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- Established: 1896
- Home office: Park Ridge, Illinois
- Commissioner: James Delany
- Members: 11
- Defending champion: Wisconsin Badgers
- 2009 tournament location: Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis
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The Big Ten Conference is comprised of 11 teams that play college basketball at the Division I-A level. For a listing of teams and their conferences, see College Basketball.
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Big Ten Basketball Members
History
The Big Ten was developed by meeting of seven Midwest University presidents at the Palmer House on January 11, 1895. President of Purdue University James H. Smart and each of the faculty member of those universities officially established the mechanics and the principles for the Intercollegiate Conference which is known as the "Big Ten"Member of the Big Ten Institution are the University of Chicago, University of Illinois, University of Michigan, University of Minnesota, Northwestern University, Purdue University and University of Wisconsin. In 1899, Indiana University and the State University of Iowa joined the conference, the Ohio State in 1912. Michigan State University was added in 1949 after the University of Chicago withdrew.
On June 4, 1990, the conference expanded to 11 members adding Pennsylvania State University into the conference by the Council of the Presidents.
Recent Champions
- 2008: Wisconsin Official site: Big Ten Champions
- 2007: Ohio State Official site: Big Ten Champions
- 2006: Iowa Official site: Big Ten Champions
- 2005: Illinois Official site: Big Ten Champions
- 2004: Wisconsin Official site: Big Ten Champions
- 2003: Illinois Official site: Big Ten Champions
- 2002: Ohio State Official site: Big Ten Champions
- 2001: Iowa Official site: Big Ten Champions
- 2000: Michigan State Official site: Big Ten Champions
- 1999: Michigan State Official site: Big Ten Champions
- 1998: Michigan Official site: Big Ten Champions
- 1997: Minnesota Official site: Big Ten Champions
- 1996: Purdue Official site: Big Ten Champions
- 1995: Purdue Official site: Big Ten Champions
- 1994: Purdue Official site: Big Ten Champions
- 1993: Indiana Official site: Big Ten Champions
- 1992: Ohio State Official site: Big Ten Champions
- 1991: Ohio State Official site: Big Ten Champions
- 1990: Michigan State Official site: Big Ten Champions
- 1989: Indiana Official site: Big Ten Champions
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Big Ten Men's Basketball Questions
in mens ncaa basketball how many times has all 4 #1 seeds made it to the final 4 ? if any who and when? 1 AnswerOnce, last year was the first time ever . The teams were UCLA, Memphis, Kansas and North Carolina. read more
Whats the spread for the Cal vs. Stanford Mens NCAA game tomorrow? 1 AnswerStanford is favored to win by 4. read more
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Big Ten Men's Basketball Vital Stats
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On Twitter Powered by Twitter
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RT @bigtenconf: Be sure to follow @BigTenLaTonya (men's) and @BigTenVal (women's) for your Big Ten Basketball fix.
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The Iowa Hawkeye Men's Basketball team may be the worst team in the history of Big Ten Basketball. Sad looking bunch. #big10
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Big Ten has six teams in the NCAA Men's Basketball AP Top 25, including Illinois. Illinois hasn't had a real test yet, though.
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RT @Averyjukes Butler Men's basketball vs Northwestern tonight at 8pm est. On the Big Ten Network. Le' Go!!<-yall got lucky with Coble out!
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