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2026 preseason · Power 4 · #2 of 11

Big Ten

Power league. Landed roughly where 2025 expected.

65.3
Median PTR
Teams
18
Elite tier
3
Contender
5
Elite + Cont.
8
2025 mean Δ
+0.5
2025 A grades
1

2026 tier shape

3
5
8
2
3 Elite5 Contender8 Solid2 Building

Top: Ohio State 99.0 (Elite). Floor: Purdue 48.3 (Building).

2025 grade shape

1
3
7
5
2
1 A3 Bs7 Cs5 Ds2 Fs

Best: Indiana Δ +28.4 (A). Worst: UCLA Δ −19.4 (F).

Big Ten · every team, ranked by 2026 projection

The roster.

1
Ohio State
Tier #1 · SP+ +31.8 · 94% recruit · 60% returning
99.0
Elite
C
+5.7
2
Oregon
Tier #2 · SP+ +28.3 · 95% recruit · 66% returning
95.6
Elite
C
+5.6
3
Indiana
Tier #7 · SP+ +24.5 · 61% recruit · 56% returning
87.3
Elite
A
+28.4
4
USC
Tier #13 · SP+ +16.8 · 82% recruit · 65% returning
78.5
Contender
C
+5.3
5
Michigan ★ new HC
Tier #15 · SP+ +16.1 · 89% recruit · 63% returning
76.7
Contender
D
−12.1
6
Washington
Tier #19 · SP+ +14.5 · 70% recruit · 65% returning
74.2
Contender
B
+13.4
7
Penn State ★ new HC
Tier #20 · SP+ +15.7 · 84% recruit · 52% returning
74.0
Contender
D
−8.7
8
Iowa
Tier #23 · SP+ +13.6 · 68% recruit · 44% returning
71.2
Contender
B
+10.9
9
Nebraska
Tier #35 · SP+ +7.7 · 78% recruit · 64% returning
65.4
Solid
C
−5.9
10
Illinois
Tier #36 · SP+ +9.3 · 65% recruit · 58% returning
65.3
Solid
C
+1.6
11
Minnesota
Tier #43 · SP+ +5.2 · 66% recruit · 58% returning
60.1
Solid
D
−8.0
12
Maryland
Tier #47 · SP+ +3.8 · 71% recruit · 65% returning
59.4
Solid
C
+0.3
13
Northwestern
Tier #49 · SP+ +4.6 · 57% recruit · 58% returning
58.7
Solid
B
+17.4
14
UCLA ★ new HC
Tier #58 · SP+ +5.1 · 58% recruit · 58% returning
56.7
Solid
F
−19.4
15
Wisconsin
Tier #59 · SP+ +1.8 · 75% recruit · 58% returning
56.2
Solid
F
−19.0
16
Rutgers
Tier #61 · SP+ +1.8 · 69% recruit · 58% returning
55.2
Solid
D
−6.3
17
Michigan State ★ new HC
Tier #66 · SP+ +0.4 · 64% recruit · 58% returning
51.3
Building
D
−6.4
18
Purdue
Tier #70 · SP+ −2.9 · 59% recruit · 58% returning
48.3
Building
C
+6.0