Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Iowa | 8 | 1 | 1 | .850 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 27.2 | 14.6 | 24.78 | 12.28 | 13 | 2 | 2 | |
| Wisconsin | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .786 | 22.3 | 8.6 | 21.83 | 10.17 | 14 | 4 | 7 | |
| Ohio State | 6 | 1 | 2 | .778 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .714 | 20.2 | 14.7 | 17.45 | 12.90 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| Purdue | 6 | 1 | 2 | .778 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .667 | 20.4 | 11.3 | 20.08 | 11.30 | 8 | 13 | ||
| Indiana | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .583 | 9.0 | 15.7 | 6.13 | 9.24 | ||||
| Illinois | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 16.0 | 16.7 | 9.06 | 10.72 | ||||
| Northwestern | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 22.1 | 16.4 | 16.61 | 11.61 | 4 | |||
| Michigan | 2 | 6 | 1 | .278 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .214 | 14.7 | 23.4 | 3.47 | 10.91 | 14 | |||
| Minnesota | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 12.8 | 17.4 | 4.20 | 10.86 | ||||
| Michigan State | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .083 | 13.0 | 13.7 | 7.45 | 8.45 | 4 | 4 | ||
1 Bowl Game
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-01-01 | Rose Bowl | Iowa (4) | 38 | California (17) | 12 | Pasadena, CA |
1958 Conference Leaders