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Big Ten

1952 Season · 9 ranked teams

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Failing +
Avg Rank
62.0
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.960
Failing +
Non-Conf Record
8-14
vs other conferences

1952 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)4-1.8006–3–10.650322.308Rebuilding+13
2Purdue (PURDUE)4-1.8004–3–20.556382.653Rebuilding −+8
3Minnesota (MINNESOTA)3-1.7504–3–20.556503.150Struggling+3
4Ohio State (OHIO STATE)5-2.7146–30.667352.579Rebuilding −+10
5Michigan (MICHIGAN)4-2.6675–40.556463.040Struggling ++1
6Illinois (ILLINOIS)2-5.2864–50.444673.891Failing +-1
7Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)2-5.2862–6–10.278925.817Rock Bottom-15
8Iowa (IOWA)2-5.2862–70.222986.089Rock Bottom-18
9Indiana (INDIANA)1-5.1672–70.2221006.113Rock Bottom-18

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

Rank by Week — Every Team
20426485107WisconsinWisconsin — W13: #26Wisconsin — W14: #25Wisconsin — W15: #27Wisconsin — RS Final: #29Wisconsin — Final: #32PurduePurdue — W13: #39Purdue — W14: #39Purdue — W15: #38Purdue — RS Final: #38Purdue — Final: #38MinnesotaMinnesota — W13: #54Minnesota — W14: #54Minnesota — W15: #52Minnesota — RS Final: #49Minnesota — Final: #50Ohio StateOhio State — W13: #42Ohio State — W14: #38Ohio State — W15: #34Ohio State — RS Final: #35Ohio State — Final: #35MichiganMichigan — W13: #38Michigan — W14: #49Michigan — W15: #47Michigan — RS Final: #45Michigan — Final: #46IllinoisIllinois — W13: #56Illinois — W14: #64Illinois — W15: #67Illinois — RS Final: #67Illinois — Final: #67NorthwesternNorthwestern — W13: #102Northwestern — W14: #90Northwestern — W15: #91Northwestern — RS Final: #90Northwestern — Final: #92IowaIowa — W13: #93Iowa — W14: #94Iowa — W15: #98Iowa — RS Final: #98Iowa — Final: #98IndianaIndiana — W13: #87Indiana — W14: #96Indiana — W15: #99Indiana — RS Final: #99Indiana — Final: #100W13W14W15RS FinalFinal

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
3.960
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Wisconsin
+13
Ohio State
+10
Purdue
+8
Minnesota
+3
Michigan
+1
Illinois
-1
Northwestern
-15
Iowa
-18
Indiana
-18

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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