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==Sports== The Big Ten Conference sponsors championship competition in 14 men's and 14 women's NCAA sanctioned sports.<ref>[https://bigten.org/ BIG TEN CONFERENCE Official Athletic Site β Big Ten Conference] . Bigten.org. Retrieved on August 17, 2013.</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Teams in Big Ten Conference competition ! scope="col" | Sport ! scope="col" | Men's ! scope="col" | Women's |- | style="text-align: left;" | [[College baseball|Baseball]] | 17 | β |- | style="text-align: left;" | [[Basketball]] | 18 | 18 |- | style="text-align: left;" | [[Cross country running|Cross country]] | 15 | 18 |- | style="text-align: left;" | [[Field hockey]] | β | 9 |- | style="text-align: left;" | [[American football|Football]] | 18 | β |- | style="text-align: left;" | [[Golf]] | 18 | 18 |- | style="text-align: left;" | [[Artistic gymnastics|Gymnastics]] | 5 | 12 |- | style="text-align: left;" | [[College ice hockey|Ice hockey]] | 7 | β |- | style="text-align: left;" | [[College lacrosse|Lacrosse]] | 6 | 9 |- | style="text-align: left;" | [[College rowing (United States)|Rowing]] | β | 11 |- | style="text-align: left;" | [[College soccer in the United States|Soccer]] | 11 | 18 |- | style="text-align: left;" | [[Softball]] | β | 17 |- | style="text-align: left;" | [[Swimming (sport)|Swimming]] & [[Diving (sport)|diving]] | 9 | 14 |- | style="text-align: left;" | [[Tennis]] | 14 | 18 |- | style="text-align: left;" | [[Track and field (indoor)]] | 15 | 17 |- | style="text-align: left;" | [[Track and field (outdoor)]] | 17 | 17 |- | style="text-align: left;" | [[Volleyball]] | β | 18 |- | style="text-align: left;" | [[Collegiate wrestling|Wrestling]] | 14 | β |} ===Men's sponsored sports by school=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 95%" ! scope="col" | School ! scope="col" | Baseball ! scope="col" | Basketball ! scope="col" | Cross Country ! scope="col" | Football ! scope="col" | Golf ! scope="col" | Gymnastics ! scope="col" | Ice hockey ! scope="col" | Lacrosse ! scope="col" | Soccer ! scope="col" | Swimming Diving ! scope="col" | Tennis ! scope="col" | Track & Field (Indoor) ! scope="col" | Track & Field (Outdoor) ! scope="col" | Wrestling ! scope="col" | Total |- | Illinois | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 10 |- | Indiana | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 11 |- | Iowa | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 8 |- | Maryland | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 8 |- | Michigan | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 14 |- | Michigan State | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 11 |- | Minnesota | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 9 |- | Nebraska | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 10 |- | Northwestern | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | 8 |- | Ohio State | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 14 |- | Oregon | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | 8 |- | Penn State | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 14 |- | Purdue | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 10 |- | Rutgers | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 10 |- | UCLA | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | 9 |- | USC | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | 8 |- | Washington | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | 9 |- | Wisconsin | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 11 |- | Totals | 17 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 6+1* | 5+1Β° | 11 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 148+2 |- ! colspan="16" | Affiliate Members |- | Johns Hopkins | | | | | | | | {{yes}} | | | | | | | 1 |- | Notre Dame | | | | | | | {{yes}} | | | | | | | | 1 |} Notes: {{Notelist|group=ms}} <nowiki>*</nowiki> Notre Dame joined the Big Ten in the 2017β18 school year as an affiliate member in men's ice hockey.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/032316aaa.html |title=Big Ten Announces Addition of Notre Dame Men's Ice Hockey as Sport Affiliate Member Beginning with 2017β18 Season |publisher=Big Ten Conference |date=March 23, 2016 |access-date=June 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528202809/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/032316aaa.html |archive-date=May 28, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It continues to field its other sports in the ACC except in football where it will continue to compete as an independent. Β° Johns Hopkins joined the Big Ten in 2014 as an affiliate member in men's lacrosse, with women's lacrosse following in 2016. It continues to field its other sports in the [[NCAA Division III]] [[Centennial Conference]].<ref name="B1GLax">[http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-lacros/spec-rel/060313aah.html Big Ten Announces Institution of Men's and Women's Lacrosse and Addition of Johns Hopkins as Men's Lacrosse Sport Affiliate Member β BIG TEN CONFERENCE Official Athletic Site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130710234815/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-lacros/spec-rel/060313aah.html |date=July 10, 2013 }}. Bigten.org (June 3, 2013). Retrieved on 2013-08-17.</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 95%" |+ Men's varsity sports not sponsored by the Big Ten Conference that are played by Big Ten schools |- ! scope="col" | School ! scope="col" | Fencing{{efn|group="not spon"|name=Fencing}} ! scope="col" | Pistol{{efn|group="not spon"|name=Pistol}} ! scope="col" | Rifle{{efn|group="not spon"|name=Rifle}} ! scope="col" | Rowing{{efn|group="not spon"|name=Rowing}} ! scope="col" | Volleyball ! scope="col" | Water Polo |- | Ohio State | Independent | Independent | [[Patriot Rifle Conference|PRC]] | {{no}} | [[Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association|MIVA]] | {{no}} |- | Penn State | Independent | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | [[EIVA]] | {{no}} |- | Rutgers | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}}{{efn|group="not spon"|name=ACRA}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- | UCLA | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | [[MPSF]] | [[MPSF]] |- | USC | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | [[MPSF]] | [[MPSF]] |- | Washington | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | [[MPSF]] | {{no}} | {{no}} |- | Wisconsin | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | [[Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges|EARC]] | {{no}} | {{no}} |} {{Notelist|group="not spon"|refs= {{efn|group="not spon"|name=Fencing|Fencing is officially a coeducational team sport, although a few schools field only a women's team. Ohio State and Penn State, like most NCAA fencing schools, have coed teams.}} {{efn|group="not spon"|name=Rowing|Men's rowing at the varsity level, whether heavyweight or lightweight, is not governed by the NCAA, but instead by the [[Intercollegiate Rowing Association]].}} {{efn|group="not spon"|name=ACRA|Rutgers downgraded its men's rowing program from varsity to club status in 2008; it now competes as a member of the [[American Collegiate Rowing Association]].}} {{efn|group="not spon"|name=Pistol|Unlike rifle, pistol is not an NCAA-governed sport. It is fully coeducational.}} {{efn|group="not spon"|name=Rifle|Rifle is technically a men's sport, but men's, women's, and coed teams all compete against each other. Ohio State fields a coed team.}} }} ===Women's sponsored sports by school=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 95%" ! scope="col" | School ! scope="col" | Basketball ! scope="col" | Cross Country ! scope="col" | Field Hockey ! scope="col" | Golf ! scope="col" | Gymnastics ! scope="col" | Lacrosse ! scope="col" | Rowing ! scope="col" | Soccer ! scope="col" | Softball ! scope="col" | Swimming & Diving ! scope="col" | Tennis ! scope="col" | Track & Field (Indoor) ! scope="col" | Track & Field (Outdoor) ! scope="col" | Volleyball ! scope="col" | Total |- | Illinois | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 11 |- | Indiana | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 12 |- | Iowa | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 13 |- | Maryland | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 12 |- | Michigan | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 14 |- | Michigan State | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 12 |- | Minnesota | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 12 |- | Nebraska | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 11 |- | Northwestern | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | 10 |- | Ohio State | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 14 |- | Oregon | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 10 |- | Penn State | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 13 |- | Purdue | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 10 |- | Rutgers | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 14 |- | UCLA | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 12 |- | USC | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 11 |- | Washington | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 11 |- | Wisconsin | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | 11 |- | Totals | 18 | 18 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 8+1{{refn|group=c|Affiliate member: Johns Hopkins}} | 11 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 172+1 |- ! colspan="16" | Affiliate Members |- | Johns Hopkins | | | | | | {{yes}} | | | | | | | | | 1 |} '''Women's varsity sports not sponsored by the Big Ten Conference that are played by Big Ten schools''' {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 95%" ! scope="col" | School ! scope="col" | Acrobatics & Tumbling{{efn|group=ws|Part of the [[NCAA Emerging Sports for Women]] program. NCAA-recognized competition is governed by the National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling Association.}} ! scope="col" | Bowling ! scope="col" | Fencing{{efn|group=ws|Fencing is officially a coeducational team sport, but all bouts involve members of the same sex. Most NCAA fencing schools field both men's and women's squads, although a few schools field only a women's squad. Ohio State and Penn State have both men's and women's squads, while Northwestern fields only a women's squad.}} ! scope="col" | Ice Hockey ! scope="col" | Lightweight Rowing{{efn|group=ws|The only category of rowing that the NCAA governs is women's heavyweight rowing. Women's lightweight rowing, as with all men's rowing, is governed by the [[Intercollegiate Rowing Association]].}} ! scope="col" | Pistol{{efn|group=ws|Unlike rifle, pistol is not an NCAA-governed sport. It is fully coeducational.}} ! scope="col" | Rifle{{efn|group=ws|Rifle is technically a men's sport, but men's, women's, and coed teams all compete against each other. Nebraska fields a women-only team, and Ohio State fields a coed team.}} ! scope="col" | Synchronized Swimming{{efn|group=ws|Synchronized swimming is not governed by the NCAA. Collegiate competition is governed by United States Synchronized Swimming, the sport's national governing body.}} ! scope="col" | Water Polo ! scope="col" | Beach Volleyball ! scope="col" | Wrestling{{efn|group=ws|Women's wrestling is part of the [[NCAA Emerging Sports for Women]] program, but will become a fully recognized NCAA championship sport in 2025β26. Before that time, NCAA-recognized competition is governed by the National Wrestling Coaches Association.}} |- | Indiana | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | [[Mountain Pacific Sports Federation|MPSF]] | {{no}} | {{no}} |- | Iowa | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | Independent |- | Michigan | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | [[Collegiate Water Polo Association|CWPA]] | {{no}} | {{no}} |- | Minnesota | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | [[Western Collegiate Hockey Association|WCHA]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- | Nebraska | {{no}} | Independent | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | [[Patriot Rifle Conference|PRC]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | Independent | {{no}} |- | Northwestern | {{no}} | {{no}} | Central Collegiate Fencing Conference | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- | Ohio State | {{no}} | {{no}} | Central Collegiate Fencing Conference | [[Western Collegiate Hockey Association|WCHA]] | {{no}} | Independent | [[Patriot Rifle Conference|PRC]] | Independent | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- | Oregon | Independent | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | [[Mountain Pacific Sports Federation|MPSF]] | {{no}} |- | Penn State | {{no}} | {{no}} | Independent | [[Atlantic Hockey America|AHA]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- | Rutgers | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | [[Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges|EARC]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- | UCLA | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | [[Mountain Pacific Sports Federation|MPSF]] | [[Mountain Pacific Sports Federation|MPSF]] | {{no}} |- | USC | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | [[Mountain Pacific Sports Federation|MPSF]] | [[Mountain Pacific Sports Federation|MPSF]] | {{no}} |- | Washington | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | [[Mountain Pacific Sports Federation|MPSF]] | {{no}} |- | Wisconsin | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | [[Western Collegiate Hockey Association|WCHA]] | [[Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges|EARC]] | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |} {{notelist|group=ws}}
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