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Big Ten

1966 Season · 10 ranked teams

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Failing ＋
Avg Rank
66.1
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
4.037
Failing ＋
Non-Conf Record
12-17
vs other conferences

1966 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)7-01.0009–0–10.95031.033Developing ＋+39
2Purdue (PURDUE)6-1.8579–20.81881.345Developing+40
3Michigan (MICHIGAN)4-3.5716–40.600442.674Rebuilding −+8
4Illinois (ILLINOIS)4-3.5714–60.400663.920Failing ＋-5
5Minnesota (MINNESOTA)3-3.5004–5–10.450724.219Failing ＋-8
6Ohio State (OHIO STATE)3-4.4294–50.444754.360Failing ＋-11
7Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)2-4.3333–6–10.350834.590Failing-6
8Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)2-4.3333–6–10.350875.116Failing −-15
9Indiana (INDIANA)1-5.1671–8–10.1501126.589Rock Bottom-25
10Iowa (IOWA)1-6.1432–80.2001116.525Rock Bottom-25

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

Rank by Week — Every Team
1316090120Michigan StateMichigan State — RS Final: #2Michigan State — PS 1: #2Michigan State — PS 2: #2Michigan State — PS 3: #2Michigan State — Final: #3PurduePurdue — RS Final: #10Purdue — PS 1: #11Purdue — PS 2: #10Purdue — PS 3: #10Purdue — Final: #8MichiganMichigan — RS Final: #43Michigan — PS 1: #43Michigan — PS 2: #45Michigan — PS 3: #45Michigan — Final: #44IllinoisIllinois — RS Final: #67Illinois — PS 1: #67Illinois — PS 2: #67Illinois — PS 3: #67Illinois — Final: #66MinnesotaMinnesota — RS Final: #74Minnesota — PS 1: #73Minnesota — PS 2: #73Minnesota — PS 3: #73Minnesota — Final: #72Ohio StateOhio State — RS Final: #75Ohio State — PS 1: #76Ohio State — PS 2: #76Ohio State — PS 3: #76Ohio State — Final: #75NorthwesternNorthwestern — RS Final: #83Northwestern — PS 1: #83Northwestern — PS 2: #83Northwestern — PS 3: #83Northwestern — Final: #83WisconsinWisconsin — RS Final: #88Wisconsin — PS 1: #88Wisconsin — PS 2: #87Wisconsin — PS 3: #87Wisconsin — Final: #87IndianaIndiana — RS Final: #113Indiana — PS 1: #112Indiana — PS 2: #112Indiana — PS 3: #112Indiana — Final: #112IowaIowa — RS Final: #111Iowa — PS 1: #111Iowa — PS 2: #111Iowa — PS 3: #110Iowa — Final: #111RS 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
4.037
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Purdue
+40
Michigan State
+39
Michigan
+8
Illinois
-5
Northwestern
-6
Minnesota
-8
Ohio State
-11
Wisconsin
-15
Indiana
-25
Iowa
-25

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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