The Big Ten Conference is the oldest Division I collegiate athletic conference in the United States. Founded as the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives in 1896, it predates the NCAA by 25 years or so. Judging from the collected results the Big Ten wasn't called 'The Big Ten' until 1950. From 1901 to 1926 the conference was referred to as the Intercollegiate Conference Athletic Association and then called the Western Conference from 1927 to 1949. 1950 is when we first find conference results being listed* as the Big Ten.
BIG TEN RESULTS
[1901]-[1902]-[1903]-[1904]-[1905]-[1906]-[1907]-[1908]-[1909]
[1910]-[1911]-[1912]-[1913]-[1914]-[1915]-[1916]-[1917]-[1918]-[1919]
[1920]-[1921]-[1922]-[1923]-[1924]-[1925]-[1926]-[1927]-[1928]-[1929]
[1930]-[1931]-[1932]-[1933]-[1934]-[1935]-[1936]-[1937]-[1938]-[1939]
[1940]-[1941]-[1942]-[1943]-[1944]-[1945]-[1946]-[1947]-[1948]-[1949]
[1950]-[1951]-[1952]-[1953]-[1954]-[1955]-[1956]-[1957]-[1958]-[1959]
[1960]-[1961]-[1962]-[1963]-[1964]-[1965]-[1966]-[1967]-[1968]-[1969]
[1970]-[1971]-[1972]-[1973]-[1974]-[1975]-[1976]-[1977]-[1978]-[1979]
[1980]-[1981]-[1982]-[1983]-[1984]-[1985]-[1986]-[1987]-[1988]-[1989]
[1990]-[1991]-[1992]-[1993]-[1994]-[1995]-[1996]-[1997]-[1998]-[1999]
[2000]-[2001]-[2002]-[2003]-[2004]-[2005]-[2006]-[2007]-[2008]-[2009]
[2010]-[2011]-[2012]-[2013]-[2014]-[2015]-[2016]-[2017]-[2018]-[2019]
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[1911]-[1912]-[1913]-[1914]-[1915]-[1916]-[1917]-[1918]-[1919]
[1920]-[1921]-[1922]-[1923]-[1924]-[1925]-[1926]-[1927]-[1928]-[1929]
[1930]-[1931]-[1932]-[1933]-[1934]-[1935]-[1936]-[1937]-[1938]-[1939]
[1940]-[1941]-[1942]-[1943]-[1944]-[1945]-[1946]-[1947]-[1948]-[1949]
[1950]-[1951]-[1952]-[1953]-[1954]-[1955]-[1956]-[1957]-[1958]-[1959]
[1960]-[1961]-[1962]-[1963]-[1964]-[1965]-[1966]-[1967]-[1968]-[1969]
[1970]-[1971]-[1972]-[1973]-[1974]-[1975]-[1976]-[1977]-[1978]-[1979]
[1980]-[1981]-[1982]-[1983]-[1984]-[1985]-[1986]-[1987]-[1988]-[1989]
[1990]-[1991]-[1992]-[1993]-[1994]-[1995]-[1996]-[1997]-[1998]-[1999]
[2000]-[2001]-[2002]-[2003]-[2004]-[2005]-[2006]-[2007]-[2008]-[2009]
[2010]-[2011]-[2012]-[2013]-[2014]-[2015]-[2016]-[2017]-[2018]-[2019]
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* - This would be in reference to how the results that we found were labeled in the Spalding Guides.