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Big Ten

1996 Season · 11 ranked teams

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Struggling +
Avg Rank
46.2
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.020
Struggling +
Non-Conf Record
30-12
vs other conferences

1996 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Ohio State (OHIO STATE)7-1.87511–10.91730.811Pretender ++66
2Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)7-1.8759–30.750251.922Rebuilding ++31
3Penn State (PENN STATE)6-2.75011–20.84691.244Developing ++54
4Iowa (IOWA)6-2.7509–30.750221.729Developing −+37
5Michigan (MICHIGAN)5-3.6258–40.667261.975Rebuilding ++30
6Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)5-3.6256–60.500533.157Struggling+1
7Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)3-5.3758–50.615362.445Rebuilding −+15
8Purdue (PURDUE)2-6.2503–80.273854.931Failing-17
9Minnesota (MINNESOTA)1-7.1254–70.364694.026Failing +-6
10Indiana (INDIANA)1-7.1253–80.273824.785Failing-19
11Illinois (ILLINOIS)1-7.1252–90.182986.196Rock Bottom-34

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

Rank by Week — Every Team
1275278104Ohio StateOhio State — W15: #5Ohio State — RS Final: #4Ohio State — PS 2: #4Ohio State — PS 3: #4Ohio State — Final: #3NorthwesternNorthwestern — W15: #23Northwestern — RS Final: #23Northwestern — PS 2: #23Northwestern — PS 3: #23Northwestern — Final: #25Penn StatePenn State — W15: #11Penn State — RS Final: #11Penn State — PS 2: #11Penn State — PS 3: #9Penn State — Final: #9IowaIowa — W15: #25Iowa — RS Final: #25Iowa — PS 2: #25Iowa — PS 3: #20Iowa — Final: #22MichiganMichigan — W15: #21Michigan — RS Final: #21Michigan — PS 2: #21Michigan — PS 3: #24Michigan — Final: #26Michigan StateMichigan State — W15: #45Michigan State — RS Final: #45Michigan State — PS 2: #45Michigan State — PS 3: #42Michigan State — Final: #53WisconsinWisconsin — W15: #43Wisconsin — RS Final: #43Wisconsin — PS 2: #43Wisconsin — PS 3: #36Wisconsin — Final: #36PurduePurdue — W15: #83Purdue — RS Final: #83Purdue — PS 2: #83Purdue — PS 3: #84Purdue — Final: #85MinnesotaMinnesota — W15: #69Minnesota — RS Final: #69Minnesota — PS 2: #69Minnesota — PS 3: #69Minnesota — Final: #69IndianaIndiana — W15: #82Indiana — RS Final: #82Indiana — PS 2: #82Indiana — PS 3: #82Indiana — Final: #82IllinoisIllinois — W15: #98Illinois — RS Final: #98Illinois — PS 2: #98Illinois — PS 3: #98Illinois — Final: #98W15RS FinalPS 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
3.020
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Ohio State
+66
Penn State
+54
Iowa
+37
Northwestern
+31
Michigan
+30
Wisconsin
+15
Michigan State
+1
Minnesota
-6
Purdue
-17
Indiana
-19
Illinois
-34

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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