Big Ten Arenas

All 18 home arenas of the Big Ten Conference for the 2026–27 season, ranked by capacity. The biggest is Value City Arena (Ohio State Buckeyes) with 18,809 seats. Together they hold 250,725 fans, an average of 13,929 per arena. The oldest is Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion, opened in 1927.

1. 1D-IValue City Arena — Ohio State Buckeyes (Columbus, Ohio)18,809 seats
2. 2D-ISimon Skjodt Assembly Hall — Indiana Hoosiers (Bloomington, Indiana)17,472 seats
3. 3D-IXfinity Center — Maryland Terrapins (College Park, Maryland)17,300 seats
4. 4D-IKohl Center — Wisconsin Badgers (Madison, Wisconsin)17,249 seats
5. 5D-IState Farm Center — Illinois Fighting Illini (Champaign, Illinois)15,544 seats
6. 6D-ICarver–Hawkeye Arena — Iowa Hawkeyes (Iowa City, Iowa)15,500 seats
7. 7D-IBryce Jordan Center — Penn State Nittany Lions (University Park, Pennsylvania)15,261 seats
8. 8D-IPinnacle Bank Arena — Nebraska Cornhuskers (Lincoln, Nebraska)15,147 seats
9. 9D-IMackey Arena — Purdue Boilermakers (West Lafayette, Indiana)14,848 seats
10. 10D-IBreslin Student Events Center — Michigan State Spartans (East Lansing, Michigan)14,797 seats
11. 11D-IWilliams Arena — Minnesota Golden Gophers (Minneapolis, Minnesota)14,625 seats
12. 12D-IPauley Pavilion — UCLA Bruins (Los Angeles, California)13,800 seats
13. 13D-ICrisler Center — Michigan Wolverines (Ann Arbor, Michigan)12,707 seats
14. 14D-IMatthew Knight Arena — Oregon Ducks (Eugene, Oregon)12,369 seats
15. 15D-IGalen Center — USC Trojans (Los Angeles, California)10,258 seats
16. 16D-IAlaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion — Washington Huskies (Seattle, Washington)10,000 seats
17. 17D-IJersey Mike's Arena — Rutgers Scarlet Knights (Piscataway, New Jersey)8,000 seats
18. 18D-IWelsh–Ryan Arena — Northwestern Wildcats (Evanston, Illinois)7,039 seats

Capacity figures vary by source. Opening years count the current building, not later renovations.