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2008 Season · 11 ranked teams

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Struggling
Avg Rank
52.9
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.110
Struggling
Non-Conf Record
33-18
vs other conferences

2008 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Penn State (PENN STATE)7-1.87511–20.84681.275Developing+53
2Ohio State (OHIO STATE)7-1.87510–30.769121.390Developing+52
3Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)6-2.7509–40.692241.792Developing −+40
4Iowa (IOWA)5-3.6259–40.692271.923Rebuilding ＋+27
5Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)5-3.6259–40.692382.373Rebuilding+19
6Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)3-5.3757–60.538553.079Struggling+5
7Minnesota (MINNESOTA)3-5.3757–60.538623.349Struggling0
8Illinois (ILLINOIS)3-5.3755–70.417673.608Struggling −-8
9Purdue (PURDUE)2-6.2504–80.333834.251Failing ＋-18
10Michigan (MICHIGAN)2-6.2503–90.2501025.464Failing −-27
11Indiana (INDIANA)1-7.1253–90.2501045.710Rock 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
2295684111Penn StatePenn State — RS Final: #8Penn State — PS 2: #8Penn State — PS 3: #8Penn State — PS 4: #9Penn State — Final: #8Ohio StateOhio State — RS Final: #10Ohio State — PS 2: #10Ohio State — PS 3: #11Ohio State — PS 4: #12Ohio State — Final: #12Michigan StateMichigan State — RS Final: #17Michigan State — PS 2: #17Michigan State — PS 3: #18Michigan State — PS 4: #25Michigan State — Final: #24IowaIowa — RS Final: #29Iowa — PS 2: #28Iowa — PS 3: #30Iowa — PS 4: #27Iowa — Final: #27NorthwesternNorthwestern — RS Final: #35Northwestern — PS 2: #35Northwestern — PS 3: #39Northwestern — PS 4: #38Northwestern — Final: #38WisconsinWisconsin — RS Final: #52Wisconsin — PS 2: #54Wisconsin — PS 3: #55Wisconsin — PS 4: #55Wisconsin — Final: #55MinnesotaMinnesota — RS Final: #56Minnesota — PS 2: #56Minnesota — PS 3: #57Minnesota — PS 4: #62Minnesota — Final: #62IllinoisIllinois — RS Final: #65Illinois — PS 2: #63Illinois — PS 3: #66Illinois — PS 4: #67Illinois — Final: #67PurduePurdue — RS Final: #84Purdue — PS 2: #83Purdue — PS 3: #83Purdue — PS 4: #83Purdue — Final: #83MichiganMichigan — RS Final: #101Michigan — PS 2: #100Michigan — PS 3: #102Michigan — PS 4: #102Michigan — Final: #102IndianaIndiana — RS Final: #104Indiana — PS 2: #104Indiana — PS 3: #105Indiana — PS 4: #104Indiana — Final: #104RS 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
3.110
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Penn State
+53
Ohio State
+52
Michigan State
+40
Iowa
+27
Northwestern
+19
Wisconsin
+5
Minnesota
0
Illinois
-8
Purdue
-18
Michigan
-27
Indiana
-33

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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