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Big Ten

1951 Season · 9 ranked teams

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Struggling −
Avg Rank
54.8
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.487
Struggling −
Non-Conf Record
16-11
vs other conferences

1951 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Illinois (ILLINOIS)5-01.0009–0–10.95020.887Pretender+42
2Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)5-1.8337–1–10.83391.363Developing+25
3Purdue (PURDUE)4-1.8005–40.556392.687Rebuilding −+7
4Michigan (MICHIGAN)4-2.6674–50.444593.384Struggling+1
5Ohio State (OHIO STATE)2-2.5004–3–20.556603.393Struggling+1
6Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)2-4.3335–40.556452.886Struggling ++9
7Minnesota (MINNESOTA)1-4.2002–6–10.2781006.188Rock Bottom-19
8Indiana (INDIANA)1-5.1672–70.222895.206Failing −-11
9Iowa (IOWA)0-5.0002–5–20.333905.389Failing −-9

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

Rank by Week — Every Team
1285581108IllinoisIllinois — W14: #2Illinois — RS Final: #3Illinois — PS 1: #4Illinois — PS 3: #4Illinois — Final: #2WisconsinWisconsin — W14: #11Wisconsin — RS Final: #10Wisconsin — PS 1: #10Wisconsin — PS 3: #10Wisconsin — Final: #9PurduePurdue — W14: #39Purdue — RS Final: #40Purdue — PS 1: #42Purdue — PS 3: #41Purdue — Final: #39MichiganMichigan — W14: #62Michigan — RS Final: #59Michigan — PS 1: #59Michigan — PS 3: #59Michigan — Final: #59Ohio StateOhio State — W14: #65Ohio State — RS Final: #62Ohio State — PS 1: #60Ohio State — PS 3: #60Ohio State — Final: #60NorthwesternNorthwestern — W14: #49Northwestern — RS Final: #46Northwestern — PS 1: #48Northwestern — PS 3: #47Northwestern — Final: #45MinnesotaMinnesota — W14: #102Minnesota — RS Final: #101Minnesota — PS 1: #101Minnesota — PS 3: #102Minnesota — Final: #100IndianaIndiana — W14: #88Indiana — RS Final: #88Indiana — PS 1: #89Indiana — PS 3: #89Indiana — Final: #89IowaIowa — W14: #92Iowa — RS Final: #91Iowa — PS 1: #92Iowa — PS 3: #92Iowa — Final: #90W14RS FinalPS 1PS 3Final

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
3.487
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Illinois
+42
Wisconsin
+25
Northwestern
+9
Purdue
+7
Michigan
+1
Ohio State
+1
Iowa
-9
Indiana
-11
Minnesota
-19

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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