Its contemporary collegiate lettering includes an embedded numeral "10" in the word "BIG", which allows fans to see "BIG" and "10" in a single word. It was the bedrock for a team that has been a staple at the top of English football, running through to the only unbeaten season and 13 league titles. The first known references to the conference as the Big Ten were in December 1916, when Michigan rejoined the conference after a nine-year absence.

The FA released a report in June 1991, Blueprint for the Future of Football, that supported the plan for the Premier League with the FA as the ultimate authority that would oversee the breakaway league. At the heart of FORZA is the belief that football is for everyone, an ethos which is reflected in the comprehensive variety of sizes on offer. Women's lightweight rowing, as with all men's rowing, is governed by the Intercollegiate Rowing Association.On August 4, 2023, Oregon and Washington announced that they would join the Big Ten Conference alongside UCLA and USC. In 2016, the Big Ten no longer allowed its members to play Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) teams and also requires at least one non-conference game against a school in the Power Five conferences ( ACC, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC). To commemorate their 2nd trip to the College Football Playoff, the Washington Huskies football team commissioned these limited-edition footballs. Only five other college football stadiums have a capacity over 100,000 (four in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and one in the Big 12 Conference). Big Ten women's lacrosse programs have 23 of the 38 all-time NCAA championships, including 12 of the last 15.

a b c d e "Big Ten Announces New Postseason Slate With at Least 11 Different Bowls Across the Country".Minnesota vacated its 1997 Big Ten Conference regular season title, Michigan vacated its 1998 Big Ten tournament title, and Ohio State vacated its 2002 Big Ten tournament, as well as 2000 and 2002 regular season titles, due to NCAA sanctions. It was not until the 1975 season that the Big Ten allowed teams to play in bowl games other than the Rose Bowl. Following the addition of Penn State, efforts were made to encourage the University of Notre Dame, at that time the last remaining non- service academy independent, to join the league.