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2026 Season · 18 ranked teams

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Developing −
Avg Rank
42.6
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
1.572
Developing −
Non-Conf Record
42-11
vs other conferences

2026 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Indiana (INDIANA)3-01.0006–01.00020.244Contender −+16vs Ohio State (Sat 12:00 PM ET)
2UCLA3-01.0005–01.000110.489Competitive ++13vs Wisconsin (Sat 7:30 PM ET)
3Ohio State (OHIO STATE)3-01.0005–10.833130.513Competitive ++12at Indiana (Sat 12:00 PM ET)
4Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)2-01.0004–10.800321.074Developing ++9at UCLA (Sat 7:30 PM ET)
5USC3-1.7506–10.85790.455Challenger −+16BYE
6Nebraska (NEBRASKA)2-1.6675–10.833220.798Pretender ++10at Oregon (Sat 11:00 PM ET)
7Iowa (IOWA)2-1.6675–10.833230.809Pretender ++8BYE
8Purdue (PURDUE)2-1.6673–30.500431.622Developing −+6vs Washington (Fri 8:00 PM ET)
9Minnesota (MINNESOTA)2-1.6674–20.667461.663Developing −+3BYE
10Oregon (OREGON)1-1.5003–20.600281.023Developing ++10vs Nebraska (Sat 11:00 PM ET)
11Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)1-1.5004–10.800351.217Developing ++6at Michigan State (Sat 12:00 PM ET)
12Illinois (ILLINOIS)1-2.3333–30.500722.539Rebuilding −0BYE
13Michigan (MICHIGAN)0-2.0003–20.600381.376Developing+5vs Penn State (Sat 3:30 PM ET)
14Penn State (PENN STATE)0-3.0003–30.500451.635Developing −+5at Michigan (Sat 3:30 PM ET)
15Washington (WASHINGTON)0-3.0003–30.500742.596Rebuilding −-1at Purdue (Fri 8:00 PM ET)
16Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)0-3.0002–40.333802.841Struggling ++3vs Northwestern (Sat 12:00 PM ET)
17Maryland (MARYLAND)0-3.0002–40.333843.060Struggling +-1vs Rutgers (Sat 12:30 PM ET)
18Rutgers (RUTGERS)0-2.0001–40.2001104.341Failing +-6at Maryland (Sat 12:30 PM ET)

Place is by conference win %, then conference wins, then Power Up rank. Conference championship tiebreakers are not applied.

Rank by Week — Every Team
1305988116IllinoisIllinois — W2: #25Illinois — W3: #37Illinois — W4: #58Illinois — W5: #72Illinois — W6: #72IndianaIndiana — W2: #9Indiana — W3: #15Indiana — W4: #10Indiana — W5: #12Indiana — W6: #2IowaIowa — W2: #19Iowa — W3: #17Iowa — W4: #16Iowa — W5: #28Iowa — W6: #23MarylandMaryland — W2: #60Maryland — W3: #49Maryland — W4: #61Maryland — W5: #68Maryland — W6: #84MichiganMichigan — W2: #8Michigan — W3: #5Michigan — W4: #23Michigan — W5: #39Michigan — W6: #38Michigan StateMichigan State — W2: #56Michigan State — W3: #52Michigan State — W4: #56Michigan State — W5: #57Michigan State — W6: #80MinnesotaMinnesota — W2: #45Minnesota — W3: #40Minnesota — W4: #28Minnesota — W5: #27Minnesota — W6: #46NebraskaNebraska — W2: #33Nebraska — W3: #32Nebraska — W4: #24Nebraska — W5: #17Nebraska — W6: #22NorthwesternNorthwestern — W2: #49Northwestern — W3: #29Northwestern — W4: #55Northwestern — W5: #34Northwestern — W6: #35Ohio StateOhio State — W2: #15Ohio State — W3: #19Ohio State — W4: #14Ohio State — W5: #10Ohio State — W6: #13OregonOregon — W2: #21Oregon — W3: #25Oregon — W4: #8Oregon — W5: #20Oregon — W6: #28Penn StatePenn State — W2: #11Penn State — W3: #8Penn State — W4: #19Penn State — W5: #40Penn State — W6: #45PurduePurdue — W2: #109Purdue — W3: #95Purdue — W4: #97Purdue — W5: #70Purdue — W6: #43RutgersRutgers — W2: #93Rutgers — W3: #94Rutgers — W4: #91Rutgers — W5: #106Rutgers — W6: #110UCLAUCLA — W2: #46UCLA — W3: #31UCLA — W4: #25UCLA — W5: #19UCLA — W6: #11USCUSC — W2: #14USC — W3: #10USC — W4: #9USC — W5: #6USC — W6: #9WashingtonWashington — W2: #28Washington — W3: #27Washington — W4: #47Washington — W5: #62Washington — W6: #74WisconsinWisconsin — W2: #75Wisconsin — W3: #63Wisconsin — W4: #39Wisconsin — W5: #26Wisconsin — W6: #32W2W3W4W5W6

Power Up rank each week; higher = better. Hover a logo for details, click to open the team page. Larger logo = latest week.

Average Rating Tier
1.572
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Indiana
+16
USC
+16
UCLA
+13
Ohio State
+12
Nebraska
+10
Oregon
+10
Wisconsin
+9
Iowa
+8
Purdue
+6
Northwestern
+6
Michigan
+5
Penn State
+5
Minnesota
+3
Michigan State
+3
Illinois
0
Washington
-1
Maryland
-1
Rutgers
-6

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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