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Big Ten

1955 Season · 10 ranked teams

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Struggling −
Avg Rank
50.2
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.629
Struggling −
Non-Conf Record
15-10
vs other conferences

1955 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Ohio State (OHIO STATE)6-01.0007–20.778111.615Developing −+22
2Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)5-1.8339–10.90010.908Pretender −+43
3Michigan (MICHIGAN)5-2.7147–20.778171.788Developing −+20
4Purdue (PURDUE)4-2.6675–3–10.611412.624Rebuilding −+8
5Illinois (ILLINOIS)3-3.5005–3–10.611332.413Rebuilding −+11
6Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)3-4.4294–50.444683.985Failing +-6
7Iowa (IOWA)2-3.4003–5–10.389673.924Failing +-3
8Minnesota (MINNESOTA)2-5.2863–60.333754.756Failing-8
9Indiana (INDIANA)1-5.1673–60.333794.920Failing-14
10Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)0-6.0000–8–10.0561109.360Rock Bottom-28

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

Rank by Week — Every Team
1305988117Ohio StateOhio State — W12: #18Ohio State — W13: #15Ohio State — W14: #14Ohio State — RS Final: #12Ohio State — Final: #11Michigan StateMichigan State — W12: #2Michigan State — W13: #2Michigan State — W14: #3Michigan State — RS Final: #3Michigan State — Final: #1MichiganMichigan — W12: #12Michigan — W13: #20Michigan — W14: #19Michigan — RS Final: #19Michigan — Final: #17PurduePurdue — W12: #44Purdue — W13: #38Purdue — W14: #40Purdue — RS Final: #41Purdue — Final: #41IllinoisIllinois — W12: #34Illinois — W13: #32Illinois — W14: #32Illinois — RS Final: #33Illinois — Final: #33WisconsinWisconsin — W12: #55Wisconsin — W13: #70Wisconsin — W14: #68Wisconsin — RS Final: #69Wisconsin — Final: #68IowaIowa — W12: #64Iowa — W13: #68Iowa — W14: #66Iowa — RS Final: #66Iowa — Final: #67MinnesotaMinnesota — W12: #84Minnesota — W13: #77Minnesota — W14: #76Minnesota — RS Final: #77Minnesota — Final: #75IndianaIndiana — W12: #75Indiana — W13: #79Indiana — W14: #79Indiana — RS Final: #79Indiana — Final: #79NorthwesternNorthwestern — W12: #109Northwestern — W13: #110Northwestern — W14: #110Northwestern — RS Final: #110Northwestern — Final: #110W12W13W14RS 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
3.629
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Michigan State
+43
Ohio State
+22
Michigan
+20
Illinois
+11
Purdue
+8
Iowa
-3
Wisconsin
-6
Minnesota
-8
Indiana
-14
Northwestern
-28

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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