Big Ten Conference

Big Ten Conference

The Big Ten Conference 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 based in Rosemont, Illinois. For many decades the conference consisted of ten prominent universities, which accounts for its name. On August 2, 2024, the conference expanded to 18 member institutions and two affiliate institutions. The conference competes in the NCAA Division I and its football teams compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision, the highest level of NCAA competition in that sport. Big Ten member institutions are major research universities with large financial endowments and strong academic reputations. A large student body is a hallmark of its universities, as 15 members enroll more than 30,000 students.

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• Entity:  Sports League

• Formerly:  Intercollegiate Conference Of Faculty Representatives, (Officially, 1896–1987), Western Conference, (1896–1917), Big Nine, (1899–1917, 1946–1950)
• Founded:  1896
• Commissioner:  Tony Petitti
• No. of teams:  18
• Headquarters:  Rosemont, Illinois, U.s.
• Official website:  Bigten.org
• Wikidata description:  American Collegiate Athletics Conference
• Wikidata label:  Big Ten Conference
• Wikidata aliases:  Big Ten Conference, B1G, Big Ten, Big Nine Conference, Big 10, Big 10 Conference, The Big Ten, The Big 10, The Big Ten Conference

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