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Where does Wisconsin rank in all-time Big Ten Championships?

Where does Wisconsin rank all-time in Big Ten titles?

College football seems to drastically change by the year, with high-profile programs moving conferences, new playoff formats and a recruiting calendar that never stays stagnant. One thing that persists through the sport’s changes: the record books.

That is said with an asterisk, as college athletics are somehow the only sporting entity to consistently vacate wins and championships based on wrongdoings. In many cases, Reggie Bush’s Heisman for one, the wins and awards are vacated for things that are now legal today!

That’s a rant for another day. The point I was making above is the history books will always exist, no matter how many Big Ten titles UCLA brings home in the next few decades.

So with USC and UCLA set to join the conference in 2024, with divisions on the way out and with an entirely new landscape across the sport, I thought it would be a good time to review the ranking of all-time Big Ten Championships.

Purdue vs. Michigan, live stream, preview, TV channel, time, how to watch Big Ten Championship

The Purdue Boilermakers will meet the Michigan Wolverines in the Big Ten Championship game on Saturday night from Lucas Oil Stadium.

The Purdue Boilermakers will meet the Michigan Wolverines in the Big Ten Championship game on Saturday night from Lucas Oil Stadium.

Purdue will bring their three-game winning streak into tonight’s matchup as they look to upset the No. 2 Wolverines. As for Michigan, they are coming off a huge win over Ohio State to improve to 12-0 on the season as they look to extend their undefeated season.

This will be a great Championship Weekend, here is everything you need to know to watch and stream the action today.

Purdue vs. #2 Michigan

  • When: Saturday, December 3
  • Time: 8:00 p.m. ET
  • TV Channel: FOX (4k)
  • Live Stream: fuboTV (watch for free)

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Iowa Women’s Basketball: Head coach Lisa Bluder embracing high expectations

Coming off of a Big Ten regular season title and Big Ten tournament championship, expectations are high for Iowa’s Women’s Basketball team.

Coming off of a 24-8 season which saw the Iowa Hawkeyes Women’s Basketball team win the Big Ten regular season title and the Big Ten conference championship there is plenty of reason for the expectations to be high heading into the 2022-23 women’s college basketball season.

The Hawkeyes are entering this year as one of, if not the favorite, to win the Big Ten again as they return superstar guard Caitlin Clark and experience. Twelve members of the roster have collegiate experience and that will bode well for Iowa.

Today, at Big Ten Media Day gearing up for basketball season, Iowa’s head coach of the women’s team, Lisa Bluder discussed the upcoming year and taking on high expectations.

“We’re coming off a historic year. First time ever in the history of our program that we won both the Big Ten regular season and the Big Ten Tournament. We have every reason to have high expectations for this upcoming season. We have experience, offense, a great schedule, and we have a great fanbase. It’s going to be a fun year for the Iowa Hawkeyes,” Bluder said at Big Ten Media Days.

That schedule gets underway on October 28th as the Hawkeyes host Nebraska-Kearney in an exhibition before getting into their non-conference schedule. The Hawkeyes have 16 games that will be broadcast across Big Ten Network, FOX, FS1, ESPN networks, or ABC.

Their non-conference schedule includes an appearance in the Phil Knight Legacy College Basketball Tournament which includes Iowa, Oregon State, Duke, and Connecticut to round out an extremely talented field.

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College Football Conference Championship Games Without Divisions. What Would’ve Happened?

College football conferences without divisions? What would the championship games have been without them?

College football conferences are starting to do away with divisions. How would the conference championship games have been if there weren’t the division formats?

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College Football Conference Championships Without Divisions – What Would They Have Been?

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The NCAA said it was cool for conferences to ditch the division formats when it comes to the championship games. Going forward – if conferences want to – the championships can be between the two top teams by conference winning percentage.

The Big 12 was already there, the Pac-12 jumped at the chance, and the Mountain West followed suit. Others are sure to do the same soon.

So how would college football history have been rewritten if the conference championship games didn’t have divisions?

As you’d expect – and as it’ll likely be going forward – the big winners were the powerhouse teams that had one bad day against the division rival.

Ohio State, Oklahoma, Texas, Clemson, Florida, Alabama, Oregon – all would’ve been in a lot more conference championships, and there wouldn’t have been as many out-of-the-blue one-hit wonder teams getting in.

Here’s what would’ve happened in each conference championship had there not been divisions.

No Division Conference Championships: What Would’ve Happened?
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ACC Conference Championship: What Would’ve Happened Without Divisions

Everything worked out fine lately, but there was a long stretch when just about everyone was in the ACC title hunt. It all worked in the divisional format, but it would’ve been insane for a few seasons without them. The tie-breakers would’ve been brain-melting in a few of the years.

The years when the championship would’ve been different without divisions are in bold, and the ones when the matchup would’ve been what actually happened aren’t. The records are for the regular season conference season only.

2021 Pitt 45, Wake Forest 21

2020 Clemson 34, Notre Dame 10
This was 1 vs 2 – ACC had no divisions

2019 Clemson 62, Virginia 17

2018 Clemson 42, Pitt 10

2017 Clemson 38, Miami 3

2016 Clemson 42, Virginia Tech 35
No Divisions Championship: Clemson vs Louisville
Lamar Jackson and 7-1 Louisville would’ve had another shot at 7-1 Clemson after losing the first time around in a 42-36 thriller. Virginia Tech was 6-2.

2015 Clemson 45, North Carolina 37

2014 Florida State 37, Georgia Tech 35

2013 Florida State 45, Duke 7
No Divisions Championship: Florida State vs Clemson
The Duke thing was fun – it was 6-2 – but it would’ve been a high-powered rematch of the 8-0 Seminoles and 7-1 Clemson.

2012 Florida State 21, Georgia Tech 15
No Divisions Championship: Florida State vs Clemson
Clemson’s only ACC loss was to 7-1 FSU. Georgia Tech was 5-3.

2011 Clemson 38, Virginia Tech 10

2010 Virginia Tech 44, Florida State 33

2009 Georgia Tech 39, Clemson 34
No Divisions Championship: Georgia Tech vs Virginia Tech
This would’ve been debatable. 7-1 Georgia Tech was a lock, but 6-2 Clemson and 6-2 Virginia Tech didn’t play each other and both lost to the Yellow Jackets. This likely would’ve come down to overall record or ranking. The Hokies would’ve received the very questionable call.

2008 Virginia Tech 30, Boston College 12
No Divisions Championship: Boston College vs Georgia Tech
Tis would’ve been an ugly mess, but it would’ve been a fascinating race. Duke was 1-7 and Virginia was 3-5, but six teams were 4-4 and in it until late, and Boston College, Florida State, Georgia Tech, and Virginia Tech all went 5-3. Out of the four 5-3 teams, the Yellow Jackets and Eagles each had only one loss among the group, the Hokies and Seminoles each had two.

2007 Virginia Tech 30, Boston College 16

2006 Wake Forest 9, Georgia Tech 6
No Divisions Championship: Georgia Tech vs Virginia Tech
America might have been spared from the game that actually happened. Georgia Tech would’ve been in at 7-1, but 6-2 Virginia Tech beat 6-2 Wake Forest.

2005 Florida State 27, Virginia Tech 22
No Divisions Championship: Virginia Tech vs Miami
The Bobby Bowden ACC Championship narrative wouldn’t have happened. FSU was 5-3, so it would’ve been 6-2 Miami against 7-1 Virginia Tech.

No Division Championships: What Would’ve Happened?
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Nebraska athlete named “Field Athlete of the Championships”

A Nebraska athlete who won became the first Husker to accomplish this since 2004!!

On Wednesday, a Nebraska track and field athlete was named the Big Ten Men’s Field Athlete of the Championships. Max Otterdahl won both the shot put with a throw of 64-8 and the discus with a throw of 190-11 at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships over the weekend. Otterdahl is the first Husker since Carl Myerscough at the 2004 Big 12 Championships to win the shot put, and discus at the same championship meet.

Otterdahl is the third Husker to win Big Ten Field Athlete of the Championships in two seasons. He joins 2021 indoor shot put champion Burger Lambrechts, and Alex Talley won the weight throw and finished second in the shot put. Otterdahl will now prepare for the NCAA Division I Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships preliminary meets, one for the east region and one for the west. Those meets will take place May 25-28, with qualifiers advancing to the National Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. It will be the 14th time the outdoor championships have been held in Oregon.

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Nebraska Track & Field Medal Winners at Big Ten Championships

Nebraska Track & Field had a successful weekend at the Big Ten Track & Field Championships in Minneapolis!

The Nebraska Cornhuskers Men’s and Women’s Track & Field teams competed in the 2022 Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Minneapolis over the weekend. The Ohio State Buckeyes doubled up and won both the men’s and women’s conference championships, with the women’s team repeating as back-to-back conference champions.

The Buckeyes won the women’s title with a meet record 185.5 team points, while Nebraska finished in fifth place behind Ohio State and Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Penn State. Husker high jumper Jenna Rogers and javelin thrower Maddie Harris were named first-team all-conference.

The men’s title saw OSU score 124 points for the league championship while Iowa, Wisconsin, and Nebraska finished second, third, and fourth. The Cornhuskers had six different team members named first-team all-conference. They were Max Otterdahl (Shot Put/Discus), Mayson Conner (High Jump), Jacob Hyde (4x400m), Alex Nelson (4x400m), Cory Berg (4x400m), and Nick Bryant (4x400m).

The Big Ten Track Athlete of the Year, Field Athlete of the Year, and Freshman of the Year will be announced on June 15th, following the completion of the NCAA National Championships.

Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball No. 3 nationally in attendance

The Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball team packed Carver-Hawkeye and came in at No. 3 in the country in attendance for the 2021-22 season.

It should come as no surprise that the Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball team is receiving some national notoriety after their impressive campaign in the 2021-22 season. In an incredible showing from the fans, the Iowa women have come in with the No. 3 best attendance in the nation.

The ladies put on a quality show all year and had Carver-Hawkeye Arena often selling out in an effort to become a raucous environment for opponents to venture into.

Last season saw them finish the regular season with a share of the Big Ten championship with a 24-8 (14-4 Big Ten) record. They went on to run the table in the Big Ten Tournament and took home the championship with a 74-67 win over Indiana. That was good enough for a No. 2 seed and hosting rights in the 2022 NCAA Tournament.

Led by guard Caitlin Clark who averaged 27 points per game, they put on an offensive firework show with barrages of points. The Hawkeyes averaged just a touch over 84 points per game, the second-best in the nation. Clark’s 27 points per game led the nation. She also led the country with eight assists per game and finished with 257.

With Clark returning and the Hawkeyes looking for revenge after an unexpected loss to Creighton in the tournament, it can be expected that the fireworks continue, both on the court and in the stands as Hawkeye fans will continue to show out for their ladies.

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Nebraska Softball wins their first Big Ten Conference Tournament Championship

Nebraska Softball will now prepare for its first NCAA Tournament birth since 2016.

For the first time since 2004, the Nebraska Softball team has won a Conference Tournament Championship. The Husker defeated the Michigan Wolverines by a score of 3 to 1 in eight innings to win Nebraska its first Big Ten Conference Tournament Championship since joining the league back in 2011. The win is the Cornhusker’s tenth conference tournament championship overall and veteran head coach Rhonda Revelle’s fourth such victory. The win also gives Nebraska an automatic birth into the NCAA Division I Softball Tournament, their first birth since 2016.

The Huskers score the go-ahead run in the eighth inning to clinch their first Big Ten Tournament (below)

The NCAA tournament selection show will take place on ESPN2 on Sunday, May 15th, at 6:00 pm CT. Regionals will run from May 20-22, and the Super Regionals from May 26-29. The Women’s College World Series will go from June 2-10 at the USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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Purdue vs Iowa Prediction, Game Preview: Big Ten Championship

Purdue vs Iowa prediction, college basketball game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might – or might not – win on Sunday in the Big Ten Championship.

Purdue vs Iowa prediction, college basketball game preview, how to watch: Sunday, March 13

Purdue vs Iowa Game Preview, Big Ten Championship How To Watch

Date: Sunday, March 13
Game Time: 3:30 ET
Venue: Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
How To Watch: CBS
Record: Purdue (25-9), Iowa (27-6)
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ESPN releases Power Rankings through championship weekend

At least the Irish improved in these rankings.

With the conference championship games complete, we now know which teams are in the College Football Playoff. Sadly but not surprisingly, the field does not include Notre Dame. While it’s of little consolation, the Irish did move up a spot from last week in the weekly power rankings released by ESPN. Here are the top 10 teams in the power rankings to this point: