The Big Ten Division Creator Tool

[808Husker in KCMO]

Split based on school colors.

 

Red(ish) Division: Nebraska, Wisconsin, OSU, Indiana, Minnesota, Illinois

Blue(ish) Division: PSU, Northwestern, Michigan, Purdue, MSU, Iowa

 

Competitiveness: A (92)

Rivalries: C (47)

Geography: C- (36)

 

Total: B- (58)

[Manhattan]

The split based upon the founding date of the universities:

 

Old Geysers Division:

 

M*ch*gan (1817)

Indiana (1820)

Iowa (1847)

Wisconsin (1848)

Northwestern (1851)

Minnesota (1851)

 

Whippersnappers Division:

 

Penn State (1855)

Michigan State (1855)

Illinois (1867)

Purdue (1869)

Ohio State (1870)

Nebraska (1890)

 

Competitiveness: B (68)

Rivalries: B (63)

Geography: C- (35)

Overall: B- (56)