2026 · week 9 · 1A.
Big Ten
+43.17 for a team expected to go .500 against the 1A Big Ten. Through week 9.
| Rank | National | Team | Overall | Conf | Proj | SRS | SOS | Conf SOS | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Ohio State | 6-2 | 4-1 | 7-2 | +58.34 | +37.64 | -0.29 | Nov 7 vs Oregon 31–21, 68% |
| 2 | 11 | Indiana | 8-1 | 5-1 | 7-2 | +51.52 | +34.63 | +0.07 | Nov 14 vs USC 29–22, 63% |
| 3 | 12 | Oregon | 5-3 | 3-2 | 5-4 | +50.96 | +39.34 | -0.22 | Nov 7 at Ohio State 21–31, 32% |
| 4 | 14 | Iowa | 6-2 | 3-2 | 6-3 | +50.44 | +37.35 | -0.12 | Nov 7 at Northwestern 25–22, 54% |
| 5 | 15 | UCLA | 8-0 | 5-0 | 7-2 | +48.94 | +33.40 | +0.46 | Nov 7 at Minnesota 27–19, 63% |
| 6 | 23 | USC | 7-2 | 4-2 | 6-3 | +46.92 | +40.77 | -0.26 | Nov 14 at Indiana 22–29, 37% |
| 7 | 28 | Penn State | 4-4 | 1-4 | 4-5 | +45.63 | +34.81 | +0.65 | Nov 7 at Washington 24–23, 52% |
| 8 | 29 | Nebraska | 5-3 | 2-3 | 4-5 | +45.52 | +34.45 | +0.01 | Nov 6 at Illinois 27–24, 56% |
| 9 | 30 | Northwestern | 6-2 | 3-2 | 5-4 | +45.45 | +35.35 | -0.22 | Nov 7 vs Iowa 22–25, 46% |
| 10 | 34 | Wisconsin | 5-3 | 3-2 | 6-3 | +43.62 | +39.25 | +0.49 | Nov 7 vs Rutgers 36–17, 80% |
| 11 | 36 | Michigan | 5-3 | 2-3 | 4-5 | +43.30 | +37.05 | -0.24 | Nov 7 vs Michigan State 26–14, 71% |
| 12 | 37 | Washington | 5-3 | 2-3 | 4-5 | +41.99 | +35.68 | -0.23 | Nov 7 vs Penn State 23–24, 48% |
| 13 | 45 | Illinois | 5-3 | 3-2 | 4-5 | +39.82 | +35.76 | -0.15 | Nov 6 vs Nebraska 24–27, 44% |
| 14 | 50 | Minnesota | 5-3 | 3-2 | 4-5 | +38.82 | +35.90 | -0.35 | Nov 7 vs UCLA 19–27, 37% |
| 15 | 59 | Purdue | 3-5 | 2-3 | 4-5 | +35.97 | +41.57 | +0.01 | Nov 7 vs Maryland 36–26, 68% |
| 16 | 69 | Michigan State | 2-6 | 0-5 | 2-7 | +34.11 | +41.62 | +0.10 | Nov 7 at Michigan 14–26, 29% |
| 17 | 81 | Maryland | 2-6 | 0-5 | 1-8 | +28.37 | +33.68 | +0.15 | Nov 7 at Purdue 26–36, 32% |
| 18 | 89 | Rutgers | 2-6 | 1-4 | 2-7 | +27.27 | +31.44 | +0.17 | Nov 7 at Wisconsin 17–36, 20% |
Proj is the conference record if the remaining league games go as expected, rounded to a win or a loss. Those records may not add to .500. Conference strength of schedule is expected wins gained versus playing the rest of the conference equally often. The next game's score is that team's points first.
Conferences
The rating of a team expected to go .500 against that conference.
| Rank | Conference | Division | Teams | SRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEC | 1A | 16 | +48.64 |
| 2 | Big Ten | 1A | 18 | +43.17 |
| 3 | Big 12 | 1A | 16 | +42.17 |
| 4 | ACC | 1A | 17 | +37.10 |
| 5 | Pac-12 | 1A | 8 | +32.05 |
| 6 | American Athletic | 1A | 14 | +26.24 |
| 7 | Sun Belt | 1A | 14 | +24.03 |
| 8 | Mountain West | 1A | 10 | +22.64 |
| 9 | Conference USA | 1A | 10 | +19.54 |
| 10 | Mid-American | 1A | 13 | +15.59 |
| 11 | MVFC | 1AA | 9 | +14.69 |
| 12 | Big Sky | 1AA | 13 | +6.16 |
| 13 | UAC | 1AA | 8 | +5.02 |
| 14 | Southern | 1AA | 10 | +2.59 |
| 15 | OVC | 1AA | 8 | +1.53 |
| 16 | Ivy | 1AA | 8 | +0.12 |
| 17 | Southland | 1AA | 10 | -0.02 |
| 18 | Coastal Athletic | 1AA | 13 | -5.80 |
| 19 | Patriot | 1AA | 10 | -6.81 |
| 20 | MEAC | 1AA | 6 | -6.94 |
| 21 | Mid America | DII | 10 | -8.80 |
| 22 | NEC | 1AA | 8 | -11.26 |
| 23 | SWAC | 1AA | 12 | -12.17 |
| 24 | GLIAC | DII | 8 | -16.66 |
| 25 | Gulf South | DII | 3 | -18.07 |
| 26 | Northern Sun | DII | 14 | -18.22 |
| 27 | South Atlantic | DII | 10 | -19.81 |
| 28 | Pioneer | 1AA | 11 | -21.31 |
| 29 | Pennsylvania State Athletic | DII | 15 | -22.61 |
| 30 | Great Midwest Athletic | DII | 10 | -23.03 |
| 31 | Great American | DII | 12 | -24.15 |
| 32 | Rocky Mountain | DII | 10 | -24.36 |
| 33 | Lone Star | DII | 10 | -26.42 |
| 34 | Great Lakes | DII | 9 | -31.93 |
| 35 | Mountain East | DII | 9 | -34.81 |
| 36 | SIAC | DII | 13 | -35.06 |
| 37 | Carolinas | DII | 7 | -35.61 |
| 38 | Northeast 10 | DII | 8 | -37.44 |
| 39 | CIAA | DII | 11 | -37.61 |