The Big Ten Conference is a collegiate athletic conference that competes in the NCAA Division I and its football teams compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), formerly known as Division I-A. As of October 2023, the Big Ten Conference has 14 member schools. These schools are:

• Illinois Fighting Illini
• Indiana Hoosiers
• Iowa Hawkeyes
• Maryland Terrapins
• Michigan State Spartans
• Michigan Wolverines
• Minnesota Golden Gophers
• Nebraska Cornhuskers
• Northwestern Wildcats
• Ohio State Buckeyes
• Penn State Nittany Lions
• Purdue Boilermakers
• Rutgers Scarlet Knights
• Wisconsin Badgers

In 2024, the Big Ten Conference will expand to 18 teams with the addition of Oregon, UCLA, USC, and Washington.