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Revision as of 14:54, 15 March 2013
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Association | NCAA |
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Commissioner | James Delany (since 1989) |
Sports fielded |
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Division | Division I |
Subdivision | FBS |
Region | Midwestern United States Mid-Atlantic States |
Official website | bigten.org |
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The Big Ten Conference, formerly Western Conference and Big Nine Conference, is the oldest Division I college athletic conference in the United States. Its twelve member institutions (which are primarily flagship research universities in their respective states, well-regarded academically, and with relatively large student enrollment) are located primarily in the Midwest, stretching from Nebraska in the west to Penn State in the east, and from Indiana in the south to Minnesota in the north. The conference competes in the NCAA's Division I; its football teams compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), formerly known as Division I-A, the highest level of NCAA competition in that sport. Member schools of the Big Ten (or, in two cases, their parent university systems) also are members of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation, a leading educational and research consortium.
Despite the conference's name, the Big Ten actually consists of 12 schools, following the addition of The Pennsylvania State University in 1993 and the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in 2011. In 2014, the conference will expand to 14 members with the additions of the University of Maryland, College Park and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. It is not to be confused with the Big 12 Conference, which has only ten schools and represents a different region of the country.
Member schools
Current members
Big Ten institutions are also, along with charter member the University of Chicago, part of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC), which shares a $5.6 billion research fund.
Institution | Location (Population) |
Founded | Joined Big Ten |
Type | Enrollment | Nickname | Colors | Logo | Varsity Teams |
NCAA Championships (As of December 9, 2012)[1] (excludes football) |
Big Ten Championships (As of April 1, 2012)[2] |
Football Division |
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University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign | Urbana, Illinois (41,250) and Champaign, Illinois (81,055) |
1867 | 1896 | Public | 41,918[3] | Fighting Illini |
Orange & Blue |
File:Fighting Illini Primary Logo.png | 21 | 18 | 230 | Leaders |
Indiana University | Bloomington, Indiana (80,405) |
1820 | 1899 (Athletics since 1900) |
Public | 42,464[4] | Hoosiers | Cream & Crimson |
File:Indiana U logo.png | 24 | 24 | 167 | Leaders |
University of Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa (67,062) |
1847 | 1899 (Athletics since 1900) |
Public | 31,498[5] | Hawkeyes | Gold & Black |
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24 | 25 | 105 | Legends |
University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, Michigan (114,024) |
1817 | 1896 (Inactive 1907–1917) |
Public | 37,197[6][7] | Wolverines | Maize & Blue |
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27 | 33 | 351 | Legends |
Michigan State University | East Lansing, Michigan (48,579)[8] |
1855 | 1950 (Athletics since 1953) |
Public | 48,906[9] | Spartans | Green & White |
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25 | 19 | 84 | Legends |
University of Minnesota | Twin Cities, Minnesota (3,317,308) |
1851 | 1896 | Public | 51,853[10] | Golden Gophers | Maroon & Gold |
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23 | 16 | 178 | Legends |
University of Nebraska–Lincoln | Lincoln, Nebraska (251,624) |
1869 | 2011 | Public | 24,593[11] | Cornhuskers | Scarlet & Cream |
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21 | 16 | 3 | Legends |
Northwestern University | Evanston, Illinois (74,239) |
1851 | 1896 | Private | 14,988[12] | Wildcats | Purple & White |
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19 | 8 | 69 | Legends |
Ohio State University | Columbus, Ohio (787,033) |
1870 | 1912 | Public | 56,867[13] | Buckeyes | Scarlet & Gray |
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35 | 24 | 185 | Leaders |
Pennsylvania State University | University Park, Pennsylvania (38,420) |
1855 | 1990 (Athletics since 1993) |
Public | 44,817[14] | Nittany Lions |
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31 | 41 | 57 | Leaders |
Purdue University | West Lafayette, Indiana (28,778) |
1869 | 1896 | Public | 39,637[15] | Boilermakers | Old Gold & Black |
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18 | 3 | 69 | Leaders |
University of Wisconsin–Madison | Madison, Wisconsin (223,389) |
1848 | 1896 | Public | 42,595 [16] | Badgers | Cardinal & White |
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23 | 28 | 183 | Leaders |
Future members
These future members are to join the Big Ten conference.[17]
Institution | Location (Population) |
Founded | Type | Enrollment | Joining Big Ten |
Sources | Nickname | Colors | Varsity Teams | NCAA Championships (As of December 9, 2012)[1] (excludes football) |
Current Conference |
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University of Maryland | College Park, Maryland (30,413) |
1856 | Public | 37,631[18] | (2014) | [19][20][21] | Terrapins | Red, White, Black, & Gold |
20 | 25 | ACC |
Rutgers University | New Brunswick, New Jersey (55,181) |
1766 | Public | 38,912[22] | (2014) | [23] | Scarlet Knights | Scarlet |
27 | 1 | Big East |
Former member
Institution | Location | Founded | Type | Undergrad Enrollment |
Joined Big Ten |
Left Big Ten |
Nickname | Colors | Varsity Teams | NCAA Championships (as a member) |
Big Ten Championships |
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University of Chicago | Chicago, Illinois (2,695,598) |
1890 | Private | 5,027 | 1896 | 1946 | Maroons | Maroon & White |
19 | 1 | 73 |
- The University of Chicago was a co-founder of the conference and still maintains affiliation through the Committee on Institutional Cooperation.
- Lake Forest College attended the original 1895 meeting that led to the formation of the conference, but did not join it.
Endowments
- Data provided by the National Association of College and University Business Officers and Commonfund Institute as of March 12, 2012.[24]
Membership timeline
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Full members Full members (non-football) Other Conference Other Conference
Sports
The Big Ten Conference sponsors championship competition in twelve men's and thirteen women's NCAA sanctioned sports.[25] Men's ice hockey will debut in the 2013-14 school year, and it is probable that women's lacrosse will be added in 2014-15.
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Tennis | ||
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Men's sponsored sports by school
School | Baseball | Basketball | Cross Country | Football | Golf | Gymnastics | Ice Hockey* | Soccer | Swimming | Tennis | Track & Field (Indoor) |
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- * = Ice Hockey will be a sponsored sport beginning in 2013-2014
Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the Big Ten Conference which are played by Big Ten schools:
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Michigan | No | ECAC | No |
Ohio State | Independent | ECAC | MIVA |
Penn State | Independent | Colonial | EIVA |
Women's sponsored sports by school
School | Basketball | Cross Country | Field Hockey | Golf | Gymnastics | Rowing | Soccer | Softball | Swimming | Tennis | Track & Field (Indoor) |
Track & Field (Outdoor) |
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Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the Big Ten Conference which are played by Big Ten schools:
School | Fencing | Ice Hockey | Lacrosse | Water Polo |
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Indiana | No | No | No | CWPA |
Michigan | No | No | ALC | CWPA |
Minnesota | No | WCHA | No | No |
Northwestern | Independent | No | ALC | No |
Ohio State | Independent | WCHA | ALC | No |
Penn State | Independent | CHA | ALC | No |
Wisconsin | No | WCHA | No | No |
History
Initiated and led by Purdue University president James Smart,[26] the presidents of University of Chicago, University of Illinois, University of Minnesota, University of Wisconsin, Northwestern University, Purdue University and Lake Forest College met in Chicago on January 11, 1895 to discuss the regulation and control of intercollegiate athletics. The eligibility of student-athletes was one of the main topics of discussion.[27] The Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives was founded at a second meeting on February 8, 1896.[28] Lake Forest was not at the 1896 meeting that established the conference and was replaced by the University of Michigan. At the time, the organization was more commonly known as the Western Conference, consisting of Purdue, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Chicago, and Northwestern.
The first reference to the conference as the Big Nine was in 1899 after Iowa and Indiana had joined. Nebraska first petitioned to join the league in 1900 and again in 1911,[29] but was turned away both times. In April 1907, Michigan was voted out of the conference for failing to adhere to league rules.[30] Ohio State was added to the conference in 1912. The first reference to the conference as the Big Ten was in November 1917 after Michigan rejoined following a nine-year absence.
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The conference was again known as the Big Nine after the University of Chicago decided to de-emphasize varsity athletics just after World War II. Chicago discontinued its football program in 1939 and withdrew from the conference in 1946 after struggling to gain victories in many conference matchups. It was believed that one of several schools, notably Pittsburgh, Nebraska, Michigan State, Marquette, Notre Dame, and Iowa State would replace Chicago at the time.[31] On May 20, 1949,[28] Michigan State ended the speculation by joining and the conference was again known as the Big Ten. The Big Ten's membership would remain unchanged for the next 40 years.
The conference’s official name throughout this period remained the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives. It did not formally adopt the name Big Ten until 1987, when it was incorporated as a not-for-profit corporation. In 1990, the Big Ten universities voted to expand the conference to 11 teams, and extended an invitation to Pennsylvania State University, which accepted it.[32] When Penn State joined in 1990, it was decided that the conference would continue to be called the Big Ten, but its logo was modified to reflect the change; the number 11 was disguised in the negative space of the traditionally blue "Big Ten" lettering.
Missouri had shown interest in Big Ten membership after Penn State joined.[33] Around 1993, the league explored adding Kansas, Missouri, and Rutgers, or other potential schools, to create a 14-team league with two divisions.[34] These talks died when the Big 8 Conference merged with former Southwest Conference members to create the Big 12.
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Following the addition of previously independent Penn State, efforts were made to encourage the University of Notre Dame, the last remaining non-service academy independent, to join the league. Early in the 20th century, Notre Dame briefly considered official entry into the Big Ten but chose to maintain its independence instead.[35] However, in 1999, both Notre Dame and the Big Ten entered into private negotiations concerning a possible membership that would include Notre Dame. Although the Notre Dame faculty senate endorsed the idea with a near unanimous vote, the ND board of trustees decided against joining the conference and Notre Dame ultimately withdrew from negotiations. [2]
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 2010–12 NCAA conference realignment.[36] 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.[37] The conference retained the name "Big Ten".
On September 1, Delany revealed the conference's divisional split and announced the new division names on December 13, 2010: Legends and Leaders.[38] The new "Legends" and "Leaders" names were not met with enthusiasm. Some traditional rivals, including Ohio State and Michigan, were placed in separate divisions.[39] For the football season, each team plays the others in its division, one "cross-over" game, and two rotating cross-divisional games.
On November 19, 2012, the University of Maryland's Board of Regents voted to withdraw from the ACC and to join the Big Ten as its 13th member effective on July 1, 2014.[40] The Big Ten's Council of Presidents approved the move later that day.[41] One day later, Rutgers University of the Big East also accepted an offer for membership from the Big Ten as its 14th member school.[42]
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."[27]
Name | Years | Notes |
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John L. Griffith | 1922–1944 | died in office |
Kenneth L. "Tug" Wilson | 1945–1961 | retired |
William R. Reed | 1961–1971 | died in office |
Wayne Duke | 1971–1989 | retired |
James Delany | 1989– |
Academics
The Big Ten Conference is known for its academics as well as its athletics. Prior to the addition of Nebraska on July 1, 2011, it was the only Division I conference to have all its members in the Association of American Universities (AAU).[43] Nebraska was removed from the AAU in April 2011, due to the AAU no longer allowing Nebraska to include their Medical Center in the AAU formula and the decreased weight given to agricultural research. Commissioner Jim Delany stated that Nebraska's removal from the AAU would have no bearing upon their Big Ten membership. However, Nebraska does lead the NCAA with a record of 291 Academic All-Americans (followed by Notre Dame with 221) .[44][45] Currently no Division I conference has all its members in the AAU, but a Division III conference, University Athletic Association, is composed of entirely AAU members.
The Big Ten also runs the Committee on Institutional Cooperation along with the University of Chicago, which allows students at participating institutions to take distance courses at other participating institutions.[46] Students at participating schools are also allowed "in-house" viewing privileges at other participating schools' libraries.[47] They also employ collective purchasing, which has saved member institutions $19 million to date.[48]
Awards and honors
- Big Ten Athlete of the Year
- Big Ten Medal of Honor (annual; at each school; one male scholar-athlete and one female scholar-athlete)[49]
- Big Ten Sportsmanship Award (annual; at each school; one male student-athlete and one female student-athlete)[50]
Conference records
- For Big Ten records, by sport (not including football), see footnote[51]
Conference championships
- For Big Ten championships, by year, see footnote[52]
Football
Under the current format, each school plays a total of eight conference games, consisting of the other five teams in its division, two schools from the other division on a rotating basis, and one school from the other division that it plays each year.
The following table shows the permanent cross-division opponent for each school (records through the 2011 season with Legends Division wins listed first):[53]
Legends Division | Leaders Division | Series Record |
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Minnesota | Wisconsin | 59–54–8[54] |
Michigan | Ohio State | 58–44–6[55] |
Northwestern | Illinois | 46–54–5[56] |
Iowa | Purdue | 34–46–3[57] |
Michigan State | Indiana | 41–15–2[58] |
Nebraska | Penn State | 8-6–0*[59] |
Overall Inter-Divisional Record | 245–218–24 |
All-time school records by wins
This list goes through the 2011 season.
# | Big Ten | Records | Pct. | Division Championships (2011–present) |
Big Ten Championships | Claimed National Championships |
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1 | Michigan | 903-314-36 (through 2012) | .735 | 0 | 42 | 11 |
3 | Nebraska | 856-349-41 | .704 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
2 | Ohio State | 825-316-53 | .713 | 1 | 35 | 7 |
4 | Penn State | 716-361-43 | .658 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
6 | Minnesota | 648-482-44 | .571 | 0 | 18 | 7 |
5 | Michigan State | 640-434-44 | .592 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
7 | Wisconsin | 636-471-53 | .571 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
9 | Iowa | 595-523-39 | .531 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
8 | Purdue | 586-508-48 | .534 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
10 | Illinois | 580-534-50 | .520 | 0 | 15 | 5 |
11 | Northwestern | 489-632-44 | .439 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
12 | Indiana | 448-631-44 | .419 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Big Ten Conference Champions
Big Ten Championship Game
The Big Ten Football Championship Game pits the Big Ten Leaders Divisional leader against the Big Ten Legends Divisional leader. With the addition of Nebraska to the Big Ten Conference beginning in the 2011 season, the Big Ten Conference announced on August 5, 2010, that the inaugural Big Ten Football Championship Game would be held at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.[60] Fox Sports will televise the conference championship games from 2011–16.
The first game was on December 3, 2011 between Michigan State and Wisconsin. Wisconsin won the game 42-39 over the Spartans, receiving the Stagg Championship Trophy.
The second game was on December 1, 2012 between Nebraska and Wisconsin. Wisconsin won the game 70-31 over the Cornhuskers, receiving the Stagg Championship Trophy.
Big Ten Conference football rivalry games
Bowl games
Since 1946, the Big Ten champion has had a tie-in with the Rose Bowl game, now a BCS bowl. The Big Ten also has tie-ins with seven non-BCS bowls.
Pick | Name | Location | Opposing Conference | Opposing Pick |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rose Bowl | Pasadena, California | Pac-12 or BCS | – |
2 | Capital One Bowl | Orlando, Florida | SEC | 2 |
3 | Outback Bowl | Tampa, Florida | SEC | 3/4 |
4/5 | Gator Bowl | Jacksonville, Florida | SEC | 6 |
4/5 | Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl | Tempe, Arizona | Big 12 | 4 |
6 | Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas | Houston, Texas | Big 12 | 6 |
7 | Heart of Dallas Bowl | Dallas, Texas | Big 12 | 8 |
8 | Little Caesars Pizza Bowl | Detroit, Michigan | MAC | 1/2 |
Michigan appeared in the first bowl game, the 1902 Rose Bowl. After that, the Big Ten did not allow their schools to participate in bowl games, until the agreement struck with the Pacific Coast Conference for the 1947 Rose Bowl. From 1946 through 1971, the Big Ten did not allow the same team to represent the conference in consecutive years in the Rose Bowl with an exception made after the 1961 season in which Minnesota played in the 1962 Rose Bowl after playing in the 1961 Rose Bowl due to Ohio State declining the bid because of Ohio State faculty concerns about academics. It was not until the 1975 season that the Big Ten allowed teams to play in bowl games other than the Rose Bowl. Due to those 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 and Southeastern Conference, which always placed multiple teams in bowl games every year.
Bowl selection procedures
Although the pick order usually corresponds to the conference standings, the bowls are not required to make their choices strictly according to the won-lost records; many factors influence bowl selections, especially the likely turnout of the team's fans. Picks are made after BCS selections; the bowl with the #2 pick will have the first pick of the remaining teams in the conference.
The Capital One (first choice) and Outback (second) Bowls can select any eligible team except a team that has two fewer wins or two more losses, in all games, than another eligible team. If a second conference team is selected for a BCS bowl, the two-win/loss requirement is not applicable for the Outback Bowl. The remaining picks are made in order by the Gator, Buffalo Wild Wings, Meineke Car Care, Heart of Dallas and Little Caesars Pizza Bowls, picking eligible teams without restrictions.[61]
Marching bands
All Big Ten member schools have marching bands which perform regularly during the football season. Ten of the current twelve member schools have won the Sudler Trophy,[62] generally considered the most prestigious honor a collegiate marching band can receive.[63] The first three Sudler trophies were awarded to Big Ten marching bands — Michigan (1982), Illinois (1983) and Ohio State (1984).[62] The Big Ten also has more Sudler Trophy recipients than any other collegiate athletic conference.[62]
Conference Individual Honors
Coaches and media of the Big Ten Conference award individual honors at the end of each football season.
Men's basketball
The Big Ten has participated in basketball since 1904, and has led the nation in attendance every season since 1978.[64] It has been a national powerhouse in men's basketball, having multiple championship winners and often sending four or more teams to the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. Previous NCAA champions include Indiana with five titles, Michigan State with two, and Wisconsin, Michigan, and Ohio State with one each.[65] Ohio State played in the first NCAA tournament national championship game in 1939, losing to Oregon. Despite this, Jimmy Hull of Ohio State was the first NCAA tournament MVP. The first three tournament MVPs came from the Big Ten (Marv Huffman of Indiana in 1940 and John Katz of Wisconsin in 1941).
Big Ten teams have also experienced success in the postseason NIT. Since 1974, 13 Big Ten teams have made it to the championship game, winning eight championships. NIT champions from the Big Ten include Michigan and Ohio State with two, and Indiana, Minnesota, Penn State, and Purdue with one each.
In addition, the Helms Athletic Foundation recognizes Illinois as the 1915 National Champions, Minnesota as the 1902 and 1919 National Champions, Northwestern as the 1931 National Champion, Purdue as the 1932 National Champions, and Wisconsin as the 1912, 1914 and 1916 National Champions.
Since 1999, the Big Ten has taken part in the ACC–Big Ten Challenge with the Atlantic Coast Conference. The ACC holds a 10–3 record against the Big Ten, and Ohio State is the only Big Ten school without a losing record in the challenge.
All-time school records
This list goes through the 2011-2012 season.
# | Big Ten | Overall Record | Pct. | Big Ten Tournament Championships |
Big Ten Regular Season Championships |
NCAA National Championships |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Illinois | 1667-897 | .650 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
2 | Indiana | 1672-945 | .639 | 0 | 21 | 5 |
3 | Purdue | 1660-944 | .637 | 1 | 22 | 0 |
4 | Michigan State | 1536-1027 | .610 | 3 | 13 | 2 |
5 | Iowa | 1595-1065 | .600 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
6 | Ohio State | 1528-1010 | .602 | 3 | 19 | 1 |
7 | Michigan | 1317-913 | .590 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
8 | Minnesota | 1384-1050 | .569 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
9 | Penn State | 1361-1066 | .561 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Wisconsin | 1439-1136 | .559 | 2 | 17 | 1 |
11 | Nebraska | 1399-1251 | .528 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | Northwestern | 979-1400-1 | .412 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
NCAA tournament champions, runners-up and locations
† denotes overtime games. Multiple †'s indicate more than one overtime.
- ^ a b Participation vacated due to major NCAA violations.
Post-season NIT championships and runners-up
Year | Champion | Runner-up | MVP | Venue and city | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1974 | Purdue | 87 | Utah | 81 | Mike Sojourner, Utah | Madison Square Garden | New York City |
1979 | Indiana | 53 | Purdue | 52 | Butch Carter and Ray Tolbert, Indiana | Madison Square Garden | New York City |
1980 | Virginia | 58 | Minnesota | 55 | Ralph Sampson, Virginia | Madison Square Garden | New York City |
1982 | Bradley | 68 | Purdue | 61 | Mitchell Anderson, Bradley | Madison Square Garden | New York City |
1984 | Michigan | 83 | Notre Dame | 63 | Tim McCormick, Michigan | Madison Square Garden | New York City |
1985 | UCLA | 65 | Indiana | 62 | Reggie Miller, UCLA | Madison Square Garden | New York City |
1986 | Ohio State | 73 | Wyoming | 63 | Brad Sellers, Ohio State | Madison Square Garden | New York City |
1988 | Connecticut | 72 | Ohio State | 67 | Phil Gamble, UConn | Madison Square Garden | New York City |
1993 | Minnesota | 62 | Georgetown | 61 | Voshon Lenard, Minnesota | Madison Square Garden | New York City |
1996 | Nebraska | 60 | Saint Joseph's | 56 | Erick Strickland, Nebraska | Madison Square Garden | New York City |
1997 | Michigan[b 1] | 82 | Florida State | 73 | Louis Bullock, Michigan | Madison Square Garden | New York City |
2004 | Michigan | 62 | Rutgers | 55 | Daniel Horton, Michigan | Madison Square Garden | New York City |
2006 | South Carolina | 76 | Michigan | 64 | Renaldo Balkman, South Carolina | Madison Square Garden | New York City |
2008 | Ohio State | 92 | Massachusetts | 85 | Kosta Koufos, Ohio State | Madison Square Garden | New York City |
2009 | Penn State | 69 | Baylor | 63 | Jamelle Cornley, Penn State | Madison Square Garden | New York City |
2012 | Stanford | 75 | Minnesota | 51 | Aaron Bright, Stanford | Madison Square Garden | New York City |
- ^ Participation and title vacated due to major NCAA violations.
Men's gymnastics
The Big Ten fields seven of the remaining sixteen Division I men's gymnastics. In 2012, Illinois edged out #1 Oklahoma for their 10th NCAA Men's Gymnastics championship, the school's first since 1989.[66]
NCAA Championships & Runners-up
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Host |
---|---|---|---|
1938 | Chicago† | Illinois | Chicago |
1939 | Illinois | Army | Chicago |
1940 | Illinois | Navy/Temple | Chicago |
1941 | Illinois | Minnesota | Chicago |
1942 | Illinois | Penn State†† | Navy |
1948 | Penn State†† | Temple | Chicago |
1949 | Temple | Minnesota | California |
1950 | Illinois | Temple | Army |
1951 | Florida State | Illinois/Southern Cal | Michigan |
1953 | Penn State†† | Illinois | Syracuse |
1954 | Penn State†† | Illinois | Illinois |
1955 | Illinois | Penn State†† | UCLA |
1956 | Illinois | Penn State†† | North Carolina |
1957 | Penn State†† | Illinois | Navy |
1958 | Michigan State†††/Illinois | Michigan State | |
1959 | Penn State†† | Illinois | California |
1960 | Penn State†† | Southern Cal | Penn State |
1961 | Penn State†† | Southern Illinois | Illinois |
1963 | Michigan | Southern Illinois | Pittsburgh |
1965 | Penn State†† | Washington | Southern Illinois |
1967 | Southern Illinois | Michigan | Southern Illinois |
1969 | Iowa | Penn State††/Colorado State | Washington |
1970 | Michigan | Iowa State/New Mexico state | Temple |
1973 | Iowa State | Penn State†† | Oregon |
1976 | Penn State†† | LSU | Temple |
1979 | Nebraska†† | Oklahoma | LSU |
1980 | Nebraska†† | Iowa State | Nebraska |
1981 | Nebraska†† | Oklahoma | Nebraska |
1982 | Nebraska†† | UCLA | Nebraska |
1983 | Nebraska†† | UCLA | Penn State |
1984 | UCLA | Penn State†† | UCLA |
1985 | Ohio State | Nebraska†† | Nebraska |
1986 | Arizona State | Nebraska†† | Nebraska |
1987 | UCLA | Nebraska†† | UCLA |
1988 | Nebraska†† | Illinois | Nebraska |
1989 | Illinois | Nebraska†† | Nebraska |
1990 | Nebraska†† | Minnesota | Minnesota |
1991 | Oklahoma | Penn State†† | Penn State |
1992 | Stanford | Nebraska†† | Nebraska |
1993 | Stanford | Nebraska†† | New Mexico |
1994 | Nebraska†† | Stanford | Nebraska |
1995 | Stanford | Nebraska†† | Ohio State |
1996 | Ohio State | California | Stanford |
1998 | California | Iowa | Penn State |
1999 | Michigan | Ohio State | Nebraska |
2000 | Penn State | Michigan | Iowa |
2001 | Ohio State | Oklahoma | Ohio State |
2002 | Oklahoma | Ohio State | Oklahoma |
2003 | Oklahoma | Ohio State | Temple |
2004 | Penn State | Oklahoma | Illinois |
2005 | Oklahoma | Ohio State | Army |
2006 | Oklahoma | Illinois | Oklahoma |
2007 | Penn State | Oklahoma | Penn State |
2009 | Stanford | Michigan | Minnesota |
2010 | Michigan | Stanford | Army |
2012 | Illinois | Oklahoma | Oklahoma |
†-Chicago left the Big Ten in 1946.
††-Finishes prior to Penn State and Nebraska joining the Big Ten.
†††-Michigan State no longer competes in gymnastics.
Women's basketball
Women's basketball teams have played a total of nine times in the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship (since 1982) and Women's National Invitation Tournament (since 1998). Big Ten women's teams have also led conference attendance from 1993–1999.[67]
NCAA tournament champions, runners-up and locations
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Venue and city | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1993 | Texas Tech | 84 | Ohio State | 82 | The Omni | Atlanta, Georgia |
1999 | Purdue | 62 | Duke | 45 | San Jose Arena | San Jose, California |
2001 | Notre Dame | 68 | Purdue | 66 | Savvis Center | St. Louis, Missouri |
2005 | Baylor | 84 | Michigan State | 62 | RCA Dome | Indianapolis, Indiana |
Women's National Invitation Tournament championship games
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Venue and city | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1998 | Penn State | 59 | Baylor | 56 | Ferrell Center | Waco, Texas |
1999 | Arkansas | 67 | Wisconsin | 64 | Bud Walton Arena | Fayetteville, Arkansas |
2000 | Wisconsin | 75 | Florida | 74 | Kohl Center | Madison, Wisconsin |
2001 | Ohio State | 62 | New Mexico | 61 | University Arena | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
2007 | Wyoming | 72 | Wisconsin | 56 | Arena-Auditorium | Laramie, Wyoming |
2008 | Marquette | 81 | Michigan State | 66 | Breslin Center | East Lansing, Michigan |
Rivalries
Football
The members of the Big Ten have longstanding rivalries with each other, especially on the football field. Each school has at least one traveling trophy at stake. The following is a list of active rivalries in the Big Ten Conference.
Teams | Rivalry Name | Trophy | Meetings[68] | Record[68] | Series leader | Current Streak | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Illinois | Indiana | Illinois-Indiana rivalry | — | 68 | 45–21–2 | Illinois | Illinois won 2 |
Missouri | State Farm Arch Rivalry | — | 24 | 7–17–0 | Missouri | Illinois lost 6 | |
Northwestern | Illinois-Northwestern rivalry | Land of Lincoln Trophy | 105 | 54–46–5 | Illinois | Illinois lost 1 | |
Ohio State | Illinois-Ohio State rivalry | Illibuck | 98 | 30–64–4 | Ohio State | Illinois lost 4 | |
Purdue | Illinois-Purdue rivalry | Purdue Cannon | 87 | 42–39–6 | Illinois | Illinois lost 4 | |
Indiana | Illinois | Illinois-Indiana rivalry | — | 69 | 22–45–2 | Illinois | Indiana won 1 |
Kentucky | Bourbon Barrel Game | Bourbon Barrel (retired 1999) | 36 | 18–17–1 | Indiana | Indiana won 1 | |
Michigan State | Indiana-Michigan State rivalry | Old Brass Spittoon | 58 | 15–41–2 | Michigan State | Indiana lost 3 | |
Purdue | Indiana-Purdue rivalry | Old Oaken Bucket | 114 | 37–71–6 | Purdue | Indiana lost 1 | |
Iowa | Iowa State | Iowa-Iowa State rivalry | Cy-Hawk Trophy | 60 | 39–21–0 | Iowa | Iowa lost 2 |
Minnesota | Battle for Floyd of Rosedale | Floyd of Rosedale | 106 | 43–61–2 | Minnesota | Iowa won 1 | |
Nebraska | The Heroes Game | Heroes Trophy | 43 | 12–28–3 | Nebraska | Iowa lost 5 | |
Wisconsin | Iowa-Wisconsin rivalry | Heartland Trophy | 86 | 42–42–2 | Series tied | Iowa lost 1 | |
Michigan | Michigan State | Michigan-Michigan State rivalry | Paul Bunyan Trophy | 104 | 67–32–5 | Michigan | Michigan won 1 |
Minnesota | Michigan-Minnesota rivalry | Little Brown Jug | 98 | 71–24–3 | Michigan | Michigan won 5 | |
Notre Dame | Michigan-Notre Dame rivalry | — | 40 | 23–16–1 | Michigan | Michigan lost 1 | |
Ohio State | The Game | — | 108 | 58–45–6 | Michigan | Michigan lost 1 | |
Michigan State | Indiana | Indiana-Michigan State rivalry | Old Brass Spittoon | 58 | 41–15–2 | Michigan State | Michigan State won 3 |
Michigan | Michigan-Michigan State rivalry | Paul Bunyan Trophy | 104 | 32–67–5 | Michigan | Michigan State lost 1 | |
Notre Dame | Michigan State-Notre Dame rivalry | Megaphone Trophy | 75 | 28–46–1 | Notre Dame | Michigan State lost 1 | |
Penn State | Michigan State-Penn State rivalry | Land Grant Trophy | 28 | 13–14–1 | Michigan State | Michigan State won 1 | |
Central Michigan | Michigan State-Central Michigan rivalry | - | 8 | 5–3–0 | Michigan State | Michigan State won 2 | |
Minnesota | Iowa | Battle for Floyd of Rosedale | Floyd of Rosedale | 106 | 61–43–2 | Minnesota | Minnesota lost 1 |
Michigan | Michigan-Minnesota rivalry | Little Brown Jug | 98 | 24–71–3 | Michigan | Minnesota lost 1 | |
Penn State | Minnesota-Penn State rivalry | Governor's Victory Bell | 12 | 4–8–0 | Penn State | Minnesota lost 4 | |
Wisconsin | Minnesota-Wisconsin rivalry | Slab of Bacon\Paul Bunyan's Axe | 121 | 59–54–8 | Minnesota | Minnesota lost 8 | |
Nebraska | Iowa | The Heroes Game | Heroes Trophy | 43 | 28–12–3 | Nebraska | Nebraska won 5 |
Penn State | Nebraska-Penn State rivalry | — | 14 | 8–6–0 | Nebraska | Nebraska won 3 | |
Northwestern | Illinois | Illinois-Northwestern rivalry | Land of Lincoln Trophy | 105 | 46–54–5 | Illinois | Northwestern won 1 |
Ohio State | Illinois | Illinois-Ohio State rivalry | Illibuck | 98 | 64–30–4 | Ohio State | Ohio State won 4 |
Michigan | The Game | — | 108 | 45–58–6 | Michigan | Ohio State won 1 | |
Penn State | Ohio State-Penn State rivalry | — | 28 | 15–13–0 | Ohio State | Ohio State won 1 | |
Penn State | Michigan State | Michigan State-Penn State rivalry | Land Grant Trophy | 28 | 14–13–1 | Penn State | Penn State lost 1 |
Minnesota | Minnesota-Penn State rivalry | Governor's Victory Bell | 12 | 8–4–0 | Penn State | Penn State won 4 | |
Nebraska | Nebraska-Penn State rivalry | — | 14 | 8–6–0 | Nebraska | Penn State lost 3 | |
Ohio State | Ohio State-Penn State rivalry | — | 28 | 13–15–0 | Ohio State | Ohio State won 1 | |
Temple | Penn State-Temple rivalry | — | 41 | 37–3–1 | Penn State | Penn State won 30 | |
Purdue | Illinois | Illinois-Purdue rivalry | Purdue Cannon | 87 | 39–42–6 | Illinois | Purdue won 4 |
Indiana | Indiana-Purdue rivalry | Old Oaken Bucket | 114 | 71–37–6 | Purdue | Purdue won 1 | |
Notre Dame | Notre Dame-Purdue rivalry | Shillelagh Trophy | 83 | 26–55–2 | Notre Dame | Purdue lost 4 | |
Wisconsin | Iowa | Iowa-Wisconsin rivalry | Heartland Trophy | 86 | 42–42–2 | Series tied | Wisconsin won 1 |
Minnesota | Minnesota-Wisconsin rivalry | Slab of Bacon\Paul Bunyan's Axe | 121 | 54–59–8 | Minnesota | Wisconsin won 8 |
From 1993 through 2010, the Big Ten football schedule was set up with each team having two permanent matches within the conference, with the other eight teams in the conference rotating out of the schedule in pairs for two-year stints. Permanent matches were as follows:
- Illinois: Indiana, Northwestern
- Indiana: Illinois, Purdue
- Iowa: Minnesota, Wisconsin
- Michigan: Michigan State, Ohio State
- Michigan State: Michigan, Penn State
- Minnesota: Iowa, Wisconsin
- Northwestern: Illinois, Purdue
- Ohio State: Michigan, Penn State
- Penn State: Michigan State, Ohio State
- Purdue: Indiana, Northwestern
- Wisconsin: Iowa, Minnesota
This system was discontinued after the 2010 season, as teams became grouped into two divisions, and would play all teams in their division once, with one protected cross-over game, and two games rotating against the other five opponents from the opposing division.
Most of the above permanent rivalries were maintained. By virtue of the new alignment, a handful of new permanent divisional opponents were created, as all pairs of teams within the same division would face off each season. Furthermore, three new permanent inter-divisional matches resulted from the re-alignment: 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.
Basketball
- Illinois: Indiana, Michigan State
- Indiana: Illinois, Purdue (Indiana–Purdue rivalry)
- Iowa: Minnesota,Wisconsin
- Michigan: Ohio State, Michigan State
- Michigan State: Michigan, Wisconsin
- Minnesota: Iowa, Northwestern
- Northwestern: Minnesota, Purdue
- Ohio State: Michigan, Wisconsin[69]
- Penn State: Michigan, Ohio State
- Purdue: Indiana (Indiana–Purdue rivalry), Northwestern
- Wisconsin: Iowa, Michigan State
Men's soccer
- Michigan-Michigan State (Big Bear Trophy)
Extra-conference rivalries
Three Big Ten teams—Purdue, Michigan State and Michigan—had rivalries in football with Notre Dame. After the University of Southern California with 35 wins (including a vacated 2005 win), the Michigan State Spartans have the most wins against the Irish, with 28. The Purdue Boilermakers follow with 26, and Michigan ranks fourth all-time with 23.
Penn State had a longstanding rivalry with Pittsburgh of the Big East, but the two schools have not met since 2000. Penn State also had long histories with independent Notre Dame; Syracuse, Rutgers, and Temple of the Big East; Maryland and Boston College of the ACC; and West Virginia, a longtime Big East member now in the Big 12 Conference. Penn State also has 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. The rivalries with Maryland and Rutgers will resume on at least an intermittent basis when those schools join Penn State in the Big Ten.
Iowa has an in-state rivalry with Iowa State, 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 (see Indiana–Kentucky rivalry). While the two schools played in football for many years, the rivalry was rooted in their decades of national success in men's basketball. The two no longer play one another in football, but their basketball rivalry continued until a dispute about game sites ended the series after 2011. In the last season of the rivalry (2011–12), the teams played twice. During the regular season, then-unranked Indiana defeated then-#1 ranked Kentucky 73–72 at Assembly Hall. The Wildcats avenged the loss in the NCAA tournament, defeating Indiana 102–90 in the South Regional final in Atlanta on their way to a national title.
Illinois has a longstanding basketball rivalry with Missouri, with the two men's teams squaring off annually in the "Braggin' Rights" game in St. Louis. 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.[3]
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.
In the early days of the Big Ten, the Chicago-Michigan game was played on Thanksgiving, usually with conference championship implications and was considered one of the first major rivalries of the conference.
Also in the early days of the conference, and at Knute Rockne's insistence, Northwestern and Notre Dame had a yearly contest, with the winner taking home a shillelagh, much like the winner of the USC-Notre Dame and Purdue-Notre Dame contests now receive. The Northwestern-Notre Dame shillelagh was largely forgotten by the early 1960s and is now solely an element of college football's storied past.[70]
Facilities
The Big Ten has the distinction of being the conference with the most stadiums seating over 100,000, at three of the stadiums (Beaver Stadium, Michigan Stadium, and Ohio Stadium). Only three other college football stadiums have such a capacity: Neyland Stadium at the University of Tennessee and Bryant–Denny Stadium of the University of Alabama in the Southeastern Conference, and Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium at the University of Texas at Austin in the Big 12 Conference.
The three stadiums are three of the four largest football stadiums in the United States, as well as the third, fourth, and seventh largest sports stadiums in the world.
Future members in gray.
- ^ The Nebraska basketball teams are scheduled to move off-campus to the new Pinnacle Bank Arena in 2013.
Media
As of 2010, the Big Ten has carriage agreements with the following broadcast and cable networks.[71]
Broadcast television
- ESPN on ABC broadcasts football games within the conference, primarily in the 3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. CT slot on Saturdays, but occasionally at noon and during Saturday Night Football.
- CBS Sports carries select men's basketball games on weekends, including the semifinals and championship game of the Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament.
- Fox Sports carries the Big Ten football championship from the 2011 through 2016 seasons.
Cable television
- Big Ten Network was created in 2006 through a joint partnership between the Big Ten and News Corporation and debuted the following year, replacing the ESPN Plus package previously offered to Big Ten markets via syndication. Based in downtown Chicago, the network's lineup consists exclusively of Big Ten-related programming, such as a nightly highlights show, in addition to live events.[72]
- ESPN Inc.-Big Ten football, basketball and volleyball air on ESPN and ESPN2, and sometimes on ESPNU and ESPN Classic. The conference's contract with ABC/ESPN also allows for the transmission of events through ESPN Mobile, ESPN3.com, and On Demand platforms.
See also
- List of Big Ten National Championships
- Big Ten Universities
- Central Collegiate Hockey Association
- Committee on Institutional Cooperation
- Midwest Universities Consortium for International Activities
- Western Collegiate Hockey Association
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