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1963 Season · 10 ranked teams

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Struggling ＋
Avg Rank
45.4
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
2.839
Struggling ＋
Non-Conf Record
16-7
vs other conferences

1963 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Illinois (ILLINOIS)5-1.8338–1–10.85061.326Developing+32
2Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)4-1.8006–2–10.72281.374Developing+25
3Ohio State (OHIO STATE)4-1.8005–3–10.611372.489Rebuilding −+6
4Purdue (PURDUE)4-3.5715–40.556543.177Struggling0
5Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)3-4.4295–40.556362.392Rebuilding+12
6Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)3-4.4295–40.556402.774Struggling ＋+5
7Iowa (IOWA)2-3.4003–3–20.500593.338Struggling+1
8Michigan (MICHIGAN)2-3.4003–4–20.444603.343Struggling+2
9Minnesota (MINNESOTA)2-5.2863–60.333743.997Failing ＋-4
10Indiana (INDIANA)1-5.1673–60.333804.178Failing ＋-5

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

Rank by Week — Every Team
222436484IllinoisIllinois — RS Final: #10Illinois — PS 1: #10Illinois — PS 2: #10Illinois — PS 3: #10Illinois — Final: #6Michigan StateMichigan State — RS Final: #7Michigan State — PS 1: #8Michigan State — PS 2: #7Michigan State — PS 3: #7Michigan State — Final: #8Ohio StateOhio State — RS Final: #39Ohio State — PS 1: #39Ohio State — PS 2: #39Ohio State — PS 3: #38Ohio State — Final: #37PurduePurdue — RS Final: #55Purdue — PS 1: #55Purdue — PS 2: #55Purdue — PS 3: #55Purdue — Final: #54NorthwesternNorthwestern — RS Final: #36Northwestern — PS 1: #36Northwestern — PS 2: #36Northwestern — PS 3: #36Northwestern — Final: #36WisconsinWisconsin — RS Final: #41Wisconsin — PS 1: #41Wisconsin — PS 2: #41Wisconsin — PS 3: #41Wisconsin — Final: #40IowaIowa — RS Final: #58Iowa — PS 1: #58Iowa — PS 2: #57Iowa — PS 3: #57Iowa — Final: #59MichiganMichigan — RS Final: #60Michigan — PS 1: #60Michigan — PS 2: #60Michigan — PS 3: #60Michigan — Final: #60MinnesotaMinnesota — RS Final: #75Minnesota — PS 1: #75Minnesota — PS 2: #76Minnesota — PS 3: #76Minnesota — Final: #74IndianaIndiana — RS Final: #80Indiana — PS 1: #80Indiana — PS 2: #80Indiana — PS 3: #80Indiana — Final: #80RS FinalPS 1PS 2PS 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
2.839
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Illinois
+32
Michigan State
+25
Northwestern
+12
Ohio State
+6
Wisconsin
+5
Michigan
+2
Iowa
+1
Purdue
0
Minnesota
-4
Indiana
-5

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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