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* [[Michigan State Spartans|Michigan State]] (joined 1949)
 
* [[Michigan State Spartans|Michigan State]] (joined 1949)
 
* [[Minnesota Golden Gophers|Minnesota]] (charter member)
 
* [[Minnesota Golden Gophers|Minnesota]] (charter member)
* [[Nebraska Cornhuskers|Nebraska]] (joined 2011)
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* [[Oakland Golden Grizzlies|Oakland]] (joined 2017)
 
* [[Northwestern Wildcats|Northwestern]] (charter member)
 
* [[Northwestern Wildcats|Northwestern]] (charter member)
 
* [[Ohio State Buckeyes|Ohio State]] (joined 1912)
 
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* [[Chicago State Cougars|Chicago State]] (joined 2014)
 
* [[Chicago State Cougars|Chicago State]] (joined 2014)
 
* [[Ohio Bobcats|Ohio]] (joined 2014)
 
* [[Ohio Bobcats|Ohio]] (joined 2014)
* [[Minnesota State Bulls|Minnesota State]] (joined 2016)
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* [[Minnesota State-Mankato Bulls|Minnesota State]] (joined 2016)
 
* [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish|Notre Dame]] (joined 2016)
 
* [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish|Notre Dame]] (joined 2016)
 
* [[Detroit Titans|Detroit]] (joined 2014)
 
* [[Detroit Titans|Detroit]] (joined 2014)
 
==Former Member==
 
* [[Chicago Maroons|Chicago]] (charter member, withdrew 1946)
 
   
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==

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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.

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]

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)

External Links

References

  1. http://www.bigten.org/school-bio/big10-school-bio.html
  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."" )