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Big Ten Football 2026: Standings, Stats and Rankings

UCLA leads the Big Ten at 5–0 in conference play (8–0 overall).

The Big Ten has 5 teams in the AP Top 25: Ohio State (No. 2), Indiana (No. 4), UCLA (No. 7), Northwestern (No. 20) and Wisconsin (No. 25).

By average SP+ rating, the Big Ten ranks 2nd of 10 FBS conferences (+10.0).

Its best team by SP+ is Ohio State (1st in FBS). Ohio State has the best offense and the best defense, by SP+.

Games through Oct 31, 2026.

Big Ten standings, 2026

TeamConf.OverallSP+AP
UCLA5–08–017thNo. 7
Indiana5–18–16thNo. 4
Ohio State4–16–21stNo. 2
USC4–27–219th
Northwestern3–26–220thNo. 20
Iowa3–26–223rd
Oregon3–25–312th
Wisconsin3–25–340thNo. 25
Illinois3–25–348th
Minnesota3–25–357th
Nebraska2–35–315th
Michigan2–35–327th
Washington2–35–335th
Purdue2–33–569th
Penn State1–44–437th
Rutgers1–42–696th
Maryland0–52–681st
Michigan State0–52–688th

Ordered by conference record, then overall record. SP+ is the national rank of 138 FBS teams; AP is this week's AP Top 25.

The Big Ten on the key stats

Each row is the Big Ten team with the best number, and where that number ranks in FBS. Every stat links to all 138 teams ranked.

StatBig Ten leaderValueFBS rank
SP+ overallOhio State28.61st of 138
SP+ offenseOhio State39.24th of 138
SP+ defenseOhio State10.71st of 138
EPA per play (adjusted)USC+0.236th of 138
EPA per play allowed (adjusted)UCLA−0.071st of 138
Success rate (adjusted)USC50.6%2nd of 138
Success rate allowed (adjusted)Indiana33.5%3rd of 138
Points scoredOhio State36.619th of 138
Points allowedIndiana12.43rd of 138
Yards per playOhio State7.549th of 135
Yards per play allowedUCLA4.181st of 138
Explosive play rateNorthwestern17.6%2nd of 135
Big Uglies: offensive lineIllinois61.17th of 138
Big Uglies: defensive frontIndiana67.45th of 138
Stuff rate (defense)Washington27.3%6th of 138
Front-seven havocIndiana14.4%6th of 138

Big Ten player leaders

Quarterbacks: passing yards

  1. Jayden Maiava (USC): 2,326, 7th among FBS quarterbacks
  2. Julian Sayin (Ohio State): 2,007, 21st among FBS quarterbacks
  3. Ryan Browne (Purdue): 1,976, 22nd among FBS quarterbacks
  4. Aidan Chiles (Northwestern): 1,896, 27th among FBS quarterbacks
  5. Malik Washington (Maryland): 1,866, 29th among FBS quarterbacks

Every FBS quarterback by passing yards

Quarterbacks: passing success rate

  1. Katin Houser (Illinois): 59.6%, 4th among FBS quarterbacks
  2. Dylan Raiola (Oregon): 56.8%, 6th among FBS quarterbacks
  3. Jayden Maiava (USC): 55.2%, 9th among FBS quarterbacks
  4. Julian Sayin (Ohio State): 54.6%, 11th among FBS quarterbacks
  5. Elijah Brown (Washington): 54.3%, 12th among FBS quarterbacks

Every FBS quarterback by passing success rate

Running backs: rushing yards

  1. Antwan Raymond (Rutgers): 742, 15th among FBS running backs
  2. Turbo Richard (Indiana): 738, 16th among FBS running backs
  3. Lee Beebe (Indiana): 717, 18th among FBS running backs
  4. Wayne Knight (UCLA): 632, 28th among FBS running backs
  5. Caleb Komolafe (Northwestern): 606, 31st among FBS running backs

Every FBS running back by rushing yards

Running backs: yards per carry

  1. Joseph Himon II (Northwestern): 8.7, 5th among FBS running backs
  2. Braeden Jackson (Iowa): 7.1, 24th among FBS running backs
  3. Javari Barnett (Illinois): 6.9, 31st among FBS running backs
  4. Turbo Richard (Indiana): 6.6, 39th among FBS running backs
  5. Anthony Woods (UCLA): 6.6, 40th among FBS running backs

Every FBS running back by yards per carry

Receivers and tight ends: receiving yards

  1. Jeremiah Smith (Ohio State): 984, 2nd among FBS receivers and tight ends
  2. Charlie Becker (Indiana): 868, 6th among FBS receivers and tight ends
  3. Collin Dixon (Illinois): 782, 12th among FBS receivers and tight ends
  4. KJ Duff (Rutgers): 774, 13th among FBS receivers and tight ends
  5. Griffin Wilde (Northwestern): 753, 15th among FBS receivers and tight ends

Every FBS receivers and tight end by receiving yards

Receivers and tight ends: catches

  1. Collin Dixon (Illinois): 58, 7th among FBS receivers and tight ends
  2. Chris Durr Jr. (Maryland): 58, 8th among FBS receivers and tight ends
  3. Jeremiah Smith (Ohio State): 52, 13th among FBS receivers and tight ends
  4. Charlie Becker (Indiana): 49, 19th among FBS receivers and tight ends
  5. Dezmen Roebuck (Washington): 48, 22nd among FBS receivers and tight ends

Every FBS receivers and tight end by catches

Defense: sacks

  1. Tobi Osunsanmi (Indiana): 8.0, 1st among FBS defenders
  2. Stephen Daley (Indiana): 5.0, 10th among FBS defenders
  3. T.J. Bush (Minnesota): 4.0, 29th among FBS defenders
  4. Braydon Brus (Northwestern): 4.0, 34th among FBS defenders
  5. Matayo Uiagalelei (Oregon): 4.0, 35th among FBS defenders

Every FBS defender by sacks

Defense: interceptions

  1. Ta'Shawn James (UCLA): 4, 12th among FBS defenders
  2. Amare Ferrell (Indiana): 3, 23rd among FBS defenders
  3. Deshaun Lee (Iowa): 3, 24th among FBS defenders
  4. Jamare Glasker (Maryland): 2, 73rd among FBS defenders
  5. Messiah Delhomme (Maryland): 2, 74th among FBS defenders

Every FBS defender by interceptions

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