How close is your team from being eliminated from playing in the Big 10 Football championship game? A Losing Magic Number is the number of conference games a team must lose to guarantee losing a given finishing spot. Click a team name to proceed to the team standings page.
| Record Rcrd | Regular Season Finish | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | GPi Games Played 9 game season |
1* Conference Championship Game Participant |
2* Conference Championship Game Participant |
3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Indiana | 6 | 0 | 6 | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Ohio St. | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| USC | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Michigan | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Iowa | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Oregon | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| Minnesota | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | ^ | ^ | ^ |
| UCLA | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW |
| Washington | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW |
| Illinois | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW |
| Nebraska | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW |
| NorthwesternN. Western | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW |
| Maryland | 1 | 4 | 5 | X | X | X | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW |
| Rutgers | 1 | 5 | 6 | X | X | X | X | X | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | MW | MW | MW | MW | MW |
| Penn St. | 0 | 5 | 5 | X | X | X | X | X | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | MW | MW | MW |
| Wisconsin | 0 | 5 | 5 | X | X | X | X | X | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | MW | MW | MW |
| Purdue | 0 | 6 | 6 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | MW | MW | MW |
| Michigan St. | 0 | 6 | 6 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | MW | MW | MW |