Prior to NCAA sponsorship of women's sports, Big Ten teams, as members of the AIAW, also won 6 undisputed national championships in 1976–82.
Wisconsin becomes the third Big Ten school to win in women's volleyball, joining Penn State and Nebraska.
as a conference member only (updated March 25, 2024)[1][3]† as a member† as a member† † includes football national championships by Big Ten members starting in 1901, as listed in the official NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records book[1] * most recent NCAA championship won by a member of the conference Prior to joining the Big Ten, Michigan State won four and Penn State won three NCAA titles in men's cross country.
(7 NCAA before Big Ten) † Co-champion with Penn State Prior to joining the Big Ten, Maryland won 8 NCAA titles and Penn State won 2 AIAW national titles in Field Hockey.
[1] For 1950 to present, includes only recognized consensus selections (AP, UP-UPI-USAT, FWAA, NFF) Prior to joining the Big Ten, Maryland won 3 NCAA titles in Men's Soccer (1968 [tie], 2005, 2008) and Penn State won 6 national titles awarded by the ISFA in the era before NCAA championships.
† Selected by Helms Athletic Foundation, formed in 1936, who compiled a retroactive list of college basketball champions in 1942 for the previous 41 years.
[6][7][8][9] Prior to joining the Big Ten, Nebraska in 1982–1984 won 1 AIAW and 2 NCAA indoor women's track and field titles.
° NIGA national champion Men's lacrosse became an official Big Ten sport in the 2015 season.
Before that time, other bodies awarded national titles based on regular season records, most notably the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association.
† NWRA College Eights Champion Prior to the NCAA sponsored championship, Michigan State won 1 national title.
However, national publications at the time proclaimed the annual team champions, and the NCAA Record Books still count them as titles won for that year.
(1 NCAA before Big Ten) § Prior to 1947, the Intercollegiate Fencing Association championship, held since 1894, was premiere.
Prior to joining the Big Ten, Penn State won 1 NCAA title in women's fencing.
† Intercollegiate Rowing Association Varsity Eights Champion The NCAA has never offered a synchronized swimming championship.