Big Ten Conference

Big Ten Conference (Big Ten)
Big Ten Conference logo
Established	1896
Association	NCAA
Division	Division I FBS
Members	18
Sports fielded	28 (men's: 18; women's: 18)
Region	West Coast Midwest East North Central West North Central Northeast Mid-Atlantic
Former names	Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives Big Nine Western Conference
Headquarters	Rosemont, Illinois
Commissioner	Tony Petitti (since 2023)
Website	http://www.bigten.org/

The Big Ten Conference (B1G), formerly Western Conference and Big Nine Conference, is the oldest Division I collegiate athletic conference in the United States. The conference competes in the NCAA Division I; its football teams compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), formerly known as Division I, the highest level of NCAA competition in that sport. The conference includes the flagship public university in each of 11 states stretching from New Jersey to Nebraska, as well as two additional public land grant schools and a private university.

The Big Ten Conference established itself almost 120 years ago as the premiere collective of academic institutions in the country when, in 1895, Purdue University president James H. Smart and representatives from the University of Chicago, University of Illinois, University of Michigan, University of Minnesota, Northwestern University, and University of Wisconsin gathered at the Palmer House Hotel in Chicago to set policies aimed at regulating intercollegiate athletics. In 1905, the conference was officially incorporated as the "Intercollegiate Conference Athletic Association". The conference uses the "B1G" character combination in its branding, noting that it "allows fans to see 'BIG' and '10' in a single word."

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

Despite the conference's name, the Big Ten has grown to fourteen members, with the following universities accepting invitations to join in the years shown: Pennsylvania State University in 1990, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in 2010, the University of Maryland and Rutgers University in 2014. Johns Hopkins University was invited in 2012 to join the Big Ten as an associate member participating in men's lacrosse only. In 2015, it was also accepted as an associate member in women's lacrosse.

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 of the 18 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. The members engage in $9.3 billion in funded research each year; 17 out of 18 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.

Although the Big Ten has primarily been 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.

Member schools

Current full members

Institution	Location	Founded	Joined	Type	Nickname	Colors
University of California, Los Angeles	Los Angeles, California	1881	2024	Public	Bruins
Illinois !University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Champaign-Urbana, Illinois	1867	1896	Public	Fighting Illini
Indiana University Bloomington	Bloomington, Indiana	1820	1899	Public	Hoosiers
Iowa !University of Iowa	Iowa City, Iowa	1847	1899	Public	Hawkeyes
Maryland !University of Maryland, College Park	College Park, Maryland	1856	2014	Public	Terrapins
Michigan !University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, Michigan	1817	1896; 1917	Public	Wolverines
Michigan State University	East Lansing, Michigan	1855	1950	Public	Spartans
Minnesota !University of Minnesota, Twin Cities	Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota	1851	1896	Public	Golden Gophers
Nebraska !University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Lincoln, Nebraska	1869	2011	Public	Cornhuskers
Northwestern University	Evanston, Illinois	1851	1896	Private	Wildcats
The Ohio State University	Columbus, Ohio	1870	1912	Public	Buckeyes
University of Oregon	Eugene, Oregon	1876	2024	Public	Ducks
Pennsylvania State University	University Park, Pennsylvania	1855	1990	Public	Nittany Lions
Purdue University	West Lafayette, Indiana	1869	1896	Public	Boilermakers
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick	New Brunswick-Piscataway, New Jersey	1766	2014	Public	Scarlet Knights
USC !University of Southern California	Los Angeles, California	1880	2024	Private	Trojans
Washington !University of Washington	Seattle, Washington	1861	2024	Public	Huskies
Wisconsin !University of Wisconsin-Madison	Madison, Wisconsin	1848	1896	Public	Badgers

Notes:

• 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.

Former member

The University of Chicago is the only full member to have permanently left the Big Ten Conference.

Overview of former member of the Big Ten Conference

Institution	Location	Founded	Joined	Left	Type	Nickname	Colors	Current conference
University of Chicago	Chicago, Illinois	1890	1896	1946	Private not-for-profit (Non-sectarian)	Maroons		UAA

Notes

Membership timeline

Full members  Full members (non-football)  Sport affiliate  Other conference  Other conference 

History

Initiated and led by Purdue University president James Henry Smart, 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. The Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives was founded at a second meeting on February 8, 1896. 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, but was turned away both times. In April 1907, Michigan was voted out of the conference for failing to adhere to league rules. Ohio State was added to the conference in 1912. The first known references to the conference as the Big Ten were in November 1917 after Michigan rejoined after a nine-year absence.

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 obtain victories in many conference matchups. It was believed that one of several schools, notably Pittsburgh, Nebraska, Michigan State, Marquette, Notre Dame, and Iowa State would replace Chicago at the time. On May 20, 1949, Michigan State ended the speculation by joining and the conference was again known as the Big Ten. The Big Ten's membership would remain unchanged for the next 40 years. The conference’s official name throughout this period remained the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives. It did not formally adopt the name Big Ten until 1987, when it was incorporated as a not-for-profit corporation.

1990 expansion: Penn State

In 1990, the Big Ten universities voted to expand the conference to 11 teams and extended an invitation to Pennsylvania State University, which accepted it. 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. Around 1993, the league explored adding Kansas, Missouri and Rutgers or other potential schools, to create a 14-team league with two divisions. These talks died when the Big 8 Conference merged with former Southwest Conference members to create the Big 12.

Following the addition of previously independent Penn State, efforts were made to encourage the University of Notre Dame, at that time the last remaining non-service academy independent, to join the league. Early in the 20th century, Notre Dame briefly considered official entry into the Big Ten but chose instead to retain its independent status. However, in 1999, both Notre Dame and the Big Ten entered into private negotiations concerning a possible membership that would include Notre Dame. Although the Notre Dame faculty senate endorsed the idea with a near-unanimous vote, the school's board of trustees decided against joining the conference and Notre Dame ultimately withdrew from negotiations. [1] Notre Dame subsequently joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in all sports except football, in which Notre Dame was permitted to maintain its independent status as long as it played at least five games per season against ACC opponents. The treatment of football was believed to be the major stumbling block to Notre Dame joining the Big Ten, as Notre Dame wished to keep its ability to retain their independent home game broadcasting contract with NBC Sports, while the Big Ten insisted upon a full membership with no special exemptions.

2010–2014 expansion: Nebraska, Maryland, Rutgers

• Main article: 2010–13 Big Ten Conference realignment

Big Ten map 2014-2023

In December 2009, Big Ten Conference commissioner Jim Delany announced that the league was looking to expand in what would later be part of a nationwide trend as part of the 2010–13 NCAA conference realignment. 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. The conference retained the name "Big Ten." This led to the interesting result of the Big Ten consisting of twelve teams, and the Big 12 consisting of ten teams.

On September 1, Delany revealed the conference's divisional split and announced the new division names on December 13, 2010: Legends and Leaders. In the Legends division were Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska and Northwestern. The Leaders division was composed of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue and Wisconsin. Conference officials stated that they had focused on creating competitive fairness rather than splitting by geographical location. The new "Legends" and "Leaders" names were not met with enthusiasm. Some traditional rivals, including Ohio State and Michigan, were placed in separate divisions. 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.

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

On April 28, 2013, the Big Ten presidents and chancellors unanimously approved a divisional realignment that went into effect when Maryland and Rutgers joined in 2014. Under the new plan, the Legends and Leaders divisions were replaced with geographic divisions. The West Division includes Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue and Wisconsin (of which all but Purdue are in the Central Time Zone), while the East Division includes Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State and Rutgers. The final issue in determining the new divisions was which of the two Indiana schools would be sent to the West; Purdue was chosen because its West Lafayette campus is geographically west of Indiana's home city of Bloomington. In the current divisional alignment, the only protected cross-divisional rivalry game in football is Indiana–Purdue. As before, the two division winners play each other in the Big Ten Football Championship Game.

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

2021–2024 Pacific expansion

Big Ten map 2024-present

Main article: 2021–2024 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. 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.

In August 2022, the conference reached new media rights deals with CBS, Fox, and NBC totaled at an estimated $7 billion.

On August 4, 2023, Oregon and Washington announced that they would join the Big Ten Conference alongside UCLA and USC. 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 is contributing the necessary money. The schools will receive a full share with the next media deal.

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."

Commissioners of the Big Ten Conference

Name	Years	Notes
John L. Griffith	1922–1944	Died in office
Kenneth L. "Tug" Wilson	1945–1961	Retired
William R. Reed	1961–1971	Died in office
Wayne Duke	1971–1989	Retired
Jim Delany	1989–2020	Retired
Kevin Warren	2020–2023	Resigned to become president of the Chicago Bears; shortest-tenured commissioner in conference history
Tony Petitti	2023–present

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 2022 season.

Teams		Rivalry name	Trophy	Meetings	Record	Series leader	Current streak
Illinois	Michigan	Illinois–Michigan rivalry	None	97	72–23–2	Michigan	Michigan won 3
	Northwestern	Illinois–Northwestern rivalry	Land of Lincoln Trophy	116	57–54–5	Illinois	Illinois won 2
	Ohio State	Illinois–Ohio State rivalry	Illibuck Trophy	103	68–30–4	Ohio State	Ohio State won 8
	Purdue	Illinois–Purdue rivalry	Purdue Cannon	98	47–45–6	Purdue	Purdue won 3
Indiana	Michigan State	Indiana–Michigan State rivalry	Old Brass Spittoon	69	50–17–2	Michigan State	Indiana won 1
	Purdue	Indiana–Purdue rivalry	Old Oaken Bucket	124	76–42–6	Purdue	Purdue won 2
Iowa	Minnesota	Iowa–Minnesota rivalry	Floyd of Rosedale	116	62–52–2	Minnesota	Iowa won 8
	Nebraska	Iowa–Nebraska rivalry	Heroes Trophy	53	30–20–3	Nebraska	Nebraska won 1
	Wisconsin	Iowa–Wisconsin rivalry	Heartland Trophy	96	49–45–2	Wisconsin	Iowa won 1
Maryland	Penn State	Maryland–Penn State rivalry	None	47	43–3–1	Penn State	Penn State won 3
Michigan	Michigan State	Michigan–Michigan State rivalry	Paul Bunyan Trophy	115	72–38–5	Michigan	Michigan won 2
	USC	Michigan–USC rivalry	None	11	6-5	USC	Michigan won 1
	Minnesota	Michigan–Minnesota rivalry	Little Brown Jug	104	76–25–3	Michigan	Michigan won 4
	Northwestern	Michigan–Northwestern rivalry	George Jewett Trophy	76	59–15–2	Michigan	Michigan won 7
	Ohio State	Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry	None	118	60–51–6	Michigan	Michigan won 3
	Penn State	Michigan–Penn State football rivalry		27	17–10	Michigan	Michigan won 3
Michigan State	Indiana	Indiana–Michigan State rivalry	Old Brass Spittoon	69	50–17–2	Michigan State	Indiana won 1
	Michigan	Michigan–Michigan State rivalry	Paul Bunyan Trophy	115	72–38–5	Michigan	Michigan won 2
	Penn State	Michigan State–Penn State rivalry	Land Grant Trophy	37	19–18–1	Penn State	Penn State won 2
Minnesota	Iowa	Iowa–Minnesota rivalry	Floyd of Rosedale	116	62–52–2	Minnesota	Iowa won 8
	Michigan	Michigan–Minnesota rivalry	Little Brown Jug	104	76–25–3	Michigan	Michigan won 4
	Nebraska	Minnesota–Nebraska rivalry	$5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy	63	36–25–2	Minnesota	Minnesota won 4
	Penn State	Minnesota–Penn State football rivalry	Governor's Victory Bell	16	10–6	Penn State	Penn State won 1
	Wisconsin	Minnesota–Wisconsin rivalry	Paul Bunyan's Axe	133	62–63–8	Wisconsin	Wisconsin won 1
Nebraska	Iowa	Iowa–Nebraska rivalry	Heroes Trophy	53	30–20–3	Nebraska	Nebraska won 1
	Minnesota	Minnesota–Nebraska rivalry	$5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy	63	36–25–2	Minnesota	Minnesota won 4
	UCLA	UCLA–Nebraska rivalry	None	14	7-7	Neither	UCLA won 1
	Wisconsin	Nebraska–Wisconsin rivalry	Freedom Trophy	16	4–12	Wisconsin	Wisconsin won 9
Northwestern	Illinois	Illinois–Northwestern rivalry	Land of Lincoln Trophy	116	57–54–5	Illinois	Illinois won 2
	Michigan	Michigan–Northwestern rivalry	George Jewett Trophy	76	59–15–2	Michigan	Michigan won 7
Ohio State	Illinois	Illinois–Ohio State rivalry	Illibuck Trophy	103	68–30–4	Ohio State	Ohio State won 8
	Michigan	Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry	None	118	60–51–6	Michigan	Michigan won 2
	Michigan State	Ohio State-Michigan State rivalry		53	38-15	Ohio State	Ohio State won 9
	Penn State	Ohio State–Penn State rivalry		40	25–14	Ohio State	Ohio State won 8
Oregon	Washington	Oregon–Washington rivalry		114	63–48–5	Washington	Washington won 3
Penn State	Maryland	Maryland–Penn State rivalry		47	43–3–1	Penn State	Penn State won 3
	Michigan	Michigan–Penn State rivalry		27	17–10	Michigan	Michigan won 3
	Michigan State	Michigan State–Penn State rivalry	Land Grant Trophy	37	19–18–1	Penn State	Penn State won 2
	Minnesota	Minnesota–Penn State football rivalry	Governor's Victory Bell	16	10–6	Penn State	Penn State won 1
	Ohio State	Ohio State–Penn State rivalry	None	40	25–14	Ohio State	Ohio State won 8
Purdue	Illinois	Illinois–Purdue rivalry	Purdue Cannon	98	47–45–6	Purdue	Purdue won 3
	Indiana	Indiana–Purdue rivalry	Old Oaken Bucket	124	76–42–6	Purdue	Purdue won 2
Rutgers	Maryland	Rutgers-Maryland football rivalry	none	19	7-12	Maryland	Maryland won 3
UCLA	USC	UCLA–USC rivalry	Victory Bell	92	50–33-7	USC	UCLA won 1
USC	UCLA	UCLA–USC rivalry		92	50–33–7	USC	UCLA won 1
Washington	Oregon	Oregon–Washington rivalry	None	114	63–48–5	Washington	Washington won 3
Wisconsin	Iowa	Iowa–Wisconsin rivalry	Heartland Trophy	96	49–45–2	Wisconsin	Iowa won 1
	Minnesota	Minnesota–Wisconsin rivalry	Paul Bunyan's Axe	133	63–62–8	Wisconsin	Wisconsin won 1
	Nebraska	Nebraska–Wisconsin rivalry	Freedom Trophy	16	12–4	Wisconsin	Wisconsin won 9

Extra-conference football rivalries

Teams		Rivalry name	Trophy	Meetings	Record	Series leader	Existing streak
Illinois	Missouri	Illinois–Missouri rivalry	—	24	7–17	Missouri	Illinois lost 6
Indiana	Kentucky	Indiana–Kentucky rivalry	—	36	18-–17-1	Indiana	Indiana won 1
Iowa	Iowa State	Iowa–Iowa State rivalry	Cy-Hawk Trophy	69	46–23	Iowa	Iowa lost 1
Maryland	Navy	Maryland–Navy rivalry	Crab Bowl Trophy	21	7–14	Navy	Maryland won 2
	Virginia	Maryland–Virginia rivalry	Tydings Trophy	78	44–32–2	Maryland	Maryland won 2
	West Virginia	Maryland–West Virginia rivalry	–	53	23–28–2	West Virginia	Maryland won 1
Michigan	Chicago	Chicago–Michigan rivalry	–	26	19–7	Michigan	Michigan won 3
	Notre Dame	Michigan–Notre Dame rivalry	–	44	25–17–1	Michigan	Michigan won 1
Michigan State	Notre Dame	Michigan State–Notre Dame rivalry	Megaphone Trophy	79	29–47–1	Notre Dame	Michigan State lost 1
Nebraska	Colorado	Colorado–Nebraska rivalry	–	71	49–20–2	Nebraska	Nebraska lost 2
	Kansas	Kansas–Nebraska rivalry	–	117	91–23–3	Nebraska	Nebraska won 3
	Kansas State	Kansas State–Nebraska rivalry	–	95	78–15–2	Nebraska	Nebraska won 6
	Miami (FL)	Miami–Nebraska rivalry	—	12	6–6	Tied	Nebraska lost 1
	Missouri	Missouri–Nebraska rivalry	Victory Bell	104	65–36–3	Nebraska	Nebraska won 2
	Oklahoma	Nebraska–Oklahoma rivalry	–	88	38–47–3	Oklahoma	Nebraska lost 3
Northwestern	Notre Dame	Northwestern–Notre Dame rivalry	—	49	9–38–2	Notre Dame	Northwestern lost 1
Oregon	Oregon State	Oregon–Oregon State rivalry ("Civil War")	Platypus Trophy	127	68–49–10	Oregon	Oregon won 1
Penn State	Alabama	Alabama–Penn State rivalry	–	15	5–10	Alabama	Penn State lost 2
	Pittsburgh	Penn State–Pittsburgh rivalry	–	100	53–43–4	Penn State	Penn State won 3
	Syracuse	Penn State–Syracuse rivalry	–	71	43–23–5	Penn State	Penn State won 5
	West Virginia	Penn State–West Virginia rivalry	–	60	50–9–2	Penn State	Penn State won 6
Purdue	Chicago	Chicago–Purdue rivalry	–	42	14–27–1	Chicago	Purdue won 9
	Notre Dame	Notre Dame–Purdue rivalry	Shillelagh Trophy	87	26–57–2	Notre Dame	Purdue lost 6
Rutgers	Princeton	Princeton–Rutgers rivalry	–	71	17–53–1	Princeton	Rutgers won 5
UCLA	California	California–UCLA rivalry	–	93	57–34–1	UCLA	UCLA won 3
USC	Notre Dame	Notre Dame–USC rivalry	Jeweled Shillelagh	93	38–50–5	Notre Dame	USC won 1
	Stanford	Stanford–USC rivalry	–	101	63–34–3	USC	USC won 1
Washington	Washington State	Apple Cup	Apple Cup Trophy	114	75–33–6	Washington	Washington State won 1

Facilities

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

Football facilities

School	Football stadium	Capacity
Illinois	Memorial Stadium	60,670
Indiana	Memorial Stadium	52,929
Iowa	Kinnick Stadium	70,585
Maryland	Byrd Stadium	51,802
Michigan	Michigan Stadium	107,601
Michigan State	Spartan Stadium	75,005
Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium	52,525
Nebraska	Memorial Stadium, Lincoln	87,000
Northwestern	Ryan Field	47,330
Ohio State	Ohio Stadium	104,944
Oregon	Autzen Stadium	54,000
Penn State	Beaver Stadium	106,572
Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium	57,236
Rutgers	High Point Solutions Stadium	52,454
UCLA	Rose Bowl	89,702
USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	77,500
Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium	80,321
Washington	Husky Stadium	70,138

Media

As of 2024, the Big Ten has carriage agreements with the following broadcast and cable networks.

Broadcast television

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
    • Rights to the Big Ten championship game in 2026
• Big Ten Network:
  • Up to 50 football games per season
  • 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

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.
• 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

External links

• Official website