Who is in Big 10 now? It's OK to need a refresher.
Big Ten football media days return to Lucas Oil Stadium July 23-25. Name tags will be required.
Conference realignment hit overdrive with the Pac-12 being disemboweled and Oklahoma and Texas bolting the Big 12 for the SEC. The Big Ten added four West Coast schools from the Pac-12's picked apart carcass. A league born and raised in the Midwest, eventually spread its wings out east, and has now planted its flag in Hollywood and the Pacific Northwest.
Who are the new teams in the Big 10?
The conference raided the Pac-12 and added USC, UCLA, Washington and Oregon.
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How many teams are in the Big 10?
There are now 18 teams in the Big Ten. But the Big Eighteen doesn't have quite the same ring to it.
What teams are in the Big 10?
Take a deep breath, here we go:
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers, UCLA, USC, Washington, Wisconsin.
Does the new Big 10 have divisions?
No Leaders or Legends here. Or east and west. It's an 18-team free-for-all with the top two teams earning a spot in the Big Ten Championship Game back at Lucas Oil Stadium.
What year did each team join the Big 10?
Illinois, 1896
Michigan, 1896, 1917
Minnesota, 1896
Northwestern, 1896
Wisconsin, 1896
Indiana, 1899
Iowa, 1899
Ohio State, 1912
Michigan State, 1950
Penn State, 1990
Nebraska, 2011
Maryland, 2014
Rutgers, 2014
Oregon, 2024
UCLA, 2024
USC, 2024
Washington, 2024
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: What teams are in new Big 10? Realignment adds Pac-12 teams to Big Ten
