| 2011 | Michigan State11–3 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Big Ten teams in 2011. Range 0–2.) | — (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 · 390.4 yds/g · 5,466 yds) | #37 (of 120 teams · 31.0 pts/g · 434 points) | #6 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 278.0 yds/g allowed · 3,892 yds) | #10 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 18.4 pts/g allowed · 257 points) | #17 (of 120 teams · +12.6 /g · +177 on the season) | #27 (of 120 teams · +7 on the season · 25 taken, 18 given · +0.50 /g) | #33 (of 120 teams · 19:07 /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) | #80 (of 120 teams · 0.024 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #4 — top 10 (of 120 teams · -0.050 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #71 (of 120 teams · 40% of plays successful) | #2 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 32% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #82 (of 120 teams · 0.895 average PPA on successful plays) | #98 (of 120 teams · 0.987 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| Median | of 12 Big Ten teams in 2011 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Big Ten teams in 2011. Range 0–2.) | — (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 12 Big Ten teams in 2011. 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 12 Big Ten teams in 2011. 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.) | #66 (Total offense: median of 12 Big Ten teams in 2011. Range #12–#110. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #58 (Scoring offense: median of 12 Big Ten teams in 2011. Range #6–#111. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #24 (Total defense: median of 12 Big Ten teams in 2011. Range #6–#110. 2 of 12 in the top 10.) | #27 (Scoring defense: median of 12 Big Ten teams in 2011. Range #5–#114. 3 of 12 in the top 10.) | #57 (Point margin: median of 12 Big Ten teams in 2011. Range #4–#110. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #47 (Turnover margin: median of 12 Big Ten teams in 2011. Range #3–#101. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #42 (Possession: median of 12 Big Ten teams in 2011. Range #16–#105. 0 of 12 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) | #61 (Offensive EPA: median of 12 Big Ten teams in 2011. Range #1–#99. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #48 (Defensive EPA: median of 12 Big Ten teams in 2011. Range #4–#112. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #57 (Offensive success rate: median of 12 Big Ten teams in 2011. Range #4–#102. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #39 (Defensive success rate: median of 12 Big Ten teams in 2011. Range #2–#114. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #67 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 12 Big Ten teams in 2011. Range #20–#117. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #54 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 12 Big Ten teams in 2011. Range #17–#113. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) |
| 2011 | Wisconsin11–3 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Big Ten teams in 2011. Range 0–2.) | — (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.) | #12 (of 120 teams · 469.9 yds/g · 6,578 yds) | #6 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 44.1 pts/g · 618 points) | #20 (of 120 teams · 316.4 yds/g allowed · 4,430 yds) | #13 (of 120 teams · 19.0 pts/g allowed · 266 points) | #4 — top 10 (of 120 teams · +25.1 /g · +352 on the season) | #3 — top 10 (of 120 teams · +17 on the season · 27 taken, 10 given · +1.21 /g) | #16 (of 120 teams · 20:01 /g · 4h 40m 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 · 0.213 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #38 (of 120 teams · 0.015 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #4 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 49% of plays successful) | #32 (of 120 teams · 38% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #25 (of 120 teams · 0.981 average PPA on successful plays) | #68 (of 120 teams · 0.936 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2011 | Illinois7–6 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Big Ten teams in 2011. Range 0–2.) | — (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.) | #81 (of 120 teams · 355.7 yds/g · 4,624 yds) | #91 (of 120 teams · 22.6 pts/g · 294 points) | #8 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 286.1 yds/g allowed · 3,720 yds) | #15 (of 120 teams · 19.6 pts/g allowed · 255 points) | #59 (of 120 teams · +3.0 /g · +39 on the season) | #91 (of 120 teams · -6 on the season · 22 taken, 28 given · -0.46 /g) | #20 (of 120 teams · 19:43 /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) | #68 (of 120 teams · 0.042 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #12 (of 120 teams · -0.022 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #57 (of 120 teams · 41% of plays successful) | #15 (of 120 teams · 36% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #98 (of 120 teams · 0.870 average PPA on successful plays) | #87 (of 120 teams · 0.961 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2011 | Michigan11–2 | 2 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Big Ten teams in 2011. Range 0–2.) | — (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.) | #60 (of 120 teams · 382.5 yds/g · 4,973 yds) | #26 (of 120 teams · 33.3 pts/g · 433 points) | #11 (of 120 teams · 300.7 yds/g allowed · 3,909 yds) | #6 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 17.4 pts/g allowed · 226 points) | #13 (of 120 teams · +15.9 /g · +207 on the season) | #32 (of 120 teams · +4 on the season · 26 taken, 22 given · +0.31 /g) | #68 (of 120 teams · 18:09 /g · 3h 56m 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) | #39 (of 120 teams · 0.081 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #48 (of 120 teams · 0.024 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #41 (of 120 teams · 43% of plays successful) | #72 (of 120 teams · 42% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #36 (of 120 teams · 0.966 average PPA on successful plays) | #47 (of 120 teams · 0.905 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2011 | Penn State9–4 | 1 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Big Ten teams in 2011. Range 0–2.) | — (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.) | #93 (of 120 teams · 342.4 yds/g · 4,451 yds) | #110 (of 120 teams · 19.3 pts/g · 251 points) | #24 (of 120 teams · 323.9 yds/g allowed · 4,211 yds) | #5 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 16.8 pts/g allowed · 218 points) | #61 (of 120 teams · +2.5 /g · +33 on the season) | #53 (of 120 teams · +0 on the season · 25 taken, 25 given · +0.00 /g) | #45 (of 120 teams · 18:48 /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) | #99 (of 120 teams · 0.001 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #32 (of 120 teams · 0.006 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #92 (of 120 teams · 39% of plays successful) | #28 (of 120 teams · 38% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #75 (of 120 teams · 0.905 average PPA on successful plays) | #54 (of 120 teams · 0.915 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2011 | Iowa7–6 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Big Ten teams in 2011. Range 0–2.) | — (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.) | #71 (of 120 teams · 372.5 yds/g · 4,842 yds) | #58 (of 120 teams · 27.5 pts/g · 358 points) | #62 (of 120 teams · 378.9 yds/g allowed · 4,926 yds) | #46 (of 120 teams · 23.9 pts/g allowed · 310 points) | #55 (of 120 teams · +3.7 /g · +48 on the season) | #47 (of 120 teams · +1 on the season · 19 taken, 18 given · +0.08 /g) | #94 (of 120 teams · 17:29 /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) | #21 (of 120 teams · 0.110 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #76 (of 120 teams · 0.065 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #48 (of 120 teams · 43% of plays successful) | #70 (of 120 teams · 42% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #72 (of 120 teams · 0.908 average PPA on successful plays) | #39 (of 120 teams · 0.893 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2011 | Nebraska9–4 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Big Ten teams in 2011. Range 0–2.) | — (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.) | #62 (of 120 teams · 379.9 yds/g · 4,939 yds) | #50 (of 120 teams · 29.1 pts/g · 379 points) | #37 (of 120 teams · 350.8 yds/g allowed · 4,560 yds) | #42 (of 120 teams · 23.4 pts/g allowed · 304 points) | #42 (of 120 teams · +5.8 /g · +75 on the season) | #61 (of 120 teams · -1 on the season · 18 taken, 19 given · -0.08 /g) | #55 (of 120 teams · 18:32 /g · 4h 01m 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) | #64 (of 120 teams · 0.046 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #66 (of 120 teams · 0.047 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #68 (of 120 teams · 40% of plays successful) | #35 (of 120 teams · 38% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #59 (of 120 teams · 0.927 average PPA on successful plays) | #94 (of 120 teams · 0.975 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2011 | Ohio State6–7 | 2 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Big Ten teams in 2011. Range 0–2.) | — (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.) | #107 (of 120 teams · 318.1 yds/g · 4,136 yds) | #81 (of 120 teams · 24.5 pts/g · 318 points) | #23 (of 120 teams · 323.5 yds/g allowed · 4,206 yds) | #27 (of 120 teams · 21.0 pts/g allowed · 273 points) | #57 (of 120 teams · +3.5 /g · +45 on the season) | #28 (of 120 teams · +5 on the season · 20 taken, 15 given · +0.38 /g) | #42 (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) | #84 (of 120 teams · 0.022 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #35 (of 120 teams · 0.012 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #96 (of 120 teams · 38% of plays successful) | #39 (of 120 teams · 39% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #67 (of 120 teams · 0.914 average PPA on successful plays) | #37 (of 120 teams · 0.891 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2011 | Purdue7–6 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Big Ten teams in 2011. Range 0–2.) | — (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.) | #66 (of 120 teams · 376.9 yds/g · 4,899 yds) | #60 (of 120 teams · 26.9 pts/g · 350 points) | #75 (of 120 teams · 396.1 yds/g allowed · 5,149 yds) | #63 (of 120 teams · 26.9 pts/g allowed · 349 points) | #68 (of 120 teams · +0.1 /g · +1 on the season) | #47 (of 120 teams · +1 on the season · 21 taken, 20 given · +0.08 /g) | #39 (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) | #61 (of 120 teams · 0.050 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #78 (of 120 teams · 0.068 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #52 (of 120 teams · 42% of plays successful) | #80 (of 120 teams · 43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #47 (of 120 teams · 0.944 average PPA on successful plays) | #18 (of 120 teams · 0.867 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2011 | Minnesota3–9 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Big Ten teams in 2011. Range 0–2.) | — (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.) | #110 (of 120 teams · 310.3 yds/g · 3,724 yds) | #111 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · 18.4 pts/g · 221 points) | #78 (of 120 teams · 403.3 yds/g allowed · 4,839 yds) | #93 (of 120 teams · 31.7 pts/g allowed · 380 points) | #108 (of 120 teams · -13.3 /g · -159 on the season) | #101 (of 120 teams · -8 on the season · 9 taken, 17 given · -0.67 /g) | #89 (of 120 teams · 17:37 /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) | #90 (of 120 teams · 0.014 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #108 (of 120 teams · 0.124 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #88 (of 120 teams · 39% of plays successful) | #98 (of 120 teams · 45% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #77 (of 120 teams · 0.904 average PPA on successful plays) | #85 (of 120 teams · 0.959 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2011 | Indiana1–11 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Big Ten teams in 2011. Range 0–2.) | — (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.) | #78 (of 120 teams · 360.4 yds/g · 4,325 yds) | #101 (of 120 teams · 21.4 pts/g · 257 points) | #110 (of 120 teams · 459.0 yds/g allowed · 5,508 yds) | #114 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · 37.3 pts/g allowed · 448 points) | #110 (of 120 teams · -15.9 /g · -191 on the season) | #79 (of 120 teams · -3 on the season · 15 taken, 18 given · -0.25 /g) | #105 (of 120 teams · 17:05 /g · 3h 25m 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) | #57 (of 120 teams · 0.053 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #109 (of 120 teams · 0.125 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #102 (of 120 teams · 38% of plays successful) | #114 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · 47% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #20 (of 120 teams · 0.990 average PPA on successful plays) | #17 (of 120 teams · 0.859 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2011 | Northwestern6–7 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Big Ten teams in 2011. Range 0–2.) | — (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.) | #33 (of 120 teams · 420.9 yds/g · 5,471 yds) | #51 (of 120 teams · 28.9 pts/g · 376 points) | #81 (of 120 teams · 407.7 yds/g allowed · 5,300 yds) | #66 (of 120 teams · 27.7 pts/g allowed · 360 points) | #66 (of 120 teams · +1.2 /g · +16 on the season) | #37 (of 120 teams · +3 on the season · 20 taken, 17 given · +0.23 /g) | #27 (of 120 teams · 19:16 /g · 4h 10m 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) | #22 (of 120 teams · 0.110 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #112 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · 0.138 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #11 (of 120 teams · 47% of plays successful) | #87 (of 120 teams · 43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #117 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · 0.821 average PPA on successful plays) | #113 — bottom 10 (of 120 teams · 1.068 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |