List of Big Ten Conference women's basketball regular season champions
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The Big Ten Conference began sponsoring women's basketball during the 1982–83 basketball season. In February 1982 during the 1981–82 season, the conference held a tournament at Michigan State in which Ohio State defeated Illinois 69–66 in the championship game. The conference has listed this in some publications as a regular season championship.
| Year | Champion | National Championship | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982–83 | Indiana and Ohio State | Big Ten began sponsoring women's basketball | |
| 1983–84 | Ohio State | ||
| 1984–85 | Ohio State | ||
| 1985–86 | Ohio State | ||
| 1986–87 | Iowa and Ohio State | ||
| 1987–88 | Iowa | ||
| 1988–89 | Iowa and Ohio State | ||
| 1989–90 | Iowa and Northwestern | ||
| 1990–91 | Purdue | ||
| 1991–92 | Iowa | ||
| 1992–93 | Iowa and Ohio State | Penn State joins Big Ten Conference | |
| 1993–94 | Penn State and Purdue | ||
| 1994–95 | Penn State and Purdue | ||
| 1995–96 | Iowa | ||
| 1996–97 | Illinois, Michigan State and Purdue | ||
| 1997–98 | Iowa | ||
| 1998–99 | Purdue | Purdue | |
| 1999–00 | Penn State | ||
| 2000–01 | Purdue | ||
| 2001–02 | Purdue | ||
| 2002–03 | Penn State | ||
| 2003–04 | Penn State | ||
| 2004–05 | Michigan State and Ohio State | ||
| 2005–06 | Ohio State | ||
| 2006–07 | Ohio State | ||
| 2007–08 | Iowa and Ohio State | ||
| 2008–09 | Ohio State | ||
| 2009–10 | Ohio State | ||
| 2010–11 | Michigan State | ||
| 2011–12 | Penn State | Nebraska joins Big Ten Conference | |
| 2012–13 | Penn State | ||
| 2013–14 | Michigan State and Penn State | ||
| 2014–15 | Maryland | Maryland and Rutgers join Big Ten Conference | |
| 2015–16 | Maryland | ||
| 2016–17 | Maryland and Ohio State | ||
| 2017–18 | Ohio State | ||
| 2018–19 | Maryland | ||
| 2019–20 | Maryland and Northwestern | ||
| 2020–21 | Maryland | ||
| 2021–22 | Iowa and Ohio State |
Championships by school[]
| School | Big Ten Championships |
Year |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 16 | 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1993, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2017, 2018, 2022 |
| Iowa | 10 | 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2008, 2022 |
| Penn State | 8 | 1994, 1995, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Purdue | 7 | 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002 |
| Maryland | 6 | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Michigan State | 4 | 1997, 2005, 2011, 2014 |
| Northwestern | 2 | 1990, 2020 |
| Indiana | 1 | 1983 |
| Illinois | 1 | 1997 |
| Michigan | 0 | |
| Minnesota | 0 | |
| Nebraska | 0 | |
| Wisconsin | 0 | |
| Rutgers | 0 |
Bold indicates an outright championship.
See also[]
Categories:
- Big Ten Conference women's basketball