Michigan\u2019s 69-63 win over UConn in the 2025-26 national title punctuated an athletic season of dominance for the Big Ten Conference in 2025-26.<\/p>\n
For the second time ever, a conference has won the football, women\u2019s basketball<\/a> and men\u2019s basketball<\/a> national championships.<\/p>\n The SEC enjoyed a similarly fruitful athletic calendar in 2007. That year Florida won in both football and men\u2019s basketball while Tennessee took it home in women\u2019s basketball. But this year the Big Ten\u2019s dominance stretches far beyond just these major sports.<\/p>\n It should be noted that in many sports, including most recently women\u2019s basketball on Sunday, UCLA stands as the Big Ten\u2019s championship representative. The Bruins officially joined the Big Ten in 2023 after the PAC-12\u2019s collapse. Joining alongside USC, Oregon, and Washington, the additions brought considerable athletic prowess to the conference, which has manifested itself in its dominance this year.<\/p>\n The Big Ten\u2019s considerable financial strength has also helped it win multiple national championships across sports. For example, as reported by\u00a0The Athletic\u2019s Lindsay Schnell and Matt Baker, Big Ten schools (Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State) took up three of the top seven spots in terms of spending<\/a> among schools in this Sweet 16 in men\u2019s basketball.<\/p>\n Here are all the sports in which the conference won championships during the 2025-26 athletic calendar and where the conference might continue.<\/p>\n Big 10 really runs college sports<\/p>\n Football champs (back-to-back-to back) \u2014 CFB Home (@CFBHome) April 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Men\u2019s basketball<\/p>\n Michigan ended UConn\u2019s bid for three championships in four years on Monday. Along with Illinois, the Big Ten accounted for half of the Final Four. The Wolverines became the first team to score 90 points in the first five tournament games on their way to winning a defensive slugfest against UConn in the championship.<\/p>\n Football<\/p>\n Indiana completed a historic 16-0 season behind Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza, defeating Miami 27-21 in January. The Hoosiers were the third straight Big Ten team to win the CFP, with Michigan in 2024 and Ohio State in 2025.<\/p>\n Women\u2019s basketball<\/p>\n The UCLA Bruins faced a South Carolina side that was in its third straight national championship game and ran them off the floor, winning 79-51 on Sunday in Phoenix. Senior center Lauren Betts dominated, dropping 30 total points, 22 rebounds, and 5 blocks in her two final four games on the way to winning Most Outstanding Player.<\/p>\n Women\u2019s ice hockey<\/p>\n Wisconsin won the Women\u2019s Ice Hockey Championship 3-2 over Ohio State. It was the seventh straight for the conference dating back to 2019 (There was none in 2020 due to COVID) and fourth in six years for the Badgers. Between 2021 and 2025, Wisconsin and Ohio State alternated championships, with the Buckeyes winning in 2022 and 2024. From 2023 to 2026, Wisconsin and Ohio State have played each other in the championship every year.<\/p>\n Men\u2019s soccer<\/p>\n Washington took the title in men\u2019s soccer in a 3-2 overtime victory over NC State with Harrison Bertos scoring the game-winner less than two minutes into overtime. The Huskies were the first Big Ten team to win a men\u2019s soccer title since Maryland in 2018.<\/p>\n Field hockey<\/p>\n Northwestern repeated as field hockey champions, defeating Princeton 2-1 in overtime. The year prior, the Wildcats beat Saint Joseph\u2019s 5-0 in the championship. The 2025 title was the program\u2019s third since 2021.<\/p>\n Men\u2019s water polo<\/p>\n UCLA continued its dominance in the pool, winning its second straight men\u2019s water polo title against USC, 11-10. In 2024, the Bruins previously dropped off the Trojans again, 11-8. The Bruins made the 2023 men\u2019s water polo championship as well, then lost to Cal 13-11.<\/p>\n Beach volleyball<\/p>\n The Bruins rank first in the current AVCA poll. While the championship left the Big Ten for the Big 12 with TCU winning in 2025, the year prior, USC held the beach volleyball championship with a 3-0 win over the now No. 1-ranked Bruins.<\/p>\n Baseball<\/p>\n As it stands, the UCLA Bruins (29-2) rank No. 1 in the country<\/a> according to D1Baseball, the NCAA\u2019s official rankings. The Bruins are led by potential No. 1 MLB draft pick junior infielder Roch Cholowsky<\/a>. Cholowsky is hitting .342 with 11 home runs on the season so far.<\/p>\n Men\u2019s hockey<\/p>\n The Big Ten also houses two, Michigan and Wisconsin, of the four teams left in the Men\u2019s Frozen Four for men\u2019s ice hockey. With both on opposite sides of the bracket, facing Denver and North Dakota, respectively, they could meet in an all-Big Ten championship in that sport as well.<\/p>\n Women\u2019s gymnastics<\/p>\n To round it off, UCLA and Minnesota women\u2019s gymnastics programs are representing the conference in the 2026 NCAA Women\u2019s Gymnastics semifinals, both advancing out of the Corvallis Regional. If one were to win, it\u2019d be the conference\u2019s first since Michigan won in 2021.<\/p>\n
Women’s Basketball Champs
Women’s hockey champs (back-to-back for Badgers, 7th straight for Big 10 teams)
Men’s soccer champs
Field hockey champs
Men’s water polo champs
#1 Beach Volleyball team
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