The Big Ten is the oldest collegiate athletics conference in the country. Founded in 1896 and first known as the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives, it originally consisted of seven schools. In 1899 Indiana joined and the conference was first referred to as the Big Nine. Then, in 1917 Michigan rejoined the conference after a nine year absence and the first references were made to the Big Ten.
In 1946, the University of Chicago withdrew from the conference, which was once again known as the Big Nine. However, in 1950 Michigan State joined and the conference reverted to the name by which it has been known ever since: The Big Ten.
Interestingly enough, during all of these changes the conference was still officially named the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives. It wasn't until 1987 that the name Big Ten was formally adopted. This name remained even after Penn State joined the conference in 1990.
The Big Ten teams are:
- Illinois Fighting Illini
- Indiana Hoosiers
- Iowa Hawkeyes
- Michigan Wolverines
- Michigan State Spartans
- Minnesota Golden Gophers
- Northwestern Wildcats
- Ohio State Buckeyes
- Pennsylvania State (Penn St.) Nittany Lions
- Purdue Boilermakers
- Wisconsin Badgers
The Big Ten owns 187 national championships in team sports and 1, 089 championships in individual competitions. Of the 187 national championships in team sports, 6 have been in baseball, 10 in basketball and 52 in football.
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