FBS conference belt

The Big Ten Belt

A companion lineage restricted to Big Ten: the belt passes to whoever beats the holder, exactly like the real belt, but only games between two Big Ten members COUNT — and only for the seasons both sides were actually in Big Ten at the time. Caught it by beating Indiana on October 17, 2026. The conference has also been recorded as Western; those seasons count here too.

Next Big Ten gameOhio State at USC · October 31, 2026 · NBC — USC takes it with a win.

219Reigns

857Belt Games

15Programs

Longest Reign

Michigan — 3 yrs, 29 days

November 1, 1902 – November 30, 1905

Most Defenses, One Reign

Ohio State — 27

starting November 10, 2018

Most Reigns, All-Time

Ohio State — 38 separate reigns

15 Big Ten programs have held it

#	Team	Reign	Length	Def.	Won it	Lost it
1	Minnesota	October 17, 1896 – November 7, 1896	21 days	0	Established it (first game on record)	lost to Michigan
2	Michigan	November 7, 1896 – November 25, 1897	1 yr, 18 days	2	beat Minnesota 6–4	lost to Chicago
3	Chicago	November 25, 1897 – November 24, 1898	364 days	3	beat Michigan 21–12	lost to Michigan
4	Michigan	November 24, 1898 – November 30, 1899	1 yr, 6 days	1	beat Chicago 12–11	lost to Wisconsin
5	Wisconsin	November 30, 1899 – December 9, 1899	9 days	0	beat Michigan 17–5	lost to Chicago
6	Chicago	December 9, 1899 – November 3, 1900	329 days	2	beat Wisconsin 17–0	lost to Iowa
7	Iowa	November 3, 1900 – October 26, 1901	357 days	2	beat Chicago 17–0	lost to Minnesota
8	Minnesota	October 26, 1901 – November 16, 1901	21 days	0	beat Iowa 16–0	lost to Wisconsin
9	Wisconsin	November 16, 1901 – November 1, 1902	350 days	1	beat Minnesota 18–0	lost to Michigan
10	Michigan	November 1, 1902 – November 30, 1905	3 yrs, 29 days	11	beat Wisconsin 6–0	lost to Chicago
11	Chicago	November 30, 1905 – November 10, 1906	345 days	2	beat Michigan 2–0	lost to Minnesota
12	Minnesota	November 10, 1906 – November 2, 1907	357 days	1	beat Chicago 4–2	lost to Chicago
13	Chicago	November 2, 1907 – October 30, 1909	1 yr, 362 days	9	beat Minnesota 18–12	lost to Minnesota
14	Minnesota	October 30, 1909 – November 16, 1912	3 yrs, 17 days	9	beat Chicago 20–6	lost to Wisconsin
15	Wisconsin	November 16, 1912 – November 1, 1913	350 days	2	beat Minnesota 14–0	lost to Minnesota
16	Minnesota	November 1, 1913 – November 15, 1913	14 days	0	beat Wisconsin 21–3	lost to Chicago
17	Chicago	November 15, 1913 – November 14, 1914	364 days	6	beat Minnesota 13–7	lost to Illinois
18	Illinois	November 14, 1914 – October 21, 1916	1 yr, 342 days	6	beat Chicago 21–7	lost to Ohio State
19	Ohio State	October 21, 1916 – November 16, 1918	2 yrs, 26 days	7	beat Illinois 7–6	lost to Illinois
20	Illinois	November 16, 1918 – October 25, 1919	343 days	3	beat Ohio State 13–0	lost to Wisconsin
21	Wisconsin	October 25, 1919 – November 1, 1919	7 days	0	beat Illinois 14–10	lost to Minnesota
22	Minnesota	November 1, 1919 – November 8, 1919	7 days	0	beat Wisconsin 19–7	lost to Illinois
23	Illinois	November 8, 1919 – November 13, 1920	1 yr, 5 days	6	beat Minnesota 10–6	lost to Wisconsin
24	Wisconsin	November 13, 1920 – November 19, 1921	1 yr, 6 days	5	beat Illinois 14–9	lost to Chicago
25	Chicago	November 19, 1921 – November 3, 1923	1 yr, 349 days	7	beat Wisconsin 3–0	lost to Illinois
26	Illinois	November 3, 1923 – November 15, 1924	1 yr, 12 days	5	beat Chicago 7–0	lost to Minnesota
27	Minnesota	November 15, 1924 – November 21, 1925	1 yr, 6 days	2	beat Illinois 20–7	lost to Michigan
28	Michigan	November 21, 1925 – October 29, 1927	1 yr, 342 days	7	beat Minnesota 35–0	lost to Illinois
29	Illinois	October 29, 1927 – November 3, 1928	1 yr, 5 days	5	beat Michigan 14–0	lost to Michigan
30	Michigan	November 3, 1928 – October 12, 1929	343 days	1	beat Illinois 3–0	lost to Purdue
31	Purdue	October 12, 1929 – October 11, 1930	364 days	4	beat Michigan 30–16	lost to Michigan
32	Michigan	October 11, 1930 – October 17, 1931	1 yr, 6 days	5	beat Purdue 14–13	lost to Ohio State
33	Ohio State	October 17, 1931 – October 24, 1931	7 days	0	beat Michigan 20–7	lost to Northwestern
34	Northwestern	October 24, 1931 – November 28, 1931	35 days	4	beat Ohio State 10–0	lost to Purdue
35	Purdue	November 28, 1931 – November 18, 1933	1 yr, 355 days	9	beat Northwestern 7–0	lost to Iowa
36	Iowa	November 18, 1933 – October 28, 1934	344 days	1	beat Purdue 14–6	lost to Minnesota
37	Minnesota	October 28, 1934 – October 31, 1936	2 yrs, 3 days	11	beat Iowa 48–12	lost to Northwestern
38	Northwestern	October 31, 1936 – October 23, 1937	357 days	4	beat Minnesota 6–0	lost to Ohio State
39	Ohio State	October 23, 1937 – November 6, 1937	14 days	1	beat Northwestern 7–0	lost to Indiana
40	Indiana	November 6, 1937 – November 20, 1937	14 days	1	beat Ohio State 10–0	lost to Purdue
41	Purdue	November 20, 1937 – October 8, 1938	322 days	0	beat Indiana 13–7	lost to Minnesota
42	Minnesota	October 8, 1938 – October 29, 1938	21 days	1	beat Purdue 7–0	lost to Northwestern
43	Northwestern	October 29, 1938 – November 5, 1938	7 days	0	beat Minnesota 6–3	lost to Wisconsin
44	Wisconsin	November 5, 1938 – November 19, 1938	14 days	0	beat Northwestern 20–13	lost to Minnesota
45	Minnesota	November 19, 1938 – October 21, 1939	336 days	1	beat Wisconsin 21–0	lost to Ohio State
46	Ohio State	October 21, 1939 – November 25, 1939	35 days	3	beat Minnesota 23–20	lost to Michigan
47	Michigan	November 25, 1939 – November 9, 1940	350 days	1	beat Ohio State 21–14	lost to Minnesota
48	Minnesota	November 9, 1940 – October 10, 1942	1 yr, 335 days	7	beat Michigan 7–6	lost to Illinois
49	Illinois	October 10, 1942 – October 31, 1942	21 days	1	beat Minnesota 20–13	lost to Michigan
50	Michigan	October 31, 1942 – November 21, 1942	21 days	0	beat Illinois 28–14	lost to Ohio State
51	Ohio State	November 21, 1942 – October 16, 1943	329 days	0	beat Michigan 21–7	lost to Purdue
52	Purdue	October 16, 1943 – October 28, 1944	1 yr, 12 days	6	beat Ohio State 30–7	lost to Michigan
53	Michigan	October 28, 1944 – November 25, 1944	28 days	2	beat Purdue 40–14	lost to Ohio State
54	Ohio State	November 25, 1944 – October 20, 1945	329 days	2	beat Michigan 18–14	lost to Purdue
55	Purdue	October 20, 1945 – October 27, 1945	7 days	0	beat Ohio State 35–13	lost to Northwestern
56	Northwestern	October 27, 1945 – November 3, 1945	7 days	0	beat Purdue 26–14	lost to Ohio State
57	Ohio State	November 3, 1945 – November 24, 1945	21 days	1	beat Northwestern 16–14	lost to Michigan
58	Michigan	November 24, 1945 – October 26, 1946	336 days	3	beat Ohio State 7–3	lost to Illinois
59	Illinois	October 26, 1946 – October 25, 1947	364 days	5	beat Michigan 13–9	lost to Purdue
60	Purdue	October 25, 1947 – November 8, 1947	14 days	1	beat Illinois 14–7	lost to Minnesota
61	Minnesota	November 8, 1947 – November 15, 1947	7 days	0	beat Purdue 26–21	lost to Iowa
62	Iowa	November 15, 1947 – October 2, 1948	322 days	0	beat Minnesota 13–7	lost to Indiana
63	Indiana	October 2, 1948 – October 16, 1948	14 days	0	beat Iowa 7–0	lost to Ohio State
64	Ohio State	October 16, 1948 – October 30, 1948	14 days	1	beat Indiana 17–0	lost to Northwestern
65	Northwestern	October 30, 1948 – October 8, 1949	343 days	3	beat Ohio State 21–7	lost to Minnesota
66	Minnesota	October 8, 1949 – October 22, 1949	14 days	1	beat Northwestern 21–7	lost to Michigan
67	Michigan	October 22, 1949 – November 4, 1950	1 yr, 13 days	6	beat Minnesota 14–7	lost to Illinois
68	Illinois	November 4, 1950 – November 25, 1950	21 days	2	beat Michigan 7–0	lost to Northwestern
69	Northwestern	November 25, 1950 – October 27, 1951	336 days	1	beat Illinois 14–7	lost to Wisconsin
70	Wisconsin	October 27, 1951 – October 11, 1952	350 days	4	beat Northwestern 41–0	lost to Ohio State
71	Ohio State	October 11, 1952 – October 25, 1952	14 days	0	beat Wisconsin 23–14	lost to Iowa
72	Iowa	October 25, 1952 – November 1, 1952	7 days	0	beat Ohio State 8–0	lost to Minnesota
73	Minnesota	November 1, 1952 – October 3, 1953	336 days	2	beat Iowa 17–7	lost to Michigan State
74	Michigan State	October 3, 1953 – October 24, 1953	21 days	1	beat Minnesota 21–0	lost to Purdue
75	Purdue	October 24, 1953 – October 31, 1953	7 days	0	beat Michigan State 6–0	lost to Illinois
76	Illinois	October 31, 1953 – November 14, 1953	14 days	1	beat Purdue 21–0	lost to Wisconsin
77	Wisconsin	November 14, 1953 – October 23, 1954	343 days	3	beat Illinois 34–7	lost to Ohio State
78	Ohio State	October 23, 1954 – November 17, 1956	2 yrs, 25 days	13	beat Wisconsin 31–14	lost to Iowa
79	Iowa	November 17, 1956 – November 16, 1957	364 days	5	beat Ohio State 6–0	lost to Ohio State
80	Ohio State	November 16, 1957 – November 1, 1958	350 days	4	beat Iowa 17–13	lost to Northwestern
81	Northwestern	November 1, 1958 – November 8, 1958	7 days	0	beat Ohio State 21–0	lost to Wisconsin
82	Wisconsin	November 8, 1958 – October 10, 1959	336 days	2	beat Northwestern 17–13	lost to Purdue
83	Purdue	October 10, 1959 – October 17, 1959	7 days	0	beat Wisconsin 21–0	lost to Ohio State
84	Ohio State	October 17, 1959 – October 24, 1959	7 days	0	beat Purdue 15–0	lost to Wisconsin
85	Wisconsin	October 24, 1959 – November 14, 1959	21 days	2	beat Ohio State 12–3	lost to Illinois
86	Illinois	November 14, 1959 – October 8, 1960	329 days	2	beat Wisconsin 9–6	lost to Ohio State
87	Ohio State	October 8, 1960 – October 15, 1960	7 days	0	beat Illinois 34–7	lost to Purdue
88	Purdue	October 15, 1960 – October 22, 1960	7 days	0	beat Ohio State 24–21	lost to Iowa
89	Iowa	October 22, 1960 – November 5, 1960	14 days	0	beat Purdue 21–14	lost to Minnesota
90	Minnesota	November 5, 1960 – November 12, 1960	7 days	0	beat Iowa 27–10	lost to Purdue
91	Purdue	November 12, 1960 – October 21, 1961	343 days	1	beat Minnesota 23–14	lost to Michigan
92	Michigan	October 21, 1961 – October 28, 1961	7 days	0	beat Purdue 16–14	lost to Minnesota
93	Minnesota	October 28, 1961 – November 25, 1961	28 days	3	beat Michigan 23–20	lost to Wisconsin
94	Wisconsin	November 25, 1961 – October 27, 1962	336 days	2	beat Minnesota 23–21	lost to Ohio State
95	Ohio State	October 27, 1962 – November 3, 1962	7 days	0	beat Wisconsin 14–7	lost to Iowa
96	Iowa	November 3, 1962 – November 10, 1962	7 days	0	beat Ohio State 28–14	lost to Minnesota
97	Minnesota	November 10, 1962 – November 24, 1962	14 days	1	beat Iowa 10–0	lost to Wisconsin
98	Wisconsin	November 24, 1962 – October 26, 1963	336 days	2	beat Minnesota 14–9	lost to Ohio State
99	Ohio State	October 26, 1963 – November 16, 1963	21 days	1	beat Wisconsin 13–10	lost to Northwestern
100	Northwestern	November 16, 1963 – October 3, 1964	322 days	1	beat Ohio State 17–8	lost to Illinois
101	Illinois	October 3, 1964 – October 10, 1964	7 days	0	beat Northwestern 17–6	lost to Ohio State
102	Ohio State	October 10, 1964 – November 21, 1964	42 days	3	beat Illinois 26–0	lost to Michigan
103	Michigan	November 21, 1964 – October 9, 1965	322 days	0	beat Ohio State 10–0	lost to Michigan State
104	Michigan State	October 9, 1965 – October 21, 1967	2 yrs, 12 days	14	beat Michigan 24–7	lost to Minnesota
105	Minnesota	October 21, 1967 – November 11, 1967	21 days	2	beat Michigan State 21–0	lost to Purdue
106	Purdue	November 11, 1967 – November 25, 1967	14 days	1	beat Minnesota 41–12	lost to Indiana
107	Indiana	November 25, 1967 – October 19, 1968	329 days	2	beat Purdue 19–14	lost to Michigan
108	Michigan	October 19, 1968 – November 23, 1968	35 days	4	beat Indiana 27–22	lost to Ohio State
109	Ohio State	November 23, 1968 – November 22, 1969	364 days	6	beat Michigan 50–14	lost to Michigan
110	Michigan	November 22, 1969 – November 21, 1970	364 days	6	beat Ohio State 24–12	lost to Ohio State
111	Ohio State	November 21, 1970 – November 6, 1971	350 days	5	beat Michigan 20–9	lost to Michigan State
112	Michigan State	November 6, 1971 – November 20, 1971	14 days	1	beat Ohio State 17–10	lost to Northwestern
113	Northwestern	November 20, 1971 – September 16, 1972	301 days	0	beat Michigan State 28–7	lost to Michigan
114	Michigan	September 16, 1972 – November 25, 1972	70 days	6	beat Northwestern 7–0	lost to Ohio State
115	Ohio State	November 25, 1972 – November 9, 1974	1 yr, 349 days	13	beat Michigan 14–11	lost to Michigan State
116	Michigan State	November 9, 1974 – September 13, 1975	308 days	2	beat Ohio State 16–13	lost to Ohio State
117	Ohio State	September 13, 1975 – November 20, 1976	1 yr, 68 days	14	beat Michigan State 21–0	lost to Michigan
118	Michigan	November 20, 1976 – October 22, 1977	336 days	3	beat Ohio State 22–0	lost to Minnesota
119	Minnesota	October 22, 1977 – October 29, 1977	7 days	0	beat Michigan 16–0	lost to Indiana
120	Indiana	October 29, 1977 – November 12, 1977	14 days	1	beat Minnesota 34–22	lost to Ohio State
121	Ohio State	November 12, 1977 – November 19, 1977	7 days	0	beat Indiana 35–7	lost to Michigan
122	Michigan	November 19, 1977 – October 14, 1978	329 days	1	beat Ohio State 14–6	lost to Michigan State
123	Michigan State	October 14, 1978 – October 6, 1979	357 days	7	beat Michigan 24–15	lost to Michigan
124	Michigan	October 6, 1979 – November 10, 1979	35 days	4	beat Michigan State 21–7	lost to Purdue
125	Purdue	November 10, 1979 – November 15, 1980	1 yr, 5 days	7	beat Michigan 24–21	lost to Michigan
126	Michigan	November 15, 1980 – September 12, 1981	301 days	1	beat Purdue 26–0	lost to Wisconsin
127	Wisconsin	September 12, 1981 – October 17, 1981	35 days	2	beat Michigan 21–14	lost to Michigan State
128	Michigan State	October 17, 1981 – October 24, 1981	7 days	0	beat Wisconsin 33–14	lost to Purdue
129	Purdue	October 24, 1981 – October 31, 1981	7 days	0	beat Michigan State 27–26	lost to Ohio State
130	Ohio State	October 31, 1981 – November 7, 1981	7 days	0	beat Purdue 45–33	lost to Minnesota
131	Minnesota	November 7, 1981 – November 14, 1981	7 days	0	beat Ohio State 35–31	lost to Michigan State
132	Michigan State	November 14, 1981 – November 21, 1981	7 days	0	beat Minnesota 43–36	lost to Iowa
133	Iowa	November 21, 1981 – October 16, 1982	329 days	2	beat Michigan State 36–7	lost to Michigan
134	Michigan	October 16, 1982 – November 20, 1982	35 days	4	beat Iowa 29–7	lost to Ohio State
135	Ohio State	November 20, 1982 – September 24, 1983	308 days	0	beat Michigan 24–14	lost to Iowa
136	Iowa	September 24, 1983 – October 1, 1983	7 days	0	beat Ohio State 20–14	lost to Illinois
137	Illinois	October 1, 1983 – September 29, 1984	364 days	9	beat Iowa 33–0	lost to Iowa
138	Iowa	September 29, 1984 – November 10, 1984	42 days	5	beat Illinois 21–16	lost to Michigan State
139	Michigan State	November 10, 1984 – November 17, 1984	7 days	0	beat Iowa 17–16	lost to Wisconsin
140	Wisconsin	November 17, 1984 – October 5, 1985	322 days	0	beat Michigan State 20–10	lost to Michigan
141	Michigan	October 5, 1985 – October 19, 1985	14 days	1	beat Wisconsin 33–6	lost to Iowa
142	Iowa	October 19, 1985 – November 2, 1985	14 days	1	beat Michigan 12–10	lost to Ohio State
143	Ohio State	November 2, 1985 – November 16, 1985	14 days	1	beat Iowa 22–13	lost to Wisconsin
144	Wisconsin	November 16, 1985 – November 23, 1985	7 days	0	beat Ohio State 12–7	lost to Michigan State
145	Michigan State	November 23, 1985 – October 4, 1986	315 days	0	beat Wisconsin 41–7	lost to Iowa
146	Iowa	October 4, 1986 – October 18, 1986	14 days	1	beat Michigan State 24–21	lost to Michigan
147	Michigan	October 18, 1986 – November 15, 1986	28 days	3	beat Iowa 20–17	lost to Minnesota
148	Minnesota	November 15, 1986 – November 22, 1986	7 days	0	beat Michigan 20–17	lost to Iowa
149	Iowa	November 22, 1986 – October 3, 1987	315 days	0	beat Minnesota 30–27	lost to Michigan State
150	Michigan State	October 3, 1987 – October 8, 1988	1 yr, 5 days	8	beat Iowa 19–14	lost to Michigan
151	Michigan	October 8, 1988 – October 13, 1990	2 yrs, 5 days	15	beat Michigan State 17–3	lost to Michigan State
152	Michigan State	October 13, 1990 – October 20, 1990	7 days	0	beat Michigan 28–27	lost to Illinois
153	Illinois	October 20, 1990 – November 3, 1990	14 days	1	beat Michigan State 15–13	lost to Iowa
154	Iowa	November 3, 1990 – November 10, 1990	7 days	0	beat Illinois 54–28	lost to Ohio State
155	Ohio State	November 10, 1990 – November 24, 1990	14 days	1	beat Iowa 27–26	lost to Michigan
156	Michigan	November 24, 1990 – October 9, 1993	2 yrs, 319 days	17	beat Ohio State 16–13	lost to Michigan State
157	Michigan State	October 9, 1993 – October 16, 1993	7 days	0	beat Michigan 17–7	lost to Ohio State
158	Ohio State	October 16, 1993 – November 20, 1993	35 days	4	beat Michigan State 28–21	lost to Michigan
159	Michigan	November 20, 1993 – October 15, 1994	329 days	2	beat Ohio State 28–0	lost to Penn State
160	Penn State	October 15, 1994 – September 30, 1995	350 days	5	beat Michigan 31–24	lost to Wisconsin
161	Wisconsin	September 30, 1995 – October 14, 1995	14 days	0	beat Penn State 17–9	lost to Ohio State
162	Ohio State	October 14, 1995 – November 25, 1995	42 days	5	beat Wisconsin 27–16	lost to Michigan
163	Michigan	November 25, 1995 – October 5, 1996	315 days	1	beat Ohio State 31–23	lost to Northwestern
164	Northwestern	October 5, 1996 – November 2, 1996	28 days	3	beat Michigan 17–16	lost to Penn State
165	Penn State	November 2, 1996 – November 8, 1997	1 yr, 6 days	6	beat Northwestern 34–9	lost to Michigan
166	Michigan	November 8, 1997 – November 21, 1998	1 yr, 13 days	9	beat Penn State 34–8	lost to Ohio State
167	Ohio State	November 21, 1998 – October 2, 1999	315 days	0	beat Michigan 31–16	lost to Wisconsin
168	Wisconsin	October 2, 1999 – September 23, 2000	357 days	6	beat Ohio State 42–17	lost to Northwestern
169	Northwestern	September 23, 2000 – October 14, 2000	21 days	2	beat Wisconsin 47–44	lost to Purdue
170	Purdue	October 14, 2000 – November 11, 2000	28 days	2	beat Northwestern 41–28	lost to Michigan State
171	Michigan State	November 11, 2000 – November 18, 2000	7 days	0	beat Purdue 30–10	lost to Penn State
172	Penn State	November 18, 2000 – September 22, 2001	308 days	0	beat Michigan State 42–23	lost to Wisconsin
173	Wisconsin	September 22, 2001 – October 6, 2001	14 days	0	beat Penn State 18–6	lost to Indiana
174	Indiana	October 6, 2001 – October 13, 2001	7 days	0	beat Wisconsin 63–32	lost to Illinois
175	Illinois	October 13, 2001 – September 28, 2002	350 days	5	beat Indiana 35–14	lost to Michigan
176	Michigan	September 28, 2002 – October 26, 2002	28 days	2	beat Illinois 45–28	lost to Iowa
177	Iowa	October 26, 2002 – September 27, 2003	336 days	3	beat Michigan 34–9	lost to Michigan State
178	Michigan State	September 27, 2003 – November 1, 2003	35 days	3	beat Iowa 20–10	lost to Michigan
179	Michigan	November 1, 2003 – November 20, 2004	1 yr, 19 days	9	beat Michigan State 27–20	lost to Ohio State
180	Ohio State	November 20, 2004 – October 8, 2005	322 days	1	beat Michigan 37–21	lost to Penn State
181	Penn State	October 8, 2005 – October 15, 2005	7 days	0	beat Ohio State 17–10	lost to Michigan
182	Michigan	October 15, 2005 – November 19, 2005	35 days	3	beat Penn State 27–25	lost to Ohio State
183	Ohio State	November 19, 2005 – November 10, 2007	1 yr, 356 days	14	beat Michigan 25–21	lost to Illinois
184	Illinois	November 10, 2007 – September 27, 2008	322 days	1	beat Ohio State 28–21	lost to Penn State
185	Penn State	September 27, 2008 – November 8, 2008	42 days	4	beat Illinois 38–24	lost to Iowa
186	Iowa	November 8, 2008 – November 7, 2009	364 days	7	beat Penn State 24–23	lost to Northwestern
187	Northwestern	November 7, 2009 – October 9, 2010	336 days	3	beat Iowa 17–10	lost to Purdue
188	Purdue	October 9, 2010 – October 23, 2010	14 days	1	beat Northwestern 20–17	lost to Ohio State
189	Ohio State	October 23, 2010 – October 1, 2011	343 days	4	beat Purdue 49–0	lost to Michigan State
190	Michigan State	October 1, 2011 – October 29, 2011	28 days	2	beat Ohio State 10–7	lost to Nebraska
191	Nebraska	October 29, 2011 – November 5, 2011	7 days	0	beat Michigan State 24–3	lost to Northwestern
192	Northwestern	November 5, 2011 – November 26, 2011	21 days	1	beat Nebraska 28–25	lost to Michigan State
193	Michigan State	November 26, 2011 – December 4, 2011	8 days	0	beat Northwestern 31–17	lost to Wisconsin
194	Wisconsin	December 4, 2011 – September 29, 2012	300 days	0	beat Michigan State 42–39	lost to Nebraska
195	Nebraska	September 29, 2012 – October 6, 2012	7 days	0	beat Wisconsin 30–27	lost to Ohio State
196	Ohio State	October 6, 2012 – December 8, 2013	1 yr, 63 days	14	beat Nebraska 63–38	lost to Michigan State
197	Michigan State	December 8, 2013 – November 8, 2014	335 days	4	beat Ohio State 34–24	lost to Ohio State
198	Ohio State	November 8, 2014 – November 21, 2015	1 yr, 13 days	10	beat Michigan State 49–37	lost to Michigan State
199	Michigan State	November 21, 2015 – September 24, 2016	308 days	2	beat Ohio State 17–14	lost to Wisconsin
200	Wisconsin	September 24, 2016 – October 1, 2016	7 days	0	beat Michigan State 30–6	lost to Michigan
201	Michigan	October 1, 2016 – November 12, 2016	42 days	4	beat Wisconsin 14–7	lost to Iowa
202	Iowa	November 12, 2016 – September 23, 2017	315 days	2	beat Michigan 14–13	lost to Penn State
203	Penn State	September 23, 2017 – October 28, 2017	35 days	3	beat Iowa 21–19	lost to Ohio State
204	Ohio State	October 28, 2017 – November 4, 2017	7 days	0	beat Penn State 39–38	lost to Iowa
205	Iowa	November 4, 2017 – November 11, 2017	7 days	0	beat Ohio State 55–24	lost to Wisconsin
206	Wisconsin	November 11, 2017 – December 2, 2017	21 days	2	beat Iowa 38–14	lost to Ohio State
207	Ohio State	December 2, 2017 – October 20, 2018	322 days	4	beat Wisconsin 27–21	lost to Purdue
208	Purdue	October 20, 2018 – October 27, 2018	7 days	0	beat Ohio State 49–20	lost to Michigan State
209	Michigan State	October 27, 2018 – November 10, 2018	14 days	1	beat Purdue 23–13	lost to Ohio State
210	Ohio State	November 10, 2018 – November 27, 2021	3 yrs, 17 days	27	beat Michigan State 26–6	lost to Michigan
211	Michigan	November 27, 2021 – October 5, 2024	2 yrs, 313 days	23	beat Ohio State 42–27	lost to Washington
212	Washington	October 5, 2024 – October 12, 2024	7 days	0	beat Michigan 27–17	lost to Iowa
213	Iowa	October 12, 2024 – October 19, 2024	7 days	0	beat Washington 40–16	lost to Michigan State
214	Michigan State	October 19, 2024 – October 26, 2024	7 days	0	beat Iowa 32–20	lost to Michigan
215	Michigan	October 26, 2024 – November 2, 2024	7 days	0	beat Michigan State 24–17	lost to Oregon
216	Oregon	November 2, 2024 – January 1, 2025	60 days	4	beat Michigan 38–17	lost to Ohio State
217	Ohio State	January 1, 2025 – December 6, 2025	339 days	9	beat Oregon 41–21	lost to Indiana
218	Indiana	December 6, 2025 – October 17, 2026	315 days	4	beat Ohio State 13–10	lost to Ohio State
219	Ohio State	October 17, 2026 – Present	14 days	0	beat Indiana 19–15	— present —

No reigns match “.”

Membership is judged season by season from every game a team played, so realignment moves a team’s games with it. A holder that stays in Big Ten keeps the belt through any stretch without a game against another member; a holder that leaves vacates the belt on its last game as a member, and it reverts to the most recent earlier holder that is a member of the season it left for. If no one is left to inherit it, the belt retires with its last holder. Days count the offseason; switch to games to measure a reign by belt games only.

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