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Big Ten Women's Basketball - Section Needed

Any Wikipedian, please create this section if you have time.

13:40, 12 June 2006 (UTC)13:40, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

I disagree. The only sections written for any sport are under the heading "rivalries," for which I think, only football should be listed. The Big Ten has long been known for its intense football rivalries, but men's basketball has been tepid at best (I'm talking about rivalries, not level of play). I think the men's basketball section should be removed, if anything. While I agree that women's basketball is an important sport for the conference, the overall repuation of play and fan interest simply doesn't support a section for that moreso than any other sport. The Big Ten is by no means known for its women's basketball, ranking typically between the 6th and 8th best conference in the country. I'd suggest instead a list of the national championships and other national accolades won by memebers of the conference across all sports.

-m

13:40, 12 June 2006 (UTC)13:40, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

Western Conference

Why does Western Conference redirect to this article? --All in 03:55, 16 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The conference’s official name throughout the time was still the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives and was also known as the Western Conference. It did not formally adopt the name Big Ten until 1987 when it was incorporated as a not-for-profit corporation. ... but it needs to be a dab. -- Jjjsixsix ^(t)/_(c) @ 03:59, 16 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

But there are other Western Conferences. I think "Western Conference" should be a disambig page. For example, in the NHL, NBA, WHL, etc. I'm sure there are many others. --thirty-seven 00:10, 18 May 2006 (UTC)--thirty-seven 00:09, 18 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed, I noticed this the other day but did not have time to fix. I created the disambig page now. (Terryn3 22:44, 18 May 2006 (UTC))[reply]

Not the Oldest

The Big Ten is not oldest college athletic conference. That title goes the the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association, founded in founded March 24, 1888. MIAA History. The Big Ten was founded on January 11, 1895 Big Ten History. --Colslax 23:05, 16 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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 :::But there are other Western Conferences.  I think "Western Conference" should be a disambig page.  For example, in the NHL, NBA, WHL, etc.  I'm sure there are many others. --[[User:Thirty-seven|thirty-seven]] 00:10, 18 May 2006 (UTC)--[[User:Thirty-seven|thirty-seven]] 00:09, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
 ::::Agreed, I noticed this the other day but did not have time to fix.  I created the disambig page now.  ([[User:Terryn3|Terryn3]] 22:44, 18 May 2006 (UTC))
+==Not the Oldest==
+The Big Ten is not oldest college athletic conference.  That title goes the the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association, founded in founded March 24, 1888. [http://www.miaa.org/history/ MIAA History].  The Big Ten was founded on January 11, 1895 [http://bigten.cstv.com/trads/big10-trads.html Big Ten History]. --[[User:Colslax|Colslax]] 23:05, 16 July 2006 (UTC)