Champions by Year
editBelow is a list of Big Ten Conference men's basketball regular season champions. There are no tie breakers within the Big Ten Conference. Thus, if two or more teams tie atop the standing at the end of the season, they both win a shared championship.
| Year | Champion | B1G Record | National Championship | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | Minnesota | 6–1 | ||
| 1907 | Chicago Minnesota Wisconsin |
6–2 | Helms Foundation (Chicago) | Indiana did not play during the season |
| 1908 | Chicago Wisconsin |
7–1 | Helms Foundation (Chicago) | Indiana did not play during the season |
| 1909 | Chicago | 12–0 | Helms Foundation (Chicago) | Iowa began conference play in basketball |
| 1910 | Chicago | 9–3 | ||
| 1911 | Minnesota Purdue |
8–4 | ||
| 1912 | Purdue Wisconsin |
10–0 12–0 |
Helms Foundation (Wisconsin) | |
| 1913 | Wisconsin | 11–1 | Ohio State joined conference | |
| 1914 | Wisconsin | 12–0 | Helms Foundation (Wisconsin) | |
| 1915 | Illinois | 12–0 | Helms Foundation (Illinois) | |
| 1916 | Wisconsin | 11–1 | Helms Foundation (Wisconsin) | |
| 1917 | Illinois Minnesota |
10–2 | ||
| 1918 | Wisconsin | 9–3 | Michigan returned to the Big Ten at the start of the season | |
| 1919 | Minnesota | 10–0 | Helms Foundation (Minnesota) | |
| 1920 | Chicago | 10–2 | ||
| 1921 | Michigan Purdue Wisconsin |
8–4 | ||
| 1922 | Purdue | 8–1 | ||
| 1923 | Iowa Wisconsin |
11–1 | ||
| 1924 | Chicago Illinois Wisconsin |
8–4 | ||
| 1925 | Ohio State | 11–1 | ||
| 1926 | Indiana Iowa Michigan Purdue |
8–4 | ||
| 1927 | Michigan | 10–2 | ||
| 1928 | Indiana Purdue |
10–2 | ||
| 1929 | Michigan Wisconsin |
10–2 | ||
| 1930 | Purdue | 10–0 | Iowa did not play basketball this season | |
| 1931 | Northwestern | 11–1 | Helms Foundation (Northwestern) | |
| 1932 | Purdue | 11–1 | Helms Foundation (Purdue) | |
| 1933 | Northwestern Ohio State |
10–2 | ||
| 1934 | Purdue | 10–2 | ||
| 1935 | Illinois Purdue Wisconsin |
9–3 | ||
| 1936 | Indiana Purdue |
11–1 | ||
| 1937 | Illinois Minnesota |
10–2 | ||
| 1938 | Purdue | 10–2 | ||
| 1939 | Ohio State | 10–2 | First National Championship Tournament conducted by the National Association of Basketball Coaches | |
| 1940 | Purdue | 10–2 | NCAA (Indiana) | First NCAA Tournament |
| 1941 | Wisconsin | 11–1 | Helms Foundation NCAA (Wisconsin) |
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| 1942 | Illinois | 13–2 | ||
| 1943 | Illinois | 12–0 | ||
| 1944 | Ohio State | 10–2 | ||
| 1945 | Iowa | 11–1 | Chicago did not play during this season | |
| 1946 | Ohio State | 10–2 | ||
| 1947 | Wisconsin | 9–3 | First season without University of Chicago in the conference | |
| 1948 | Michigan | 10–2 | ||
| 1949 | Illinois | 10–2 | ||
| 1950 | Ohio State | 11–1 | ||
| 1951 | Illinois | 13–1 | Michigan State joined conference | |
| 1952 | Illinois | 12–2 | ||
| 1953 | Indiana | 17–1 | Helms Foundation NCAA (Indiana) |
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| 1954 | Indiana | 12–2 | ||
| 1955 | Iowa | 11–3 | ||
| 1956 | Iowa | 13–1 | ||
| 1957 | Indiana Michigan State |
10–4 | ||
| 1958 | Indiana | 10–4 | ||
| 1959 | Michigan State | 12–2 | ||
| 1960 | Ohio State | 13–1 | Helms Foundation NCAA (Ohio State) |
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| 1961 | Ohio State | 14–0 | ||
| 1962 | Ohio State | 13–1 | ||
| 1963 | Illinois Ohio State |
11–3 | ||
| 1964 | Michigan Ohio State |
11–3 | ||
| 1965 | Michigan | 13–1 | ||
| 1966 | Michigan | 11–3 | ||
| 1967 | Indiana Michigan State |
10–4 | ||
| 1968 | Iowa Ohio State |
10–4 | ||
| 1969 | Purdue | 13–1 | ||
| 1970 | Iowa | 14–0 | ||
| 1971 | Ohio State | 13–1 | ||
| 1972 | Minnesota | 11–3 | ||
| 1973 | Indiana | 11–3 | ||
| 1974 | Indiana Michigan |
12–2 | ||
| 1975 | Indiana | 18–0 | ||
| 1976 | Indiana | 18–0 | Helms Foundation NCAA (Indiana) |
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| 1977 | Michigan | 16–2 | ||
| 1978 | Michigan State | 15–3 | ||
| 1979 | Iowa Michigan State Purdue |
13–5 | Helms Foundation NCAA (Michigan State) |
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| 1980 | Indiana | 13–5 | ||
| 1981 | Indiana | 14–4 | Helms Foundation NCAA (Indiana) |
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| 1982 | Minnesota | 14–4 | Final year Helms Foundation selected a National Champion | |
| 1983 | Indiana | 13–5 | ||
| 1984 | Illinois Purdue |
15–3 | ||
| 1985 | Michigan | 16–2 | ||
| 1986 | Michigan | 14–4 | ||
| 1987 | Indiana Purdue |
15–3 | NCAA (Indiana) | |
| 1988 | Purdue | 16–2 | ||
| 1989 | Indiana | 15–3 | NCAA (Michigan) | |
| 1990 | Michigan State | 15–3 | ||
| 1991 | Indiana Ohio State |
15–3 | ||
| 1992 | Ohio State | 15–3 | ||
| 1993 | Indiana | 17–1 | Penn State joined conference | |
| 1994 | Purdue | 14–4 | ||
| 1995 | Purdue | 15–3 | ||
| 1996 | Purdue | 6–12[a] | Purdue retained its Big Ten title despite NCAA adjustments to its win–loss record.[1] | |
| 1997 | Vacated | 16–2 | Minnesota vacated its title in 1997 due to NCAA sanctions. | |
| 1998 | Illinois Michigan State |
13–3 | ||
| 1999 | Michigan State | 15–1 | ||
| 2000 | Michigan State | 13–3 | NCAA (Michigan State) | Ohio State vacated its share of the title in 2000 due to NCAA sanctions. |
| 2001 | Illinois Michigan State |
13–3 | ||
| 2002 | Illinois Indiana Wisconsin |
11–5 | Ohio State vacated its share of the title in 2002 due to NCAA sanctions. | |
| 2003 | Wisconsin | 12–4 | ||
| 2004 | Illinois | 13–3 | ||
| 2005 | Illinois | 15–1 | ||
| 2006 | Ohio State | 12–4 | ||
| 2007 | Ohio State | 15–1 | ||
| 2008 | Wisconsin | 16–2 | ||
| 2009 | Michigan State | 15–3 | ||
| 2010 | Michigan State Ohio State Purdue |
14–4 | ||
| 2011 | Ohio State | 16–2 | ||
| 2012 | Michigan Michigan State Ohio State |
13–5 | Nebraska joined conference | |
| 2013 | Indiana | 14–4 | ||
| 2014 | Michigan | 15–3 | ||
| 2015 | Wisconsin | 16–2 | Rutgers and Maryland joined conference | |
| 2016 | Indiana | 15–3 | ||
| 2017 | Purdue | 14–4 | ||
| 2018 | Michigan State | 16–2 | ||
| 2019 | Michigan State Purdue |
16–4 | Conference began using a 20-game conference schedule. | |
| 2020 | Maryland Michigan State Wisconsin |
14–6 | Postseason tournaments were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] | |
| 2021 | Michigan | 14–3 | ||
| 2022 | Illinois Wisconsin |
15–5 | ||
| 2023 | Purdue | 15-5 | ||
| 2024 | Purdue | 17-3 | ||
| 2025 | Oregon, UCLA, USC, and Washington joined conference |
- ^ Adjusted from 15–3, (forfeit 9 conference wins) due to NCAA rule violations
Championships by school
edit| School | Big Ten Championships |
Years |
|---|---|---|
| Purdue | 26 | 1911, 1912, 1921, 1922, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1969, 1979, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2010, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2024 |
| Indiana | 22 | 1926, 1928, 1936, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1967, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 2002, 2013, 2016 |
| Ohio State | 20† | 1925, 1933, 1939, 1944, 1946, 1950, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1971, 1991, 1992, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
| Wisconsin | 20 | 1907, 1908, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1916, 1918, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1929, 1935, 1941, 1947, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2015, 2020, 2022 |
| Illinois | 18 | 1915, 1917, 1924, 1935, 1937, 1942, 1943, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1963, 1984, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2022 |
| Michigan State | 16 | 1957, 1959, 1967, 1978, 1979, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Michigan | 15 | 1921, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1948, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1974, 1977, 1985, 1986, 2012, 2014, 2021 |
| Iowa | 8 | 1923, 1926, 1945, 1955, 1956, 1968, 1970, 1979 |
| Minnesota | 8^ | 1906, 1907, 1911, 1917, 1919, 1937, 1972, 1982 |
| Chicago | 6 | 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1920, 1924 |
| Northwestern | 2 | 1931, 1933 |
| Maryland | 1 | 2020 |
| Penn State | 0 | |
| Nebraska | 0 | |
| Rutgers | 0 | |
| Oregon | 0 | |
| UCLA | 0 | |
| USC | 0 | |
| Washington | 0 |
^ Due to an academic scandal, Minnesota vacated its 1997 Big Ten Conference regular season title.
† Due to NCAA sanctions, Ohio State vacated its shares of the 2000 and 2002 Big Ten Conference regular season titles.[5]
Italics indicates a team no longer competing in the Big Ten.
Bold indicates an outright Big Ten Championship.
Championships by head coach
edit| Head Coach | School | Big Ten Championships |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Knight | Indiana | 11 |
| Ward Lambert | Purdue | 11 |
| Tom Izzo* | Michigan State | 10 |
| Walter Meanwell | Wisconsin | 8 |
| Fred Taylor | Ohio State | 7 |
| Gene Keady | Purdue | 6 |
| L. J. Cooke | Minnesota | 5 |
| Thad Matta | Ohio State | 5 |
| Harold Olsen | Ohio State | 5 |
| Matt Painter* | Purdue | 5 |
| Harry Combes | Illinois | 4 |
| Ralph Jones† | Purdue/Illinois | 4 |
| Branch McCracken | Indiana | 4 |
| Bo Ryan | Wisconsin | 4 |
| Everett Dean | Indiana | 3 |
| Bud Foster | Wisconsin | 3 |
| Jud Heathcote | Michigan State | 3 |
| E. J. Mather | Michigan | 3 |
| Douglas Mills | Illinois | 3 |
| Dave Strack | Michigan | 3 |
| Forddy Anderson | Michigan State | 2 |
| Emmett Angell | Wisconsin | 2 |
| Randy Ayers | Ohio State | 2 |
| Sam Barry | Iowa | 2 |
| John Beilein | Michigan | 2 |
| Tom Crean | Indiana | 2 |
| Bill Frieder | Michigan | 2 |
| Greg Gard* | Wisconsin | 2 |
| Arthur Lonborg | Northwestern | 2 |
| Bucky O'Connor | Iowa | 2 |
| Johnny Orr | Michigan | 2 |
| J. Craig Ruby | Illinois | 2 |
| Bill Self | Illinois | 2 |
| Bruce Weber | Illinois | 2 |
| John Benington | Michigan State | 1 |
| Ozzie Cowles | Michigan | 1 |
| Mike Davis | Indiana | 1 |
| Jim Dutcher | Minnesota | 1 |
| Tippy Dye | Ohio State | 1 |
| Pops Harrison | Iowa | 1 |
| Lou Henson | Illinois | 1 |
| Juwan Howard* | Michigan | 1 |
| George King | Purdue | 1 |
| Lon Kruger | Illinois | 1 |
| Guy Lowman | Wisconsin | 1 |
| Dave McMillan | Minnesota | 1 |
| Bill Musselman | Minnesota | 1 |
| Lute Olsen | Iowa | 1 |
| Lee Rose | Purdue | 1 |
| Mark Turgeon | Maryland | 1 |
| Brad Underwood* | Illinois | 1 |
| George Veenker | Michigan | 1 |
| Lou Watson | Indiana | 1 |
*Active Big Ten coach
†Ralph Jones won 2 championships each with Purdue and Illinois
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Trembacki, Paul (April 28, 2000). "Boilers to retain 1996 Big Ten basketball title". PurdueExponent.org. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ Myerberg, Paul. "ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 among major college basketball tournaments cancelled amid coronavirus". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
- ^ a b Big Ten Conference Records Book
- ^ a b "Big Ten Conference Index".
- ^ "NCAA slaps Ohio State with severe probation - USATODAY.com". usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2017-08-04.