The six teams that make up the Big Ten hockey conference have won a combined 23 national championships. The eight teams that make up the NCHC have won a combined 17 national championships. Even with the handicap of having two fewer teams the Big Ten still has 6 more overall titles than the NCHC (and half the teams in the NCHC have never won a national championship), so the next time somebody tries to make the absurd case that the NCHC is the best conference... excuse me while I laugh in their face.
Big Ten
Michigan : 9
Wisconsin : 6
Minnesota : 5
Michigan State : 3
Ohio State : 0
Penn State : 0
NCHC
Denver : 7
North Dakota : 7
Colorado College : 2
Minnesota-Duluth : 1
Miami : 0
Nebraska-Omaha : 0
St. Cloud State : 0
Western Michigan : 0
Big Ten
Michigan : 9
Wisconsin : 6
Minnesota : 5
Michigan State : 3
Ohio State : 0
Penn State : 0
NCHC
Denver : 7
North Dakota : 7
Colorado College : 2
Minnesota-Duluth : 1
Miami : 0
Nebraska-Omaha : 0
St. Cloud State : 0
Western Michigan : 0
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