| 2010 | Michigan State11–2 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 11 Big Ten teams in 2010. Range 0–3.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #53 (of 120 teams · 388.5 yds/g · 5,051 yds) | #47 (of 120 teams · 29.5 pts/g · 383 points) | #43 (of 120 teams · 353.8 yds/g allowed · 4,599 yds) | #39 (of 120 teams · 22.3 pts/g allowed · 290 points) | #39 (of 120 teams · +7.2 /g · +93 on the season) | #32 (of 120 teams · +5 on the season · 24 taken, 19 given · +0.38 /g) | #8 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 20:14 /g · 4h 23m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #24 (of 120 teams · 0.108 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #54 (of 120 teams · 0.034 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #58 (of 120 teams · 41% of plays successful) | #58 (of 120 teams · 40% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #17 (of 120 teams · 0.981 average PPA on successful plays) | #75 (of 120 teams · 0.944 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| Median | of 11 Big Ten teams in 2010 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 11 Big Ten teams in 2010. Range 0–3.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–10 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 11 Big Ten teams in 2010. Regular season only, with each opponent's rank frozen at the final regular-season poll — so a team you pin is measured against games it could also have played.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–25 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 11 Big Ten teams in 2010. Regular season only, with each opponent's rank frozen at the final regular-season poll — so a team you pin is measured against games it could also have played.) | #53 (Total offense: median of 11 Big Ten teams in 2010. Range #8–#104. 1 of 11 in the top 10.) | #50 (Scoring offense: median of 11 Big Ten teams in 2010. Range #5–#105. 1 of 11 in the top 10.) | #43 (Total defense: median of 11 Big Ten teams in 2010. Range #4–#110. 1 of 11 in the top 10.) | #50 (Scoring defense: median of 11 Big Ten teams in 2010. Range #5–#108. 2 of 11 in the top 10.) | #63 (Point margin: median of 11 Big Ten teams in 2010. Range #4–#96. 2 of 11 in the top 10.) | #45 (Turnover margin: median of 11 Big Ten teams in 2010. Range #4–#108. 3 of 11 in the top 10.) | #42 (Possession: median of 11 Big Ten teams in 2010. Range #3–#103. 2 of 11 in the top 10.) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | #32 (Offensive EPA: median of 11 Big Ten teams in 2010. Range #1–#116. 1 of 11 in the top 10.) | #79 (Defensive EPA: median of 11 Big Ten teams in 2010. Range #9–#113. 1 of 11 in the top 10.) | #41 (Offensive success rate: median of 11 Big Ten teams in 2010. Range #1–#105. 1 of 11 in the top 10.) | #86 (Defensive success rate: median of 11 Big Ten teams in 2010. Range #6–#107. 1 of 11 in the top 10.) | #100 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 11 Big Ten teams in 2010. Range #15–#118. 0 of 11 in the top 10.) | #46 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 11 Big Ten teams in 2010. Range #14–#105. 0 of 11 in the top 10.) |
| 2010 | Ohio State12–1 | 2 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 11 Big Ten teams in 2010. Range 0–3.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #20 (of 120 teams · 448.6 yds/g · 5,832 yds) | #11 (of 120 teams · 38.8 pts/g · 504 points) | #4 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 261.9 yds/g allowed · 3,405 yds) | #5 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 14.3 pts/g allowed · 186 points) | #4 — top 10 (of 120 teams · +24.5 /g · +318 on the season) | #4 — top 10 (of 120 teams · +15 on the season · 30 taken, 15 given · +1.15 /g) | #21 (of 120 teams · 19:40 /g · 4h 16m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #23 (of 120 teams · 0.108 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #9 — top 10 (of 120 teams · -0.041 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #16 (of 120 teams · 45% of plays successful) | #6 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 35% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #100 (of 120 teams · 0.861 average PPA on successful plays) | #79 (of 120 teams · 0.954 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2010 | Wisconsin11–2 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 11 Big Ten teams in 2010. Range 0–3.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #21 (of 120 teams · 445.1 yds/g · 5,787 yds) | #5 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 41.5 pts/g · 539 points) | #20 (of 120 teams · 321.8 yds/g allowed · 4,183 yds) | #25 (of 120 teams · 20.5 pts/g allowed · 267 points) | #7 — top 10 (of 120 teams · +20.9 /g · +272 on the season) | #6 — top 10 (of 120 teams · +14 on the season · 23 taken, 9 given · +1.08 /g) | #15 (of 120 teams · 19:54 /g · 4h 19m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #1 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 0.212 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #75 (of 120 teams · 0.059 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #1 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 54% of plays successful) | #56 (of 120 teams · 40% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #105 (of 120 teams · 0.846 average PPA on successful plays) | #105 (of 120 teams · 0.991 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2010 | Iowa8–5 | 1 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 11 Big Ten teams in 2010. Range 0–3.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #57 (of 120 teams · 382.9 yds/g · 4,978 yds) | #50 (of 120 teams · 28.9 pts/g · 376 points) | #25 (of 120 teams · 332.1 yds/g allowed · 4,317 yds) | #7 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 17.0 pts/g allowed · 221 points) | #21 (of 120 teams · +11.9 /g · +155 on the season) | #7 — top 10 (of 120 teams · +13 on the season · 24 taken, 11 given · +1.00 /g) | #43 (of 120 teams · 19:00 /g · 4h 07m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #14 (of 120 teams · 0.129 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #79 (of 120 teams · 0.062 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #28 (of 120 teams · 44% of plays successful) | #80 (of 120 teams · 42% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #25 (of 120 teams · 0.967 average PPA on successful plays) | #24 (of 120 teams · 0.868 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2010 | Illinois7–6 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 11 Big Ten teams in 2010. Range 0–3.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #45 (of 120 teams · 397.1 yds/g · 5,162 yds) | #26 (of 120 teams · 32.5 pts/g · 423 points) | #38 (of 120 teams · 351.3 yds/g allowed · 4,567 yds) | #48 (of 120 teams · 23.5 pts/g allowed · 305 points) | #32 (of 120 teams · +9.1 /g · +118 on the season) | #22 (of 120 teams · +8 on the season · 27 taken, 19 given · +0.62 /g) | #3 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 20:38 /g · 4h 28m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #35 (of 120 teams · 0.082 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #25 (of 120 teams · -0.004 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #48 (of 120 teams · 42% of plays successful) | #42 (of 120 teams · 39% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #109 (of 120 teams · 0.839 average PPA on successful plays) | #23 (of 120 teams · 0.868 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2010 | Michigan7–6 | 3 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 11 Big Ten teams in 2010. Range 0–3.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #8 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 488.7 yds/g · 6,353 yds) | #25 (of 120 teams · 32.8 pts/g · 426 points) | #110 (of 120 teams · 450.8 yds/g allowed · 5,860 yds) | #108 (of 120 teams · 35.2 pts/g allowed · 458 points) | #80 (of 120 teams · -2.5 /g · -32 on the season) | #108 (of 120 teams · -10 on the season · 19 taken, 29 given · -0.77 /g) | #103 (of 120 teams · 17:26 /g · 3h 47m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #11 (of 120 teams · 0.138 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #99 (of 120 teams · 0.098 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #12 (of 120 teams · 46% of plays successful) | #90 (of 120 teams · 43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #50 (of 120 teams · 0.934 average PPA on successful plays) | #45 (of 120 teams · 0.897 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2010 | Indiana5–7 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 11 Big Ten teams in 2010. Range 0–3.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #54 (of 120 teams · 387.5 yds/g · 4,650 yds) | #56 (of 120 teams · 27.2 pts/g · 326 points) | #90 (of 120 teams · 410.2 yds/g allowed · 4,922 yds) | #102 (of 120 teams · 34.0 pts/g allowed · 408 points) | #89 (of 120 teams · -6.8 /g · -82 on the season) | #99 (of 120 teams · -7 on the season · 13 taken, 20 given · -0.58 /g) | #42 (of 120 teams · 19:00 /g · 3h 48m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #67 (of 120 teams · 0.035 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #103 (of 120 teams · 0.100 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #41 (of 120 teams · 43% of plays successful) | #107 (of 120 teams · 45% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #108 (of 120 teams · 0.840 average PPA on successful plays) | #42 (of 120 teams · 0.889 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2010 | Penn State7–6 | 1 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 11 Big Ten teams in 2010. Range 0–3.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #68 (of 120 teams · 372.2 yds/g · 4,839 yds) | #81 (of 120 teams · 24.5 pts/g · 319 points) | #35 (of 120 teams · 346.9 yds/g allowed · 4,509 yds) | #50 (of 120 teams · 23.7 pts/g allowed · 308 points) | #63 (of 120 teams · +0.8 /g · +11 on the season) | #74 (of 120 teams · -4 on the season · 17 taken, 21 given · -0.31 /g) | #59 (of 120 teams · 18:45 /g · 4h 04m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #53 (of 120 teams · 0.050 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #63 (of 120 teams · 0.043 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #59 (of 120 teams · 41% of plays successful) | #88 (of 120 teams · 43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #46 (of 120 teams · 0.937 average PPA on successful plays) | #14 (of 120 teams · 0.843 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2010 | Minnesota3–9 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 11 Big Ten teams in 2010. Range 0–3.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #77 (of 120 teams · 361.3 yds/g · 4,336 yds) | #89 (of 120 teams · 23.2 pts/g · 278 points) | #76 (of 120 teams · 392.2 yds/g allowed · 4,706 yds) | #98 (of 120 teams · 33.0 pts/g allowed · 396 points) | #96 (of 120 teams · -9.8 /g · -118 on the season) | #45 (of 120 teams · +2 on the season · 19 taken, 17 given · +0.17 /g) | #14 (of 120 teams · 19:57 /g · 3h 59m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #72 (of 120 teams · 0.028 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #113 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · 0.121 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #88 (of 120 teams · 39% of plays successful) | #93 (of 120 teams · 43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #15 (of 120 teams · 0.982 average PPA on successful plays) | #100 (of 120 teams · 0.982 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2010 | Northwestern7–6 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 11 Big Ten teams in 2010. Range 0–3.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #48 (of 120 teams · 391.1 yds/g · 5,084 yds) | #63 (of 120 teams · 26.4 pts/g · 343 points) | #97 (of 120 teams · 426.1 yds/g allowed · 5,540 yds) | #77 (of 120 teams · 29.0 pts/g allowed · 377 points) | #81 (of 120 teams · -2.6 /g · -34 on the season) | #62 (of 120 teams · -1 on the season · 22 taken, 23 given · -0.08 /g) | #48 (of 120 teams · 18:57 /g · 4h 06m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #32 (of 120 teams · 0.085 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #101 (of 120 teams · 0.099 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #11 (of 120 teams · 46% of plays successful) | #105 (of 120 teams · 45% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #114 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · 0.819 average PPA on successful plays) | #49 (of 120 teams · 0.902 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2010 | Purdue4–8 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 11 Big Ten teams in 2010. Range 0–3.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #104 (of 120 teams · 311.6 yds/g · 3,739 yds) | #105 (of 120 teams · 19.7 pts/g · 236 points) | #62 (of 120 teams · 369.0 yds/g allowed · 4,428 yds) | #74 (of 120 teams · 28.8 pts/g allowed · 345 points) | #95 (of 120 teams · -9.1 /g · -109 on the season) | #90 (of 120 teams · -6 on the season · 21 taken, 27 given · -0.50 /g) | #96 (of 120 teams · 17:34 /g · 3h 31m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #116 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · -0.062 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #81 (of 120 teams · 0.068 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #105 (of 120 teams · 36% of plays successful) | #86 (of 120 teams · 43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #118 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · 0.802 average PPA on successful plays) | #46 (of 120 teams · 0.898 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |