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Big Ten Conference

The Big Ten Conference (formerly the Western Conference and the Big Nine Conference, among others) is a 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; it is the oldest NCAA Division I conference. It is…

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Founded
1896; 130 years ago (1896)
Headquarters
Rosemont, Illinois, U.S.
Association
NCAA
Broadcasters
Fox/FS1/Big Ten Network · CBS · NBC/NBCSN
Commissioner
Tony Petitti (since 2023)
Division
Division I

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Overview

Member universities

History

Academics

Financials

Broadcasting and media rights

Sports

Rivalries

Facilities

Football

Men's basketball

Women's basketball

Field hockey

Men's gymnastics

Men's ice hockey

Men's lacrosse

Women's lacrosse

Men's soccer

Golf

Tennis

Awards and honors

NCAA national titles

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Big Ten Conference

Nodes313
Edges312
Triples188
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.00639
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Big Ten Conference

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Big Ten ConferenceAssociationNCAA1.00infobox
Big Ten ConferenceBroadcastersFox/FS1/Big Ten Network1.00infobox
Big Ten ConferenceBroadcastersCBS1.00infobox
Big Ten ConferenceBroadcastersNBC/NBCSN1.00infobox
Big Ten ConferenceCommissionerTony Petitti (since 2023)1.00infobox
Big Ten ConferenceDivisionDivision I1.00infobox
Big Ten ConferenceFormerlyIntercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives (officially, 1896–1987) Western Conference (1896–1917) Big Nine (1899–1917, 1946–1950)1.00infobox
Big Ten ConferenceFounded1896; 130 years ago (1896)1.00infobox
Big Ten ConferenceHeadquartersRosemont, Illinois, U.S.1.00infobox
Big Ten ConferenceNo. of teams181.00infobox
Big Ten ConferenceRegionMidwest East North Central West North Central1.00infobox
Big Ten ConferenceRegionEast North Central1.00infobox
Big Ten ConferenceRegionWest North Central1.00infobox
Big Ten ConferenceRegionNortheast Mid-Atlantic1.00infobox
Big Ten ConferenceRegionMid-Atlantic1.00infobox
Big Ten ConferenceRegionWest Pacific1.00infobox
Big Ten ConferenceRegionPacific1.00infobox
Big Ten ConferenceSports fielded28 men's: 14 women's: 141.00infobox
Big Ten ConferenceSports fieldedmen's: 141.00infobox
Big Ten ConferenceSports fieldedwomen's: 141.00infobox
Big Ten ConferenceStreaming partnersFox One1.00infobox
Big Ten ConferenceStreaming partnersPeacock1.00infobox
Big Ten ConferenceStreaming partnersParamount+1.00infobox
Big Ten ConferenceSubdivisionFBS1.00infobox
Big Ten ConferenceWebsitebigten.org1.00infobox

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