How close is your team to clinching a spot in the Conference Championship playoff game? A Winning Magic Number is the number of conference games a team must win to guarantee winning a given finishing spot. Click a team name to proceed to the team playoff picture 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 |
| Michigan St. | 1 | 0 | 1 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Penn St. | 0 | 0 | 0 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| USC | 0 | 0 | 0 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Ohio St. | 0 | 0 | 0 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| UCLA | 0 | 0 | 0 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Indiana | 0 | 0 | 0 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Oregon | 0 | 0 | 0 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Washington | 0 | 0 | 0 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Nebraska | 0 | 0 | 0 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Rutgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Purdue | 0 | 0 | 0 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| NorthwesternN. Western | 0 | 0 | 0 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Iowa | 0 | 0 | 0 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Maryland | 0 | 1 | 1 | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | DNCD | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 |