University of Michigan students, staff, and faculty have an opportunity to challenge their peers at other Big Ten institutions by showcasing their data visualization skills and competing for the title of Big Ten Academic Alliance Data Viz Champion.
Voting opens Feb. 12 @ 1pm (ET) / Noon (CT)
Select One Data Viz in Each Category
Any member of the BTAA community – that includes YOU, your friends, classmates, and colleagues! – are invited to vote to determine the winners. Log in from your UMICH account to vote.
2027 Data Viz Competition
Student Theme: NCAA Women’s Basketball
Faculty/Staff Theme: Public research that includes their involvement or that uses the Big Ten theme.
Entries will be scored for clear and interesting data stories, structure of the graphs and storyboards, demonstrated data integrity, and overall quality of the aesthetic.
At the end of the showcase, the results of the voting will be announced and the Challenge Winners crowned.
U-M Competition Entry Forms
Student Data Viz Competition Entry Form
Faculty and Staff Data Viz Competition Entry Form
Prizes
To be announced!
Past U-M Competitors
U-M’s past entries are posted along with other schools’ entries on the BTAA Love Data Week website.
- 2026 Student Showcase and 2026 Faculty/Staff Showcase
- Love Data Week Archives (for prior years’ showcases and webinar recordings)
Gallery of Vizzes
To highlight the work being done across all institutions, entries receiving honorable mentions will be submitted for display in the BTAA's Gallery of Vizzes. These will be visualizations that were submitted to institution competitions, but were ultimately not chosen as the institution’s entry to the Challenge.
For More Information
Contact U-M’s BTAA Love Data Week institutional coordinator at [email protected].