The Big Ten Conference first adopted a football championship game in 2011 following the conference's expansion to 12 teams and two six-team divisions. Wisconsin won the inaugural Big Ten title game, defeating Michigan State on Dec. 3, 2011, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

The top two teams in the 2025 College Football Playoff rankings, No. 1 Ohio State and No. 2 Indiana , will play for the 2025 Big Ten championship Saturday in Indianapolis. The winner will receive an automatic bid to the 12-team College Football Playoff.

Here is a look at some notable facts, stats and records from the Big Ten championship game and a list of the teams that have won the conference since its inception in 1896 as the Western Conference:

Most championship game wins

Ohio State, five

Most cha

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