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Big Ten

2018 Season · 14 ranked teams

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Struggling ＋
Avg Rank
58.9
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
2.889
Struggling ＋
Non-Conf Record
33-18
vs other conferences

2018 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Ohio State (OHIO STATE)9-1.90013–10.92950.167Contender+76
2Michigan (MICHIGAN)8-1.88910–30.769100.427Challenger −+55
3Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)8-2.8009–50.643311.334Developing+37
4Penn State (PENN STATE)6-3.6679–40.692240.890Pretender+39
5Iowa (IOWA)5-4.5569–40.692291.221Developing ＋+28
6Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)5-4.5568–50.615451.947Rebuilding ＋+13
7Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)5-4.5567–60.538542.472Rebuilding −+11
8Purdue (PURDUE)5-4.5566–70.462753.233Struggling+4
9Minnesota (MINNESOTA)3-6.3337–60.538592.601Rebuilding −+14
10Maryland (MARYLAND)3-6.3335–70.417823.854Failing ＋-5
11Nebraska (NEBRASKA)3-6.3334–80.333984.803Failing-17
12Indiana (INDIANA)2-7.2225–70.417813.823Failing ＋-4
13Illinois (ILLINOIS)2-7.2224–80.3331045.765Rock Bottom-36
14Rutgers (RUTGERS)0-9.0001–110.0831277.908Rock Bottom-56

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

Rank by Week — Every Team
13468101134Ohio StateOhio State — PS 1: #8Ohio State — PS 2: #7Ohio State — PS 3: #6Ohio State — PS 4: #6Ohio State — Final: #5MichiganMichigan — PS 1: #7Michigan — PS 2: #8Michigan — PS 3: #8Michigan — PS 4: #9Michigan — Final: #10NorthwesternNorthwestern — PS 1: #38Northwestern — PS 2: #37Northwestern — PS 3: #35Northwestern — PS 4: #32Northwestern — Final: #31Penn StatePenn State — PS 1: #15Penn State — PS 2: #16Penn State — PS 3: #14Penn State — PS 4: #20Penn State — Final: #24IowaIowa — PS 1: #34Iowa — PS 2: #34Iowa — PS 3: #34Iowa — PS 4: #37Iowa — Final: #29WisconsinWisconsin — PS 1: #59Wisconsin — PS 2: #58Wisconsin — PS 3: #55Wisconsin — PS 4: #45Wisconsin — Final: #45Michigan StateMichigan State — PS 1: #47Michigan State — PS 2: #47Michigan State — PS 3: #47Michigan State — PS 4: #52Michigan State — Final: #54PurduePurdue — PS 1: #61Purdue — PS 2: #64Purdue — PS 3: #62Purdue — PS 4: #76Purdue — Final: #75MinnesotaMinnesota — PS 1: #76Minnesota — PS 2: #76Minnesota — PS 3: #76Minnesota — PS 4: #62Minnesota — Final: #59MarylandMaryland — PS 1: #84Maryland — PS 2: #84Maryland — PS 3: #85Maryland — PS 4: #84Maryland — Final: #82NebraskaNebraska — PS 1: #99Nebraska — PS 2: #98Nebraska — PS 3: #98Nebraska — PS 4: #98Nebraska — Final: #98IndianaIndiana — PS 1: #85Indiana — PS 2: #85Indiana — PS 3: #84Indiana — PS 4: #81Indiana — Final: #81IllinoisIllinois — PS 1: #106Illinois — PS 2: #105Illinois — PS 3: #106Illinois — PS 4: #104Illinois — Final: #104RutgersRutgers — PS 1: #127Rutgers — PS 2: #127Rutgers — PS 3: #127Rutgers — PS 4: #127Rutgers — Final: #127PS 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
2.889
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Ohio State
+76
Michigan
+55
Penn State
+39
Northwestern
+37
Iowa
+28
Minnesota
+14
Wisconsin
+13
Michigan State
+11
Purdue
+4
Indiana
-4
Maryland
-5
Nebraska
-17
Illinois
-36
Rutgers
-56

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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