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==Facilities== Three Big Ten football stadiums seat over 100,000 spectators: Michigan Stadium (Michigan), Beaver Stadium (Penn State), and Ohio Stadium (Ohio State). Only five other college football stadiums have a capacity over 100,000 (as of the 2024 season, all in the [[Southeastern Conference]] (SEC)).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2018-07-30/25-biggest-college-football-stadiums-country|title=The 25 biggest college football stadiums in the country {{!}} NCAA.com|website=ncaa.com|language=en|access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref> Michigan Stadium and Beaver Stadium, respectively, are the two [[List of American football stadiums by capacity|largest American football stadiums by capacity in the United States]],<ref name=":0"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dispatch.com/photogallery/OH/20190820/NEWS/820009997/PH/1|title=Photos: The 10 biggest college football stadiums in the nation|website=The Columbus Dispatch|language=en|access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref> and all three of the Big Ten's largest venues rank among the ten [[List of stadiums by capacity|largest sports stadiums in the world]]. UCLA plays in the [[Rose Bowl Stadium|Rose Bowl]] as its home stadium, which is the location of the [[Rose Bowl Game]] for the Big Ten champion. USC plays in the [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]], a publicly owned stadium that is managed and operated by the university, which has hosted two summer [[Olympic Games]] in 1932 and 1984, and will again in 2028. Big Ten schools also play in two of the 10 largest on-campus basketball arenas in the country: Ohio State's [[Value City Arena]] and Maryland's [[Xfinity Center (College Park, Maryland)|Xfinity Center]]. Additionally, arenas at Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Penn State rank among the 20 largest on-campus basketball facilities in the United States. As of the upcoming 2024β25 season, the Big Ten Conference has the most on-campus basketball arenas with seating capacities of 15,000 or more of any NCAA conference, with seven. (Of the other conferences considered "power conferences" in men's basketball, the ACC has two such arenas,<!--North Carolina and Syracuse; Louisville and NC State play off-campus.--> the Big East none,<!--While seven Big East men's teams play at least part-time in facilities that seat over 15K, none are on campus.--> the Big 12 four,<!--BYU, Kansas, Texas Tech, and Utah.--> and the SEC five.<!--Alabama, Arkansas, Missouri, South Carolina, and Tennessee; Kentucky plays off-campus.--> Outside of these conferences, the Mountain West Conference has four such arenas.<!--Fresno State, New Mexico, UNLV, Wyoming-->) ===Football, basketball, baseball, and soccer facilities=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- {{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Big Ten Conference | School | Football stadium | Capacity | Opened | Basketball arena | Capacity | Opened | Baseball stadium | Capacity | Opened | Soccer stadium | Capacity | Opened }} |- | style="{{NCAA color cell|Illinois Fighting Illini}}"| [[Illinois Fighting Illini|{{color|white|'''Illinois'''}}]] | [[Memorial Stadium (University of Illinois)|Memorial Stadium]] | 60,670 | 1923 | [[State Farm Center]] | 15,544 | 1963 | [[Illinois Field]] | 3,000 | 1988 | Demirjian Park | 700 | 2021 |- | style="{{NCAA color cell|Indiana Hoosiers}}"| [[Indiana Hoosiers|{{color|white|'''Indiana'''}}]] | [[Memorial Stadium (Indiana University)|Memorial Stadium]] | 52,626 | 1960 | [[Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall]] | 17,222 | 1971 | [[Bart Kaufman Field]] | 2,500 | 2013 | [[Bill Armstrong Stadium]] | 6,500 | 1981 |- | style="{{NCAA color cell|Iowa Hawkeyes}}"| [[Iowa Hawkeyes|{{color|white|'''Iowa'''}}]] | [[Kinnick Stadium]] | 70,585 | 1929 | [[Carver-Hawkeye Arena]] | 15,056 | 1983 | [[Duane Banks Field]] | 3,000 | 1974 | Iowa Soccer Complex | | |- | style="{{NCAA color cell|Maryland Terrapins}}"| [[Maryland Terrapins|{{color|white|'''Maryland'''}}]] | [[SECU Stadium]] | 51,802 | 1950 | [[Xfinity Center (College Park, Maryland)|Xfinity Center]] | 17,950 | 2002 | [[Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium]] | 2,500 | 1965 | [[Ludwig Field]] | 7,000 | 1995 |- | style="{{NCAA color cell|Michigan Wolverines}}"| [[Michigan Wolverines|{{color|white|'''Michigan'''}}]] | [[Michigan Stadium]] | 107,601 | 1927 | [[Crisler Center]] | 12,707 | 1967 | [[Ray Fisher Stadium]] | 4,000 | 1923 | [[U-M Soccer Stadium]] | 2,200 | 2010 |- | style="{{NCAA color cell|Michigan State Spartans}}"| [[Michigan State Spartans|{{color|white|'''Michigan State'''}}]] | [[Spartan Stadium (East Lansing, Michigan)|Spartan Stadium]] | 75,005 | 1923 | [[Breslin Student Events Center]] | 14,797 | 1989 | [[Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field|McLane Stadium at Kona Field]]<br/>[[Jackson Field (Lansing)|Jackson Field]] | <br/>4,000<br/>13,527 | <br/>1902<br/>1996 | [[DeMartin Soccer Complex]] | 2,500 | 2008 |- | style="{{NCAA color cell|Minnesota Golden Gophers}}"| [[Minnesota Golden Gophers|{{color|white|'''Minnesota'''}}]] | [[Huntington Bank Stadium]] | 52,525 | 2009 | [[Williams Arena]] | 14,625 | 1928 | [[U.S. Bank Stadium]]<br/>[[Siebert Field]] | N/A<br/>1,420 | 2016<br/>2013 | [[Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium]] | 1,000 | 1999 |- | style="{{NCAA color cell|Nebraska Cornhuskers}}"| [[Nebraska Cornhuskers|{{color|white|'''Nebraska'''}}]] | [[Memorial Stadium (Lincoln)|Memorial Stadium]] | 87,000 | 1923 | [[Pinnacle Bank Arena]] | 15,500 | 2013 | [[Haymarket Park]] | 8,500 | 2001 | [[Barbara Hibner Soccer Stadium]] | 2,500 | 2015 |- | style="{{NCAA color cell|Northwestern Wildcats}}"| [[Northwestern Wildcats|{{color|white|'''Northwestern'''}}]] | [[Northwestern Wildcats football|Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium]] (through 2025) [[Ryan Field (stadium)|Ryan Field]] (2026-''future'') | 12,000<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/bigten/2024/08/29/northwestern-football-lakeside-stadium-capacity-plans/74967596007/ |title=How Northwestern turned lacrosse field into unique 12,000-seat, lakeside football stadium |first=Jack |last=McKessy |work=USA Today |date=August 28, 2024 |access-date=September 3, 2024}}</ref> | 1926 | [[Welsh-Ryan Arena]] | 7,039 | 1952 | [[Rocky Miller Park]] | 600 | 1944 | [[Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium]] | 3,000 | 2016 |- | style="{{NCAA color cell|Ohio State Buckeyes}}"| [[Ohio State Buckeyes|{{color|white|'''Ohio State'''}}]] | [[Ohio Stadium]] | 104,944 | 1922 | [[Value City Arena]] | 19,500 | 1998 | [[Bill Davis Stadium]] | 4,450 | 1997 | [[Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium]] | 10,000 | 2001 |- | style="{{NCAA color cell|Oregon Ducks}}"| [[Oregon Ducks|{{color|white|'''Oregon'''}}]] | [[Autzen Stadium]] | 54,000 | 1967 | [[Matthew Knight Arena]] | 12,364 | 2011 | [[PK Park]] | 4,000 | 2009 | PapΓ© Field | 1,000 | 2012 |- | style="{{NCAA color cell|Penn State Nittany Lions}}"| [[Penn State Nittany Lions|{{color|white|'''Penn State'''}}]] | [[Beaver Stadium]] | 106,572 | 1960 | [[Bryce Jordan Center]] | 15,261 | 1996 | [[Medlar Field]] | 5,570 | 2006 | [[Jeffrey Field]] | 5,000 | 1966 |- | style="{{NCAA color cell|Purdue Boilermakers}}"| [[Purdue Boilermakers|{{color|white|'''Purdue'''}}]] | [[Ross-Ade Stadium]] | 61,441 | 1924 | [[Mackey Arena]] | 14,876 | 1967 | [[Alexander Field (Purdue University)|Alexander Field]] | 1,500 | 2013 | [[Folk Field]] | | |- | style="{{NCAA color cell|Rutgers Scarlet Knights}}"| [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights|{{color|white|'''Rutgers'''}}]] | [[SHI Stadium]] | 52,454 | 1994 | [[Jersey Mike's Arena]] | 8,000 | 1977 | [[Bainton Field]] | 1,250 | 2007 | [[Yurcak Field]] | 5,000 | 1994 |- | style="{{NCAA color cell|UCLA Bruins}}"| [[UCLA Bruins|{{color|white|'''UCLA'''}}]] | [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]] | 89,702 | 1922 | [[Pauley Pavilion]] | 13,800 | 1965 | [[Jackie Robinson Stadium]] | 1,820 | 1981 | [[Wallis Annenberg Stadium]] | 2,145 | 2018 |- | style="{{NCAA color cell|USC Trojans}}"| [[USC Trojans|{{color|white|'''USC'''}}]] | [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] | 77,500 | 1923 | [[Galen Center]] | 10,258 | 2006 | [[Dedeaux Field]] | 2,500 | 1974 | Soni McAlister Field | 1,000 | 1998 |- | style="{{NCAA color cell|Washington Huskies}}"| [[Washington Huskies|{{color|white|'''Washington'''}}]] | [[Husky Stadium]] | 70,083 | 1920 | [[Hec Edmundson Pavilion]] | 10,000 | 1927 | [[Husky Ballpark]] | 2,200 | 1998 | [[Husky Soccer Stadium]] | 2,200 | 1997 |- | style="{{NCAA color cell|Wisconsin Badgers}}"| [[Wisconsin Badgers|{{color|white|'''Wisconsin'''}}]] | [[Camp Randall Stadium]] | 76,057<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uwbadgers.com/documents/2024/8/19/2024_FB_FactBook.pdf |title=Camp Randall Stadium |work=Wisconsin Football: 2024 Fact Book |publisher=Wisconsin Badgers |page=245 |date=August 19, 2024 |access-date=September 8, 2024}}</ref> | 1917 | [[Kohl Center]] | 17,287 | 1998 | colspan=3 align=center| ''Non-baseball school'' | [[McClimon Soccer Complex]] | 1,611 | 1959 |} {{Notelist|group=f}} ===Ice hockey arenas=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- {{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Big Ten Conference | School | Men's arena | Capacity | Women's arena | Capacity }} |- | style="{{NCAA color cell|Michigan Wolverines}}"| [[Michigan Wolverines|{{color|white|'''Michigan'''}}]] | [[Yost Ice Arena]] | 5,800 | style="text-align: center;" data-sort-value="" | ''No varsity team'' | |- | style="{{NCAA color cell|Michigan State Spartans}}"| [[Michigan State Spartans|{{color|white|'''Michigan State'''}}]] | [[Munn Ice Arena|Clarence L. Munn Ice Arena]] | 6,114 | style="text-align: center;" data-sort-value="" | ''No varsity team'' | |- | style="{{NCAA color cell|Minnesota Golden Gophers}}"| [[Minnesota Golden Gophers|{{color|white|'''Minnesota'''}}]] | [[3M Arena at Mariucci]] | 10,257 | [[Ridder Arena]] | 3,400 |- | style="{{NCAA color cell|Notre Dame Fighting Irish}}"| [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish|{{color|white|'''Notre Dame'''}}]] | [[Compton Family Ice Arena]] | 5,022 | style="text-align: center;" data-sort-value="" | ''No varsity team'' | |- | style="{{NCAA color cell|Ohio State Buckeyes}}"| [[Ohio State Buckeyes|{{color|white|'''Ohio State'''}}]] | [[Value City Arena]] | 17,500 | [[OSU Ice Rink]] | 1,415 |- | style="{{NCAA color cell|Penn State Nittany Lions}}"| [[Penn State Nittany Lions|{{color|white|'''Penn State'''}}]] | [[Pegula Ice Arena]] | 6,014 | [[Pegula Ice Arena]] | 6,014 |- | style="{{NCAA color cell|Wisconsin Badgers}}"| [[Wisconsin Badgers|{{color|white|'''Wisconsin'''}}]] | [[Kohl Center]] | 15,359 | [[LaBahn Arena]] | 2,273 |}
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