Draft:List of Big Ten Conference Champions

Membership
All-Time Big Ten Championships by university through July 1, 2023. After the 2023–24 school year, Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington will be leaving the Pac-12 to join the Big Ten.

Current Champions
‡ Denotes national champion

Baseball
The Big Ten Baseball champion was determined by regular season finish from 1896 until 1980, and from 1993-present. The Big Ten Tournament began in 1981 and determined the conference champion until 1992. Now, the regular season determines the Big Ten champion and the tournament determines the NCAA tournament automatic bid. All schools but Wisconsin field a baseball team, which sponsored baseball from 1896-1991.

Cross Country
Nebraska won the first Cross Country championship in 1908 in an open meet. Northwestern discontinued their Men's Cross Country program in 1988.

Field Hockey
1989-1991: Five Conference teams competed in the Midwest Collegiate Field Hockey Conference; the sport was reinstated in 1992 when Penn State joined the Conference.

Football
Beginning in 2011, the Big Ten instituted divisional play with the division winners meeting in the Big Ten Championship Game to determine the conference champion

Men's
In 2019, the conference began crowning a Big Ten regular season champion based on conference standings

Purdue dropped their Men's Gymnastics program for the 1932 season, Northwestern dropped in 1959, Indiana in 1983, Wisconsin in 1991, Michigan State in 2001, and Iowa and Minnesota in 2022.

Women's
In 2013, the conference began crowning a Big Ten regular season champion based on conference standings

Ice Hockey
For 23 seasons from 1959-81, Big Ten standings were determined by regular season games between Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota and Wisconsin while playing in another conference. Ohio State played a total of six games against Big Ten schools between 1969 and 1981. Conference-sponsored men's ice hockey was discontinued following the 1980-81 season and reinstated prior to the 2013-14 season.

Men's
1991-2008: End of season championship used to determine Big Ten Conference Champion 2009-Present: The regular-season winner is declared Big Ten Champion. "Big Ten Championship" renamed to "Big Ten Tournament" and used to determine NCAA automatic qualifier. 1995: Wisconsin and Indiana share title due to poor field conditions for semifinal games and time constraints for NCAA Tournament play

Women's
1997: Big Ten Tournament used to determine NCAA automatic qualifier only; Regular season winner declared Big Ten Champion. 2009 & 2010: No postseason tournament held. Regular season winner declared Big Ten Champion and NCAA automatic qualifier. 2011: Big Ten Tournament reinstated and used to determine NCAA automatic qualifier only; Regular season winner declared Big Ten Champion.

Softball
2009: Tournament discontinued. Conference champion/automatic bid into NCAA Championship determined by regular season standings. 2013: Tournament reinstated to determine automatic bid into NCAA Championship. Conference champion determined by regular season standings.

Swimming & Diving
Michigan State dropped their Swim & Dive programs following the 2021 season.

Men's
1910-33: If players from one team swept singles (S) and doubles (D) titles, that team was named team champion. If singles and doubles titlists came from different teams, the team championship was tied among those two teams. 1934-64: team champion decided by point total (on the basis of matches won in both singles and doubles) at Conference championship. 1965-84: team champion decided by combination of round-robin dual-meet and championship results 1985: singles and doubles tournament conducted to determine Conference champion in singles and doubles. Team dual match tournament held to determine conference team champion. 1986-90: conference championship point total used to determine team champion. 1991-98: conference championship dual match playoff used to determine team champion 1999-2008: regular season winner declared “Big Ten Men’s Tennis Regular Season Champion” and championship used to determine “Big Ten Champion” and NCAA automatic qualifier. 2009-present: regular season winner declared “Big Ten Champion” and tournament used to determine “Big Ten Tournament Champion” and NCAA automatic qualifier.

Women's
From 1982-2008, a tournament was used to determine Big Ten Conference Champion. Since 2009, the regular-season winner has been declared the Big Ten Conference Champion and the tournament is used to determine the Big Ten Tournament Champion and the conference's automatic qualifer to the NCAA Tournament.

Men's Track & Field
1901-25: Outdoor champions determined by “Western Intercollegiate Wrestling, Gymnastics and Fencing Association” in an open meet. 1926: start using closed meet format. 2002: Indoor Meet cancelled, no champion awarded. Northwestern discontinued program in 1988

Wrestling
1913-21: champions determined by “Western Intercollegiate Wrestling, Gymnastics and Fencing Association” in an open meet. 1922-25: team championship based on dual meet records. 1926-33: determined individual champions in a closed meet format. 1934: start using point system.

National Championships
Football (67):

1869 – Rutgers*

1901 – Michigan

1902 – Michigan

1903 – Michigan

1904 – Michigan / Minnesota

1905 – Chicago

1913 – Chicago

1914 – Illinois

1918 – Michigan

1919 – Illinois

1921 – Iowa

1922 – Iowa

1923 – Illinois / Michigan

1927 – Illinois

1928 – USC*

1931 – USC*

1932 – Michigan / USC*

1933 – Michigan

1934 – Minnesota

1935 – Minnesota

1936 – Minnesota

1939 – USC*

1940 – Minnesota

1941 – Minnesota

1942 – Ohio State

1946 – Minnesota

1947 – Michigan

1948 – Michigan

1951 – Illinois / Michigan State*

1952 – Michigan State*

1954 – Maryland* / UCLA*

1954 – Ohio State

1955 – Michigan State

1956 – Iowa

1957 – Michigan State / Ohio State

1958 – Iowa

1960 – Iowa / Washington*

1961 – Ohio State

1962 – USC*

1965 – Michigan State

1966 – Michigan State

1967 – USC*

1968 – Ohio State

1970 – Nebraska* / Ohio State

1971 – Nebraska*

1972 – USC*

1974 – USC*

1978 – USC*

1982 – Penn State*

1986 – Penn State*

1991 – Washington*

1994 – Nebraska*

1995 – Nebraska*

1997 – Michigan / Nebraska*

2002 – Ohio State

2003 – USC*

2004 – USC*^

2014 – Ohio State

Baseball (19):

1948 – USC*

1953 – Michigan

1956 – Minnesota

1958 – USC*

1960 – Minnesota

1961 – USC*

1962 – Michigan

1963 – USC*

1964 – Minnesota

1966 – Ohio State

1968 – USC*

1970 – USC*

1971 – USC*

1972 – USC*

1973 – USC*

1974 – USC*

1978 – USC*

1998 – USC*

2013 – UCLA*

Men's Basketball (23):

1939 – Oregon*

1940 – Indiana

1941 – Wisconsin

1953 – Indiana

1960 – Ohio State

1964 – UCLA*

1965 – UCLA*

1967 – UCLA*

1968 – UCLA*

1969 – UCLA*

1970 – UCLA*

1971 – UCLA*

1972 – UCLA*

1973 – UCLA*

1975 – UCLA*

1976 – Indiana

1979 – Michigan State

1981 – Indiana

1987 – Indiana

1989 – Michigan

1995 – UCLA*

2000 – Michigan State

2002 – Maryland*

Women's Basketball (4):

1983 – USC*

1984 – USC*

1999 – Purdue

2006 – Maryland*

Beach Volleyball (7):

2016 – USC*

2017 – USC*

2018 – UCLA*

2019 – UCLA*

2021 – USC*

2022 – USC*

2023 – USC*

Bowling (6):

2004 – Nebraska*

2005 – Nebraska*

2009 – Nebraska*

2013 – Nebraska

2015 – Nebraska

2021 – Nebraska

Boxing (11):

1932 – Penn State*

1939 – Wisconsin

1942 – Wisconsin

1943 – Wisconsin

1947 – Wisconsin

1948 – Wisconsin

1951 – Michigan State

1952 – Wisconsin

1954 – Wisconsin

1955 – Michigan State

1956 – Wisconsin

Men's Cross Country (25):

1938 – Indiana

1939 – Michigan State*

1940 – Indiana

1942 – Indiana / Penn State*

1947 – Penn State*

1948 – Michigan State*

1949 – Michigan State*

1950 – Penn State*

1952 – Michigan State

1955 – Michigan State

1956 – Michigan State

1958 – Michigan State

1959 – Michigan State

1971 – Oregon*

1973 – Oregon*

1974 – Oregon*

1977 – Oregon*

1982 – Wisconsin

1985 – Wisconsin

1988 – Wisconsin

2005 – Wisconsin

2007 – Oregon*

2008 – Oregon*

2011 – Wisconsin

Women's Cross Country (8):

1983 – Oregon*

1984 – Wisconsin

1985 – Wisconsin

1987 – Oregon*

2008 – Washington*

2012 – Oregon*

2014 – Michigan State

2016 – Oregon*

Fencing (16):

1990 – Penn State*

1991 – Penn State

1995 – Penn State

1996 – Penn State

1997 – Penn State

1998 – Penn State

1999 – Penn State

2000 – Penn State

2002 – Penn State

2004 – Ohio State

2007 – Penn State

2008 – Ohio State

2009 – Penn State

2010 – Penn State

2012 – Ohio State

2014 – Penn State

Field Hockey (11):

1986 – Iowa

1987 – Maryland*

1993 – Maryland*

1999 – Maryland*

2001 – Michigan

2005 – Maryland*

2006 – Maryland*

2008 – Maryland*

2010 – Maryland*

2011 – Maryland*

2021 – Northwestern

Men's Golf (9):

1934 – Michigan

1935 – Michigan

1945 – Michigan

1961 – Purdue

1979 – Ohio State

1988 – UCLA*

2002 – Minnesota

2008 – UCLA*

2016 – Oregon*

Women's Golf (8):

1991 – UCLA*

2003 – USC*

2004 – UCLA*

2008 – USC*

2010 – Purdue

2011 – UCLA*

2013 – USC*

2016 – Washington*

Men's Gymnastics (45):

1938 – Chicago

1939 – Illinois

1940 – Illinois

1941 – Illinois

1942 – Illinois

1948 – Penn State*

1950 – Illinois

1953 – Penn State*

1954 – Penn State*

1955 – Illinois

1956 – Illinois

1957 – Penn State*

1958 – Michigan State / Illinois

1959 – Penn State*

1960 – Penn State*

1961 – Penn State*

1962 – USC*

1963 – Michigan

1965 – Penn State*

1969 – Iowa

1970 − Michigan

1976 − Penn State*

1979 − Nebraska*

1980 – Nebraska*

1981 – Nebraska*

1982 – Nebraska*

1983 – Nebraska*

1984 – UCLA*

1985 – Ohio State

1987 – UCLA*

1988 – Nebraska*

1989 − Illinois

1990 − Nebraska*

1994 – Nebraska*

1996 – Ohio State

1999 – Michigan

2000 – Penn State

2001 – Ohio State

2004 – Penn State

2007 – Penn State

2010 – Michigan

2012 – Illinois

2013 – Michigan

2014 – Michigan

Women's Gymnastics (8):

1997 – UCLA*

2000 – UCLA*

2001 – UCLA*

2003 – UCLA*

2004 – UCLA*

2010 – UCLA*

2018 – UCLA*

2021 – Michigan

Men's Ice Hockey (23):

1948 – Michigan

1951 – Michigan

1952 – Michigan

1953 – Michigan

1955 – Michigan

1956 – Michigan

1964 – Michigan

1966 – Michigan State

1973 – Wisconsin

1974 – Minnesota

1976 – Minnesota

1977 – Wisconsin

1979 – Minnesota

1981 – Wisconsin

1983 – Wisconsin

1986 – Michigan State

1990 – Wisconsin

1996 – Michigan

1998 – Michigan

2002 – Minnesota

2003 – Minnesota

2006 – Wisconsin

2007 – Michigan State

Women's Ice Hockey (14):

2004 – Minnesota

2005 – Minnesota

2006 – Wisconsin

2007 – Wisconsin

2009 – Wisconsin

2011 – Wisconsin

2012 – Minnesota

2013 – Minnesota

2015 – Minnesota

2016 – Minnesota

2019 – Wisconsin

2021 – Wisconsin

2022 – Ohio State

2023 – Wisconsin

Men's Lacrosse (13):

1973 – Maryland*

1974 – Johns Hopkins*

1975 – Maryland*

1978 – Johns Hopkins*

1979 – Johns Hopkins*

1980 – Johns Hopkins*

1984 – Johns Hopkins*

1985 – Johns Hopkins*

1987 – Johns Hopkins*

2005 – Johns Hopkins*

2007 – Johns Hopkins*

2017 – Maryland

2022 – Maryland

Women's Lacrosse (24):

1986 – Maryland*

1987 – Penn State*

1989 – Penn State*

1992 – Maryland*

1995 – Maryland*

1996 – Maryland*

1997 – Maryland*

1998 – Maryland*

1999 – Maryland*

2000 – Maryland*

2001 – Maryland*

2005 – Northwestern

2006 – Northwestern

2007 – Northwestern

2008 – Northwestern

2009 – Northwestern

2010 – Maryland*

2011 – Northwestern

2012 – Northwestern

2014 – Maryland*

2015 – Maryland

2017 – Maryland

2019 – Maryland

2023 – Northwestern

Rowing (8):

1997 – Washington*

1998 – Washington*

2001 – Washington*

2013 – Ohio State

2014 – Ohio State

2015 – Ohio State

2017 – Washington*

2019 – Washington*

Men's Soccer (19):

1967 – Michigan State

1968 – Maryland* / Michigan State

1982 – Indiana

1983 – Indiana

1985 – UCLA*

1988 – Indiana

1990 – UCLA*

1995 – Wisconsin

1997 – UCLA*

1998 – Indiana

1999 – Indiana

2002 – UCLA*

2003 – Indiana

2004 – Indiana

2005 – Maryland*

2008 – Maryland*

2012 – Indiana

2018 – Maryland

Women's Soccer (5):

2007 – USC*

2013 – UCLA*

2015 – Penn State

2016 – USC*

2022 – UCLA*

Softball (14):

1982 – UCLA*

1984 – UCLA*

1985 – UCLA*

1988 – UCLA*

1989 – UCLA*

1990 – UCLA*

1992 – UCLA*

1999 – UCLA*

2003 – UCLA*

2004 – UCLA*

2005 – Michigan

2009 – Washington*

2010 – UCLA*

2019 – UCLA*

Men's Swimming & Diving (39):

1937 – Michigan

1938 – Michigan

1939 – Michigan

1940 – Michigan

1941 – Michigan

1943 – Ohio State

1945 – Ohio State

1946 – Ohio State

1947 – Ohio State

1948 – Michigan

1949 – Ohio State

1950 – Ohio State

1952 – Ohio State

1954 – Ohio State

1955 – Ohio State

1956 – Ohio State

1957 – Michigan

1958 – Michigan

1959 – Michigan

1960 – USC*

1961 – Michigan

1962 – Ohio State

1963 – USC*

1964 – USC*

1965 – USC*

1966 – USC*

1968 – Indiana

1969 – Indiana

1970 – Indiana

1971 – Indiana

1972 – Indiana

1973 – Indiana

1974 – USC*

1975 – USC*

1975 – USC*

1977 – USC*

1982 – UCLA*

1995 – Michigan

2013 – Michigan

Women's Swimming & Diving (1):

1997 – USC*

Men's Tennis (39):

1946 – USC*

1950 – UCLA*

1951 – USC*

1952 – UCLA*

1953 – UCLA*

1954 – UCLA*

1955 – USC*

1956 – UCLA*

1957 – Michigan

1958 – USC*

1960 – USC*

1961 – UCLA*

1962 – USC*

1963 – USC*

1964 – USC*

1965 – UCLA*

1966 – USC*

1967 – USC*

1968 – USC*

1969 – USC*

1970 – UCLA*

1971 – UCLA*

1975 – UCLA*

1976 – USC* / UCLA*

1979 – UCLA*

1982 – UCLA*

1984 – UCLA*

1991 – USC*

1993 – USC*

1994 – USC*

2002 – USC*

2003 – Illinois

2005 – UCLA*

2009 – USC*

2010 – USC*

2011 – USC*

2012 – USC*

2014 – USC*

Women's Tennis (4):

1983 – USC*

1985 – USC*

2008 – UCLA*

2014 – UCLA*

Men's Indoor Track (8):

1967 – USC*

1972 – USC*

2007 – Wisconsin

2009 – Oregon*

2014 – Oregon*

2015 – Oregon*

2016 – Oregon*

2021 – Oregon*

Women's Indoor Track (11):

1983 – Nebraska*

1984 – Nebraska*

2000 – UCLA*

2001 – UCLA*

2010 – Oregon*

2011 – Oregon*

2012 – Oregon*

2013 – Oregon*

2014 – Oregon*

2016 – Oregon*

2017 – Oregon*

Men's Outdoor Track (50):

1921 – Illinois

1923 – Michigan

1926 – USC*

1927 – Illinois

1929 – Ohio State

1930 – USC*

1931 – USC*

1932 – Indiana

1935 – USC*

1936 – USC*

1937 – USC*

1938 – USC*

1939 – USC*

1940 – USC*

1941 – USC*

1942 – USC*

1943 – USC*

1944 – Illinois

1946 – Illinois

1947 – Illinois

1948 − Minnesota

1949 − USC*

1950 − USC*

1951 – USC*

1952 – USC*

1953 – USC*

1954 – USC*

1955 – USC*

1956 – UCLA*

1958 – USC*

1961 – USC*

1962 − Oregon*

1963 − USC*

1964 – Oregon*

1965 – Oregon* / USC*

1966 – UCLA*

1967 – USC*

1968 – USC*

1970 – Oregon*

1971 – UCLA*

1972 – UCLA*

1973 – UCLA*

1976 – USC*

1978 – UCLA*

1984 – Oregon*

1987 – UCLA*

1988 – UCLA*

2014 – Oregon*

2015 – Oregon*

Women's Outdoor Track (9):

1982 – UCLA*

1983 – UCLA*

1985 – Oregon*

2001 – USC*

2004 – UCLA*

2015 – Oregon*

2017 – Oregon*

2018 – USC*

2021 – USC*

Men's Volleyball (29):

1970 – UCLA*

1971 – UCLA*

1972 – UCLA*

1974 – UCLA*

1975 – UCLA*

1976 – UCLA*

1977 – USC*

1979 – UCLA*

1980 – USC*

1981 – UCLA*

1982 – UCLA*

1983 – UCLA*

1984 – UCLA*

1987 – UCLA*

1988 – USC*

1989 – UCLA*

1990 – USC*

1993 – UCLA*

1994 – Penn State

1995 – UCLA*

1996 – UCLA*

1998 – UCLA*

2000 – UCLA*

2006 – UCLA*

2008 – Penn State

2011 – Ohio State

2016 – Ohio State

2017 – Ohio State

2023 – UCLA*

Women's Volleyball (21):

1981 – USC*

1984 – UCLA*

1990 – UCLA*

1991 – UCLA*

1995 – Nebraska*

1999 – Penn State

2000 – Nebraska*

2002 – USC*

2003 – USC*

2005 – Washington*

2006 – Nebraska*

2007 – Penn State

2008 – Penn State

2009 – Penn State

2010 – Penn State

2011 – UCLA*

2013 – Penn State

2014 – Penn State

2015 – Nebraska

2017 – Nebraska

2021 – Wisconsin

Men's Water Polo (22):

1969 – UCLA*

1971 – UCLA*

1972 – UCLA*

1995 – UCLA*

1996 – UCLA*

1998 – USC*

1999 – UCLA*

2000 – UCLA*

2003 – USC*

2004 – UCLA*

2005 – USC*

2008 – USC*

2009 – USC*

2010 – USC*

2011 – USC*

2012 – USC*

2013 – USC*

2014 – UCLA*

2015 – UCLA*

2017 – UCLA*

2018 – USC*

2020 – UCLA*

Women's Water Polo (13):

2001 – UCLA*

2003 – UCLA*

2004 – USC*

2005 – UCLA*

2006 – UCLA*

2007 – UCLA*

2008 – UCLA*

2009 – UCLA*

2010 – USC*

2013 – USC*

2016 – USC*

2018 – USC*

2021 – USC*

Wrestling (41):

1932 – Indiana

1953 – Penn State*

1967 – Michigan State

1975 – Iowa

1976 – Iowa

1978 – Iowa

1979 – Iowa

1980 – Iowa

1981 – Iowa

1982 – Iowa

1983 – Iowa

1984 – Iowa

1985 – Iowa

1986 – Iowa

1991 – Iowa

1992 – Iowa

1993 – Iowa

1995 – Iowa

1996 – Iowa

1997 – Iowa

1998 – Iowa

1999 – Iowa

2000 – Iowa

2001 – Minnesota

2002 – Minnesota

2007 – Minnesota

2008 – Iowa

2009 – Iowa

2010 – Iowa

2011 – Penn State

2012 – Penn State

2013 – Penn State

2014 – Penn State

2015 – Ohio State

2016 – Penn State

2017 – Penn State

2018 – Penn State

2019 – Penn State

2021 – Iowa

2022 – Penn State

2023 – Penn State

* A championship marked by an asterisk (*) indicates that the institution was not a member of the Big Ten at the time of the championship.

NACDA Learfield Sports Directors' Cup rankings
The NACDA Learfield Sports Directors' Cup is an annual award given by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics to the U.S. colleges and universities with the most success in collegiate athletics.

ACC Current Champions
‡ Denotes national champion