Big Ten Conference, a non-profit organization headquartered in the US, was founded in 1896 and operates with approximately 170 employees, reporting $48.0M in revenue as of 2023. The company specializes in spectator sports, functioning as an association of universities. It provides approximately $200 million in direct financial support to over 9,500 students for more than 11,000 participation opportunities across 350 teams in 42 different sports. The Big Ten Conference sponsors 28 official conference sports, 14 for men and 14 for women, having added men’s ice hockey and men’s and women’s lacrosse since 2013.
The Big Ten announced on March 31, 2026, that the Wisconsin volleyball team will host a site for the inaugural 2026 Big Ten/SEC Volleyball Challenge Week, scheduled for September 1, 2026. This event will feature all 18 Big Ten schools and all 16 SEC institutions. Previously, on March 29, details emerged that Michigan State volleyball will participate, facing LSU and South Carolina during the challenge, which runs from September 1-6, 2026, at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor. Earlier, on March 18, the conference honored 96 University of Michigan student-athletes from eight teams as 2025-26 Winter Academic All-Big Ten honorees, a recognition requiring a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher and completion of at least their second academic year. This followed the conference's announcement on March 9 of its annual men’s basketball awards, where Fred Hoiberg earned Big Ten Coach of the Year for Nebraska, and Pryce Sandfort, Braden Frager, Sam Hoiberg, and Rienk Mast received conference accolades.
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