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Big Ten

2021 Season · 14 ranked teams

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Struggling ＋
Avg Rank
51.9
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
3.049
Struggling ＋
Non-Conf Record
39-13
vs other conferences

2021 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Michigan (MICHIGAN)9-1.90012–20.85740.317Challenger ＋+75
2Ohio State (OHIO STATE)8-1.88911–20.84670.440Challenger −+66
3Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)7-2.77811–20.846120.703Competitive −+60
4Iowa (IOWA)7-3.70010–40.714231.227Developing ＋+40
5Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)6-3.6679–40.692201.116Developing ＋+45
6Purdue (PURDUE)6-3.6679–40.692291.394Developing+37
7Minnesota (MINNESOTA)6-3.6679–40.692351.829Rebuilding ＋+29
8Penn State (PENN STATE)4-5.4447–60.538482.508Rebuilding −+14
9Illinois (ILLINOIS)4-5.4445–70.417814.605Failing-7
10Maryland (MARYLAND)3-6.3337–60.538542.901Struggling ＋+11
11Rutgers (RUTGERS)2-7.2225–80.385925.508Failing −-19
12Nebraska (NEBRASKA)1-8.1113–90.250955.681Rock Bottom-24
13Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)1-8.1113–90.2501167.365Rock Bottom-37
14Indiana (INDIANA)0-9.0002–100.1671117.090Rock Bottom-30

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

Rank by Week — Every Team
1316292123MichiganMichigan — PS 1: #3Michigan — PS 2: #3Michigan — PS 3: #2Michigan — PS 4: #4Michigan — Final: #4Ohio StateOhio State — PS 1: #8Ohio State — PS 2: #8Ohio State — PS 3: #8Ohio State — PS 4: #7Ohio State — Final: #7Michigan StateMichigan State — PS 1: #16Michigan State — PS 2: #15Michigan State — PS 3: #15Michigan State — PS 4: #12Michigan State — Final: #12IowaIowa — PS 1: #22Iowa — PS 2: #20Iowa — PS 3: #19Iowa — PS 4: #23Iowa — Final: #23WisconsinWisconsin — PS 1: #23Wisconsin — PS 2: #22Wisconsin — PS 3: #26Wisconsin — PS 4: #20Wisconsin — Final: #20PurduePurdue — PS 1: #31Purdue — PS 2: #31Purdue — PS 3: #30Purdue — PS 4: #29Purdue — Final: #29MinnesotaMinnesota — PS 1: #41Minnesota — PS 2: #41Minnesota — PS 3: #41Minnesota — PS 4: #36Minnesota — Final: #35Penn StatePenn State — PS 1: #38Penn State — PS 2: #39Penn State — PS 3: #39Penn State — PS 4: #47Penn State — Final: #48IllinoisIllinois — PS 1: #82Illinois — PS 2: #82Illinois — PS 3: #81Illinois — PS 4: #81Illinois — Final: #81MarylandMaryland — PS 1: #67Maryland — PS 2: #63Maryland — PS 3: #63Maryland — PS 4: #54Maryland — Final: #54RutgersRutgers — PS 1: #91Rutgers — PS 2: #91Rutgers — PS 3: #90Rutgers — PS 4: #92Rutgers — Final: #92NebraskaNebraska — PS 1: #98Nebraska — PS 2: #97Nebraska — PS 3: #97Nebraska — PS 4: #95Nebraska — Final: #95NorthwesternNorthwestern — PS 1: #114Northwestern — PS 2: #114Northwestern — PS 3: #114Northwestern — PS 4: #116Northwestern — Final: #116IndianaIndiana — PS 1: #111Indiana — PS 2: #111Indiana — PS 3: #110Indiana — PS 4: #110Indiana — Final: #111PS 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
3.049
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Michigan
+75
Ohio State
+66
Michigan State
+60
Wisconsin
+45
Iowa
+40
Purdue
+37
Minnesota
+29
Penn State
+14
Maryland
+11
Illinois
-7
Rutgers
-19
Nebraska
-24
Indiana
-30
Northwestern
-37

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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