1 1 , ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Ö ko inst itut ▁Süd ti rol ▁- ▁Al to ▁Ad ige ▁ ▁Tob la cher ▁Ges pr äche ▁ ▁Category : Environment al ▁organis ations ▁based ▁in ▁Italy ▁Category : Organ izations ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁Category : B ol z ano <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Big ▁Ten ▁Conference ▁has ▁been ▁playing ▁baseball ▁since ▁ 1 8 9 6 . ▁From ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁the ▁conference ▁champion ▁was ▁determined ▁by ▁the ▁team ▁or ▁teams ▁with ▁the ▁best ▁record . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁the ▁Big ▁Ten ▁Conference ▁Baseball ▁Tournament ▁was ▁established ▁to ▁decide ▁its ▁champion . ▁The ▁conference ▁also ▁split ▁the ▁ 1 0 ▁schools ▁into ▁two ▁divisions : ▁East ▁and ▁West . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁the ▁conference ▁went ▁back ▁to ▁a ▁single ▁division ▁but ▁still ▁used ▁the ▁tournament ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁champion . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁the ▁conference ▁returned ▁to ▁using ▁the ▁regular ▁season ▁to ▁name ▁its ▁champion ▁while ▁the ▁team ▁that ▁wins ▁the ▁tournament ▁receives ▁the ▁automatic ▁bid ▁to ▁the ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I ▁Baseball ▁Championship . ▁ ▁Champions ▁These ▁are ▁the ▁official ▁Big ▁Ten ▁champions ▁based ▁on ▁stand ings , ▁the ▁system ▁used ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁to ▁the ▁present . ▁( From ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁the ▁champion ▁was