Editing Big Ten Conference (section)

==Rivalries==

===Intra-conference football rivalries===
The members of the Big Ten have longstanding rivalries with each other, especially on the football field. Each school, except Maryland and Rutgers, has at least one [[traveling trophy]] at stake. The following is a list of active rivalries in the Big Ten Conference with totals & records through the completion of the [[2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2024 season]].

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
! scope="col" | Team
! scope="col" | Team
! scope="col" | Rivalry Name
! scope="col" | Trophy
! scope="col" | Meetings
! scope="col" | Record
! scope="col" | Series Leader
! scope="col" | Current Streak
|-
| [[Illinois Fighting Illini football|Illinois]]
| [[Indiana Hoosiers football|Indiana]]
| [[Illinois–Indiana rivalry]]
| —
| 73
| 46–25–2
| Illinois
| Illinois won 1
|-
| [[Illinois Fighting Illini football|Illinois]]
| [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]]
| [[Illinois–Michigan football rivalry]]
| Chief Illiniwek Trophy
| 98
| 72–24–2
| Michigan
| Illinois won 1
|-
| [[Illinois Fighting Illini football|Illinois]]
| [[Northwestern Wildcats football|Northwestern]]
| [[Illinois–Northwestern football rivalry]]
| Land of Lincoln Trophy
| 118
| 58–55–5
| Illinois
| Illinois won 1
|-
| [[Illinois Fighting Illini football|Illinois]]
| [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]]
| [[Illinois–Ohio State football rivalry]]
| Illibuck Trophy
| 103
| 68–30–4
| Ohio State
| Ohio State won 8
|-
| [[Illinois Fighting Illini football|Illinois]]
| [[Purdue Boilermakers football|Purdue]]
| [[Illinois–Purdue football rivalry]]
| Purdue Cannon
| 100
| 48–46–6
| Purdue
| Illinois won 1
|-
| [[Indiana Hoosiers football|Indiana]]
| [[Michigan State Spartans football|Michigan State]]
| [[Indiana–Michigan State football rivalry]]
| Old Brass Spittoon
| 71
| 50–19–2
| Michigan State
| Indiana won 1
|-
| [[Indiana Hoosiers football|Indiana]]
| [[Purdue Boilermakers football|Purdue]]
| [[Indiana–Purdue football rivalry]]
| Old Oaken Bucket
| 126
| 77–43–6
| Purdue
| Indiana won 1
|-
| [[Iowa Hawkeyes football|Iowa]]
| [[Minnesota Golden Gophers football|Minnesota]]
| [[Iowa–Minnesota football rivalry]]
| Floyd of Rosedale
| 118
| 63–53–2
| Minnesota
| Iowa won 1
|-
| [[Iowa Hawkeyes football|Iowa]]
| [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Nebraska]]
| [[Iowa–Nebraska football rivalry]]
| Heroes Trophy
| 55
| 30–22–3
| Nebraska
| Iowa won 2
|-
| [[Iowa Hawkeyes football|Iowa]]
| [[Wisconsin Badgers football|Wisconsin]]
| [[Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry]]
| Heartland Trophy
| 98
| 49–47–2
| Wisconsin
| Iowa won 3
|-
| [[Maryland Terrapins football|Maryland]]
| [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State]]
| [[Maryland–Penn State football rivalry]]
| Poster Frame
| 48
| 44–3–1
| Penn State
| Penn State won 4
|-
| [[Maryland Terrapins football|Maryland]]
| [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights football|Rutgers]]
| [[Maryland–Rutgers football rivalry]]
| —
| 20
| 12–8
| Maryland
| Rutgers won 1
|-
| [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]]
| [[Michigan State Spartans football|Michigan State]]
| [[Michigan–Michigan State football rivalry]]
| Paul Bunyan Trophy
| 117
| 74–38–5
| Michigan
| Michigan won 3
|-
| [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]]
| [[Minnesota Golden Gophers football|Minnesota]]
| [[Michigan–Minnesota football rivalry]]
| Little Brown Jug
| 106
| 78–25–3
| Michigan
| Michigan won 5
|-
| [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]]
| [[Northwestern Wildcats football|Northwestern]]
| [[Michigan–Northwestern football rivalry]]
| George Jewett Trophy
| 77
| 60–15–2
| Michigan
| Michigan won 8
|-
| [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]]
| [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]]
| [[Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry|The Game]]
| —
| 120
| 62–51–6
| Michigan
| Michigan won 4
|-
| [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]]
| [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State]]
| [[Michigan–Penn State football rivalry]]
| —
| 27
| 17–10
| Michigan
| Michigan won 3
|-
| [[Michigan State Spartans football|Michigan State]]
| [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State]]
| [[Michigan State–Penn State football rivalry]]
| Land Grant Trophy
| 38
| 19–18–1
| Penn State
| Penn State won 2
|-
| [[Minnesota Golden Gophers football|Minnesota]]
| [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Nebraska]]
| [[Minnesota–Nebraska football rivalry]]
| $5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy
| 64
| 37–25–2
| Minnesota
| Minnesota won 5
|-
| [[Minnesota Golden Gophers football|Minnesota]]
| [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State]]
| [[Governor's Victory Bell|Minnesota–Penn State football rivalry]]
| Governor's Victory Bell
| 17
| 11–6
| Penn State
| Penn State won 2
|-
| [[Minnesota Golden Gophers football|Minnesota]]
| [[Wisconsin Badgers football|Wisconsin]]
| [[Minnesota–Wisconsin football rivalry]]
| Paul Bunyan's Axe
| 134
| 63–63–8
| Tie
| Minnesota won 1
|-
| [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Nebraska]]
| [[Wisconsin Badgers football|Wisconsin]]
| [[Nebraska–Wisconsin football rivalry]]
| Freedom Trophy
| 18
| 13–5
| Wisconsin
| Nebraska won 1
|-
| [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]]
| [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State]]
| [[Ohio State–Penn State football rivalry]]
| —
| 40
| 25–14
| Ohio State
| Ohio State won 8
|-
| [[Oregon Ducks football|Oregon]]
| [[Washington Huskies football|Washington]]
| [[Oregon–Washington football rivalry]]
| —
| 117
| 63–49–5
| Washington
| Oregon won 1
|-
| [[UCLA Bruins football|UCLA]]
| [[USC Trojans football|USC]]
| [[UCLA–USC football rivalry]]
| Victory Bell
| 94
| 51–34–7
| USC
| USC won 1
|}

===Extra-conference football rivalries===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! colspan="2" scope="col" | Teams
! scope="col" | Rivalry name
! scope="col" | Trophy
! scope="col" | Meetings
! scope="col" | Record
! scope="col" | Series leader
! scope="col" | Existing streak
! scope="col" | Opposing conference
|-
| [[Illinois Fighting Illini football|Illinois]]
| [[Missouri Tigers football|Missouri]]
| [[Illinois–Missouri football rivalry]]
| rowspan="2" | None
| 24
| 7–17
| Missouri
| Illinois lost 6
| rowspan="2" | [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
|-
| [[Indiana Hoosiers football|Indiana]]
| [[Kentucky Wildcats football|Kentucky]]
| [[Indiana–Kentucky football rivalry]]
| 36
| 18–17–1
| Indiana
| Indiana won 1
|-
| [[Iowa Hawkeyes football|Iowa]]
| [[Iowa State Cyclones football|Iowa State]]
| [[Iowa–Iowa State football rivalry]]
| Cy-Hawk Trophy
| 71
| 47–24
| Iowa
| Iowa lost 1
| [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Maryland Terrapins football|Maryland]]
| [[Navy Midshipmen football|Navy]]
| [[Maryland–Navy rivalry]]
| [[Crab Bowl Trophy]]
| 21
| 7–14
| Navy
| Maryland won 2
| [[American Athletic Conference|AAC]]
|-
| [[Virginia Cavaliers football|Virginia]]
| [[Maryland–Virginia football rivalry]]
| [[Tydings Trophy]]
| 80
| 46–32–2
| Maryland
| Maryland won 4
| [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]
|-
| [[West Virginia Mountaineers football|West Virginia]]
| [[Maryland–West Virginia football rivalry]]
| rowspan="2" | None
| 53
| 23–28–2
| West Virginia
| Maryland won 1
| [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]]
| [[Chicago Maroons football|Chicago]]
| [[Chicago–Michigan football rivalry]]
| 26
| 19–7
| Michigan
| Michigan won 3
| [[Midwest Conference|MWC]]<br/>([[NCAA Division III|D-III]])
|-
| [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]]
| [[Michigan–Notre Dame football rivalry]]
| Unicorn Horn Trophy
| 44
| 25–17–1
| Michigan
| Michigan won 1
| rowspan="2" | [[NCAA Division I independent schools|Independent]]
|-
| [[Michigan State Spartans football|Michigan State]]
| [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]]
| [[Michigan State–Notre Dame football rivalry]]
| Megaphone Trophy
| 79
| 29–47–1
| Notre Dame
| Michigan State lost 1
|-
| rowspan="6" |[[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Nebraska]]
| [[Colorado Buffaloes football|Colorado]]
| [[Colorado–Nebraska football rivalry]]
| rowspan="4" | None
| 73
| 50–21–2
| Nebraska
| Nebraska won 1
| rowspan="3" | [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
|-
| [[Kansas Jayhawks football|Kansas]]
| [[Kansas–Nebraska football rivalry]]
| 117
| 91–23–3
| Nebraska
| Nebraska won 3
|-
| [[Kansas State Wildcats football|Kansas State]]
| [[Kansas State–Nebraska football rivalry]]
| 95
| 78–15–2
| Nebraska
| Nebraska won 6
|-
| [[Miami Hurricanes football|Miami (FL)]]
| [[Miami–Nebraska football rivalry]]
| 12
| 6–6
| Tied
| Nebraska lost 1
| [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]
|-
| [[Missouri Tigers football|Missouri]]
| [[Missouri–Nebraska football rivalry]]
| Victory Bell
| 104
| 65–36–3
| Nebraska
| Nebraska won 2
| rowspan="2" | [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
|-
| [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma]]
| [[Nebraska–Oklahoma football rivalry]]
| rowspan="2" | None
| 88
| 38–47–3
| Oklahoma
| Nebraska lost 3
|-
| [[Northwestern Wildcats football|Northwestern]]
| [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]]
| [[Northwestern–Notre Dame football rivalry]]
| 49
| 9–38–2
| Notre Dame
| Northwestern lost 1
| [[NCAA Division I independent schools|Independent]]
|- 
| rowspan="2" | [[Oregon Ducks football|Oregon]]
| [[Oregon State Beavers football|Oregon State]]
| [[Oregon–Oregon State football rivalry]]<br/>[[Northwest Championship]]
| [[Platypus Trophy]]
| 128
| 69–49–10
| Oregon
| Oregon won 2
| rowspan="2" | [[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]]
|- 
| [[Washington State Cougars football|Washington State]]
| [[Northwest Championship]]
| rowspan="2" | None
| 103
| 54–42–7
| Oregon
| Oregon won 5
|-
| rowspan="4" | [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State]]
| [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]]
| [[Alabama–Penn State football rivalry]]
| 15
| 5–10
| Alabama
| Penn State lost 2
| [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
|-
| [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|Pittsburgh]]
| [[Penn State–Pittsburgh football rivalry]]
| [[Old Ironsides (trophy)|Old Ironsides]]
| 100
| 53–43–4
| Penn State
| Penn State won 3
| rowspan="2" | [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]
|-
| [[Syracuse Orange football|Syracuse]]
| [[Penn State–Syracuse football rivalry]]
| None
| 71
| 43–23–5
| Penn State
| Penn State won 5
|-
| [[West Virginia Mountaineers football|West Virginia]]
| [[Penn State–West Virginia football rivalry]]
| [[Old Ironsides (trophy)|Old Ironsides]]
| 60
| 50–9–2
| Penn State
| Penn State won 6
| [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Purdue Boilermakers football|Purdue]]
| [[Chicago Maroons football|Chicago]]
| [[Chicago–Purdue football rivalry]]
| None
| 42
| 14–27–1
| Chicago
| Purdue won 9
| [[Midwest Conference|MWC]]<br/>([[NCAA Division III|D-III]])
|-
| [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]]
| [[Notre Dame–Purdue football rivalry]]
| Shillelagh Trophy
| 88
| 26–58–2
| Notre Dame
| Purdue lost 7
| [[NCAA Division I independent schools|Independent]]
|-
| [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights football|Rutgers]]
| [[Princeton Tigers football|Princeton]]
| [[Princeton–Rutgers rivalry]]
| rowspan="2" | None
| 71
| 17–53–1
| Princeton
| Rutgers won 5
| [[Ivy League]]<br/>([[NCAA Division I FCS|FCS]])
|-
| rowspan="1" | [[UCLA Bruins football|UCLA]]
| [[California Golden Bears Football|California]]
| [[California–UCLA football rivalry]]
| 94
| 57–35–1
| UCLA
| UCLA lost 1
| [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[USC Trojans football|USC]]
| [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]]
| [[Notre Dame–USC football rivalry]]
| Jeweled Shillelagh
| 95
| 37–50–5
| Notre Dame
| USC lost 2
| [[NCAA Division I independent schools|Independent]]
|-
| [[Stanford football|Stanford]]
| [[Stanford–USC football rivalry]]
| rowspan="2" | None
| 103
| 65–34–3
| USC
| USC won 2
| [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Washington Huskies football|Washington]]
| [[Oregon State Beavers football|Oregon State]]
| [[Northwest Championship]]
| 108
| 69–35–4
| Washington
| Washington won 2
| rowspan="2" | [[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]]
|-
| [[Washington State Cougars football|Washington State]]
| [[Apple Cup]]<br/>[[Northwest Championship]]
| Apple Cup Trophy
| 116
| 76–34–6
| Washington
| Washington State won 1
|}

===Protected matchups===
Beginning in 2024, the conference will eliminate divisions but will protect certain matchups. The following are the conference's 12 protected matchups.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-20 |title=Big Ten Conference Announces Future Football Schedule Formats for 2024–28 |url=https://bigten.org/fb/article/blt39fc5a9dd81251cf/ |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=Big Ten Conference |language=en}}</ref>

* '''Illinois:''' Northwestern, Purdue
* '''Indiana:''' Purdue
* '''Iowa:''' Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin
* '''Maryland:''' Rutgers
* '''Michigan:''' Michigan State, Ohio State
* '''Michigan State''': Michigan
* '''Minnesota:''' Iowa, Wisconsin
* '''Nebraska''': Iowa
* '''Northwestern:''' Illinois
* '''Ohio State:''' Michigan
* '''Oregon''': Washington
* '''Purdue:''' Illinois, Indiana
* '''Rutgers:''' Maryland
* '''UCLA:''' USC
* '''USC:''' UCLA
* '''Washington:''' Oregon
* '''Wisconsin:''' Minnesota, Iowa

From 1993 through 2010, the Big Ten football schedule was set up with each team having two permanent matches within the conference, with the other eight teams in the conference rotating out of the schedule in pairs for two-year stints. Permanent matches were as follows:{{Citation needed|date=February 2014}}
* '''Illinois''': Indiana, Northwestern
* '''Indiana''': Illinois, Purdue
* '''Iowa''': Minnesota, Wisconsin
* '''Michigan''': Michigan State, Ohio State
* '''Michigan State''': Michigan, Penn State
* '''Minnesota''': Iowa, Wisconsin
* '''Northwestern''': Illinois, Purdue
* '''Ohio State''': Michigan, Penn State
* '''Penn State''': Michigan State, Ohio State
* '''Purdue''': Indiana, Northwestern
* '''Wisconsin''': Iowa, Minnesota

This system was discontinued after the 2010 season, as teams became grouped into two divisions, and would play all teams in their division once, with one protected cross-over game, and two games rotating against the other five opponents from the opposing division.

Most of the above permanent rivalries were maintained. By virtue of the new alignment, a handful of new permanent divisional opponents were created, as all pairs of teams within the same division would face off each season. Furthermore, three new permanent inter-divisional matches resulted from the realignment: Purdue–Iowa, Michigan State–Indiana, and Penn State–Nebraska. The following past permanent matches were maintained across divisions: Minnesota–Wisconsin, Michigan–Ohio State, and Illinois–Northwestern.

The new alignment, however, caused some of the above permanent rivalries to be discontinued. These were: Iowa–Wisconsin, Northwestern–Purdue, and Michigan State–Penn State. These matchups would continue to be played, but only twice every five years on average. More rivalries were disrupted, and some resumed on a yearly basis, when the league realigned into East and West Divisions for the 2014 season with the addition of Maryland and Rutgers. The two new schools were placed in the new East Division with Penn State, and the two Indiana schools were divided (Indiana to the East and Purdue to the West). With the move to a nine-game conference schedule in 2016, all cross-division games will be held at least once in a four-year cycle except for Indiana–Purdue, which is the only protected cross-division game.<ref name="2014 realignment approved"/> The conference later announced that once the new scheduling format takes effect in 2016, members will be prohibited from playing [[NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision|FCS]] teams, and required to play at least one non-conference game against a team in the [[Power Five conferences]] ([[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]], [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]], [[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]] and [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]; presumably, this would also allow for non-conference games against Big Ten opponents that are not on the conference schedule). Games against [[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|independents]] [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]] (an ACC member in non-football sports) also count toward the Power Five requirement, as did games against [[BYU Cougars football|BYU]] before it joined the Big 12 in 2023.<ref name="McGuire"/>

===Intra-conference basketball rivalries===
* '''Illinois''': [[Illinois–Indiana men's basketball rivalry|Indiana]], [[Illinois–Iowa men's basketball rivalry|Iowa]], [[Illinois–Northwestern men's basketball rivalry|Northwestern]]
* '''Indiana''': [[Illinois–Indiana men's basketball rivalry|Illinois]], [[Indiana–Purdue rivalry|Purdue]]
* '''Iowa''': [[Illinois–Iowa men's basketball rivalry|Illinois]], Minnesota, Wisconsin
* '''Maryland''': Penn State
* '''Michigan''': [[Michigan–Michigan State men's basketball rivalry|Michigan State]], [[Michigan–Ohio State men's basketball rivalry|Ohio State]]
* '''Michigan State''': [[Michigan–Michigan State men's basketball rivalry|Michigan]], Ohio State, Wisconsin
* '''Minnesota''': Iowa, Wisconsin
* '''Northwestern''': [[Illinois–Northwestern men's basketball rivalry|Illinois]]
* '''Ohio State''': [[Michigan–Ohio State men's basketball rivalry|Michigan]], Penn State, Michigan State
* '''Oregon''': Washington
* '''Penn State''': Maryland, Ohio State
* '''Purdue''': [[Indiana–Purdue rivalry|Indiana]]
* '''UCLA''': [[UCLA–USC rivalry|USC]]
* '''USC''': [[UCLA–USC rivalry|UCLA]]
* '''Washington''': Oregon
* '''Wisconsin''': Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota

===Extra-conference basketball rivalries===
* '''Illinois''': [[Braggin' Rights|Missouri]]
* '''Indiana''': [[Indiana–Kentucky rivalry|Kentucky]]
* '''Iowa''': [[Iowa–Iowa State rivalry|Iowa State]], [[Iowa Big Four men's college basketball|Iowa Big Four]]
* '''Maryland''': [[Duke–Maryland men's basketball rivalry|Duke]], Georgetown, Virginia
* '''Michigan''': [[Duke–Michigan men's basketball rivalry|Duke]]
*'''Michigan State:''' Duke, Oakland
* '''Nebraska''': [[Creighton–Nebraska men's basketball rivalry|Creighton]]
* '''Penn State''': Bucknell, Pittsburgh
* '''Oregon''': [[Oregon–Oregon State rivalry|Oregon State]]
* '''Rutgers''': [[Princeton–Rutgers rivalry|Princeton]], Seton Hall
* '''UCLA''': [[Arizona–UCLA men's basketball rivalry|Arizona]], [[Notre Dame–UCLA men's basketball rivalry|Notre Dame]]
* '''Washington''': [[Gonzaga–Washington men's basketball rivalry|Gonzaga]], [[Washington–Washington State men's basketball rivalry|Washington State]]
* '''Wisconsin''': Green Bay, [[Marquette–Wisconsin men's basketball rivalry|Marquette]], Milwaukee

===Other sports===
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====Men's ice hockey====
* [[Michigan-Michigan State ice hockey rivalry|Michigan-Michigan State]]
* [[Minnesota-Wisconsin ice hockey rivalry|Minnesota-Wisconsin]]
* [[Minnesota-North Dakota men's ice hockey rivalry|Minnesota-North Dakota]]
* Minnesota-Minnesota Duluth
* Minnesota-St. Cloud State
* [[Michigan-Notre Dame men's ice hockey rivalry|Michigan-Notre Dame]]

====Men's lacrosse====
* [[Johns Hopkins-Maryland lacrosse rivalry|Maryland-Johns Hopkins]]
* Penn State-Bucknell
* [[Princeton-Rutgers rivalry#Men's lacrosse|Rutgers-Princeton]]

====Men's soccer====
* Michigan-Michigan State ([[Big Bear Trophy]])

====Wrestling====
* Penn State–Lehigh
* [[Iowa-Penn State wrestling rivalry|Iowa-Penn State]]
* Iowa–Iowa State
* Iowa-Oklahoma State
* Rutgers-Princeton

===Extra-conference rivalries===
Four Big Ten teams-Purdue, Northwestern, Michigan State and Michigan-had rivalries in football with [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football rivalries|Notre Dame]]. After the University of Southern California with 35 wins (including a vacated 2005 win), the Michigan State Spartans have the most wins against the Irish, with 28. The Purdue Boilermakers follow with 26, and Michigan ranks fourth all-time with 24. [[Northwestern Wildcats football|Northwestern]] and [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]] had a yearly contest, with the winner taking home a [[Shillelagh (club)|shillelagh]], much like the winner of the [[USC Trojans football|USC]]–Notre Dame and Purdue–Notre Dame contests now receive. The Northwestern–Notre Dame shillelagh was largely forgotten by the early 1960s and is now solely an element of college football's storied past.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hailtopurple.com/features/trophyhistory.html |title=History of NU's Rivalry Trophies |publisher=HailToPurple.com |access-date=November 7, 2012}}</ref>

Penn State has a longstanding [[Pitt–Penn State rivalry|rivalry]] with [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|Pittsburgh]] of the [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]], but the two schools did not meet from 2000 until renewing the rivalry with an alternating home-and-home series from 2016 to 2019. Penn State also has long histories with independent Notre Dame; [[Temple Owls football|Temple]] of [[American Athletic Conference|The American]]; [[Syracuse Orange football|Syracuse]], and [[Boston College Eagles football|Boston College]] of the ACC; and [[West Virginia Mountaineers football|West Virginia]], of the [[Big 12 Conference]]. Additionally, Penn State maintains strong intrastate rivalries with [[Patriot League]] universities [[Bucknell Bison|Bucknell]] in men's basketball and men's lacrosse, and [[Lehigh Mountain Hawks|Lehigh]] in wrestling. Most of these rivalries were cultivated while Penn State operated independent of conference affiliation; the constraints of playing a full conference schedule, especially in football, have reduced the number of meetings between Penn State and its non-Big Ten rivals.

Iowa has an in-state rivalry with [[Iowa State Cyclones|Iowa State]] of the Big 12, with the winner getting the [[Cy-Hawk Trophy]] in football. Iowa and Iowa State also compete annually in the [[Hy-Vee Cy-Hawk Series|Cy-Hawk Series]] sponsored by Hy-Vee (as of 2011 this series is now sponsored by The Iowa Corngrowers Association), the competition includes all head-to-head regular season competitions in all sports. Iowa also holds rivalries in basketball with the state's other two Division I programs, [[Drake Bulldogs|Drake]] and [[Northern Iowa Panthers|Northern Iowa]].

Indiana has an out-of-conference rivalry with [[Kentucky Wildcats|Kentucky]] of the [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] (see [[Indiana–Kentucky rivalry]]). While the two schools played in football for many years, the rivalry was rooted in their decades of national success in men's basketball. The two no longer play one another in football, but their basketball rivalry continued until a dispute about game sites ended the series after 2011. In the last season of the rivalry (2011–12), the teams played twice. During the regular season, then-unranked [[2011–12 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team|Indiana]] defeated then-#1 ranked [[2011–12 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team|Kentucky]] 73–72 at Assembly Hall. The Wildcats avenged the loss in the NCAA tournament, defeating Indiana 102–90 in the South Regional final in [[Georgia Dome|Atlanta]] on their way to a national title. The teams next played in the 2016 NCAA tournament, with Indiana winning.

Illinois has a longstanding basketball rivalry with the SEC's [[Missouri Tigers men's basketball|Missouri Tigers]], with the two men's teams squaring off annually in the "[[Braggin' Rights]]" game. It has been held in [[St. Louis]] since 1980, first at the [[St. Louis Arena]] and since 1994 at the [[Enterprise Center]]. This rivalry has been carried over into football as "The Arch Rivalry" with games played at the [[The Dome at America's Center|Edward Jones Dome]] in St. Louis in 2002 and 2003 and four games in 2007 through 2010.[https://web.archive.org/web/20070309010901/http://www.stlouissports.org/pressbox/releases/missouriillinois82505.php]

Wisconsin has a long-standing in-state basketball rivalry with [[Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball|Marquette]]. The series has intensified as of late with both teams having made the [[NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship|Final Four]] in recent years. The schools also played an annual football game before Marquette abandoned its football program in 1961. The school also has minor rivalries in basketball with the two other Division I members of the [[University of Wisconsin System]], which include the [[Milwaukee Panthers|University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee]] and [[Green Bay Phoenix|University of Wisconsin–Green Bay]].

Similarly, Nebraska has an in-state rivalry with another Big East school in [[Creighton Bluejays men's basketball|Creighton]], mostly in basketball and baseball.

Minnesota men's ice hockey has a prolific and fierce border rivalry with the University of North Dakota. The two teams played annually between 1948 and 2013 as members of the [[Western Collegiate Hockey Association]] prior to the inception of the Big Ten Conference. The rivalry resumed in 2016 in non-conference action.

Maryland has many rivalries outside of the conference, most notably [[Duke Blue Devils|Duke]], [[Virginia Cavaliers|Virginia]], [[West Virginia Mountaineers|West Virginia]], and [[Navy Midshipmen|Navy]]. Maryland left the Duke and Virginia rivalries behind in the ACC when it joined the Big Ten.

In the early days of the Big Ten, the [[Chicago–Michigan football rivalry|Chicago–Michigan]] game was played on [[Thanksgiving (United States)|Thanksgiving]], usually with conference championship implications. It was considered one of the first major rivalries of the conference.