Big Ten Conference
| Status |
|---|
| Active |
| Years Active |
| 1896-present |
| Prior Name(s)/Conference(s) |
| Big Nine Conference (1899-1917, 1946-49) Western Conference (1896-99) Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives (officially, 1896-1987) |
| Successor Conference(s) |
| n/a |
The Big Ten Conference (stylized B1G, formerly the Western Conference and the Big Nine Conference) is the oldest Division I collegiate athletic conference in the United States. It is based in Rosemont, Illinois. For over eight decades this conference consisted of ten universities, and presently has 14 member and two affiliate institutions. They compete in the NCAA 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. 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.
Members
Current members
Illinois Fighting Illini • Indiana Hoosiers • Iowa Hawkeyes • Maryland Terrapins • Michigan Wolverines • Michigan State Spartans • Minnesota Golden Gophers • Nebraska Cornhuskers • Northwestern Wildcats • Ohio State Buckeyes • Penn State Nittany Lions • Purdue Boilermakers • Rutgers Scarlet Knights • USC Trojans • Wisconsin Badgers
Former members
Media guides and yearbooks by sport
Media guides
Football
| 1990s | 1990 |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 2007 |
Men's basketball
| 1990s | 1996-97 |
|---|
| NCAA Division I all-sports conferences | |
|---|---|
| FBS | The American • Atlantic Coast • Big 12 • Big Ten • C-USA • Mid-American • Mountain West • Pac-12 • Southeastern • Sun Belt |
| FCS | ASUN • Big Sky • Big South • CAA • Ivy • MEAC • Northeast • Ohio Valley • Patriot • SoCon • Southland • SWAC • WAC |
| Non-Football | America East • Atlantic 10 • Big East • Big West • Horizon • MAAC • Missouri Valley • Summit • West Coast |
| Football-Only | MVFC |
