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The Big Ten Conference (known as the Big 10,(B1G), formerly Western Conference and Big Nine Conference, is the oldest Division I collegiate athletic conference in the United States. The conference competes in the NCAA's Division I; it 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. Four schools from West Coast states, three public and one private, will join in 2024.

History[]

The Big Ten Conference established itself almost 120 years ago as the premiere collective of academic institutions in the country when, in 1896, then–Purdue University president James H. Smart and representatives from the University of Chicago, University of Illinois, University of Michigan, University of Minnesota, Northwestern University, and University of Wisconsin gathered at the Palmer House Hotel in Chicago to set policies aimed at regulating intercollegiate athletics. In 1905, the conference was officially incorporated as the "Intercollegiate Conference Athletic Association".^[1]

Logo[]

The conference uses the "B1G" character combination in its branding, noting that it "allows fans to see 'BIG' and '10' in a single word."^[2]

Current members (year joined)[]

Illinois (charter member)
Indiana (charter member)
Iowa (charter member)
Maryland (joined 2014)
Michigan (charter member, voted out 1907-17)
Michigan State (joined 1949)
Minnesota (charter member)
Nebraska (joined 2011)
Northwestern (charter member)
Ohio State (joined 1912)
Penn State (joined 1992)
Purdue (charter member)
Rutgers (joined 2014)
Wisconsin (charter member)

Future members[]

All joining in 2024.

Former members[]

Chicago

External Links[]

References[]

↑ http://www.bigten.org/school-bio/big10-school-bio.html
↑ "Big Ten Conference Reveals New Logo and Honors Football History with Division Names and Trophies". Big Ten Conference. http://www.bigten.org/newlogo/. Retrieved 2 April 2014. ""The new Big Ten logo was developed to symbolize the conference's future, as well as its rich heritage, strong tradition of competition, academic leadership, and passionate alumni," said Gericke. "Its contemporary collegiate lettering includes an embedded numeral "10" in the word "BIG," which allows fans to see "BIG" and "10" in a single word. Memorable and distinctive, the new logo evolved from the previous logo's use of negative space and is built on the conference's iconic name, without reference to the number of member institutions. The new logo also provides the flexibility of multiple versions which can be used horizontally, vertically and within new media."" )

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[2] "Big Ten Conference Reveals New Logo and Honors Football History with Division Names and Trophies". Big Ten Conference. http://www.bigten.org/newlogo/. Retrieved 2 April 2014. ""The new Big Ten logo was developed to symbolize the conference's future, as well as its rich heritage, strong tradition of competition, academic leadership, and passionate alumni," said Gericke. "Its contemporary collegiate lettering includes an embedded numeral "10" in the word "BIG," which allows fans to see "BIG" and "10" in a single word. Memorable and distinctive, the new logo evolved from the previous logo's use of negative space and is built on the conference's iconic name, without reference to the number of member institutions. The new logo also provides the flexibility of multiple versions which can be used horizontally, vertically and within new media."" )

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