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Big Ten

2020 Season · 14 ranked teams

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Failing ＋
Avg Rank
67.4
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
4.083
Failing ＋
Non-Conf Record
3-2
vs other conferences

2020 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Ohio State (OHIO STATE)6-01.0007–10.87560.437Challenger −+35
2Indiana (INDIANA)6-1.8576–20.750271.515Developing+11
3Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)6-2.7507–20.778191.147Developing ＋+19
4Iowa (IOWA)6-2.7506–20.750281.545Developing −+12
5Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)3-3.5004–30.571482.451Rebuilding −+5
6Penn State (PENN STATE)4-5.4444–50.444764.453Failing-4
7Minnesota (MINNESOTA)3-4.4293–40.429845.030Failing −-5
8Maryland (MARYLAND)2-3.4002–30.400734.202Failing ＋-3
9Nebraska (NEBRASKA)3-5.3753–50.375824.918Failing-6
10Rutgers (RUTGERS)3-6.3333–60.3331056.522Rock Bottom-17
11Purdue (PURDUE)2-4.3332–40.333935.828Rock Bottom-9
12Michigan (MICHIGAN)2-4.3332–40.3331046.420Rock Bottom-9
13Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)2-5.2862–50.286875.435Failing −-7
14Illinois (ILLINOIS)2-6.2502–60.2501127.260Rock Bottom-14

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

Rank by Week — Every Team
1306089119Ohio StateOhio State — PS 1: #9Ohio State — PS 2: #5Ohio State — PS 3: #8Ohio State — PS 4: #2Ohio State — Final: #6IndianaIndiana — PS 1: #21Indiana — PS 2: #16Indiana — PS 3: #17Indiana — PS 4: #25Indiana — Final: #27NorthwesternNorthwestern — PS 1: #25Northwestern — PS 2: #29Northwestern — PS 3: #29Northwestern — PS 4: #19Northwestern — Final: #19IowaIowa — PS 1: #33Iowa — PS 2: #34Iowa — PS 3: #35Iowa — PS 4: #28Iowa — Final: #28WisconsinWisconsin — PS 1: #63Wisconsin — PS 2: #51Wisconsin — PS 3: #52Wisconsin — PS 4: #48Wisconsin — Final: #48Penn StatePenn State — PS 1: #82Penn State — PS 2: #72Penn State — PS 3: #73Penn State — PS 4: #75Penn State — Final: #76MinnesotaMinnesota — PS 1: #79Minnesota — PS 2: #82Minnesota — PS 3: #82Minnesota — PS 4: #84Minnesota — Final: #84MarylandMaryland — PS 1: #69Maryland — PS 2: #71Maryland — PS 3: #69Maryland — PS 4: #73Maryland — Final: #73NebraskaNebraska — PS 1: #95Nebraska — PS 2: #79Nebraska — PS 3: #78Nebraska — PS 4: #81Nebraska — Final: #82RutgersRutgers — PS 1: #97Rutgers — PS 2: #105Rutgers — PS 3: #104Rutgers — PS 4: #105Rutgers — Final: #105PurduePurdue — PS 1: #94Purdue — PS 2: #96Purdue — PS 3: #97Purdue — PS 4: #93Purdue — Final: #93MichiganMichigan — PS 1: #105Michigan — PS 2: #104Michigan — PS 3: #103Michigan — PS 4: #104Michigan — Final: #104Michigan StateMichigan State — PS 1: #88Michigan State — PS 2: #86Michigan State — PS 3: #86Michigan State — PS 4: #86Michigan State — Final: #87IllinoisIllinois — PS 1: #110Illinois — PS 2: #112Illinois — PS 3: #112Illinois — PS 4: #112Illinois — Final: #112PS 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
4.083
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Ohio State
+35
Northwestern
+19
Iowa
+12
Indiana
+11
Wisconsin
+5
Maryland
-3
Penn State
-4
Minnesota
-5
Nebraska
-6
Michigan State
-7
Purdue
-9
Michigan
-9
Illinois
-14
Rutgers
-17

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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