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1998 Season · 11 ranked teams

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Struggling +
Avg Rank
46.0
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.060
Struggling +
Non-Conf Record
30-12
vs other conferences

1998 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Ohio State (OHIO STATE)7-1.87511–10.91730.911Pretender −+65
2Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)7-1.87511–10.91741.099Developing ++55
3Michigan (MICHIGAN)7-1.87510–30.769141.523Developing+45
4Purdue (PURDUE)6-2.7509–40.692221.703Developing −+37
5Penn State (PENN STATE)5-3.6259–30.750161.528Developing+42
6Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)4-4.5006–60.500462.756Struggling ++12
7Minnesota (MINNESOTA)2-6.2505–60.455583.442Struggling −-1
8Indiana (INDIANA)2-6.2504–70.364724.107Failing +-11
9Iowa (IOWA)2-6.2503–80.273804.950Failing-19
10Illinois (ILLINOIS)2-6.2503–80.273945.658Rock Bottom-29
11Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)0-8.0003–90.250975.981Rock Bottom-36

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 — W14: #5Ohio State — RS Final: #5Ohio State — PS 2: #5Ohio State — PS 3: #5Ohio State — Final: #3WisconsinWisconsin — W14: #7Wisconsin — RS Final: #9Wisconsin — PS 2: #9Wisconsin — PS 3: #10Wisconsin — Final: #4MichiganMichigan — W14: #19Michigan — RS Final: #20Michigan — PS 2: #20Michigan — PS 3: #20Michigan — Final: #14PurduePurdue — W14: #28Purdue — RS Final: #29Purdue — PS 2: #29Purdue — PS 3: #26Purdue — Final: #22Penn StatePenn State — W14: #20Penn State — RS Final: #21Penn State — PS 2: #21Penn State — PS 3: #21Penn State — Final: #16Michigan StateMichigan State — W14: #47Michigan State — RS Final: #47Michigan State — PS 2: #47Michigan State — PS 3: #47Michigan State — Final: #46MinnesotaMinnesota — W14: #61Minnesota — RS Final: #60Minnesota — PS 2: #59Minnesota — PS 3: #59Minnesota — Final: #58IndianaIndiana — W14: #72Indiana — RS Final: #72Indiana — PS 2: #72Indiana — PS 3: #72Indiana — Final: #72IowaIowa — W14: #81Iowa — RS Final: #82Iowa — PS 2: #81Iowa — PS 3: #82Iowa — Final: #80IllinoisIllinois — W14: #95Illinois — RS Final: #95Illinois — PS 2: #95Illinois — PS 3: #95Illinois — Final: #94NorthwesternNorthwestern — W14: #98Northwestern — RS Final: #98Northwestern — PS 2: #98Northwestern — PS 3: #97Northwestern — Final: #97W14RS 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
3.060
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Ohio State
+65
Wisconsin
+55
Michigan
+45
Penn State
+42
Purdue
+37
Michigan State
+12
Minnesota
-1
Indiana
-11
Iowa
-19
Illinois
-29
Northwestern
-36

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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