Big Ten

2026 · through Week 2

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Big Ten is the 2nd-ranked FBS conference by average FanBoardHQ efficiency ranking, with 6 teams in the top 25. Ohio State leads the conference, ranked 2nd in efficiency nationally.

Projected Standings

Every member ordered by projected conference win total — per-game win probabilities combined across each team’s conference schedule. Click any column to re-sort.

Team	Efficiency rank	SOR rank	Conf. sched. rank	Overall record	Conf. record	Proj. conf. wins
Indiana	5	18	13	2-0	0-0	6.9
Ohio State	2	56	1	1-1	0-0	6.8
Penn State	16	20	18	2-0	0-0	6.6
USC	8	26	5	3-0	0-0	6.5
Michigan	17	1	9	2-0	0-0	5.5
UCLA	31	7	16	2-0	0-0	5.1
Iowa	28	21	14	2-0	0-0	5.1
Oregon	24	81	2	1-1	0-0	4.8
Nebraska	29	41	7	2-0	0-0	4.7
Michigan State	54	19	17	2-0	0-0	4.4
Maryland	46	37	12	2-0	0-0	4.1
Washington	33	16	3	2-0	0-0	4.0
Northwestern	50	36	6	1-0	0-0	3.8
Illinois	45	102	10	1-1	0-0	3.8
Wisconsin	70	62	15	1-1	0-0	3.0
Purdue	65	103	11	1-1	0-0	3.0
Minnesota	76	89	8	1-1	0-0	2.2
Rutgers	122	126	4	0-2	0-0	0.7

Head-to-head Schedule Comparison

Read a column top to bottom for that team’s full conference schedule — opponents (the rows) are ordered by projected conference wins, so you can see whether a team drew more of the top or the bottom of the league. Cell shade = margin; click a result for the game breakdown, a “Wk N” cell for the matchup projection.

	Indiana	Ohio State	Penn State	USC	Michigan	UCLA	Iowa	Oregon	Nebraska	Michigan State	Maryland	Washington	Northwestern	Illinois	Wisconsin	Purdue	Minnesota	Rutgers
Indiana		Wk7	·	Wk11	Wk8	·	·	·	Wk6	·	·	Wk12	Wk4	·	·	Wk13	Wk9	Wk5
Ohio State	Wk7		·	Wk9	Wk13	·	Wk5	Wk10	Wk12	·	Wk6	·	Wk11	Wk4	·	·	·	·
Penn State	·	·		Wk6	Wk7	·	·	·	·	·	Wk13	Wk10	Wk5	·	Wk4	Wk9	Wk11	Wk12
USC	Wk11	Wk9	Wk6		·	Wk13	·	Wk4	·	·	Wk12	Wk5	·	·	Wk8	·	·	Wk3
Michigan	Wk8	Wk13	Wk7	·		Wk12	Wk4	Wk11	·	Wk10	·	·	·	·	·	·	Wk5	Wk9
UCLA	·	·	·	Wk13	Wk12		·	Wk6	·	Wk8	Wk4	·	·	Wk11	Wk7	Wk3	Wk10	·
Iowa	·	Wk5	·	·	Wk4	·		·	Wk13	·	·	Wk6	Wk10	Wk12	Wk9	Wk11	Wk8	·
Oregon	·	Wk10	·	Wk4	Wk11	Wk6	·		Wk7	Wk12	·	Wk13	Wk9	Wk8	·	·	·	·
Nebraska	Wk6	Wk12	·	·	·	·	Wk13	Wk7		Wk4	Wk5	Wk9	·	Wk10	·	·	·	Wk11
Michigan State	·	·	·	·	Wk10	Wk8	·	Wk12	Wk4		·	Wk11	Wk7	Wk6	Wk5	·	·	Wk13
Maryland	·	Wk6	Wk13	Wk12	·	Wk4	·	·	Wk5	·		·	·	Wk9	Wk11	Wk10	·	Wk7
Washington	Wk12	·	Wk10	Wk5	·	·	Wk6	Wk13	Wk9	Wk11	·		·	·	·	Wk7	Wk4	·
Northwestern	Wk4	Wk11	Wk5	·	·	·	Wk10	Wk9	·	Wk7	·	·		Wk13	·	·	Wk12	Wk8
Illinois	·	Wk4	·	·	·	Wk11	Wk12	Wk8	Wk10	Wk6	Wk9	·	Wk13		·	Wk5	·	·
Wisconsin	·	·	Wk4	Wk8	·	Wk7	Wk9	·	·	Wk5	Wk11	·	·	·		Wk12	Wk13	Wk10
Purdue	Wk13	·	Wk9	·	·	Wk3	Wk11	·	·	·	Wk10	Wk7	·	Wk5	Wk12		Wk6	·
Minnesota	Wk9	·	Wk11	·	Wk5	Wk10	Wk8	·	·	·	·	Wk4	Wk12	·	Wk13	Wk6		·
Rutgers	Wk5	·	Wk12	Wk3	Wk9	·	·	·	Wk11	Wk13	Wk7	·	Wk8	·	Wk10	·	·
Exp. wins for a #25 team	5.3	4.5	5.9	4.9	5.0	5.5	5.3	4.7	4.9	5.7	5.2	4.7	4.9	5.0	5.5	5.1	5.0	4.7
Conf. sched. difficulty rank	13th	1st	18th	5th	9th	16th	14th	2nd	7th	17th	12th	3rd	6th	10th	15th	11th	8th	4th
Projected conf. wins	6.9	6.8	6.6	6.5	5.5	5.1	5.1	4.8	4.7	4.4	4.1	4.0	3.8	3.8	3.0	3.0	2.2	0.7
Conference record	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0

Conference win total projections

Probability of each final conference win total, from per-game win probabilities combined across the schedule. Darker green = more likely; each team’s single most likely total is in bold.

Team	0 wins	1 win	2 wins	3 wins	4 wins	5 wins	6 wins	7 wins	8 wins	9 wins
Indiana	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%	1.9%	8.8%	22.9%	33.3%	25.2%	7.7%
Ohio State	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%	3.0%	10.8%	24.4%	32.3%	22.6%	6.3%
Penn State	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%	0.6%	4.0%	13.9%	27.8%	31.2%	18.1%	4.2%
USC	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%	0.8%	4.4%	14.6%	28.1%	30.7%	17.4%	3.9%
Michigan	0.0%	0.1%	0.9%	5.0%	15.2%	27.0%	28.6%	17.2%	5.3%	0.6%
UCLA	0.0%	0.4%	2.5%	9.3%	20.8%	28.4%	23.7%	11.6%	3.0%	0.3%
Iowa	0.0%	0.4%	2.6%	9.5%	20.9%	28.2%	23.5%	11.6%	3.1%	0.3%
Oregon	0.1%	0.7%	4.1%	12.5%	23.5%	27.8%	20.4%	8.8%	1.9%	0.2%
Nebraska	0.0%	0.8%	4.7%	14.4%	25.5%	27.5%	18.2%	7.2%	1.5%	0.1%
Michigan State	0.1%	1.5%	7.2%	17.9%	26.8%	25.1%	14.8%	5.3%	1.1%	0.1%
Maryland	0.1%	1.4%	8.1%	21.3%	30.3%	24.5%	11.2%	2.8%	0.3%	0.0%
Washington	0.3%	2.7%	10.9%	22.8%	28.2%	21.5%	10.2%	2.9%	0.4%	0.0%
Northwestern	0.2%	2.7%	12.2%	25.8%	29.8%	19.8%	7.6%	1.6%	0.2%	0.0%
Illinois	0.5%	4.2%	13.5%	24.4%	27.0%	19.1%	8.6%	2.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Wisconsin	1.1%	9.0%	24.4%	31.4%	22.3%	9.2%	2.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.0%
Purdue	1.9%	10.7%	24.8%	30.0%	21.1%	8.9%	2.2%	0.3%	0.0%	0.0%
Minnesota	6.8%	22.4%	31.3%	24.2%	11.3%	3.3%	0.6%	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%
Rutgers	46.4%	38.1%	12.9%	2.4%	0.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

Every model rank

Where each member sits in every FanBoardHQ model. Default order is projected conference wins; click any column to re-sort. Pass/Rush Eff blend EPA/play, success rate, and yards/play, standardized over the FBS field.

	Offensive Eff			Defensive Eff			Overall Efficiency
Team	Pass O Eff	Rush O Eff	Total Off Eff	Pass D Eff	Rush D Eff	Total Def Eff	Overall Eff
Indiana	4	28	5	14	27	28	5
Ohio State	12	102	9	7	52	3	2
Penn State	9	112	24	16	51	7	16
USC	1	98	1	73	5	11	8
Michigan	68	62	43	10	83	2	17
UCLA	109	4	37	12	77	23	31
Iowa	78	57	61	18	11	9	28
Oregon	93	36	18	35	78	29	24
Nebraska	42	10	17	47	99	74	29
Michigan State	74	81	28	52	112	70	54
Maryland	56	35	51	25	21	50	46
Washington	64	71	62	31	33	12	33
Northwestern	58	30	73	70	96	24	50
Illinois	10	97	12	134	106	102	45
Wisconsin	113	56	95	83	56	56	70
Purdue	38	74	49	82	72	80	65
Minnesota	41	122	44	121	88	129	76
Rutgers	84	134	112	130	115	133	122

Compare teams

Pick up to three teams to compare their strengths across every model.

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Quadrant records

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Overall
Indiana	0-0	0-0	1-0	1-0	2-0
Ohio State	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-0	1-1
Penn State	0-0	0-0	1-0	1-0	2-0
USC	0-0	0-0	0-0	3-0	3-0
Michigan	1-0	1-0	0-0	0-0	2-0
UCLA	0-0	0-0	1-0	1-0	2-0
Iowa	0-0	0-0	1-0	1-0	2-0
Oregon	0-0	1-0	0-1	0-0	1-1
Nebraska	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	2-0
Michigan State	0-0	0-0	1-0	1-0	2-0
Maryland	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	2-0
Washington	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	2-0
Northwestern	0-0	0-0	0-0	1-0	1-0
Illinois	0-0	0-0	0-1	1-0	1-1
Wisconsin	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-0	1-1
Purdue	0-0	0-0	0-1	1-0	1-1
Minnesota	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-0	1-1
Rutgers	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-2	0-2

Weekly GameScore Efficiency Rating

Each team's single-game GameScore, week by week — points better (or worse) than an average team, opponent-adjusted. Green = strong, red = weak, centered at 0. Click a week header to rank that week’s performances, or a cell for that game.

Team	Week 0	Week 1	Week 2
Indiana		33.8	20.4
Ohio State		21.7	24.8
Penn State		26.3	22.6
USC	16.5	30.3	24.5
Michigan		7.3	21.8
UCLA		17.1	19.9
Iowa		17.7	3.2
Oregon		13.3	-9.0
Nebraska		13.8	19.5
Michigan State		10.2	11.5
Maryland		0.6	17.1
Washington		11.8	-6.2
Northwestern		2.3
Illinois		12.5	-1.5
Wisconsin		-1.6	-6.2
Purdue		0.8	0.7
Minnesota		-0.3	-15.6
Rutgers		-39.3	-16.3