Western
A former conference: 10 schools on file. Our membership records under this name start in 1896. 1952 champions: Purdue and Wisconsin.
2026 standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | Rank | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UCLA | 4–0 | 6–0 | 12 | ||
 Ohio State | 4–0 | 6–1 | 4 | ||
 Indiana | 3–1 | 6–1 | 5 | ||
 USC | 3–1 | 6–1 | 19 | ||
 Iowa | 2–1 | 5–1 | 17 | ||
 Northwestern | 2–1 | 5–1 | 25 | ||
 Minnesota | 2–1 | 4–2 | |||
 Oregon | 2–1 | 4–2 | |||
 Wisconsin | 2–1 | 4–2 | |||
 Nebraska | 2–2 | 5–2 | |||
 Purdue | 2–2 | 3–4 | |||
 Michigan | 1–2 | 4–2 | |||
 Illinois | 1–2 | 3–3 | |||
 Rutgers | 1–2 | 2–4 | |||
 Washington | 1–3 | 4–3 | |||
 Penn State | 0–4 | 3–4 | |||
 Maryland | 0–4 | 2–5 | |||
 Michigan State | 0–4 | 2–5 |
- Championship: December 5, 2026
In the template’s own order, its tiebreakers applied. Rank: AP poll. Standings: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA): 2026 Big Ten Conference football standings (license).
All-Big Ten teams, 1952
The newest teams on file are from 1952.
First team 26
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| End | Joe CollierNorthwestern | Northwestern |
| Bernard FlowersPurdue | Purdue | |
| Tackle | George JacobyOhio State | Ohio State |
| Dave SuminskiWisconsin | Wisconsin | |
| Ray HuizingaNorthwestern | Northwestern | |
| Guard | James ReichenbachOhio State | Ohio State |
| Robert TimmMichigan | Michigan | |
| George O’BrienWisconsin | Wisconsin | |
| Center | Walt CudzikPurdue | Purdue |
| Dick O’ShaughnessyMichigan | Michigan | |
| Back | Alan AmecheWisconsin | Wisconsin |
| Paul GielMinnesota | Minnesota | |
| Tommy O’ConnellIllinois | Illinois | |
| Gene GedmanIndiana | Indiana | |
| Ted KressMichigan | Michigan |
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| Defensive end | Bill FentonIowa | Iowa |
| Frank WodziakIllinois | Illinois | |
| Defensive tackle | Fred PreziosioPurdue | Purdue |
| Art WalkerMichigan | Michigan | |
| Middle guard | Bob KennedyWisconsin | Wisconsin |
| Percy ZacharyMinnesota | Minnesota | |
| Linebacker | Roger ZatkoffMichigan | Michigan |
| Tony CurcilloOhio State | Ohio State | |
| Defensive back | Fred BruneyOhio State | Ohio State |
| Bob McNamaraMinnesota | Minnesota | |
| Safety | Al BroskyIllinois | Illinois |
From Wikipedia’s 1952 all-conference team article (CC BY-SA): each player on the best team any selector named him to (the coaches’, the media’s or the AP’s), in the article’s order. Players link to their pages where we could match them.
Champions
Most titles
| Michigan | 20 | last 1950 |
| Minnesota | 16 | last 1941 |
| Illinois | 10 | last 1951 |
| Ohio State | 8 | last 1949 |
| Purdue | 6 | last 1952 |
| Wisconsin | 6 | last 1952 |
| Northwestern | 5 | last 1936 |
| Iowa | 4 | last 1922 |
| Indiana | 1 | last 1945 |
By year
| 1952 | Purdue, Wisconsin (shared) |
| 1951 | Illinois |
| 1950 | Michigan |
| 1949 | Michigan, Ohio State (shared) |
| 1948 | Michigan |
| 1947 | Michigan |
| 1946 | Illinois |
| 1945 | Indiana |
| 1944 | Ohio State |
| 1943 | Michigan, Purdue (shared) |
| 1942 | Ohio State |
| 1941 | Minnesota |
40 earlier seasons, back to 1896
| 1940 | Minnesota |
| 1939 | Ohio State |
| 1938 | Minnesota |
| 1937 | Minnesota |
| 1936 | Northwestern |
| 1935 | Minnesota, Ohio State (shared) |
| 1934 | Minnesota |
| 1933 | Michigan, Minnesota (shared) |
| 1932 | Michigan, Purdue (shared) |
| 1931 | Michigan, Northwestern, Purdue (shared) |
| 1930 | Michigan, Northwestern (shared) |
| 1929 | Purdue |
| 1928 | Illinois |
| 1927 | Illinois, Minnesota (shared) |
| 1926 | Michigan, Northwestern (shared) |
| 1925 | Michigan |
| 1923 | Illinois, Michigan (shared) |
| 1922 | Iowa, Michigan (shared) |
| 1921 | Iowa |
| 1920 | Ohio State |
| 1919 | Illinois |
| 1918 | Illinois, Michigan, Purdue (shared) |
| 1917 | Ohio State |
| 1916 | Ohio State |
| 1915 | Illinois, Minnesota (shared) |
| 1914 | Illinois |
| 1912 | Wisconsin |
| 1911 | Minnesota |
| 1910 | Illinois, Minnesota (shared) |
| 1909 | Minnesota |
| 1907 | Iowa |
| 1906 | Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin (shared) |
| 1904 | Michigan, Minnesota (shared) |
| 1903 | Michigan, Minnesota, Northwestern (shared) |
| 1902 | Michigan |
| 1901 | Michigan, Wisconsin (shared) |
| 1900 | Iowa, Minnesota (shared) |
| 1898 | Michigan |
| 1897 | Wisconsin |
| 1896 | Wisconsin |
Conference titles as each program’s Wikipedia infobox lists them (CC BY-SA), shared titles counted for every co-champion; the conference’s earlier names count as the same conference.
Schools
Every school and its years (10)
Members
- Illinois 1896–1952
- Indiana 1900–1952
- Iowa 1900–1952
- Michigan 1896–1906, 1917–1952
- Minnesota 1896–1952
- Northwestern 1896–1952
- Ohio State 1913–1952
- Purdue 1896–1952
- Wisconsin 1896–1952
- Chicago 1897–1939
Football membership as CollegeFootballData.com records it under this conference’s name, from 1896; a school’s separate stays are listed apart.
Who came and went
SportsDataverse’s football memberships agree with ours in all 521 team-seasons from 1896. Conference realignment: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); memberships: SportsDataverse.
Honors while members
Heisman winners 6
| Ohio State | 2 |
| Chicago | 1 |
| Iowa | 1 |
| Michigan | 1 |
| Minnesota | 1 |
Consensus All-Americans 122
| Michigan | 26 |
| Minnesota | 24 |
| Ohio State | 19 |
| Illinois | 12 |
| Chicago | 11 |
NFL first-round picks 33
| Minnesota | 10 |
| Michigan | 6 |
| Wisconsin | 5 |
| Ohio State | 3 |
| Purdue | 3 |
Counted only in seasons a school was a member on file (from 1896); a draft pick counts for the season before the draft. Heisman and All-America lists from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), draft picks from CollegeFootballData.com.