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2004 Season · 11 ranked teams

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Struggling ＋
Avg Rank
49.1
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.035
Struggling ＋
Non-Conf Record
27-14
vs other conferences

2004 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Iowa (IOWA)7-1.87510–20.83361.059Developing ＋+58
2Michigan (MICHIGAN)7-1.8759–30.750161.512Developing+42
3Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)6-2.7509–30.750231.885Rebuilding ＋+29
4Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)5-3.6256–60.500563.057Struggling ＋+4
5Ohio State (OHIO STATE)4-4.5008–40.667211.816Rebuilding ＋+30
6Purdue (PURDUE)4-4.5007–50.583292.180Rebuilding+15
7Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)4-4.5005–70.417723.839Failing ＋-8
8Minnesota (MINNESOTA)3-5.3757–50.583462.665Rebuilding −+9
9Penn State (PENN STATE)2-6.2504–70.364743.954Failing ＋-14
10Illinois (ILLINOIS)1-7.1253–80.273965.562Failing −-33
11Indiana (INDIANA)1-7.1253–80.2731015.852Rock Bottom-33

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

Rank by Week — Every Team
1285683111IowaIowa — RS Final: #9Iowa — PS 2: #9Iowa — PS 3: #9Iowa — PS 4: #6Iowa — Final: #6MichiganMichigan — RS Final: #14Michigan — PS 2: #14Michigan — PS 3: #14Michigan — PS 4: #16Michigan — Final: #16WisconsinWisconsin — RS Final: #20Wisconsin — PS 2: #20Wisconsin — PS 3: #20Wisconsin — PS 4: #23Wisconsin — Final: #23NorthwesternNorthwestern — RS Final: #59Northwestern — PS 2: #58Northwestern — PS 3: #58Northwestern — PS 4: #56Northwestern — Final: #56Ohio StateOhio State — RS Final: #27Ohio State — PS 2: #27Ohio State — PS 3: #27Ohio State — PS 4: #21Ohio State — Final: #21PurduePurdue — RS Final: #24Purdue — PS 2: #25Purdue — PS 3: #26Purdue — PS 4: #29Purdue — Final: #29Michigan StateMichigan State — RS Final: #73Michigan State — PS 2: #73Michigan State — PS 3: #71Michigan State — PS 4: #72Michigan State — Final: #72MinnesotaMinnesota — RS Final: #52Minnesota — PS 2: #54Minnesota — PS 3: #53Minnesota — PS 4: #46Minnesota — Final: #46Penn StatePenn State — RS Final: #75Penn State — PS 2: #74Penn State — PS 3: #74Penn State — PS 4: #74Penn State — Final: #74IllinoisIllinois — RS Final: #96Illinois — PS 2: #95Illinois — PS 3: #96Illinois — PS 4: #96Illinois — Final: #96IndianaIndiana — RS Final: #105Indiana — PS 2: #103Indiana — PS 3: #102Indiana — PS 4: #101Indiana — Final: #101RS FinalPS 2PS 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
3.035
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Iowa
+58
Michigan
+42
Ohio State
+30
Wisconsin
+29
Purdue
+15
Minnesota
+9
Northwestern
+4
Michigan State
-8
Penn State
-14
Illinois
-33
Indiana
-33

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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