- Location: Urbana - Champaign, IL
- Nickname: Fighting Illini
- Chancellor: Richard Herman
- Enrollment: 42,326
- Colors: Orange & Navy Blue
- Athletic Director: Ron Guenther
- Founded: 1867
- Endowment: $2.2 billion
- Joined Big ten: 1896
- Location: Bloomington, IN
- Nickname: Hoosiers
- President: Michael McRobbie
- Enrollment: 38,990
- Colors: Cream & Crimson
- Athletic Director: Fred Glass
- Founded: 1867
- Endowment: $1.6 billion
- Joined Big ten: 1899
- Location: Iowa City, IA
- Nickname: Hawkeyes
- President: Dr. Sally Mason
- Enrollment: 30,409
- Colors: Black & Gold
- Athletic Director: Gary Barta
- Founded: 1847
- Endowment: $982 million
- Joined Big ten: 1899
- Location: Ann Arbor, MI
- Nickname: Wolverines
- President: Mary Sue Coleman
- Enrollment: 41,042
- Colors: Maize & Blue
- Athletic Director: William C. Martin
- Founded: 1817
- Endowment: $7.6 billion
- Joined Big ten: 1896
- Location: East Lansing, MI
- Nickname: Spartans
- President: Dr. Lou Ann Simon
- Enrollment: 46,025
- Colors: Green & White
- Athletic Director: Mark Hollis
- Founded: 1855
- Endowment: $1.25 billion
- Joined Big ten: 1950
- Location: Minneapolis, MN
- Nickname: Golden Gophers
- President: Robert H. Bruininks
- Enrollment: 50,402
- Colors: Maroon & Gold
- Athletic Director: Joel Maturi
- Founded: 1851
- Endowment: $2.2 billion
- Joined Big ten: 1896
- Location: Evanston, IL
- Nickname: Wildcats
- President: Henry S. Bienen
- Enrollment: 18,808
- Colors: Purple & White
- Athletic Director: Jim Phillips
- Founded: 1851
- Endowment: $7.3 billion
- Joined Big ten: 1896
- Location: Columbus, OH
- Nickname: Buckeyes
- President: E. Gordon Gee
- Enrollment: 52,568
- Colors: Scarlet & Gray
- Athletic Director: Eugene Smith
- Founded: 1870
- Endowment: $2.3 billion
- Joined Big ten: 1912
- Location: University Park, PA
- Nickname: Nittany Lions
- President: Graham Spanier
- Enrollment: 43,272
- Colors: Blue & White
- Athletic Director: Tim Curley
- Founded: 1855
- Endowment: $1.59 billion
- Joined Big ten: 1990
- Location: West Lafayette, IN
- Nickname: Boilermakers
- President: France A. Cordova
- Enrollment: 40,090
- Colors: Old Gold & Black
- Athletic Director: Morgan Burke
- Founded: 1869
- Endowment: $1.79 billion
- Joined Big ten: 1896
- Location: Madison, WI
- Nickname: Badgers
- Chancellor: Carolyn “Biddy” Martin
- Enrollment: 40,422
- Colors: Cardinal & White
- Athletic Director: Barry Alvarez
- Founded: 1848
- Endowment: $1.6 billion
- Joined Big ten: 1896
