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Big Ten

2016 Season · 14 ranked teams

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Rebuilding −
Avg Rank
57.5
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
2.556
Rebuilding −
Non-Conf Record
35-17
vs other conferences

2016 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Penn State (PENN STATE)9-1.90011–30.78680.421Challenger −+61
2Ohio State (OHIO STATE)8-1.88911–20.84630.203Contender+75
3Michigan (MICHIGAN)7-2.77810–30.769100.441Challenger −+55
4Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)7-3.70011–30.78660.366Challenger+63
5Nebraska (NEBRASKA)6-3.6679–40.692321.224Developing ＋+33
6Iowa (IOWA)6-3.6678–50.615481.823Rebuilding ＋+29
7Minnesota (MINNESOTA)5-4.5569–40.692391.470Developing+25
8Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)5-4.5567–60.538562.204Rebuilding+21
9Indiana (INDIANA)4-5.4446–70.462682.890Struggling ＋-6
10Maryland (MARYLAND)3-6.3336–70.462753.206Struggling-11
11Illinois (ILLINOIS)2-7.2223–90.2501135.179Failing −-35
12Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)1-8.1113–90.2501095.014Failing-38
13Purdue (PURDUE)1-8.1113–90.2501165.370Failing −-39
14Rutgers (RUTGERS)0-9.0002–100.1671225.970Rock Bottom-42

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

Rank by Week — Every Team
1336597129Penn StatePenn State — PS 1: #5Penn State — PS 2: #5Penn State — PS 3: #5Penn State — PS 4: #8Penn State — Final: #8Ohio StateOhio State — PS 1: #3Ohio State — PS 2: #3Ohio State — PS 3: #3Ohio State — PS 4: #3Ohio State — Final: #3MichiganMichigan — PS 1: #6Michigan — PS 2: #6Michigan — PS 3: #6Michigan — PS 4: #10Michigan — Final: #10WisconsinWisconsin — PS 1: #9Wisconsin — PS 2: #9Wisconsin — PS 3: #9Wisconsin — PS 4: #6Wisconsin — Final: #6NebraskaNebraska — PS 1: #22Nebraska — PS 2: #23Nebraska — PS 3: #24Nebraska — PS 4: #32Nebraska — Final: #32IowaIowa — PS 1: #42Iowa — PS 2: #41Iowa — PS 3: #42Iowa — PS 4: #48Iowa — Final: #48MinnesotaMinnesota — PS 1: #45Minnesota — PS 2: #45Minnesota — PS 3: #43Minnesota — PS 4: #39Minnesota — Final: #39NorthwesternNorthwestern — PS 1: #61Northwestern — PS 2: #61Northwestern — PS 3: #57Northwestern — PS 4: #56Northwestern — Final: #56IndianaIndiana — PS 1: #63Indiana — PS 2: #63Indiana — PS 3: #61Indiana — PS 4: #68Indiana — Final: #68MarylandMaryland — PS 1: #67Maryland — PS 2: #66Maryland — PS 3: #76Maryland — PS 4: #75Maryland — Final: #75IllinoisIllinois — PS 1: #110Illinois — PS 2: #110Illinois — PS 3: #111Illinois — PS 4: #113Illinois — Final: #113Michigan StateMichigan State — PS 1: #109Michigan State — PS 2: #109Michigan State — PS 3: #108Michigan State — PS 4: #109Michigan State — Final: #109PurduePurdue — PS 1: #115Purdue — PS 2: #116Purdue — PS 3: #116Purdue — PS 4: #116Purdue — Final: #116RutgersRutgers — PS 1: #122Rutgers — PS 2: #122Rutgers — PS 3: #122Rutgers — PS 4: #122Rutgers — Final: #122PS 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
2.556
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Ohio State
+75
Wisconsin
+63
Penn State
+61
Michigan
+55
Nebraska
+33
Iowa
+29
Minnesota
+25
Northwestern
+21
Indiana
-6
Maryland
-11
Illinois
-35
Michigan State
-38
Purdue
-39
Rutgers
-42

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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