2022 Big Ten Conference

East / West division winners qualified for the conference championship game.

Champion

Michigan

Derived from standings/title-game evidence

Members

14

No membership change note recorded for this season

Standings confidence

official

Derived from 64 completed conference games.

Coverage

100%

Championship game detected

Season Summary

Champion, format, and season context above the fold for direct standings intent.

Champion

Michigan

Official champion record

Title game

Big Ten Championship Game

Michigan over Purdue

Format

Divisions

East / West division winners qualified for the conference championship game.

Data source

Official

Final AP and Coaches poll ranks appear in the standings table when present.

Division winners: East: Michigan · West: Purdue

Final Standings

Derived conference standings for the selected season. This is not labeled official unless explicit ranks are stored.

Official

Derived from 64 completed conference games.

RankTeamConferenceWin %OverallPFPA+/-Notes
1
MichiganChampionEast winnerTitle game
10-0100.013-1355157198AP #3
28-188.911-2391188203AP #4
37-277.811-2310180130AP #7
4
PurdueWest winnerTitle game
6-460.08-6252262-10
55-455.68-521213874
65-455.68-51681608
75-455.69-419014347
84-544.48-5229231-2
94-544.47-6200222-22
103-633.35-7178277-99
113-633.34-8177220-43
122-722.24-8187310-123
131-811.11-11104261-157
141-811.14-8105309-204

Structure And Tiebreaks

Season-specific qualification and confidence-aware tiebreak summary.

Season format

Structure
East / West division winners qualified for the conference championship game.
Divisions
Yes
Championship game
Yes

Tiebreak summary

Official

Champion and title-game participants are sourced from curated conference championship records.

  1. 1. Michigan defeated Purdue (43-22).

Official conference champion from curated conference records.

Teams In Conference

Programs with membership segments covering this season.

Illinois

Membership span: 1896-Present

131 seasons tracked0 titles in league
Indiana

Membership span: 1900-Present

127 seasons tracked1 titles in league
Iowa

Membership span: 1900-Present

127 seasons tracked0 titles in league
Maryland

Membership span: 2014-Present

13 seasons tracked0 titles in league
Michigan

Membership span: 1896-Present

121 seasons tracked3 titles in league
Michigan State

Membership span: 1953-Present

74 seasons tracked0 titles in league
Minnesota

Membership span: 1896-Present

131 seasons tracked4 titles in league
Nebraska

Membership span: 2011-Present

16 seasons tracked0 titles in league
Northwestern

Membership span: 1896-Present

131 seasons tracked0 titles in league
Ohio State

Membership span: 1922-Present

105 seasons tracked6 titles in league
Penn State

Membership span: 1993-Present

34 seasons tracked0 titles in league
Purdue

Membership span: 1896-Present

131 seasons tracked0 titles in league
Rutgers

Membership span: 2014-Present

13 seasons tracked0 titles in league
Wisconsin

Membership span: 1896-Present

131 seasons tracked0 titles in league

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