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Big Ten

2012 Season · 12 ranked teams

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Struggling
Avg Rank
54.5
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.230
Struggling
Non-Conf Record
36-19
vs other conferences

2012 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Ohio State (OHIO STATE)8-01.00012–01.00051.056Developing ＋+73
2Nebraska (NEBRASKA)7-2.77810–40.714211.776Developing −+48
3Michigan (MICHIGAN)6-2.7508–50.615302.102Rebuilding+34
4Penn State (PENN STATE)6-2.7508–40.667352.183Rebuilding+30
5Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)5-3.62510–30.769231.893Rebuilding ＋+37
6Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)5-4.5568–60.571452.596Rebuilding −+22
7Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)3-5.3757–60.538482.656Rebuilding −+24
8Purdue (PURDUE)3-5.3756–70.462774.054Failing ＋-11
9Minnesota (MINNESOTA)2-6.2506–70.462784.178Failing ＋-15
10Iowa (IOWA)2-6.2504–80.333874.672Failing-19
11Indiana (INDIANA)2-6.2504–80.333924.995Failing-28
12Illinois (ILLINOIS)0-8.0002–100.1671136.604Rock Bottom-44

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

Rank by Week — Every Team
1316090120Ohio StateOhio State — PS 1: #5Ohio State — PS 2: #5Ohio State — PS 3: #5Ohio State — PS 4: #4Ohio State — Final: #5NebraskaNebraska — PS 1: #17Nebraska — PS 2: #18Nebraska — PS 3: #18Nebraska — PS 4: #18Nebraska — Final: #21MichiganMichigan — PS 1: #25Michigan — PS 2: #23Michigan — PS 3: #23Michigan — PS 4: #25Michigan — Final: #30Penn StatePenn State — PS 1: #34Penn State — PS 2: #33Penn State — PS 3: #30Penn State — PS 4: #32Penn State — Final: #35NorthwesternNorthwestern — PS 1: #30Northwestern — PS 2: #30Northwestern — PS 3: #28Northwestern — PS 4: #30Northwestern — Final: #23WisconsinWisconsin — PS 1: #40Wisconsin — PS 2: #39Wisconsin — PS 3: #37Wisconsin — PS 4: #38Wisconsin — Final: #45Michigan StateMichigan State — PS 1: #53Michigan State — PS 2: #52Michigan State — PS 3: #52Michigan State — PS 4: #48Michigan State — Final: #48PurduePurdue — PS 1: #73Purdue — PS 2: #72Purdue — PS 3: #73Purdue — PS 4: #75Purdue — Final: #77MinnesotaMinnesota — PS 1: #76Minnesota — PS 2: #76Minnesota — PS 3: #76Minnesota — PS 4: #78Minnesota — Final: #78IowaIowa — PS 1: #87Iowa — PS 2: #87Iowa — PS 3: #87Iowa — PS 4: #87Iowa — Final: #87IndianaIndiana — PS 1: #91Indiana — PS 2: #91Indiana — PS 3: #92Indiana — PS 4: #91Indiana — Final: #92IllinoisIllinois — PS 1: #111Illinois — PS 2: #110Illinois — PS 3: #110Illinois — PS 4: #112Illinois — Final: #113PS 1PS 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
3.230
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Ohio State
+73
Nebraska
+48
Northwestern
+37
Michigan
+34
Penn State
+30
Michigan State
+24
Wisconsin
+22
Purdue
-11
Minnesota
-15
Iowa
-19
Indiana
-28
Illinois
-44

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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