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In 2016, the consortium officially changed it's name to the Big Ten Academic Alliance.

Football Basketball Hockey Motorsports Golf NCAA Baseball Soccer Big Ten Map. All fourteen Big 10 schools are committed to fulfilling the mission of academic achievement and athletic success. Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State.

Seven of the member universities are in the eastern division of the conference, and seven are in the western division. The conference has since expanded to include more schools, including University of Maryland, Penn State, and Rutgers. The conference was originally founded in 1895 when a handful of Midwestern universities came together with the goal of developing a more standardized system to regulate intercollegiate athletics. Overall, among the Power Five: The Big Ten had the greatest revenue total at 845.6 million and the greatest per-school distribution at about 58.8 million for each school other than Nebraska. Despite its name, the conference actually consists of 14 world-class research universities that are known for their strong academics, competitive D1 athletics and boisterous school spirit. The Big 10 is the oldest Division 1 collegiate athletic conference in the United States.