Big Ten Conference

Current FBS membership, school profiles and available AP poll analysis.

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Member Schools: 18
FBS Football Programs: 18

Member Schools · 18

2026 current FBS membership.

School	Nickname	Location	Programs
Illinois	Fighting Illini	Champaign, IL	Football
Indiana	Hoosiers	Bloomington, IN	Football
Iowa	Hawkeyes	Iowa City, IA	Football
Maryland	Terrapins	College Park, Maryland	Football
Michigan	Wolverines	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Football
Michigan State	Spartans	East Lansing, Michigan	Football
Minnesota	Golden Gophers	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Football
Nebraska	Cornhuskers	Lincoln, NE	Football
Northwestern	Wildcats	Evanston, Illinois	Football
Ohio State	Buckeyes	Columbus, OH	Football
Oregon	Ducks	Eugene, Oregon	Football
Penn State	Nittany Lions	University Park, PA	Football
Purdue	Boilermakers	West Lafayette, IN	Football
Rutgers	Scarlet Knights	New Brunswick, NJ	Football
UCLA	Bruins	Los Angeles, California	Football
USC	Trojans	Los Angeles, California	Football
Washington	Huskies	Seattle, Washington	Football
Wisconsin	Badgers	Madison, WI	Football

Sources & References

ConferenceSeasonPoll

Follow Big Ten teams through the 2026 AP polls. Summary averages cover 11 available polls, from 2026-08-17 through 2026-11-08; the AP rankings below show Week 10, the latest available poll.

6.3Avg. Teams in the AP Top 25

9.1Avg. Teams Receiving VotesIncludes the Top 25

5,761

25.5%

Big Ten AP Rankings

Week 10 · 2026-11-08. All 18 season members, including teams with no votes.

Big Ten Teams in the Week 10 AP Poll
Team	AP Rank
UCLA	#4	1542	70 / 70	3.97	1.17
Indiana	#6	1376	70 / 70	6.34	1.65
USC	#15	679	70 / 70	16.30	2.49
Iowa	#16	659	70 / 70	16.59	2.14
Oregon	#18	517	69 / 70	18.51	2.86
Ohio State	#21	349	67 / 70	20.79	2.62
Illinois	NR	0	0 / 70	—	—
Maryland	NR	0	0 / 70	—	—
Michigan	NR	0	0 / 70	—	—
Michigan State	NR	0	0 / 70	—	—
Minnesota	NR	0	0 / 70	—	—
Nebraska	NR	0	0 / 70	—	—
Northwestern	NR	0	0 / 70	—	—
Penn State	NR	0	0 / 70	—	—
Purdue	NR	0	0 / 70	—	—
Rutgers	NR	0	0 / 70	—	—
Washington	NR	0	0 / 70	—	—
Wisconsin	NR	0	0 / 70	—	—

Weekly Conference Tracking

AP representation across the 2026 polls available in our archive.

Poll	Top 25 Teams	Receiving Votes	AP Points	Point Share	Ballots
Preseason2026-08-17	8	10	7,523	33.5%	69 / 69
Week 12026-09-08	7	11	6,960	31.0%	69 / 69
Week 22026-09-13	7	9	5,787	26.2%	68 / 68
Week 32026-09-20	7	10	6,115	27.3%	69 / 69
Week 42026-09-27	6	12	5,380	23.6%	70 / 70
Week 52026-10-04	6	10	5,008	22.0%	70 / 70
Week 62026-10-11	6	9	5,401	23.7%	70 / 70
Week 72026-10-18	6	7	5,850	25.7%	70 / 70
Week 82026-10-25	5	8	5,175	22.7%	70 / 70
Week 92026-11-01	5	8	5,050	22.2%	70 / 70
Week 102026-11-08	6	6	5,122	22.5%	70 / 70

Membership is matched to the 2026 football season. Point totals reflect conference size and team rankings; they do not establish voter favoritism.

The Bigger Picture · Football

Big Ten Conference Through the Seasons

Conference champions and final AP Top 25 finishes, 1989–2025.

Historical Season

Each finish belongs to the conference the team represented that season. Only teams in the final Top 25 are listed; this history does not include individual voter ballots.

2025 · After postseason

Top 25 Teams: 6
Top 10 Teams: 3
Best AP Finish: #1

Final AP Top 25 Finishers

#1IndianaConference Title
#4Oregon
#5Ohio State
#17Iowa
#20USC
#21Michigan

College Poll Archive · Final 2025 AP poll and conference membership ↗

Compare All 37 Seasons · 1989–2025

Choose a season above to see its full list of ranked teams. Tied AP ranks and shared conference titles are preserved.

20256 Top 25 teamsIndianaConference champion
20245 Top 25 teamsOregonConference champion
20234 Top 25 teamsMichiganConference champion
20223 Top 25 teamsMichiganConference champion
20214 Top 25 teamsMichiganConference champion
20204 Top 25 teamsOhio StateConference champion
20196 Top 25 teamsOhio StateConference champion
20185 Top 25 teamsOhio StateConference champion
20175 Top 25 teamsOhio StateConference champion
20164 Top 25 teamsPenn StateConference champion
20156 Top 25 teamsMichigan StateConference champion
20143 Top 25 teamsOhio StateConference champion
20133 Top 25 teamsMichigan StateConference champion
20124 Top 25 teamsWisconsinConference champion
20114 Top 25 teamsWisconsinConference champion
20103 Top 25 teamsWisconsin · Michigan StateShared conference title
20094 Top 25 teamsOhio StateConference champion
20084 Top 25 teamsOhio State · Penn StateShared conference title
20074 Top 25 teamsOhio StateConference champion
20064 Top 25 teamsOhio StateConference champion
20053 Top 25 teamsOhio State · Penn StateShared conference title
20044 Top 25 teamsMichigan · IowaShared conference title
20035 Top 25 teamsMichiganConference champion
20024 Top 25 teamsOhio State · IowaShared conference title
20012 Top 25 teamsIllinoisConference champion
20003 Top 25 teamsMichigan · Northwestern · PurdueShared conference title
19997 Top 25 teamsWisconsinConference champion
19985 Top 25 teamsMichigan · Ohio State · WisconsinShared conference title
19974 Top 25 teamsMichiganConference champion
19965 Top 25 teamsOhio State · NorthwesternShared conference title
19955 Top 25 teamsNorthwesternConference champion
19943 Top 25 teamsPenn StateConference champion
19934 Top 25 teamsOhio State · WisconsinShared conference title
19922 Top 25 teamsMichiganConference champion
19912 Top 25 teamsMichiganConference champion
19904 Top 25 teamsMichigan · Illinois · Iowa · Michigan StateShared conference title
19894 Top 25 teamsMichiganConference champion

Latest Poll Placement Outliers

Week 10 · Largest individual rank differences for Big Ten teams.

Voter	Team	Vote
Eric Hansen	Ohio State	#12	#21	+9
Eric Hansen	USC	#22	#15	-7
Nick Jacobs	Oregon	#25	#18	-7
Eric Johnson	Iowa	#23	#16	-7
BJ Rains	USC	#21	#15	-6
Bob Asmussen	USC	#9	#15	+6
Dylan Sinn	Oregon	#24	#18	-6
Koki Riley	USC	#21	#15	-6

Added and Omitted Teams

Week 10 · Inclusion differences for Big Ten teams.

Voter	Team	Vote
Zach Klein	Ohio State	NR	#21	Omitted by Voter
Dave Preston	Ohio State	NR	#21	Omitted by Voter
Dave Preston	Oregon	NR	#18	Omitted by Voter
David Jablonski	Ohio State	NR	#21	Omitted by Voter

Voter Comparisons

Placement compares only teams ranked by both the voter and the AP. Positive means higher than the AP rank; negative means lower. Additions and omissions are counted separately. Bars share a −2 to +2 scale; values are rank positions.

70 of 70 Voters · 11 Polls. Each week has equal weight in a voter’s season average. The archive may omit weeks; voters can have different comparison sets. How to Read These Scores →

Voter Conference Comparisons. Placement is in rank positions; additions and omissions are teams per ballot.
Voter
Bob Asmussen	+1.55	0.36	0.09	2.42	11 Ballots11 Scored · 68 Team Votes
Stephen Means	+1.36	1.09	0.36	3.18	11 Ballots11 Scored · 65 Team Votes
Cameron Cox	+0.68	0.36	0.27	1.59	11 Ballots11 Scored · 66 Team Votes
David Paschall	+0.60	0.45	0.18	1.50	11 Ballots11 Scored · 67 Team Votes
Dave Preston	+0.55	0.45	0.64	1.83	11 Ballots11 Scored · 62 Team Votes
Greg Luca	+0.50	0.82	0.27	2.00	11 Ballots11 Scored · 66 Team Votes
Ryan Zuke	+0.46	0.55	0.18	1.14	11 Ballots11 Scored · 67 Team Votes
Mike Hill	+0.41	0.64	0.18	1.64	11 Ballots11 Scored · 67 Team Votes
Dylan Sinn	+0.40	0.82	0.91	2.99	11 Ballots11 Scored · 59 Team Votes
BJ Rains	+0.39	0.36	0.36	1.73	11 Ballots11 Scored · 65 Team Votes
John Johnson	+0.38	0.55	0.18	1.49	11 Ballots11 Scored · 67 Team Votes
Randy Johnson	+0.33	0.73	0.09	1.75	11 Ballots11 Scored · 68 Team Votes
Madison Hricik	+0.33	0.64	0.09	1.22	11 Ballots11 Scored · 68 Team Votes
Nicole Auerbach	+0.31	0.64	0.00	1.48	11 Ballots11 Scored · 69 Team Votes
Kate Rogerson	+0.29	0.18	0.18	1.40	11 Ballots11 Scored · 67 Team Votes
Louie Vaccher	+0.29	0.27	0.18	1.19	11 Ballots11 Scored · 67 Team Votes
Jamal St. Cyr	+0.29	0.55	0.18	1.28	11 Ballots11 Scored · 67 Team Votes
Sean Reider	+0.27	0.30	0.20	1.64	10 Ballots10 Scored · 60 Team Votes
Andy Kendeigh	+0.24	0.27	0.09	1.18	11 Ballots11 Scored · 68 Team Votes
Ty Hildenbrandt	+0.22	0.55	0.00	2.08	11 Ballots11 Scored · 69 Team Votes
Sarah Hughes	+0.18	1.14	0.43	1.95	7 Ballots7 Scored · 37 Team Votes
Creg Stephenson	+0.18	0.45	0.18	1.49	11 Ballots11 Scored · 67 Team Votes
Chelsie Brown	+0.18	0.91	0.09	1.39	11 Ballots11 Scored · 68 Team Votes
Brenna Greene	+0.14	0.73	0.55	0.97	11 Ballots11 Scored · 63 Team Votes
Ian Kress	+0.14	0.82	0.82	1.97	11 Ballots11 Scored · 60 Team Votes
Kevin Carter	+0.13	0.55	0.55	1.12	11 Ballots11 Scored · 63 Team Votes
David Briggs	+0.11	0.45	0.18	1.62	11 Ballots11 Scored · 67 Team Votes
Lia Assimakopoulos	+0.10	0.64	0.09	0.97	11 Ballots11 Scored · 68 Team Votes
Eric Johnson	+0.06	0.55	0.55	1.12	11 Ballots11 Scored · 63 Team Votes
Henry Greenstein	+0.05	0.64	0.09	1.92	11 Ballots11 Scored · 68 Team Votes
Jerry Humphrey	+0.02	0.45	0.18	0.88	11 Ballots11 Scored · 67 Team Votes
Jon Wilner	+0.01	0.55	0.45	2.32	11 Ballots11 Scored · 64 Team Votes
Keara Bruno	+0.01	0.55	0.27	1.22	11 Ballots11 Scored · 66 Team Votes
Alex Taylor	+0.00	0.27	0.36	1.31	11 Ballots11 Scored · 65 Team Votes
Lee K. Howard	-0.00	0.27	0.09	0.86	11 Ballots11 Scored · 68 Team Votes
Bob Ballou	-0.01	0.45	0.36	2.36	11 Ballots11 Scored · 65 Team Votes
Tom Murphy	-0.02	0.73	0.27	1.70	11 Ballots11 Scored · 66 Team Votes
Matthew McGavic	-0.02	0.45	0.27	1.65	11 Ballots11 Scored · 66 Team Votes
Haley Sawyer	-0.03	0.36	0.27	0.86	11 Ballots11 Scored · 66 Team Votes
Josh Furlong	-0.04	0.27	0.18	1.92	11 Ballots11 Scored · 67 Team Votes
Brian Fonseca	-0.05	0.36	0.64	2.46	11 Ballots11 Scored · 62 Team Votes
Mike Jacques	-0.06	0.82	0.18	1.12	11 Ballots11 Scored · 67 Team Votes
Julian Mininsohn	-0.08	0.27	0.36	0.82	11 Ballots11 Scored · 65 Team Votes
Javon Edmonds	-0.08	0.27	0.45	2.63	11 Ballots11 Scored · 64 Team Votes
Rece Davis	-0.11	0.64	0.36	1.88	11 Ballots11 Scored · 65 Team Votes
Matt Murschel	-0.15	0.45	0.27	0.95	11 Ballots11 Scored · 66 Team Votes
Andy Yamashita	-0.15	0.73	0.64	2.20	11 Ballots11 Scored · 62 Team Votes
Trevor Hass	-0.16	0.82	0.27	1.24	11 Ballots11 Scored · 66 Team Votes
Kirk Bohls	-0.19	0.45	0.36	1.85	11 Ballots11 Scored · 65 Team Votes
Kirk Kenney	-0.20	0.91	0.36	1.72	11 Ballots11 Scored · 65 Team Votes
Spencer Ripchik	-0.21	0.45	0.27	1.52	11 Ballots11 Scored · 66 Team Votes
Zach Klein	-0.21	0.64	0.18	1.69	11 Ballots11 Scored · 67 Team Votes
Michael Katz	-0.23	0.45	0.18	0.88	11 Ballots11 Scored · 67 Team Votes
Joe Arruda	-0.24	0.18	0.09	0.94	11 Ballots11 Scored · 68 Team Votes
Pat Welter	-0.24	0.18	0.27	1.70	11 Ballots11 Scored · 66 Team Votes
Brian Howell	-0.25	0.73	0.09	2.02	11 Ballots11 Scored · 68 Team Votes
Mike Griffith	-0.40	0.45	0.18	1.81	11 Ballots11 Scored · 67 Team Votes
Brett McMurphy	-0.42	0.18	0.36	2.37	11 Ballots11 Scored · 65 Team Votes
Nick Jacobs	-0.42	0.45	0.27	2.12	11 Ballots11 Scored · 66 Team Votes
Scott Hamilton	-0.51	0.36	0.27	1.12	11 Ballots11 Scored · 66 Team Votes
David Jablonski	-0.52	1.09	0.73	2.13	11 Ballots11 Scored · 61 Team Votes
Ralph Russo	-0.52	0.45	0.55	2.35	11 Ballots11 Scored · 63 Team Votes
Chris Murray	-0.55	0.82	0.45	2.63	11 Ballots11 Scored · 64 Team Votes
Garland Gillen	-0.59	0.45	0.09	1.69	11 Ballots11 Scored · 68 Team Votes
Adam Lichtenstein	-0.72	0.36	0.55	2.02	11 Ballots11 Scored · 63 Team Votes
Murray Evans	-0.88	0.64	0.91	2.48	11 Ballots11 Scored · 59 Team Votes
Chris Carter	-0.97	0.09	0.00	2.35	11 Ballots11 Scored · 69 Team Votes
Koki Riley	-1.08	0.73	0.91	2.87	11 Ballots11 Scored · 59 Team Votes
Pete Yanity	-1.09	0.55	0.36	1.70	11 Ballots11 Scored · 65 Team Votes
Eric Hansen	-1.40	0.91	0.82	2.65	11 Ballots11 Scored · 60 Team Votes

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Big Ten Conference

Member Schools · 18

Big Ten AP Rankings

Weekly Conference Tracking

2025 · After postseason

Final AP Top 25 Finishers

Latest Poll Placement Outliers

Added and Omitted Teams

Voter Comparisons

Big Ten AP Rankings

Weekly Conference Tracking

2025 · After postseason

Final AP Top 25 Finishers

Latest Poll Placement Outliers

Added and Omitted Teams

Voter Comparisons

2026 Games & Scores