Omni Rankings™ 2023 College football ratings through 1/8/24 games
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Home field factor = 2.21 Record vs D-I teams
Season range Schedule strength Overall Conference Home Road Neutral vs 1-25 vs 26-100 vs 100+
Rank Team Rating D-I rank Max Min Rating D-I rank W L W L Streak Last 5 W L W L W L W L W L W L Highest single-game rating Lowest single-game rating
1 Michigan 109.65 2 109.65 101.60 87.32 20 15 0 9 0 W15 5-0 7 0 5 0 3 0 4 0 10 0 1 0 vs Washington 115.84 vs Bowling Green 99.53
2 Ohio State 105.36 4 107.95 99.84 88.97 9 11 2 8 1 L2 3-2 6 0 5 1 0 1 2 2 7 0 2 0 at Purdue 110.96 vs Missouri 97.90
3 Penn State 103.73 8 108.93 103.73 85.70 36 10 3 7 2 L1 3-2 6 1 4 1 0 1 1 3 7 0 2 0 at Maryland 113.42 vs Indiana 93.98
4 Maryland 90.81 30 91.98 84.65 82.68 66 8 5 4 5 W2 3-2 4 3 3 2 1 0 0 3 5 2 3 0 vs Auburn 98.03 vs Penn State 77.71
5 Wisconsin 87.16 50 92.95 84.73 84.57 50 7 6 5 4 L1 2-3 4 3 3 2 0 1 0 2 5 4 2 0 at Purdue 96.87 vs Northwestern 76.57
6 Northwestern 85.76 52 85.76 76.35 85.55 39 8 5 5 4 W4 4-1 5 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 5 4 2 0 at Wisconsin 92.18 vs Howard 72.14
7 Rutgers 84.99 54 88.91 83.43 84.45 53 7 6 3 6 W1 1-4 5 2 1 4 1 0 0 3 5 3 2 0 vs Northwestern 91.82 vs Maryland 76.38
8 Iowa 84.46 58 90.02 84.46 85.35 43 10 4 7 2 L2 3-2 6 1 3 1 1 2 0 3 8 1 2 0 vs Rutgers 96.94 vs Tennessee 72.62
9 Nebraska 82.40 66 82.40 76.83 81.72 68 5 7 3 6 L4 1-4 4 3 1 4 0 0 0 1 3 6 2 0 vs Purdue 87.83 at Colorado 72.40
10 Purdue 81.55 68 83.27 78.93 87.90 17 4 8 3 6 W1 2-3 3 4 1 4 0 0 0 2 4 6 0 0 vs Illinois 91.74 at Nebraska 73.77
11 Illinois 81.25 71 86.05 76.70 85.03 45 5 7 3 6 L2 2-3 3 4 2 3 0 0 0 2 4 5 1 0 vs Penn State     86.97 at Purdue       70.03
12 Minnesota 79.59 78 86.03 79.08 84.55 51 6 7 3 6 W1 1-4 4 3 1 4 1 0 0 2 5 5 1 0 vs Michigan State     87.53 at Purdue       73.48
13 Indiana 79.13 83 79.67 73.72 85.29 44 3 9 1 8 L3 1-4 3 3 0 5 0 1 0 3 1 6 2 0 at Penn State     87.58 vs Akron       69.74
14 Michigan State 78.51 86 87.29 78.51 88.93 10 4 8 2 7 L1 2-3 3 4 1 4 0 0 0 4 2 4 2 0 vs Central Michigan 87.82 vs Maryland 74.16
Big Ten top performances Big Ten surprise performances Big Ten upset wins
Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating
1 Michigan vs Washington W 34 - 13  115.84 1 Indiana at Penn State L 24 - 33  13.86 1 Illinois at Maryland W 27 - 24  16.70
2 Penn State at Maryland W 51 - 15  113.42 2 Purdue vs Illinois W 44 - 19  12.82 2 Minnesota at Iowa W 12 - 10  11.03
3 Michigan at Michigan State W 49 - 0  112.93 3 Northwestern vs UTEP W 38 - 7  12.67 3 Indiana vs Wisconsin W 20 - 14  10.70
4 Michigan at Penn State W 24 - 15  112.66 4 Northwestern at Wisconsin W 24 - 10  11.62 4 Northwestern at Wisconsin W 24 - 10  9.85
5 Michigan at Minnesota W 52 - 10  112.53 5 Maryland at Michigan State W 31 - 9  10.25 5 Northwestern vs Utah W 14 - 7  9.06
6 Penn State vs Iowa W 31 - 0  112.01 6 Illinois at Maryland W 27 - 24  9.78 6 Northwestern vs Maryland W 33 - 27  8.27
7 Penn State at Michigan State W 42 - 0  111.01 7 Purdue vs Minnesota W 49 - 30  9.58 7 Iowa at Wisconsin W 15 - 6  7.48
8 Ohio State at Purdue W 41 - 7  110.96 8 Iowa vs Rutgers W 22 - 0  9.43 8 Rutgers vs Miami (FL) W 31 - 24  7.43
9 Michigan vs Iowa W 26 - 0  110.62 9 Maryland vs Auburn W 31 - 13  9.27 9 Illinois at Minnesota W 27 - 26  6.18
10 Ohio State vs Penn State W 20 - 12  110.24 10 Maryland at Rutgers W 42 - 24  9.15 10 Nebraska at Illinois W 20 - 7  3.69
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Big Ten projected standings
East Division Conference Overall
Rank Team W L W L
1 Michigan 9 0 15 0
2 Ohio State 8 1 11 2
3 Penn State 7 2 10 3
4 Maryland 4 5 8 5
5 Rutgers 3 6 7 6
6 Michigan State 2 7 4 8
7 Indiana 1 8 3 9
West Division Conference Overall
Rank Team W L W L
1 Iowa 7 2 10 4
2 Wisconsin 5 4 7 6
3 Northwestern 5 4 8 5
4 Nebraska 3 6 5 7
5 Purdue 3 6 4 8
6 Illinois 3 6 5 7
7 Minnesota 3 6 6 7