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Big Ten

1990 Season · 10 ranked teams

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Struggling −
Avg Rank
52.1
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.638
Struggling −
Non-Conf Record
18-17
vs other conferences

1990 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Michigan (MICHIGAN)6-2.7509–30.750121.409Developing+40
2Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)6-2.7508–3–10.708231.956Rebuilding ＋+26
3Iowa (IOWA)6-2.7508–40.667262.106Rebuilding+22
4Illinois (ILLINOIS)6-2.7508–40.667302.182Rebuilding+23
5Ohio State (OHIO STATE)5-2.7147–4–10.625382.503Rebuilding −+11
6Minnesota (MINNESOTA)5-3.6256–50.545543.337Struggling+3
7Indiana (INDIANA)3-4.4296–5–10.542533.302Struggling-3
8Purdue (PURDUE)1-7.1252–90.182905.981Rock Bottom-31
9Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)1-7.1252–90.182996.907Rock Bottom-40
10Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)0-8.0001–100.091966.694Rock Bottom-38

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

Rank by Week — Every Team
7315680104MichiganMichigan — RS Final: #15Michigan — PS 1: #16Michigan — PS 2: #16Michigan — PS 4: #15Michigan — Final: #12Michigan StateMichigan State — RS Final: #30Michigan State — PS 1: #30Michigan State — PS 2: #30Michigan State — PS 4: #24Michigan State — Final: #23IowaIowa — RS Final: #27Iowa — PS 1: #26Iowa — PS 2: #26Iowa — PS 4: #25Iowa — Final: #26IllinoisIllinois — RS Final: #26Illinois — PS 1: #25Illinois — PS 2: #25Illinois — PS 4: #26Illinois — Final: #30Ohio StateOhio State — RS Final: #31Ohio State — PS 1: #31Ohio State — PS 2: #31Ohio State — PS 4: #36Ohio State — Final: #38MinnesotaMinnesota — RS Final: #54Minnesota — PS 1: #54Minnesota — PS 2: #54Minnesota — PS 4: #54Minnesota — Final: #54IndianaIndiana — RS Final: #52Indiana — PS 1: #52Indiana — PS 2: #52Indiana — PS 4: #53Indiana — Final: #53PurduePurdue — RS Final: #90Purdue — PS 1: #90Purdue — PS 2: #90Purdue — PS 4: #90Purdue — Final: #90NorthwesternNorthwestern — RS Final: #99Northwestern — PS 1: #98Northwestern — PS 2: #98Northwestern — PS 4: #97Northwestern — Final: #99WisconsinWisconsin — RS Final: #96Wisconsin — PS 1: #96Wisconsin — PS 2: #96Wisconsin — PS 4: #96Wisconsin — Final: #96RS FinalPS 1PS 2PS 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
3.638
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Michigan
+40
Michigan State
+26
Illinois
+23
Iowa
+22
Ohio State
+11
Minnesota
+3
Indiana
-3
Purdue
-31
Wisconsin
-38
Northwestern
-40

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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