Big Ten

Big Ten Conference, 14 teams. Big Ten in the ratings

Rank

3rd

of 10 conferences

Average rating

+7.3

90% range 4.4 to 10.2

Offense

28.4

Points scored vs an average team

Defense

21.1

Points allowed vs an average team

Top 25

4

of its 14 teams

Champion

Michigan

26–0 vs IOWA

Team ratings

90% range
3MichiganB1G+29.840.2Offense rank 710.5Defense rank 221.5 to 38.1
5Ohio StateB1G+26.236.9Offense rank 1310.8Defense rank 317.1 to 35.3
8Penn StateB1G+23.237.3Offense rank 1214.1Defense rank 514.1 to 32.3
22MarylandB1G+11.633.1Offense rank 2521.4Defense rank 292.5 to 20.8
31WisconsinB1G+8.627.4Offense rank 5718.9Defense rank 17−0.5 to 17.6
52IllinoisB1G+2.728.9Offense rank 5026.2Defense rank 62−7.1 to 12.5
54IowaB1G+2.318.5Offense rank 11316.1Defense rank 10−6.6 to 11.2
55PurdueB1G+2.329.7Offense rank 4727.4Defense rank 71−7.5 to 12.1
56RutgersB1G+1.625.2Offense rank 7423.6Defense rank 41−7.6 to 10.7
58NebraskaB1G+1.022.0Offense rank 9621.0Defense rank 25−8.8 to 10.8
62NorthwesternB1G+0.324.1Offense rank 8323.9Defense rank 45−9.0 to 9.5
63MinnesotaB1G+0.125.6Offense rank 7025.5Defense rank 58−9.1 to 9.3
71IndianaB1G−1.627.2Offense rank 6028.8Defense rank 81−11.4 to 8.2
86Michigan StateB1G−6.021.1Offense rank 10127.1Defense rank 68−15.7 to 3.8

Squares: ratings. Bars: 90% rating ranges. The dashed line is the FBS average, 0.

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TEMPO v12Updated Oct 20, 2026Data from CollegeFootballData.com