Big Ten Championships
Illinois has earned 261 team conference championships in its history, 241 by men's sports and 20 by women's sports (last updated at conclusion of 2023-24 season).
| Current Sports | Total | Big Ten Champions |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Track & Field | 50 | Outdoor (29): 1907, 1909, 1913, 1914, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1924, 1927, 1929, 1934, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1975, 1977, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1994, 2015 Indoor (21): 1912, 1913, 1914, 1916, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1924, 1928, 1946, 1947, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1958, 1977, 1981, 1987, 1988, 1989 |
| Baseball | 31 | 1900, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1911, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1921, 1922, 1927, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1947, 1948, 1952, 1953, 1962, 1963, 1989, 1990, 1998, 2005, 2011, 2015, 2024 |
| Men's Gymnastics | 28 | 1935, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1981, 1983, 1988, 1989, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2018 |
| Men's Golf | 20 | 1923,1927, 1930, 1931, 1940, 1941, 1988, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Men's Tennis | 19 | 1914, 1917, 1922, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1946, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2015, 2021 |
| Men's Basketball | 18 | 1915, 1917, 1924, 1935, 1937, 1942, 1943, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1963, 1984, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2022 |
| Wrestling | 17 | 1913, 1917, 1920, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1935, 1937, 1946, 1947, 1952, 2005 |
| Football | 15 | 1910, 1914, 1915, 1918, 1919, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1946, 1951, 1953, 1963, 1983, 1990, 2001 |
| Women's Track & Field | 13 | Outdoor (6): 1988, 1989, 1992, 1995, 2005, 2007 Indoor (7): 1989,1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2013, 2024 |
| Volleyball | 4 | 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992 |
| Men's Cross Country | 3 | 1921, 1947, 1984 |
| Women's Basketball | 1 | 1997 |
| Women's Golf | 1 | 2023 |
| Women's Gymnastics | 1 | 1990 |
| Discontinued Sports | Total | Big Ten Champions |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Fencing (discontinued following 1993 season) | 37 | 1911, 1912, 1913, 1916, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1942, 1943, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1986 |
| Men's Swimming (discontinued following 1993 season) | 3 | 1911, 1912, 1913 |
Big Ten Championship Footnotes
• The NCAA and Big Ten began sponsoring women’s championships in the 1982-83 season.
• In cross country, golf, gymnastics, swimming & diving, track & field and wrestling, the Big Ten Champion is determined by the winner of Big Ten Tournament or Championship event at the end of the season. For all other sports, the Big Ten Champion is determined by regular season standings – with these two time-period exceptions:
» Baseball: From 1981-1992 the official Big Ten baseball champion was the winner of the Big Ten Tournament. Two of Illinois' baseball championships (1989 and 1990) were for winning the tournament. Illinois did not win the regular season title in either of those years. For years 1980 or earlier and 1993 or later the Big Ten Champion is determined by regular season standings.
» Men's & Women's Tennis: From 1999-2008 the official Big Ten champions in tennis were the winners of the Big Ten Tournaments. In 2001, Illinois men's tennis won the regular season title but not the Big Ten Tournament, thus, the conference doesn't recognize Illinois as a Big Ten Champion that season. For years 1998 or earlier and 2009 or later, the Big Ten tennis champions are determined by regular season standings.
• The Big Ten does not officially list fencing conference titles until the 1925-26 season. However, the Illinois Athletics Communication office has documentation that Illinois won seven conference titles prior to 1925-26, which are included in the totals on this website (1911, 1912, 1913, 1916, 1920, 1921 and 1922). This is the reason why the official Big Ten records book (pages 40-41) lists Illinois with seven less overall titles than this website.
