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Big Ten

1962 Season · 10 ranked teams

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Struggling
Avg Rank
53.7
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.255
Struggling
Non-Conf Record
15-10
vs other conferences

1962 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)6-1.8578–20.800111.432Developing+30
2Minnesota (MINNESOTA)5-2.7146–2–10.722261.858Rebuilding ＋+18
3Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)4-2.6677–20.778151.579Developing −+27
4Ohio State (OHIO STATE)4-2.6676–30.667352.425Rebuilding −+11
5Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)3-3.5005–40.556553.177Struggling+2
6Iowa (IOWA)3-3.5004–50.444593.281Struggling+7
7Purdue (PURDUE)3-3.5004–4–10.500643.417Struggling-1
8Illinois (ILLINOIS)2-5.2862–70.222884.996Failing-8
9Indiana (INDIANA)1-5.1673–60.333864.835Failing-14
10Michigan (MICHIGAN)1-6.1432–70.222985.551Failing −-14

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

Rank by Week — Every Team
3285378103WisconsinWisconsin — PS 1: #9Wisconsin — PS 2: #9Wisconsin — PS 3: #9Wisconsin — PS 4: #8Wisconsin — Final: #11MinnesotaMinnesota — PS 1: #25Minnesota — PS 2: #25Minnesota — PS 3: #24Minnesota — PS 4: #23Minnesota — Final: #26NorthwesternNorthwestern — PS 1: #16Northwestern — PS 2: #17Northwestern — PS 3: #17Northwestern — PS 4: #15Northwestern — Final: #15Ohio StateOhio State — PS 1: #34Ohio State — PS 2: #34Ohio State — PS 3: #35Ohio State — PS 4: #35Ohio State — Final: #35Michigan StateMichigan State — PS 1: #56Michigan State — PS 2: #55Michigan State — PS 3: #55Michigan State — PS 4: #55Michigan State — Final: #55IowaIowa — PS 1: #58Iowa — PS 2: #58Iowa — PS 3: #58Iowa — PS 4: #57Iowa — Final: #59PurduePurdue — PS 1: #64Purdue — PS 2: #64Purdue — PS 3: #64Purdue — PS 4: #64Purdue — Final: #64IllinoisIllinois — PS 1: #88Illinois — PS 2: #88Illinois — PS 3: #88Illinois — PS 4: #88Illinois — Final: #88IndianaIndiana — PS 1: #86Indiana — PS 2: #86Indiana — PS 3: #86Indiana — PS 4: #86Indiana — Final: #86MichiganMichigan — PS 1: #98Michigan — PS 2: #98Michigan — PS 3: #98Michigan — PS 4: #97Michigan — Final: #98PS 1PS 2PS 3PS 4Final

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
3.255
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Wisconsin
+30
Northwestern
+27
Minnesota
+18
Ohio State
+11
Iowa
+7
Michigan State
+2
Purdue
-1
Illinois
-8
Indiana
-14
Michigan
-14

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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