 25 | N/A | 27 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 13 | '''23''' |- | Penn State Nittany Lions | 23 | 15 | 43 | 39 | N/A | 13 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 8 | '''20''' |- | Purdue Boilermakers | 65 | 72 | 53 | 38 | N/A | 55 | 41 | 41 | 45 | 60 | '''52''' |- | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 66 | 130 | 48 | 60 | N/A | 82 | 103 | 113 | 83 | 104 | '''88''' |- | UCLA Bruins | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | N/A | 6 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | '''9''' |- | USC Trojans | 14 | 10 | 12 | 6 | N/A | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | '''7''' |- | Washington Huskies | 26 | 21 | 30 | 33 | N/A | 24 | 29 | 20 | 14 | 24 | '''25''' |- | Wisconsin Badgers | 25 | 27 | 24 | 37 | N/A | 16 | 22 | 16 | 27 | 18 | '''24''' |}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" ! scope="col" | University ! scope="col" | Top 10 rankings |- | UCLA | 24 |- | Michigan | 23 |- | USC | 19 |- | Ohio State | 15 |- | Penn State | 9 |- | Nebraska | 5 |- | Oregon | 2 |- | Washington | 2 |- | Minnesota | 1 |}

===2023–24 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.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" ! scope="col" | Institution ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | Men's Ranking ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | Women's Ranking |- | Illinois | 30 | data-sort-value="9999" | NR |- | Indiana | 38 | 70 |- | Iowa | 66 | 19 |- | Maryland | 14 | 41 |- | Michigan | 2 | 28 |- | Michigan State | 69 | data-sort-value="9999" | NR |- | Minnesota | 82 | 59 |- | Nebraska | 56 | 10 |- | Northwestern | data-sort-value="9999" | NR | 13 |- | Ohio State | 14 | 30 |- | Oregon | 49 | 17 |- | Penn State | 14 | 31 |- | Purdue | 14 | data-sort-value="9999" | NR |- | Rutgers | data-sort-value="9999" | NR | 70 |- | UCLA | 22 | 4 |- | USC | 30 | 9 |- | Washington | 13 | 54 |- | Wisconsin | 92 | 15 |}

==Conference records== For Big Ten records, by sport (not including football), see footnote<ref>[http://www.bigten.org/trads/big10-recordbook.html Big Ten Records Book] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903194520/http://www.bigten.org/trads/big10-recordbook.html |date=September 3, 2011 }}. Big Ten Conference official website. Retrieved September 9, 2011.</ref>

==NCAA national titles== Totals are per NCAA annual list published every July<ref name="NCAA summary of Division 1 Championships">{{cite web|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/champs_records_book/Overall.pdf|title=Championships Summary|access-date=2023-08-27|archive-date=January 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101125613/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/champs_records_book/Overall.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> and NCAA-published gymnastics history,<ref name="ncaagym">{{cite web|title=National Collegiate Men's Gymnastics Championships|access-date=2021-05-26|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/gymnastics_champs_records/2019-20/2019men.pdf|page=3|publisher=NCAA}}</ref> with subsequent results as of April 18, 2026, obtained from ''[http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/champs_records_book/YbY.pdf NCAA.org]'', which provides intermittent updates throughout the 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 (34), men's rowing (27), and retroactive Helms Athletic Foundation titles.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" ! scope="col" | Institution ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | Total ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | Men's ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | Women's ! data-sort-type="number" scope="col" | Co-ed ! scope="col" | Nickname ! scope="col" | Most successful sport (Titles) |- | UCLA | 127 | 80 | 47 | 0 | Bruins | Men's volleyball (21) |- | USC | 115 | 87 | 28 | 0 | Trojans | Men's outdoor track and field (27) |- | Penn State | 57 | 32 | 12 | 13 | Nittany Lions | Fencing (14) |- | Michigan | 41 | 38 | 3 | 0 | Wolverines | Men's swimming (12) (plus 7 unofficial titles) |- | Oregon | 35 | 20 | 15 | 0 | Ducks | Women's indoor track & field (8) |- | Wisconsin | 34 | 22 | 12 | 0 | Badgers | Women's ice hockey (9) |- | Maryland | 32 | 9 | 23 | 0 | Terrapins | Women's lacrosse (14) |- | Ohio State | 32 | 24 | 5 | 3 | Buckeyes | Men's swimming (11) |- | {{sort|Iowa|Iowa}} | 26 | 25 | 1 | 0 | Hawkeyes | Men's wrestling (24) |- | Indiana | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | Hoosiers | Men's soccer (8) |- | Nebraska | 21 | 8 | 13 | 0 | Cornhuskers | Men's gymnastics (8) |- | Michigan State | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | Spartans | Men's cross country (8) |- | Minnesota | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | Golden Gophers | Women's ice hockey (6) |- | Illinois | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | Fighting Illini | Men's gymnastics (10) |- | Northwestern | 13 | 1 | 12 | 0 | Wildcats | Women's lacrosse (8) |- | Washington | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | Huskies | Women's rowing (5) |- | Purdue | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Boilermakers | Men's golf (1), Women's golf (1), Women's basketball (1) |- | Rutgers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Scarlet Knights | Fencing (1) |- !Total !608 !413 !179 !16 ! ! |}

==Conference titles== For Big Ten championships, by year, see footnote.<ref>[http://www.bigten.org/championships/big10-championships.html Big Ten Championships] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007135314/http://www.bigten.org/championships/big10-championships.html |date=October 7, 2014 }} (2001–present). Big Ten Conference official website. Retrieved September 9, 2011.</ref> Totals do not include Big Ten tournament championships. *Totals updated as of 2024–25 seasons.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" ! scope="col" | Institution ! scope="col" | # of<ref name="bigtenrecords">{{cite book | title=Big Ten Conference Records Book 2013–14 | publisher=Big Ten Conference | year=2013 | location=Park Ridge, Illinois | pages=26–27 | url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/genrel/auto_pdf/2013-14/misc_non_event/b1gupdatedrecordsbookfront.pdf | access-date=October 9, 2013 | archive-date=October 29, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029203705/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/genrel/auto_pdf/2013-14/misc_non_event/b1gupdatedrecordsbookfront.pdf | url-status=dead }}</ref> |- | Chicago{{ref|7|7}} | 73 |- | Illinois | 256 |- | Indiana | 190 |- | Johns Hopkins{{ref|1|1}} | 3 |- | Iowa | 120 |- | Maryland{{ref|2|2}} | 30 |- | Michigan | 424 |- | Michigan State | 117 |- | Minnesota | 183 |- | Nebraska{{ref|3|3}} | 23 |- | Northwestern | 88 |- | Notre Dame{{ref|4|4}} | 1 |- | Ohio State | 264 |- |Oregon | 8 |- | Penn State{{ref|5|5}} | 103 |- | Purdue | 70 |- | Rutgers{{ref|6|6}} | 2 |- |USC | 3 |- |UCLA | 3 |- |Washington |1 |- | Wisconsin | 214 |} {{Refbegin}} # {{note|1}} Johns Hopkins was added in 2014 as an affiliate member that competed in men's lacrosse only. Johns Hopkins also began competing as an affiliate member in women's lacrosse in the 2016–17 school year. # {{note|2}} Maryland won 196 conference championships as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), second most in ACC history. # {{note|3}} Nebraska won 80 conference championships as a member of the Big 12 Conference, second most in Big 12 history. Nebraska also won 230 conference championships as a member of the Big Eight Conference, the most in Big Eight history. # {{note|4}} Notre Dame was added in 2017 as an affiliate member that competed in men's ice hockey only. # {{note|5}} Penn State won or shared 70 conference championships as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (1982–91) and earlier when it was known as the Eastern 8 Conference (1976–79). # {{note|6}} Rutgers won six conference championships as a member of the Middle Three Conference, the Middle Atlantic Conference, the Atlantic 10 Conference, the original Big East Conference, and both of its offshoots, the non-football Big East Conference and the American Conference. # {{note|7}} Chicago won 73 conference championships as a member of the Big Ten from 1896 to 1946.{{Refend}}

==2024–25 champions== * (RS) indicates regular-season champion * (T) indicates tournament champion * ‡ denotes national champion

{| class="wikitable" style = "text-align: center" |- ! Season !! Sport !! colspan = 2 | Men's champion !! colspan = 2 | Women's champion |- | rowspan = 5 | Fall 2024 | Cross country || colspan = 2 | Wisconsin || colspan = 2 | Oregon |- | Field hockey || colspan=2 align=center | – || Northwestern‡ (RS) || Michigan (T) |- | Football || colspan = 2 | Oregon || colspan=2 align=center | – |- | Soccer || Indiana & Ohio State (RS) || Ohio State (T) || USC (RS) || UCLA (T) |- | Volleyball || colspan=2 align=center | – || colspan = 2 | Nebraska & Penn State‡ |- | rowspan = 6 | Winter 2024–25 | Basketball || Michigan State (RS) || Michigan (T) || USC (RS) || UCLA (T) |- | Gymnastics || Penn State & Michigan‡ (RS) || Michigan‡ (T) || UCLA (RS) || UCLA (T) |- | Ice Hockey || Michigan State & Minnesota (RS) || Michigan State (T) || colspan=2 align=center | – |- | Swimming and diving || colspan=2 | Indiana || colspan=2 | Ohio State |- | Track and field (indoor) || colspan=2 | Oregon || colspan=2 | Oregon‡ |- | Wrestling || Penn State‡ (RS) || Penn State‡ (T) || colspan=2 align=center | – |- | rowspan = 7 | Spring 2025 | Baseball || Oregon & UCLA (RS) || Nebraska (T) || colspan="2" align="center" | – |- | Golf || colspan=2 | UCLA || colspan=2 | Oregon |- | Lacrosse || colspan=2 | Ohio State (RS & T) || colspan=2 | Northwestern (RS & T) |- | Rowing || colspan=2 align=center | – || colspan=2 align=center | Washington |- | Softball || colspan=2 align=center | – || Oregon (RS) || Michigan (T) |- | Tennis || Ohio State (RS) || UCLA (T) || Michigan (RS) || Ohio State (T) |- | Track and field (outdoor) || colspan=2 | Oregon || colspan=2 | USC |}

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