| 2026 | UCLA2–0 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 18 Big Ten teams in 2026. Range 0–5.) | — (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 138 teams · 413.0 yds/g · 826 yards) | #45 (of 138 teams · 36.5 pts/g · 73 points) | #57 (of 138 teams · 299.5 yds/g allowed · 599 yards) | #50 (of 138 teams · 17.0 pts/g allowed · 34 points) | #46 (of 138 teams · +19.5 /g · +39 on the season) | #24 (of 138 teams · +2 on the season · 4 taken, 2 given · +1.00 /g) | #78 (of 138 teams · 30:03 /g · 1h 00m on the season) | #45 (of 138 teams · 91% of last season's passing production returning) | #96 (of 138 teams · 27% of last season's receiving production returning) | #28 (of 138 teams · 69% of last season's rushing production returning) | #25 (of 138 teams · 774.5 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #48 (of 138 teams · 0.241 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #25 (of 138 teams · -0.129 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #45 (of 138 teams · 49% of plays successful) | #28 (of 138 teams · 32% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #85 (of 138 teams · 1.174 average PPA on successful plays) | #70 (of 138 teams · 1.213 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| Median | of 18 Big Ten teams in 2026 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 18 Big Ten teams in 2026. Range 0–5.) | — (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 18 Big Ten teams in 2026. 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 18 Big Ten teams in 2026. 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.) | #51 (Total offense: median of 18 Big Ten teams in 2026. Range #9–#131. 1 of 18 in the top 10.) | #48 (Scoring offense: median of 18 Big Ten teams in 2026. Range #8–#133. 2 of 18 in the top 10.) | #30 (Total defense: median of 18 Big Ten teams in 2026. Range #4–#121. 2 of 18 in the top 10.) | #41 (Scoring defense: median of 18 Big Ten teams in 2026. Range #1–#123. 3 of 18 in the top 10.) | #47 (Point margin: median of 18 Big Ten teams in 2026. Range #8–#120. 2 of 18 in the top 10.) | #43 (Turnover margin: median of 18 Big Ten teams in 2026. Range #3–#136. 2 of 18 in the top 10.) | #54 (Possession: median of 18 Big Ten teams in 2026. Range #2–#129. 2 of 18 in the top 10.) | #45 (Returning passing: median of 18 Big Ten teams in 2026. Range #8–#123. 1 of 18 in the top 10.) | #59 (Returning receiving: median of 18 Big Ten teams in 2026. Range #5–#126. 1 of 18 in the top 10.) | #40 (Returning rushing: median of 18 Big Ten teams in 2026. Range #8–#131. 1 of 18 in the top 10.) | #30 (Team talent: median of 18 Big Ten teams in 2026. Range #3–#61. 3 of 18 in the top 10.) | #48 (Offensive EPA: median of 18 Big Ten teams in 2026. Range #2–#126. 3 of 18 in the top 10.) | #63 (Defensive EPA: median of 18 Big Ten teams in 2026. Range #8–#129. 1 of 18 in the top 10.) | #45 (Offensive success rate: median of 18 Big Ten teams in 2026. Range #8–#128. 1 of 18 in the top 10.) | #55 (Defensive success rate: median of 18 Big Ten teams in 2026. Range #4–#111. 2 of 18 in the top 10.) | #56 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 18 Big Ten teams in 2026. Range #4–#129. 3 of 18 in the top 10.) | #66 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 18 Big Ten teams in 2026. Range #17–#129. 0 of 18 in the top 10.) |
| 2026 | Illinois1–1 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 18 Big Ten teams in 2026. Range 0–5.) | — (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.) | #101 (of 138 teams · 357.0 yds/g · 714 yards) | #53 (of 138 teams · 34.5 pts/g · 69 points) | #107 (of 138 teams · 394.5 yds/g allowed · 789 yards) | #100 (of 138 teams · 27.0 pts/g allowed · 54 points) | #80 (of 138 teams · +7.5 /g · +15 on the season) | #69 (of 138 teams · +0 on the season · 1 taken, 1 given · +0.00 /g) | #124 (of 138 teams · 26:06 /g · 0h 52m on the season) | #111 (of 138 teams · 1% of last season's passing production returning) | #48 (of 138 teams · 46% of last season's receiving production returning) | #17 (of 138 teams · 83% of last season's rushing production returning) | #51 (of 138 teams · 704.0 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #55 (of 138 teams · 0.212 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #129 (of 138 teams · 0.250 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #29 (of 138 teams · 52% of plays successful) | #110 (of 138 teams · 44% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #77 (of 138 teams · 1.203 average PPA on successful plays) | #93 (of 138 teams · 1.282 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2026 | Indiana2–0 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 18 Big Ten teams in 2026. Range 0–5.) | — (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.) | #50 (of 138 teams · 435.0 yds/g · 870 yards) | #8 — top 10 (of 138 teams · 53.5 pts/g · 107 points) | #13 (of 138 teams · 212.0 yds/g allowed · 424 yards) | #11 (of 138 teams · 8.0 pts/g allowed · 16 points) | #8 — top 10 (of 138 teams · +45.5 /g · +91 on the season) | #43 (of 138 teams · +1 on the season · 2 taken, 1 given · +0.50 /g) | #105 (of 138 teams · 28:07 /g · 0h 56m on the season) | #111 (of 138 teams · 1% of last season's passing production returning) | #116 (of 138 teams · 15% of last season's receiving production returning) | #111 (of 138 teams · 18% of last season's rushing production returning) | #38 (of 138 teams · 735.3 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #2 — top 10 (of 138 teams · 0.583 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #21 (of 138 teams · -0.145 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #21 (of 138 teams · 54% of plays successful) | #12 (of 138 teams · 28% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #4 — top 10 (of 138 teams · 1.572 average PPA on successful plays) | #129 (of 138 teams · 1.519 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2026 | Iowa2–0 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 18 Big Ten teams in 2026. Range 0–5.) | — (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.) | #76 (of 138 teams · 395.5 yds/g · 791 yards) | #85 (of 138 teams · 28.0 pts/g · 56 points) | #7 — top 10 (of 138 teams · 187.5 yds/g allowed · 375 yards) | #5 — top 10 (of 138 teams · 6.5 pts/g allowed · 13 points) | #39 (of 138 teams · +21.5 /g · +43 on the season) | #43 (of 138 teams · +1 on the season · 2 taken, 1 given · +0.50 /g) | #47 (of 138 teams · 31:47 /g · 1h 04m on the season) | #89 (of 138 teams · 9% of last season's passing production returning) | #39 (of 138 teams · 50% of last season's receiving production returning) | #46 (of 138 teams · 56% of last season's rushing production returning) | #44 (of 138 teams · 722.7 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #115 (of 138 teams · 0.002 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #14 (of 138 teams · -0.181 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #95 (of 138 teams · 40% of plays successful) | #4 — top 10 (of 138 teams · 23% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #109 (of 138 teams · 1.103 average PPA on successful plays) | #66 (of 138 teams · 1.210 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2026 | Maryland2–0 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 18 Big Ten teams in 2026. Range 0–5.) | — (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.) | #9 — top 10 (of 138 teams · 560.5 yds/g · 1,121 yards) | #14 (of 138 teams · 50.0 pts/g · 100 points) | #4 — top 10 (of 138 teams · 154.0 yds/g allowed · 308 yards) | #9 — top 10 (of 138 teams · 7.0 pts/g allowed · 14 points) | #10 — top 10 (of 138 teams · +43.0 /g · +86 on the season) | #10 — top 10 (of 138 teams · +4 on the season · 4 taken, 0 given · +2.00 /g) | #38 (of 138 teams · 32:17 /g · 1h 05m on the season) | #37 (of 138 teams · 95% of last season's passing production returning) | #59 (of 138 teams · 42% of last season's receiving production returning) | #25 (of 138 teams · 73% of last season's rushing production returning) | #46 (of 138 teams · 719.6 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #25 (of 138 teams · 0.361 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #8 — top 10 (of 138 teams · -0.257 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #22 (of 138 teams · 53% of plays successful) | #8 — top 10 (of 138 teams · 27% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #56 (of 138 teams · 1.276 average PPA on successful plays) | #79 (of 138 teams · 1.247 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2026 | Michigan2–0 | 3 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 18 Big Ten teams in 2026. Range 0–5.) | — (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.) | #131 (of 138 teams · 269.5 yds/g · 539 yards) | #133 (of 138 teams · 15.0 pts/g · 30 points) | #28 (of 138 teams · 255.0 yds/g allowed · 510 yards) | #17 (of 138 teams · 11.0 pts/g allowed · 22 points) | #89 (of 138 teams · +4.0 /g · +8 on the season) | #91 (of 138 teams · -1 on the season · 2 taken, 3 given · -0.50 /g) | #120 (of 138 teams · 26:35 /g · 0h 53m on the season) | #24 (of 138 teams · 99% of last season's passing production returning) | #49 (of 138 teams · 46% of last season's receiving production returning) | #29 (of 138 teams · 67% of last season's rushing production returning) | #11 (of 138 teams · 890.0 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #97 (of 138 teams · 0.085 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #37 (of 138 teams · -0.090 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #128 (of 138 teams · 35% of plays successful) | #43 (of 138 teams · 34% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #44 (of 138 teams · 1.319 average PPA on successful plays) | #19 (of 138 teams · 1.013 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2026 | Michigan State2–0 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 18 Big Ten teams in 2026. Range 0–5.) | — (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.) | #51 (of 138 teams · 434.5 yds/g · 869 yards) | #62 (of 138 teams · 32.5 pts/g · 65 points) | #23 (of 138 teams · 246.0 yds/g allowed · 492 yards) | #34 (of 138 teams · 13.5 pts/g allowed · 27 points) | #47 (of 138 teams · +19.0 /g · +38 on the season) | #43 (of 138 teams · +1 on the season · 2 taken, 1 given · +0.50 /g) | #2 — top 10 (of 138 teams · 37:19 /g · 1h 15m on the season) | #65 (of 138 teams · 45% of last season's passing production returning) | #112 (of 138 teams · 18% of last season's receiving production returning) | #96 (of 138 teams · 26% of last season's rushing production returning) | #61 (of 138 teams · 685.0 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #75 (of 138 teams · 0.143 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #83 (of 138 teams · 0.068 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #63 (of 138 teams · 46% of plays successful) | #59 (of 138 teams · 37% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #98 (of 138 teams · 1.134 average PPA on successful plays) | #112 (of 138 teams · 1.362 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2026 | Minnesota1–1 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 18 Big Ten teams in 2026. Range 0–5.) | — (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 138 teams · 393.5 yds/g · 787 yards) | #48 (of 138 teams · 36.0 pts/g · 72 points) | #51 (of 138 teams · 294.5 yds/g allowed · 589 yards) | #78 (of 138 teams · 22.5 pts/g allowed · 45 points) | #63 (of 138 teams · +13.5 /g · +27 on the season) | #69 (of 138 teams · +0 on the season · 1 taken, 1 given · +0.00 /g) | #30 (of 138 teams · 33:03 /g · 1h 06m on the season) | #20 (of 138 teams · 99% of last season's passing production returning) | #54 (of 138 teams · 43% of last season's receiving production returning) | #45 (of 138 teams · 56% of last season's rushing production returning) | #41 (of 138 teams · 728.8 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #83 (of 138 teams · 0.124 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #102 (of 138 teams · 0.109 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #44 (of 138 teams · 49% of plays successful) | #75 (of 138 teams · 39% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #127 (of 138 teams · 1.006 average PPA on successful plays) | #47 (of 138 teams · 1.137 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2026 | Nebraska2–0 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 18 Big Ten teams in 2026. Range 0–5.) | — (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.) | #14 (of 138 teams · 534.5 yds/g · 1,069 yards) | #10 — top 10 (of 138 teams · 52.5 pts/g · 105 points) | #21 (of 138 teams · 236.0 yds/g allowed · 472 yards) | #41 (of 138 teams · 14.0 pts/g allowed · 28 points) | #16 (of 138 teams · +38.5 /g · +77 on the season) | #24 (of 138 teams · +2 on the season · 3 taken, 1 given · +1.00 /g) | #54 (of 138 teams · 31:10 /g · 1h 02m on the season) | #69 (of 138 teams · 31% of last season's passing production returning) | #23 (of 138 teams · 61% of last season's receiving production returning) | #90 (of 138 teams · 29% of last season's rushing production returning) | #22 (of 138 teams · 787.5 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #5 — top 10 (of 138 teams · 0.518 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #78 (of 138 teams · 0.052 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #11 (of 138 teams · 56% of plays successful) | #39 (of 138 teams · 34% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #14 (of 138 teams · 1.453 average PPA on successful plays) | #85 (of 138 teams · 1.255 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2026 | Northwestern1–0 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 18 Big Ten teams in 2026. Range 0–5.) | — (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.) | #26 (of 138 teams · 497.0 yds/g · 497 yards) | #55 (of 138 teams · 34.0 pts/g · 34 points) | #121 (of 138 teams · 432.0 yds/g allowed · 432 yards) | #60 (of 138 teams · 18.0 pts/g allowed · 18 points) | #56 (of 138 teams · +16.0 /g · +16 on the season) | #24 (of 138 teams · +1 on the season · 1 taken, 0 given · +1.00 /g) | #127 (of 138 teams · 25:52 /g · 0h 26m on the season) | #8 — top 10 (of 138 teams · 100% of last season's passing production returning) | #5 — top 10 (of 138 teams · 89% of last season's receiving production returning) | #8 — top 10 (of 138 teams · 95% of last season's rushing production returning) | #60 (of 138 teams · 688.3 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #9 — top 10 (of 138 teams · 0.480 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #95 (of 138 teams · 0.090 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #34 (of 138 teams · 51% of plays successful) | #100 (of 138 teams · 42% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #10 — top 10 (of 138 teams · 1.485 average PPA on successful plays) | #25 (of 138 teams · 1.058 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2026 | Ohio State1–1 | 5 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 18 Big Ten teams in 2026. Range 0–5.) | — (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.) | #18 (of 138 teams · 521.5 yds/g · 1,043 yards) | #40 (of 138 teams · 39.5 pts/g · 79 points) | #27 (of 138 teams · 250.5 yds/g allowed · 501 yards) | #34 (of 138 teams · 13.5 pts/g allowed · 27 points) | #30 (of 138 teams · +26.0 /g · +52 on the season) | #43 (of 138 teams · +1 on the season · 3 taken, 2 given · +0.50 /g) | #76 (of 138 teams · 30:05 /g · 1h 00m on the season) | #33 (of 138 teams · 96% of last season's passing production returning) | #44 (of 138 teams · 49% of last season's receiving production returning) | #31 (of 138 teams · 65% of last season's rushing production returning) | #5 — top 10 (of 138 teams · 964.3 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #22 (of 138 teams · 0.380 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #31 (of 138 teams · -0.112 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #49 (of 138 teams · 48% of plays successful) | #55 (of 138 teams · 36% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #25 (of 138 teams · 1.407 average PPA on successful plays) | #34 (of 138 teams · 1.098 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2026 | Oregon1–1 | 4 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 18 Big Ten teams in 2026. Range 0–5.) | — (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 138 teams · 389.0 yds/g · 778 yards) | #62 (of 138 teams · 32.5 pts/g · 65 points) | #117 (of 138 teams · 414.0 yds/g allowed · 828 yards) | #123 (of 138 teams · 33.0 pts/g allowed · 66 points) | #98 (of 138 teams · -0.5 /g · -1 on the season) | #69 (of 138 teams · +0 on the season · 2 taken, 2 given · +0.00 /g) | #129 (of 138 teams · 25:36 /g · 0h 51m on the season) | #26 (of 138 teams · 98% of last season's passing production returning) | #30 (of 138 teams · 53% of last season's receiving production returning) | #60 (of 138 teams · 49% of last season's rushing production returning) | #3 — top 10 (of 138 teams · 984.3 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #106 (of 138 teams · 0.049 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #63 (of 138 teams · 0.002 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #107 (of 138 teams · 38% of plays successful) | #81 (of 138 teams · 40% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #5 — top 10 (of 138 teams · 1.567 average PPA on successful plays) | #32 (of 138 teams · 1.090 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2026 | Penn State2–0 | 1 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 18 Big Ten teams in 2026. Range 0–5.) | — (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.) | #38 (of 138 teams · 451.5 yds/g · 903 yards) | #48 (of 138 teams · 36.0 pts/g · 72 points) | #14 (of 138 teams · 215.0 yds/g allowed · 430 yards) | #1 — top 10 (of 138 teams · 4.5 pts/g allowed · 9 points) | #23 (of 138 teams · +31.5 /g · +63 on the season) | #15 (of 138 teams · +3 on the season · 3 taken, 0 given · +1.50 /g) | #36 (of 138 teams · 32:31 /g · 1h 05m on the season) | #123 (of 138 teams · 0% of last season's passing production returning) | #126 (of 138 teams · 11% of last season's receiving production returning) | #131 (of 138 teams · 2% of last season's rushing production returning) | #26 (of 138 teams · 774.0 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #30 (of 138 teams · 0.322 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #22 (of 138 teams · -0.135 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #52 (of 138 teams · 48% of plays successful) | #50 (of 138 teams · 35% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #61 (of 138 teams · 1.246 average PPA on successful plays) | #23 (of 138 teams · 1.037 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2026 | Purdue1–1 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 18 Big Ten teams in 2026. Range 0–5.) | — (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.) | #28 (of 138 teams · 489.0 yds/g · 978 yards) | #38 (of 138 teams · 40.0 pts/g · 80 points) | #83 (of 138 teams · 347.5 yds/g allowed · 695 yards) | #111 (of 138 teams · 28.5 pts/g allowed · 57 points) | #69 (of 138 teams · +11.5 /g · +23 on the season) | #43 (of 138 teams · +1 on the season · 1 taken, 0 given · +0.50 /g) | #15 (of 138 teams · 34:47 /g · 1h 10m on the season) | #53 (of 138 teams · 84% of last season's passing production returning) | #105 (of 138 teams · 23% of last season's receiving production returning) | #81 (of 138 teams · 34% of last season's rushing production returning) | #55 (of 138 teams · 698.3 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #34 (of 138 teams · 0.311 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #124 (of 138 teams · 0.214 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #38 (of 138 teams · 50% of plays successful) | #98 (of 138 teams · 42% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #101 (of 138 teams · 1.131 average PPA on successful plays) | #128 (of 138 teams · 1.511 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2026 | Rutgers0–2 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 18 Big Ten teams in 2026. Range 0–5.) | — (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.) | #96 (of 138 teams · 366.5 yds/g · 733 yards) | #111 (of 138 teams · 21.0 pts/g · 42 points) | #110 (of 138 teams · 399.5 yds/g allowed · 799 yards) | #122 (of 138 teams · 32.5 pts/g allowed · 65 points) | #120 (of 138 teams · -11.5 /g · -23 on the season) | #136 (of 138 teams · -5 on the season · 3 taken, 8 given · -2.50 /g) | #94 (of 138 teams · 29:06 /g · 0h 58m on the season) | #94 (of 138 teams · 3% of last season's passing production returning) | #61 (of 138 teams · 41% of last season's receiving production returning) | #20 (of 138 teams · 79% of last season's rushing production returning) | #48 (of 138 teams · 709.0 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #126 (of 138 teams · -0.053 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #114 (of 138 teams · 0.156 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #94 (of 138 teams · 40% of plays successful) | #111 (of 138 teams · 44% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #11 (of 138 teams · 1.470 average PPA on successful plays) | #42 (of 138 teams · 1.120 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2026 | USC3–0 | 2 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 18 Big Ten teams in 2026. Range 0–5.) | — (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.) | #23 (of 138 teams · 513.3 yds/g · 1,540 yards) | #29 (of 138 teams · 43.3 pts/g · 130 points) | #42 (of 138 teams · 270.0 yds/g allowed · 810 yards) | #62 (of 138 teams · 18.7 pts/g allowed · 56 points) | #34 (of 138 teams · +24.7 /g · +74 on the season) | #108 (of 138 teams · -2 on the season · 2 taken, 4 given · -0.67 /g) | #7 — top 10 (of 138 teams · 36:27 /g · 1h 49m on the season) | #36 (of 138 teams · 96% of last season's passing production returning) | #101 (of 138 teams · 25% of last season's receiving production returning) | #24 (of 138 teams · 73% of last season's rushing production returning) | #9 — top 10 (of 138 teams · 899.0 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #35 (of 138 teams · 0.305 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #91 (of 138 teams · 0.083 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #8 — top 10 (of 138 teams · 57% of plays successful) | #58 (of 138 teams · 37% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #112 (of 138 teams · 1.097 average PPA on successful plays) | #102 (of 138 teams · 1.328 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2026 | Washington2–0 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 18 Big Ten teams in 2026. Range 0–5.) | — (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.) | #87 (of 138 teams · 379.0 yds/g · 758 yards) | #116 (of 138 teams · 20.0 pts/g · 40 points) | #30 (of 138 teams · 256.5 yds/g allowed · 513 yards) | #22 (of 138 teams · 12.0 pts/g allowed · 24 points) | #78 (of 138 teams · +8.0 /g · +16 on the season) | #3 — top 10 (of 138 teams · +6 on the season · 6 taken, 0 given · +3.00 /g) | #41 (of 138 teams · 32:11 /g · 1h 04m on the season) | #38 (of 138 teams · 94% of last season's passing production returning) | #66 (of 138 teams · 38% of last season's receiving production returning) | #77 (of 138 teams · 36% of last season's rushing production returning) | #24 (of 138 teams · 777.6 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #108 (of 138 teams · 0.038 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #11 (of 138 teams · -0.197 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #72 (of 138 teams · 44% of plays successful) | #26 (of 138 teams · 31% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #129 (of 138 teams · 0.994 average PPA on successful plays) | #109 (of 138 teams · 1.346 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2026 | Wisconsin1–1 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 18 Big Ten teams in 2026. Range 0–5.) | — (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.) | #105 (of 138 teams · 345.0 yds/g · 690 yards) | #96 (of 138 teams · 24.5 pts/g · 49 points) | #70 (of 138 teams · 326.0 yds/g allowed · 652 yards) | #90 (of 138 teams · 25.0 pts/g allowed · 50 points) | #98 (of 138 teams · -0.5 /g · -1 on the season) | #110 (of 138 teams · -2 on the season · 0 taken, 2 given · -1.00 /g) | #117 (of 138 teams · 26:44 /g · 0h 53m on the season) | #64 (of 138 teams · 52% of last season's passing production returning) | #106 (of 138 teams · 23% of last season's receiving production returning) | #40 (of 138 teams · 58% of last season's rushing production returning) | #30 (of 138 teams · 767.7 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #91 (of 138 teams · 0.097 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #110 (of 138 teams · 0.142 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #106 (of 138 teams · 38% of plays successful) | #96 (of 138 teams · 42% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #22 (of 138 teams · 1.426 average PPA on successful plays) | #17 (of 138 teams · 1.000 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |