2025–26 season · all 138 FBS fanbases · classified by Sence
LGBTQIA+ abuse across Big Ten fanbases
LGBTQIA+ tag applications under Identity-Based Abuse per 1,000 comments for every FBS fanbase: a moderation snapshot, measured the same way as everything else on this site.
Identity-based abuse, tag by tagCombined harm & abuseRaceGenderLGBTQIA+AgeDisabilityPhysical Appearance
Rank
Team
Comments
LGBTQIA+ / 1k
1
Michigan
Wolverines · Big Ten · 9–4
133,763
1.7
2
Ohio State
Buckeyes · Big Ten · 12–2
108,740
1.3
3
Oregon
Ducks · Big Ten · 13–2
33,527
1
4
Michigan State
Spartans · Big Ten · 4–8
20,528
0.7
5
Nebraska
Cornhuskers · Big Ten · 7–6
47,727
0.7
6
USC
Trojans · Big Ten · 9–4
40,287
0.6
7
Penn State
Nittany Lions · Big Ten · 7–6
57,708
0.4
8
Wisconsin
Badgers · Big Ten · 4–8
48,811
0.3
Below volume threshold: too few comments to rank on Identity-based abuse: LGBTQIA+ per 1,000
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Indiana
Hoosiers · Big Ten · 16–0
42,201
0.1
–
Iowa
Hawkeyes · Big Ten · 9–4
22,273
0.4
–
UCLA
Bruins · Big Ten · 3–9
20,831
0.4
–
Minnesota
Golden Gophers · Big Ten · 8–5
16,116
0.6
–
Illinois
Fighting Illini · Big Ten · 9–4
15,179
0.3
–
Maryland
Terrapins · Big Ten · 4–8
9,607
0.5
–
Washington
Huskies · Big Ten · 9–4
8,090
0.1
–
Purdue
Boilermakers · Big Ten · 2–10
6,141
0
–
Rutgers
Scarlet Knights · Big Ten · 5–7
5,649
0.9
–
Northwestern
Wildcats · Big Ten · 7–6
1,838
0
Identity-based abuse: LGBTQIA+ per 1,000 ranks 8 of 18 Big Ten fanbases with enough classified comments to rate. Fan Score is positive comments per 1,000 analyzed. Toxicity counts harm and identity-based abuse per 1,000; every other rate counts that tag group's comments per 1,000, using Sence's system-tag taxonomy.