Omni Rankings™ 2026 College football ratings through 10/3/26 games
Big Ten
Note: Team ratings withheld from publication until four Division I games played
Home field factor = 3.02 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 Ohio State 110.46 2 110.46 109.33 84.49 23 4 1 2 0 W3 4-1 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 at Iowa 112.39 vs Ball State 109.24
2 Indiana 106.49 8 112.76 105.71 74.83 102 5 0 2 0 W5 5-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 vs North Texas 111.46 vs Western Kentucky 103.31
3 Northwestern 102.37 10 102.37 92.81 89.92 4 3 1 1 1 W1   3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 vs Penn State 105.97 vs South Dakota State 95.86
4 Nebraska 99.73 13 99.73 94.70 76.54 85 5 0 2 0 W5 5-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 at Michigan State 103.75 vs North Dakota 96.67
5 UCLA 98.34 15 98.34 91.81 79.89 52 4 0 2 0 W4   2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 at Maryland 107.09 vs Purdue 91.16
6 Iowa 95.04 21 98.02 95.04 83.88 28 4 1 1 1 L1 4-1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 vs Northern Illinois 97.59 vs Ohio State 93.10
7 Oregon 94.90 23 99.95 92.15 79.16 62 3 1 1 0 W2   2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 at USC 101.65 at Oklahoma State 85.15
8 Penn State 93.49 30 99.01 93.49 79.33 59 3 2 0 2 L2 3-2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 at Temple 99.86 vs Wisconsin 88.84
9 Wisconsin 92.67 33 92.67 82.56 82.17 37 4 1 2 0 W4 4-1 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 vs Michigan State 100.73 vs Western Illinois 79.43
10 USC 90.92 37 97.44 90.92 79.77 54 5 1 2 1 W1 4-1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 vs Fresno State 103.04 vs Oregon 85.23
11 Michigan 90.67 41 92.01 88.65 84.13 26 3 2 0 2 L2 3-2 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 vs UTEP 93.71 vs Western Michigan 86.18
12 Minnesota 87.47 54 87.47 80.86 78.79 64 4 1 2 0 W3 4-1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 vs Akron 90.54 vs Mississippi State 76.50
13 Illinois 87.18 56 90.44 87.18 82.70 32 2 3 0 2 L2 2-3 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 vs Southern Illinois 93.78 vs Purdue 79.73
14 Washington 85.33 63 90.08 84.32 77.04 79 3 2 0 2 L2 3-2 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 vs Eastern Washington 89.49 vs Utah State 79.60
15 Michigan State 85.01 65 90.62 85.01 89.62 5 2 3 0 2 L3 2-3 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 at Notre Dame 93.40 at Wisconsin 76.95
16 Purdue 82.00 75 82.00 78.66 86.61 13 2 3 1 1 W1 2-3 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 at Illinois 89.45 vs Notre Dame 76.59
17 Maryland 78.91 85 85.76 78.91 78.27 67 2 3 0 2 L3 2-3 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 at UConn 92.11 vs UCLA 69.82
18 Rutgers 76.45 103 77.22 72.71 81.21 45 1 4 0 2 L1 1-4 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 vs Howard 81.72 vs UMass 68.26
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 Ohio State at Iowa W 31 - 14  112.39 1 UCLA at Maryland W 54 - 3  14.70 1 Wisconsin at Penn State W 24 - 20  16.51
2 Indiana vs North Texas W 52 - 16  111.46 2 Maryland at UConn W 38 - 14  12.70 2 Purdue at Illinois W 24 - 17  14.58
3 Ohio State at Texas L 23 - 24  109.99 3 Wisconsin vs Michigan State W 31 - 3  11.51 3 Oregon at USC W 41 - 27  5.61
4 Ohio State vs Kent State W 59 - 3  109.66 4 USC vs Fresno State W 39 - 0  11.30 4 Minnesota at Washington W 27 - 24  4.53
5 Ohio State vs Illinois W 42 - 19  109.55 5 Purdue at Illinois W 24 - 17  10.64 5 Minnesota vs Michigan W 20 - 14  2.72
6 Ohio State vs Ball State W 56 - 3  109.24 6 Wisconsin at Penn State W 24 - 20  10.17 6 Michigan vs Oklahoma W 17 - 10  2.54
7 Indiana at Rutgers W 47 - 15  108.29 7 Minnesota vs Akron W 41 - 7  9.68 7 Maryland at UConn W 38 - 14  2.43
8 Indiana vs Howard W 55 - 0  108.20 8 Northwestern vs Colorado W 41 - 7  9.57 8      
9 UCLA at Maryland W 54 - 3  107.09 9 Oregon at USC W 41 - 27  9.51 9      
10 Northwestern vs Penn State W 34 - 13  105.97 10 Rutgers vs USC L 35 - 42  7.50 10      
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Big Ten projected standings
Conference Overall
Rank Team W L W L
1 Ohio State 7 2 9 3
2 Indiana 7 2 10 2
3 UCLA 7 2 10 2
4 Northwestern 6 3 9 3
5 Nebraska 6 3 9 3
6 Wisconsin 6 3 8 4
7 Iowa 5 4 8 4
8 Oregon 5 4 7 5
9 Penn State 5 4 8 4
10 USC 4 5 7 5
11 Minnesota 4 5 6 6
12 Michigan 3 6 6 6
13 Illinois 3 6 5 7
14 Michigan State 3 6 5 7
15 Purdue 3 6 4 8
16 Washington 2 7 5 7
17 Maryland 2 7 4 8
18 Rutgers 2 7 3 9