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2001 Season · 11 ranked teams

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Struggling
Avg Rank
55.1
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.131
Struggling
Non-Conf Record
24-16
vs other conferences

2001 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Illinois (ILLINOIS)7-1.87510–20.833111.437Developing+47
2Michigan (MICHIGAN)6-2.7508–40.667221.767Developing −+33
3Ohio State (OHIO STATE)5-3.6257–50.583502.699Rebuilding −+12
4Iowa (IOWA)4-4.5007–50.583422.552Rebuilding −+11
5Purdue (PURDUE)4-4.5006–60.500583.184Struggling+8
6Penn State (PENN STATE)4-4.5005–60.455643.407Struggling+4
7Indiana (INDIANA)4-4.5005–60.455683.621Struggling −-3
8Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)3-5.3757–50.583522.938Struggling ++11
9Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)3-5.3755–70.417723.809Failing +-4
10Minnesota (MINNESOTA)2-6.2504–70.364804.345Failing +-16
11Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)2-6.2504–70.364874.677Failing-18

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

Rank by Week — Every Team
325477092IllinoisIllinois — RS Final: #8Illinois — PS 1: #8Illinois — PS 3: #8Illinois — PS 4: #9Illinois — Final: #11MichiganMichigan — RS Final: #16Michigan — PS 1: #17Michigan — PS 3: #18Michigan — PS 4: #18Michigan — Final: #22Ohio StateOhio State — RS Final: #38Ohio State — PS 1: #38Ohio State — PS 3: #37Ohio State — PS 4: #39Ohio State — Final: #50IowaIowa — RS Final: #51Iowa — PS 1: #50Iowa — PS 3: #50Iowa — PS 4: #45Iowa — Final: #42PurduePurdue — RS Final: #53Purdue — PS 1: #53Purdue — PS 3: #54Purdue — PS 4: #56Purdue — Final: #58Penn StatePenn State — RS Final: #64Penn State — PS 1: #65Penn State — PS 3: #64Penn State — PS 4: #63Penn State — Final: #64IndianaIndiana — RS Final: #69Indiana — PS 1: #70Indiana — PS 3: #70Indiana — PS 4: #67Indiana — Final: #68Michigan StateMichigan State — RS Final: #65Michigan State — PS 1: #66Michigan State — PS 3: #67Michigan State — PS 4: #52Michigan State — Final: #52WisconsinWisconsin — RS Final: #73Wisconsin — PS 1: #71Wisconsin — PS 3: #71Wisconsin — PS 4: #70Wisconsin — Final: #72MinnesotaMinnesota — RS Final: #80Minnesota — PS 1: #80Minnesota — PS 3: #80Minnesota — PS 4: #79Minnesota — Final: #80NorthwesternNorthwestern — RS Final: #86Northwestern — PS 1: #87Northwestern — PS 3: #87Northwestern — PS 4: #86Northwestern — Final: #87RS FinalPS 1PS 3PS 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
3.131
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Illinois
+47
Michigan
+33
Ohio State
+12
Iowa
+11
Michigan State
+11
Purdue
+8
Penn State
+4
Indiana
-3
Wisconsin
-4
Minnesota
-16
Northwestern
-18

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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