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1983 Season · 10 ranked teams

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Failing ＋
Avg Rank
50.2
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.849
Failing ＋
Non-Conf Record
13-11
vs other conferences

1983 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Illinois (ILLINOIS)9-01.00010–20.833121.568Developing −+39
2Michigan (MICHIGAN)8-1.8899–30.750101.464Developing+38
3Iowa (IOWA)7-2.7789–30.750141.601Developing −+34
4Ohio State (OHIO STATE)6-3.6679–30.750131.589Developing −+32
5Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)5-4.5567–40.636302.223Rebuilding+19
6Purdue (PURDUE)3-5.3753–7–10.318764.867Failing-15
7Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)2-6.2504–6–10.409644.252Failing ＋-9
8Indiana (INDIANA)2-7.2223–80.273875.877Rock Bottom-28
9Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)2-7.2222–90.182956.884Rock Bottom-33
10Minnesota (MINNESOTA)0-9.0001–100.0911018.162Rock Bottom-45

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

Rank by Week — Every Team
1275480107IllinoisIllinois — RS Final: #6Illinois — PS 1: #6Illinois — PS 2: #6Illinois — PS 3: #6Illinois — Final: #12MichiganMichigan — RS Final: #7Michigan — PS 1: #7Michigan — PS 2: #8Michigan — PS 3: #8Michigan — Final: #10IowaIowa — RS Final: #11Iowa — PS 1: #11Iowa — PS 2: #11Iowa — PS 3: #11Iowa — Final: #14Ohio StateOhio State — RS Final: #17Ohio State — PS 1: #17Ohio State — PS 2: #16Ohio State — PS 3: #15Ohio State — Final: #13WisconsinWisconsin — RS Final: #27Wisconsin — PS 1: #28Wisconsin — PS 2: #27Wisconsin — PS 3: #30Wisconsin — Final: #30PurduePurdue — RS Final: #77Purdue — PS 1: #77Purdue — PS 2: #77Purdue — PS 3: #77Purdue — Final: #76Michigan StateMichigan State — RS Final: #63Michigan State — PS 1: #64Michigan State — PS 2: #64Michigan State — PS 3: #64Michigan State — Final: #64IndianaIndiana — RS Final: #87Indiana — PS 1: #87Indiana — PS 2: #87Indiana — PS 3: #87Indiana — Final: #87NorthwesternNorthwestern — RS Final: #94Northwestern — PS 1: #94Northwestern — PS 2: #94Northwestern — PS 3: #94Northwestern — Final: #95MinnesotaMinnesota — RS Final: #101Minnesota — PS 1: #101Minnesota — PS 2: #101Minnesota — PS 3: #101Minnesota — Final: #101RS 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
3.849
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Illinois
+39
Michigan
+38
Iowa
+34
Ohio State
+32
Wisconsin
+19
Michigan State
-9
Purdue
-15
Indiana
-28
Northwestern
-33
Minnesota
-45

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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