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Big Ten

1989 Season · 10 ranked teams

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Struggling −
Avg Rank
51.6
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.719
Struggling −
Non-Conf Record
17-17
vs other conferences

1989 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Michigan (MICHIGAN)8-01.00010–20.833121.234Developing ++50
2Illinois (ILLINOIS)7-1.87510–20.833101.197Developing ++51
3Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)6-2.7508–40.667201.809Rebuilding ++26
4Ohio State (OHIO STATE)6-2.7508–40.667312.269Rebuilding+19
5Minnesota (MINNESOTA)4-4.5006–50.545503.339Struggling-2
6Iowa (IOWA)3-5.3755–60.455623.737Struggling −-4
7Indiana (INDIANA)3-5.3755–60.455633.752Struggling −-9
8Purdue (PURDUE)2-6.2503–80.273784.957Failing-21
9Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)1-7.1252–90.182865.986Rock Bottom-31
10Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)0-8.0000–110.0001048.912Rock Bottom-59

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

Rank by Week — Every Team
1285583110MichiganMichigan — RS Final: #8Michigan — PS 1: #8Michigan — PS 2: #8Michigan — PS 3: #7Michigan — Final: #12IllinoisIllinois — RS Final: #15Illinois — PS 1: #15Illinois — PS 2: #15Illinois — PS 3: #15Illinois — Final: #10Michigan StateMichigan State — RS Final: #26Michigan State — PS 1: #26Michigan State — PS 2: #27Michigan State — PS 3: #22Michigan State — Final: #20Ohio StateOhio State — RS Final: #28Ohio State — PS 1: #28Ohio State — PS 2: #28Ohio State — PS 3: #27Ohio State — Final: #31MinnesotaMinnesota — RS Final: #51Minnesota — PS 1: #51Minnesota — PS 2: #51Minnesota — PS 3: #51Minnesota — Final: #50IowaIowa — RS Final: #64Iowa — PS 1: #63Iowa — PS 2: #63Iowa — PS 3: #63Iowa — Final: #62IndianaIndiana — RS Final: #65Indiana — PS 1: #64Indiana — PS 2: #62Indiana — PS 3: #62Indiana — Final: #63PurduePurdue — RS Final: #79Purdue — PS 1: #79Purdue — PS 2: #79Purdue — PS 3: #79Purdue — Final: #78WisconsinWisconsin — RS Final: #87Wisconsin — PS 1: #87Wisconsin — PS 2: #87Wisconsin — PS 3: #87Wisconsin — Final: #86NorthwesternNorthwestern — RS Final: #104Northwestern — PS 1: #104Northwestern — PS 2: #104Northwestern — PS 3: #104Northwestern — Final: #104RS 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
3.719
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Illinois
+51
Michigan
+50
Michigan State
+26
Ohio State
+19
Minnesota
-2
Iowa
-4
Indiana
-9
Purdue
-21
Wisconsin
-31
Northwestern
-59

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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