It's the Big Ten's World. The Rest of College Sports Is Living in It.

Indianapolis. Michigan defeated UConn 69-63 at Lucas Oil Stadium on Monday to win the men's basketball national championship, a victory that occurred amid a conference stretch that included recent football and women's basketball champions and highlighted Big Ten dominance during the 2025–26 academic year. The immediate consequence is the Big Ten holds national titles in football (Indiana), men's basketball (Michigan) and women's basketball (UCLA) in 2025–26, the first Division I conference to do so per OptaSTATS; conference officials, including Commissioner Tony Petitti, emphasized resources and program investment this week.