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2025 Season · 18 ranked teams

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Rebuilding
Avg Rank
51.7
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
2.161
Rebuilding
Non-Conf Record
54-14
vs other conferences

2025 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Indiana (INDIANA)11-01.00016–01.0001-0.055Legendary −+124
2Ohio State (OHIO STATE)9-1.90012–20.85750.234Contender −+72
3Oregon (OREGON)8-2.80013–20.86720.106Elite −+85
4USC7-2.7789–40.692200.764Pretender ＋+43
5Michigan (MICHIGAN)7-2.7789–40.692220.855Pretender+41
6Iowa (IOWA)6-3.6679–40.692240.946Pretender −+35
7Illinois (ILLINOIS)5-4.5569–40.692230.920Pretender −+40
8Washington (WASHINGTON)5-4.5569–40.692331.263Developing+25
9Minnesota (MINNESOTA)5-4.5568–50.615481.811Rebuilding ＋+16
10Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)4-5.4447–60.538602.282Rebuilding+7
11Nebraska (NEBRASKA)4-5.4447–60.538612.365Rebuilding+5
12Penn State (PENN STATE)3-6.3337–60.538552.082Rebuilding ＋+10
13UCLA3-6.3333–90.2501024.529Failing-17
14Rutgers (RUTGERS)2-7.2225–70.417753.108Struggling-5
15Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)2-7.2224–80.333833.498Struggling −-1
16Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)1-8.1114–80.333984.226Failing ＋-22
17Maryland (MARYLAND)1-8.1114–80.3331004.503Failing-31
18Purdue (PURDUE)0-9.0002–100.1671185.458Failing −-34

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

Rank by Week — Every Team
1326394125IndianaIndiana — PS 2: #1Indiana — PS 3: #1Indiana — PS 4: #1Indiana — PS 5: #1Indiana — Final: #1Ohio StateOhio State — PS 2: #2Ohio State — PS 3: #2Ohio State — PS 4: #4Ohio State — PS 5: #5Ohio State — Final: #5OregonOregon — PS 2: #4Oregon — PS 3: #5Oregon — PS 4: #2Oregon — PS 5: #2Oregon — Final: #2USCUSC — PS 2: #18USC — PS 3: #18USC — PS 4: #20USC — PS 5: #20USC — Final: #20MichiganMichigan — PS 2: #19Michigan — PS 3: #20Michigan — PS 4: #22Michigan — PS 5: #22Michigan — Final: #22IowaIowa — PS 2: #32Iowa — PS 3: #34Iowa — PS 4: #24Iowa — PS 5: #24Iowa — Final: #24IllinoisIllinois — PS 2: #26Illinois — PS 3: #27Illinois — PS 4: #23Illinois — PS 5: #23Illinois — Final: #23WashingtonWashington — PS 2: #31Washington — PS 3: #29Washington — PS 4: #34Washington — PS 5: #34Washington — Final: #33MinnesotaMinnesota — PS 2: #57Minnesota — PS 3: #47Minnesota — PS 4: #49Minnesota — PS 5: #50Minnesota — Final: #48NorthwesternNorthwestern — PS 2: #65Northwestern — PS 3: #58Northwestern — PS 4: #60Northwestern — PS 5: #60Northwestern — Final: #60NebraskaNebraska — PS 2: #52Nebraska — PS 3: #59Nebraska — PS 4: #61Nebraska — PS 5: #61Nebraska — Final: #61Penn StatePenn State — PS 2: #63Penn State — PS 3: #55Penn State — PS 4: #55Penn State — PS 5: #55Penn State — Final: #55UCLAUCLA — PS 2: #103UCLA — PS 3: #103UCLA — PS 4: #102UCLA — PS 5: #101UCLA — Final: #102RutgersRutgers — PS 2: #75Rutgers — PS 3: #77Rutgers — PS 4: #76Rutgers — PS 5: #75Rutgers — Final: #75WisconsinWisconsin — PS 2: #86Wisconsin — PS 3: #86Wisconsin — PS 4: #84Wisconsin — PS 5: #83Wisconsin — Final: #83Michigan StateMichigan State — PS 2: #98Michigan State — PS 3: #98Michigan State — PS 4: #98Michigan State — PS 5: #98Michigan State — Final: #98MarylandMaryland — PS 2: #100Maryland — PS 3: #102Maryland — PS 4: #101Maryland — PS 5: #103Maryland — Final: #100PurduePurdue — PS 2: #118Purdue — PS 3: #118Purdue — PS 4: #118Purdue — PS 5: #118Purdue — Final: #118PS 2PS 3PS 4PS 5Final

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
2.161
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Indiana
+124
Oregon
+85
Ohio State
+72
USC
+43
Michigan
+41
Illinois
+40
Iowa
+35
Washington
+25
Minnesota
+16
Penn State
+10
Northwestern
+7
Nebraska
+5
Wisconsin
-1
Rutgers
-5
UCLA
-17
Michigan State
-22
Maryland
-31
Purdue
-34

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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