Champions by year Below is a list of Big Ten Conference men's basketball regular season champions. There are no tie breakers within the Big Ten Conference. Thus, if two or more teams tie atop the standing at the end of the season, they both win a shared championship.

YearChampionB1G RecordNational ChampionshipNotes1906Minnesota6–11907ChicagoMinnesotaWisconsin6–2Helms Athletic Foundation (Chicago)Indiana did not play during the season1908ChicagoWisconsin7–1Chicago (Postseason playoff, Helms Athletic Foundation)Indiana did not play during the season1909Chicago12–0Helms Athletic Foundation (Chicago)Iowa began conference play in basketball1910Chicago9–31911MinnesotaPurdue8–41912PurdueWisconsin10–012–0Helms Athletic Foundation (Wisconsin)1913Wisconsin11–1Ohio State joined conference1914Wisconsin12–0Helms Athletic Foundation (Wisconsin)1915Illinois12–0Helms Athletic Foundation (Illinois)1916Wisconsin11–1Helms Athletic Foundation (Wisconsin)1917IllinoisMinnesota10–21918Wisconsin9–3Michigan returned to the Big Ten at the start of the season1919Minnesota10–0Helms Athletic Foundation (Minnesota)1920Chicago10–21921MichiganPurdueWisconsin8–41922Purdue8–11923IowaWisconsin11–11924ChicagoIllinoisWisconsin8–41925Ohio State11–11926IndianaIowaMichiganPurdue8–41927Michigan10–21928IndianaPurdue10–21929MichiganWisconsin10–21930Purdue10–0Iowa did not play basketball this season1931Northwestern11–1Helms Athletic Foundation (Northwestern)1932Purdue11–1Helms Athletic Foundation (Purdue)1933NorthwesternOhio State10–21934Purdue10–21935IllinoisPurdueWisconsin9–31936IndianaPurdue11–11937IllinoisMinnesota10–21938Purdue10–21939Ohio State10–2First National Championship Tournament conducted by the National Association of Basketball Coaches1940Purdue10–2NCAA (Indiana)First NCAA Tournament1941Wisconsin11–1Helms Athletic FoundationNCAA (Wisconsin)1942Illinois13–21943Illinois12–01944Ohio State10–21945Iowa11–1Chicago did not play during this season1946Ohio State10–21947Wisconsin9–3First season without University of Chicago in the conference1948Michigan10–21949Illinois10–21950Ohio State11–1 1951Illinois13–1Michigan State joined conference1952Illinois12–21953Indiana17–1Helms Athletic FoundationNCAA (Indiana) 1954Indiana12–21955Iowa11–31956Iowa13–11957Indiana10–41958Indiana10–4195912–21960Ohio State13–1Helms Athletic FoundationNCAA (Ohio State)1961Ohio State14–01962Ohio State13–11963IllinoisOhio State11–31964MichiganOhio State11–31965Michigan13–11966Michigan11–31967Indiana10–41968IowaOhio State10–41969Purdue13–11970Iowa14–01971Ohio State13–11972Minnesota11–31973Indiana11–31974IndianaMichigan12–21975Indiana18–01976Indiana18–0Helms Athletic FoundationNCAA (Indiana)1977Michigan16–2197815–31979IowaPurdue13–5Helms Athletic Foundation1980Indiana13–51981Indiana14–4Helms Athletic FoundationNCAA (Indiana)1982Minnesota14–4Final year Helms Athletic Foundation selected a National Champion1983Indiana13–51984IllinoisPurdue15–31985Michigan16–21986Michigan14–41987IndianaPurdue15–3NCAA (Indiana)1988Purdue16–21989Indiana15–3NCAA (Michigan)199015–31991IndianaOhio State15–31992Ohio State15–31993Indiana17–1Penn State joined conference1994Purdue14–41995Purdue15–31996Purdue6–12Purdue retained its Big Ten title despite NCAA adjustments to its win–loss record.1997Vacated16–2Minnesota vacated its title in 1997 due to NCAA sanctions.1998Illinois13–3199915–1200013–3NCAA (Michigan State)Ohio State vacated its share of the title in 2000 due to NCAA sanctions.2001Illinois13–32002IllinoisIndianaWisconsin11–5Ohio State vacated its share of the title in 2002 due to NCAA sanctions.2003Wisconsin12–42004Illinois13–32005Illinois15–12006Ohio State12–42007Ohio State15–12008Wisconsin16–2200915–32010Ohio StatePurdue14–42011Ohio State16–22012MichiganOhio State13–5Nebraska joined conference2013Indiana14–42014Michigan15–32015Wisconsin16–2Rutgers and Maryland joined conference2016Indiana15–32017Purdue14–4201816–22019Purdue16–4Conference began using a 20-game conference schedule.2020MarylandWisconsin14–6Postseason tournaments were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.2021Michigan14–32022IllinoisWisconsin 15–52023Purdue15–52024Purdue17–32025Michigan State17–3Oregon, UCLA, USC, and Washington joined conference2026Michigan19–1NCAA (Michigan)

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Championships by school Team Big Tentitles OutrightBig Ten titles Winning years Purdue 1911, 1912, 1921, 1922, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1969, 1979, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2010, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2024 Indiana 1926, 1928, 1936, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1967, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 2002, 2013, 2016 Ohio State 1925, 1933, 1939, 1944, 1946, 1950, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1971, 1991, 1992, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012 Wisconsin 1907, 1908, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1916, 1918, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1929, 1935, 1941, 1947, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2015, 2020, 2022 Illinois 1915, 1917, 1924, 1935, 1937, 1942, 1943, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1963, 1984, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2022 Michigan State 1957, 1959, 1967, 1978, 1979, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2025 Michigan 1921, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1948, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1974, 1977, 1985, 1986, 2012, 2014, 2021, 2026 Iowa 1923, 1926, 1945, 1955, 1956, 1968, 1970, 1979 Minnesota 1906, 1907, 1911, 1917, 1919, 1937, 1972, 1982 Chicago 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1920, 1924 Northwestern 1931, 1933 Maryland 2020 Penn State Nebraska Rutgers Oregon UCLA USC Washington Source

^ Due to an academic scandal, Minnesota vacated its 1997 Big Ten Conference regular season title.

† Due to NCAA sanctions, Ohio State vacated its shares of the 2000 and 2002 Big Ten Conference regular season titles.

Italics indicates a team no longer competing in the Big Ten.

Bold indicates an outright Big Ten Championship.

Championships by head coach Head coach School Big Ten Championships Bob Knight Indiana 11 Ward Lambert Purdue 11 Tom Izzo* Michigan State 11 Walter Meanwell Wisconsin 8 Fred Taylor Ohio State 7 Gene Keady Purdue 6 L. J. Cooke Minnesota 5 Thad Matta Ohio State 5 Harold Olsen Ohio State 5 Matt Painter* Purdue 5 Harry Combes Illinois 4 Ralph Jones† Purdue/Illinois 4 Branch McCracken Indiana 4 Bo Ryan Wisconsin 4 Everett Dean Indiana 3 Bud Foster Wisconsin 3 Jud Heathcote Michigan State 3 E. J. Mather Michigan 3 Douglas Mills Illinois 3 Dave Strack Michigan 3 Forddy Anderson Michigan State 2 Emmett Angell Wisconsin 2 Randy Ayers Ohio State 2 Sam Barry Iowa 2 John Beilein Michigan 2 Tom Crean Indiana 2 Bill Frieder Michigan 2 Greg Gard* Wisconsin 2 Arthur Lonborg Northwestern 2 Bucky O'Connor Iowa 2 Johnny Orr Michigan 2 J. Craig Ruby Illinois 2 Bill Self Illinois 2 Bruce Weber Illinois 2 John Benington Michigan State 1 Ozzie Cowles Michigan 1 Mike Davis Indiana 1 Jim Dutcher Minnesota 1 Tippy Dye Ohio State 1 Pops Harrison Iowa 1 Lou Henson Illinois 1 Juwan Howard Michigan 1 George King Purdue 1 Lon Kruger Illinois 1 Guy Lowman Wisconsin 1 Dusty May* Michigan 1 Dave McMillan Minnesota 1 Bill Musselman Minnesota 1 Lute Olsen Iowa 1 Lee Rose Purdue 1 Mark Turgeon Maryland 1 Brad Underwood* Illinois 1 George Veenker Michigan 1 Lou Watson Indiana 1

*Active Big Ten coach

†Ralph Jones won 2 championships each with Purdue and Illinois

See also Big Ten men's basketball tournament Big Ten Conference women's basketball regular season champions

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