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SeasonTeamTop-10 clsprior 5T10 WregT25 WregTotal offenseScoring offenseTotal defenseScoring defensePoint marginTurnover marginPossessionReturning passingof last yrReturning receivingof last yrReturning rushingof last yrTeam talentOffensive EPADefensive EPAOffensive success rateDefensive success rateOffensive explosivenessDefensive explosiveness
2019Michigan State760 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Big Ten teams in 2019. Range 0–5.)0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason)0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason)#95 (of 130 teams · 371.9 yds/g · 4,835 yards)#105 (of 130 teams · 22.4 pts/g · 291 points)#19 (of 130 teams · 321.5 yds/g allowed · 4,179 yards)#37 (of 130 teams · 22.5 pts/g allowed · 293 points)#72 (of 130 teams · -0.1 /g · -2 on the season)#75 (of 130 teams · -2 on the season · 22 taken, 24 given · -0.15 /g)#31 (of 130 teams · 31:23 /g · 6h 48m on the season)#1 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 100% of last season's passing production returning)#17 (of 130 teams · 78% of last season's receiving production returning)#41 (of 130 teams · 77% of last season's rushing production returning)#31 (of 130 teams · 688.7 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#113 (of 130 teams · 0.065 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted)#28 (of 130 teams · 0.080 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence)#99 (of 130 teams · 40% of plays successful)#20 (of 130 teams · 38% of opponent plays successful · lower is better)#103 (of 130 teams · 1.144 average PPA on successful plays)#77 (of 130 teams · 1.229 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better)
Medianof 14 Big Ten teams in 20190 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Big Ten teams in 2019. Range 0–5.)0 (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–10 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 14 Big Ten teams in 2019. 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.)0 (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–25 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 14 Big Ten teams in 2019. 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.)#68 (Total offense: median of 14 Big Ten teams in 2019. Range #4–#129. 1 of 14 in the top 10.)#72 (Scoring offense: median of 14 Big Ten teams in 2019. Range #3–#129. 1 of 14 in the top 10.)#25 (Total defense: median of 14 Big Ten teams in 2019. Range #1–#109. 3 of 14 in the top 10.)#37 (Scoring defense: median of 14 Big Ten teams in 2019. Range #4–#123. 4 of 14 in the top 10.)#38 (Point margin: median of 14 Big Ten teams in 2019. Range #1–#128. 2 of 14 in the top 10.)#55 (Turnover margin: median of 14 Big Ten teams in 2019. Range #11–#126. 0 of 14 in the top 10.)#65 (Possession: median of 14 Big Ten teams in 2019. Range #1–#129. 3 of 14 in the top 10.)#65 (Returning passing: median of 14 Big Ten teams in 2019. Range #1–#124. 3 of 14 in the top 10.)#62 (Returning receiving: median of 14 Big Ten teams in 2019. Range #1–#104. 2 of 14 in the top 10.)#58 (Returning rushing: median of 14 Big Ten teams in 2019. Range #1–#130. 3 of 14 in the top 10.)#33 (Team talent: median of 14 Big Ten teams in 2019. Range #2–#58. 2 of 14 in the top 10.)#83 (Offensive EPA: median of 14 Big Ten teams in 2019. Range #4–#129. 1 of 14 in the top 10.)#27 (Defensive EPA: median of 14 Big Ten teams in 2019. Range #1–#115. 2 of 14 in the top 10.)#51 (Offensive success rate: median of 14 Big Ten teams in 2019. Range #8–#129. 1 of 14 in the top 10.)#37 (Defensive success rate: median of 14 Big Ten teams in 2019. Range #1–#110. 3 of 14 in the top 10.)#78 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 14 Big Ten teams in 2019. Range #2–#125. 1 of 14 in the top 10.)#53 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 14 Big Ten teams in 2019. Range #1–#123. 1 of 14 in the top 10.)
2019Illinois670 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Big Ten teams in 2019. Range 0–5.)1 (1 regular-season win over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason — #8 Wisconsin)1 (1 regular-season win over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason — #8 Wisconsin)#118 (of 130 teams · 326.3 yds/g · 4,242 yards)#79 (of 130 teams · 26.7 pts/g · 347 points)#77 (of 130 teams · 408.5 yds/g allowed · 5,310 yards)#54 (of 130 teams · 26.1 pts/g allowed · 340 points)#63 (of 130 teams · +0.5 /g · +7 on the season)#11 (of 130 teams · +10 on the season · 28 taken, 18 given · +0.77 /g)#129 (of 130 teams · 25:36 /g · 5h 33m on the season)#117 (of 130 teams · 3% of last season's passing production returning)#29 (of 130 teams · 72% of last season's receiving production returning)#63 (of 130 teams · 65% of last season's rushing production returning)#37 (of 130 teams · 661.7 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#104 (of 130 teams · 0.097 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted)#36 (of 130 teams · 0.097 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence)#114 (of 130 teams · 38% of plays successful)#59 (of 130 teams · 42% of opponent plays successful · lower is better)#42 (of 130 teams · 1.248 average PPA on successful plays)#36 (of 130 teams · 1.167 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better)
2019Indiana850 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Big Ten teams in 2019. Range 0–5.)0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason)0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason)#40 (of 130 teams · 432.8 yds/g · 5,626 yards)#43 (of 130 teams · 31.8 pts/g · 413 points)#36 (of 130 teams · 352.3 yds/g allowed · 4,580 yards)#45 (of 130 teams · 24.4 pts/g allowed · 317 points)#38 (of 130 teams · +7.4 /g · +96 on the season)#51 (of 130 teams · +2 on the season · 17 taken, 15 given · +0.15 /g)#7 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 33:44 /g · 7h 19m on the season)#32 (of 130 teams · 98% of last season's passing production returning)#44 (of 130 teams · 66% of last season's receiving production returning)#5 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 95% of last season's rushing production returning)#53 (of 130 teams · 603.8 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#60 (of 130 teams · 0.185 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted)#43 (of 130 teams · 0.116 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence)#27 (of 130 teams · 46% of plays successful)#39 (of 130 teams · 40% of opponent plays successful · lower is better)#107 (of 130 teams · 1.136 average PPA on successful plays)#63 (of 130 teams · 1.212 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better)
2019Iowa1030 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Big Ten teams in 2019. Range 0–5.)0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason)1 (1 regular-season win over top-25 teams · 2 including the postseason — regular: #18 Minnesota · postseason: #22 USC)#99 (of 130 teams · 366.5 yds/g · 4,765 yards)#88 (of 130 teams · 25.8 pts/g · 335 points)#12 (of 130 teams · 308.1 yds/g allowed · 4,006 yards)#5 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 14.0 pts/g allowed · 182 points)#24 (of 130 teams · +11.8 /g · +153 on the season)#19 (of 130 teams · +8 on the season · 20 taken, 12 given · +0.62 /g)#22 (of 130 teams · 32:02 /g · 6h 56m on the season)#29 (of 130 teams · 99% of last season's passing production returning)#103 (of 130 teams · 44% of last season's receiving production returning)#8 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 94% of last season's rushing production returning)#43 (of 130 teams · 637.6 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#83 (of 130 teams · 0.140 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted)#18 (of 130 teams · 0.053 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence)#45 (of 130 teams · 45% of plays successful)#37 (of 130 teams · 40% of opponent plays successful · lower is better)#123 (of 130 teams · 1.093 average PPA on successful plays)#1 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 1.009 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better)
2019Maryland390 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Big Ten teams in 2019. Range 0–5.)0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason)0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason)#109 (of 130 teams · 343.5 yds/g · 4,122 yards)#94 (of 130 teams · 25.3 pts/g · 303 points)#109 (of 130 teams · 449.2 yds/g allowed · 5,390 yards)#115 (of 130 teams · 34.7 pts/g allowed · 416 points)#113 (of 130 teams · -9.4 /g · -113 on the season)#97 (of 130 teams · -5 on the season · 16 taken, 21 given · -0.42 /g)#128 (of 130 teams · 25:45 /g · 5h 09m on the season)#88 (of 130 teams · 31% of last season's passing production returning)#62 (of 130 teams · 61% of last season's receiving production returning)#46 (of 130 teams · 75% of last season's rushing production returning)#27 (of 130 teams · 703.9 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#111 (of 130 teams · 0.069 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted)#88 (of 130 teams · 0.193 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence)#123 (of 130 teams · 36% of plays successful)#97 (of 130 teams · 45% of opponent plays successful · lower is better)#2 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 1.408 average PPA on successful plays)#17 (of 130 teams · 1.105 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better)
2019Michigan942 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Big Ten teams in 2019. Range 0–5.)0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason)2 (2 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason — #15 Notre Dame, #16 Iowa)#68 (of 130 teams · 401.5 yds/g · 5,220 yards)#44 (of 130 teams · 31.7 pts/g · 412 points)#11 (of 130 teams · 307.3 yds/g allowed · 3,995 yards)#25 (of 130 teams · 20.7 pts/g allowed · 269 points)#26 (of 130 teams · +11.0 /g · +143 on the season)#63 (of 130 teams · +0 on the season · 20 taken, 20 given · +0.00 /g)#76 (of 130 teams · 29:32 /g · 6h 24m on the season)#30 (of 130 teams · 99% of last season's passing production returning)#67 (of 130 teams · 59% of last season's receiving production returning)#112 (of 130 teams · 37% of last season's rushing production returning)#11 (of 130 teams · 853.4 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#63 (of 130 teams · 0.182 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted)#21 (of 130 teams · 0.069 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence)#51 (of 130 teams · 45% of plays successful)#19 (of 130 teams · 38% of opponent plays successful · lower is better)#80 (of 130 teams · 1.181 average PPA on successful plays)#53 (of 130 teams · 1.201 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better)
2019Minnesota1120 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Big Ten teams in 2019. Range 0–5.)1 (1 regular-season win over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason — #10 Penn State)1 (1 regular-season win over top-25 teams · 2 including the postseason — regular: #10 Penn State · postseason: #12 Auburn)#42 (of 130 teams · 432.0 yds/g · 5,616 yards)#21 (of 130 teams · 34.1 pts/g · 443 points)#10 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 306.5 yds/g allowed · 3,985 yards)#37 (of 130 teams · 22.5 pts/g allowed · 293 points)#25 (of 130 teams · +11.5 /g · +150 on the season)#40 (of 130 teams · +4 on the season · 19 taken, 15 given · +0.31 /g)#4 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 34:08 /g · 7h 24m on the season)#1 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 100% of last season's passing production returning)#1 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 99% of last season's receiving production returning)#1 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 99% of last season's rushing production returning)#46 (of 130 teams · 621.4 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#11 (of 130 teams · 0.287 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted)#27 (of 130 teams · 0.079 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence)#15 (of 130 teams · 48% of plays successful)#44 (of 130 teams · 41% of opponent plays successful · lower is better)#47 (of 130 teams · 1.244 average PPA on successful plays)#34 (of 130 teams · 1.162 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better)
2019Nebraska570 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Big Ten teams in 2019. Range 0–5.)0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason)0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason)#55 (of 130 teams · 415.8 yds/g · 4,990 yards)#72 (of 130 teams · 28.0 pts/g · 336 points)#64 (of 130 teams · 388.8 yds/g allowed · 4,666 yards)#66 (of 130 teams · 27.8 pts/g allowed · 333 points)#66 (of 130 teams · +0.3 /g · +3 on the season)#55 (of 130 teams · +1 on the season · 21 taken, 20 given · +0.08 /g)#91 (of 130 teams · 28:54 /g · 5h 47m on the season)#1 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 100% of last season's passing production returning)#76 (of 130 teams · 54% of last season's receiving production returning)#84 (of 130 teams · 54% of last season's rushing production returning)#24 (of 130 teams · 729.5 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#87 (of 130 teams · 0.133 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted)#51 (of 130 teams · 0.132 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence)#72 (of 130 teams · 43% of plays successful)#70 (of 130 teams · 43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better)#75 (of 130 teams · 1.194 average PPA on successful plays)#37 (of 130 teams · 1.167 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better)
2019Northwestern390 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Big Ten teams in 2019. Range 0–5.)0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason)0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason)#123 (of 130 teams · 297.8 yds/g · 3,574 yards)#126 (of 130 teams · 16.3 pts/g · 196 points)#25 (of 130 teams · 335.7 yds/g allowed · 4,028 yards)#43 (of 130 teams · 23.6 pts/g allowed · 283 points)#103 (of 130 teams · -7.3 /g · -87 on the season)#117 (of 130 teams · -9 on the season · 14 taken, 23 given · -0.75 /g)#68 (of 130 teams · 29:58 /g · 6h 00m on the season)#107 (of 130 teams · 7% of last season's passing production returning)#104 (of 130 teams · 44% of last season's receiving production returning)#77 (of 130 teams · 60% of last season's rushing production returning)#49 (of 130 teams · 612.6 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#125 (of 130 teams · 0.016 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted)#26 (of 130 teams · 0.079 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence)#122 (of 130 teams · 37% of plays successful)#29 (of 130 teams · 39% of opponent plays successful · lower is better)#125 (of 130 teams · 1.081 average PPA on successful plays)#35 (of 130 teams · 1.163 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better)
2019Ohio State1315 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Big Ten teams in 2019. Range 0–5.)3 (3 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason — #8 Wisconsin, #8 Wisconsin, #10 Penn State)5 (5 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason — #8 Wisconsin, #8 Wisconsin, #10 Penn State, #14 Michigan, #21 Cincinnati)#4 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 529.9 yds/g · 7,419 yards)#3 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 46.9 pts/g · 656 points)#1 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 259.7 yds/g allowed · 3,636 yards)#4 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 13.7 pts/g allowed · 192 points)#1 — top 10 (of 130 teams · +33.1 /g · +464 on the season)#17 (of 130 teams · +9 on the season · 25 taken, 16 given · +0.64 /g)#25 (of 130 teams · 31:58 /g · 7h 28m on the season)#124 (of 130 teams · 2% of last season's passing production returning)#80 (of 130 teams · 52% of last season's receiving production returning)#93 (of 130 teams · 48% of last season's rushing production returning)#2 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 973.6 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#4 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 0.368 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted)#1 — top 10 (of 130 teams · -0.011 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence)#8 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 51% of plays successful)#1 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 33% of opponent plays successful · lower is better)#17 (of 130 teams · 1.297 average PPA on successful plays)#70 (of 130 teams · 1.221 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better)
2019Penn State1121 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Big Ten teams in 2019. Range 0–5.)0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason)2 (2 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · 3 including the postseason — regular: #14 Michigan, #16 Iowa · postseason: #17 Memphis)#56 (of 130 teams · 412.0 yds/g · 5,356 yards)#15 (of 130 teams · 35.8 pts/g · 465 points)#33 (of 130 teams · 346.5 yds/g allowed · 4,504 yards)#8 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 16.0 pts/g allowed · 208 points)#6 — top 10 (of 130 teams · +19.8 /g · +257 on the season)#19 (of 130 teams · +8 on the season · 22 taken, 14 given · +0.62 /g)#108 (of 130 teams · 27:54 /g · 6h 03m on the season)#113 (of 130 teams · 3% of last season's passing production returning)#83 (of 130 teams · 52% of last season's receiving production returning)#130 (of 130 teams · 13% of last season's rushing production returning)#10 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 857.3 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#30 (of 130 teams · 0.237 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted)#20 (of 130 teams · 0.065 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence)#46 (of 130 teams · 45% of plays successful)#8 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 36% of opponent plays successful · lower is better)#34 (of 130 teams · 1.269 average PPA on successful plays)#91 (of 130 teams · 1.256 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better)
2019Purdue480 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Big Ten teams in 2019. Range 0–5.)0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason)0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason)#74 (of 130 teams · 393.2 yds/g · 4,718 yards)#87 (of 130 teams · 25.8 pts/g · 310 points)#101 (of 130 teams · 437.1 yds/g allowed · 5,245 yards)#86 (of 130 teams · 30.6 pts/g allowed · 367 points)#96 (of 130 teams · -4.8 /g · -57 on the season)#117 (of 130 teams · -9 on the season · 14 taken, 23 given · -0.75 /g)#114 (of 130 teams · 27:36 /g · 5h 31m on the season)#105 (of 130 teams · 9% of last season's passing production returning)#74 (of 130 teams · 56% of last season's receiving production returning)#129 (of 130 teams · 14% of last season's rushing production returning)#51 (of 130 teams · 607.4 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#96 (of 130 teams · 0.123 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted)#80 (of 130 teams · 0.183 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence)#89 (of 130 teams · 41% of plays successful)#82 (of 130 teams · 44% of opponent plays successful · lower is better)#78 (of 130 teams · 1.184 average PPA on successful plays)#72 (of 130 teams · 1.223 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better)
2019Rutgers2100 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Big Ten teams in 2019. Range 0–5.)0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason)0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason)#129 (of 130 teams · 273.1 yds/g · 3,277 yards)#129 (of 130 teams · 13.3 pts/g · 159 points)#96 (of 130 teams · 431.2 yds/g allowed · 5,174 yards)#123 (of 130 teams · 36.7 pts/g allowed · 440 points)#128 (of 130 teams · -23.4 /g · -281 on the season)#126 (of 130 teams · -13 on the season · 10 taken, 23 given · -1.08 /g)#65 (of 130 teams · 30:02 /g · 6h 00m on the season)#65 (of 130 teams · 78% of last season's passing production returning)#21 (of 130 teams · 74% of last season's receiving production returning)#58 (of 130 teams · 68% of last season's rushing production returning)#58 (of 130 teams · 587.3 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#129 (of 130 teams · -0.021 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted)#115 (of 130 teams · 0.258 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence)#129 (of 130 teams · 34% of plays successful)#110 (of 130 teams · 46% of opponent plays successful · lower is better)#120 (of 130 teams · 1.098 average PPA on successful plays)#78 (of 130 teams · 1.229 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better)
2019Wisconsin1040 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Big Ten teams in 2019. Range 0–5.)0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason)3 (3 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason — #14 Michigan, #16 Iowa, #18 Minnesota)#38 (of 130 teams · 433.1 yds/g · 6,064 yards)#23 (of 130 teams · 34.1 pts/g · 477 points)#4 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 287.1 yds/g allowed · 4,020 yards)#10 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 16.9 pts/g allowed · 237 points)#14 (of 130 teams · +17.1 /g · +240 on the season)#63 (of 130 teams · +0 on the season · 22 taken, 22 given · +0.00 /g)#1 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 35:40 /g · 8h 19m on the season)#91 (of 130 teams · 26% of last season's passing production returning)#2 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 95% of last season's receiving production returning)#47 (of 130 teams · 74% of last season's rushing production returning)#33 (of 130 teams · 675.8 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons)#19 (of 130 teams · 0.260 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted)#10 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 0.035 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence)#11 (of 130 teams · 50% of plays successful)#6 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 36% of opponent plays successful · lower is better)#119 (of 130 teams · 1.101 average PPA on successful plays)#123 (of 130 teams · 1.337 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better)

What clusters, and what does not

One dot per team, placed by its rank within that season's division. A tight cluster is something they share; a spread is something they do not.

Big Ten, 20192019 Michigan StateBig Ten medianVertical position is spacing only — it carries no meaning.
Total offensemedian #68
Total offense. Big Ten, 2019, best rank first: 2019 Ohio State #4 of 130; 2019 Wisconsin #38 of 130; 2019 Indiana #40 of 130; 2019 Minnesota #42 of 130; 2019 Nebraska #55 of 130; 2019 Penn State #56 of 130; 2019 Michigan #68 of 130; 2019 Purdue #74 of 130; 2019 Iowa #99 of 130; 2019 Maryland #109 of 130; 2019 Illinois #118 of 130; 2019 Northwestern #123 of 130; 2019 Rutgers #129 of 130. Marked: 2019 Michigan State, ranked 95 of 130. Big Ten median rank 68.
Scoring offensemedian #72
Scoring offense. Big Ten, 2019, best rank first: 2019 Ohio State #3 of 130; 2019 Penn State #15 of 130; 2019 Minnesota #21 of 130; 2019 Wisconsin #23 of 130; 2019 Indiana #43 of 130; 2019 Michigan #44 of 130; 2019 Nebraska #72 of 130; 2019 Illinois #79 of 130; 2019 Purdue #87 of 130; 2019 Iowa #88 of 130; 2019 Maryland #94 of 130; 2019 Northwestern #126 of 130; 2019 Rutgers #129 of 130. Marked: 2019 Michigan State, ranked 105 of 130. Big Ten median rank 72.
Total defensemedian #25
Total defense. Big Ten, 2019, best rank first: 2019 Ohio State #1 of 130; 2019 Wisconsin #4 of 130; 2019 Minnesota #10 of 130; 2019 Michigan #11 of 130; 2019 Iowa #12 of 130; 2019 Northwestern #25 of 130; 2019 Penn State #33 of 130; 2019 Indiana #36 of 130; 2019 Nebraska #64 of 130; 2019 Illinois #77 of 130; 2019 Rutgers #96 of 130; 2019 Purdue #101 of 130; 2019 Maryland #109 of 130. Marked: 2019 Michigan State, ranked 19 of 130. Big Ten median rank 25.
Scoring defensemedian #37
Scoring defense. Big Ten, 2019, best rank first: 2019 Ohio State #4 of 130; 2019 Iowa #5 of 130; 2019 Penn State #8 of 130; 2019 Wisconsin #10 of 130; 2019 Michigan #25 of 130; 2019 Minnesota #37 of 130; 2019 Northwestern #43 of 130; 2019 Indiana #45 of 130; 2019 Illinois #54 of 130; 2019 Nebraska #66 of 130; 2019 Purdue #86 of 130; 2019 Maryland #115 of 130; 2019 Rutgers #123 of 130. Marked: 2019 Michigan State, ranked 37 of 130. Big Ten median rank 37.
Point marginmedian #38
Point margin. Big Ten, 2019, best rank first: 2019 Ohio State #1 of 130; 2019 Penn State #6 of 130; 2019 Wisconsin #14 of 130; 2019 Iowa #24 of 130; 2019 Minnesota #25 of 130; 2019 Michigan #26 of 130; 2019 Indiana #38 of 130; 2019 Illinois #63 of 130; 2019 Nebraska #66 of 130; 2019 Purdue #96 of 130; 2019 Northwestern #103 of 130; 2019 Maryland #113 of 130; 2019 Rutgers #128 of 130. Marked: 2019 Michigan State, ranked 72 of 130. Big Ten median rank 38.
Turnover marginmedian #55
Turnover margin. Big Ten, 2019, best rank first: 2019 Illinois #11 of 130; 2019 Ohio State #17 of 130; 2019 Iowa #19 of 130; 2019 Penn State #19 of 130; 2019 Minnesota #40 of 130; 2019 Indiana #51 of 130; 2019 Nebraska #55 of 130; 2019 Michigan #63 of 130; 2019 Wisconsin #63 of 130; 2019 Maryland #97 of 130; 2019 Northwestern #117 of 130; 2019 Purdue #117 of 130; 2019 Rutgers #126 of 130. Marked: 2019 Michigan State, ranked 75 of 130. Big Ten median rank 55.
Possessionmedian #65
Possession. Big Ten, 2019, best rank first: 2019 Wisconsin #1 of 130; 2019 Minnesota #4 of 130; 2019 Indiana #7 of 130; 2019 Iowa #22 of 130; 2019 Ohio State #25 of 130; 2019 Rutgers #65 of 130; 2019 Northwestern #68 of 130; 2019 Michigan #76 of 130; 2019 Nebraska #91 of 130; 2019 Penn State #108 of 130; 2019 Purdue #114 of 130; 2019 Maryland #128 of 130; 2019 Illinois #129 of 130. Marked: 2019 Michigan State, ranked 31 of 130. Big Ten median rank 65.
Returning passingmedian #65
Returning passing. Big Ten, 2019, best rank first: 2019 Minnesota #1 of 130; 2019 Nebraska #1 of 130; 2019 Iowa #29 of 130; 2019 Michigan #30 of 130; 2019 Indiana #32 of 130; 2019 Rutgers #65 of 130; 2019 Maryland #88 of 130; 2019 Wisconsin #91 of 130; 2019 Purdue #105 of 130; 2019 Northwestern #107 of 130; 2019 Penn State #113 of 130; 2019 Illinois #117 of 130; 2019 Ohio State #124 of 130. Marked: 2019 Michigan State, ranked 1 of 130. Big Ten median rank 65.
Returning receivingmedian #62
Returning receiving. Big Ten, 2019, best rank first: 2019 Minnesota #1 of 130; 2019 Wisconsin #2 of 130; 2019 Rutgers #21 of 130; 2019 Illinois #29 of 130; 2019 Indiana #44 of 130; 2019 Maryland #62 of 130; 2019 Michigan #67 of 130; 2019 Purdue #74 of 130; 2019 Nebraska #76 of 130; 2019 Ohio State #80 of 130; 2019 Penn State #83 of 130; 2019 Iowa #103 of 130; 2019 Northwestern #104 of 130. Marked: 2019 Michigan State, ranked 17 of 130. Big Ten median rank 62.
Returning rushingmedian #58
Returning rushing. Big Ten, 2019, best rank first: 2019 Minnesota #1 of 130; 2019 Indiana #5 of 130; 2019 Iowa #8 of 130; 2019 Maryland #46 of 130; 2019 Wisconsin #47 of 130; 2019 Rutgers #58 of 130; 2019 Illinois #63 of 130; 2019 Northwestern #77 of 130; 2019 Nebraska #84 of 130; 2019 Ohio State #93 of 130; 2019 Michigan #112 of 130; 2019 Purdue #129 of 130; 2019 Penn State #130 of 130. Marked: 2019 Michigan State, ranked 41 of 130. Big Ten median rank 58.
Team talentmedian #33
Team talent. Big Ten, 2019, best rank first: 2019 Ohio State #2 of 130; 2019 Penn State #10 of 130; 2019 Michigan #11 of 130; 2019 Nebraska #24 of 130; 2019 Maryland #27 of 130; 2019 Wisconsin #33 of 130; 2019 Illinois #37 of 130; 2019 Iowa #43 of 130; 2019 Minnesota #46 of 130; 2019 Northwestern #49 of 130; 2019 Purdue #51 of 130; 2019 Indiana #53 of 130; 2019 Rutgers #58 of 130. Marked: 2019 Michigan State, ranked 31 of 130. Big Ten median rank 33.
Offensive EPAmedian #83
Offensive EPA. Big Ten, 2019, best rank first: 2019 Ohio State #4 of 130; 2019 Minnesota #11 of 130; 2019 Wisconsin #19 of 130; 2019 Penn State #30 of 130; 2019 Indiana #60 of 130; 2019 Michigan #63 of 130; 2019 Iowa #83 of 130; 2019 Nebraska #87 of 130; 2019 Purdue #96 of 130; 2019 Illinois #104 of 130; 2019 Maryland #111 of 130; 2019 Northwestern #125 of 130; 2019 Rutgers #129 of 130. Marked: 2019 Michigan State, ranked 113 of 130. Big Ten median rank 83.
Defensive EPAmedian #27
Defensive EPA. Big Ten, 2019, best rank first: 2019 Ohio State #1 of 130; 2019 Wisconsin #10 of 130; 2019 Iowa #18 of 130; 2019 Penn State #20 of 130; 2019 Michigan #21 of 130; 2019 Northwestern #26 of 130; 2019 Minnesota #27 of 130; 2019 Illinois #36 of 130; 2019 Indiana #43 of 130; 2019 Nebraska #51 of 130; 2019 Purdue #80 of 130; 2019 Maryland #88 of 130; 2019 Rutgers #115 of 130. Marked: 2019 Michigan State, ranked 28 of 130. Big Ten median rank 27.
Offensive success ratemedian #51
Offensive success rate. Big Ten, 2019, best rank first: 2019 Ohio State #8 of 130; 2019 Wisconsin #11 of 130; 2019 Minnesota #15 of 130; 2019 Indiana #27 of 130; 2019 Iowa #45 of 130; 2019 Penn State #46 of 130; 2019 Michigan #51 of 130; 2019 Nebraska #72 of 130; 2019 Purdue #89 of 130; 2019 Illinois #114 of 130; 2019 Northwestern #122 of 130; 2019 Maryland #123 of 130; 2019 Rutgers #129 of 130. Marked: 2019 Michigan State, ranked 99 of 130. Big Ten median rank 51.
Defensive success ratemedian #37
Defensive success rate. Big Ten, 2019, best rank first: 2019 Ohio State #1 of 130; 2019 Wisconsin #6 of 130; 2019 Penn State #8 of 130; 2019 Michigan #19 of 130; 2019 Northwestern #29 of 130; 2019 Iowa #37 of 130; 2019 Indiana #39 of 130; 2019 Minnesota #44 of 130; 2019 Illinois #59 of 130; 2019 Nebraska #70 of 130; 2019 Purdue #82 of 130; 2019 Maryland #97 of 130; 2019 Rutgers #110 of 130. Marked: 2019 Michigan State, ranked 20 of 130. Big Ten median rank 37.
Offensive explosivenessmedian #78
Offensive explosiveness. Big Ten, 2019, best rank first: 2019 Maryland #2 of 130; 2019 Ohio State #17 of 130; 2019 Penn State #34 of 130; 2019 Illinois #42 of 130; 2019 Minnesota #47 of 130; 2019 Nebraska #75 of 130; 2019 Purdue #78 of 130; 2019 Michigan #80 of 130; 2019 Indiana #107 of 130; 2019 Wisconsin #119 of 130; 2019 Rutgers #120 of 130; 2019 Iowa #123 of 130; 2019 Northwestern #125 of 130. Marked: 2019 Michigan State, ranked 103 of 130. Big Ten median rank 78.
Defensive explosivenessmedian #53
Defensive explosiveness. Big Ten, 2019, best rank first: 2019 Iowa #1 of 130; 2019 Maryland #17 of 130; 2019 Minnesota #34 of 130; 2019 Northwestern #35 of 130; 2019 Illinois #36 of 130; 2019 Nebraska #37 of 130; 2019 Michigan #53 of 130; 2019 Indiana #63 of 130; 2019 Ohio State #70 of 130; 2019 Purdue #72 of 130; 2019 Rutgers #78 of 130; 2019 Penn State #91 of 130; 2019 Wisconsin #123 of 130. Marked: 2019 Michigan State, ranked 77 of 130. Big Ten median rank 53.