Big 10 Standings 1. Michigan State (16 - 2) Defeated Purdue based on head-to-head record. 2. Purdue (16 - 2) Lost to Michigan State based on head-to-head record. 3. Ohio State (15 - 3) 4. Nebraska (14 - 4) 5. Michigan (12 - 6) 6. Penn State (10 - 8) Defeated Northwestern based on record against #3 teams. 7. Northwestern (10 - 8) Lost to Penn State based on record against #3 teams. 8. Indiana (9 - 9) 9. Maryland (7 - 11) 10. Wisconsin (5 - 13) 11. Iowa (4 - 14) 12. Minnesota (3 - 15) Defeated Illinois based on head-to-head record. 13. Illinois (3 - 15) Lost to Minnesota based on head-to-head record. 14. Rutgers (2 - 16)