Here's a snapshot of the current Big Ten athletic programs. I'm ranking the best regular season records in both sports, and assigning the most points to the best records.
2023 Football Standings
Michigan 14
Ohio State 13
Penn State 12
Iowa 11
Northwestern 10
Wisconsin 9
Maryland 8
Rutgers 7
Minnesota 6
Nebraska 5
Illinois 4
Purdue 3
Michigan State 2
Indiana 1
2023-24 Basketball Standings
Purdue 14
Illinois 13
Nebraska 12
Northwestern 11
Wisconsin 10
Indiana 9
Iowa 8
Michigan State 7
Minnesota 6
Ohio State 5
Penn State 4
Maryland 3
Rutgers 2
Michigan 1
Now we just combine the standings points
2023-24 Combined Point Totals
Northwestern 21
Iowa 19
Wisconsin 19
Ohio State 18
Illinois 17
Nebraska 17
Purdue 17
Penn State 16
Michigan 15
Minnesota 12
Maryland 11
Indiana 10
Rutgers 9
Michigan State 9
Takeaways:
The best athletics program in the Big Ten is clearly Northwestern.
Michigan should clearly fire their AD and hire someone from Northwestern.
There are only 4 better programs than Illinois.
Purdue/Illinois/Nebraska are now basketball schools.
Michigan/Ohio State/Penn State are football schools.
Minnesota is perfectly mid.
Rugers and Michigan State are the only single digit schools, yikes.
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