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1997 Season · 11 ranked teams

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Struggling
Avg Rank
49.8
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.393
Struggling
Non-Conf Record
28-16
vs other conferences

1997 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Michigan (MICHIGAN)8-01.00012–01.00040.850Pretender+75
2Ohio State (OHIO STATE)6-2.75010–30.769131.470Developing+44
3Penn State (PENN STATE)6-2.7509–30.750171.706Developing −+38
4Purdue (PURDUE)6-2.7509–30.750191.749Developing −+34
5Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)5-3.6258–50.615452.629Rebuilding −+18
6Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)4-4.5007–50.583372.434Rebuilding −+16
7Iowa (IOWA)4-4.5007–50.583472.755Struggling +-1
8Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)3-5.3755–70.417673.774Struggling −-4
9Minnesota (MINNESOTA)1-7.1253–90.250925.754Rock Bottom-34
10Indiana (INDIANA)1-7.1252–90.182996.177Rock Bottom-32
11Illinois (ILLINOIS)0-8.0000–110.0001088.024Rock Bottom-55

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

Rank by Week — Every Team
1295886114MichiganMichigan — W15: #1Michigan — RS Final: #3Michigan — PS 2: #3Michigan — PS 3: #4Michigan — Final: #4Ohio StateOhio State — W15: #12Ohio State — RS Final: #12Ohio State — PS 2: #12Ohio State — PS 3: #12Ohio State — Final: #13Penn StatePenn State — W15: #13Penn State — RS Final: #14Penn State — PS 2: #14Penn State — PS 3: #14Penn State — Final: #17PurduePurdue — W15: #23Purdue — RS Final: #21Purdue — PS 2: #20Purdue — PS 3: #22Purdue — Final: #19WisconsinWisconsin — W15: #38Wisconsin — RS Final: #37Wisconsin — PS 2: #38Wisconsin — PS 3: #34Wisconsin — Final: #45Michigan StateMichigan State — W15: #28Michigan State — RS Final: #28Michigan State — PS 2: #28Michigan State — PS 3: #40Michigan State — Final: #37IowaIowa — W15: #43Iowa — RS Final: #43Iowa — PS 2: #43Iowa — PS 3: #43Iowa — Final: #47NorthwesternNorthwestern — W15: #64Northwestern — RS Final: #64Northwestern — PS 2: #64Northwestern — PS 3: #66Northwestern — Final: #67MinnesotaMinnesota — W15: #92Minnesota — RS Final: #92Minnesota — PS 2: #91Minnesota — PS 3: #92Minnesota — Final: #92IndianaIndiana — W15: #96Indiana — RS Final: #98Indiana — PS 2: #97Indiana — PS 3: #97Indiana — Final: #99IllinoisIllinois — W15: #107Illinois — RS Final: #107Illinois — PS 2: #107Illinois — PS 3: #108Illinois — Final: #108W15RS 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
3.393
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Michigan
+75
Ohio State
+44
Penn State
+38
Purdue
+34
Wisconsin
+18
Michigan State
+16
Iowa
-1
Northwestern
-4
Indiana
-32
Minnesota
-34
Illinois
-55

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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