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The Big Ten Conference (stylized B1G, formerly the Western Conference and the Big Nine Conference, among others) is the oldest NCAA Division I 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 .
This organization would develop into the Big Ten Conference, a Power Five conference consisting entirely of NCAA Division I FBS schools. Around the time of its founding, it was more commonly called the Western Conference, and would become to be known as the Big Nine after the University of Iowa and Indiana University joined in 1899.
The Big Ten (then popularly known as the Western Conference) was founded in 1896, after which several other schools joined to form conferences, including the Pacific Coast Conference, the MVIAA, the Southwest Conference, the Southern Conference, the Mountain States Conference (also known as the Skyline Conference), and the Border Conference. In ...
The Big Ten has 5 original members that have been in conference over 125 years Formerly known as the Western Conference, the oldest college sports conference founded in 1896.
The Big Ten has undergone a drastic transformation over the past three decades. What was, true to its name, a 10-team league for 40 years expanded to 11 when it added Penn State in 1990.It was ...
For 40 years, the Big Ten was true to its namesake, with 10 members following the addition of Michigan State in 1950. As the 1990s approached, though, that changed.
Record Ranking; Year Champions Conference Overall AP Coaches Bowl result Head coach 1896 Wisconsin: 2–0–1: 7–1–1: Started in 1936: Started in 1950 – Philip King
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion; x – Division champion/co-champions; y – Championship game participant; Note: Due to COVID-19, the Big Ten suspended the season on August 11, but later decided to begin play on October 24.