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Big Ten

2017 Season · 14 ranked teams

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Rebuilding −
Avg Rank
53.4
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
2.621
Rebuilding −
Non-Conf Record
39-11
vs other conferences

2017 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Ohio State (OHIO STATE)9-1.90012–20.85730.094Elite −+80
2Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)9-1.90013–10.92950.127Contender ＋+82
3Penn State (PENN STATE)7-2.77811–20.84680.255Challenger ＋+67
4Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)7-2.77810–30.769140.558Competitive ＋+54
5Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)7-2.77810–30.769200.806Pretender ＋+43
6Michigan (MICHIGAN)5-4.5568–50.615371.586Developing −+26
7Iowa (IOWA)4-5.4448–50.615291.143Developing ＋+40
8Purdue (PURDUE)4-5.4447–60.538482.228Rebuilding+13
9Nebraska (NEBRASKA)3-6.3334–80.333964.624Failing-11
10Rutgers (RUTGERS)3-6.3334–80.3331035.322Failing −-24
11Minnesota (MINNESOTA)2-7.2225–70.417834.148Failing ＋-11
12Indiana (INDIANA)2-7.2225–70.417884.260Failing ＋-13
13Maryland (MARYLAND)2-7.2224–80.333954.619Failing-7
14Illinois (ILLINOIS)0-9.0002–100.1671186.924Rock Bottom-41

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

Rank by Week — Every Team
1336496127Ohio StateOhio State — PS 1: #5Ohio State — PS 2: #5Ohio State — PS 3: #5Ohio State — PS 4: #3Ohio State — Final: #3WisconsinWisconsin — PS 1: #7Wisconsin — PS 2: #7Wisconsin — PS 3: #6Wisconsin — PS 4: #5Wisconsin — Final: #5Penn StatePenn State — PS 1: #9Penn State — PS 2: #9Penn State — PS 3: #9Penn State — PS 4: #8Penn State — Final: #8Michigan StateMichigan State — PS 1: #19Michigan State — PS 2: #20Michigan State — PS 3: #19Michigan State — PS 4: #14Michigan State — Final: #14NorthwesternNorthwestern — PS 1: #28Northwestern — PS 2: #28Northwestern — PS 3: #29Northwestern — PS 4: #20Northwestern — Final: #20MichiganMichigan — PS 1: #33Michigan — PS 2: #31Michigan — PS 3: #33Michigan — PS 4: #37Michigan — Final: #37IowaIowa — PS 1: #36Iowa — PS 2: #35Iowa — PS 3: #35Iowa — PS 4: #29Iowa — Final: #29PurduePurdue — PS 1: #63Purdue — PS 2: #62Purdue — PS 3: #61Purdue — PS 4: #48Purdue — Final: #48NebraskaNebraska — PS 1: #97Nebraska — PS 2: #97Nebraska — PS 3: #97Nebraska — PS 4: #96Nebraska — Final: #96RutgersRutgers — PS 1: #103Rutgers — PS 2: #104Rutgers — PS 3: #104Rutgers — PS 4: #103Rutgers — Final: #103MinnesotaMinnesota — PS 1: #90Minnesota — PS 2: #86Minnesota — PS 3: #88Minnesota — PS 4: #83Minnesota — Final: #83IndianaIndiana — PS 1: #89Indiana — PS 2: #87Indiana — PS 3: #87Indiana — PS 4: #88Indiana — Final: #88MarylandMaryland — PS 1: #95Maryland — PS 2: #95Maryland — PS 3: #95Maryland — PS 4: #95Maryland — Final: #95IllinoisIllinois — PS 1: #118Illinois — PS 2: #120Illinois — PS 3: #119Illinois — PS 4: #118Illinois — Final: #118PS 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
2.621
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Wisconsin
+82
Ohio State
+80
Penn State
+67
Michigan State
+54
Northwestern
+43
Iowa
+40
Michigan
+26
Purdue
+13
Maryland
-7
Nebraska
-11
Minnesota
-11
Indiana
-13
Rutgers
-24
Illinois
-41

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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