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2002 Season · 11 ranked teams

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Struggling +
Avg Rank
46.7
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.023
Struggling +
Non-Conf Record
38-15
vs other conferences

2002 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Ohio State (OHIO STATE)8-01.00014–01.00020.798Pretender ++100
2Iowa (IOWA)8-01.00011–20.84671.236Developing ++58
3Michigan (MICHIGAN)6-2.75010–30.769111.329Developing+60
4Penn State (PENN STATE)5-3.6259–40.692171.645Developing −+41
5Purdue (PURDUE)4-4.5007–60.538522.935Struggling ++8
6Illinois (ILLINOIS)4-4.5005–70.417693.804Failing +-5
7Minnesota (MINNESOTA)3-5.3758–50.615432.556Rebuilding −+17
8Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)2-6.2508–60.571372.359Rebuilding+31
9Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)2-6.2504–80.333784.603Failing-21
10Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)1-7.1253–90.250975.842Rock Bottom-32
11Indiana (INDIANA)1-7.1253–90.2501016.149Rock Bottom-35

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

Rank by Week — Every Team
1275480107Ohio StateOhio State — W15: #3Ohio State — RS Final: #3Ohio State — PS 2: #3Ohio State — PS 3: #3Ohio State — Final: #2IowaIowa — W15: #7Iowa — RS Final: #6Iowa — PS 2: #6Iowa — PS 3: #6Iowa — Final: #7MichiganMichigan — W15: #12Michigan — RS Final: #13Michigan — PS 2: #13Michigan — PS 3: #12Michigan — Final: #11Penn StatePenn State — W15: #15Penn State — RS Final: #16Penn State — PS 2: #15Penn State — PS 3: #14Penn State — Final: #17PurduePurdue — W15: #62Purdue — RS Final: #62Purdue — PS 2: #62Purdue — PS 3: #61Purdue — Final: #52IllinoisIllinois — W15: #70Illinois — RS Final: #70Illinois — PS 2: #70Illinois — PS 3: #69Illinois — Final: #69MinnesotaMinnesota — W15: #57Minnesota — RS Final: #57Minnesota — PS 2: #53Minnesota — PS 3: #45Minnesota — Final: #43WisconsinWisconsin — W15: #47Wisconsin — RS Final: #47Wisconsin — PS 2: #43Wisconsin — PS 3: #39Wisconsin — Final: #37Michigan StateMichigan State — W15: #79Michigan State — RS Final: #78Michigan State — PS 2: #78Michigan State — PS 3: #78Michigan State — Final: #78NorthwesternNorthwestern — W15: #97Northwestern — RS Final: #97Northwestern — PS 2: #97Northwestern — PS 3: #97Northwestern — Final: #97IndianaIndiana — W15: #101Indiana — RS Final: #101Indiana — PS 2: #101Indiana — PS 3: #101Indiana — Final: #101W15RS 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
3.023
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Ohio State
+100
Michigan
+60
Iowa
+58
Penn State
+41
Wisconsin
+31
Minnesota
+17
Purdue
+8
Illinois
-5
Michigan State
-21
Northwestern
-32
Indiana
-35

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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