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As the Big Ten moves away from a division-based format in 2024, let's take a look back at the conference's divisional history to this point: Big Ten football championship history: From Leaders and ...
Prior to the 2011 college football season, the Big Ten Conference determined its conference representative through regular season play, and, as there were only 11 member schools, there was no possibility for a conference championship game because, at the time, the NCAA required that a conference have 12 teams with two divisions in order to hold a conference championship game.
The 2023 Big Ten Conference football season was the 128th season of college football played for the Big Ten Conference and part of the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This was the Big Ten's tenth season with 14 teams, and its thirteenth and final season with a divisional scheduling format.
Record Ranking; Year Champions Conference Overall AP Coaches Bowl result Head coach 1896 Wisconsin: 2–0–1: 7–1–1: Started in 1936: Started in 1950 – Philip King
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion; x – Division champion/co-champions; y – Championship game participant; Note: Due to COVID-19, the Big Ten suspended the season on August 11, but later decided to begin play on October 24.
The 2023 Big Ten Championship Game featured the Iowa Hawkeyes, champions of the West Division, and the Michigan Wolverines, champions of the East Division.This was the third Big Ten title game appearance for both programs, The Hawkeyes were 0–2 in previous appearances, having most recently lost to Michigan in 2021.
The 2025 Big Ten Conference football season is the 130th season of college football play for the Big Ten Conference and part of the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This is the Big Ten's second season with 18 teams and its second season since 2010 with a non-divisional scheduling format.
The Athletic reported Monday morning that the Big Ten will keep its current divisional structure for 2023 but will likely scrap divisions in 2024 for #USC and UCLA.